Mountain Matters A Moment on The Mountain |
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Thank you for being a part of The Mountain |
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Looking for a retreat with your family?
The Mountain may be on your horizon! Explore the 80+ acres of The Mountain's spacious campus.
Enjoy a private room or family bunkhouses.
Travel endless trails to scenic waterfalls.
Take classes at our organic farm.
Find a good book in the library or
write a tale of your own, as an artist on retreat. The Mountain is here for you. |
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First, let me say thank you for your calls and support during this COVID crisis. This is a challenging time, but with your help we are making COVID crisis into COVID capable. We miss you and are excited to see you when the time is right. You may have been wondering what’s been going on at The Mountain? How are we doing? Are we open? The short answer is we are ok, staying busy, and yes, we are open... |
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If you are enjoying what we are offering via virtual content, or want to support our continued quest to be an exemplary retreat, camp and learning center for when you return, consider supporting us with a small monthly contribution. |
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BLM Educational Resources |
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Join me in celebrating all that is amazing and good in our nation's history and the bravery and forethought of many at, and since, the time of establishing our independence. Join me in contemplating the fact that not everyone has enjoyed equal freedoms throughout this history. Finally, join me in starting some serious conversations and actions about racism in our nation (and beyond.) It's beyond needed and my heart breaks for those who have suffered so much in so many ways for GENERATIONS. Everyone is capable of personal growth (knowing this personally and professionally) so I am encouraged that there will be real change in our institutions and in our own hearts. Speak up. Stand up for what is truly right. Learn all you can about how/why people feel the way they do.... |
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Online Mountain Yoga with Rachel Kinback! |
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Adaptive Living: From Fear to Love - Pathways to Progress This program is ongoing, and drop ins are welcome. The Mountain is offering a nine-week Virtual Learning Series. This program seeks to to elevate our collective hearts and minds so we are more adaptable, productive and committed to a high level of personal development in this rapidly changing world. | | |
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Introduction to Yoga & Vedanta From The Mountain A Four Week Online Offering Meets on Monday Evenings at 6:30pm, starting 8/17 Have you ever wanted to learn about Yoga? Perhaps about the postures and movements, yes, but what about the rich philosophical concepts from which the movements of Yoga were developed? Join Rachel Kinback for virtual Yoga practice and education. | | |
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A More Beautiful World Week, September 16 - 21 Formerly the Sustainability & Climate Justice Conference A deep part of us knows that the Earth's climate is intricately connected to the political, social and spiritual climate. This week offers a radical take on earth healing that rewrites the climate narrative. This is not just an ideas workshop; be prepared to do inner work, to release the despair narrative and to activate an empowered hope for planetary healing. | | |
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Understand White Privilege and Become an Anti-Racist Sep 23 - Oct 28 A Six-Week Series on Wednesdays from 12 noon - 1:30 Acquire guidance and answers to these questions and more: • What is white privilege?
• Why is it so difficult for white people to talk about racism and how can we do better?
• What is the difference between a racist, a non-racist and an anti-racist?
• How can each one of us authentically become an anti-racist? | | |
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UU Fellowship of Athens Biennial Retreat October 2 - 4 Gather with us at The Mountain for fun, fellowship, and connecting opportunities. Enjoy a variety of workshops, hikes for all ages, worship and sharing food together while relaxing in the beauty and serenity of Little Scaly Mountain. Come share a memorable weekend with your UUFA family. | | |
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SUUFI October 4 - 9 Why Attend SUUFI 2020…? Personal growth from compelling program elements. Dr. Dudley Tower, founder of Dynamic Aging Institute and central figure in Furman University's OLLI programs is set to join Dr. Rita Brodnax as co-presenters for 2020 SUUFI. | | |
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Mountain Musings Community Address |
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In Remembrance of Roger Comstock |
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Join us in taking a moment for Roger Comstock. |
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What's Growing Down Below From The Many Hands Peace Farm |
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If you have visited the Mountain this summer then you may have noticed us hard at work in the garden, in the food forest, or with our poultry flock. Even though the Mountain has had to cut back on much of our programming this year, we welcome you to explore, learn, and play with us outdoors--on the farm and in nature where there is always something novel to experience. Here we would like to share some of the projects we have been digging into this year: | | |
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From My Virtual Office Working for The Mountain in Development: Hi all! Just wanting to communicate that on behalf of The Mountain, we feel so much gratitude for the continuing generosity of our far reaching community including the many newer folks, who have opened their wallets for The Mountain during this pandemic. My principal responsibility is to carefully record your donations and email your receipt letters and so I do get to offer my thanks that way. Truly, I'm moved by the love each of you shows for The Mountain with your many acts of giving and sustaining us through our own time of financial challenge. I'm aware many of you are also going through all kinds of challenges, including financial, yourselves. I hope you and your families will make it through and be OK in the end. It's hard work! Please take a moment, close your eyes, form your lips into a smile, take a gentle deep break, then pat yourself on the back and/or give yourself a big hug. Feel it coming from your Mountain community... |
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We recently hosted a Social Hour for virtual SUUSI this year, along with a presentation on what is occurring at The Mountain at this time. We would look forward to the opportunity to present and share with more UU congregations while services continue to be online. Have your congregation reach out to us to inquire about having staff from The Mountain drop in for a Q/A. Contact our Development Department for further connection. Matthew.Demond@TheMountainRLC.org |
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We are looking for you! Building a Mountain Network Quarantine time for many has been a time to invest in yourself, turn inward, and further develop what you want to bring to the world. Being you is a gift you get to share with the world! At The Mountain we have had the honor of hosting so many unique and diverse groups and individuals that we wanted to put together a resource for people like you to connect with others who may be nearby. Below you can find a link to a new local talent and resources page. This is intended to be an online community database for those looking to connect and share their skills and talents with the wider Mountain community, and to further communication, skill sharing, bartering, trading and commerce locally. We hope that when we resume programming, this page can be used to connect individuals who are interested in gathering resources to help with their own programming and events. The Mountain aims to be the container for community building, connection, growth and development that enables positive ripples in your lives. |
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If this appeals to you and you'd like to share your unique offerings with The Mountain community you can fill out the form below to be added to this page. |
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Our Instagram account is new, so follow us; @themountainrlc and tag your favorite Mountain memories with #themountainrlc! We'd love to see your pictures. |
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It is stories like these that are core to The Mountain experience of inspiring people of all ages, transforming lives, and building a more compassionate world. Thanks for being a part of it. If you have a Mountain Memory or story you wish to share with The Mountain community, please share at: tanner.csonka@themountainrlc.org |
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Bellow you can find more about how your congregation can connect with The Mountain. Under Media Resources you can find posters for upcoming programs, as well as text from events to copy and paste into your own newsletters or mailings. You'll also find presentations and social links. Let us know if you would like a visit from a Mountain representative to engage with your congregation. |
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The Mountain is a Membership Organization. As such, we value your contributions to keep our doors open to all. If The Mountain has enriched your life in any way, please express your appreciation in the form of a financial contribution. Give through our website or the old-fashioned way, with a check. Thank you for your support. Please consider: Donating to The Mountain's Annual Fund or becoming a Mountain Member. Just over 25% of our budget comes from contributions. This enables us to help keep programming and camps affordable to all and better fulfill the mission of The Mountain. We thank you for your support! We hope you had a juicy July, We look forward to seeing you on The Mountain. |
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