Emerald Mountain Sanctuary: a small Retreat & Conference Center.
Sanctuary
Emerald Mountain Sanctuary is a protected place for animals, plants, and people. Our 58-acre property is sacred space: a cathedral of green tree tops overhead, a soft carpet of grasses, wildflowers, and mosses to walk and lie on, the eternal symphony of birds and insects, wind rustling through leaves; the hay scent of grasses warmed…
Offerings
Annette offers: • Workshops (self-care and stress management, simplifying your life, forest bathing, nature quests, journaling as a self-therapy and creative exploration tool) Guided Tours upon request: Forest Bathing Backyard Foraging • Retreats (Women’s Midlife Retreat; Artist’s retreat) Testimonial • Individual and group coaching sessions. Life Coaching Dan and Annette offer: • “Clear Visioning:” Conceptualizing…
Spring Foraging
Now, at the end of May, the air is fragrant with the delicate floral aroma of black locust blossoms. Black locust trees (Robinia pseudoacacia) are well known for the durability of their wood; not everyone knows that their creamy white blossoms are edible. Eaten fresh, they have an unmistakable pea-like taste. I have made fritters…
“Having a coach gave me direction, management – and discovery! The biggest surprise for me with the program was that after a few sessions of coaching, discussions and exercises, the direction I chose to take was different from what I had originally thought. Coaching really helped me clarify my direction and where to expend my energies. Annette was a very effective coach – organized and creative!”
Kelly S., Colorado
“Dr. Annette Naber is a wonderful teacher: articulate, patient, conscious, non-judgmental and creative. I would take more of her workshops. I had fun and learned some concrete ways to work through my writing blocks.”
