Rewild Your Life
FEATURED PROGRAM
Rewilding Awakening in Nature
With Micah Mortali
July 19-21, 2024
Sterling Forest Lodge
Stowe, VT
Join Micah Mortali for a powerful 2-day, in-person immersion at Sterling Forest Lodge.
Tap into your wild side as you learn to live close to nature and reclaim ancient skills. Walk with reverence for the living earth and recover your place in the “more than human world”.
Leave this intensive with a deep sense of connection with natural forces, a feeling of belonging in nature, and a set of essential skills so you can walk with humble confidence and connection wherever you go.
Together we will explore:
Establishing and Practicing the “Sit Spot”
Forest Bathing for Awakening the Senses and Calming the Nervous System
The Art of Birthing and Carrying the Fire
The Way of Council: The Art of Deep Listening
Bushcraft Meditations: Feather Sticks and Tool Safety
The Sacred Order of Survival
The 8 C’s of Preparedness and What to Pack in Your “Go Bag”
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Mindful Outdoor Guide Certification Level 1
Go Outside. Go Within
With Micah Mortali and Katie Hagel
2024 DATES:
May 3-12
September 20-29
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
Join Kripalu faculty Micah Mortali and Katie Hagel for an on-campus experience of the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership. Grounded in the philosophy that fostering a meaningful connection with nature is an essential part of a healthy and balanced life, this training is an opportunity to develop and deepen one's connection to the natural world.
This Level 1 training combines an exploration of forest bathing, yoga, Ayurveda, and outdoor skills and an overview of relevant research on nature’s health benefits. It is designed to engage yoga teachers, outdoor guides and educators, Ayurvedic practitioners, yoga therapists, and anyone who is passionate about sharing with others the benefits of being in nature.
A connection with nature can be a powerful catalyst for strengthening our—and our clients’ bond with nature—and, in doing so, improving the chances that our communities will steward the natural systems we all depend upon for our health and well-being.
Only offered twice in 2024, book early.
Mindful Archery Retreat
With Micah Mortali
2024 DATE OPTIONS:
May 21-24, 2024
July 23-26
September 10-13
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
Journey into the spiritual practice of intuitive archery with Micah Mortali. A lifelong archer, Micah will bring you on a journey and guide you through the fundamentals of instinctive shooting. Similar to throwing a baseball, instinctive archery invites you to aim with your attention—allowing your whole being to become absorbed in the process. This practice is perfect for those who have always dreamed of drawing a bow and are looking for a dynamic, meditative practice with deep ancestral memory.
In this exciting outdoor intensive, you learn:
The history of archery, as well as different styles and philosophical approaches, including the ancient Vedic philosophy of Dhanurveda, Way of the Bow
The basic anatomy of the bow and arrow
The fundamentals of safe shooting
What trees and local materials make good bows and arrows
How to integrate breathwork to enhance your skill as an archer
Discover how archery can become a regular personal practice to help you achieve mindful awareness and a greater connection with the natural world.
Around the Fire
Foraging, Outdoor Cooking, and the Power of Connection
With Micah Mortali and Jeremy Rock Smith
May 24-26, 2024
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
Join Micah Mortali and Kripalu chef Jeremy Rock Smith for an unforgettable outdoor culinary adventure that combines the elements of fire, the practice of connection through mindful foraging and seasonal eating, and the nourishment that comes from gathering around a fire in community and celebrating the gift of life.
Be inspired to connect more deeply with the land you live on as you:
Learn about wild foods and foraging.
Enjoy a woodland feast with foods you cook under Jeremy and Micah's expert guidance.
Experience the magic of food cooked over an open fire.
Embrace the joy of gathering around the fire in community.
Return home understanding how the practice of nature connection and cooking can help us know and care for the living earth.
The Council of Water and Trees
With Amos Clifford and Micah Mortali
June 6-9, 2024
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
What does it mean to walk as a pilgrim in our everyday lives? How might we engage the human practice of council to deepen the impact of this way of being?
Join founder of the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership, Micah Mortali, and founder of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs, Amos Clifford, for a brand-new program that answers these questions and more.
Enter the liminal space of renewed possibility for deepening your connection with the more-than-human world through forest therapy, mindful outdoor experiences, and the way of council. Lean into your edges and gain freedom as you explore, in community:
How to cultivate and sustain commitment to clarity of intention
Archetypal elements of pilgrimage that are found in all traditions
Activation of the mundus imaginalis, the imaginal sense
Methods of dialogue with other-than-human beings
Ways to create ceremonies that celebrate, honor, and reveal moments of revelation
How to incorporate these into a framework of daily pilgrimage practice
Telling and receiving stories in council
Return home with a greater understanding of your power, beauty, and calling to your unique work in the world.
Rewilding Awakening in Nature
With Micah Mortali
July 19-21, 2024
Sterling Forest Lodge
Stowe, VT
Join Micah Mortali for a powerful 2-day, in-person immersion at Sterling Forest Lodge.
Tap into your wild side as you learn to live close to nature and reclaim ancient skills. Walk with reverence for the living earth and recover your place in the “more than human world”.
Leave this intensive with a deep sense of connection with natural forces, a feeling of belonging in nature, and a set of essential skills so you can walk with humble confidence and connection wherever you go.
Together we will explore:
Establishing and Practicing the “Sit Spot”
Forest Bathing for Awakening the Senses and Calming the Nervous System
The Art of Birthing and Carrying the Fire
The Way of Council: The Art of Deep Listening
Bushcraft Meditations: Feather Sticks and Tool Safety
The Sacred Order of Survival
The 8 C’s of Preparedness and What to Pack in Your “Go Bag”
Mindful Outdoor Guide Certification, Level 2
Aligning with Nature
With Micah Mortali, Katie Hagel, and Shawn Stevens
October 18-27, 2024
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
Aligning with Nature is a nine-day intensive that offers a profound opportunity for mindful outdoor guides to deepen their relationship with the “more than human world” through the lens of the Great Elements, Ancestral Skills, and deep communion with place.
As a KSMOL guide, you will learn to
Integrate fire into your mindful outdoor experiences, both as a focal point for meditation and as an ally for carving your own wooden tools and utensils.
Carve your own bow-drill kit and be initiated into the ancient art of birthing fire through friction by Mohican Tribal Representative and KSMOL faculty member Shawn Stevens.
Fashion a safe, dry, and cozy shelter using only what they gather from the forest.
Harvest and treat water using fire, wood, and stones—a valuable skill for aligning with nature.
Learning to guide in deep reciprocity with place means remembering to listen deeply and be guided. To this end, you will spend two days going offsite to “Places of Power and Refuge” near the Kripalu campus, where guides will have the opportunity to practice exploring unique, energetic qualities.
Note Upon successful completion of KSMOL Level 1, you are eligible to register for Level 2. No additional application is necessary.
The Rewilding Summit
Nurture Your Connection with the Earth
With Micah Mortali, Shawn Stevens, Zeldo Hotaling
November 21-24, 2024
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
What is the earth saying to us? How can we learn to listen deeply and respond with wisdom?
Join author of Rewilding: Meditations, Practices, and Skills for Awakening in Nature, Micah Mortali; Native American culturalist, Shawn Stevens; spiritual intuitive, Zelda Hotaling; author of Your Guide to Forest Bathing: Experience the Healing Power of Nature, Amos Clifford; and seasoned survivalist, Taz Ramos, for a four-day summit on the Kripalu campus—the ancestral homelands of the Mohican people.
Filter through the noise in the media, sit together in council with earth elders and leaders, and nurture your personal connection with the earth as you deepen your knowledge of:
Land stewardship and caretaking
Forest bathing and nature meditation
Ancestral skills and Indigenous wisdom
Gather with others who feel called to attune to the “more than human world" and return home a more mindful ambassador of the planet.
COMING SOON!
School of Rewilding
Over the last 20 years I have guided thousands of people to awaken their connection with the earth and their wild, free, creative selves in the outdoors. Whether you want to learn to master the art of birthing fire, to shoot the bow and arrow, or to simply relax and connect deeply with the earth, The School of Rewilding has courses and one on one coaching that can help you get there.
