Questing: hearing the call for ceremony and celebration, release and renewal
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with this one wild and precious life…?" ~Mary Oliver
Council 1 Training
Council 1 Training ~ May 25-27, 2018, in Nevada City, CA
Council is a compelling communication method that cultivates empathic listening and heartfelt dialogue. This training offers an introduction to and grounding in the forms and intentions of the practice, exploring the lineage of Council and indigenous and ceremonial roots.
Practiced around the world in homes, communities, organizations and educational settings (including more than 60 public and private CA schools, South Africa, Europe, the Middle East and other places), council helps to nurture the deep, authentic connections often neglected in our ever-faster, multi-tasking culture.
Join us to immerse yourself and explore the foundational practice of Council and its application to your life, work and community.
To register: Contact Kate Bunney at katbun12@gmail.com
Council is a compelling communication method that cultivates empathic listening and heartfelt dialogue. This training offers an introduction to and grounding in the forms and intentions of the practice, exploring the lineage of Council and indigenous and ceremonial roots.
Practiced around the world in homes, communities, organizations and educational settings (including more than 60 public and private CA schools, South Africa, Europe, the Middle East and other places), council helps to nurture the deep, authentic connections often neglected in our ever-faster, multi-tasking culture.
Join us to immerse yourself and explore the foundational practice of Council and its application to your life, work and community.
To register: Contact Kate Bunney at katbun12@gmail.com
Youth Quest
Wilderness Reflections Youth Quest - July 22-30, 2017, from Marin County to Inyo Mtns, CA
"I came away from the trip with so much … I became less afraid of life." -RS, 16
"In all honesty, there wasn’t one aspect of the trip I didn’t enjoy. What you guys are doing is pure gold. I wouldn’t change a thing." -AT, 17
"My son moved to a new level of maturity through this experience – more confidence, willingness to be authentic, and greater respect for himself and others." -JB, Youth Quest Parent
Are You Ready ... ?
To Build Your Self-Confidence
To Understand Yourself More Deeply
To Know What is Truly Important to You
To Seek Vision and Direction for your Life
To Mark your Passage into Adulthood
The wilderness solo experience is an age-old rite of passage. You will join the ranks of countless others who have gone before you as you step into yourself as an adult in the mirror of the natural world and human community. In these times of unprecedented environmental and social transformation, when we unplug and take time to reflect and slow down enough to find our natural rhythm, new and lasting possibilities for our lives emerge. Join with other young adults in this coming of age opportunity to gain a renewed sense of who you are and your place in this world.
http://www.wildernessreflections.com/wilderness-quest-rites-of-passage/youth-quest/
You can also contact us directly for details and conversation:
Scott: (831) 359-9852, Scott@DeepNatureGuides.com
Regina: (530) 308-1712, ReginaWill@gmail.com
"I came away from the trip with so much … I became less afraid of life." -RS, 16
"In all honesty, there wasn’t one aspect of the trip I didn’t enjoy. What you guys are doing is pure gold. I wouldn’t change a thing." -AT, 17
"My son moved to a new level of maturity through this experience – more confidence, willingness to be authentic, and greater respect for himself and others." -JB, Youth Quest Parent
Are You Ready ... ?
To Build Your Self-Confidence
To Understand Yourself More Deeply
To Know What is Truly Important to You
To Seek Vision and Direction for your Life
To Mark your Passage into Adulthood
The wilderness solo experience is an age-old rite of passage. You will join the ranks of countless others who have gone before you as you step into yourself as an adult in the mirror of the natural world and human community. In these times of unprecedented environmental and social transformation, when we unplug and take time to reflect and slow down enough to find our natural rhythm, new and lasting possibilities for our lives emerge. Join with other young adults in this coming of age opportunity to gain a renewed sense of who you are and your place in this world.
http://www.wildernessreflections.com/wilderness-quest-rites-of-passage/youth-quest/
You can also contact us directly for details and conversation:
Scott: (831) 359-9852, Scott@DeepNatureGuides.com
Regina: (530) 308-1712, ReginaWill@gmail.com
Summer Quest ~ for adults ready to step more deeply into life
Wilderness Reflections Summer Quest - August 24 - September 2, 2017 in the Inyo Mountains, CA
ARE YOU READY.…
• For a Break from the Hectic Pace of Life?
• To Reconnect with Your Vitality?
• To Know What is Truly Important to You?
• To Seek Vision or Direction?
• To Mark A Transition in Your Life?
“My quest experience changed my life in profound and lasting ways. Thank you!” -Jon L., 31, community planner
We invite you to join us to step into an exquisite dance with Nature and discover how a voyage into the outer wilderness can reveal to you the riches of our own wilderness within. This transformative adventure will help you slow down from the fast pace of modern life and find again your place within nature’s rhythms and cycles. Let the stark beauty of the wild, the whispers of the breeze or the
vastness of the night sky become your guide to the rejuvenation or self-discovery you need. If you are hungry to understand yourself and your world more clearly, or seek help in navigating life’s changes, this trip can be a powerful ally in your search...
Earlybird Discount Ends July 10th. Inquire today!
ARE YOU READY.…
• For a Break from the Hectic Pace of Life?
• To Reconnect with Your Vitality?
• To Know What is Truly Important to You?
• To Seek Vision or Direction?
• To Mark A Transition in Your Life?
“My quest experience changed my life in profound and lasting ways. Thank you!” -Jon L., 31, community planner
We invite you to join us to step into an exquisite dance with Nature and discover how a voyage into the outer wilderness can reveal to you the riches of our own wilderness within. This transformative adventure will help you slow down from the fast pace of modern life and find again your place within nature’s rhythms and cycles. Let the stark beauty of the wild, the whispers of the breeze or the
vastness of the night sky become your guide to the rejuvenation or self-discovery you need. If you are hungry to understand yourself and your world more clearly, or seek help in navigating life’s changes, this trip can be a powerful ally in your search...
Earlybird Discount Ends July 10th. Inquire today!
Watershed Walks
Watershed Walks is inspired by the Walking Water pilgrimage that walks with the water stories from the headwaters of the Owen's River down to Los Angeles.
Watershed Walks is a series of guided walking meditations along the paths of your local wild waters. With each walk we ask, "How might we live in reciprocity with the waters in our watershed?" "What can we do to respect and protect these waters, today or on any day?" We walk slowly and quietly, and we listen. We occasionally stop to touch the water, sit with it. We break silence with a witness council to share our own stories, curiosities or insights from the walk.
Every Watershed Walk is followed by a community potluck. Some are followed by Watershed Tracks, a wildlife tracking session to connect with and celebrate the life of the watershed. All ages welcome. Please join us for any or all.
Watershed Walks: San Geronimo Creek on May 27, 2017
Watershed Walks: Sonoma Valley on June 17, 2017
Watershed Walks: Petaluma River on August 19, 2017
Watershed Walks is a series of guided walking meditations along the paths of your local wild waters. With each walk we ask, "How might we live in reciprocity with the waters in our watershed?" "What can we do to respect and protect these waters, today or on any day?" We walk slowly and quietly, and we listen. We occasionally stop to touch the water, sit with it. We break silence with a witness council to share our own stories, curiosities or insights from the walk.
Every Watershed Walk is followed by a community potluck. Some are followed by Watershed Tracks, a wildlife tracking session to connect with and celebrate the life of the watershed. All ages welcome. Please join us for any or all.
Watershed Walks: San Geronimo Creek on May 27, 2017
Watershed Walks: Sonoma Valley on June 17, 2017
Watershed Walks: Petaluma River on August 19, 2017
Nature of Council with School of Lost Borders
Nature of Council in the Owens Valley and Big Pine, CA - September 23-30, 2017
Council is an ancient way and modern practice whose roots are deep within the natural world, spanning diverse cultures and spiritual traditions. Here we remember and learn to listen to the whole: the people, the place and all living things. 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.
The eight-day arc of this training gives us time to explore the circles of our days and the seasons of our heart. We 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. The questions you are living and the experiences you bring with you will shape our time together, as will the shadows following you here. Here on the flanks of the Eastern Sierras, weather and wildlife will influence our movement.
http://SchoolofLostBorders.org/
Council is an ancient way and modern practice whose roots are deep within the natural world, spanning diverse cultures and spiritual traditions. Here we remember and learn to listen to the whole: the people, the place and all living things. 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.
The eight-day arc of this training gives us time to explore the circles of our days and the seasons of our heart. We 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. The questions you are living and the experiences you bring with you will shape our time together, as will the shadows following you here. Here on the flanks of the Eastern Sierras, weather and wildlife will influence our movement.
http://SchoolofLostBorders.org/
The Dark Passage: Grief, Loss and Illness
"The land around us (and within us) teaches with each passing season, and with each flood, drought, fire and storm, that out of change, crisis and a dying to what was, there appears a new story of form and adaptation. And that how we respond and integrate change into the fabric of our ongoing story colors the character of what comes next."
~Meredith Little, co-founder, School of Lost Borders
~Meredith Little, co-founder, School of Lost Borders
September 9-16, 2018 in Western Colorado
with guides Nancy Jane and Scott Davidson
http://www.schooloflostborders.org/content/dark-passage-grief-loss-and-illness
Deep in our ancestral memory, we know that this place of painful loss and wounding carries within it our transformation. Perhaps you sense this already in your bones: surrendering to what has been torn away permits the unfolding of new possibilities.
We find it everywhere in the history of those who have gone before us. From indigenous cultures across the world to Greek myths to modern times, the blueprint is always the same: Change is precipitated through an ordeal, which has the potential to be an initiation into a new life. Here, old grief can find release and a new life phase or stage can be consciously marked.
with guides Nancy Jane and Scott Davidson
http://www.schooloflostborders.org/content/dark-passage-grief-loss-and-illness
Deep in our ancestral memory, we know that this place of painful loss and wounding carries within it our transformation. Perhaps you sense this already in your bones: surrendering to what has been torn away permits the unfolding of new possibilities.
We find it everywhere in the history of those who have gone before us. From indigenous cultures across the world to Greek myths to modern times, the blueprint is always the same: Change is precipitated through an ordeal, which has the potential to be an initiation into a new life. Here, old grief can find release and a new life phase or stage can be consciously marked.
Youth Circles ~ Circling up and being real with teens in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is out light, not our darkness
That most frightens us." ~Marianne Williamson
Flirting 101 ~ 2 hour sessions, 4-week series
Staying True in Changing Times ~ 2 hour sessions, ideally around fire and water
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is out light, not our darkness
That most frightens us." ~Marianne Williamson
Flirting 101 ~ 2 hour sessions, 4-week series
Staying True in Changing Times ~ 2 hour sessions, ideally around fire and water
Incorporation Councils, New Moon Community Fires, Day Quests and Renewal Walks
Incorporation Councils, New Moon Community Fires, Day Quests and Renewal Walks close to home every month
During each New Moon, to release, learn and renew our lives on the darkest night of each month, we offer a medicine walk, community potluck, fire and council in community. Please contact us directly for more details.
During each New Moon, to release, learn and renew our lives on the darkest night of each month, we offer a medicine walk, community potluck, fire and council in community. Please contact us directly for more details.