Blessings to you all, 

Summer is drawing to a close with the elderberries ripening, the peaches falling …asking to be tended to, along with the apples, plums and the growing pumpkins… the river is a little cooler and the golden leaves are starting to cover the earth. The shifting of the season brings change, and with it, a shift in the ways in which we are in the world. 

The change from summer to fall often stirs up questions inside of me. Did I allow for enough play this summer? Did I eat from the fruits and veg on my land? Am I planting a winter garden? Did I tend to my heart and home this summer and how does this prepare me for winter? Where am I in the bigger cycle of my life? 

So I sit here now, integrating my summer experiences, and excited about the fall season at Lila...starting some new courses, plus my old favourites…I love it all. I am honoured to be able to share these offerings adding what I have learned and discovered. I have huge respect for what the earth can teach us if we are willing to listen. It is a joy thinking about how deep nature awareness has changed my life in the last 5 years. Blending these new learnings with voice work out in nature, in ceremony and in song together…have aligned my love of music with this new dimension of connecting deeply with nature. I am excited and committed to share all this creative and healing expression with you all. 

This interweaving supports us in building a healthy "village" that we can all benefit from. A community offering ceremonies, rituals, rites of passage, shared mentorship and celebrations of song, all while witnessing each other with open hearts. This village also holds an important place for our younger generation to thrive, while also supporting and learning from our respected elders. 

Lastly, some of you may have also noticed I have updated the name of my business to Lila Music and Nature Centre. This is a natural progression forged from weaving this interconnectedness of all life, past, present and future. It just feels right. 

Enjoy the final blushes of summer rays, and join me in welcoming the glorious fall.

Blessings, Cari

SPACES STILL AVAILABLE

Deep Nature Connection

Sept 2024 - June 2025 

Register Today

Nature Programs
for Youth 7 - 15 years old

1. Forest Fridays 

2. Monthly Sundays

Please Register Here

Learn More: Wilderness Day Program

Introducing our Amazing
Nature Connection 'Acorn' Team
2024 - 2025. 

We are also thrilled to have our beloved Quw'utsun' Elders Qwiyahwultuhw and Thuitsiye joining us again for their 4th year with us. They will be coming once a month for the mornings throughout the year, to share their teachings, stories, drumming, while supporting the important dedication to building of village. 

Let me introduce you to your fantastic mentors for the Forest Fridays and Monthly Sunday Year Long Programs starting this fall:

Megan Farquhar, Lead Mentor: 
- Founding council member of Firemaker Primitive Skills Gathering
- Tracker School student with the late Tom Brown Jr.
- EarthWalk Living Skills year long immersion
- continued student with Helpers Mentoring Society
- Trainings and long time mentor with Thriving Roots Wilderness programs
 - Passion for tracking and wood skills, including building her own log cabin. 

Marie Whimsy, Lead Mentor:

-Educated in the 8-shields lineage
-Graduate of Wisdom of the Earth school 1st year immersion and 2nd year apprenticeship
- Nature mentor for Thriving Roots Wilderness School
-Co-Founder of Fire Woman workshops for women in Nature.  
- Professionally trained Pochinko style Sacred Clown 

Claudelle Charette, substitute:

-Educated in the 8-shields lineage
-Graduate of Wisdom of the Earth school 1st year immersion and 2nd year apprenticeship
- Nature mentor for Thriving Roots Wilderness School
-Co-Founder of Fire Woman workshops for women in Nature.  

Sebastien Cheval, apprentice:

-Educated in the 8-shields lineage
-Graduate of Wisdom of the Earth school 1st year immersion 
- Presently in his 2nd year apprenticeship with Wisdom of the Earth.
- Student of Community Song and Song Collector
-Traveller,
- A Goatherder
-Student of Helpers Mentoring Society

This dedicated crew brings with them many gifts and professional training in Deep Nature Connection. I am thrilled to have these kind hearted, joyful, fun-loving and passionate humans joining us this year to mentor in the Nature programs. 

They are all committed students of the earth and share their deep love through their living a life in service, and sharing the joy, beauty and magic they discover with all those that they meet. WOW. I am grateful they have said yes to work and mentor with the children this year. We are lucky to have them here with us. xoxox 

SPECIAL NOTE: Our WELCOME POTLUCK is Sept 8th 12 - 2pm. All those families who are interested are welcome to join us. Kindly RSVP to me - Cari@cariburdett.com. 

Registration is now also open for

Village Children

Parent/CareGiver & Child
Music & Nature

Ages: Babes in arms - 7 years old, accompanied with an adult caregiver

Thursdays 9:30am - 12noon

at Lila Music and Nature Centre

October 3rd - November 28th

Lead by Claudette Charette & Cari Burdett

https://cariburdett.com/parent-and-children-music-and-nature/

Join the waitlist for our next offering of:

The Fire Within

Empowering the Creative Transition from Womanhood to Crone 

Exploring Myth, Voice, Creating Beauty and Ceremony in Nature

With Stephanie Mackay

& Cari Burdett

Strengthen your voice and skills with a custom session just for you.

One on One Vocal Sessions with Cari 

~ Book your Free 20 minutes,
'Meet and Greet' session, 
to see if we are a good fit.

~ Register for Voice lessons for September - June
for Youth and Adults

~ One off Coaching/ Mentoring/Vocal Play/ Vocal Ceremony Sessions available as well. 

Let's connect and see what magic we can create with our voices.  

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This weekly Circle of Men Being with Emotions has a few spaces still open. For more information or to join this small somatic, emotion-focused, feel good men’s therapy group,

contact Patrick (250 710 9107)

or Penny (250-884-8306)

or email (penelopef@shaw.ca)

Register here

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The Girl in the Dog & Other Tales from Jan Blake 

A girl seeks refuge in the skin of a dog, an old woman emerges from a deep lake and storyteller, Jan Blake, draws us into the hot, enchanted realm of Caribbean and African fairytale – where rules get bent, taboos are broken, people go astray, and family bonds are tightly tied.

Expect shapeshifting, dark encounters and surreal enchantments, as magic is done and undone to restore balance in a dynamic world of wonder.

SOLD OUT 
WAITING LIST on Event Brite

Monday Sept. 16th   7-9pm
Cost: $20

Link to tickets & info
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/marketingforhippies/1358230

Gabriel Meyer 

Heartivist due Northwest

Bridging hearts and cultures through story and song.

Join Gabriel on a journey through song, stories of sacred activism, movement, interactive meditation, humor, prayer, Kabbalah, Sufism, and co-creating spontaneous transparent community

Come whoever you are. If you can breathe you are welcome.

Friday Sept. 20th
Concert: 7:30pm - 9pm, $ 25  

Saturday, Sept 21st
Sacred playshop
Workshop: 10 am- 1pm, $50

www.GabrielMeyerhalevy.com

https://tinyurl.com/gabrielhalevyduncan

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Quw'utsun Elders Backyard Sessions

Sunday October 6th  9am - 3pm

Make your own 16 in Elk hide drum

with drum maker

Wapisew Muskwa/Gordy Bear 

$350 person 

Must register and pay in full by Sept 20th (by 2pm) to participate in workshop. 

Registration on Event Brite

https://cariburdett.com/quwutsun-elders/

For 20 people

Bring your own lunch, drinks and snacks. 

Light Snacks will be provided  

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Bounty From The Lila Farm

COMMUNITY VILLAGE INVITATION

You are welcome to join us.
We need you. Yes we do.
We can't do it alone. 

Lila Farm Work Party

Saturdays  9:30am - 12 noon Sept  7th/ Oct 5th/ Nov 9th

Calling all those village members wanting connection, to offer acts of service, wanting to learn about homesteading, to learn about gardening and small scale farming.... come on out and join us.

We will work together on the Lila farm completing various seasonal projects.
We will then eat together afterwards and enjoy each other's company. 

Schedule:

9:30 am: Begin with some fun game to warm up & short circle of gratitude

9:45- 11:45 am:  Work together on the land

11:45 ish. Sing and break bread together

Cari will have already cooked a big soup to offer you nourishment from land. 

Kindly RSVP Here with numbers in your party so I can make enough soup!

Fruits of the Earth for Sale or Trade: 

As the seasons change, we have different offerings available. I have plants, fruit trees, herbs and veggie treats available for sale from my farm garden. Please contact me to book a time to come by the farm to purchase freshly harvested veggies: garlic, kale, collards, squash, pumpkins, herbs, plus starter plants for sale - Elderberry, raspberry, strawberry, currents, motherwort, willow and more. Available ongoing in small scale.