• The Understory:

    Sharing Network Wisdom

    Summerfest  2024 marks Enspiral's twentieth retreat!

    Thursday 18th - Sunday 21st, January

  • You're invited…

     

    In the depths of the forest, beneath its canopy, lives the understory. Full of interactivity, the networks that bring to life our places, communities, and ourselves are more than human.

     

    This Summerfest is a chance to share what we are noticing, gathering or growing. In the forest, or in the garden… what is alive for each of us? For our nodes and networks?

     

    We gather among the ferns and mossy rocks. Here, we'll exchange nutrients, knowledge, & support. This invitation is for all of the forest inhabitants to gather, with visions of present and future flourishing.

     

    Come, lay down for a while on the woodland floor. Come, explore:

     

    What relationships might we catalyse or nurture?

    How might our networks better hold us?

     

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    Where

    Camp Wainui, 203 Coast Rd,
    Wainuiomata (map)
    45 minutes from Wellington Airport
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    When

    Thurs, 18 January from 5pm
    Ends Sunday the 21st with lunch

    Programming begins Friday, 19th at 10am.

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    Who

    Enspiral contributors and invited friends
  • Explore the Understory

     

    At Enspiral Summerfests, we walk alongside one another in pursuit of "more people working on stuff that matters.” Last year, we explored the Edgelands, the spaces in-between, and we look forward to continuing this journey through another in-between space, The Understory.

     

    In nature, the Understory is a diverse composition of brush, pioneer trees, shrubs, and flaxes, dirt, compost, mycelium, and all living beings that find their home here. This complex, messy arrangement of all things working together is essential for promoting growth and protecting life. We, being part of nature, find similar patterns of interconnectedness within our communities. It’s not one thing but rather all the parts dancing together that create the special sauce we struggle to define, but instantly recognise when we see and experience it.

     

    What flows are cycling in and around us? What resources and gifts might be hidden within reach? Be welcome and arrive as you are, in celebration of what is emerging, or perhaps shed stories that are not part of the world we wish to create.

     

    Co-create with peers

     

    Summerfest is an invitation to co-create a generative experience for all of us; our hosting crew holds a carefully created structure that supports a space of choice, giving and receiving.

    You are encouraged to shape your experience to your needs, be they lighthearted, deep, or anything in-between.

    Expect interesting people and conversation, time for laughter and games… with a spacious natural backdrop, amazing, healthy and delicious food, and anything else you would like to bring!

  • Shop Summerfest Merch!

    Check out our new products

    Enspiral 2024 Zine "How We Organise Summerfest"  (PINK/GREEN)

    Enspiral 2024 Zine "How We Organise Summerfest" (PINK/GREEN)

    $15.00
    This is our first annual Summerfest Zine. Printed in spectacular day-glo risograph by artist Aimee Dandrea in Oakland, California, this is a limited hand-printed edition that tells the tale of how the decade-old community runs its infamous annual gathering in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

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    Enspiral 2024 Zine "How We Organise Summerfest"  (ORANGE/BLUE)

    Enspiral 2024 Zine "How We Organise Summerfest" (ORANGE/BLUE)

    $15.00
    This is our first annual Summerfest Zine. Printed in spectacular day-glo risograph by artist Aimee Dandrea in Oakland, California, this is a limited hand-printed edition that tells the tale of how the decade-old community runs its infamous annual gathering in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

    Ships 2024-02.
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    Coming soon
  • Ready to join us?

  • Need to know more?

    See the FAQs, and if you have further questions, get in touch with the Summerfest team in the form below.

    Camp Wainui, 203 Coast Rd, Wainuiomata, Wellington 5373, New Zealand
  • We all bring the magic together.

     

    Summerfest is an invitation to co-create a retreat for each and all of us, together.

     

    A space of choice for giving and receiving - Facilitate, participate, lead, support, follow, or enjoy your time alone. Shape your own experience to your needs.

     

    Be ready for diverse views, active interactions, space for renewal and opportunities to reconnect.