The Well-Lighted
Book Club
Igniting Collective Wisdom
Over and over again the power of reading a book of wisdom as a group has proven to ignite individual and collective wisdom, expand perspective, deepen insight, and encourage greater real-life application. For this reason, I invite you to the Well-Lighted Book Club, a virtual space where together we will explore, laugh, question, and learn.
As Indigenous scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests Serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? ~ from the book’s jacket
This slim volume of 109 pages is a complete gem, filled with wisdom, love and an extraordinary sense of community, reciprocity and belonging. I knew in the first 10 pages that we must explore it together. I hope you will join me in June for Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
I hope you will join us in the Well-Lighted Book Club as we explore The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Author of NYTimes #1 Bestseller, Braiding Sweetgrass.
Thursdays beginning June 5 to June 26, 2025 (4 weeks)
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PST
Cost: $100
We meet by Zoom which affords people who are not local to join this discussion.
The Zoom link is located in your membership area of this website and also sent by email each Thursday morning.
Testimonials
Julie’s broad knowledge of spiritual traditions, frank honesty, and humor guide and deepen group members’ understanding of both familiar and new concepts.
Navigating my life as a caregiver brought me to Julie’s book studies group. Several years later, that first experience has opened my heart to much more. Each book selection has expanded self-knowledge and offered fresh explorations on my life’s path.
During weekly discussions, Julie’s broad knowledge of spiritual traditions, frank honesty, and humor guide and deepen group members’ understanding of both familiar and new concepts. I look forward to gaining new insights with every turn of the page.
~ Carol Storey
Julie a gifted facilitator who guides us to look deeper and lovingly tend to those parts of us that interfere with living more fulfilling lives.
I’m grateful for Julie’s book studies that help to ground me in times of illness, upheaval and uncertainty. In addition to selecting wise authors, she’s a gifted facilitator who guides us to look deeper, uncover underlying sensitive wounds and lovingly tend to those parts of us that interfere with living a more fulfilling life. And her sense of humor is delightful!
~ Bonnie Jacobson
The conversations generated within Julie’s very expertly led groups are exceptional.
Participation in Julie’s book studies brings understanding of the book to a whole new level, as she deftly creates a space for insightful conversation about what jumps out of the book for each of us. I am an avid reader and have been part of many book clubs AND the conversations generated within Julie’s very expertly led groups are exceptional and provide much food for thought.
~ Phyllis McMaster Moist