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  P. O. Box 17
  Petoskey, MI 49770

email Seamus at
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SOJOURNING AT TARA’S MEADOW CENTER

"My stay went well from start to finish.  I felt you were an excellent host and delightfully shared your love for the island's history and natural beauty . . .Your home is simple yet ever so functional and enchanting.  I loved sleeping in the upper floor and doing the private work up there also.  The shamanic journey backwards and forwards were both meaningful . . . the wood floors and ceilings are warm and calming . . .You easily conveyed your sense of love for the land and the enchantment seemingly found everywhere."
-- Terry Malloy, guest sojourner at Tara's Meadow

GUEST SOJOURNERS AT TARA’S

Each summer we are blessed to host “in house” guests on personal sojourn to the island.  They come for a variety of reasons and experiences.  Rowan came to master the shamanic movement meditation called “the Wizard’s Dance” – a powerful daily exercise that breathes movement, life and fire into the ancient Celtic Song of Amergin . . .“My time at Tara’s Meadow can be described in one word: Magical. Seamus is an exemplary host.  The food was superb, and his teaching and guidance with the Wizard’s Dance is as it should be.  He pushes where pushing is needed, and he gives me needed time alone to assimilate what I’ve experienced.  Seamus' island tour was wonderful too.”
-- Rowan O’Daugherty, guest sojourner at Tara’s Meadow

Laura came to experience the beauty and serenity of nature.  Our 12-mile bike ride together took her to some of the island’s most beautiful inland lakes and historical places.  Laura’s photos of butterflies, white lilies, and a soaring bald eagle overhead were part of the treasures we shared afterwards with a good meal, wine, and well-earned rest back at Tara’s . . . “Tara’s Meadow is a beautiful land and home. The house is an easy space to be in, and Seamus is knowledgeable about the island’s history and nature.  He is a gentle and considerate host, and I will be back.”
-- Laura Bouch, guest sojourner at Tara’s Meadow

Gillian had just returned to the States from India, where she performed peace work with a non-governmental service organization. Her time in India had raised some key life questions and she came out to Tara’s on a personal soul-search . . . “Seamus was the reason I ventured out to Tara's Meadow. His ability to be honest, patient, and thoughtful about my experiences is something I am very grateful for.  I needed someone to be both forthright and sensitive . . . Thank you Seamus, Thank you Tara’s Meadow for being so wonderful!  You were just what I needed!
-- Gillian Garson, guest sojourner at Tara’s Meadow

“I love lending a hand as visitors come to play and explore the sacred beauty of Beaver Island.  It's a joy for me too, when I'm asked also to serve and assist folks who are seeking greater clarity and healing in their lives.  It's the work I'm meant to do, and now we have the most beautiful space I can imagine to do it in” - Seamus

ARRANGING YOUR SOJOURN

Each guest sojourn at Tara's Meadow is "a personal creation" jointly crafted with Seamus’ help.  The elements are all there for a refreshing, peaceful and renewing personal retreat: solitude time, beach time, rest and play, forest hikes and ecology, history, and friendly island culture.  Some individuals may also be seeking healing and clarity along their life paths.  Seamus is on hand with a variety of skills and tools to assist. Tara’s beautiful tree-top hexagon room is the perfect place to practice gentle graceful movement meditations, spirit drawings and shamanic journeying for instance.  Simply fixing dinner together in this beautiful place, sharing inspired conversation in the evening as the owls call . . . is a quiet healing gift.

Your sojourn begins with a phone call to Seamus, exploring your needs and desires, and the possibilities for your stay.  Prime weekends for the summer can fill quickly, so it is best to call by at least by early spring to assure your dates.  Call Seamus Mullin-Norgaard at (231) 347-7957.

"You were very attentive to my emotional needs yet respected my time and space.  I loved talking with you at all levels . . . it's always cutting-edge no matter where you are on the spiral journey.  I loved every minute of discussion and understanding achieved.  I loved falling asleep on the beach and finding our way through the forest.  I loved the mystery of Tara's Meadow and Body Prayers with getting me in touch with my body, as it grounded me as well as made me feel an extra connection with the flow of the universe."
-- Kathy Riley, guest sojourner at Tara's Meadow

CEDAR HOME and ENVIRONS

IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS  Guest visitors are located within a mile of an ancient oak grove on a beautiful inland lake (to our north); a nature conservancy marsh with an interpretive trail (to our south); and the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline (to our west.)  At the west end of Tara's Meadow on the trail to the beach is our ceremonial stone circle and Cairn, available for visitor's use.

A PERFECT SITE  Our New Cedar Home and "Healing Hexagon" are located at the forest's edge of Tara's Meadow, our beautiful 20 acre retreat site on Beaver Island in North Lake Michigan.  This location gives us both privacy and proximity to the open meadow, a spring pond where the peepers sing, and the deep forest nearby.  Visitors and pilgrims who stay with us can choose either to camp in the meadow or share our simple, enchanting home and healing center.

CENTER ACCOMODATIONS  Our downstairs features a natural stone tile kitchen and great room "in the round", with an adjacent full bath and a quiet guest bedroom.  The guest bedroom features warm carpeting and a queen bed, a bookcase library, and a separate entrance to the forest outdoors.  Climbing the spiral staircase you enter our new healing space, a hexagon in-the-round, with oak wood flooring and an all-cedar cathedral ceiling.  Individual sojourners or small groups can sleep in this magnificent healing hexagon room on mattresses provided.  It's an exquisitely beautiful space amongst the trees, with full windows and an enlightenment cupola over head allowing in the soft green light of the forest.  Step directly out from here onto the high balcony near the tree tops.  This is sacred space; crafted to welcome individual sojourners or small groups for retreats, classes, meditations, or Body Prayers personal healing and discovery work.

SPECIAL SERVICES  Your Tara's Meadow stay can offer you more than a beautiful and enchanting physical space: if you so desire it, you can allot some time to explore the “joys and challenges” of your life's journey.  When you arrive, sojourners are invited to walk out to the sacred cairn and place a "stone of intention" there for the time of their stay.  Seamus is available for private coaching and life path explorations (see PERSONAL CARE SESSIONS); as well as small group sessions on topics such as Body Prayers, Peace, and Celtic Spirituality.  Some guests may simply wish a guided tour of Beaver Island's natural and historical treasures, or company on a hike to the forest or beach.  When you call to arrange your stay, that’s the perfect time to explore your needs - be they for solitude, company, or special guidance. It is a joy for Seamus to co-craft with you the perfect blend of elements for your stay.  Contact Seamus directly to schedule your stay by emailing CelticBodyPrayers@yahoo.com or calling (231) 347-7957.

OUR MISSION AND VISION

Our mission at Tara's Meadow is to uplift.  We seek to inspire folks to step forward in the fruition of their lives, encouraging them as they open up their gifts to life.  We believe the support of healthy communities can help further this process, so we are also networkers and builders of community.  We believe that by accomplishing these goals we can enhance a greater vision of healing and peace on this planet.

UNIQUE ISLAND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Tara's Meadow brings some unique tools and resources to its mission.  Centered in a beautiful natural meadow on a Western Isle in North Lake Michigan, both the Meadow itself and Beaver Island bear special historical and spiritual significance.  The Island carries the lore and heritage of two powerful native traditions: Celtic Irish and Native American Odawa.  The naming of "Tara's Meadow" and its history are part of the Irish lore of the island, connecting it with the old concept of a "sacred center", where pilgrims touch foot to stone and come fully into their power.  The Meadow and adjacent indoor facility provide "sacred ground" for our vision, though both our mission and vision reach for the universal by supporting peace and native wisdom movements around the globe.  Our work takes place in workshops and gatherings both on and off the island throughout the year (See “’School on the Hill’ Fall-Spring Retreats” for your mainland options.)

A CENTER FOR PEACE and NATIVE WISDOM

We call Tara's Meadow "A Center for Peace and Native Wisdom" with special understandings of these terms.  "Peace" is that quality of calm, acceptance and compassion that comes when we fully embrace what life brings our way.  "Native Wisdom" includes the life-reverent teachings of people living closely with the earth and their place of origins.  "Native Wisdom" also signifies that inherent wisdom we each can carry when we are grounded, awakened, and present any place on this planet.

CENTER EVENTS

For Tara’s Meadow summer events click on the Retreats/Community link below.

Peace and Wisdom, Seamus

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