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Our Stewardship Manifesto | Maple Grove Hot Springs
A crew that gongs together stays together. As a team, we have spent the last year refining one of the most important creations up here:...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 13, 2022


International Women's Day 2022 | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Around here, EVERY DAY feels like International Women's Day. But especially today. Over 80 percent of you reading this are women....
Jordan Menzel
Mar 8, 2022


Safe Space for Mondays | Maple Grove Hot Springs
A thought on why Mondays can feel overwhelming. Up here, we are constantly reflecting on how to create, protect, and share the feeling...
Jordan Menzel
Feb 28, 2022


Valentine's Day 2022 | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Not sure how to dip into Valentine's Day this year? Consider some soaking or pop-up massages in our Forest Yurt for the loves in your...
Jordan Menzel
Feb 14, 2022


Sexual Harassment Zero Tolerance | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Truth: Sexualized conversations in sacred communal pools rob others of their birthright to social, emotional, and physical safety. This...
Jordan Menzel
Jan 30, 2022


Ode to Mondays | Maple Grove Hot Springs
First Monday of the New Year. That's a tough act right there. As a society, we place a lot of weight on firsts. In our minds, we know...
Jordan Menzel
Jan 3, 2022


Honor the Losses | Maple Grove Hot Springs
This pandemic is teaching our society a lot. And F#$K the cost of those lessons. Over 800,000 have died in the US alone with 5,340,000...
Jordan Menzel
Dec 31, 2021


Singing in the Winter Solstice | Maple Grove Hot Springs
With the Winter solstice behind us, so, too, are the darkest days of the Season. Today, light steals us back seconds at a time. Then...
Jordan Menzel
Dec 22, 2021


Shoutout to Jennifer | Maple Grove Hot Springs
In a way, nearly everything in a land-based endeavor is seasonal. The weather, the phases of growth, the projects, the needs, and,...
Jordan Menzel
Oct 29, 2021


Silence After Sundown | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Our culture has an uncomfortable relationship with silence. When the Maple of old closed for business, it stood still, in utter...
Jordan Menzel
Oct 29, 2021
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