Thank You for Flying with us on this Journey of Awakening
What a beautiful weekend of awakening, connection, music, prayer, and community.
More than 1,000 people came through the Bearsville Center.
There are too many highlights to name them all.
We began at the N.E.S.T. with the Altar of Thunder ceremony, guided by Andrea RainCloud, where we prayed and released with the spirit of the fire.
Krishna Das drew fans from near and far, gathering us deeply into the timeless rhythm of Kirtan and sacred chant.
Tribe of Love filled the Bearsville Theatre with sacred sounds, grooving rhythms, and Icaros carrying the spirit of the jungle into the heart of Woodstock.
And Medicine Day was exactly that—medicine. Medicine for the heart, soul, spirit, family, friendship, love, and the simple joy of being together.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who came, shared, listened, danced, prayed, sang, supported, and helped carry this dream forward.
The journey of awakening is not a single weekend. It is something we continue to walk together—like a flock finding its way through the open sky, each of us carrying a little of the light for one another.
Thank you for believing in this vision.
We are filled with gratitude for every person who helped bring this vision to life.
Thank you for showing up.
Thank you for supporting the Awakening and this Nest.
With gratitude and love,
Stefanie 🕊️
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE N.E.S.T
The Wisdom Keeper Within:
A Retreat for the Path Beyond Healing
August 28–30
There´s still room…
For those who have already walked through many layers of healing and are now ready to remember the deeper wisdom that has always lived within them.
Come home to yourself, and leave with renewed clarity, purpose, and a deeper connection to the Wisdom Keeper Within.
In the quiet embrace of the N.E.S.T.'s forest sanctuary, guided by Bob Vetter's decades of experience with traditional elders and ancestral healing practices, we create space to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with the inner compass that no longer seeks answers outside itself.
Coyote Institute Healing Camp #6
September 2nd - 5th
This four-day program is an immersive healing camp, co-led by Lewis Mehl‑Madrona, Barbara Mainguy, Peter Blum, and Stefanie Frank, dedicated to personal transformation and the healing of trauma through story, ceremony, and relationship with land and community.
N.E.S.T. Sacred Forest Immersion
September 15th-21st
This week-long, guided immersion, inspired by the timeless spirit of the vision quest, invites you to prepare, fast, and spend one, two, or three nights alone in nature, supported by experienced guides.
This inaugural Forest Immersion marks the beginning of a living tradition—one we envision returning year after year as a place of deep remembrance, transformation, and connection with the natural world.
