LIVE Workshop via Zoom | Thursdays, March 5, 12, 26, and 28, 2026 from 6:30-8:30PM
Coming Back to Earth - Soil Regeneration as Spiritual Practice
With Rev. Maks Kopish
Heed your calling to be a caretaker of the Earth by exploring composting as a central spiritual practice that brings us back into the flow of life and nourishes biodiversity, thereby healing both our souls and the soil.
Workshop Cost: General Public-$160.00 · Affiliated One Spirit Alumni - $125.00
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In this workshop…
We will explore one simple thing that every person can do to reconnect with the cycles of life, prevent pollution, increase social and ecological resilience in their community, and heal the earth at its most foundational level: composting. We will focus on composting as a central spiritual practice that brings us back into the flow of life and nourishes biodiversity, thereby healing both our souls and the soil.
This workshop is for…
Anyone who has a desire to care for the Earth and wants a practical, hands-on way to do so.
This workshop is for anyone who feels drawn to the soil, to composting, to death work and transformation, to Indigenous wisdom and earth-centered spirituality.
We will look at the feelings of overwhelm and despair that plague us, and gain a shared practice to move beyond those things and into our energizing work as soil stewards, caretakers, and Earth guardians.
Attendees can look forward to being in a shared space with other people who understand the dire situation we are in and are ready to engage fully with the work of healing.
What you’ll Explore
What makes soil healthy/unhealthy
How to regenerate soil; how to create good compost
How to think about composting as a spiritual practice
What you’ll Integrate
A sense of interconnectedness with all of creation
A deeper sense of your own earthiness
Practical ways to step back into the cycles of life and support the planet and your community
What you’ll Experience
Grounding and guided meditations
Invitations for energetic “composting” / releasement
journaling, doodling, and discussion
What will be Unique
Technical knowledge from renowned soil microbiologist Dr. Elaine Ingham and compost-expert Joseph Jenkins on how to create soil-healing compost and restore biological diversity to the soil
Develop your own composting plan.
Coming Back to Earth, Four Sessions
Session 1: The Intelligence of Earth
Healthy soils are crucial for the proper functioning of all Earth's systems; we’ll explore what makes soil healthy and why our soils are so degraded.
Session 2: Composting Colonization Culture
We’ll further explore how our cultural mindset of separation from nature has led to the degradation of our planet’s soils and, consequently, everything that depends on them (i.e., everything).
Session 3: Coming Back Into the Cycle
We’ll look more closely at composting as a simple step everyone can take to reconnect with the cycles of life, restore their local soils, and build resilience in their community.
Session 4: Becoming a Soil Steward
We’ll review what’s been learned, share our composting plans (developed since the last session), and share a blessing or anointing ritual as a send-off.
About the Presenter,
Rev. Maks Kopish (they/them)
Rev. Maks is first and foremost a lover of Earth. They are a One Spirit Seminary graduate from the class of 2025, and they are currently developing their soil health ministry in the form of Driftless Compost Collective, a nonprofit focused on transforming food waste from local restaurants into living soil. Maks lives gratefully on Ho-Chunk land (southwest Wisconsin) with their partner and many cats, goats, chickens, wild beings, and an ever-growing number of compost piles.
Where can I access the workshop?
All One Spirit workshops are hosted on Hylo - our online community platform. Workshop access will be provided via email after registration is complete. Please check your spam and/or promotions folders for your confirmation email from One Spirit. You will be guided to create a Hylo account, if you don’t already have one, and then given access to the Course Hylo Board, where you will find the Zoom Link, Course Materials (when posted), and Course Recordings (within 72 hours of the live class).