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There is an energy here.
Having spent the majority of my life here in Bozeman, I have always felt that. Go to the top of a mountain and feel the wind, put your feet in the cold mountain stream, get lost in the forest amount the trees and hear them sway, look up at the brightest stars you’ll ever see, look out at the horizon and see nothing but space.
People travel from all over to feel the energy of the vortex in Sedona. I've come to believe we have our own version right here.
Recently I learned that the Gallatin Valley, the valley Bozeman sits in the center of, was originally called the Valley of the Flowers by the Native peoples who knew it and call it home. While it was primarily inhabited by the Blackfeet tribe, it was used for hunting, gathering by Apsáalooke (Crow), Northern Cheyenne, Salish, Kootenai, Blackfeet, Lakota and Dakota (Sioux), Nez Perce, Bannock, and Shoshoni. The Valley of Flowers was seen as a such a fruitful place for animals, flowers, medicinal plants, rivers and open plains that it was neutral ground and was reserved for peace, rest and nourishment. The Valley of the Flowers was meant as a place to share ideas, build relationships and story.
The Valley has obviously changed a hundred times over in the last centuries. But, I really do think this energy is still very much alive and well in the valley. I feel it every time I Iook up and take it in. Especially right now, the solstice just behind us and the light gracing us until nearly 11pm each night. The grass impossibly green, the rivers pregnant from rain and snowmelt. This place is magic.
Getting to share it is something Jason and I are so grateful for. We’re heard it time and time again from attendees of Arcadia Leadership Experience - the company is top notch, the content is world class but the thing that stands out the most - space, clarity and rest.
Tomorrow is my birthday. And I would love to offer a gift to a few of you to come experience the Valley of the Flowers during Arcadia Leadership Experience this summer. In honor of my 37th year - join us with the code FLOWERS for $370 off a full-access pass to stay on-site.
We have 5 spots left. So these will go fast. Apply here.
And as they say, touch grass. It really does change everything.
Be Great.
Sam