“Here is the question we must at last confront: Is land merely a source of belongings, or is it the source of our most profound sense of belonging? We can choose” -Robin Wall Kimmerer

This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to guide a yoga practice for my first time at a place that holds many memories and connections, the Living Earth Center Community Garden on Good Counsel Hill. It is a place I sense belonging, not only among the community of great humans who spend time there, but among a whole ecosystem, the nearby forest, the mycelium, the pollinators, and even the creatures those who garden think of as pests.

In these times we are living in, when there are increasing challenges we are facing environmentally, I do my best not to take this sense for granted and I give thanks for all of the ways the Earth loves us back.

If you have any interest in movement / yoga classes being offered at UUFM in the near future, I am considering offering hour-long sessions in the near-future. Please indicate your interest and availability on the form below:

https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/e35f7b

I will be away this coming weekend, continuing to carve out time to commune with the Earth but look forward to being with our congregation again next week!

Upcoming Opportunities:

• Sunday, October 5^th, Young Adult Luncheon 12-1:30pm
  Macey will provide soup, bread, sweets, and guided conversation among 18–35-year-old participants. If children are present, they are welcome to stick around to eat and play alongside their parents.
• Monday Oct 13^th, Indigenous People’s Day, 3pm-7pm at Mankato East High School

Please reach out to Macey if you wish to come help with activities at the UUFM table!