The Way Knows: Sing the unfolding journey, with Lyndsey Scott
Green River, Utah
May 23-30, 2025
Guided by these inquiries, in song and silence, in story-sharing and sacred witness, in the wise company of the more-than-human world, and with the fun of brand new friends…..we’ll travel the river together
7 days in a remote canyon setting, 45 miles of flat water paddling, as a ritual of Remembrance. 15 participants max.
Guides: Lyndsey Scott, Monika Denise & Lauren Bond,
Pricing: Standard: $2895
The deposit and cost of The River’s Path Canoe Adventures are non-refundable. We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance through our partner Outward Travel to protect your investment.
“May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children. Then in these swelling and ebbing currents, these deepening tides moving out, returning, I will sing you as no one ever has, streaming through widening channels into the open sea.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke
What does the river teach us about how to Be?
What do rocks teach us about Time?
What does the wind teach us about how to Sing?
What do we teach each other about the face of the Divine?
What wants to be released in you to flow on downstream?
What wants to be nourished in you to allow for Soul to lead?
Loose the hold of goals, screens, and modern cacophony to sense the soul tugs underneath and in between. Relax into the currents of emergence to notice and bless how life wants to move as You! Let kinship help molt any scripts that keep you separate. Refresh your mother tongue: fluency in the sensual world.
Become part of the One Song that is always singing.
What note is mine to hold in this great chorus of interbeing?
Guided by these inquiries, in song and silence, in story-sharing and sacred witness, in the wise company of the more-than-human world, and with the fun of brand new friends…..we’ll travel the river together as a ritual of Remembrance.
“Rituals remind us we are all part of the cosmic plan that is unfolding.”
“Ritual is being dreamed through us from the animistic world. We are listening for what wants to come through. Listening is the most fundamental ritual skill, it is about attuning to the greater web of Life.”
Meet Your Guides
Lyndsey Scott
Utah Guide
Join songleader + priestess + goofball Lyndsey Scott, mama of the well-loved anthem for radical trust The Way Knows, as she guides us down the Green River and deeper into our radiant heart and soul power. She practices song as play, song as prayer, song as praise, song as longing, song as pure presence. Your inner child, exiled banshee, shy freak, and wise elder-in-training are all very invited to the party! All voices welcome – you need not ‘be a singer’ to star in this choir.
As priestess of Earthkeeper Wisdom School, she weaves song through new-form ceremony in service of social justice. As a composer she catches and records earworm mantra with groove that nurture grounded spirituality. As Grant Wood Fellow at the University of Iowa School of Music, she invites students into the power of community singing as a technology of belonging needed for the liberation movements now being born. Learn more about Lyndsey at lyndseyscott.earth
Monika Denise
Utah Guide
Monika Denise is a medicine woman of the soul, a songcatcher and grief tender at the intersections of stone and river. With a background as a board-certified art therapist and trauma therapist, Monika Denise founded Four Moons Howl LLC where she offers Soul Medicine for the Souljourner. Her offerings include 1:1 sessions, Soul Medicine Through the Seasons workshops, and collaborations with other soulful practitioners. Monika Denise has tended the community for Wild Heart since its inception and co-facilitates embodied grief rituals, personalized rituals, and retreats as co-founder of Medicine For Our Times. She is a potter, artist, paddleboarder and creator of My&Moon, a lunar calendar for cyclical living. Since 2020, Monika Denise has co-guided soulful canoe trips on the Green River in UT for The River’s Path. She comes alive in the red rock and is a grounding, healing presence that evokes transformation. Throughout every thread of her offerings, Monika Denise is in service to inner liberation and healing—braiding together intuitive somatic support, sacred practices and therapeutic art as resources for individuals to live a life of authentic freedom in connection with body, earth, spirit and community. Learn more about her at fourmoons.earth
Lauren Bond (she/her)
Lead Guide
Lauren Bond has always belonged to the river. From a childhood of following streams to the deep kinship she has found in Labyrinth Canyon and the St. Vrain as an adult, her life has been guided and shaped by the water.
In 2004, she floated through Labyrinth Canyon for the first time. She didn’t yet know what she wanted to do with her life, but she knew this was the place. Today, she can confidently say that this is, indeed, the place. She has been on over 60 journeys through Labyrinth Canyon, and she has no doubt that this canyon brings a magic of its own, far beyond what she can offer herself. This collaboration with the river emerged when she followed the wisdom shared by waterfalls, trees, birds, and a very sweet porcupine. There is no place else she would rather be.
Lauren holds an MA in Environmental Leadership from Naropa University, and is a certified Transformational Wilderness Guide through the Earth Based Institute. Lauren worked as a naturalist, river guide, wilderness guide, and environmental educator before she started leading her own river journeys with The River’s Path in 2010.
What to Expect – Overnight Canoe Trip on the Green River
While the exact itinerary will change based on the theme of the trip, some things are common for all trips down through Labyrinth Canyon:
We’ll canoe a total of 45 miles down the Green River through the steep canyon walls of Labyrinth Canyon in Utah. The trip begins at Ruby Ranch (located just south of I-70) to Mineral Bottom (located near Canyonlands National Park). Four to five days of paddling will be interspersed with layovers at wilderness campsites along the canyon. Paddle days are usually 7-15 miles each or about 3-5 hours of gentle paddling. The river has no rapids and hardly any current. It is muddy and shallow (except for high water in May and June)
While in camp, in addition to our theme program activity, we may swim, take short hikes or explore side canyons. After we all pitch in during camp setup, we’ll have plenty of free time to relax, enjoy our surroundings and have the opportunity to get to know each other as we experience the beauty around us. Then we’ll come together each evening around the campfire.
The River’s Path guided overnight canoe trips involve staying deep in the wilderness with no electricity or cellular reception, and in case of an emergency, evacuation will be done via rescue boat or helicopter. If you need to have medically necessary equipment that uses electricity or need to stay in contact with someone at home, the guides will have a texting device available. Please contact Lauren Bond at 303-859-7174 or lauren@theriverspath.org to discuss.
Temperature changes quickly and can be unexpected, so it is important to bring items from the packing list in case of any drastic changes. Rain and thunderstorms can pop up at any point. Temperatures for each month can range from the high 60s and low 30s for March to the high 100s and lows in the 70s for August. Please see the NOAA graph for Labyrinth Canyon monthly weather averages.
The section of the Green River we will be on is considered a Class I river with no rapids. This is essentially a flat water trip.
Each canoe accommodates two people and they include two Crazy Creek camp chairs with backrests. Canoes will carry all of the personal gear and camp supplies.
The River’s Path will supply 2 dry bags, one large and one small, for your personal gear.
Group gear provided includes: canoes, paddles, life jackets, canoe seat backs, camp chairs, full kitchen setup. Supplies provided include: all food, shade canopy and river toilet with a privacy shelter.
Your personal camp gear that you are responsible for includes: tent, tarps, sleeping bag, and anything else you need that is not provided. That being said, we highly recommend you approach this with a minimalist mentality. Everything you bring, along with your canoe partner, must fit on your canoe. We will supply you with a complete packing list.
While many adventurists kayak the Green River, the amount of gear, supplies, and coolers of fresh food on our journey requires canoes.
The River’s Path will provide food and drinks for all meals and snacks. We can accommodate most diets including vegetarian, vegan, paleo, gluten-free, and dairy-free. The water is too muddy for most portable water filtration devices, so we will pack all drinking water.
If you have other needs or concerns, contact the trip guide, Lauren Bond at 303-859-7174 or lauren@theriverspath.org
It’s important to note that this is a collaborative experience. To form a strong community and have an even more powerful, life changing, memorable experience, each individual in the group will participate and share in camp responsibilities. Everyone helps with setting up and taking down camp, unloading and loading canoes, cooking meals and cleaning up. Each individual must bring their own tent, sleeping bag and pad, as well as other items on the packing list. Those using a hammock must provide an appropriate setup for that.
During your trip through the Labyrinth Canyon you’ll find a slow meandering river with steep colorful canyon walls, amazing side canyons (and maybe evidence of ancient civilizations), incredible stars, unforgettable sunsets, and a hushed serenity you’ll find no place else. No matter where you look you’ll see the unforgettable and awe inspiring colors and sounds of nature.
You might consider long sleeved shirts and pants, bug lotion and head netting if you are extremely sensitive to bug bites. Birds like golden eagles, peregrine falcons, canyon wrens, screech owls, and more can be seen along with small animals like beavers and larger ones like desert bighorn sheep and deer.