You do not need to be a member to attend and participate in Wanderings.
We welcome folks from any spiritual path who seek deeper connection with the earth.
Hearth Cville members share common aims and intentions, participate in monthly wisdom shares, assist with fire-building, and host special interest groups (dance, herbalism, book club, etc.). If that sounds good to you, reach out to become a member!
Co-founders
Karolyn Kinane
Karolyn lives at the intersection of contemplation and care. A contemplative educator, musician, and Wild Church facilitator, Karolyn weaves together spirituality, nature connection, and creative practice. With a Ph.D. in English and a background in mysticism, yoga, and indigenous Irish traditions, she creates transformative experiences—whether in workshops, sacred gatherings, or one-on-one sessions. Karolyn helps individuals and communities awaken wisdom, deepen presence, and live with alignment and intention. She lives on the unceded lands of the Monacan Nation, currently Charlottesville, VA. Moon and tides carry her from solitude, to community, to solitude, again and again. Find her work at karolynkinane.com
Anthony DeMauro
Anthony is a person who has been nurtured and shaped by loved ones in his life who embody qualities of care, wisdom, and spirituality. Anthony has done his best to adopt many of their ways of being while also discovering his own unique gifts and voice. His journey eventually led him into the contemplative education space, where he aims to help people connect more deeply with themselves and the world around them. Reflecting on his own development, Anthony recognizes the power of relationships, community, and culture in shaping how people relate to and move through the world, and he is interested in working with others to create new communities and cultures that support the flourishing of humans and the more-than-human world.
Anthony currently directs a contemplative leadership program, Dalai Lama Fellows, that helps changemakers around the world integrate personal and collective healing. He has also contributed to and been influenced by the work of Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE), a mindfulness- and compassion-based program to support K-12 educators, and Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme), which offers retreat programs for teenagers. Anthony’s professional work draws from his personal practices of meditation (primarily Kriya Yoga), time in nature, song, dance, dialogue, and the ongoing inspiration of the spiritual communities that hold him.
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