Featured Story: Earthfire’s Mission in Action by Pat Hager

Pat Hager used his experience at Earthfire retreat as a stepping stone for volunteering in his area, helping preserve wildlife corridors. Read more

For Apricot by Constance Perenyi

There are parts of me I miss, terribly.  At an early age, I understood my relationship with animals.  With unapologetic certainty, I knew we were kin, that our lives were entwined, our destinies connected.  I spent hours in a tree> Read more

A Small Exchange with a Grizzly by Caitlin Sullivan

Caitlin and retreat leader Polly Klein, returning to the yurt. (c) Hershel Klein In August, I was honored to be invited with 10 other students to a retreat at the Earthfire. We were brought there by our Reiki teacher and animal> Read more

Touched By Nature by Dennis McMahon

The following story is a good reminder that you can have an Earthfire experience anytime anywhere. If you just go out into nature, be it in a city park, a favorite trail by your house, or a trip into the> Read more

Answering the Call of Windwalker the Cougar

This year will be my second visit to Earthfire Institute, and while there are many good friends there, I am especially looking forward to spending more time with Windwalker the cougar. Windwalker has a powerful presence and a great heart that> Read more

The Bun Learns to Hop. . . Again by Pam Sourelis

By the time I was able to make the trip to Minneapolis to work with the Bun, his movement had been impaired for just over a year. His human companions, Mia and Paul, were not sure what had happened, but> Read more

Curley the Starling by Cathy Mayton

Last year I found a starling chick that had fallen out of the nest. At first I thought about letting nature take its course, then I decided to try and save the baby. I fed it game bird starter mixed> Read more

Close Encounter by John de Jardin

While many who have attended summer programs at Clear Sky can attest to their considerable rewards, I once had the chance to spend a substantial period of time at the centre during its “off-season.” In the winter of 06/07 there> Read more

Thank You, Sydney by Pam Sourelis

A few days ago, I watched a video from Earthfire Institute of a woman doing a healing on a wolf, Apricot, who was suffering from inflammation of the spinal cord. The video is deeply moving. You can view it here. Watching the> Read more

Ray of Light Hears My Call By Margaux Skalecki

Ray of Light is my boy kittie family member. He found me one day 5 years ago when I went to donate towels etc, to the shelter at the MSPCA. I had been there many a times and I also> Read more

Video: The Great Listening, poem by Lyn Dalebout

A beautiful poem narrated by the peerless Norman Bailey, about listening to things that cannot be heard through our ears but through our hearts. The animals, without thinking they are always listening and we are linked by the great listening> Read more