Burning Man
How to be a HeeBee
So you want to be a HeeBeeGeeBee Healer?

Awesome! Let us share with you some information about our camp. If you want a little primer about Burning Man, go to the Burning Man website. Here is our mission statement:

HeeBeeGeeBee Healers is a grounded oasis that creates a nurturing environment and provides healing services for the HeeBeeGeeBee community, and all of Black Rock City. Our community's intention is for the healing energy we cultivate to spread into the greater world, promoting love, healing and a higher state of being for everyone.

So that's it in a nut shell. You want a bit more info? Ok, here it goes...We have 2 ways to get involved with our camp: Camp Membership and Guest Healer. If you are interested in being a Guest Healer, click this"Guest Healer" link, otherwise, read on...

Believe it or not there are a huge number of camps at Burning Man with the main focus to go to the playa to create art, party like a rock star, build something huge while alienating all of their friends in order to burn it or any variation on this theme. Our goal as a camp is to create a space that allows us to explore our higher calling in our favorite city on the planet. We achieve this while still having a blast, meeting new people, expanding our horizons and growing as individuals and as a community.

In order to make a huge and wonderful camp happen that has the ability to transform lives long after Black Rock City is gone, it takes a committed community effort. Every day on the playa our camp is filled to the brim. People from all over the city find us and hang out for a day enjoying our classes or some body work. Some people come back every day and make our camp a huge part of their experience while one person may just stager in and really need some help to make it another day. Our community has to stand up, take care of ourselves and provide for everyone else. This is a tall order under normal circumstances, much less with the added extremes of the playa. But most importantly, we have to have fun during what may be the peak experience of our year.

Welcome to our community

This is the core tenet of our community; we are here to fully realize the Burning Man ethos of "Participate!". We all have to commit to being an active part of the community. Every HeeBeeGeeBee commits to being involved in the operation of the camp by joining one of the committees. A wide range of committees exist, from Kitchen to Healing; the list goes on. Please take a look through the website and see which suits your skills and desires best. These committees provide you, the camper, with a focus inside our camp. Plus this helps the camp run more smoothly and creates a community inside of our larger HeeBeeGeeBee community. Secondly, every camper is strongly urged tgo help with either set up or strike so we can build a big beautiful camp with out killing ourselves - plus, their are BIG discounts on camp dues!

How Much Are Camp Dues?

We eat, drink, and shower regularly in our amazing state of the art playa accommodations. We prepare 3 meals a day and supply your shower water. We have structures that shield us from the elements and we have wall to wall carpet in our healing space! Pretty cushy playa digs. But alas, there is a cost to this luxury. The cost to store, transport, feed and water 65 people is $23,000 each year. To cover these costs, our camp fees range from $185 to $485, depending on your level of participation with camp setup and strke. In an effort to compensate those who go the extra mile to bring our camp to the playa, we have set up the following discounts and rebates off the $485 base fee:

Early Pay (Fees received prior to April 30)
$50 Discount
Early Team (In Reno on August 18th)
$100 Rebate
Set Up Team (Friday midnight arrival)
$70 Rebate
Strike Team (Stick with us until Tuesday 5pm)
$120 Rebate

Rebates for Early Team, Setup and Strike will paid on Playa.
Scholarships are available for those who need financial assistance.

 

Early Team

We will have a small crew (6 people) arrive a week before the event to shop and do last minute prep for the upcoming week and do the initial ground work on the Playa. We'll arrive in Reno on Monday, August 18th, do some shopping, organizing, and load the truck for the Playa. We'll plan to head for the Playa Wednesday morning, August 20th.

A Quick Summary

  • We create a healing community on the playa that is a "frikin" blast while also creating a space for the transformation of lives so greatly needed in our world.
  • We each participate fully by joining a committee and being available for either set up or strike (or both if you have the time).
  • We each financially support the camp with our camp dues.
  • We engage in our community and enjoy ourselves fully.
  • We support each other with love, understanding and communication.
  • We share our beer, our whiskey and our red bull.
  • We shower together to create a stronger community and to save water (at your own discretion).

    "The first requisite of a good citizen in this community of ours is that they shall be able and willing to pull their weight -- that they shall not be a mere passenger" quote stolen from some Teddy Roosevelt.

    Next Steps

  • Find a committee that suits your skill set or that you would like to experience.
  • Fill out our Camper Registration.
  • Meet the rest of us by joining the HeeBeeGeeBee Healers Yahoo Group.
  • Ask questions and gather your gear. We have a camp to build.

    Being a HeeBeeGeeBee Healer makes this vision everyone's reality!