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FROM THE POOL
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Introducing the Gathering Pool | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Introducing our Gathering Pool. She's been on quite the journey over the last 50+ years... Once, so we've heard, she was a giant wooden...
Jordan Menzel
Jun 4, 2022


Unexpected Healing | Maple Grove Hot Springs
We often talk about the transformations that take place when we humans sit in silence up here in our mineral pools. You experience it....
Jordan Menzel
May 22, 2022


Mother's Day 2022 | Maple Grove Hot Springs
It’s Mother’s Day. So, who, or what, then, is a Mother? Around here, a Mother is a way to be. A way to make someone feel. A line of...
Jordan Menzel
May 7, 2022


Earth Day 2022 | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Listening to children reflect on Earth is like confronting a shockingly simple sermon: That it’s obviously the only one we will ever...
Jordan Menzel
Apr 21, 2022


Stone Shelters: Part Two | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Stone shelters week two—A foundation for your grandchildren. These days, so much of what is built is built to be replaced, thrown away,...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 24, 2022


Breaking Ground on the Stone Shelters | Maple Grove Hot Springs
After three years, almost to the date, of stepping in and observing this land, we have officially BROKEN GROUND on a new chapter that is...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 17, 2022


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


Our Newest Team Members | Maple Grove Hot Springs
We’ve got some pretty big things moving and shaking around here, and over the coming weeks, you’re gonna start to hear a lot more about...
Jordan Menzel
Feb 10, 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


Curious Conversations with Shoshone Elder Darren Parry | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Curious Conversations at Maple Grove Hot Springs The wounds, the divides, and the differences within and without our communities are...
Jordan Menzel
Jan 23, 2022


Covid Commerce | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Right now, in neighborhood shops, main street stores, favorite foodie joints, and even your friendly off-grid hot springs, small...
Jordan Menzel
Jan 16, 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
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