Hope Springs Institute

09/02/2026

Autumn has its own kind of wisdom — a slow, unhurried releasing that the rest of us are still learning.

Enter the Quiet: Autumn Silent Retreat at Hope Springs Institute invites you into that same rhythm. From Thursday afternoon to Sunday afternoon, November 5–8, we'll create a container of intentional silence together — not isolation, but a different kind of presence. One that lets you sink deeply into Being, rather than Doing.

Throughout the weekend, you'll have access to optional guided meditations, music for movement and contemplation, and an evening sound bath with healer and sound therapist Stacey Pickering. All activities are completely optional — this retreat honors your inner guidance above all else.

Wander the labyrinth. Sit by the Farmhouse fire. Move through the Studio. Rest in Spirit House. Walk the land as it moves through its own quiet turning.

Your retreat fee ($850 standard, double occupancy) includes lodging, all meals, and all programming. A deposit option of $425 is available to reserve your space.

Single occupancy options are also available — see the registration page for details.

If autumn is asking something of you, this might be the answer.

🔗 Register here: https://www.hopespringsinstitute.org/events-1/enter-the-quiet-autumn-silent-retreat

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

Meet Lindsay Way, facilitator of What the Season Leaves

Lindsay Way (she/her) is a facilitator and strategic planner whose work is rooted in a simple but powerful belief: the most transformative growth happens when people are grounded in their truths, brave enough to share their stories, and invested in each other's success.

She draws on qualitative research and writing methods to guide individuals and teams as they dream big, build consensus, and move toward what they're working to become. This fall, she's bringing that same spirit to Hope Springs.

Starting September 14, Lindsay will guide What the Season Leaves, a four-week virtual course exploring poetry and flash nonfiction as tools for harvesting big thoughts from small moments.

Sliding scale $100–$265. Learn more and register at hopespringsinstitute.org 🌿

08/19/2026

https://www.hopespringsinstitute.org/events-1/what-the-season-leaves-2026-09-14-19-00Autumn has always known how to edit. Sprawling summer green stripped to bare branches. The long slant of afternoon light making the world look different than it did just months ago.

This fall, Hope Springs Institute invites you into that same practice of compression with What the Season Leaves, a four-week virtual writing course exploring poetry and flash nonfiction, harvesting big thoughts and feelings from small images. Each week pairs readings of short contemporary works with generative writing exercises and space to share with your cohort.

Facilitated by Lindsay Way, four Monday evenings beginning September 14, 7:00–9:00 PM EDT.

Sliding scale investment: $100 | $175 | $265 — choose what honors both your resources and this work.

Register at hopespringsinstitute.org 🌿
https://www.hopespringsinstitute.org/events-1/what-the-season-leaves-2026-09-14-19-00

07/24/2026

Relationships don't maintain themselves. Neither does community.

Both need the small, unglamorous, often inconvenient acts of tending — the check-in that takes five minutes but that you keep putting off. The willingness to show up when it doesn't fit neatly into your schedule. The choice to stay in the discomfort of a real conversation rather than retreat into pleasantries and move on.

We live in a culture that talks about community constantly but rarely slows down enough to actually build it. We follow each other. We like each other's posts. We share the same values, the same aesthetics, the same general sense that connection matters. And then we wonder why we still feel so alone.

Real community, the kind that holds you when things fall apart, that challenges you to grow, that shows up with food and presence and honesty when you need it, doesn't happen by accident. It happens because people tend to it. Consistently. Over time. Without always knowing what they're building.

The Hope Springs community gives, answers surveys, gathers, and holds this place in their hearts. That community exists because people have been tending it for thirty years. One relationship at a time. One shared meal, one circle, one honest conversation at a time.

The mandala, the fire circle, and the shared meal are acts of tending. They're how we remember that we belong to each other.

This week, we're asking: Who in your life is asking to be tended? And what would it look like to show up for them, not perfectly, not dramatically, just presently?

We'd love to hear what comes up for you. 🌿

07/23/2026

⏳ Last Call: Registration Closes Soon

The Spiral Practice begins Thursday, August 6, at 6:30pm EDT - four weekly sessions moving through gratitude, honoring our pain for the world, seeing with new eyes, and going forth, guided by Joanna Macy's Work That Reconnects.

If you've been meaning to sign up, now's the time. This is your last chance to join Executive Director Rosie Santos for this four-week virtual journey before the course begins.

✨ Sliding scale: $100 / $175 / $265

Register before spots close: https://www.hopespringsinstitute.org/events-1/the-spiral-practice-2026-08-06-18-30

07/20/2026

What becomes possible when we let ourselves dream beyond survival?

Roots & Horizons is a gathering space for q***r folks to reconnect with the resilience and wisdom of the past to build our boldest futures.

In this workshop, we'll connect with the work of our q***r ancestors, not only those we're biologically connected to, but the chosen kin, cultural trailblazers, and unnamed lives whose courage carved out space for us to exist. Through guided reflection, readings, and creative exercises, participants will be invited to tap into these lineages as a source of inspiration and turn toward the horizon together.

This workshop is open to q***r, trans, and gender expansive people of all backgrounds.

💛 Scholarships are available, no one who needs this space will be turned away.
📅 Saturday, August 22 | 1:00–3:30 PM EDT
💻 Virtual via Zoom

Register at the link below.
👉 https://www.hopespringsinstitute.org/events-1/roots-and-horizons

07/18/2026

There’s a reason humans have always sung, to the land, to each other, to whatever we can’t otherwise name. Make a Joyful Noise, returning to Hope Springs Institute August 28-30, is built on that instinct.

This is a retreat for singers and non-singers alike: chanting, soundings out in nature, morning and evening singing, and time to simply rest into community.

No musical experience is needed,
just curiosity and a willingness to create sound and share joy with others.

Link to learn more in bio. 🕊️

07/18/2026

Meet Our Facilitator: Rowe Schnure

We're so glad to have Rowe Schnure facilitating Roots & Horizons: A Q***r Futures Workshop.

Rowe is a q***r conceptual weaver, educator, and community arts organizer based in Cincinnati, OH, with an interest in interdisciplinary community building and self-discovery through creative process. Since 2018, they've facilitated workshops and inclusive art spaces at local Cincinnati organizations for all ages. They believe everyone can connect through artistic practice.

Join Rowe for this workshop on Saturday, August 22, from 1:00–3:30 PM.

Scholarships are available.
👉 https://www.hopespringsinstitute.org/events-1/roots-and-horizons

07/16/2026

With only 35 spots available for Taste of Hope Springs, we wanted to send a quick reminder to register if it's been on your mind. 🌿

This one-day gathering includes a vegetarian brunch, a facilitated experience, land-based ceremony, and time on the land — no overnight commitment required.

📅 Saturday, July 25 | 11am–4pm
💰 Sliding scale: $45 | $65 | $125

Register here: https://www.hopespringsinstitute.org/events-1/hope-springs-open-house