The Gaia Temple
Open to weather and oriented to the season, the temple is more circle than building. It holds full-moon ceremonies, sacred gatherings, and the practices that ask for ground beneath them. To sit here is to remember the earth you have always belonged to.
- What it is
- An open-air temple among the trees
- Best for
- Ceremony, full-moon practice, earth ritual
- Setting
- Covered pavilion, open sides, prayer flags
- Open to
- Members and ceremony guests
The temple comes alive around the calendar, full moons, seasons, and the gatherings that mark them. When no ceremony is scheduled, it stays open as a place to sit with the elements. Upcoming ceremonies are listed on the Events Calendar.
The Gaia Temple
The temple is built as a circle rather than a room. Its sides are open to the air, its roof a shelter rather than a seal, and prayer flags carry intention out into the trees. Oriented to the turning of the season, it is less a building than a held clearing, a place where the boundary between inside and outside is left deliberately thin.
It was made for the practices that ask for ground beneath them. Full-moon ceremonies, seasonal gatherings, and earth ritual all find their home here. To sit in the temple is to feel weather and hour as part of the practice rather than apart from it.
Before You Gather
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Dress for the weather
The temple is open to the air. Layers, warm socks, and something for your shoulders keep you comfortable through a long sitting.
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Bring what the ceremony asks
Some gatherings invite an offering, a candle, or something from the earth. Ceremony details will tell you what to bring.
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Arrive with the circle
Ceremonies begin together. Arriving a little early lets you settle before the work starts.
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Come with intention
The temple holds what you bring to it. A few quiet moments beforehand help you arrive fully.
Inside a Ceremony
What It Offers
Connection to Earth
Open to weather and rooted in the grounds, the temple reminds the body of the ground it belongs to.
Ceremony
A held space for the rituals that mark time, turning ordinary days into something observed.
Community
The circle gathers people into shared practice, where presence is the only requirement.
Attunement to Season
Oriented to the turning year, the temple keeps you in step with cycles larger than your own.
Reverence
A place built for awe, where sky, trees, and silence do the work of any cathedral.
Stillness
Beneath an open roof, with the elements close, a quiet that feels both vast and intimate.
Common Questions
Do I need to be part of a ceremony to visit?
What happens at a full-moon ceremony?
Is the temple heated?
Can I hold a private ceremony here?
What if it rains?
You May Also Be Drawn To
Full-Moon Ceremonies
The gatherings the temple was built to hold. See the next circle on the calendar...
The Gardens
The grounds the temple sits within. Walk the labyrinth before you gather...
Sacred Circles
Community and ceremony in smaller form, indoors and out...
The Quiet Rooms
Where ceremony moves when the weather turns. Stillness, kept indoors...
Voices from the Sanctuary
"My first full-moon ceremony in the temple cracked something open. Sitting under the sky with the circle, I felt held in a way I had forgotten was possible."
"There is no roof between you and the season here, and that is the whole point. I leave every ceremony feeling part of something much larger."
"We marked the solstice in the temple as the snow came down. Cold, beautiful, unforgettable. I have never felt so awake."