Participant Comments

"I have meant to get in touch with you for two months, since the earth sauna
at Relax4Life in Nov. I can't begin to tell you how much the whole
experience meant to me. It was definitely in the top 10 pinnacle
experiences of my 54 years. I was really scared and anxious, and you and
Jay did everything you could to make me feel safe and worthy. How could I
ever thank you adequately?

I was so glad to see that John will be a regular member of the team. He is
a great addition. He has a very calming effect on the whole experience.

I have been up and down and all around since the earth sauna. But, I definitely
want to explore further."

Quincy H, Nov. 2002 Relax4Life Sweat

"Thank you for the wonderful experience of the Winter Earth Sauna Sacred Gathering. I have never felt such a physical, emotional, and spiritual experience all in one before!"
Jacki R.

"Just a note of appreciation for your gift of the earth sauna. Benefits, for me, usually come later with insight as I go through my life.
Just to share with you a feeling of your "quest strength" I left with. Your having a calm effect on the group allowing each of us the ability to determine our limits without judgment was very much appreciated"
Shirley
Feb. 20, 1995

"Thank you so, so much for the Vision Quest. I feel so grounded-ever still. It was a rude awakening to encounter strip malls and subdivisions on the ride home. We drove a long way after we left Tuckabatchee on county roads that were beautiful. I have a very new appreciation for the tranquility of the Midwest. I never knew of the hidden ridges and ravines before---there is more here than meets the eye"
Kate C.
May 20, 1997

"Thanks for giving me, again, the lesson of knowing myself somewhat better. Please know that I am fine---truly this is more about a strong sense of what I've come to "know" in my heart more than my mind that one must only enter the sacred space when ready---and ready can mean 1000 things. For me to be here in the earth sauna would not honor what you, Carol and Tom have lead me to learn. This is a time for solitude----this ol' soul needs quiet and rest. I'm glad I came out here today (even though I didn't enter the earth sauna). Now it's to my home to light some candles and drink soothing tea. Knowing I will return to this place many times in my life often makes me step a little lighter!"
Elizabeth

"Just thought I'd let you know what a great time I had and that this (earth sauna) has changed me. Something that I wanted to say at the discussion Sunday: I have always believed that we are all connected at some level, and it was just a matter of time for this belief to become fact. It became that at the earth sauna Saturday night. Also, I had forgotten how it feels to be really 'together' with others, and it's a feeling I want to have again.
MP
May 5, 1997

"Thanks again for your gift---the weekend. I know it might be a crude comparison, but when I was taking my cold shower at Camp Tuckabatchee (a lot of thoughts go thru my mind when I take showers) I thought of you. Into my mind popped a line from Gypsy where Ethel Merman belts out a line… "Some people sit on their butts, they got the dream, but not the guts, That's OK for some people, for some hum-drum people I see, But some people ain't me!" Yeah, I told you it was a crude comparison---I know that this work and your dream have not to do with guts so much as a gift of the soul, and following through with your vision. So, as I said before you left us on Sunday---Thanks for your vision and for going ahead with it. Because of that, you touched my soul."
John R.
June 2, 1993

"Thank you so much for the gift of the earth sauna. I really love coming to them and feel such a part of the community you have created. It is great to have that 10 year continuity of seeing people 2 or 3 times a year and to watch their growth and to go through the joys and pains of our lives. I want to let you know how much I appreciate all the work you do to give us this very special gift."
Kitty S.
Feb. 16, 2000

"I have been on two vision quests facilitated by Mother Earth Adventures
- one in 1991, another in 2001. Each time I was in a major transition
in my life and used the vision quest experience to help gain a clarity
of purpose. I felt more connected and validated by the process. In
each case, the power of the experience has stayed with me to this day
and gives me strength to continue and grow.
Gil H.
Nov. 29, 2001

"I have joined the Mother Earth Spring Earth Sauna Sacred Gathering in May for several years now. It has become a springtime tradition that I look forward to every year. There are many things that I love about the whole experience: being in such a beautiful place and outside so much, meeting new and lovely people, being with old and cherished friends, working hard, but by far the most powerful thing for me that happens there is the community that we build. The fact that in just 24 short hours an incredibly varied group of people can build and supply and execute this beautiful ceremony, help each other in the ways we do and share our experiences and reactions in such a loving and supportive environment is just amazing to me. It speaks volumes to me every time about how very much we all have to give each other and how very much we gain from that giving. It has been a wonderful experience for me."
Nancy P.
Nov. 28, 2001

"Mother Earth Adventures provides me with experiential differences in my life's journey. By this I mean that I find the earth saunas offered by M.E.A. have been positive forces for growth in my spiritual quest.

In 1999, I went on a Vision Quest in New Mexico. Towards the end of that night, I heard with my inner ear the clamor of voices calling, "Come join us! Come join us!" Completely mystified, i continued on the religious track that I learned as a child -- your basic Christianity -- knowing that my path was a completely different one.

As the result of a traumatic event, I was led to Mother Earth Adventures. There has been no turning back! There was a fork in the road, and for this sojourner, the light was shining over the grassy, less-traveled path. The call of my heart is being answered as a result of my experiences in Mother Earth Adventure's earth saunas.

The community of people that I meet with at our earth saunas is refreshing. The earth saunas themselves are instructive, fulfilling, and all out fun!"
Gigi D.
Nov. 28, 2001

"The Vision Quest was an epiphany for me. After several years of being 'stuck' and finding no way out, I've rekindled a part of my lost self. Rather than a career change, I found a way to change myself."
Neal W.
Nov. 24, 2001

"The Mother Earth Adventures facilitators (Terry, Carol, and Tom) do a
wonderful job of creating a safe, yet challenging, environment to do the
work you need to do. They don't prance around like new age "gurus," and
their depth of commitment to each of the participants is genuine.

We are fortunate to have Mother Earth Adventures in the Chicago area.
Sometimes we look to exotic or far away places for spiritual experiences,
but we have the opportunity to participate in these events right in our
own backyard. If I had known about the work that Terry, Carol, and Tom
facilitate, I wouldn't have gone all the way to Canada for my first
vision quest".
Blaine R.
Dec. 11, 2001

Due to my participation in vision quests and earth saunas, through Mother Earth Adventures, I have received many "gifts". Here are just a few:
" I have been blessed with meeting wonderful, caring souls, many of whom have become very close friends.
" I have been able to accept and even heal things from my past.
" I have been able to connect with Spirit in a way I never knew was possible.
" In short, I have been given blessings and gifts I could have only dreamed of.
Thank you
Jacki R.