The Holistic Homestead, Health Starts at Home, Colorado nonprofit, education, outreach, advocacy

Why I really started a nonprofit

Posted on December 9, 2021 by The Holistic Homestead

I started the Homestead because it was what I needed the most in my life – and as it turns out lots of other folks needed the same thing, too.

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Meet Arwen Ek, your hostess for Winter Retreat 2019: Coming Home

Posted on February 20, 2019 by The Holistic Homestead

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As many of you know, I am the admin for this website, as well as the Founding Director of The Holistic Homestead. What you may not know, is that before I started the Homestead, I lived as a Buddhist Nun…

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True Story: Why I became a Wilderness First Responder

Posted on March 15, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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Meet Arwen Greer, your hostess for Winter Retreat 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by The Holistic Homestead

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We are just a few days from the beginning of our annual Winter Retreat and I am so thrilled to have some returning prayer warriors from last year, as well as lots of fresh spirits joining for the first time….

Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat Tags: ash wednesday, easy meditation, prayer requests, preparation for lent, tara mandala, winter retreat