Meditation for Earth is held every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. ET.
In-person in the Sanctuary at Rumson Presbyterian Church 4 East River Rd. Rumson, NJ
Join our virtual meditation on our YouTube channel HERE
Join Waterspirit and yoga instructor Angel Tener for Gentle New Moon Flow Yoga from 6:30 to 8pm on each of the following Tuesday evenings 1/28, 2/25, 3/25, 4/29, 5/27. Both beginner and experienced participants will enjoy this class as we develop energy and balance. Flow through poses to promote strength, flexibility, and body awareness. Become empowered as Angel guides us through breathing and mindful movements. No experience necessary. Click here for more information or to register.
Waterspirit is co-hosting this online ritual session.
The BTS Center, in partnership with The Many, invite you to Lament with Earth — five seasonal events which will include original music, poetry, rituals, images, scripture and videos to reflect different seasons of loss through the liturgical year. These events are free and interactive, inviting you to pray and sing along and to bring your own sense of loss and sadness into this communal space. For more information and registration information, please visit https://thebtscenter.org/lament-with-earth-series-2024-2025/
Please join us at the Monmouth County Faith & Ecology Meetup! This is an informal, interfaith gathering for people of faith working on environmental issues in our county. Let's meet each other and learn what we are working on in our faith communities! What issues are inspiring us? What challenges are we facing? Let's grow and learn together at this fun networking event. Refreshments will be provided.
Waterspirit knows the value of water. Water is sacred. Water is life. Join Waterspirit’s 4th rain barrel workshop on April 5 and conserve sacred water with us. Click here to register.
Join The BTS Center for a special evening event with indigenous attorney, author, and activist Sherri Mitchell, author of Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Leading Spirit-Based Change and founding Director of the Land Peace Foundation, an Indigenous educational organization that focuses on Indigenous leadership, environmental justice, land rematriation, and kinship building. Sherri will be joined by a panel of wise conversationalists as well as musician Pax Ressler, who will engage with one another around how we weave threads of belonging and kinship in this time of great upheaval.
Waterspirit is co-sponsoring this online event. Waterspirit community members can use code FIVEOFF at checkout for a discount!
Join Waterspirit’s Earth Day Beach Cleanup on April 19 and help us protect the sacred waters. Click here to learn more.
Please join Waterspirit’s Exploring Spirituality, Nature, and Action Book Club for our upcoming discussion of the novel Playground by Richard Powers. Zoom link will be emailed upon registration. Learn more about this book here.
Waterspirit is co-sponsoring this online ritual series.
The BTS Center, in partnership with The Many, invite you to Lament with Earth — five seasonal events which will include original music, poetry, rituals, images, scripture and videos to reflect different seasons of loss through the liturgical year. These events are free and interactive, inviting you to pray and sing along and to bring your own sense of loss and sadness into this communal space. For more information and registration information, please visit https://thebtscenter.org/lament-with-earth-series-2024-2025/
Please join us for Waterspirit’s Summer Solstice Celebration! We will welcome the summer with music, poetry, reflection, and family-friendly fun. Special guests will be announced soon. This in-person ceremony will also be live-streamed on Waterspirit’s YouTube channel. Be sure to register for in-person or online participation to get last-minute event reminders!
Waterspirit is overjoyed to host Joys of the Sea 2025 at McLoone’s Pier House in Long Branch on March 21 at 4:30 pm. Join us for food, community, and a truly memorable evening experience to further honor and protect water. This special event will include delicious plant-based food, an exciting silent auction, and stunning ocean views. Joys of the Sea will feature remarks from the 2025 Suzanne Golas Spirit of Water Award winner, Maya K. van Rossum, Delaware Riverkeeper and Founder of the Green Amendments movement.
We are grateful to our sponsors: The Joseph Lapinski Foundation, The Thomas Berry Foundation, Ann Marie and Robert Reardon, Kathryn and Robert Chambers, Sue Smith and Eleanor Swanson.
GET YOUR TICKETS BEFORE MARCH 6! CLICK HERE for tickets and sponsorship opportunities!
Plastic straws may grab the headlines, but we can't overlook the urgent need to tackle single-use plastics and ensure clean drinking water for all—free from toxic contaminants. Given the plethora of evidence linking plastics to water contamination and ongoing health risks to people of all ages, we hope you will tune into this event and share it widely.
Join Waterspirit’s Public Policy & Justice Organizer and other experts for a vital discussion on advancing water equity and debunking myths about single-use plastics.
Register today: https://bit.ly/ppc-webinar-032025
Join Waterspirit on March 19 as we celebrate the arrival of Spring with music, movement, poetry and contemplation. The Spring Equinox is a time to reflect on the freshness and excitement of the rebirth of nature. We look forward to the April showers which will water our gardens and bring forth new life. Click here to learn more or to register.
The NJ Divestment Movement is having an all-hands-on deck Zoom call to discuss thoughts, ideas, and concerns about how to get fossil fuel divestment done in NJ.
Contact your State Senator and ask them to co-sponsor S198, the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act.
SEND Waterspirit’s prepared letter urging support of this bill today!
Join Waterspirit for A Beginner’s Look at Lichens with Pat Heaney. Click here to learn more or to register.
Young adults are invited to join us for a free retreat day with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. This day includes Mass and lunch with the Sisters followed by a workshop with discussion on the mental health impacts of climate change. The event is facilitated by Blair Nelsen (Executive Director, Waterspirit & CSJP UN - NGO Representative) and Sister Chero Chuma, CSJP (US Vocation Director)
This spring, The BTS Center and Waterspirit invite you to participate in a book study of The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh. Meeting once weekly for five weeks, and guided by facilitators Nicole Diroff and Blair Nelsen, this group will offer a deep dive into the text, in the context of supportive community. Our sessions will be woven with contemplative space and practice to allow for integration and presence, as well as time for sharing, conversation, and exploration.
Join our online book club on March 3 when we discuss the book The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Click here to register.
*** Please note: all of our seal monitoring events are currently at capacity. Please join us next season! If you have registered already and need to reach us, please email water@waterspirit.org. Registered participants have received emails with meetup location and further instructions.***
REGISTER for this informational meeting that will outline what this 10-week support group entails, explain the course’s suggested donation, and answer any questions you might have prior to committing. The group will meet on Zoom from 2/20-5/1 at 7-9 p.m. ET.
Don’t you love the scent of hand-dipped candles? You too can make your own taper candles the old-fashioned way. Join us at the Plainsboro Preserve for this special event. Enjoy this therapeutic craft as we hand-dip our candles, listen to music, and delight in each other’s company. Infuse your candles with your intentions for the season. When lit, the illumination will spread your energy into the universe for your highest good. For your $25 ticket, all materials will be provided to make and take your own hand-dipped candles. They make great gifts. An even better gift is to buy an extra ticket and bring a friend or a date to enjoy the evening together.
Waterspirit is co-sponsoring this online ritual series.
The BTS Center, in partnership with The Many, invite you to Lament with Earth — five seasonal events which will include original music, poetry, rituals, images, scripture and videos to reflect different seasons of loss through the liturgical year. These events are free and interactive, inviting you to pray and sing along and to bring your own sense of loss and sadness into this communal space. For more information and registration information, please visit https://thebtscenter.org/lament-with-earth-series-2024-2025/
Join Waterspirit, Save Coastal Wildlife, Oceana + more friends for an in person film screening about microplastics and what actions we can take together and individually to prevent plastics and related waste in New jersey. We will be serving light refreshments; RSVP is required.
Every drop of water is a reflection of the interconnectedness of all beings, and we must protect water from the relentless harm caused by pollutants. Microplastics pose a significant threat to human health as they can enter our bodies through water, food, and air, potentially causing long-term harm to our organs, tissues, and even our DNA. Microplastics disrupt aquatic ecosystems by harming marine life, from tiny plankton to large fish, and contaminating the food chain. These pollutants continue to accumulate and alter habitats, endanger biodiversity, and threaten the balance of life that sustains both ecosystems and human communities.
We hope you will join us for powerful films, a panel discussion and a deeper connection with our local community!
Get in touch with us with any questions: water@waterspirit.org
Please join us at the Monmouth County Faith & Ecology Meetup! This is an informal, interfaith gathering for people of faith working on environmental issues in our county. Let's meet each other and learn what we are working on in our faith communities! What issues are inspiring us? What challenges are we facing? Let's grow and learn together at this fun networking event. Refreshments will be provided.
Waterspirit’s Winter Solstice Celebration
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with Waterspirit and friends as we commemorate the deeper meaning of the winter season with reflections, contemplation, music, and movement. Join Waterspirit and friends as we commemorate the deeper meaning of the winter season with reflections, contemplation, music, and movement. The winter solstice is the longest night, when we are tipped as far away from the sun as we will get this year. The official start to the cold winter season is marked by the sun seeming to stand still in the sky. We huddle up against the cold and seek the comfort of our hearth fires and heart-fires. Celebrate this longest night as we welcome the return of the longer days. Great Mother Earth, bless us with true understanding of the cycles of your seasons!
This event will be held in-person at our headquarters in Rumson. It will also be livestreamed to our YouTube channel. We are looking forward to welcoming winter with you!
*We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please email water@waterspirit.org or call 732-923-9788
The BTS Center, in partnership with The Many, invite you to Lament with Earth — five seasonal events which will include original music, poetry, rituals, images, scripture and videos to reflect different seasons of loss through the Christian liturgical year. These events are free and interactive, inviting you to pray and sing along and to bring your own sense of loss and sadness into this communal space.
This session will be co-hosted by Radical Joy for Hard Times. Waterspirit is a sponsor of this event series and will co-host the April session.
The impact of astroturf on sacred water becomes particularly alarming when considering its long-term consequences. As it sits in place, the plastic fibers can trap pollutants, and in the event of heavy rainfall or flooding, these contaminants can wash into nearby rivers, lakes, or streams, affecting the quality of water. The runoff can include microplastics and toxic chemicals, polluting not only the water but also the surrounding wildlife and plant life. Register to learn more!
Join Blair Nelsen (CSJP representative to the United Nations and Waterspirit’s Executive Director) to learn about the outcomes of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16). This conference was held in Cali, Columbia from October 21-November 1. Learn more about the impact of faith-based organizations at the United Nations, including the four events that the CSJPs hosted during the biodiversity conference. See how global biodiversity trends impact our work as integral ecologists, and get excited about our upcoming United Nations advocacy in 2025.
Please email us to request the Zoom link.
On the day when most Americans are heading to the mall, we are heading to the beach and we want you to join us.
We begin by exploring the maritime forest. We share a few mindfulness practices and learn more about this unique habitat. At the end of the walk we exit the forest and walk onto the sandy beach. We will enjoy a small water ceremony before returning to the parking area.
Join our online book club on Nov 25 when we discuss the book The Great Work by Thomas Berry.
Do you value hand-made gifts? We do. That's why we are encouraging our friends to join us for this very special workshop. Our volunteers are talented people. They will guide you through the process of hand-crafting one of a kind gifts for your loved ones. In these two hours, you can leave with at least 5 handmade gifts. Crafts planned include: Aromatherapy Heat Packs Hand-dipped Candles Aromatherapy Bath Salts Painted Rocks Pinecone Flowers and more.
*Wow. That's a lot of gifts. We suggest you bring a small box or bag to carry your gifts home. $25 per person
**We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please email water@waterspirit.org or call 732-923-9788 .
***Waterspirit strives to make our events inclusive. If $25 is a hardship for you, please email water@waterspirit.org or call 732-923-9788 .
Waterspirit’s Blair Nelsen will moderate this webinar entitled 'Voices from the Amazon' – A Catholic Call to Defend the Rainforest, Empower Indigenous and Women’s Leadership, and Take Action.
The Amazon is the "lungs of our planet." Right now, our lungs are struggling to breathe—massive fires are burning, the river is at its lowest point, and violence against the Indigenous peoples, the forest’s most steadfast caretakers, is escalating. This moment calls for a deep spiritual conversion and commitment to action.
Sr. Laura Vicuna embodies this call. An Indigenous Franciscan nun and Vice President of CEAMA (Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon), Sr. Laura is at the forefront of one of the Catholic Church's most innovative and synodal efforts.
Come join us for a special opportunity to hear directly from Sr. Laura and Mauricio Lopez, Director of the Pan-Amazonian University Network (PUAM), as they share urgent insights from the Amazon and inspire us to take meaningful action.
If you are a representative of a Catholic organization who wants to support this work, please sign onto this letter before December 3.
Does election day have you feeling stressed? VOTE! Then, join Waterspirit and Yoga Instructor, Angel Tener, for Gentle New Moon Flow Yoga. Both beginner and experienced participants will enjoy this class as we develop energy and balance. Flow through poses to promote strength, flexibility, and body awareness. Become empowered as Angel guides us through breathing and mindful movements.
We encourage you to wear your “I Voted” sticker.
No experience necessary. We are all here to learn from one another. Whether you are new to yoga or advanced, join us for an evening building connections and sharing the fun.
*Participants are encouraged to bring a yoga mat, knee cushions, yoga blocks and blankets for positioning aides.
Waterspirit’s Blair Nelsen will host this in person event during the biodiversity COP (COP16) in Cali, Colombia.
This Blue Zone Faith Pavilion event will be held at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, October 24. It will coincide with the United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties 16, to be held from 21 October-1 November 2024 in Cali, Colombia. This in-person panel will highlight the challenges in protecting biodiversity and the human right to equitable access to water. Particular attention will be paid to the role that extractive industries like mining pose toward meeting the targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Mining’s threats to water and biodiversity touch on a number of cross-cutting issues, including but not limited to: health, migration, gender, Indigenous rights, education, and climate change.
The BTS Center, in partnership with The Many, invite you to Lament with Earth — five seasonal events which will include original music, poetry, rituals, images, scripture and videos to reflect different seasons of loss through the Christian liturgical year. These events are free and interactive, inviting you to pray and sing along and to bring your own sense of loss and sadness into this communal space.
This session will be co-hosted by Creation Care Alliance. Waterspirit is a sponsor of this event series and will co-host the April session.
Please join us at the Monmouth County Faith & Ecology Meetup! This is an informal, interfaith gathering for people of faith working on environmental issues in our county. Let's meet each other and learn what we are working on in our faith communities! What issues are inspiring us? What challenges are we facing? Let's grow and learn together at this fun networking event. Refreshments will be provided.
Come visit our exhibit at Earth Care Day! This is EarthShare NJ’s free festival filled with fun activities and experiences to learn more about nature. From crafts and games to forest explorations and a costume parade, there is fun for the whole family. We can’t wait to see you on October 13 at Cheesequake State Park. Learn more at earthsharenj.org/earth-care-day/
Foraging, the ancient practice of gathering wild plants for sustenance and medicine, has been a part of human life for thousands of years. Join experienced naturalist Anne Price as she guides us through the Plainsboro Preserve in search of wild edibles. Participants will learn how to safely identify plants we can enjoy as well as plants we should avoid. We will sample as we explore and also collect some foods to prepare together. Foraging is more than just gathering food. It is a way to establish a deeper connection with the natural world. When we forage, we become more attuned to the cycles of nature and establish a deeper appreciation of this world. Ages 18+ $20 per person.
Take a meditative walk, led by experienced naturalist Anne Price. Each unique walk inspires mindful connections with the natural elements for a range of healthful benefits. Mindfulness practices and deepening our connection to nature can help reduce stress, reduce anxiety, and heighten our consciousness. Join us as we open our hearts and minds to the wonder and sacredness of the natural world. Ages: 18+ Cost: $10 per person.
Join Waterspirit and Yoga Instructor, Angel Tener, for Gentle New Moon Flow Yoga. Both beginner and experienced participants will enjoy this class as we develop energy and balance. Flow through poses to promote strength, flexibility, and body awareness. Become empowered as Angel guides us through breathing and mindful movements.
No experience necessary. We are all here to learn from one another. Whether you are new to yoga or advanced, join us for an evening building connections and sharing the fun.
*Participants are encouraged to bring a yoga mat, knee cushions, yoga blocks and blankets for positioning aides.
