Category: News

Full Moon Gatherings

Posted January 16, 2024 —

Join us each month at Ruscombe for an enchanting evening under the luminous glow of the full moon! The Full Moon Gatherings are a series of in-person events that empower and reconnect us with the strong healing of Grandmother Moon, and allow us to find rhythm between ourselves and the external world. We will connect to the more-than-human world, and with each other, as we share Full Moon teachings from cultures around the world, create ceremony to invoke lunar energy, and experience a different healing modality each lunation.

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Mindful Mandalas from Nature 2024: Welcome Nature directly into your life

Posted January 11, 2024 —

Join us for an afternoon of creativity and relaxation at our upcoming event, Mindful Mandalas 2024. Immerse yourself in the art of Nature Mandala creation and experience the soothing benefits it brings to your mind and soul.

Event Details:

  • Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024
  • Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Location: 4801 Yellowwood Ave

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Create Soulful Storycards to Guide You Through the New Year

Posted December 20, 2023 —

Join us at the Ruscombe Community Center to create hand-painted affirmation cards and start 2024 with transformation. Transform your old story into a soulful story through a creative process of visioning, journaling, and then painting what will result in a hand-crafted affirmation deck with messages specifically designed by YOU.

No prior painting skills or experience required. All materials included.

Sunday February 11, 2024 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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Jefferson Breland

Posted December 15, 2023 —

Introducing Jefferson Breland, M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM)® bringing his acupuncture and qi gong practice to Ruscombe.

How I came to be an acupuncturist was not exactly a straight line. I have followed my heart time and time again gathering a very diverse set of experiences that led me to study the most beautiful form of medicine I know. Through a confluence of brilliant teachers and opportunities, I decided to spend the rest of my life learning and practicing a medicine that encompasses the full breadth and depth of human experience.

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Finding Your Roots at Ruscombe

Posted November 6, 2023 —

by Laura Cortner, Director

The Mansion building at Ruscombe

A historical detective story has been playing out at the Ruscombe Mansion! It’s our own version of the PBS show “Finding Your Roots,” and we just uncovered the document we needed to verify who was the original owner of our Mansion.

We knew all along we were on land originally carved out of the James Woods Tyson estate (related to Cylburn), but we had erroneously concluded the original owner of our Mansion building was one of James Woods Tyson’s daughters. What we discovered recently was far more exciting! There is a lot of history in these walls, and the Ruscombe Community 501(c)3 has as its mission to preserve the Mansion and the Hill House for future generations.

Now, for the drumroll… The original owner of what we now call the Ruscombe Mansion was Madeleine Lemoyne Ellicott, prominent suffragist and social reformer who is listed in the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame. She founded the League of Women Voters of Maryland and served as president for twenty years. How symbiotic that for the past forty years, Ruscombe, Inc. has been operating out of her home as a women-owned and woman-operated holistic health care center dedicated to serving the community.

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