STRUCTURE, Location, TIMELINE, COST
“The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine INTEREST in all the details of daily life.”
~William Morris
Fire & Water Structure -- In Person (If CoVid Compatible) + Virtual
This program is a 16-month leadership and learning commitment. It is intended to have both specific learning and participation accountabilities, as well as deliberate spaciousness to welcome what arises, surprises, and that requires more integration time. We will cap total participants at 24, so as to support an essential intimacy and unique colleagueship together. The large group will also be formed into smaller support teams of five - six people each. All participants should plan on:
Gathering 1 — The Call & It’s Departure from Norms
September 22-26, 2021
Gathering 2 — The Journey & The Facing of Ordeals
March 23-27, 2022
Gathering 3 — The Return & Recognition of Gift
November 16-20, 2022
All participants are expected to commit to the full program. All learning will be of mind, heart, and spirit.
About Hope Springs Institute, Our Face-to-Face Gathering Spot
Face to face meetings will take place at Hope Springs Institute in Peebles, Ohio, deliberately chosen to hold us in deep and kind learning. All meals will be provided, Wednesday evening through Sunday lunch. Most accommodations are double occupancy, shared bathrooms -- some single rooms may be available.
The Institute - nestled in the Appalachian foothills, just a 1-2 hour drive from Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Huntington and Charleston - is the ideal location to reflect, relax and renew. Hope Springs abuts 100+ acres owned by the Arc of Appalachia, allowing visitors to enjoy 130-acres of pristine wilderness, three ponds, walking and hiking trails, a labyrinth, outdoor fire pit, Celtic Grandmother’s Circle for meditation, and the best of nature’s beauty.
Fire & Water Structure -- In Person (If CoVid Compatible) + Virtual
This program is a 16-month leadership and learning commitment. It is intended to have both specific learning and participation accountabilities, as well as deliberate spaciousness to welcome what arises, surprises, and that requires more integration time. We will cap total participants at 24, so as to support an essential intimacy and unique colleagueship together. The large group will also be formed into smaller support teams of five - six people each. All participants should plan on:
- 3 intensive residential, face-to-face gatherings that run Wednesday evening through Sunday afternoon at Hope Springs Institute, located in Peebles, OH. In a time of COVID-19 and a changing world we want to enter into this agreement with eyes wide open knowing that some or all of these retreats may have to take on other forms, but our intention and preference is face-to-face.
- Bi-monthly whole group web-based video conference calls (Zoom), in which we further knit together questions, experiences, and connection from the entire cohort.
- Monthly support teams video conference calls, in which small groups of five-six connect to share learning, experience, and lend support in applied practice.
- 2 personal coaching sessions from either Quanita or Tenneson, as well as one shared in-person coaching session (at Hope Springs).
- Monthly engagement through a private online community platform (Basecamp) to stay abreast and connected with fellow cohort happenings. We will use Basecamp instead of email for our communication. It helps to keep everything organized and in one place, including handouts and participant offered resources. The Basecamp will be available throughout the life of our time together. You can download anything you’d like to keep.
Gathering 1 — The Call & It’s Departure from Norms
September 22-26, 2021
Gathering 2 — The Journey & The Facing of Ordeals
March 23-27, 2022
Gathering 3 — The Return & Recognition of Gift
November 16-20, 2022
All participants are expected to commit to the full program. All learning will be of mind, heart, and spirit.
About Hope Springs Institute, Our Face-to-Face Gathering Spot
Face to face meetings will take place at Hope Springs Institute in Peebles, Ohio, deliberately chosen to hold us in deep and kind learning. All meals will be provided, Wednesday evening through Sunday lunch. Most accommodations are double occupancy, shared bathrooms -- some single rooms may be available.
The Institute - nestled in the Appalachian foothills, just a 1-2 hour drive from Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Huntington and Charleston - is the ideal location to reflect, relax and renew. Hope Springs abuts 100+ acres owned by the Arc of Appalachia, allowing visitors to enjoy 130-acres of pristine wilderness, three ponds, walking and hiking trails, a labyrinth, outdoor fire pit, Celtic Grandmother’s Circle for meditation, and the best of nature’s beauty.

Steady hands, wise companions.
Experienced enough to know how to hold my journey
and loving enough to let me dance my own way.
Andy Swindler, Founder & Chief Empathy Officer at FeelReal
2019-2020 Cohort Participant
Experienced enough to know how to hold my journey
and loving enough to let me dance my own way.
Andy Swindler, Founder & Chief Empathy Officer at FeelReal
2019-2020 Cohort Participant
Fire & Water Timeline -- Application (Deadline 8/15/21) to Program Completion
Acceptance to Fire & Water is by application and interview. Once invited to join the cohort, your spot is held upon receipt of a $250 non-refundable deposit. Your registration is confirmed upon receipt of payment or signed payment plan agreement due on or before August 20, 2021
Now - August 15, 2021 (better to apply in the sooner)
Accepting Applications
June 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Online Interviews
July 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021
Invitation and Acceptance Process
August 20, 2021
Registration Confirmation deadline (Complete Payment or signed Payment Plan Agreement due at this point.)
August - September, 2021
Pre-Learning, Connection, Readings
September 22-26, 2021
Face-to-Face or Online Gathering 1: The Call & It’s Departure from Norms
October, 2021 - February, 2022
Whole Group / Small Support Team Bi-Monthly Video Conference Calls (2 hours) + Assignments, Practice, Coaching
March 23-27, 2022
Face-to-Face Gathering 2: The Journey & The Facing of Ordeals
April - October, 2022
Whole Group / Small Support Team Bi-Monthly Video Conference Calls (2 hours) + Assignments, Practice, Coaching
November 16-20, 2022
Face-to-Face Gathering 3 — The Return & Recognition of Gift
November, 2022
Blessings Forward
Acceptance to Fire & Water is by application and interview. Once invited to join the cohort, your spot is held upon receipt of a $250 non-refundable deposit. Your registration is confirmed upon receipt of payment or signed payment plan agreement due on or before August 20, 2021
Now - August 15, 2021 (better to apply in the sooner)
Accepting Applications
June 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Online Interviews
July 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021
Invitation and Acceptance Process
August 20, 2021
Registration Confirmation deadline (Complete Payment or signed Payment Plan Agreement due at this point.)
August - September, 2021
Pre-Learning, Connection, Readings
September 22-26, 2021
Face-to-Face or Online Gathering 1: The Call & It’s Departure from Norms
October, 2021 - February, 2022
Whole Group / Small Support Team Bi-Monthly Video Conference Calls (2 hours) + Assignments, Practice, Coaching
March 23-27, 2022
Face-to-Face Gathering 2: The Journey & The Facing of Ordeals
April - October, 2022
Whole Group / Small Support Team Bi-Monthly Video Conference Calls (2 hours) + Assignments, Practice, Coaching
November 16-20, 2022
Face-to-Face Gathering 3 — The Return & Recognition of Gift
November, 2022
Blessings Forward

My self trust has deepened as has my faith in Spirit and an experience of interconnectedness with all of life. In this of time of significant global shifting, NOW is the time to shed what no longer serves so that we can contribute to the Great Turning. With ease and flow and fierceness, Quanita and Tenneson guide us on this journey, inviting this shedding and emergence of authentic Self and community; their guidance commands our deep presence. And damn!! What awaits along the way is beyond all imagination!! All you have to do is surrender.
Amy Howton, Becoming Beloved Community Coordinator at the Diocese of Southern Ohio
Past Workshop Participant
Amy Howton, Becoming Beloved Community Coordinator at the Diocese of Southern Ohio
Past Workshop Participant
Fire & Water Cost -- Tuition + Accommodations
All payments can be made through:
Credit Card / Direct Deposit
OR
Check Payable To:
Tenneson Woolf Consulting
PO Box 1271
Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
$6,500
Tuition
Tuition includes Materials, Accommodation and Meals at Hope Springs for three face-to-face gatherings. In the case that we are unable to meet in person due to circumstances out of our control we will provide online and guided processes for our 5 days together.
* Travel Expenses are additional, and the responsibility of each participant.
* Once accepted and confirmed to program, you are responsible for full program payment whether you complete the program or not (or as negotiated and agreed to with Quanita or Tenneson)
Step 1: Complete Application (by August 15, 2021)
Step 2: Confirm your Interview Dates (Interviews held between June 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021)
Step 3: If Accepted, Hold your spot with a $250 non-refundable deposit (Deadline August 20, 2021)
Step 4: Confirm Registration and Complete Payment or Payment Plan Agreement via Automatic Deposit (Deadline August 20, 2021)
- 15 Monthly Payments of $417 (Starting August 28, 2021)
- 4 Quarterly Payments of $1,563 (Starting August 28, 2021)
- 1 Payment in Full of $6,250 (Due August 28, 2021)
- Other arrangement negotiated and agreed to with Quanita or Tenneson