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SUMMARY:Women’s Solo Quest Online
DESCRIPTION:This six week program will be held online\, and in the nature setting of your own choice.\nA homecoming to deepest self\, this six session sacred journey of healing and transformation honors the power and the path of the sacred feminine as experienced in nature and in our lives as women.\nThe supportive container of the Women’s Solo Quest provides a safe\, wild and beautiful way to renew your sense of purpose\, heal a weary heart in order to live your most alive self. Enter sacred time and space alone to reflect and redirect. Connect with the earth and claim your place in the order of all life. Find and claim the gifts that are uniquely yours to give. \nFrom an article on the Women’s Quest written by Scout Tomyris\, who guided with Rites of Passage for several years: \nWe let down our guard and simply become ourselves. Meeting in Council circle\, sharing our intentions and fears with each other before the solo time\, each woman experiences for herself the complete freedom to say whatever she wants without fear of judgment or reprisal. \nAll beings have a relationship to Mother Earth. It has been widely recognized since ancient times and in cultures worldwide\, that the energy of the Earth is feminine and that of the Sky is masculine. I don’t know why. \nWhat I do know is that when I spend time alone on the Earth\, She feels like my true Mother. I lay on the ground and I am caressed and cradled to her Breast. I inhale deeply the scent of the sagebrush and I am Breathed by Her. I am fed by a view of the landscape and so She nourishes me in return. I hear birds cawing and singing\, twigs breaking\, a mole digging underground and I know that I am hearing Mother Earth speak to me. \nMother Earth teaches me that everything is connected. She is the penultimate guide as far as I am concerned. I am a mere human\, albeit one who does her best to listen to Earth’s guidance. I feel blessed that at least once a year I am called to venture forth and lead a small troupe of women on their quest for vision. Empowerment\, resourcefulness\, humility and freedom are just some of the rewards that we all experience. Women deserve this. \nThe Solo Quest Online Program Incorporates the Five Core Elements of a Wilderness Quest:\n1. Solitude\nYou will have a full day of solo time\, either sunrise to sundown\, or 24 hours. \n2. Immersion in Nature\nAn entire day is spent in nature–time for walking\, exploring\, sitting still\, journaling\, and enacting ceremony. \n3. Fasting\nFasting is an ancient cross-cultural practice\, one that opens the mind and heart. Most women are able to fast during the nature immersion time of the Solo Quest. This practice can be modified for those who cannot fast. \n4. Pan-cultural Teachings\nIn this program\, we will apply practices and teachings drawn from more than 40 years experience guiding rites of passage in nature\, including the Four Directions teachings (given to Rites of Passage by a Native American teacher); dialogue with the natural world; journaling; and other eco-psychological practices. We will also teach simple ceremonial practices that can be utilized by Solo Quest participants. \n5. Community\nTraditional rites of passage always take place in the context of community. This program will have a community of up to eight women\, to share stories\, learn from each other\, and create a safe and powerful container for the work.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/womens-solo-quest-online-3/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230415T120000
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SUMMARY:Jess Kovach
DESCRIPTION:Spring Walk with the Seminole Forest \nThis is an invitation for a weekend journey into a world of wild beauty in the Seminole Forest. Base camp will be held under a family of elder live oaks and near the burrowing gopher tortoise home in the Florida scrub. In our supportive circle\, we will invite you to be in communication with the wisdom of nature. \nWe will open and close with a community council. You will be invited to go out alone on the land with an intention\, practicing deep listening while letting the wilderness be a reflection of your inner landscape. While in this immersion with the natural world you will be invited to walk with deep listening to journey with your true nature. \nFriday 4/15/2023 Arrive on the land / Community Council\nSaturday 4/16/2023 Day Walk Solo Time\nSunday 4/17/2023 Morning Story Council \nFor 6 Participants\n$50 non-refundable deposit by 4/11/2023\nCost: $130-$300 Sliding Scale \nFor more info or to register\, contact Jess at Jess@Earthcircles.net
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/jess-kovach/
LOCATION:Seminole State Forest\, 2903 SUNSET RD\, Apopka\, FL\, 32703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jess Kovach":MAILTO:Jess@Earthcircles.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230416T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230416T103000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230322T022416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T022807Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Basecamp: Origins of the Wilderness Guides Council
DESCRIPTION:Join us around the virtual fire\nas we listen to the stories of three elders\nwho were there at the very beginning\nof the Wilderness Guides Council —\nRon Pevny\, Marilyn Hendee\,\nand a guest recording of Meredith Little\n(made especially for this event). \nOn April 16th we will have a special Virtual Basecamp\, in which stories of the origins of the Wilderness Guides Council will be told. With its roots in that seminal gathering in the Saline Valley of California in which 26 vision fast guides and supporters came together to network\, share experiences and explore possibilities for collaborating in bringing this transformative work to greater number of people in need of meaningful rites of passage\, the WGC evolved from an amorphous concept to the vital agent for cultural change that it is today. \nHow did that happen? What were and continue to be the opportunities and challenges\, issues and synergies that have made the WGC a unique collective of cultural change agents guiding others to a deep connection with the natural world within and without? Several of those pioneers whose work helped birth and sustain the WGC will tell stories and answer questions in what is sure to be a fascinating Virtual Basecamp. \nPresented by Ron Pevny (Center for Conscious Eldering) and Marilyn Hendee (sister of Steven Foster and WGC Netkeeper 1994-2001) \nTo Obtain the Zoom Link for this Gathering\, please email the WGC Netkeepers at: wgcnetkeeper@gmail.com\nWe look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/virtual-basecamp-origins-of-the-wilderness-guides-council/
LOCATION:Virtual\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230513T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230521T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
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LAST-MODIFIED:20221202T173927Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Wilderness Quest
DESCRIPTION:This nine-day Wilderness Quest will be held in the Inyo Mountains\, a remote high desert range that translates as “dwelling place of the Great Spirit.” This is a drive-in base camp\, requiring a high clearance vehicle\, preferably 4 wheel drive. \nRites of Passage has offered the Wilderness Quest\, with its roots in pan-cultural ceremonies and teachings\, for over 40 years. With a focus on reconnecting with nature\, finding authentic depth and meaning\, healing old wounds\, and marking significant life changes\, the program will appeal to adults of all genders in any life stage. Three days of preparation\, three days of solo on the earth\, three days to incorporate what has been received.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/spring-wilderness-quest/
LOCATION:Inyo Mountains\, CA\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rites of Passage":MAILTO:info@wildernessquest.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230625
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230110T021359Z
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UID:10000147-1686787200-1687651199@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Women's Wild Soul Quest
DESCRIPTION:Join us in ceremony on the land with 8-10 other women of all ages living in beauty and rooting ourselves in safety\, allowing our hearts to open. The land offers us an experience of deep self care\, wisdom and compassion. We will have the opportunity to explore\, discover\, and renew our commitment to our own lives and life on Earth. The land and the ceremony heals\, strengthens and offers support. The places where we may feel disconnected\, unclear or bound can and do heal. We will have the opportunity to return as women living in ease\, with gentle humor and a sense of spaciousness. \nIn our experience\, spending intentional time on the land helps relieve fear\, anxiety\, stress\, worry\, anger\, etc. It enhances feelings of well-being and delight. As we attune ourselves with the earth and all of its inhabitants we begin to let go of the perceptions and attitudes that do not serve us well. We see ourselves reflected\, or mirrored\, by the trees\, the animals\, the rocks\, the sky. We find our place in the way of things. \nThis ceremony will be held at approx 8500′ in the National Forest of Western Colorado.\nOpen to women of all ages\, experience levels and abilities.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/womens-wild-soul-quest/
LOCATION:Uncompahgre National Forest or National Grassland.\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carolyn Ringo":MAILTO:carolyn@carolynringo.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230618
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20221123T171048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221123T171048Z
UID:10000207-1686960000-1687046399@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Global Earth Exchange
DESCRIPTION:The Earth gives so much to us. And every year\, on a Saturday in June\, we have the opportunity to give back. \nSince 2010\, the Global Earth Exchange has brought people around the world together in spirit as they go to places they care about that have been damaged or endangered. There they share stories\, get to know the place as it is now\, listen to the land\, and make a simple gift of beauty for the place out of materials the place itself offers.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/global-earth-exchange/
LOCATION:Worldwide in a place you care about
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ORGANIZER;CN="Radical Joy for Hard Times":MAILTO:trebbe@radicaljoy.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230626T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230311T163113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T163036Z
UID:10000217-1687161600-1687798800@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Guided Passages’ Wilderness Quest
DESCRIPTION:Calling in teens and young adults age 18-24 who are ready to mark their transition into adulthood. This is going to be a powerful and life-changing experience that will help them move forward into this next phase of their lives with more confidence\, intention\, and purpose. \n8-day backpacking trip into the Russian Wilderness in Northern California with 3 days/3 nights of solo time. After backpacking to our destination\, there will be group preparation followed by a period of solo time and fasting. The trip will end with a witnessing council and incorporation back into the group and community. \nwww.guided-passages.com to Apply Today! \n 
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/guided-passages-wilderness-quest/
LOCATION:Russian Wilderness\, Northern California\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Guided Passages%2CLLC":MAILTO:guidedpassages4youth@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230703
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230408T041153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230408T041259Z
UID:10000224-1687478400-1688342399@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) 10-day Backpacking Trip for Teen Girls
DESCRIPTION:Teen summer backpacking program in Yosemite National Park and Tahoe National Forest. Get off the screen and into your life. All levels of experience welcome\, scholarships available. \nI (Kelsie) will be on the two ten-day W.I.L.D. trips for fem-identified teens in 10th grade and up (in June and July). There are also a few shorter trips for younger teen girls and a number of trips for boys/masc-identified youth throughout the summer. While we unfortunately don’t yet have a fully gender-expansive trip option\, gender non-conforming youth are welcome in whichever trip they feel most drawn to\, and we guides are available to chat about where they’d be most supported. All the guides in the org are really talented\, amazing folks. \nWho we are:\nSince 2015\, Back to Earth has taken hundreds of teens and young adults on transformative adventures in wild places all over California. We teach skills that expand young people’s knowledge base and ability to care for themselves and each other. Guides offer skilled mentorship\, helping young people navigate the transitions of adolescence towards lives of joy\, purpose and authenticity. Our signature summer backpacking program\, W.I.L.D. (Wilderness Immersion & Leadership Development) takes teens on 5\, 7 and 10-day adventures in some of the most epic places in the Sierra Nevada mountains. To see the full summer schedule\, register online\, or learn more about scholarship opportunities visit www.backtoearth.org/w-i-l-d \nWhat to expect:\nWe climb stunning peaks and swim in crystal clear waters. We play games in the woods and go deep sitting in council around the fire. Participants learn to travel safely in the backcountry\, manage risk\, take care of their gear\, and develop real world leadership skills. Through a variety of nature awareness and mindfulness practices\, we develop relationships with the natural world that sustain physical\, mental and emotional wellbeing. W.I.L.D.’s unique combination of hard skills training\, expressive arts\, and rites of passage work fosters a culture of gratitude and resilience that supports transformative personal growth\, while having a great time. Learn more by coming to one of our weekly info sessions. For dates and registration: https://mailchi.mp/backtoearth/5o8e04riit
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-immersion-and-leadership-development-w-i-l-d-10-day-backpacking-trip-for-teen-girls-2/
LOCATION:Yosemite National Forest\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Gender Specific Programs,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230716
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230122T165915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T183148Z
UID:10000149-1688860800-1689465599@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Sacred Vision Quest
DESCRIPTION:The Sacred Vision Quest for men and women is a rare opportunity to reignite the fire fueling your life\, and reclaim your power\, passion\, and purpose. Dive deep into your personal story through this pan-cultural rite of passage\, and become empowered to live life fully and authentically. \n~ Experience a 3-day/3-night solo fast in the backcountry wilderness.\n~ The Cascade Mountains – with deep\, pristine cedar and fir forests\, natural springs and clear mountain lakes – invite deep reflection on your authentic self.\n~ Let Nature be your mirror\, as you look deeply within and reflect on the bare bones of your being. \nOur Sacred Vision Quest is a spiritual journey\, a window of transformation – a precious chance to reclaim the joy and vitality of your “wild\,” instinctive\, authentic self.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/sacred-vision-quest/
LOCATION:Cascade Mountains\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wild Sacredness":MAILTO:robert@wildsacredness.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230724
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230408T010650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230408T010750Z
UID:10000225-1689292800-1690156799@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) 10-day Backpacking Trip for Teen Girls
DESCRIPTION:Teen summer backpacking program in Yosemite National Park and Tahoe National Forest. Get off the screen and into your life. All levels of experience welcome\, scholarships available. \nI (Kelsie) will be on the two ten-day W.I.L.D. trips for fem-identified teens in 10th grade and up (in June and July). There are also a few shorter trips for younger teen girls and a number of trips for boys/masc-identified youth throughout the summer. While we unfortunately don’t yet have a fully gender-expansive trip option\, gender non-conforming youth are welcome in whichever trip they feel most drawn to\, and we guides are available to chat about where they’d be most supported. All the guides in the org are really talented\, amazing folks. \nWho we are:\nSince 2015\, Back to Earth has taken hundreds of teens and young adults on transformative adventures in wild places all over California. We teach skills that expand young people’s knowledge base and ability to care for themselves and each other. Guides offer skilled mentorship\, helping young people navigate the transitions of adolescence towards lives of joy\, purpose and authenticity. Our signature summer backpacking program\, W.I.L.D. (Wilderness Immersion & Leadership Development) takes teens on 5\, 7 and 10-day adventures in some of the most epic places in the Sierra Nevada mountains. To see the full summer schedule\, register online\, or learn more about scholarship opportunities visit www.backtoearth.org/w-i-l-d \nWhat to expect:\nWe climb stunning peaks and swim in crystal clear waters. We play games in the woods and go deep sitting in council around the fire. Participants learn to travel safely in the backcountry\, manage risk\, take care of their gear\, and develop real world leadership skills. Through a variety of nature awareness and mindfulness practices\, we develop relationships with the natural world that sustain physical\, mental and emotional wellbeing. W.I.L.D.’s unique combination of hard skills training\, expressive arts\, and rites of passage work fosters a culture of gratitude and resilience that supports transformative personal growth\, while having a great time. Learn more by coming to one of our weekly info sessions. For dates and registration: https://mailchi.mp/backtoearth/5o8e04riit \n 
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-immersion-and-leadership-development-w-i-l-d-10-day-backpacking-trip-for-teen-girls/
LOCATION:Tahoe National Forest\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Gender Specific Programs,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230715T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230723T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20221202T165059Z
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UID:10000210-1689426000-1690117200@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Summer Wilderness Quest
DESCRIPTION:This nine-day Wilderness Quest will be held at Mono Basin\, a beautiful area east of Yosemite National Park. Rites of Passage has offered the Wilderness Quest\, which has its roots in pan-cultural ceremonies and teachings of the vision quest or vision fast\, for over 40 years. With a focus on reconnecting with nature\, finding authentic depth and meaning\, healing old wounds\, and marking significant life changes\, this program will appeal to adults of all genders in any life stage. The first 3 days will be Severance time\, or preparation for the solo\, as the group meets in Council sessions\, will exploring a range of topics related to the Wilderness Quest solo. Group members will find solo sites to hold them in the wilderness for three days and nights. Following the return from the solo\, the final three days will be devoted to preparing to return to the world in a fully conscious way\, carrying the gifts of the quest.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/summer-wilderness-quest/
LOCATION:Mono Basin\, CA\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rites of Passage":MAILTO:info@wildernessquest.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230716T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230719T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230228T142227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T142227Z
UID:10000152-1689494400-1689786000@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:3 Day Asset Based Community-Led Development workshops.
DESCRIPTION:Asset Based Community – Led Development Asset based community lead development process is about paradigm shifting and changing you view of the world to a more asset based one. Focusing on what you have and what you know. It builds a person’s awareness of what is around them and challenges negative attitudes and limiting poverty consciousness. The process encourages a proactive approach to make your own development and vision happen. The ABCD approach focuses attention on the strengths and capacities that communities already have and builds from there. The intention is to surface hidden “gifts”\, grow appreciation and common vision from which to move forward. The ABCD approach is based on the beliefs that: • meaningful and lasting community change always comes from within • every person has capacities\, abilities and gifts • local residents are experts and key change agents ABCD promotes collaborative efforts for economic and social development. The intention is to make best use of the existing resources and ensure that the community is driving the development process.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/3-day-asset-based-community-led-development-workshops/
LOCATION:South Africa\, 13 Juffenbruchstreet\, Stellenbosch\, Western Province\, 7600\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Adults
ORGANIZER;CN="Gillian Wilton":MAILTO:gillian.wilton7@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230718T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230727T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230329T025756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T232031Z
UID:10000220-1689696000-1690466400@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Wilderness Vigil 2023
DESCRIPTION:The annual 2023 Wilderness Vigil is scheduled for this July on Saltspring Island\, in the Southern Gulf Island\, one of the gems of the Salish Sea.\nWe can accept a maximum of six fasters and generally expect a mixed group of age\, gender\, and sexual orientation. We follow the rite-of-passage protocol established by Steven Foster and Meredith Little and others at the School of Lost Borders. We are committed to a fee structure that makes the ceremony affordable to as many as possible\, setting a base rate to cover all expenses\, after which we request Dana (grateful offering) as a form of gift exchange. This year our base cost is $675.00 Canadian. \n 
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-vigil-2023/
LOCATION:KDOL Saltspring Island\, Mount Tuam Rd.\, Saltspring Island\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Adults,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Scott Lawrance":MAILTO:scottlawrance4@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230820
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20221119T155618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221119T155618Z
UID:10000206-1691625600-1692489599@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Intergenerational Women's Fast
DESCRIPTION:Since time immemorial\, women have gathered to celebrate\, honor and support life. In doing so\nwe form a sisterhood deeply rooted in our own authentic nature. As we join together to share\nour stories across a spectrum of years\, we hear echoes of our own wisdom and intuitive\nknowing\, and we remind each other that we are enough; we are beautiful; we are powerfully\ncreative. \nRestoration\nIn this program we create a clearing in our lives to restore what has been forgotten\,\nfragmented or diminished. Ceremony invites us to take time to slow down and to find what we\nmay have lost in the frenetic pace and challenges of our daily lives. We pause. We listen. We\ntake notice of what is emerging through that body-sensing way of our feminine nature. \nRemembering\nWelcome to our intergenerational village! We do not go out to be tested\, to prove our\nworthiness or strength\, but rather to return to our natural rhythms and rootedness. We\nremember our essential nature as the wild humans we are\, empowered to trust our instincts\, unearthing the essence in our bones. In our blood we feel the yearning to trust our innate\nattunement and body wisdom\, letting go of the familiar habits of struggle and striving so we\ncan respond with relaxed strength and awareness. \nReconnection\nAs women\, we come together to renew our connection to the more than human world and to\nbetter understand our current life passage and stage of growth. Through immersion in wild\nnature\, the teachings of the Four Shields\, ritual and community\, we gain clarity on what is\nripening within us and ready to be revealed\, so that we may step more confidently into our\npotential and aliveness. As we nourish the inner well\, we discover our beauty. \nOverview\nThis 10-day vision fast ceremony\, led by two experienced guides\, involves four days of\npreparation\, three days of solo\, and three days of reincorporation\, to support and hold your\nemergence. Following a pan-cultural model of transitions\, this ceremony moves through the\nthree stages of severance (preparation) – threshold (solo) – reincorporation (return).\nLiving nature is your mirror and source of transformation\, and we will dive deep into this\nexploration of inner and outer communion. Our women’s community is witness to the layers\nyou shed and the new identity you may find.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/intergenerational-womens-fast-2/
LOCATION:Southern Colorado\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Rites of Passage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230815T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230825T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20221230T035402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221230T035402Z
UID:10000212-1692090000-1692972000@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:11 Day Village Encampment With Vision Quest Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:See Website for details: https://www.ritesofpassagecouncil.org
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/11-day-village-encampment-with-vision-quest-ceremony/
LOCATION:Asheville\, North Carolina\, Asheville\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rites of Passage Council":MAILTO:hello@RitesofPassageCouncil.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230816T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230824T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230329T013816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T214720Z
UID:10000222-1692172800-1692896400@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Soul Alchemy with Hannah Lee Jones & Linda Abrams
DESCRIPTION:A retreat for women: Shedding Your Old Ways of Being\, Re-casting Your Mythic Story and Excavating Your Way Back to Your Wild Self. The wild setting of the Green River is the perfect live metaphor for the journey you’re invited to take: answering the call to adventure\, re-visioning your life story as one in which you’re the author and hero\, and being led by mystery into the ever-unfolding miracle of who you truly are: the wild self you were born to be\, before others and society tried to change you. Our experience together will include journaling and writing\, therapeutic art\, poetry\, and personal ceremony\, all in the context of a mytho-poetic approach that holds the uniqueness of every story as sacred while also remaining intimately tied to the life of the world.\n9 days\, 45 miles of canoeing\, daily writing and delicious food.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/soul-alchemy-with-hannah-lee-jones-linda-abrams/
LOCATION:Labyrinth Canyon\, Utah\, Labyrinth Canyon\, UT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Rivers Path":MAILTO:info@theriverspath.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230827
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230806T152232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230806T152232Z
UID:10000226-1692403200-1693094399@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Rites of Passage/Vision Quest – Last Chance Creek\, Plumas National Forest
DESCRIPTION:Mid-life Crisis\, Post-Graduation Identity Crisis\, Post-Retirement Identity Crisis–household terms in our culture–how did the passage from one stage of\nlife to another come to be characterized as a crisis? Each stage of life contains within it an opportunity for growth\, change and a deepening of Soul. To pass from youth to adult is to acknowledge and take on certain rights\, responsibilities and most importantly a sense of one’s true destiny or mission in life. Mid-life can viewed as the true adulthood\, when human beings have the greatest opportunity to fulfill their dreams\, be of greatest value to the community\, become leaders\, and begin to understand more precisely the unique contribution they are capable of making. Elders may complete their missions and give back in a variety of unique ways. To honor such transitions and to help with the discovery of a truer and deeper Self is the core purpose of the Vision Quest Ceremony. \nHe not busy being born is busy dying. –Bob Dylan \nIn traditional and indigenous cultures ceremonies such as Vision Quest exist to help people to become more fully themselves. In the alone time of the Vision Quest a person communes with Spirit\, Nature\, and Inner Voice to bring forth a clearer and more powerful manifestation of True Self or Soul. With this vision of Soul a person can more beautifully and dynamically embrace the subsequent challenges of living life on life’s terms. Each life transition\, youth to adult\, adult to mid-life\, mid-life to elder\, and others\, requires a profound reassessment of goals\, desires\, and motivations to live as one reborn instead of one simply growing older. \nProcess: Preparation begins as soon as you decide to quest. Your guides provide preparation with regard to safety considerations\, general philosophy\, and individual goals and concerns. They camp nearby while you are solo in the circle of your creation. They provide spiritual\, psychological and physical support for your efforts. After the alone time of the quest everyone sits in council\, listens to the questers’ stories\, and mirrors their stories back to them. To tell your story to the elders is powerful. To hear your own story told back to you is a marvelous and wonderful gift. \nWho: All who are ready or may be ready for initiation into a deeper sense of their own unique human life: youth\, adult\, mid-life\, or elder. \nWhere: Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains in the watershed of the Feather River \nGuides: Howchi Kilburn\, MFT and Associates \nHow to learn more or decide to join in the venture: Call l Howchi at (707)303-3238 or (707)536-6117\, or email Howchi at keithhowchi@howchi.net \nPayment: by donation to Wilderness Guides Council\, a non-profit organization\, \nWe are always happy to talk about the beauty and wonder of questing in the wilderness\, so please contact us even if it’s just to talk.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/rites-of-passage-vision-quest-last-chance-creek-plumas-national-forest/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Adults,Rites of Passage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230823
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230830
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20221119T155531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221119T155531Z
UID:10000205-1692748800-1693353599@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Transforming Ancestral Trauma through Nature\, Ritual\, and Community
DESCRIPTION:This program provides an opportunity to consciously explore how the shadows of the past remain undigested in our personal and collective lives. To what degree are we aware of their impact on our present day experiences? How does our behavior reflect some trauma or dysfunction from the past? What resilience and wisdom have we inherited through our lineage? \nThe stories of our ancestors are part of who we are today\, but much of their influence remains unconscious. Through immersion in wild nature\, supported by ritual and safe community\, we can begin a process of healing. When we explore and bring awareness to what is unintegrated in our ancestral line\, we create more presence and more vitality in our life that helps with the challenges we face. The journey is both a deeply personal exploration as well as an inquiry into our collective trauma. \nHistorical events\, such as war\, the Holocaust\, slavery\, the genocide of Native Americans\, and the Depression\, intersect with the traumas in our lineage and are carried across generations. Through awareness and the courage to face the past\, we can bring light to the shame\, fear\, mistrust\, numbness\, grief\, and other feelings that perhaps lie dormant from “looking away.” \nThe format of the 7-day program is spacious\, to allow for delicate insights to emerge. We will meet daily in sharing councils\, with teachings followed by experiential reflection walks on the land\, and then further councils in the evenings. The framework of the Four Shields will support and help us map out our exploration of ancestral wounding. Other rituals and practices will enhance our time together. On day 5\, participants will undertake a 24-hour solo with optional fasting. Upon return participants will share their stories and have them mirrored by the guides.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/transforming-ancestral-trauma-through-nature-ritual-and-community-3/
LOCATION:Southern Colorado\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230910T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230408T041326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230408T041326Z
UID:10000223-1694332800-1694970000@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Stories of the Canyon with David Abram
DESCRIPTION:With each fresh meander of the river\, the bustle of civilization fades into the many-voiced stillness of the canyon – into the sunlight glinting off a heron’s wing\, and the limitless eloquence of a world that exceeds all our knowing. We’ll glide into elemental conversations between our bodies and the breathing earth\, entering improvisational exchanges with other creatures and plants and clouds\, with the silken skin of the water\, with the invisible wind and the echoing cliffs. \nIn the course of this week we’ll explore the mysteries of perception and the magic of sensory experience: waking our creaturely senses\, loosening our animal eyes and ears and muscles from the constraints imposed by societal assumptions and over-civilized ways of thinking. We’ll glide into elemental conversations between our bodies and the breathing earth\, entering improvisational exchanges with other creatures and plants and clouds\, with the silken skin of the water\, with the invisible wind and the echoing cliffs. Spontaneous\, expressive movement may well play some part in whatever mischief we get up to. Listening\, laughing\, extending our bodily imagination into the hidden depths of the animate terrain\, we’ll paddle our way into a more fluid and lasting rapport with the more-than-human earth dreaming all around us.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/stories-of-the-canyon-with-david-abram/
LOCATION:Labyrinth Canyon\, Utah\, Labyrinth Canyon\, UT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Rivers Path":MAILTO:info@theriverspath.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230912T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230924T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230227T000500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T000500Z
UID:10000151-1694505600-1695574800@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Cape Khoe Tours
DESCRIPTION:1. What We Offer\nA 12-day driving tour to different Khoe and San sites\, tribes and visiting 6 communities around South\nAfrica.\nRoute 1: Cape Town city in the western cape to the southern and eastern Cape crossing the country to the northern cape then back down the west coast. 12 days\n1.1. People will experience\nHistorical urban walking tours\,\nEngagement with indigenous language revivalist\, teachers and speakers.\nEngage with elders and historians and chiefs\, activists\nLearn about Khoe and san tribes\, communities\, culture as it has evolved to this point.\nLearn about how the plant medicine knowledge and other indigenous knowledge systems has\nbeen handed down\,\nReceive treatments from indigenous medicine practitioners\,\nSpend time camping\, walk in the mountains visiting caves\,\nConnect with healers. dancers and artists.\nAttend bush school learn to make bow and arrows\, fire and reed mats and how to track
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/cape-khoe-tours/
LOCATION:South Africa\, 13 Juffenbruchstreet\, Stellenbosch\, Western Province\, 7600\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Johnwhin Meyer":MAILTO:meyerjohnwhin07@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20221230T035615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230924T021530Z
UID:10000213-1695826800-1729432800@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Rites of Passage Guide Training (6 sessions over 16 months)
DESCRIPTION:See Website for details: https://www.ritesofpassagecouncil.org/guide-training
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/rites-of-passage-guide-training-6-sessions-over-16-months/
LOCATION:Asheville\, North Carolina\, Asheville\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Guide Training Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rites of Passage Council":MAILTO:hello@RitesofPassageCouncil.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230929T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231004T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230213T034700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T183731Z
UID:10000150-1695996000-1696420800@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:2023 Wilderness Guides Council Gathering
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for the 2023 Wilderness Guides Council annual in-person gathering: \nSeptember 29 @ 2:00 pm – October 4 @ 12:00 pm MDT\nREGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED – STAY TUNED FOR FALL 2024 DETAILS – WHIDBEY ISLAND\, WA and 2025 IN THE UK ! \nWhat a gift to be able to meet in person\, and to sit together with the land near Mancos\, Colorado.  This is an opportunity to spend spacious and meaningful time with friends and colleagues\, old and new. We will talk about what is coming up in the guiding work\, how we are meeting this ever-changing world and tending to the challenges of these times. More details to come as the program comes together! For now\, here is a bit more about Deer Hill.  You can pick up your tickets and register by scrolling to the bottom of this page! \nThe Deer Hill Base Camp is located on the traditional homelands of the Dine and Ute people. It is 130 acres of rolling hills\, grassy fields\, sage brush meadows\, and piñon and juniper forest. The land is populated by ample wildlife – especially Deer. We will have have the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the land and facilities including: \nThe House with Kitchen and dining area\, Meeting Space with a beautiful wood floor and windows\, shower house\, a wood-stove fired sauna/steam room big enough for about 20 people that Deer Hill uses for ceremony\, a small office / lounge space\, and accommodations that include 40 acres of open space for camping\, camp-like bunks\, indoor loft\, and cabins. \nDeer Hill is a small adventure and community Service program that provides wilderness expeditions and cultural exchange to 150 participants each summer and 20-30 organizations throughout the year. Founders Doug and Beverly Capelin built Deer Hill’s Basecamp in Mancos\, Colorado.  The land is at the foot of the majestic Rocky Mountains\, and a stone’s throw from the rivers and canyons of southeast Utah. Over the past 30 years\, the Capelins have built strong relationships with families and community leaders in the Navajo Nation\, Ute Tribe and Hopi and Zuni pueblos. Deer Hill’s programs are built on the kind of intimate relationships with people and places that take time and dedication to create. \nDeer Hill is in the Four Corners region of the Southwestern United States in the transition zone between the San Juan Mountains and the Canyonlands of Utah. Is about 30 minutes from Durango\, CO and 20 minutes from Cortez\, CO.  Albuquerque is about 4 hours away. Denver\, Phoenix\, and Salt Lake are between 6 and 7 hours away. To pick your tickets – scroll to the bottom of this page – select how many tickets you would like to purchase and registration will continue from there!  \nCLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 2023 GATHERING\n 
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/2023-wilderness-guides-council-gathering/
LOCATION:Mancos\, Colorado\, CO\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231001T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230806T151728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230806T205925Z
UID:10000235-1696068000-1696176000@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:ReEarthing: Coming Home to the Wild Soul
DESCRIPTION:Come back to Earth! Leave behind the confines of the culture of consumerism and find your own wild and authentic self\, your place of belonging in community and your purest connection to Gaia.\nRE-EARTHING will meet in person for five weekends October through April at Spirit Hollow in SW Vermont.\nRE-EARTHING is an six-month journey of connecting to our pure and beautiful humanness\, re-wholing fragmented parts deep in our subconscious\, being part of a soulful community\, and falling in love with Earth\, each other and the challenges and opportunities of these times. \nReEarthing is a place where you are welcomed in your raw vulnerability\, a place where all emotions are embraced\, where self-love is amplified\, and perspective and play are celebrated\, where you will cross thresholds into the forest and into the depths of your own soul\, where inspiration is re-ignited and revered. \nEach session will include teachings\, deep imagery journeys\, council\, small group practices\, and experiential invitations out on the land and in the forest. We will be offering you many invitations to deepen the work between sessions.\nGUIDES: Tracey Forest (KeyTurner) and Jonah Ruh Roberts (Raven) \nThis program is inspired by Tracey’s and Jonah’s own life-long journeys of healing and re-wholing into passionate love for Earth and Mystery and our human place within it\, as well as their intensive guide training with Bill Plotkin and the Animas Valley Institute\, the teachings of Joanna Macy\, and the poets\, writers\, thinkers and dreamers that collectively inspire a vision of the evolution of humanity. \nOver the course of the journey\, your nervous system will settle into a deep sense of belonging in yourself and within a supportive and safe community\, you will gain access to energy\, creativity and passion that may have been locked away since childhood\, you will feel more space\, self love and joy in your body\, mind and spirit\, and you will feel the deep possibility of being an active part of maturing our culture into integrity\, beauty\, wisdom and regeneration. \nPractices Include: \nSoulcrafting™ – a cross-cultural set of practices developed by Bill Plotkin and guides of the Animas Valley Institute\n• soulcentric dreamwork\n• self-designed ceremonies\n• conversations across the species boundaries\n• embodiment exercises (ecstatic dancing\, authentic movement and coming into our animal bodies)\n• deep imagery journeys\n• creation of art and collage\n• soulful poetry and music and drumming\n• extended periods of time on the land\, praising\, lamenting\, listening\n• cultivating relationships with the other-than-human ones \nWild Mind practices (Nature-Based Map of the Human Psyche) to learn how to access the Four Facets of Wholeness and work with our sub-personalities or “protective parts” to learn to do self-healing.\n• journaling\n• deep imagery to facets of wholeness and protective ones\n• dialogue work\n• four-directions circles\n• re-nesting for inner support and unconditional love\n• courting one’s inner beloved on the land\n• invoking and getting to know the Muse\n• shadow work \nThe Way of Council\nCircle process for speaking from the heart\, listening from the heart\, getting to the heart of the matter and being spontaneous\nGuides mirror\, reflect and offer invitations periodically to deepen participants’ journey \nThe Spiral of the Work that Reconnects from Joanna Macy.\n• Starting with Gratitude\n• Honoring our Pain for the World\n• Seeing with New Eyes\n• Work with Ancestors and Future Ones in Deep Time\n• Going Forth \nThis program is open to all genders and orientations\, cultures and backgrounds. And we are especially calling in men! \nYEAR ONE DATES: \nSeptember 30 – October 1 \nNovember 4 – 5 \nDecember 9 -10 \nJanuary 13 -14 2024 \nMarch 2 – 3\, 2024
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/reearthing-coming-home-to-the-wild-soul/2023-09-30/
LOCATION:Spirit Hollow\, Vermont\, 2509 Shaftsbury Hollow Rd\, North Bennington\, VT\, 05257\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Spirit Hollow":MAILTO:traceyforest@spirithollow.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231003
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230830T023145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T181259Z
UID:10000239-1696118400-1696291199@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Wilderness Guides Gathering - Workshop Ticket for Durango/Mancos Locals!
DESCRIPTION:Are you curious to learn more about the Wilderness Guides Council and you live in the Durango/Mancos area? If so\, we would love to extend to you an opportunity to connect up and drop in for a few of the workshops and dinners.  This is a great way to meet people\, have meaningful conversations\, and get a feel for the organization and community. This ticket does not include camping or overnight accommodations. Workshop descriptions will be listed as we have them. Here are the deets! \nThis ticket includes: \nSunday 10/01  \n2:00pm – 4:00pm Workshops – choice of \nRites of Passage with the Queer Community: Queer it Up! \nShadow Work \nTracking the Wild Soul \n6:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner (provided) \nMonday 10/02 \n3pm – 5pm Workshops- choice of: \nBIPOC Specific Trainings – Lessons from the field \nGetting Ready for the Big Belonging \nFinding our Place in the Unraveling \n6:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner (provided) \n7:30pm Evening Program (details TBD soon!) \n  \nIf you are thinking about joining us for the entire gathering you can learn more here: \n2023 Wilderness Guides Council Gathering \n \n 
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-guides-gathering-workshop-ticket-for-durango-mancos-locals/
LOCATION:Mancos\, Colorado\, CO\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230328T001607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T215313Z
UID:10000221-1696665600-1697302800@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Trebbe Johnson Canoe Journey
DESCRIPTION:Wherever we are\, the place that holds us reaches out to touch our own life: what we’ve been through\, what we long for\, what frightens us\, what gives us joy. Our places on Earth also call to us to get more involved with them—to immerse ourselves in their history\, their hurts\, their beauty. Often\, our own preoccupations are so dominant that we forget to pay attention to this constant exchange of invitations and impulses. On this journey through Labyrinth Canyon we open up to the dialogue between our own hearts and the land and water that hold us.\n8 days\, 45 miles of canoeing\, daily writing and delicious food.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/trebbe-johnson-canoe-journey/
LOCATION:Labyrinth Canyon\, Utah\, Labyrinth Canyon\, UT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Rivers Path":MAILTO:info@theriverspath.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231008T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
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SUMMARY:The Elder’s Journey: The Four Shields of Elderhood for Women
DESCRIPTION:“We are the seeds of the tenacious plant\, and it is in our ripeness and our fullness of heart that we are given to the wind and scattered.”\nKahlil Gibran \nThroughout the ages\, elder women have enjoyed sitting in circle to weave the rich tapestries of their stories\, stories that continued to warm and inspire people across time and culture. \nWhat about us\, now\, in our time? As women in all stages of growing into our greater years\, there is a growing passion and a commitment to tell our own stories. We have children\, or we are childless\, we are single or we are partnered\, working or retired\, healthy or feeling the struggles of the body. Whatever stage of elderhood we find ourselves navigating it is important that we find our way\, with as much humor\, grace and dignity as possible. Death awaits us all\, and how we move through these years is of utmost importance. \nElderhood is an evolving experience that can be a ripening of our strengths rather than the dulling of our minds. From the words of social activist Maggie Kuhn\, “Old age is not a disease. It is a strength in survivor-ship\, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments\, trials and illness.” This speaks to aging as an extraordinary achievement. It is an opportunity to re-awaken the imagination towards new possibilities and a renewed spirit inspired by the lived wisdom acquired over the years. \nAs women ripen into the various stages of elderhood\, it may be time to re-map the landscape to make room for the emerging new perspectives of what it means to be an elder in today’s world. Through honoring the years of a life lived\, creating new meaning and imparting our gifts in service\, we move towards transformation and into a renewed vitality\, creativity\, and vision. This program is an invitation to open to what is needed to welcome the elders we are becoming. \nProgram Overview: During our time together we will explore ways to deepen into a more conscious approach to how we can live as elder women in the world today. We will recall our personal stories\, life experiences and collected knowledge and discover ways to transform them into our wisdom and our medicine. \nWe will explore an ancient means of looking into the mirror of nature through the lens of the Four Shields (a nature based teaching) that will reflect and support the wisdom of the elders as a natural point for introspection and meaning . We will move through the 4 seasons\, the 4 directions and the stages of life.\nThese teachings and the earth itself will help to bring what is needed to your own particular stage of this rich new frontier. \nOur days will be filled with a morning circle that will include a check-in and teachings and discussion. In the afternoon a mission will be suggested and there will be time alone on the land. There will be late afternoon story councils for listening and reflection.\nA 24 hour contemplative solo/silence will be offered during the week. Fasting is suggested during this time. A ceremonial sweat will be offered (moderate heat due to honoring sensitivities). \nTime and Location: A special offering for the first time at the Elders’ Journey program. We will be Staying at one of Tucson’s special ranch and retreat centers at Aravaipa in Winkleman\, Arizona. Steeped in Apache history and land that offers a stream that flows through the canyon and a beautiful labyrinth nearby and much more. \nProgram Questions Contact: Silvia Talavera at silvia@lostborders.org
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/the-elders-journey-the-four-shields-of-elderhood-for-women/
LOCATION:Aravaipa Canyon Ranch\, 91467 East Lewis Ranch Road\, Winkelman\, AZ\, 85192\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231023T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230806T151637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230806T151637Z
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SUMMARY:Anima Terra: A Yearlong Journey of Descent and Soul Emergence for Women
DESCRIPTION:New Cohort Starting October 2023! \nGuides: Jonah Ruh Roberts and Tracey Forest \nAn·i·ma /ˈanəmə/noun 1. the soul; 2. the feminine principle \nTer·ra /ˈterə/ noun 1. land or territory; 2. the planet earth \nANIMA TERRA is a FEMININE version of the Journey of Soul Initiation—A Journey of Wild Descent and Soul Emergence for Women.\nThere is not a program like this anywhere else. It is a creation that grows out of our intensive\, years-long guide training with the Animas Valley Institute\, but also from our many years’ love of and experience with women’s work. While you can do lots of women’s programs and you can go on a journey of soul initiation\, no one out there is marrying them in the way that has emerged through our own mythos and guidance. \nThis journey is NOT for everyone. It IS for women who feel the call from Earth and Soul to dive more deeply than ever before\, to cross a one-way portal and fall back into the “source of everything\,” to dissolve and open to the Muse\, to Mystery\, to the mythopoetic underworld\, to finally gain access to their own ecological niche in Earth’s dream. \nAnima Terra is for women who are already engaged in worthwhile lives and work\, have achieved one or more successful\, functional roles in society and have cultivated a sense of responsibility to themselves and the world\, YET they hear an undeniable call to something more — to something beyond the edges of the known — something wild\, rich\, and even a little scary. Through murmurings and imaginings\, they have been urged to uncover why they are really here and to hear what their Soul is beckoning them to embody. \nThis transformational journey is one of descent and return. The descent is into the underworld of Earth and Psyche to let go of attachments to the roles and identities of a life that has become confining\, so you can encounter the pure voice and true expression of your wild feminine Soul. By courageously releasing the cultural and personal mindsets that have bound you\, you will cross many thresholds\, confront your shadows\, your fears\, and your wounds as well as your light\, and explore the edges of your grief and your longing. In relationship with the clear reflections of nature\, you can allow yourself to be radically reshaped by the elemental forces of wind and water\, moon and sun\, rocks and trees\, owl and coyote\, and return to your communities in wholeness\, with your mythical Soul now guiding your life. \nThis yearlong journey\, held at four different wild places in the Northeast\, USA\, unfolds over five sessions – four five-day sessions and one eight-day Vision Fast session – beginning in October 2023 and ending in November 2024. \nDATES \nOctober 19 – 23\, 2023 at Spirit Hollow in Shaftsbury\, Vermont \nFebruary 15 – 19\, 2024 location TBA \nJune 23 – 30\, 2024 at Spirit Hollow \nSeptember 5 – 9\, 2023 in Unity\, NH at Jonah’s place \nNovember 14 – 18\, 2024 location TBA \nWhat’s this journey like? See sisters in the current Anima Terra cohort describing their experiences:\n \n \nIf this sounds enticing\, please visit the webpage. If you get a full-bodied YES\, please contact us — either by email or for a phone call (and you can fill out the application). \nThere are only 12 spots\, and we are already 1/4 full\, so let us know if you’re interested as soon as you can.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/anima-terra-a-yearlong-journey-of-descent-and-soul-emergence-for-women/
LOCATION:Spirit Hollow\, Vermont\, 2509 Shaftsbury Hollow Rd\, North Bennington\, VT\, 05257\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Spirit Hollow%2C Vermont":MAILTO:traceyforest@spirithollow.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
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SUMMARY:Rites of Incorporation: Embodying the Vision and Living the Dream
DESCRIPTION:“Hold fast to dreams\, for if dreams die life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”\n– Langston Hughes \nThis program is an invitation to all who have experienced a vision fast\, or a life transition\, had a dream or may have had a special event to mark or celebrate that long to be embodied and lived out. This offering may be a helpful tool in negotiating this challenging yet rich and fruitful landscape of living into your dreams or vision along with the many other possibilities that are begging to emerge in your life. It begs the question “How do I embody my vision and live my dream?” \nCorpus is the Latin word for body\, and to incorporate is to bring into your body. \nYour physical body is the structure and form in which you live and it is imperative that you give your new ideas and dreams a solid and foundational platform so that you are better able to embody and move them forward into your life. \nThis program is designed to take incorporation to a deeper level. Usually\, the work of incorporating experiences into your life can be most challenging. Often when you return to your busy life it is not always easy to continue with the hard work it takes to manifest your vision and give it practical feet. If ignored it is the place where the previous work of all your dreaming and great ideas can easily be forgotten and placed on the back burner or dismissed altogether. \nWe will be taking the rites of incorporation through the lens of the Four Shields of Human Nature (a nature-based teaching) and nature itself to help teach\, guide and inspire you. \nWe will meet every morning for a daily check-in\, teachings and discussions. In the afternoon you will be given a suggested mission and have 2-3 hours solo time in nature. There will be times in the afternoon and evenings given for reflections and discussions. \nIt is our hope that you will come away from this program with new skills and a refreshed awareness in ways to work with your visions\, dreams\, and ideas and carry them forward into your lives. \nProgram Questions Contact: Silvia Talavera at silvia@lostborders.org
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/rites-of-incorporation-embodying-the-vision-and-living-the-dream/
LOCATION:Catalina State Park\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Incorporation
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ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231024T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231212T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230917T142548Z
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SUMMARY:Embody Feral Female Ferocity
DESCRIPTION:A Wild Yoga Online Immersion\, Oct 24 – Dec 12 \nDates: Tuesdays Oct 24\, 31\, Nov 21\, 28\, Dec 5\, and 12 \nTimes: 11 am MT (six two-hour sessions) \n+ 1 hour personal session with Rebecca Wildbear. \nWe will reawaken to this natural power for our well-being and the love of our threatened Earth by asking the land\, our body\, and our dreams to teach us how to be fierce. We will attune to anger’s signals\, which are sane reactions to structural discrimination. We will seek to unveil power imbalances and listen to the voices not being heard. We’ll honor our feelings\, remember fierce beings we encountered in our dreams\, and imagine what they could bring to our life. \nFerocity is natural and necessary for creatures in the wilderness. Snakes and scorpions act boldly to protect themselves\, especially when threatened by someone higher on the food chain. Yet the dominant human culture discourages nature\, women\, and marginalized communities\, etc.\, from being fierce\, even when they want to defend themselves or protect nature. Those who develop feral ferocity become aware of patriarchal power’s subtle and crude dynamics and respond to injustice from their wild imaginations and with deep empathy for the natural world \nNotice how humanity treats nature. Attune to the everyday violence that is normalized. By developing feral ferocity\, you can restore your instinct to protect all life. Men and women can become allies who honor and embody female ferocity and defend the Earth.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/embody-feral-female-ferocity/
LOCATION:Online\, Open to people in any country
CATEGORIES:Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Wildbear":MAILTO:rebeccawildbear@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231119
DTSTAMP:20260417T115423
CREATED:20230301T034712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T034712Z
UID:10000154-1699488000-1700351999@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Adult Vision Fast in Death Valley
DESCRIPTION:In want of deeper meaning? There is not always a clear path. Longing for a change in one’s life\, it can be challenging to take the leap. Knowing when you yourself have transitioned from one life stage to the next\, is sometimes elusive. At these times\, it can be hugely transformative to enlist community support\, devote time for self-reflection\, and consult the ageless voice of wild nature. \nThis modern-day vision fast engages one’s entire being\, requiring each person to strongly claim their whole Self. It is a challenging\, nourishing\, insightful time in the expansive desert\, where a trained team will create a strong container in which you can claim the transformation and discovery you wish for yourself. You will be joined by a circle of people from varying backgrounds and given a chance to be listened to deeply. \nThe Adult Vision Fast is inclusive of all genders. Different than our gender specific fasts\, topics—and therefore learnings—about gender and between genders are common. It is a ten-day\, journey of Nature\, Spirit\, and Community\, including three days and nights in which participants fast in solitude. The initial four days are focused on your physical\, psychological\, and spiritual preparation for your fast. The middle days are devoted to your vision fast. The final days help you intentionally integrate your experience in the desert in order to move forward in your life back home. \nWhen you know there is something more being asked of you from this life\, when you are seeking vision\, when you are clear that you need to make a change or redefine who you are\, then a vision fast can be right for you. \nGuided by Rob Miller and Kinde Nebeker
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/adult-vision-fast-in-death-valley/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cascadia Quest":MAILTO:center@cascadiaquest.org
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