Ceremonial Events & Unity Gatherings
Equinox Unity Gathering - March 2026 (6 Tijax)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Each season we focus our Unity Gathering on honoring the rhythms of the Equinox/Solstice. During this time together we will gather in prayer with Tat Erick Gonzalez and other Wisdom Keepers in the Earth Peoples United community as we celebrate with our relatives across our Mother Earth.
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These seasonal gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.
Hands on the Land - HSP Soil Samples
Join us for a weekend adventure traveling around Deer Mountain Sanctuary with Ecological Monitor and AgroEcologist, Jackie Eshelman, collecting soil samples, riding ATV/UTVs around the land, and having lots of outdoor fun.
This is a chance to get your hands dirty and see parts of Deer Mountain rarely visited. Space will be limited.
SAVE THE DATE!! Volunteer Signup coming soon!
Reach out to jackie@EarthPeoplesUnited.org for more information.
Earth Day Women's Weekend - April 2026
In-Person: This Earth Day, join Nan Heddi and a circle of sisters for a transformative weekend of connection, healing, and celebration. Together, we will honor Mother Earth, the women’s lodge, the land, and Spirit through ceremony, prayer, and community.
Friday, April 24th - Sunday April 26th
Deer Mountain Sanctuary, Montague, CA
Save the Date! More information will be added Soon….
For questions, please contact Heddi@earthpeoplesunited.org.
Unity Gathering - April 2026 (3 Ix)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.
Hands on the Land - Rebuild the Pop Jay (Council House)
Throughout 2026, Earth Peoples United invites our community to gather at Deer Mountain Sanctuary for Hands on the Land Days — dedicated weekends of service, connection, and meaningful work.
This year, we will be rebuilding the Pop Jay, our ceremonial council house. Together, we’ll restore this sacred gathering place through hands-on effort, shared learning, and collective care for this ceremonial space.
Spend the weekend immersed in purposeful work — tending ceremonial spaces, contributing to the future of Deer Mountain, and strengthening community through service. You’ll get your hands dirty, experience parts of the mountain rarely visited, and take part in something that will serve generations to come.
Space will be limited to keep the experience intentional and impactful.
Save the date — registration details coming soon.
Come ready to serve, connect, and build something lasting together.
Reach out to heddi@EarthPeoplesUnited.org for more information.
Unity Gathering - May 2026 (11 Tz'kin)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.
Memorial Day Weekend - Hands on the Land - Rebuild the Pop Jay (Council House)
Throughout 2026, Earth Peoples United invites our community to gather at Deer Mountain Sanctuary for Hands on the Land Days — dedicated weekends of service, connection, and meaningful work.
This year, we will be rebuilding the Pop Jay, our ceremonial council house. Together, we’ll restore this sacred gathering place through hands-on effort, shared learning, and collective care for this ceremonial space.
Spend the weekend immersed in purposeful work — tending ceremonial spaces, contributing to the future of Deer Mountain, and strengthening community through service. You’ll get your hands dirty, experience parts of the mountain rarely visited, and take part in something that will serve generations to come.
Space will be limited to keep the experience intentional and impactful.
Save the date — registration details coming soon.
Come ready to serve, connect, and build something lasting together.
Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV) Monitor Training
Are you ready to take your ecological skills to the next level?
Join us for an immersive six-day Hybrid Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV) Monitor Training at the stunning Deer Mountain Sanctuary, a 2000 acre regenerating ranch just north of Mt Shasta, in Montague, CA. This course is a prerequisite to receiving an EOV Monitor Endorsement through the Savory Institute and offers a unique opportunity to engage in hands-on field training with Savory Field Professional and EOV Master Verifier Jackie Eshelman. Learn to use ecological indicators to understand how our management practices impact the ecosystem and use monitoring data to make management decisions that improve ecosystem function.
Annual Summer Solstice Earth Wisdom Gathering at Deer Mountain Sanctuary
In-Person: Join us for a sacred, land-based gathering at Deer Mountain Sanctuary north of Mt Shasta during the powerful days surrounding the Summer Solstice. Over five days, we will walk in prayer, remembrance, and celebration through traditional ceremonies, earth-based teachings, and land tending projects. (A weekend option is also available for those who cannot come for all 5 days).
This gathering is a return to ancestral ways — weaving community, fire, storytelling, and skill-sharing into a circle of unity and reverence. Together, we honor the Earth, the waters, and our place within the sacred web of life.
Highlights include:
Sunrise Pipe Ceremony & Solstice Council Fire
Sweatlodge Ceremony
Earth Skills & Land Tending Projects
Mayan Fire Ceremony for balance and renewal
Evening storytelling, songs, and sacred fire circles
Sacred Morning Rituals to begin each day in connection
This is a family-friendly camping event, rooted in community care, spiritual alignment, and right relationship with the land.
All are welcome who come in a good way.
Save the Date! Registration and more details to come….
Solstice Unity Gathering - June 2026 (1 Noj)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Each season we focus our Unity Gathering on honoring the rhythms of the Equinox/Solstice. During this time together we will gather in prayer with Tat Erick Gonzalez and other Wisdom Keepers in the Earth Peoples United community as we celebrate with our relatives across our Mother Earth.
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These seasonal gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.
Hands on the Land - Rebuild the Pop Jay (Council House)
Throughout 2026, Earth Peoples United invites our community to gather at Deer Mountain Sanctuary for Hands on the Land Days — dedicated weekends of service, connection, and meaningful work.
This year, we will be rebuilding the Pop Jay, our ceremonial council house. Together, we’ll restore this sacred gathering place through hands-on effort, shared learning, and collective care for this ceremonial space.
Spend the weekend immersed in purposeful work — tending ceremonial spaces, contributing to the future of Deer Mountain, and strengthening community through service. You’ll get your hands dirty, experience parts of the mountain rarely visited, and take part in something that will serve generations to come.
Space will be limited to keep the experience intentional and impactful.
Save the date — registration details coming soon.
Come ready to serve, connect, and build something lasting together.
Reach out to heddi@EarthPeoplesUnited.org for more information.
Community Mayan Fire Ceremony in Santa Ynez, CA
Come make offerings for the Earth and a good path for your life in the Central Coast of California for a Community Mayan Fire Ceremony on Sunday, July 19th.
Join us in a collective prayer in the Mayan tradition of creating a Stargate Fire to give gratitude, request healing, and make offerings for our Mother Earth at this ceremonial fireplace in Southern California (Santa Ynez).
Followed by a potluck, please bring a prepared dish to share.
Suggested loving donation: $20 and up to support our Medicine People and cover ceremonial materials.
We strongly encourage bringing offerings for this unique fire that uses no wood (dried herbs & flowers, sugar, chocolate, honey, candles in the directional colors). Please contact us for more details...
Hands on the Land - Rebuild the Pop Jay (Council House) (Copy)
Throughout 2026, Earth Peoples United invites our community to gather at Deer Mountain Sanctuary for Hands on the Land Days — dedicated weekends of service, connection, and meaningful work.
This year, we will be rebuilding the Pop Jay, our ceremonial council house. Together, we’ll restore this sacred gathering place through hands-on effort, shared learning, and collective care for this ceremonial space.
Spend the weekend immersed in purposeful work — tending ceremonial spaces, contributing to the future of Deer Mountain, and strengthening community through service. You’ll get your hands dirty, experience parts of the mountain rarely visited, and take part in something that will serve generations to come.
Space will be limited to keep the experience intentional and impactful.
Save the date — registration details coming soon.
Come ready to serve, connect, and build something lasting together.
Reach out to heddi@EarthPeoplesUnited.org for more information.
Unity Gathering - July 2026 (3 Kan)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.
Summer Women's Weekend - July/Aug 2026
In-Person: This Earth Day, join Nan Heddi and a circle of sisters for a transformative weekend of connection, healing, and celebration. Together, we will honor Mother Earth, the women’s lodge, the land, and Spirit through ceremony, prayer, and community.
Friday, July 31st - Sunday August 2nd
Deer Mountain Sanctuary, Montague, CA
Save the Date! More information will be added Soon….
For questions, please contact Heddi@earthpeoplesunited.org.
Unity Gathering - August 2026 (5 Aj)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.
Equinox Unity Gathering - September 2026 (7 Wuku)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Each season we focus our Unity Gathering on honoring the rhythms of the Equinox/Solstice. During this time together we will gather in prayer with Tat Erick Gonzalez and other Wisdom Keepers in the Earth Peoples United community as we celebrate with our relatives across our Mother Earth.
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These seasonal gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.
Harvest Women's Weekend - October 2026
In-Person: This Earth Day, join Nan Heddi and a circle of sisters for a transformative weekend of connection, healing, and celebration. Together, we will honor Mother Earth, the women’s lodge, the land, and Spirit through ceremony, prayer, and community.
Friday, October 16th - Sunday October 18th
Deer Mountain Sanctuary, Montague, CA
Save the Date! More information will be added Soon….
For questions, please contact Heddi@earthpeoplesunited.org.
Unity Gathering - October 2026 (9 Toj)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.
Unity Gathering - November 2026 (11 Noj)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.
Solstice Unity Gathering - December 2026 (7 E)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Each season we focus our Unity Gathering on honoring the rhythms of the Equinox/Solstice. During this time together we will gather in prayer with Tat Erick Gonzalez and other Wisdom Keepers in the Earth Peoples United community as we celebrate with our relatives across our Mother Earth.
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These seasonal gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.
Unity Gathering - Feb 2026 (5 B'atz)
Online: FREE and OPEN to ALL!
Unity Gatherings are Earth Peoples United’s monthly online gatherings that bring a global circle of people together in shared presence, prayer, listening, and reflection.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and lived practice, these gatherings offer an inclusive space to reconnect with one another, Mother Earth, and the values that support collective care, resilience, and a thriving future. Together, we strengthen our connections, offer wisdom, seek guidance, and activate natural collaborations across communities and lands.
These gatherings are a powerful opportunity to align our intentions, hearts, and minds from many places—joining in unified prayer and shared remembrance.
Unity Gatherings are free and open to all — please feel welcome to join and invite others.