Upcoming Events
Connecting Mind, Body & Spirit
Events at Rising Fawn Gardens are carefully selected to meet a diverse audience. Each program offers a gift of time to yourself. Join us to learn a new skill, visit the garden, walk a trail, meditate, practice yoga, or rest in the peaceful sound of the babbling creek.
We invite you to come to the woods.
Community Yoga with Mireille Whritenour
Description
Join us for a gentle and balancing April community yoga class led by Mireille Whritenour. Tea time will follow the class. All levels are welcome, bring your own mat and water bottle.
Itinerary
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM EST - Yoga Class
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST - Tea Time
Tickets
Cost is $10 or a gratitude offering on the day, please register to attend.
Event Facilitator
Mireille is a certified (RTY 200) yoga teacher in the Kripalu lineage; she is registered with the Yoga Alliance and has practiced yoga for 16 years and taught for over 7 years. She leads classes in Vinyasa, Yin and Chair yoga which are open to all practitioners’ levels of experience. She emphasizes proper pose alignment and the importance of linking body, heart, mind and spirit in each practice. Mireille lives on Lookout Mountain in Rising Fawn and teaches in Trenton, GA. She is a grateful 8 year cancer survivor.
Medicinal Garden Walk and Talk with Amanda Verkest of Oak Moon Botanicals
Description
Join Amanda G. Verkest, Oak Moon Botanicals, as she returns to RFG to lead us through a sensory learning experience in the Medicinal Garden. Amanda is a former employee at Rising Fawn Gardens, an holistic herbalist, and an international consultant in regenerative food & agriculture.
Together, we will weave through the mulched pathways to taste, smell, and connect with the plants in mind, body, and spirit. The event will close with a tea tasting and conversation under the shade of a mature Maple where questions and imagination are deeply encouraged.
$20 per person.
Guests should wear comfortable shoes as well as sun protection and bring drinking water and a notebook or other device for note taking.
Tickets
Join us for a summer walk and plant talk in the Medicinal Garden with Amanda G. Verkest of Oak Moon Botanicals.
$20 per-person
Event Facilitator
Amanda G. Verkest
Amanda holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science with a minor in chemistry from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Science in Global Studies and International Relations from Northeastern University. Amanda also obtained the title of Holistic Herbalist through the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine in 2022 and is a member of the American Herbalist Guild. During her master’s degree, Amanda took classes in education, sustainable development, and international food and agriculture. She also provided consulting work through the U.S. State Department for the U.S. Embassy in South Africa and completed her thesis with an NGO in British Columbia, both of which focused on Restorative Justice. She worked at Rising Fawn Gardens, an herb farm and retreat center, from 2021 to 2024 and is now a private contractor there. Prior to this, Amanda spent 5+ years working in food and beverage microbiology. She has also completed work trade assignments and volunteer opportunities at Crabtree Farms and the Chattanooga Food Center. Amanda now volunteers with Tyson Sampson and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians regularly. When she’s not gardening or studying herbal medicine, she does contract work for various international food law firms in the U.S. and Europe.
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding this event, please email:
amandaverkest@gmail.com