New Culture New Year

Inner Inquiry and Delight!

      New Program Info Below!

We invite you to join us for our New Year’s Celebration from
Tuesday evening, December 30, 2025 to Sunday afternoon, January 4, 2026.
It will be a time of connection, authenticity, and joy on the ever-deepening journey we call New Culture.

Registration is open!  Click HERE to register.

We’ll gather for five days for workshops, play, and connection with each other.
Whether you are a long-time camper or considering your first New Culture gathering,
you are warmly invited to co-create this living, loving community. Here's what we have in store:

Learning opportunities: 

• A laughter workshop, facilitated by laughter therapist Dr. Erica Buchholz,  Becoming Playful
• A workshop with Mary Shapiro, professional healer musician - Sounds of Hope
        Building community & creating peace through education, service, & music,
• Workshops on advanced relationship skills
• Emotional Intelligence skills practice 

Play and celebration: 

• Music Jam; 
• Drum Circle: 
• Open Mic; 
• Daily dancing; 
• Cabaret; 
•  Sound Bath
• Spoken Poetry

There could even be some cuddling time!

We welcome humans of all races, genders, and sexual orientations.

This event will be alcohol and recreational-drug free
   so that we can be fully present with each other.

Registration is now live!  Click HERE to register. Pricing: $495-795  

Pricing

$495-$795 – Fees are on a sliding scale, and covers all workshops, events, and meals.
Any money received above our basic cost will go towards a scholarship fund for lower
income individuals and the improvement of this and future Camps. We ask you to pay
 as high on the scale as you can reasonably afford.

There are scholarship funds available for those truly in need. If you want to be at camp,
we want to have you here! Fill out a financial assistance form here, and we’ll contact
you to work out a win/win if you need assistance to come.

The Details

The dates: Tuesday evening, December 30, 2025 to Sunday afternoon, January 4, 2026.
  --Join us whenever your schedule allows. 

Pro-rated and financial aid registration pricing available! Inquiries must be made, please.

Location: A private retreat center 2.5 hour west of DC, and 2.5 hour south of Pittsburgh

Deadline to apply for financial aid: December 10

Deadline to register: December 23

Questions? Contact us at 703-755-0607 or NCNY26@cfnc.us

Thinking about it, but not ready to register? Let us know your interests and ideas HERE

We can’t wait to meet you — in your play, your truth, your laughter, your longing
— and weave another beautiful tapestry of connection together as we bring in the new year.

With delight,

Michael, Jeremy, Lauryn, Ming, and Dionne