Programs and Work Parties in 2025

Family Camp 2

July 26 - August 1, 2025
Saturday Dinner through Friday Breakfast WHO WE ARE Family Camp Week Two brings together an open, supportive, multigenerational community of new and familiar faces alike. Whether you have little ones, teens, or come without them, join us as we gather to build connections, take part in communal activities, and deepen our relationship with the beautiful sanctuary we call Indralaya. A DAY AT CAMP We begin each day with a camp circle, welcoming newcomers and singing songs. Then we break into smaller, age-based “centering circles” to explore the year’s theme and prepare for the initiation evening, where any camper turning 13…

Contemplative Art in Nature

With Kimberlee Hummel and Karen Dickinson

August 14 - 19, 2025
August 14 Dinner through Breakfast August 19 Find a New Side of You Through Mindfulness Inspired Art Join us for a program of presence in nature and expression in art. Through guided mindfulness walks we will get inspiration to connect to our sense of playfulness and wonder. We’ll discover the forest and shoreline by observing with our senses and explore our creativity through print and watercolor. Much or no previous knowledge in these techniques are welcome.  Blueprints of Nature:  The Art of Cyanotypes (Kimberlee Hummel)  This workshop will guide participants through the creation of cyanotype prints, an ancient photographic technique…

Qigong for Health

With Bob Shapiro

August 22 - 25, 2025
 “Qi” means energy and “Gong” means skill or cultivation. So, Qi Gong is "the skill of cultivating your life-force energy." Through movements, deep breathing, and meditation, Qi Gong helps you cultivate positive, life-force energy and promote healing from within. Qigong can dramatically impact your health, whatever your age or background.  Easy to learn, a joy to perform, their regular practice will boost your play and work.  These movements are an ideal adjunct for health professionals wishing to enhance their performance, for martial artists, dancers, and other active people. They support other Healing Practices, including Reiki and Therapeutic Touch.  They work…

Labor Day Work Party

August 29 - September 1, 2025
An annual tradition! Help camp begin to greet the fall season – donate your labor on labor day!

Blessing Your Journey

With Hilarie Hauptman, Leeann Tourtillott and Karen Lohmann

September 11 - 15, 2025
You're invited to a supportive, experiential and reflective retreat in a uniquely beautiful setting to do deep work in the company of others; contemplate your own death and the death of significant others. 

Deep Singing – Long Weekend

With Barbara Bellamy, Karen Goens and Tiffany Stoker

September 18 - 21, 2025
Calling all music lovers, dreamers, and adventurers to the transformative Deep Singing Program. *Let your light shine!* No singing experience required.

Opening to Stillness: Silent Meditation Retreat

With Leonie Van Gelder and Tama Recker

September 25 - 28, 2025
Participating in intentional silence and meditation in community can help us open to deeper levels of stillness within ourselves.

Fall Harvest Work Party

October 10 - 13, 2025
An annual tradition! The emphasis is on harvesting and processing apples and other fruits of the garden & orchard, with plenty of other projects to tend to as well. There is fun work for all ages.

November Work Party

November 7 - 10, 2025
Help put camp to bed at the end of another long and fruitful season. Late fall is an excellent time to visit Indralaya and observe the forces of nature at work. The focus of this quieter work party is on preparing the camp for its winter rest.