Details

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

ONSITE | Rescheduled to Thursday, January 12, 2 - 3:30 p.m.

Instructor: Rebecca Caldwell

Free | Suggested Donation $10

Course Capacity: 20

"Proves that there is grace in letting go, stepping back and giving yourself time to repair in the dark.... May is a clear-eyed observer and her language is steady, honest and accurate - capturing the sense, the beauty and the latent power of our resting landscapes." (Wall Street Journal)

Katherine May’s intimate, revelatory memoir explores the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. She pulls lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world to offer instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times, providing nothing less than a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season.

Rebecca Caldwell is a writer and educator who serves as the adult education programs manager at The North Carolina Arboretum. She has taught literature and writing at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Clemson University and Western Carolina University. She is also trained as a counselor specializing in expressive arts and ecopsychology. She maintained both a private practice and work in community and emergency mental health settings for over 12 years. Her doctoral coursework and research at the University of Virginia focused on creativity, intrinsic motivation and the adult learner.

Registration and Participation in In-Person Classes through the Arboretum:

• Registration for this class will close two days before the class start date.
• Make sure you enter your email address correctly when registering.
• Registrants will be sent a reminder email the day prior to class with the meeting location, current Safety Guidelines, and additional details.

*Please add adulteducation@ncarboretum.org to your contacts to ensure our emails do not end up in your spam folder.