Experience the
Sacred Wild Gathering
Come co-create the spiritual community you long for in Nature.
Create with us a spiritual community that values our bond with all living beings.
We meet outdoors with reverence and intention to experience our place in the web of Life.
We come together with humility and respect for all beings.
Join us to strengthen our friendship with the Earth and the Creator,
who sustains us and shows us who we are.
People of any faith or none are welcome.
Join Us
… to deepen connection with the Divine through communion with other-than-human creatures, in a nurturing community of people from diverse spiritual/religious traditions.
You are invited to bring the offering of your own spiritual tradition to share.
During our time together, we will immerse ourselves fully in the present moment and re-earth our place in the natural order of things. We will listen for the call of the wild to heal ourselves and the hurting world.
Each gathering will include:
time to wander on your own in nature
time to listen deeply to each other—our longings, gifts, and discoveries
playful exploration and open-hearted sharing
poetry, prayer, and contemplation
experience of simple rituals from various spiritual traditions
Family and LGBTQAI+ friendly!
Where & When
Next meeting April 26 in Smith Woods, Trumansburg @ 1:00pm. Outdoors, dress for the weather.
Smith Woods: Corner of Falls Rd. & Cemetery Rd.
8825 Falls Rd, Trumansburg, NY 14886
Fourth Sundays @ 1:00 p.m.
Contact # (732) 648-6325
Email: TheRacktorySpirit@gmail.com
Treman State Park: Old Mill Parking Lot
105 Enfield Falls Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
Second Sundays @ 10:00 a.m.
Contact # (415) 271-0317
Email: LaurieBuehlerMFT@gmail.com
What to Bring:
Weather-appropriate clothing
Supportive footwear and walking stick
Camp chair or blanket for comfortable seating
A timepiece
A water bottle
An open heart and mind for what unfolds.
What We’ll Provide:
A brave space for spiritual curiosity, growth, healing and purpose.
Guidance for engaging the wisdom of creation.
“The very real, concrete changes our world desperately needs,
but desperately resists,
will not happen without a compassionate and intimate reconnection with nature.”
– Victoria Loorz
We envision shared leadership from among those who participate in this Sacred Wild Gathering. We welcome individuals from diverse backgrounds to come together to create something greater than ourselves—a living, breathing entity inspired by the Creator to grow spiritually and be a healing community.
We seek the sacred dialogue with all creatures, hearing the subtle whispers and urgent cries of the natural world, and intend to discover our call to healing action. This is a collective effort; we welcome collaborators who share this intention. The biographies of our current leadership are below.
Our Bios
Laurie Buehler,
MS Counseling, MFT
Laurie Buehler is a body-oriented psychotherapist and a life-long student of various mindful and mystical traditions. She is committed to living with purpose and a compassionate heart in a shifting world. She moved to the Finger Lakes from California in 2023 as a climate migrant.
Susan Rack,
MA of Divinity & MA of Theology
Susan Joseph Rack is a Jesus-follower with decades of interfaith experience among the Abrahamic faiths. She loves the Celtic spiritual tradition for its attention to God’s creation. She grounds her social justice action in the teachings of Jesus.
Susan is certified by the Enneagram Institute to teach the Enneagram for self-care and spiritual growth. She was theologically educated at Princeton Theological Seminary and a friend of those disillusioned by the institutional church. TheRacktory.org
A Spiritual Sanctuary in all Seasons
When I am among the trees,… they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.
And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,
“and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine.”
Mary Oliver
When I am Among the Tree