We Belong Out Here!
FEATURED PROGRAM
Beyond Survival
Earth Skills, Connection, and the Healing Power of Outdoor Living
With Micah Mortali and Taz Romas
March 30-April 4, 2025
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
Deepen your connection to nature.
Dive deep into the essential skills of shelter building, water gathering and treatment, fire birthing, and the awareness of a reverent hunter–gatherer.
Join Alone Season 10 contestant Taz Ramos and author of Rewilding and KSMOL founder Micah Mortali, and embark on a transformative, week-long journey surrounded by the pristine beauty of the Kripalu forests and fields. Step away from the chaos of modern life, rekindle your innate bond with the elements of existence, and explore your ancestral skills.
You will learn:
The sacred order of survival
Safe bushcraft tool use—including knife, axe, and baton
The art of birthing fire
Instinctive and traditional archery
Ways to gather and treat water
How to build a shelter
The retreat offers a unique opportunity to rediscover the joy of human community, foster authentic communication, and experience heartfelt sharing through the Practice of Council. Return home renewed, with sensory awakening practices to deepen your connection and awareness to the outside world.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Retreat for Men
Outdoor Adventure for Men of All Ages
March 13-16, 2025
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
Join Kripalu’s School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership founder and author, Micah Mortali, and Kripalu faculty, Chris Holmes, for a retreat designed exclusively for men.
This is a time to unplug from technology and reconnect with our wild selves. It's a time to reflect, heal, and gather strength and inspiration. Together, in community, we will:
Birth fire with flint and steel.
Meditate outdoors.
Practice yoga on the mat.
Explore traditional archery.
Gather around a roaring fire for evening council sessions.
Grab a few friends and take this adventure together. Return home with practical and powerful outdoor skills, feeling grounded in a supportive community of men.
Mindful Outdoor Guide Certification, Level 1
Go Outside. Go Within
With Micah Mortali and Katie Hagel
May 2-11, 2025
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
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 your connection to the natural world.
This Level 1 training—which combines an exploration of forest bathing, yoga, Ayurveda, outdoor skills, and an overview of relevant research on nature’s health benefits—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, improve the chances that our communities will steward the natural systems we all depend upon for our health and well-being.
Kripalu Outdoors: Mindful Archery Retreat
MAY 20-23, 2025
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Lenox, MA
Aim for a Deeper Connection
Journey into the spiritual practice of intuitive archery with lead Kripalu faculty 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.
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. 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.
Around the Fire
Foraging, Outdoor Cooking, and the Power of Connection
With Micah Mortali and Jeremy Rock Smith
May 23-25, 2025
Kripalu Center for Yoga & HealthLenox, MA
Join the director of Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership, Micah Mortali, and Kripalu faculty, Jeremy Rock Smith, for an unforgettable outdoor culinary adventure that combines the elements of fire with the practice of connection—through mindful foraging, seasonal eating, and community—and the nourishment that comes from gathering around a fire to celebrate the gift of life.
Be inspired to connect more deeply with the land you live on as you:
Enjoy a woodland feast with foods you cook under Jeremy and Micah's expert guidance.
Embrace the joy of gathering around the fire in community.
Experience the magic of food cooked over an open fire.
Learn about wild foods and foraging.
Return home understanding how the practice of nature connection and cooking can help us know and care for the living earth.
Mindful Natural Beekeeping
With Micah Mortali and Asher Silverwolff
June 10-13, 2025
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
CONNECT WITH THE KRIPALU HONEYBEES
Join founder of the Bee Resonance Project, Asher Silverwolff, and founder of the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership, Micah Mortali, for a program that invites you to meet and connect deeply with the honeybees at Kripalu.
Learn and experience the processes of natural beekeeping from the perspective of "What do the bees need?" rather than the extractive mindset of "What can we take from the bees?"
Through mindfulness, breathwork, moving meditation, and reverence for the bees, you will:
Cultivate empathy, deep listening, and compassion—for the bees and our everyday lives.
Go into live beehives and explore the inner working of the bees.
Meet the different cast of characters and perhaps see her royal highness, the queen bee.
Focus on our collective way of being around the hives.
Explore the challenges that bees—and all life on earth—face in today's modern world.
It has never been more interesting, difficult, and important to be in a relationship with honeybees.
Mindful Outdoor Guide Certification, Level 1
Go Outside. Go Within
With Micah Mortali and Katie Hagel
July 11-20, 2025
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
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 your connection to the natural world.
This Level 1 training—which combines an exploration of forest bathing, yoga, Ayurveda, outdoor skills, and an overview of relevant research on nature’s health benefits—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, improve the chances that our communities will steward the natural systems we all depend upon for our health and well-being.
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.
