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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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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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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
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045852
CREATED:20230328T001607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T215313Z
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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
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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T090000
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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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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:20260415T045852
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T034712Z
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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:CA
CATEGORIES:Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cascadia Quest":MAILTO:center@cascadiaquest.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T100000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045852
CREATED:20230917T142700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230917T142700Z
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SUMMARY:Wild Yoga in Costa Rica: Where Rainforest & Ocean Meet
DESCRIPTION:Wild Yoga at Ojo Del Mar EcoLodge On the Osa Peninsula \nDo you long to reconnect to your animal body\, stretch your wild imagination\, and listen to the dreaming Earth? In this week-long journey\, leave behind the speed of culturally imposed timelines and realign with the rhythms of nature. Rest in tide pools\, rejuvenate in the ocean\, and awaken to the songs of birds and the vibrant colors of tropical flowers. Listen to the rolling waves. Notice how each place influences how you move\, sense\, feel\, dream\, and imagine. \nJoin us as we cultivate a loving relationship with our bodies through gentle vinyasa-style yoga. We will experience our bodies as a sacred part of the holy Earth by relaxing in the embrace of the rainforest and ocean. We will have intimate conversations with the land and restore our connection to the Living Earth by listening through our sensory\, imaginal\, physical\, and emotional bodies. Through powerful and playful movement flows and experiential processes\, like creative movement\, rhythm\, council\, ceremony\, and soul poetry\, tune in to your body\, the land\, and dreams. \nShift your awareness towards reverence\, wonder\, and imagination. Court your beloved soul and ask her to guide you. Fall in love\, and become the lover you long to find. Allow channels of communication to open within you and between you and the natural world. Let your life become a prayer of communion with the universe and an act of creative service to the world. \nThe journey includes everything but travel expenses. \nSix nights of accommodations and healthy meals \nDaily yoga welcoming all levels with artful flows\, poetry\, and nature themes \nDeep imagination\, dreamwork\, ceremonies\, and conversations with nature. \nCouncils and other intimate group sharing and listening. \nTime to wander in nature\, rest in a hammock\, journal\, or swim in the ocean. \nImmersion with monkeys\, birds\, and butterflies.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wild-yoga-in-costa-rica-where-rainforest-ocean-meet/
LOCATION:https://www.ojodelmar.com/retreats-gatherings\, Playa Cabonera\, Puerto Jimenez\, CO\, 70602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Wildbear":MAILTO:rebeccawildbear@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240203
DTSTAMP:20260415T045852
CREATED:20240202T232459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T232459Z
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SUMMARY:Christiane Frischmuth
DESCRIPTION:September 5-7\, 2024\nYour True Nature Coaching: Using age-old sacred practices\, enhanced awareness of self and other\, as well as natural spaces to support and challenge those you coach. \nAre you a coach or human relationship professional? Are you a leader who is using coaching skills? Are you wanting to access the profound wisdom of nature in your work? Do you want to build your own nature practice?\nNature offers the opportunity to experience questions and musings and discoveries in a completely new surrounding.\n~ Nature allows us to walk our talk\, choose a different path\, experience getting lost and finding our way again. In nature\, we can still ourselves and listen to our bodies\, hearts and souls.\n~ With nature as our insightful partner\, coaches and those using coaching as a way to support others\, can use age-old processes to support setting intention; create deep\, personal journeys of self-discovery; and facilitate meaningful re-entry and integration through coaching.\n~ Particularly during major transitions\, these rites of passage ~ some call ‘soul searching’ ~ can propel the coachee to new awareness\, new discovery\, and a natural sense of well-being.\nIf this is your first time attending a nature coaching program\, you will learn an adult development framework to orient those we coach to their life phases and transitions\, with clearer steps to move forward\, naturally.\nIf you have some experience with coaching in nature\, not only will you deepen your skills and application\, you will also have an opportunity to hone your mentoring skills using nature as your partner.\nYou will benefit personally as you immerse yourself in wild nature and are coached by your peers as well as enhance your coaching skills by coaching your peers with mentoring and guidance from Russ and Christiane. Bring your own life questions\, ponderings and reflections.\nJoin us for an in person Coaching Workshop with ICF CCEs. In this ICF CCE program\, learn to create and use sacred coaching and leading spaces and times as well as ancient processes for modern times to imbed in your leading/coaching style. Be in wild nature to re-member your own true nature and life story: September 5 (12 noon) through September 7\, 2024 (12 noon). \nTreat yourself to gorgeous\, wild nature while advancing your coaching and leading skills and competence. \nSkills you will learn during our time together:\n• Understand how to support your coachees in sharpening their awareness of self and other\n• Build confidence in working in natural surroundings\, including keeping you and other safe in nature\n• A process for coaching with nature as a partner\, including\n Shaping and clarifying intentions as you listen to self and other\n Creating a sacred pause and space to let the extraordinary emerge\n Generating ideas about self-ceremonies and practices that include nature\n Keeping others safe as they spend alone time in nature – their own purpose retreat\n Stepping into purpose\, and then processing discoveries upon return from their experience through listening\, mirroring and integrating nature\n Creating action steps and practices for integration and accountability\n• Apply nature-based practices in your own coaching to create sacred spaces and times that translate to regular rituals and practices in back every-day life\n• Hone your ICF Core Competencies of Coaching Presence\, Establishing Trust and Intimacy\, Active Listening\, Powerful Questioning\, Creating Awareness\, Planning and Goal Setting\, and Accountability \nColorful Colorado – Ridgway in the San Juan Mountains:\nLocated in beautiful Colorado wilderness and surrounded by untouched National Forest land\, Top of The Pines offers rustic camping with fire rings and an outhouse. We will be spending our time together here during the day. For those wanting to stay immersed in nature\, camp sites are available at the program site. You are welcome to come early and go for a walk or come a night before and stay a night longer to acclimatize. https://www.topofthepines.org\nFor those wanting a more comfortable accommodation\, Ridgway and Ouray offer hotels\, Airbnb and farm accommodation a 10-30 minute ride away. If you were to choose that option\, we would want you to be at the campsite with the group as early as possible to join in the pre program conversations and to stay as late as you like for campfire\, star gazing and story telling. Ridgway and Top of the Pines is one of the designated dark sites – reducing artificial light and allowing the night skies to show their true brilliance.\nParticipants will organize their own accommodation\, transportation and meals (2 lunches\, 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners). Christiane who lives in Ridgway can take care of camping reservations for those wanting to camp\, which we highly encourage. Camping with us at Top of the Pines allows being fully immersed in nature. We will book the entire campsite so we have it for ourselves during the program. We will provide a check list of what to bring and links to places to stay.\nRidgway has a small grocery store and beautiful Orvis hot springs to soak in. There are also restaurants\, should you wish to order food to go during the program. Most of you will fly into Montrose\, where you can shop at larger stores as well. Plan on staying longer or coming earlier. Ouray and Telluride are nearby\, festivals abound; hiking\, kayaking\, biking are numerous and stunning. If you come with your family or friends as part of your Colorado experience\, they will find lots to do during your time attending the program.\nThe season: September is a season of color and light\, of harvesting what we’ve planted\, of getting ready for the more reflective time of winter. It is a perfect time to nurture\, fertilize and plant anew. Here in Colorado\, the days are usually warm with cooler nights. Elevation at Top of the Pines is 8600 feet.\nProcess for True Nature Coaching: This 12-hour ICF CCE coaching program is highly experiential. You will experience the various practices yourself and then apply these practices as you coach one another. Your guides will model each practice before you try yourself. Receive 1 mentor coaching hour and an additional 4 resource credits as your request.\nContext for True Nature Coaching: What resources do you draw on as a leader/coach\, when you hear your colleagues\, coachees\, peers\, friends ~ or even yourself\, ask:\n• How do I create dedicated space/time for me?\n• How do I broaden my horizons?\n• Is it the time to make a big change in my life?\n• If I close something… what will open?\n• What legacy do I leave?\n• What is my true nature?\n• What is only mine to do?\n• I wonder what’s over the next hill…\n• Do I start/change my business or my role or my place in life?\n• How do I self-support my growth and development?\n• How do I integrate my insights from alone time? \nCoaching in a natural space supports deep connection\, profound meaning making\, and a unique client experience. When you coach in nature\, your coachee has space to venture forth from and to be welcomed back into greater clarity. Their time in nature takes on a special meaning with your coaching of clear intention and enacted beginnings and endings. As coach\, you allow awareness and guide supportive personal discovery that is essential for the process to be safe and impactful.\nResearch shows that being in nature enhances the positive emotions of joy\, awe\, optimism and courage. The energetic waves found in nature are those found in the human brain when in deep meditation. We slow down\, deepen our insights\, open to taking in what’s around us. We also connect to a broader purpose and to what is really emerging in us as a yearning or next step on our road.\nBeing in nature enables us to externalize our internal landscapes. Nature allows us to sharpen our senses and to have a more expansive\, deeper and slower experience. Nature doesn’t judge us or make meaning for us or nudge us in any way. Nature simply is. In relationship to nature\, we can test ourselves\, listen to ourselves and listen to what nature can tell us about ourselves ~ our life phases\, paths forward\, and next steps.\nWhen: September 5\, 2024 (noon)\, through September 7\, 2024 (noon). As an additional feature\, we can expand the program and create your individual post program experience. You can go for an additional solo walk and spend another night at the site. The participants may want to have a dinner together or go to the hot springs together on the night of September 7\, which can also be arranged. Just let us know.\nYou: Everyone is welcome regardless of physical ability\, fitness\, agility\, experience in nature. This program will meet you where you are from novice- to experienced-in-nature.\nCost: 895$ for early bird special up to May 15\, 2024 and 995$ after the deadline. We require a minimum of 4 participants to make this program work.\nWant to save money? Register prior to May 15\, 2024 to receive a $100 early-registration discount. In order to make this program as affordable and as good of an individual fit as possible\, we will be charging only for the program design\, preparation\, facilitator travel and facilitation and the campsite for the program. All other costs will be up to you and your preferences.\nTo learn more (no obligation) and to register\, contact Christiane christiane@gfconsulting.org\nPlanning travel: The closest airports are Montrose (30 minutes away) and Grand Junction (90 minutes away). Durango is 2 hours away. Feel free to email and ask questions.\nWhat to bring: Dress casually and in layers as we will be inside and outside\, in various weather conditions. Bring sturdy shoes and a jacket/hat for cool evenings. (Zip code 81432) Bring a journal\, pen and water bottle. The venue neither sells nor serves alcohol\, however\, you may bring alcohol onsite for your own or for shared consumption. We will provide further logistical details upon your registration.\nCancellation policy: Due to payments for the campsite\, materials and logistics and plane tickets\, we must have a cancelation policy in place. Prior to May 15\, a full refund is offered. After May 15\, we are unable to offer a refund. We will decide on May 15 if we have the minimum number of participants required to make the program work.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/christiane-frischmuth/
LOCATION:top of the pines\, Ridgway\, Colorado\, 81432\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20240226T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20240308T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045852
CREATED:20230924T170256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230924T170256Z
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SUMMARY:INTERNATIONAL VISION FAST IN SOUTH AFRICA – 26 February to 8 March 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us in ceremony on the ancient land of Africa!\nVenez-nous rejoindre en cérémonie sur l’ancienne terre d’Afrique! \nThis vision fast* is an invitation to the international community\, a call to gather together to explore the issues of our time and manifest the wisdom that comes from our diversity.\nWe will begin our process in November 2023\, with 3 video calls for preparation and teaching.\nWelcome if you hear this important call. \nCe jeûne de vision* est une invitation à la communauté internationale\, un appel à venir explorer ensemble les enjeux de notre temps et manifester la sagesse issue de notre diversité.\nNous débuterons notre processus au mois de novembre 2023\, avec 3 appels vidéo de préparation et d’enseignement.\nBienvenue si tu entends résonner cet appel important. \n*What is a vision fast? A Vision Fast is an ancient rite of passage\, marking a transition\, a change in your life\, a calling – sometimes unformed and uncertain. It is a ritual that allows us to look and listen deeply into who we are and what our purpose is. What are we here to do and what is the legacy we are leaving behind?\nPlease find more info on our website and pdf flyer. \nLe jeûne de vision est un rite de passage moderne qui permet d’appréhender la complexité de notre époque et de marquer et célébrer les transitions et les diverses étapes d’une vie.\nIl s’agit d’un temps de pause seul-x-e en nature\, sans abri ni nourriture\, où honorer les saisons et la nature cyclique de l’existence.\nUn espace\, en cérémonie\, où poser des questions essentielles et nourrir une vision riche et pleine pour sa propre vie et ce que l’on souhaite en faire.\nLe jeûne de vision est intimement lié au cycle du vivre et mourir\, au constant mouvement de l’être\, de la naissance à la mort.\nLe fait de jeûner et de s’exposer aux éléments et à la solitude apporte l’humilité et le calme nécessaires à entendre les battements de son propre coeur et à laisser les peurs se dissoudre.\nDire oui à la vie\, toute entière et sans croire la contrôler mais en prenant la pleine responsabilité de soi-même et de ce que l’on a à offrir aux autres.\nNous choisissons d’appeler cette cérémonie un Jeûne de Vision et non pas une Quête de Vision pour des raisons d’appropriation culturelle.\nLe Jeûne de Vision est néanmoins largement inspiré par les pratiques spirituelles et la sagesse amérindiennes et nous sommes pour toujours reconnaissant-x-e-s aux peuples qui ont conservé et pratiqué ce rite de passage bien longtemps avant nous et nous ont permis de nous rappeler d’aller écouter la terre en cérémonie – et de prier et danser et pleurer pour une vision qui nous inspire à prendre soin de la beauté de la nature et du monde.\nNous sommes issus de la tradition de The School of Lost Borders fondée par Steven Foster et Meredith Little.\nNous honorons la manière dont ils ont tous deux permis à cette cérémonie de revenir dans notre culture moderne et nous honorons l’importance de la pratiquer pour nous rappeler à notre qualité d’Etre Humain.\nmerci\nToutes les informations sont sur notre flyer (pdf en anglais) et sur notre site internet : www.ceuxdici.ch
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/international-vision-fast-in-south-africa-26-february-to-8-march-2024/
LOCATION:GROOT WINTERHOEK WILDERNESS AREA\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="CARINE ROTH":MAILTO:CARINE@CEUXDICI.CH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20240318T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20240329T140000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045852
CREATED:20221230T040048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230924T022110Z
UID:10000146-1710756000-1711720800@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:12 Day Village Encampment With Vision Quest Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:See Website for details: www.RitesofPassageCouncil.org
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/12-day-village-encampment-with-vision-quest-ceremony/
LOCATION:Southern Spain\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Adults,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rites of Passage Council":MAILTO:hello@RitesofPassageCouncil.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240408
DTSTAMP:20260415T045852
CREATED:20240219T232641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T232641Z
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SUMMARY:Four Shields of Human Nature: Finding Wholeness in the Living Body of Nature
DESCRIPTION:“The Great Summons of our time is to find our way home \nto our true nature in the living body of earth.” \nJoanna Macy \nThe gift of this nature-based teaching—part of the “bare bones” of the School of Lost Borders’ ceremony—was given to us by our founders Steven Foster and Meredith Little ( authors of The Four Shields: The Initiatory Seasons of Human Nature). There have been many nature-based teachings throughout indigenous cultures worldwide. Nature was home\, church\, schoolroom\, play ground for all to learn about life and how to live in communion and cooperation with each other. \nThe world today is in a great crisis\, borne of a deep\, collective separation of nature. Will we heed the call towards healing—towards remembering that all things are connected. In the words of Chief Seattle: “What ever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth”. \nNature has a way of teaching us right relationship with our own humanness\, both inside and out\, when we open to different qualities to be found in each of the four directions: The south: the qualities of the physical body\, instincts and emotions. The west: the qualities of intuition and introspection. The north: the qualities of standing in our own truth. The east: the qualities of that which is greater than us and the divine within. \nDuring our time together we will look to disprove the ‘lie’ that we are separate from nature\, and from each other. We will strive to re- remember our place and our belonging in all of creation as well as our connection to one another. We will learn from observing nature\, the seasons and the life cycles. We will begin to re-orient to the natural world by looking closely at the clues and patterns of the natural blueprint that surrounds us. We will learn through our senses and feelings how the cycles\, rhythm and flow of nature reflect our own natural flow. \nThis week’s experience will be helpful to those who are in training for nature based work\, those who work in counseling\, life coaching\, or anyone living in this world working towards wholeness. \nWe will begin our days with check-ins\, teachings\, and discussions. The afternoons and one of the evenings will be spent alone in nature for 2-3 hours with a suggested mission. Late afternoons and early evenings we will spend sharing stories of your experiences when out alone. \nFor enquiries please contact Silvia Talavera at silvia@lostborders.org
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/four-shields-of-human-nature-finding-wholeness-in-the-living-body-of-nature-2/
LOCATION:Catalina State Park\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Guide Training Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240402T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240402T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045852
CREATED:20240402T232831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T232831Z
UID:10000280-1712044800-1712077200@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Carolyn Ringo
DESCRIPTION:Join us in ceremony on the land with 5-10 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 this 9 day experience you will be invited to let go and find what you are seeking. \nThe quest takes place in a community of supportive women. You will spend 3 days in preparation: physically\, emotionally\, mentally and spiritually. You will then have the opportunity to go out on the land in your chosen spot to spend 3 days and nights with only the company of the “other than human” world. You will not be alone! When you return you will share your story with the circle\, and it will be mirrored by your guides to deepen it and/or help you see different perspectives. Lastly you will contemplate and share how you will integrate your new wisdom into your lives\, how you will share your experience\, and how you will maintain this new level of awareness. We will celebrate!
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/carolyn-ringo/2024-04-02/
LOCATION:Uncompahgre Plateau\, Western Colorado\, Grand Junction (near)\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Earth Essence":MAILTO:carolyn@carolynringo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T110000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045852
CREATED:20240219T224940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T233632Z
UID:10000260-1712397600-1712401200@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:What's Blooming? WGC Spring Abundance Online Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to the 2024 Spring Abundance Fundraiser. \nJoin us for 1 hour of inspiration. \nWhat’s Blooming?  \nApril\, 6 2024 \n10am – 11am Pacific Time \non Zoom (please RSVP for the link) \nWe will share snippets of all that is Blooming with the WGC. We will invite members of the community to share what is Blooming for you. We will shower you with love\, gratitude\, and inspiration. In times filled with so much uncertainty\, tragedy\, grief – we decided to call in a spring rain shower of all the good and powerful work being done to support people and planet in these transformational times . \nCome hear what is blooming\, give and receive support for your visions\, and help the WGC reach it’s fundraising goals for the year. \nWe can synchronize\, alchemize\, energize in our collective love for people and planet…. \nThis is a free event – We want everyone who wishes to feel the love to be there. Please RSVP using the form below to receive Zoom info and to inquire about sharing what is Blooming for you! \nYou can make a tax deductable contribution towards our Spring Abundance Fundraiser here: \nDONATE HERE \n(RSVP BELOW)
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/whats-blooming-wgc-spring-abudance-online-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom. RSVP for Link
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240423
DTSTAMP:20260415T045852
CREATED:20240307T224909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T224909Z
UID:10000278-1712966400-1713830399@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Journey of Soul
DESCRIPTION:THE JOURNEY OF SOUL CEREMONY IS A MODERN-DAY RITE OF PASSAGE THAT SUPPORTS US AS WE NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITY OF LIFE AND MARK\, HONOR\, AND CELEBRATE TRANSITIONS. IT’S A DYNAMIC WILDERNESS RITE FOR PEOPLE SEEKING GREATER DEPTH AND CLARITY ABOUT LIFE PURPOSE AND MEANING. THE CEREMONY SERVES AS AN INVITATION INTO YOUR OWN SOUL AND DEEPER LAYERS OF TRUE ADULTHOOD. \nJourney of Soul: April 13-22 \nThe vision fast ceremony is a modern-day rite of passage that supports us as we navigate the complexity of life and mark\, honor\, and celebrate transitions. It’s a dynamic wilderness rite for people seeking greater depth and clarity about life purpose and meaning. The ceremony serves as an invitation into your own soul and deeper layers of true adulthood. Fasting involves time out alone in nature\, with minimal or no food\, and leaving behind distractions and daily routines. We will sit in community and honor the practices of Council before and after your individual fast. Fasting with us involves storytelling\, dream telling\, and creative expression. \nImportance of storytelling\nStories are what keeps our world moving in all its directions. When we gather in this way and allow nature to guide us\, we have a great impact on those directions. These experiences work on us on multiple levels\, in multiple dimensions\, most cannot be explained with words\, only felt and witnessed by community. \nDream telling\nBeing bathed in the natural world and shedding outer influences for an extended time allows our Dreams to show up differently during this time– this is a space to share our dreams with one another\, to meet them with just as much awareness as our waking world. They are a gateway into deeper understanding of what our inner worlds are asking of us. We encourage you to pay close attention to your dreams from now until we come together– how are they informing you on what wants to show up for this ceremony? Pay attention to how they begin to take shape. \nYour guides are Amy Tuttle/Thunder\, Taylor Valdez\, and Krystyna Jurzykowski.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/journey-of-soul/
LOCATION:High Hope Ranch\, 3353 Co Rd 2009\, Glen Rose\, TX\, 76043\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Tuttle and Taylor Valdez":MAILTO:tuttleamyj@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T140000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20221230T035954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230924T022001Z
UID:10000145-1714467600-1715349600@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-3/
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;VALUE=DATE:20240503
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240511
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20240219T233415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T233415Z
UID:10000262-1714694400-1715385599@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:The Nature of Council
DESCRIPTION:“There is a world behind the world we see that is the same world but more open\, more transparent\, without blocks. Like inside a big mind\, the animals and humans all can talk\, and those who pass through here get power to heal and to help. They learn how to behave\, and how not to give offense. To touch this world no matter how briefly is a help in life.” \n~ Gary Snyder\, The Practice of the Wild \nCouncil is an ancient way and modern practice whose roots are deep within the natural world\, spanning diverse cultures and spiritual traditions. Sitting in circle we remember and learn to listen to the whole: the people\, the place and all living beings. This practice elicits an experience of deep community\, recognizing that each voice has value\, every person has a gift\, a story to share\, a piece of the puzzle. \nOverview: The eight-day arc of this training gives us time to explore different forms\, formats\, exercises and ways of sharing council in intimate relationships\, families\, schools and communities. There will be both solo-time and group-time\, in order to open to the teachings offered by the natural world. We will offer group exercises\, weaving in self-generated ceremonies\, inviting the mystery into our personal journeys. We will explore the facilitation challenges of working solo\, with a partner\, and with the whole circle. \nWe will use the universal map of the Four Directions as our compass to guide our way through the wilderness within and without. We will be asked to cross threshold after threshold into the wholeness of our lives. Ultimately\, it is the questions you are living and the experiences you bring with you that will shape our time together\, as will the shadows following you here. \nWith vulnerability and a little grace\, we hope to meet the moment where serving self\, serving others\, and serving Creation\, are spoken in one voice. \nWho is this offering for: This extended training is intended for leaders and change-agents\, caregivers and caretakers\, and those longing for and creating community. It is intended to support and inform those working with young people and elders\, as well as guides using Council with rites-of-passage. It offers guidance for Council Carriers introducing the Council practice into other cultures and challenging places. \nVenue: In the circle of our days together\, Payahuunadu\, “The place where water flows” (Owen’s Valley in the Eastern Sierra) will be our home. Our base will be Baker Creek\, a campground nestled below the southernmost glacier in North America just west of Big Pine\, CA. \nFor program enquires please contact Sam DeBoskey sambdeboskey@gmail.com
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/the-nature-of-council/
LOCATION:Big Pine
CATEGORIES:Guide Training Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240520
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20240307T225941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T225941Z
UID:10000279-1715817600-1716163199@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Wild Mirrors
DESCRIPTION:This is a retreat for anyone feeling the call to community\, creativity\, and contemplation at this potent moment in history. Merging wilderness rites-of-passage\, eco-depth psychology (dream work\, imaginal explorations)\, embodiment/dance and writing\, we will take these few days to connect to our bodies\, each other\, and the land to hear the voices of our own creative spirits. We strongly believe that art is a central component of personal and collective healing and transformation and that by offering our attention to our muses and the wider chorus of the earth\, we can step beyond wounds and blockages to inhabit a larger\, more alive sense of existence. \nThe actual dynamics of how this gathering will unfold are often determined by the group and the moment but this retreat will definitely include somatic/embodiment practices like Authentic Movement\, dance\, and meditation/yoga. Each day will also involve dream work\, wandering on the land with contemplations/questions\, lessons on poetry and writing\, and a group sharing circle for witnessing and being witnessed. \nHere in the springtime return to life\, as snow gives way to rain\, we stand among unknown futures. As so many people before us\, we are tasked to listen to and create beyond the boundaries of the known\, outside the web of culture. Putting our ears to the earth and turning our attention to dreams\, griefs\, synchronicities\, and creative inspirations\, we gather\, slowing to the speed of embodiment to witness Earth and ourselves at this wild moment in history.\n​\nThese days\, we reckon with the long shadows of our times\, inviting back the fullness of embodied feeling\, audacious dreaming\, and community care. Turning toward soul and the rhythms of the wild world\, we’ll court the poems\, movements\, and intuitions that have been waiting for our attention beneath the noise. Drawing upon dreamwork\, land-based eco-psychology explorations\, group council\, music/dance/rhythm and poetry & writing practice\, we will weave a container of heart and trust\, allowing tender truths to emerge.\n​\nBy coming together to slow down and listen with Earth\, we step toward our birthright of a participatory relationship with the natural world and our own artistic witnessing. Falling more deeply in love with life in all its dimensions and expressing our hearts through our artistry is the medicine that may offer a way through the coming decades of cultural and climactic decay toward possibilities of renewal. \nIn this gathering we will:\n-Slow down into our bodies through somatic practices\, wild contemplations on the land\, and sacred talking circles\n-Hold gentle space for the grief and fear we’ve been carrying around the direction of society and the natural world.\n-Explore poetry\, writing and dance as mediums of listening\, healing and truth telling\n-Work with dreams and learn how they connect us to our specific place and time and point us toward our own central meaning\n-Explore the “imaginal realm” through the practice of “depth council”\, wild wanders\, art/collage\, dreams\, poetry\, deep imagination journeys and more.\n-Practice ceremony in community to claim your life and set intentions for what you really want\n-Have supported solitude in nature to move slow and listen to your own inner voice\n-Cultivate wholeness through being in co-regulated relationship with the wild world and community \nDates: May 16 – 19\, 2024 \nThis offering is limited to 16 people. There is an outhouse and a well on site\, as well as a creek for washing and filtering water. The location is on private land in the Tobacco Ridge Mountains\, an hour outside Bozeman\, Montana. \nPreparations\nRegistrants will receive a preparation package including practices to begin and recommended resources for review. Site is remote and shared when enrolled. Participants are responsible for bringing their own breakfasts and lunches and group dinners will be communally prepared by meal teams.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wild-mirrors/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240526
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20240219T233439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T233439Z
UID:10000263-1715990400-1716681599@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Reclaiming the Divine Masculine
DESCRIPTION:For the longest time\, patriarchal beliefs and proscribed gender roles have discouraged men from learning to listen deeply and gently reflect. In the last half of the century\, we’ve seen a growing recognition of the importance for each person to make their own spiritual connection with the Divine – an energy that resides inside each of us and in the natural world. But even for those who aspire to cultivating a spiritual life\, rarely is there time\, space\, and support for this kind of\ndeeper attunement. \nCome join us for a week in the natural world as we explore the Four Directions of the Divine Masculine. We’ll first spend a day in the South\, where the body serves as a temple for the soul. Then will come a day in the West\, where the storytelling adolescent boy seeks to find identity and meaning in the world by exploring his shadow. Next is a day in the North\, where the empowered adult man looks to be of service to his people and use those gifts found in the West. And finally\, starting at the crack of dawn\, will be a day in the East: the place of Spirit\, God\, Goddess\, Beauty\, Love\, and – in this week of exploration – the Divine Masculine. \nProgram Overview: To encourage our busy minds to settle\, each day we will sit in silent meditation—some sessions optional\, some encouraged. \nWe also will gather in council\, holding space for the sharing and witnessing of stories. Afternoons will include time for walking in the natural world to explore each of the four directions of the Divine Masculine\, culminating in a sunrise-to-late-afternoon solo walk on the day in the East. When we reconvene\, we’ll then spend two days hearing\nstories from this solo time. \nA note about gender: We invite anyone to join us who identifies – wholly or in part –\nas “a man” or as “masculine.” We are looking to create the cohesion that comes with\nan affinity group\, while also being inclusive. \nA note about religion & spirituality: We welcome people of any religious affiliation.\nWe also welcome people without any religious affiliation. Our aim is to offer to participants the bare-bones spiritual practice of fasting alone in the natural world—a way for each person to source their own connection with the Divine\, however they conceive of that. \nProgram Questions Contact: Scott Eberle at scott@lostborders.org
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/reclaiming-the-divine-masculine/
LOCATION:Wildlands in the San Francisco Bay Area
CATEGORIES:Guide Training Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240528T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240607T140000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20221230T035913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230924T021905Z
UID:10000214-1716886800-1717768800@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-2/
LOCATION:Asheville\, North Carolina\, Asheville\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rites of Passage Council":MAILTO:hello@RitesofPassageCouncil.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240604T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240616T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20230720T013122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T013122Z
UID:10000232-1717516800-1718553600@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Colorado Queer Quest 2024
DESCRIPTION:For over the last decade at the Queer Quest\, groups of people from every part of the queer community have gathered on the land to celebrate our stories and step into the fullness of our queer bodies and selves. This safe and healing space has been a refuge and a reminder to all that being queer is a reflection and celebration of nature’s true diversity. Showing up as who we are\, and with our many gifts\, brings wholeness to the world! \nQueer people have always been edge walkers who are a source of deep connection between the community\, nature and the mystery\, and now is the time to fully own our place. With all the challenges facing the queer community in the world today\, now is the time to come back to our roots and the gifts that the queer community brings to the world. Connecting deeply to yourself\, and fully accepting all of who you are\, is both a radical act of rebellion against forces of hate and division\, and a radical act of communion with all living things! \nJoin us in this inclusive and supportive circle surrounded by the tallest peaks in Colorado for this ceremonial rite of passage designed specifically for the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Coming together\, to step all the way in to the multifaceted person you are and being witnessed by the community\, is healing for everyone and the land. \nIf you are feeling the call to be on the land in queer community to do deep\, personal work for yourself\, your community and the earth\, then this program is right and the time has come. To secure your place\, the first steps are to enroll by clicking the ‘enroll’ button and sending a deposit by clicking the ‘pay deposit/tuition’ button. If you are unable to pay a deposit\, write to school@lostborders.org about a scholarship. No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay. Taking these steps will save your spot in the program. You can also send a check to the School of Lost Borders but you will still need to enroll through the website. This program has a long waitlist every year so enrolling and paying or working out the deposit as early as you can is a good idea. You will then receive more information about the next steps in the process.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/colorado-queer-quest-2024/
LOCATION:Wild Mountain Retreats\, Buena Vista\, CO\, 81211\, United States
CATEGORIES:LGBTQIA+
ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240606T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240610T110000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20240515T132322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240515T132322Z
UID:10000285-1717696800-1718017200@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Wild Yoga Journey: Dreaming with Mountain\, River & Forest
DESCRIPTION:Align with the rhythms of nature during this five-day immersion set amid Oregon’s stunning Cascade Mountain Range. Leave behind the fast pace of modern culture and rest beside the peaceful Breitenbush River. Witness how your body wants to move each morning in a gentle vinyasa-style yoga asana practice that welcomes you\, whatever your level. Listen to your dreams\, court your soul\, and converse with the wild world. Whisper your longings and heartbreaks to the stars\, ask your greatest questions to the whirling water\, and receive visions from the wise elder trees in Willamette National Forest to guide you home to your heart. \nNature is our ultimate yoga teacher because she lives in perpetual asana. Tree branches\, trunks\, and roots inhabit unique shapes that dance with wind\, sun\, and soil. Likewise\, we can flow with our wild nature\, which renews our bodies\, hearts\, and souls by deepening our relationship with the wild world. When we dive into the crisp\, clear river or soak in Breitenbush hot springs\, we nourish and awaken our bodies and souls. When we behold an ancient forest returning to life after a 2020 wildfire\, our spirits are touched in lovely and surprising ways. \nDuring this immersion\, we’ll listen to the song of the planet\, track our dreams\, and explore the unique gifts we offer the world. We’ll engage in Earth ceremonies and intimate conversations with the land\, noticing how the presence of moss and stream\, birds and flowers\, moon and tree affects us. We’ll access our deep imagination as we wander in nature. We will track the feelings\, images\, dreams\, and words arising inside us and recognize them as messages from the land\, mystery\, and our souls. \nJoin us to nurture your body and heart while listening deeply. Tap into unordinary ways of perceiving. Enhance your relationships with yourself and the natural world. Open your sensory body\, follow the mythic threads of your wildness\, and receive glimmers about the part you are called to play in the symphony of life.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wild-yoga-journey-dreaming-with-mountain-river-forest/
LOCATION:https://breitenbush.secure.retreat.guru/program/wild-yoga-journey/\, 53000 Breitenbush Rd SE\, Detroit\, 97342\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Wildbear":MAILTO:rebeccawildbear@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240616
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20240301T192804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T192804Z
UID:10000268-1717804800-1718495999@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:The Four Directions of a Queer Man: Forgiveness\, Apology & Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:Queer people don’t grow up as ourselves\, we grow up playing a version of ourselves that sacrifices authenticity to minimise humiliation & prejudice. The massive task of our adult lives is to unpick which parts of ourselves are truly us & which parts we’ve created to protect us. \n—Alexander Leon \nepigraph in Last Call\, by Elon Green \nGathering in a natural setting – the high desert east of the Sierra Mountains – we will look to nature as our mirror\, as we aim to learn more deeply what it means to be “a man” and to be “queer.” Each of the four directions mirrors back something uniquely: call this “the four directions of a queer man.” The south\, where the sun is high in the sky\, is the place of the child—or for this week\, the queer child. In the west\, where the sun sets\, is the darkness of adolescence: where a queer man must navigate their “coming out”—however many times\, and during whatever stages of life. In the north\, the direction of night\, is the place of the empowered queer adult who knows how to survive and thrive in dark times. And in the east\, with its daily inspiration of the sunrise\, is the place of Queer Spirit. We will explore each of these four directions – a day at a time – culminating in an overnight solo on the fourth full day\, the day in the east. \nThrough the week\, we will weave in the themes of wounding\, forgiveness\, apology\, and reconciliation. We recognize that growing up queer in a homophobic world may have left each of us with old wounds and complicated ongoing relationships – with family\, community\, and even chosen friends. That has left many of us with lots of unfinished business. \nTo do this healing work\, we will draw upon an old hospice teaching. To complete a relationship at the end of life\, five things need be said: “Please forgive me”; “I forgive you”; “Thank you”; “I love you”; and “Goodbye.” One of the great opportunities we all have is to do this work now – to keep our relationships current rather than waiting for our final days. Otherwise\, we risk being weighed down by a lifetime of woundings\, angers\, and regrets. \nWe are calling in a circle of “GBTQ men.” Put another way: people who identify as “queer” and as a “man” – whatever those two words mean for you. We aim to be inclusive. If you would like to attend but don’t identify as a queer man\, please talk to us. \nProgram information: Enrollment is limited to 10. This program will be held in the Inyo/White Mountains east the Sierra Mountains and immediately east of Big Pine\, CA. We will start midday on the first day\, a Saturday\, and finish by noon of the last day. We will be camping together the entire week\, likely with a simple toilet set-up and no showers. More detailed logistical information will be sent out a few months before the course begins. \nProgram Questions Contact: Scott Eberle at scott@lostborders.org \nOf special note: We have raised scholarship money from previous participants for this particular program in an effort to make this year’s gathering more accessible to those with limited income. This program-specific fund can support participation for up to five men\, contributing to the cost of their tuition\, transportation\, and food. We are especially interested in drawing younger people and/or BIPOC people. Please contact Scott at the email above for more info.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/the-four-directions-of-a-queer-man-forgiveness-apology-reconciliation/
LOCATION:Big Pine
CATEGORIES:Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240627
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20240117T003700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T030212Z
UID:10000246-1718409600-1719446399@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Young Adults Nature Based Rite of Passage
DESCRIPTION:Every summer the School of Lost Borders offers nature based rites of passage for young people age 18-28 ready to confirm their entry into adulthood in the eastern mountains of Payahuunadü (also known as the Inyo Mountains outside of Big Pine\, California). These are the ancestral and contemporary lands of the Nüümü and Newe people. \nNearly every culture on the planet shows evidence of a ceremonial marking of the passage from youth to adulthood\, undertaken consciously and witnessed by the community. Marking the threshold of adulthood takes great courage\, perhaps now more than ever before as young people face growing stressors of environmental and social crises. With the intention of finding and facing your deepest truths\, your strengths and weaknesses\, you turn toward the critical questions: “Who am I to be in the world?” “What are my gifts?” And perhaps “What is needed now?” \nThe wilderness rite of passage is an opportunity to bring your whole being into contact with the natural world\, including your concerns\, your challenges\, your grief and your prayers\, your rage and your fragility…as well as the dreams only you can dream. \nThe solo fast requires a willingness to go alone in the high desert of the Inyo Mountains for three days and nights without food and minimal shelter. It is a ceremony of wholeness and belonging\, in which profound bonds with inner and outer nature\, self and community may be discovered. Each will come to and return from the solo time with a unique story to share and be witnessed in a story council. \nProgram Overview: This eleven-day program is divided into three sections; severance\, threshold\, and incorporation. The first few days are a time of separation from your daily life\, physical preparation\, and becoming clear on your intention for going out alone into the natural world. The threshold time is your solo time – three days and nights alone on the land. Finally\, the days spent after the solo are the first days of your year-long incorporation experience\, where you will learn to work with the gifts you bring to the new phase of life you are entering. Our program includes an incorporation call a season after we return\, September 2023. \nProgram Questions Contact: Gretchen Gerlach via gretchen@lostborders.org
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/young-adults-nature-based-rite-of-passage/
LOCATION:Inyo Mountains\, CA\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240620T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240629T150000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20230806T152028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230806T152028Z
UID:10000234-1718895600-1719673200@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. \nThe quest takes place in a community of supportive women. You will spend 3 days in preparation: physically\, emotionally\, mentally and spiritually. You will then have the opportunity to go out on the land in your chosen spot to spend 3 days and nights with only the company of the “other than human” world. You will not be alone! When you return you will share your story with the circle\, and it will be mirrored by your guides to deepen it and/or help you see different perspectives. Lastly you will contemplate and share how you will integrate your new wisdom into your lives\, how you will share your experience\, and how you will maintain this new level of awareness. We will celebrate!
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/womens-wild-soul-quest-2/
LOCATION:Uncompahgre Plateau\, Western Colorado\, Grand Junction (near)\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Earth Essence":MAILTO:carolyn@carolynringo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T045853
CREATED:20230122T165832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T181925Z
UID:10000148-1719565200-1720195200@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Wilderness Rites of Passage and Becoming
DESCRIPTION:This eight-day retreat functions as a Ceremony of Becoming\, allowing you to step into a more meaningful and complete version of your life with the help of nature and a small community of individuals. You are invited to leave your current life behind\, severing from work\, relationships\, household duties\, school\, social media and the everyday constant flow of life. You will find yourself in a beautiful wooded space set aside for spiritual retreats and journeys\, and enter into a guided ceremony where your perspectives and outlook will broaden and change. With your boundaries and walls becoming more permeable\, your essential questions are allowed to come to the forefront:\nWhat am I ready to leave behind? What am I moving into? What really is the point of it all? What do I have to offer this world? What is most essential in me that brings life and love? What do I need to let die so that a new life can be reborn?\nThere are ten spots open for this summer\, and we are donation based\, asking participants to give what they can at an appropriate amount reflective of their life situation. LGBTQ+ community is welcomed and honored with open arms and hearts.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-rites-of-passage-and-becoming/
LOCATION:Friends Wilderness Center\, West Virginia\, Harpers Ferry\, WV\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bryan Bieniek":MAILTO:bryan@outdoortherapeutics.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240709
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SUMMARY:CO Men’s Fast
DESCRIPTION:Being a man can be easy\, and not easy at all. How do people who identify as a man navigate both the immense privileges that come with maleness\, and the weight of myths that come with being a man. Myths like ‘the self-made man’\, the ‘warrior’\, the ‘breadwinner’ and ‘protector’. In a world where patriarchy has created real and lasting harm to others and the earth\, how can a man be sensitive and compassionate yet have a strong voice and presence that leaves room and space for the voices and presence of others? \nThrough this rite-of-passage we invite those who identify as men to take a leap – to look deeply at our notions of manhood – and to enter the threshold with an open heart. Alone and together we’ll embark on a shared journey towards finding integrity\, towards finding real community\, and towards finding a future that is calling us to slow down\, show up and embody the transformation these times are asking of us. Truly\, the world needs initiated adult and elder men more than at any time in memory. \nThis initiatory ceremony will take you to the edges of who you are in a safe and caring space. This is a time that will hold you in all your wholeness\, ask you to be all of who you are and to bring all the gifts you carry back to the world in an authentic and caring way. \nCome and join us\, surrounded by some of the tallest peaks in Colorado and under billions. of stars as we take this journey together. Your ceremony will begin with enrolling in the program and sending a deposit to hold your space. More information will be sent to you once this is done. The time has come and we welcome you to join us on the amazing land we call Wild Mountain for this transformative experience. \nProgram Overview: \nThis ceremony involves several days of preparation\, 4 days and nights of spending time alone in a wilderness place\, and a few days of incorporation. You will be supported physically\, psychologically\, mentally\, and spiritually\, so that you might fully benefit from this experience of being alone with little or no food in the wilderness. After our days of preparation\, you will cross the threshold and enter into your ceremony or threshold time\, making it your own. During the final days\, you step into the incorporation process where we will join together for the sharing of stories. The guides will listen\, support your understanding of the experience\, and challenge you to give your vision practical feet – to live the life you have rightfully claimed as your own! When all the stories have been told\, we will celebrate together and prepare for your return to your community. \nFor more info please contact Sam via sambdeboskey@gmail.com
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/co-mens-fast/
LOCATION:Wild Mountain\, Colorado
CATEGORIES:Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
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