Experience a special Mother’s Day as we honor the spirit of nurturing love and grace. Just as Mother Earth provides sustenance and beauty, a mother’s love supports and enriches our lives. Join us for a morning of celebration, honoring the profound and enduring connection between maternal love and the natural world that sustains us all.
During our time together, we will engage the senses in forest bathing invitations designed to cultivate a deeper connection with Mother Earth. Immersing ourselves in the embrace of the natural world will reconnect us with the profound nurturing energy of the Earth, drawing peace and rejuvenation from her ancient wisdom. Just as a mother’s presence can soothe and revitalize, this gathering will offer a sanctuary where we can breathe deeply and feel the grounding love of the natural world.
Everyone is welcome, including your chosen family ❤️
This gathering is BY DONATION as a gift to the community. Please RSVP below.
What to Bring:
Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather of that day. Don’t forget a sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses. Bring a folding chair, yoga mat or a pad to sit on the ground, drinking water, and anything that will make you most comfortable.
ABOUT THE HOSTESS
Eve Payor (aka Lady Eve) is a musician, artist, dendrophile, and the owner of Singing Pines Forest Bathing. Eve grew up in Atlanta and spent summers in Appalachia basking in the aroma of the forest and playing in mountain streams. She is a certified forest bathing guide by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, and enjoys sharing her passion for soundscape and sensory learning. As a Bardic Druid (with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids), and an active Zazen practitioner, she incorporates meditation and subtle awareness throughout her endeavors. Her artistic advocacy focuses on the connection between music, environment, accessibility and wellness. In 2016 she began to lead an ongoing series of soundwalks, which gives the public opportunities to experience natural surroundings through listening techniques, meditative breathing, and contemplative focus. In recent years, the soundwalk program has grown into an artist residency called the ACA Soundscape Field Station at Canaveral National Seashore, and an accessibility program for youth who are blind and partially sighted, called Young Sound Seekers, sponsored by the National Park Service. These programs highlight the growing importance of environmental sound (soundscape) on the quality of health for all living creatures. As a musician and soundscape artist, she uses field recordings, electronic music, spoken word, and classical oboe in her compositions and collaborations. She has performed at the Mutek Mexico Festival, 800 East Atlanta Art Collective, been a curator at Vancouver’s alternative performance festival: Signal & Noise, and produced her Pan Ambient event series with Seattle’s Decibel Festival. In 2016, she produced an interactive gallery exhibition called Watercolors in Sound at Atlantic Center for the Arts showcasing a sound/video/photography installation of field recordings from the New Smyrna Beach soundwalks. Eve has been a featured artist-in-residence at Hambidge Center in North Georgia, Serenbe AIR in Chattahoochee Hills Georgia, and a featured artist at Timucua Arts Foundation Orlando, and the Atlanta Science Festival.
Photo Credit: Kreart Studio