The Divine Nature Alliance aka DNA is a non-profit that, in conjunction with The Sacred Garden, provides a modern-day place of refuge offering education, rejuvenation and inspiration, cultivating and nurturing harmonious relationships between plants, animals, cultures, individuals and the earth.

DNA guides people to experience the power and serenity of nature as a doorway to access their own nature's power for creativity, wisdom, strength and the ability to heal and grow.

Divine Nature Alliance is dedicated to:

• Education—focused on gardening, nature awareness, self-esteem, relationship skills, spiritual awakening, creativity and the experience of peace and beauty. DNA provides affordable (or free) workshops, and workshop space for visiting teachers. DNA Speakers are also available to attend your events and conferences to provide essential life skills training.

• Rejuvenation—offering access to a safe and beautiful place of retreat, respite, peace, serenity and tranquiltiy where one can be alone (or in groups) safely, in nature. DNA helps to keep The Sacred Garden open free daily as a place of retreat for the public and community groups. Special retreats are provided for caregivers, social service providers, teachers, nurses, parents, the military, etc, to offer a forum of self-care and nurturing designed to strengthen and fortify them to continue to do such powerful work. The two labyrinths housed at the garden are immeasurably helpful as wonderful tools for allowing people a self-discovery process and place to release stress. For many, the animals on the property provide an additional experience of love, acceptance and playfulness that aids in relaxation and stress release. The DNA also owns a portable canvas labyrinth that can be rented or brought to your school. conference, organization, or meeting at your own location.

• Inspiration— providing an environment that inspires people to access their own inner wisdom, stimulates creative ideas and instills a desire to take action in one's own life—whether that is to deepen thier spiritual life, grow a garden, do an art project or take steps toward more harmonious relationships with their loved ones.

Definitions of Divine:

adjective
1. being God or a god or goddess
2. connected with, coming from, or caused by God or a god or goddess
3. connected with the worship or service of God or a god or goddess
4. pleasing or attractive

verb
1. to come to understand or realize something
2. to learn or discover something by intuition, inspiration or other apparently supernatural means
3. to predict something by apparently supernatural means
4. to search for underground water, metal or minerals using something such as a divining rod

noun
1. a member of the clergy, especially one who is knowledgeable about theology
2. Divine or divine God or whatever else is believed to be the underlying creative and sustaining force in the universe.

1. the physical world including all natural phenomena and living things

2. the forces and processes collectively that control the phenomena of the physical world independently of human volition or intervention, sometimes personified as a woman called “Mother Nature”

3. the countryside or the environment in a condition relatively unaffected by human activity or as the home of living creatures other than human beings

4. a type or sort of thing

5. the intrinsic or essential character of somebody or something

6. disposition or temperament in a person

7. the appearance or aspect of a person, place or thing that is considered to reflect reality

8. a basic state of existence, untouched an uninfluenced by civilization

9. the natural and original condition of humankind, as distinguished from a state of grace

10. the patterns of behavior or the moral standards that are considered to be universally found and recognized among human beings

11. the inherited genetic material that partly determines the behavior, character, and structure of an organism, as opposed to what is learned from experience or the environment

1. an association of two or more groups, individuals, or nations who agree to cooperate with one another to achieve a common goal

2. The establishment of or participation in an alliance with someone

3. the nations, individuals or groups that make up an alliance

4. a close relationship, base on the possession of similar aims or characteristics, between two or more people or things, especially a love affair