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Welcome to Laughing Waters Tea Garden

Laughing Waters Tea Garden located on one acre of pristine piñon and sage-studded high desert, situated in the lap of the Sangre de Christo Mountains, a 15-minute drive from the Wild Rivers Park on the Rio Grande Gorge, 20 miles north of Taos, New Mexico, 20 miles south of the Colorado State Line, and featuring views of the Village of Questa, and Flag Mountain above Lama.

Past Events and Retreats

• "Train Your Mind" including "Ticket to Ride." Ride train from Durango to Silverton and practice seeing things in a new way. Durango, Co
   
• Basket making workshop
   
• Camping at Sand Dunes National Park with bookmaking and prayer planting
   
• "All about Art" with visits to different Artists Studios
   
• "Pleineaire Painting at Wild Rivers" for the Art Club from a local College in Albuquerque, Nm
   
• "Indigenous Healing Techniques" by Diane Berman of Santa Fe, Nm
   
• "Touch the Earth" by Diane Berman
   
• "Playback Theater" by Paula Brooke of Alamosa, Co
   
• "Dream Mask Workshop" by Paula Brooke
   
• "Dreamwork" by Paula Brooke
   
• "Healing with Gemstones" by Solea Leon of Questa, Nm
   
• "Enneagram for Artists" by Judy Cardoza or Rio Rancho, Nm
   
• "Porpoise Pail" exercise of writing down what we want to accomplish before we die
   
• Writing Exercises following the Council of All Beings book: "Thinking Like a Mountain" led by Dorothy Jensen

Photos of  Grounds

The photographs will give you a visual sketch of our surroundings.

Front of house with waterfall		Porch of studio
Where a new bridge will be built		Studio seen from the woods
Diane de Fremery, on studio porch		Inside of studio
		Tipi poles and entrance to Tea Platform
Tea Platform		Another view of the Tea Platform
Waterfall		Diane de Fremery on a trip in Chimayo
Stonework
Adobe wall for the Walled Garden rises from its foundation.		Ross laid the foundation, and built the wall.
Adobe Walled Garden
Pathway from Boardwalk to Stoney Brook	Golem guards the outlet of Stoney Brook	Corner rock garden beginning
Thunderclouds Gathering Place	Nuestra Virgen de Guadalupe	Interlude
Foot Bridge over Stoney Brook	Lilac Bush beside Alligator Rock Fountain	Small Tree well beside the Board Walk
Dry pool on upper reaches of Stoney Brook	Sun Room
Back Door to Sun Room	Semicircular Deck for outdoor performances
Panoramic View from Laughing Waters Tea Garden, East to West-Southwest.

 

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