WISDOM OF THE EARTH Immersion: 9-month Deep Nature Connection Program
September 15, 2020 @ 9:00 am - June 30, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
Begins on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 9am
Wisdom of the Earth- www.wisdomoftheearth.ca
Wisdom of the Earth Immersion is a transformative 9-month Deep Nature Connection Immersion program,
based on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada.
Connect more deeply with yourself, community, and the natural world.
CONNECTION – CREATIVITY – VISION – COMMUNITY – TRANSFORMATION!
Are you:
–Wanting to grow a deeper relationship with place, connecting with plants, animals, birds, and elements?
–Wanting to grow a deeper relationship with place, connecting with plants, animals, birds, and elements?
–Dreaming of learning ancient wilderness skills, like fire making, tracking, crafting with natural materials, shelter building, or tanning hides?
–Excited about being immersed in an intentional, creative, and enlivening mentoring culture that fosters a deep connection to self, nature and others?
–Eager to awaken and nourish your innate gifts, to be a fully alive and empowered human being, living a life of purpose?
–Looking to transform your life, discover a vocation you can thrive in, or expand the one you have?
–Longing for a sense of belonging and contribution in community?
–Ready to commit to going deeper, and to invest time, resources, and yourself in a rare and unique opportunity?
If you answered “yes” to all or most of these questions,
Wisdom of the Earth Immersion may be for you!
Wisdom of the Earth Immersion may be for you!
- Activate your full human potential to a place of vision. Push your edges to become fully alive!
- Discover leading edge tools that bridge ancient wisdom with contemporary understanding.
- Learn exciting wilderness skills, nature awareness, life-changing practices, mentoring techniques, initiatory rites of passage, peacemaking and community building.
- Benefit from being immersed and enriched by a well-established, multigenerational nature connection community on beautiful Salt Spring Island..
- The Wisdom of the Earth Immersion is designed according to a time-tested deep nature connection mentoring model, developed by Jon Young and the 8 Shields Institute, a global movement in nature connection and cultural repair, and supported by the latest nature connection research.
- Our mentoring at Wisdom of the Earth is influenced by almost 30 years of multi-generational village building experience in our local community. We integrate the foundation of ancestral wisdom with the inspiration of cutting-edge contemporary insights, to evoke and support the expression of each participant’s unique gifts.
Wisdom of the Earth Immersion runs three days per week, from Sept 2020 till June 2021, with a break through January, and a 2 week spring break in late March.
- The core program days are Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday, 9:15am to 3:30pm.
- Additional session days, field trips, and exciting week-long expeditions to stunning wild locations round out the program.
- To make it easier for parents to attend, the program timeline is compatible with the WOLF Kids schedule where possible, though there are additional days.
Immersion Program elements are based around experiential activities outdoors in nature and include:
-awareness practices
-hands-on skills development and projects
-small group work
-discussion circles
-personal and group mentoring support
-personal practice and at-home study
-didactic-style learning
-written materials, assignments, and journaling
-field trips, overnights and week-long expeditions
-initiatory experiences and rites of passage
-awareness practices
-hands-on skills development and projects
-small group work
-discussion circles
-personal and group mentoring support
-personal practice and at-home study
-didactic-style learning
-written materials, assignments, and journaling
-field trips, overnights and week-long expeditions
-initiatory experiences and rites of passage
WHO IS THIS FOR?
The global Nature Connection movement is expanding rapidly, as people become more and more aware of the impact of “nature deficit disorder” in youth and adults alike. Well-trained nature connection mentors, village builders, and community leaders are in high demand, and can bring these skills to benefit many areas of society.
The global Nature Connection movement is expanding rapidly, as people become more and more aware of the impact of “nature deficit disorder” in youth and adults alike. Well-trained nature connection mentors, village builders, and community leaders are in high demand, and can bring these skills to benefit many areas of society.
The Wisdom of the Earth Immersion is a good fit for Adults 19+ who want to:
–Have a full holistic immersion in deep nature connection and cultural mentoring
–Activate their full potential as human beings to a place of vision
–Become a deep nature connection mentor for youth or adults
–Build, nurture and potentially lead the community they long for
OR
–Use the benefits of this program to support other work they are already doing in the world
–Have a full holistic immersion in deep nature connection and cultural mentoring
–Activate their full potential as human beings to a place of vision
–Become a deep nature connection mentor for youth or adults
–Build, nurture and potentially lead the community they long for
OR
–Use the benefits of this program to support other work they are already doing in the world
Designed as a one-year stand-alone program or a 2 or 3 year option for even more depth and training.
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