Podcasts about lost borders

“If you’re someone who’s always dreamed of going to Mars but you don’t have the time to become an astronaut, you can just visit the Atacama Desert.” –Mark Johanson In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Mark talk about how Mark became interested in the Atacama Desert, and his experience in other world deserts (1:45); what Mark sought when he traveled through the region (16:00); what it’s like to experience the area, and why it’s known as “Mars on Earth” (26:00); what travelers can do there, and what it’s like for Mark to live in Chile (36:30). Mark Johanson (@markonthemap) is an American journalist and travel writer based in Santiago, Chile. His first book is Mars on Earth: Wanderings in the World's Driest Desert. Notable Links: Atacama Desert (desert plateau located in Chile) Coober Pedy (town in the Australian Outback) Desert Solitaire, by Edward Abbey (book) The English Patient, by Michael Ondaatje (book) The Songlines, by Bruce Chatwin (book) Man in the Landscape, by Paul Shepard (book) Chinchorro mummies (ancient remains in the Atacama Desert) Qhapaq Ñan (Inca road system) Arica (province in Chile) Altiplano (Andean Plateau) Lands of Lost Borders, by Kate Harris (book) Pan-American Highway (road network) Cusco (city in Peru) San Pedro de Atacama (town in Chile) Elqui Valley (wine and astronomy region in Chile) Gabriela Mistral (Nobel Prize-winning poet) Pisco (fermented spirit made from grapes) Pisco sour (cocktail) The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don't host a “comments” section, but we're happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at deviate@rolfpotts.com.

“The parent’s job as teacher on the road is to just create surface area between your kid and yourself and the world.”  –Julie Frieder In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Julie talk about what a “Wonder Year” is, how she got involved with family travel, and why traveling with children is possible and enriching for everyone involved (1:30); how to get started planning a family vagabonding journey, where to go, how long to go, how to save money, and why travel is good for your mental health (14:00); how to involve your kids in planning a travel journey, why being open to serendipity can wok better than micromanaging activities, what “worldschooling” is, and how to plan education activities on the road (27:00); how parents can learn alongside their kids on the road, and how to deal with challenges like homesickness and culture shock (39:30); the task of returning home after a long journey, and how travel makes us better parents (46:00). Julie Frieder is the coauthor (along with Angela Heisten and Annika Paradise) of Wonder Year: A Guide to Long-Term Family Travel and Worldschooling. Notable Links: The Vagabond's Way, by Rolf Potts (book) Hydrogeology (geology focusing on groundwater) Temple Grandin (animal behaviorist) “Awe Is Good for Your Brain,” by Florence Williams (Outside article) WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) Unschooling (experiential learning method) HSLDA (homeschooling resource website) Worldschoolers (Facebook group) Lands of Lost Borders , by Kate Harris (book) The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don't host a “comments” section, but we're happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at deviate@rolfpotts.com.

After a thirty-plus-year profession in design and visual communication, Kinde began transitioning into wilderness rites of passage guiding in 2008. She started  New Moon Rites of Passage in 2011, which offers wilderness rites of passage, ecopsychological daywalks, community grief tending, one-on-one integral coaching, and various programs. She has led fasts in the tradition of the School of Lost Borders in Northern Utah since 2014 and has guided with Veteran's Rites. More information can be found at Kinde's website: https://www.newmoonritesofpassage.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/newmoonritesofpassage   Additional Links:  https://www.iamrootedexpansion.com/ https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/      

Kate Evans joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about being a bit of a wandering writer yet finding the patterns that can emerge from chaos, leaning into momentum while generating work, having her life partner as first reader, her traveling life, the writing retreat she is hosting in April 2024, and her new book Wanderland.   Also in this episode: -incorporating spiritual teachings in our work -using books as writing teachers -having your partner as your first reader   Books mentioned in this episode: My Life in France by Julia Child Memoirs by Maya Angelou The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave by Frederick Douglas The Land of Lost Borders by Kate Harris Kate Evans is the author of eight books, including Call It Wonder: An Odyssey of Love, Sex, Spirit & Travel, winner of the Bisexual Book Award for Best Memoir, which is the prequel to Wanderland: Living the Traveling Life. Her essays, stories, and poems have appeared widely in such publications as HuffPost, Woman's Day, Good Housekeeping, Zyzzyva, and Santa Monica Review. A recipient of a PhD in Education from the University of Washington, she also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Jose State University, where she is Emeritus Faculty. She lives half the year in Mexico and the other half she travels.  www.kateevanswriter.com    Connect with Kate: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KateEvansWriter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katenomadicwriter/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateevansauthor/ Website:  www.kateevanswriter.com   – Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/   Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Welcome to Action-Adventure September!Today's book review is of Kate Harris' book, "Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road"Music © by Capazunda.Instagram: @brutallyhonestbooksTikTok: @brutallyhonestbooks

Today's episode is with Chris Burris and we discuss all things IFS and his new book, Creating Healing Circles: Using the Internal Family Systems Model in Facilitating Groups. During the conversation we also discuss the two types of healing that must take place in a person's life how Chris learned to navigate difficult stages that occur within group dynamics  what Chris wishes people understood about IFS how he creates safety in Black and Brown-centered training spaces Chris Burris (M.Ed, LCMHCS, LMFT) is a Senior Lead Trainer for the Internal Family Systems Institute where he provides Level I, II, and III trainings in the IFS model. He has been an IFS Therapist since 1999 and a practicing psychotherapist since 1987. Chris is trained as a Marriage and Family Therapist and uses a mind-body approach to psychotherapy. He has worked extensively with children, adolescents, couples, individuals, and organizations. In addition, he has facilitated groups on topics such as men's issues, sacred activism, rite of passage, couples, healthy relationships, performance enhancement for artists, and bullying. Since 1990, he has been an active participant with men's groups and rites of passage programs. He also facilitates consultation and supervision groups for trained therapists. In addition to being a psychotherapist, Chris has trained in many nature bases models with Animus Valley institute, School of Lost Borders, The Foundation for Shamanic Studies, and The Center for Conscious Eldering. Chris has been featured on multiple podcasts such as “IFS Talks”, “The One Inside: An Internal Family Systems Podcast”, “Truth, Love, and Beauty”, and “Bossy, Brilliant, and Badass”. He currently lives in Asheville, NC with his wife, Deena, and their daughters where they enjoy being active in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Follow Chris on IG @ Burris.Counseling Visit Chris' website @ https://burriscounseling.com Purchase a copy of Chris book here

“Travel is often one part geography and nine parts imagination.” –Kate Harris In this episode of Deviate Rolf and Kate discuss how travel can transform one's idea of what "exploration" is (3:00); the concept of borders (14:00); nostalgia and the transformational effect of travel (25:00); the role of home in relation to travel (34:00); and letting adventure into your life (44:00). Kate Harris (@kateonmars) is an adventure writer, named by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the “world's most adventurous women.” Her work has appeared in Outside, The Walrus, and Georgia Review. Her book, Lands of Lost Borders, is a national bestseller For more about Kate, check out www.kateharris.ca Notable Links: Rolf's Q&A with Kate Harris (book foreword) Silk Road (network of trade routes) Ernest Shackleton (explorer) Fridtjof Nansen (explorer) Annie Dillard (American author) Wind, Sand and Stars, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (book) Henry David Thoreau (writer) My Journey to Lhasa, by Alexandra David-Neel (book) Aksai Chin (region administered by China) Marco Polo (historical figure) Tomas Tranströmer (poet) Atlin (community in British Columbia) The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don't host a “comments” section, but we're happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at deviate@rolfpotts.com.

This #earthconversevisualization focuses on our own death. Maybe not something you want to think about let alone visualize but ‘our death is the most important fact of our life' (Ray Hillis quoting on the #earthconversepodcast) To contemplate our death is an empowering and liberating act of kindness, to ourselves, each other and the earth that is our home. I am grateful to the teachings of nature and such wise kin like my guides from School of Lost Borders and Animas Valley, and this is given in honor of all lives and deaths. (Visualization starts at 2:33) About Penelope Mavor and Earth Converse I am the founder of Earth Converse a nature-based leadership collaborative helping you best serve people and planet https://linktr.ee/EarthConverse

Humans have an innate desire to explore. It's what drove our early ancestors to migrate out of Africa and why modern humans dream of one day landing on Mars. But according to Kate Harris, we don't need to travel to another planet to satisfy our collective need for exploration. We just need to find a deeper sense of belonging to the one we live on. Harris is the author of Lands of Lost Borders and she spoke at The Walrus Talks: Exploration in 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dreaming of faraway adventures and landscapes beyond your local park? This week's list has got you covered with the top five travel books from library land's own Ken Haigh. Ken was formerly the CEO of Collingwood Public Library and has authored two books, most recently "On Foot to Canterbury, a son's pilgrimage". Escape with us through his favourite travel books and as we head out on walking, cycling and culinary adventures! Ken's Top Five Travel Books 1. Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes by Robert Louis Stevenson 2. The Lands of Lost Borders by Kate Harris 3. Behind the Wall: a Journey through China by Colin Thubron 4. The Old Way by Robert Macfarlane 5. A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor Have a topic that you want to bring to Library Land Loves? Get in touch with Michelle @citybrarian or OLA @OnLibAssoc

Amos Clifford is one of the most influential global contributors in the world of forest therapy. He was among the first to introduce the practice of forest bathing  in North America and founded the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy,  which has trained and certified over 2000 guides in 60 countries.Join Amos on a stroll through the Joshua Tree desert as he explains the philosophical foundation for his lifelong work as a guide: a practical vision in which humanity lives in close, creative alliance with the earth. In Amos's insightful story, each person's individual genius holds a part of what's needed for our species to evolve beyond crisis into wholeness.  The  specific skills and craft of a guide are a vital asset on the journey to discover the forgotten, wilder parts of the self and build a reciprocal relationship with the sentient intelligence of the earth.  The topics of this conversation include:The wisdom tradition of guiding.Why our current times are especially calling for guides.Why we are never separate from nature.What to do when nature isn't a comfortable place.The power of curiosity to create meaning and relationship.Nature connection in every day life.At the end of the  episode Amos Clifford shares a  guided forest bathing practice: 'Walking the Web of Interbeing with Your Heart'.Amos Clifford is the author of the best selling Your Guide to Forest Bathing (Conari Press 2018). After studying Buddhist philosophy for over 20 years, in 2004 Amos founded Sky Creek Dharma Center in Chico, California, where he emphasized the importance of meditation practice in wild places. By 2008 he no longer identified as Buddhist, instead preferring the nameless and sometimes unnamable experiences he had in natural settings, and had been having since early childhood. This led to a deepening inquiry regarding relationships between humans and the more-than-human world. Between 2010 and 2012 Amos took his inquiry into wild places, and with the help of School of Lost Borders and Men of Spirit he had a year of intense wilderness practice, which led to the vision for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs. Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, Amos founded ANFT in 2012 and over the next two years developed what is now known as the "Standard Sequence" of the ANFT school of Forest Therapy. Amos holds a BS in Organization Development and an MA in Counseling from the University of San Francisco. He teaches about Forest Therapy and leads retreats internationally.natureandforesttherapy.earthBook titles referenced in the interview:Spretnak, Charlene. Resurgence of the Real.Plotkin, Bill. Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/oneinnature)

In this episode, Adam and Miriam chat with Meredith Little to discuss rites of passage, the life and death cycle of an organization, new paradigm shifts, and much more. Meredith Little and her husband Steven Foster co-founded Rites of Passage Inc. in 1976 and The School of Lost Borders in 1981, pioneering new methods and dynamics of modern pan-cultural passage rites in the wilderness and creating innovative practices of “field eco-therapy.” She has dedicated her life to returning meaningful and culturally appropriate rites of passage ceremonies to all people in support of the natural cycles of living and dying necessary for healthy lives and a healthy world. Meredith is also dedicated to reconnecting people with the very roots of their own nature reflected in the wisdom of the land around them. She lives a passion for the diversity of life, for the nature of human, for the voice of ceremony, and for the healing qualities of community. Learn more: http://www.lostborderspress.org/ and http://www.schooloflostborders.org/ The Beyond Listening Podcast is brought to you by We are Open Circle, a social impact business that helps change-makers, organizations and community groups evolve and thrive with integrity. Our Beyond Listening Program was designed to transform the way organizations work with complexity, rapid change, and the wisdom of diversity, in a world that demands constant collective adaptation. Sign up for our newsletter for more Beyond Listening Podcasts, and view our upcoming trainings.

Sylvia Wollwert erlebte 1991 ihr erstes Übergangsritual. Während einer vom Chippewa Indianer Sun Bear geleiteten Visionssuche in den Wäldern des Wendlands (und nicht etwa Nordamerikas) erfuhr sie tiefe, liebende Bedingungslosigkeit und damit eine tiefgreifende Heilung ihrer Beziehungen. Nach der Rückkehr aus der 4 Tägigen Auszeit fühlte sie sich auf eine weise lebendig und richtig, die sie vorher nicht für möglich gehalten hätte. Endlich wusste sie, was sie wirklich wollte, was sowohl für sie selbst als auch für andere Menschen und die Natur sinnvoll sein könnte - eine angestrebte Karriere als Filmemacherin war damit passé und die bis heute andauernde Reise zur Weisheit und Liebe der Erde begann. healing nature, der Name unter dem Sylvia Visionssuchen, Ausbildungen und Naturseminare anbietet ist Programm. Immer geht es darum, dass die Natur uns als bedingungsloses Gegenüber Halt und Heilung anbietet und gleichzeitig ist sie auf unsere Liebe angewiesen, um selbst heil zu bleiben.   Dein Pitch: Eine kurze Begegnung, in der Du 10 Sekunden Zeit hast zu beschreiben was Du machst (in Bezug auf die Natur und Deine Arbeit). Ich unterstütze Menschen darin, Antworten auf wichtige Lebensfragen im Spiegel der Natur zu finden. Ich selbst verstehe mich als Vermittlerin, als diejenige, die einen Termin bei der eigentlichen Therapeutin, der Natur macht und dem Klienten hilft möglichst vorsortiert und mit klarem Auftrag in die Therapiesitzung zu gehen und unterstütze ihn anschliessend beim Einordnen der Erfahrungen.   Wie ist Deine ganz persönliche Beziehung zur Natur/dem Wald? Die Natur ist mein Zuhause, der Ort, an dem ich mich immer geliebt und angenommen fühlen kann.   Hast Du einen Lieblingsplatz in der Natur und wie sieht dieser aus? Es gibt verschiedene Plätze, weil ich viel reise, aber oft ist es ein großer, alter bemooster Baum an dem ich lehne oder in dessen Wurzelarme ich mich setze. Lichte Buchenwälder und sanft hügelige Landschaften in denen sich Wiesen und Wälder abwechseln öffnen sofort mein Herz, weil sie mich an meine Heimat die Eifel erinnern.   Gibt es ein Wald-/Naturerlebnis das Dich persönlich ganz besonders geprägt hat? Was ist es, das Dich noch heute an diese Situation erinnert und was hast Du daraus für Dein Leben mitgenommen? Unter einem Jasmin vor den Toren eines Frauenklosters auf den Nadelfelsen in Meteora vor einer Gruppe junger Männer "unsichtbar" zu sein und die Nacht dort geborgen und geschützt zu verbringen.   In welchen Situationen suchst Du ganz bewusst den Wald auf? Wenn ich innere Ruhe finden und mich wieder verbinden will. Leider sind die Wälder bei mir vor der Haustür nur eine Ansammlung von Bäumen, die ständig "gemolken" und "ausgenutzt" werden- dort spüre ich neben Verbindung immer wieder auch Trauer, Unruhe und Ärger über die menschliche Selbstbedienungsmentalität.   Was hat Dich dazu bewegt, die Natur/den Wald in Dein berufliches Tun einfliessen zu lassen? Meine erste Visionssuche und das tiefe Gefühl angekommen zu sein und mich " da draussen" geliebt und angenommen zu fühlen.   Welche Personen möchtest Du mit Deinem Angebot ansprechen? Ansprechen möchte ich jeden, denn im Grunde genommen sollte jeder Mensch wenigstens einmal in seinem Leben eine solch tiefgreifende Verbindung mit sich selbst und der Natur erfahren haben, wie sie die Visionssuche ermöglicht. Und viele die zu mir kommen, spüren, wie in der klassischen Heldenreise einen Ruf, bzw sind an einem Punkt, an dem etwas in ihnen oder gar im außen danach schreit bemerkt und gewürdigt zu werden, das kann positiv (Öffnung für Partnerschaft oder Kind etc.) wie negativ sein (Trennung, Jobverlust, Krankheit). Sie spüren, dass sie diesem "Ruf" irgendwann folgen müssen, denn manche lassen sich relativ lange rufen, bis sie sich schliesslich entscheiden - weil sie wissen, dass es zwar in den Wald, aber nicht zu einem Spaziergang geht...   Was möchtest Du den Personen, die Dich auf Deinen Natur- und Waldgängen begleiten mitgeben, beziehungsweise worin möchtest Du sie unterstützen? Außer Freunde, bei einem privaten Spaziergang begleite ich niemanden: das Prinzip meiner Arbeit beruht darauf, dass niemand meine Hilfe im eigentlichen Kontakt mit der Natur braucht und dass die Natur die Therapeutin und Heilerin ist, nicht ich, ich vermittle nur. Die Leute gehen also immer alleine in die sogenannte Schwelle, egal wie lange, ob nun auf einen kurzen Gang von einer halben Stunde oder bis zu vier Tagen und Nächten.   Hast Du einen Tipp wie wir unsere Gesundheit mit einem Natur-/Waldbesuch besonders stärken können? Einen Baum umarmen, (nachdem du einen gefunden hast, der das möchte) atmen, wirklich anwesend sein und am Ende: dem Baum danken. Jeder bewusste wirklich anwesende Moment in der Natur ist heilsam für beide Seiten.   Was liegt Dir noch am Herzen, das Du uns mit auf den Weg geben möchtest? Ich wünsche mir, dass die Menschen dankbar für die Schönheit der Natur sind und keine Angst haben, den Schmerz und die Trauer zu fühlen, die sich beim Anblick der Zerstörung und Verletzung regen, die durch uns Menschen geschieht. Ich glaube, nur wenn wir verbunden bleiben und mehr und mehr Verbindung zulassen (und damit Gefühle), werden wir genug Kraft und Motivation haben zu handeln, damit unsere Kinder und Enkel auch noch eine Natur haben, in der sie zuhause sein können.   Deine Buchempfehlungen Marascha Daniela Heisig "Sinn finden in der Natur" Clemens Arvay "der Biophilia Effekt" Geseko von Lüpke "Zukunft entsteht aus Krise" und andere des Autors   Hast Du ein eigenes Buch oder ein weiteres Online-Angebot? Mitautorin von "Räder des Lebens" Kapitel über das Medizinrad Sun Bears. Hrsg. Bögle/Heiten   Kannst Du eine Ressourcenquelle empfehlen? School of Lost Borders, USA, Bärenstamm, Visionssuche Netzwerk   Website www.healing-nature.de   Kontaktdaten Sylvia Wollwert, Schaumburger Str.2, 31698 Lindhorst 0049-5725-7094730 s.wollwert at visionssuchen punkt de     Einmal, am Rande des Hains, stehn wir einsam beisammen und sind festlich, wie Flammen fühlen: Alles ist Eins. Halten uns fest umfaßt; werden im lauschenden Lande durch die weichen Gewande wachsen wie Ast an Ast. Wiegt ein erwachender Hauch die Dolden des Oleanders: sieh, wir sind nicht mehr anders, und wir wiegen uns auch. Meine Seele spürt, daß wir am Tore tasten. Und sie fragt dich im Rasten: Hast Du mich hergeführt? Und du lächelst darauf so herrlich und heiter und: bald wandern wir weiter: Tore gehn auf.. Und wir sind nichtmehr zag, unser Weg wird kein Weh sein, wird eine lange Allee sein aus dem vergangenen Tag. Aus: Dir zur Feier (1897/98) Rainer Maria Rilke

Sylvia Wollwert erlebte 1991 ihr erstes Übergangsritual. Während einer vom Chippewa Indianer Sun Bear geleiteten Visionssuche in den Wäldern des Wendlands (und nicht etwa Nordamerikas) erfuhr sie tiefe, liebende Bedingungslosigkeit und damit eine tiefgreifende Heilung ihrer Beziehungen. Nach der Rückkehr aus der 4 Tägigen Auszeit fühlte sie sich auf eine weise lebendig und richtig, die sie vorher nicht für möglich gehalten hätte. Endlich wusste sie, was sie wirklich wollte, was sowohl für sie selbst als auch für andere Menschen und die Natur sinnvoll sein könnte - eine angestrebte Karriere als Filmemacherin war damit passé und die bis heute andauernde Reise zur Weisheit und Liebe der Erde begann. healing nature, der Name unter dem Sylvia Visionssuchen, Ausbildungen und Naturseminare anbietet ist Programm. Immer geht es darum, dass die Natur uns als bedingungsloses Gegenüber Halt und Heilung anbietet und gleichzeitig ist sie auf unsere Liebe angewiesen, um selbst heil zu bleiben.   Dein Pitch: Eine kurze Begegnung, in der Du 10 Sekunden Zeit hast zu beschreiben was Du machst (in Bezug auf die Natur und Deine Arbeit). Ich unterstütze Menschen darin, Antworten auf wichtige Lebensfragen im Spiegel der Natur zu finden. Ich selbst verstehe mich als Vermittlerin, als diejenige, die einen Termin bei der eigentlichen Therapeutin, der Natur macht und dem Klienten hilft möglichst vorsortiert und mit klarem Auftrag in die Therapiesitzung zu gehen und unterstütze ihn anschliessend beim Einordnen der Erfahrungen.   Wie ist Deine ganz persönliche Beziehung zur Natur/dem Wald? Die Natur ist mein Zuhause, der Ort, an dem ich mich immer geliebt und angenommen fühlen kann.   Hast Du einen Lieblingsplatz in der Natur und wie sieht dieser aus? Es gibt verschiedene Plätze, weil ich viel reise, aber oft ist es ein großer, alter bemooster Baum an dem ich lehne oder in dessen Wurzelarme ich mich setze. Lichte Buchenwälder und sanft hügelige Landschaften in denen sich Wiesen und Wälder abwechseln öffnen sofort mein Herz, weil sie mich an meine Heimat die Eifel erinnern.   Gibt es ein Wald-/Naturerlebnis das Dich persönlich ganz besonders geprägt hat? Was ist es, das Dich noch heute an diese Situation erinnert und was hast Du daraus für Dein Leben mitgenommen? Unter einem Jasmin vor den Toren eines Frauenklosters auf den Nadelfelsen in Meteora vor einer Gruppe junger Männer "unsichtbar" zu sein und die Nacht dort geborgen und geschützt zu verbringen.   In welchen Situationen suchst Du ganz bewusst den Wald auf? Wenn ich innere Ruhe finden und mich wieder verbinden will. Leider sind die Wälder bei mir vor der Haustür nur eine Ansammlung von Bäumen, die ständig "gemolken" und "ausgenutzt" werden- dort spüre ich neben Verbindung immer wieder auch Trauer, Unruhe und Ärger über die menschliche Selbstbedienungsmentalität.   Was hat Dich dazu bewegt, die Natur/den Wald in Dein berufliches Tun einfliessen zu lassen? Meine erste Visionssuche und das tiefe Gefühl angekommen zu sein und mich " da draussen" geliebt und angenommen zu fühlen.   Welche Personen möchtest Du mit Deinem Angebot ansprechen? Ansprechen möchte ich jeden, denn im Grunde genommen sollte jeder Mensch wenigstens einmal in seinem Leben eine solch tiefgreifende Verbindung mit sich selbst und der Natur erfahren haben, wie sie die Visionssuche ermöglicht. Und viele die zu mir kommen, spüren, wie in der klassischen Heldenreise einen Ruf, bzw sind an einem Punkt, an dem etwas in ihnen oder gar im außen danach schreit bemerkt und gewürdigt zu werden, das kann positiv (Öffnung für Partnerschaft oder Kind etc.) wie negativ sein (Trennung, Jobverlust, Krankheit). Sie spüren, dass sie diesem "Ruf" irgendwann folgen müssen, denn manche lassen sich relativ lange rufen, bis sie sich schliesslich entscheiden - weil sie wissen, dass es zwar in den Wald, aber nicht zu einem Spaziergang geht...   Was möchtest Du den Personen, die Dich auf Deinen Natur- und Waldgängen begleiten mitgeben, beziehungsweise worin möchtest Du sie unterstützen? Außer Freunde, bei einem privaten Spaziergang begleite ich niemanden: das Prinzip meiner Arbeit beruht darauf, dass niemand meine Hilfe im eigentlichen Kontakt mit der Natur braucht und dass die Natur die Therapeutin und Heilerin ist, nicht ich, ich vermittle nur. Die Leute gehen also immer alleine in die sogenannte Schwelle, egal wie lange, ob nun auf einen kurzen Gang von einer halben Stunde oder bis zu vier Tagen und Nächten.   Hast Du einen Tipp wie wir unsere Gesundheit mit einem Natur-/Waldbesuch besonders stärken können? Einen Baum umarmen, (nachdem du einen gefunden hast, der das möchte) atmen, wirklich anwesend sein und am Ende: dem Baum danken. Jeder bewusste wirklich anwesende Moment in der Natur ist heilsam für beide Seiten.   Was liegt Dir noch am Herzen, das Du uns mit auf den Weg geben möchtest? Ich wünsche mir, dass die Menschen dankbar für die Schönheit der Natur sind und keine Angst haben, den Schmerz und die Trauer zu fühlen, die sich beim Anblick der Zerstörung und Verletzung regen, die durch uns Menschen geschieht. Ich glaube, nur wenn wir verbunden bleiben und mehr und mehr Verbindung zulassen (und damit Gefühle), werden wir genug Kraft und Motivation haben zu handeln, damit unsere Kinder und Enkel auch noch eine Natur haben, in der sie zuhause sein können.   Deine Buchempfehlungen Marascha Daniela Heisig "Sinn finden in der Natur" Clemens Arvay "der Biophilia Effekt" Geseko von Lüpke "Zukunft entsteht aus Krise" und andere des Autors   Hast Du ein eigenes Buch oder ein weiteres Online-Angebot? Mitautorin von "Räder des Lebens" Kapitel über das Medizinrad Sun Bears. Hrsg. Bögle/Heiten   Kannst Du eine Ressourcenquelle empfehlen? School of Lost Borders, USA, Bärenstamm, Visionssuche Netzwerk   Website www.healing-nature.de   Kontaktdaten Sylvia Wollwert, Schaumburger Str.2, 31698 Lindhorst 0049-5725-7094730 s.wollwert at visionssuchen punkt de     Einmal, am Rande des Hains, stehn wir einsam beisammen und sind festlich, wie Flammen fühlen: Alles ist Eins. Halten uns fest umfaßt; werden im lauschenden Lande durch die weichen Gewande wachsen wie Ast an Ast. Wiegt ein erwachender Hauch die Dolden des Oleanders: sieh, wir sind nicht mehr anders, und wir wiegen uns auch. Meine Seele spürt, daß wir am Tore tasten. Und sie fragt dich im Rasten: Hast Du mich hergeführt? Und du lächelst darauf so herrlich und heiter und: bald wandern wir weiter: Tore gehn auf.. Und wir sind nichtmehr zag, unser Weg wird kein Weh sein, wird eine lange Allee sein aus dem vergangenen Tag. Aus: Dir zur Feier (1897/98) Rainer Maria Rilke

How do we have more conscious partnerships? Transformative Loving co-founder and author of The Love Map, Jeannie Daly-Gunter is this week's #earthconversepodcast guest. She shares her journey with nature, her conscious relationship with her husband Mark and how nature is the ‘untapped secret of the relationship world'. (60 mins) We talk about: · Soul actualization, and seeking ‘what is my soul here to contribute?' · “Growing up in a normal dysfunctional family” · Her first experience of death · Finding herself in the outdoors, literally and figuratively · The 5 year plan..and falling apart.. · Turning to nature to heal and picking up the right book at the right time · Taking herself on a vision quest and changing her life's course · Entering into a conscious relationship. A wedding vow that ‘our relationship is a blessing to the world' · Transformative Loving – co-regulation, and nature as a co-regulator · Tapping into transpersonal resources –including relationship angels, ancestors and nature. · Her book: The Love Map – and invitation for singles, couples and those in relationship. · “There's a lot of middle ground…how can you ongoing cultivate your connection?” EPISODE EXTRAS: Go directly to these links to access Jeannie and Mark's work and to get in contact: Website: https://www.transformativeloving.com Subscribe to their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg1214WXPucEDzWyTROxrSg/videos?view_as=subscriber Their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/couplesworkshops The Love Map: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Map-Reignite-Reconnect-Relationship/dp/1733905588/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+love+map+gunter&qid=1599086778&sr=8-1 Jeannie refers to Meredith Little and Steven Foster - founders of rites of passage organisation, The School of Lost Borders. Here is the link to their programmes and resources/books http://www.schooloflostborders.org NEW HERE? ABOUT EARTH CONVERSE AND I Hi, I am Penelope Mavor, podcast host and founder of Earth Converse a nature-based leadership collaborative helping leaders have the conversations they need to: with themselves, each other and the earth. Please get in touch for executive coaching and leadership development programmes. https://linktr.ee/EarthConverse Email: info@earthconverse.com And the wind, the trees...

When will you invite in your ancestors? Scot Deily is part of my special School of Lost Borders vision guide trio (along with Emerald from Episode 4 and Ray from Episode 14). Liking himself to 'a doorman welcoming people in the hotel of infinite possibilities, that is nature' – our conversation explores (39 mins) · Permission to access the bigger teacher, the natural world · Intergenerational trauma …and intergenerational knowing · The conversations we don't normally think we can have – that with our ancestors · Imagination and suspending disbelief to enter a ceremonial space. To make room for ancestors to show up and speak · Surrounding ourselves not with what we have created, but who has created us · His earliest memories and a 21st birthday initiation, seen by ‘the dear' · Integrating after a profound experience · A big ear – listening to a larger conversation and ways to enter that conversation · Being fearful of nature · Importance of community to allow falling apart and emptying out · The original trauma and a non linear view of the stages of grief EPISODE EXTRAS: To access Scott's bio and offerings at Southwest Passages (along with Cori, Ray and Emerald) go to http://www.southwestpassages.org and at School of Lost Borders NEW HERE? ABOUT EARTH CONVERSE AND I Hi, I am Penelope Mavor, podcast host and founder of Earth Converse a nature-based leadership collaborative helping leaders have the conversations they need to: with themselves, each other and the earth. Please get in touch for executive coaching and leadership development programmes. https://linktr.ee/EarthConverse Email: info@earthconverse.com And the wind, the trees...

In this week’s episode of Be HEALTHistic, Dr. Drew Sinatra welcomes Dr. Scott Eberle, a rites-of-passage guide and hospice physician who offers counseling to those going through major life transitions, and end-of-life care for patients and their families. He is also a guide at the School of Lost Borders, who recently led Dr. Drew on a “wilderness fast.” Today, we explore the ways life forces us to constantly adapt, how to navigate the global crisis that we are all experiencing, and how setting intentions and embracing nature can provide clarity in these uncertain times. First, Scott defines the different phases of a rite-of-passage, and puts this concept in the context of the current coronavirus pandemic. He describes how this worldwide rite-of-passage represented the fastest social, collective death he’s ever seen, what the impact has been of being in a global “in-between” period, and how we can begin to imagine a rebirth. Scott also explains why storytelling is central to the human existence. Next, Dr. Drew focuses on the wilderness fast he went on with Scott as his guide. Scott describes the three sacrifices a person makes when they come on the 12-day outing, why it’s vital to unplug, the importance of setting intentions along the way, and how ceremony plays an essential role in the experience. Dr. Drew shares personal insights from his trip, and Scott explains how shorter “day walks” can be just as powerful in defining intention and finding answers. Finally, Scott talks about his work with individuals as a rites-of-passage guide, and why it’s key to get out in nature every single day. Don’t miss this opportunity to Be HEALTHistic, where Dr. Drew Sinatra and Dr. Scott Eberle examine the shared rites-of-passage we are all experiencing right now.

"Lands of Lost Borders" author Kate Harris on how travel puts us in touch with life's deepest questions

Francesca Gesualdi/Listening In - Reading from Kate Harris' book Lands of Lost Borders

"What seeds are you watering?" In this #earthconversepodcast episode, I talk to Petra Lentz-Snow as a wilderness guide and Executive Director with rites of passage organisation School of Lost Borders. Petra is also the author of Journeys into Healing, a blog where she explores her own experience with breast cancer as a rite of passage. (63mins) In this episode, she talks about the arch of relationship from separation to belonging: - “there is nothing that is not nature. That is how I walk in the world”. - “the wound of belonging” - “everytime nature has a chance, it will turn it into beauty” - “it is not all up to us, and we are not powerless” And asks the big questions…”because there are no easy answers”: Such as: - “what seeds are you watering?” - “what is pulling us forward”? - “what is the world we want to continue to live in and die in, and die into so new can come?” - “how do we find belonging that helps us to trust and give away?” EPISODE EXTRAS: You may also like this Re-wild Interview: http://www.schooloflostborders.org/content/re-wild-interviews-petra-lentz-snow-rites-passage NEW HERE? ABOUT EARTH CONVERSE AND I Hi, I am Penelope Mavor, podcast host and founder of Earth Converse a nature-based leadership collaborative helping leaders have the conversations they need to: with themselves, each other and the earth. Please get in touch for executive coaching and leadership development programmes. https://linktr.ee/EarthConverse Email: info@earthconverse.com And the wind, the trees...

Ready to flow like a river? My first guest conversation on the #earthconversepodcast is with the wise wonderful Emerald North (approx 1hr36min) “A woman of the earth, artist, poet, a guide and most of all, a human being that is deeply connected and living with, on and through the living earth around her day to day”. I was guided by Emerald on my first vision fast, had mirroring training with her, and assisted a vision fast in 2019, all through School of Lost Borders www.schooloflostborders.org (founded by Steven Foster and Meredith Little). Here is an opportunity to listen, and feel the experience of an elder, speak her truth. Flow with it like a river. There are so many gems (as you would expect from an Emerald) but our conversation includes: how the river spoke to her; the power of prayer, of really singing, and gardening; an invitation to go out and reclaim something of your innocence; rites of passage and the 4 shields wheel of wholeness; listening, mirroring and seeing our gifts; a reminder that we need to give things we love, time and power; and getting a feel for her art EPISODE EXTRAS: In addition to her work with School of Lost Borders, as you will hear, Emerald will also be running a 18 month Rites of Passage Ceremonial Immersion in Southwest US during 2022-2023. In her words “it will be community-based deep dive into what it means to be whole human beings: alive to our wildest fury, our erotic and blessing power, our grief, our tricksterliness, and our ineffable love. The land, as always, is our guide and teacher; and the heart of all our gatherings will come from sitting with Creosote, listening to the whisperings of soaring Hawk and the cadence of the Chama river, dancing with shadow under the midnight moons. Over the course of a year and a half together—in person on the land, in zoom gatherings, and through email councils— our community will create that rare kind of human container that both nourishes the ceremonial spirit in each of us and that feeds Ceremony itself”. The Rite of Passage Ceremonial Immersion is designed those who have previously completed at least one three or four day vision fast and are deeply inspired— enough to commit to five ceremonies and to the community that forms to enact them. For more information please contact her directly on emnorth@gmail.com Her website is https://earthtonesart.com/contact.html This podcast is also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19xV8YD403U&t=13s NEW HERE? ABOUT EARTH CONVERSE AND I Hi, I am Penelope Mavor, podcast host and founder of Earth Converse a nature-based leadership collaborative helping leaders have the conversations they need to: with themselves, each other and the earth. Please get in touch for executive coaching and leadership development programmes. https://linktr.ee/EarthConverse Email: info@earthconverse.com And the wind, the trees...

As we find ourselves poised between two worlds, ruminating on what reality will look like once we emerge from this pandemic, Petra Lentz-Snow shares her learning experience in THRESHOLD from her May 3 School of Lost Borders newsletter.  Can we listen to what this "Space in Between Stories" has to teach us? Can we apply the learning to make necessary changes to avert  climate crisis?  

Being an activist brings an emotional burden. The issues we deal with are intense, difficult and sometimes without any immediate solution. And often, we try to deal with these issues through logically planning a strategy and communicating issues using words. It's an intellectual process, but with a lot of underlying emotional baggage. Elisa Lee has some thoughts about how to get under the intellect to connect with ourselves and people in our communities on a deeper level. She, and many other people involved in grief work, think that it's important to deal with the full range of emotions ranging from anger and fear to hope and joy. Lee bases a lot of her work on the groundbreaking work of Joanna Macy. Macy turned 91 on May 2, and is still connecting with people on issues of environmental activism and grief. Throughout her life, she has been a spokesperson for the anti-nuclear movement, peace, justice and environmentalism. She has created a framework for both personal and social change and has created a workshop methodology to help people move work with social change in a way which helps them connect with their deeper selves.  Lee's current activism focuses on community grief rituals and nature-based rites of passage for girls and adults. Both grief rituals and rites of passage profoundly changed her internal world, creating a strong foundation of embodied being that continues to guide and nourish her through life. A big part of that sense of being is getting beyond the intellectual processes which help us explain the world to ourselves and others, but does not get to the root of our reactions to the complex issues that we all face in these difficult times. For the past 15 years, Lee has been promoting personal development in collaboration with nature as a specialist teacher in ecological education, a self-care facilitator, and a rite of passage guide. In addition to the teachings of Joanna Macy, Lee draws on teachings from Alan Wolfelt, Francis Weller, Martin Prechtel, Animas Valley Institute, The School of Lost Borders, The Haven, and her personal sacred experiences in the wild. She holds a masters degree in environmental education with a focus on women's rites of passage and is the founder of Fire & Flower, a rite of passage organization for girls. On today's rabble radio, Elisa Lee talks to Victoria Fenner as part of rabble.ca's series on Climate Hope in the Time of the Pandemic. Image: Elisa Lee

What do you consider as nature? What role does nature play in your life? This is where we start the #earthconversepodcast conversation. As founder of Earth Converse and host of the podcast, I share my experiences and views, and invite you to reflect on yours. (approx 22 mins) EPISODE EXTRAS: including references made: #Nature is Speaking campaign: https://www.conservation.org/nature-is-speaking Soulcraft and Wild Mind by Bill Plotkin https://animas.org/books/ School of Lost Borders www.schooloflostborders.org Vitamin N http://richardlouv.com/books/vitamin-n/ Earth Converse posting. At Home. In Nature https://earthconverse.com/at-home-in-nature/ ABOUT EARTH CONVERSE AND I Hi, I am Penelope Mavor, podcast host and founder of Earth Converse a nature-based leadership collaborative helping leaders have the conversations they need to: with themselves, each other and the earth. Please get in touch for executive coaching and leadership development programmes. https://linktr.ee/EarthConverse Email: info@earthconverse.com And the wind, the trees...

On this episode of Into the Well, Ryan and Sean discuss the oft-misunderstood world of men's work, and the importance of men reconnecting with their masculinity in safe spaces where they can process emotions, receive mirroring, and connect to lost parts of themselves. Ryan and Sean also discuss their fathers, and the deconditioning process that modern men are being called to as a result of generations of unexpressed grief, as well as the effect this work can have on their careers, relationships, and connection to the natural world.    Show Notes: 15:50 The Mankind Project New Warrior Weekend 32:40 John Roger – The University of Santa Monica 32:53 Mark Woolen – Family Constellations 45:44 Samurai Brotherhood 45:51 Wim Hof Breathing 48:08 No More Mr. Nice Guy – Robert Glover 50:19 Iron John – Robert Bly 52:26 “The Work” 53:13 – The School of Lost Borders 58:45 P.T. Mistlberger 102:53 Men are From Mars, Women Are From Venus – John Gray     Follow Us: Into the Well @readintothewell Ryan Willms @r_willms Sean Hotchkiss @sean_hotchkiss  readintothewell.com  

On the first episode of Into the Well, Ryan talks to co-host Sean Hotchkiss about his healing journey, which has spanned over a decade since his father's suicide and landed him in Los Angeles, writing about his experience for many publications like GQ and Men's Health. Sean talks about the importance of processing long-held emotions, his work in men's groups, and the importance of looking deeply into your family's shadow, as well as your own.   Show Notes: 9:15 Crossroads Antigua 14:49 Alcoholics Anonymous 14:54 The Freedom Institute 20:19 The Psychodrama Institute of New York 31:10 The Flying Boy – John Lee 39:36 The University of Santa Monica Soul Centered Living 44:28 Dr. Stephen Johnson, PhD 44:42 Charles Rosasco, LMFT 53:59 Ayahuasca and 5meo DMT 59:05 Rachel Hope Healing 101:01 Radical Acceptance – Tara Brach 101:42 Iron John – Robert Bly 102:06 The Surrender Experiment – Michael Singer 103:32 Letting Go – The Pathway to Surrender – David Hawkins 104:32 King Warrior Magician Lover – Robert Moore 104:52 The School of Lost Borders   Follow Us: Into the Well @readintothewell Ryan Willms @r_willms Sean Hotchkiss @sean_hotchkiss  readintothewell.com

Amanda and Jenn discuss lady scientists, teen superheroes, books on racism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Blind Date with a Book, Penguin Teen, and The Best American Short Stories 2019 audiobook, guest edited by Anthony Doerr, series edited by Heidi Pitlor. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. QUESTIONS 1. I am sort of a huge fan of Stephen King novels. Every spooky season I try to make time to read at least one of them. I adore his writing style and his world building. Another big plus for me in his novels specifically are the characters he creates and develops. However, the more I read his work, the more I cringe at some of the blatant sexism/ racism/ homophobia throughout them. I was wondering if you could recommend me some horror/ thriller novels that have the same elements of a King novel, but don’t have any of the other stuff. Bonus points for women authors, LGBT authors, or authors of color. -Jana 2. Hi Ladies, thanks again for that Dad-book rec! He was not a scared baby deer about a lady author and I was so pumped! So I’m coming in hot with a specific ask – I am a playwright and currently working on a research based project with high school students. We are collaborating and creating a devised piece about lady scientists! WAHOO!! It’s really cool and I’m looking for some books highlighting these incredible ladies. I am focusing on “The Cosmos” so I have Hidden Figures, Radium Girls, and Rise of the Rocket Girls – I am finding Rise of the Rocket Girls really focuses on the looks and love lives of the ladies and not so much about the barriers that were systematically in place to prevent them or shame them from joining the STEM workforce. I’m also interested in the POC perspective in this area. I’m looking for more lady authors and books that also might appeal to my young adult students. Thank you so much and big love from Philly!! -Stephanie 3. Hello! Can you rec me some YA superhero stories with diverse casts that aren’t by Marvel or DC? Ensemble cast preferred–things like Young Justice, Young Avengers, or Teen Titans, but not those things! Comic books or novels are both fine. Thank you! -Anne 4. Please help me find a book for my mom. She’s trying to be woke, but is having problems understanding. For instance, she doesn’t understand how slavery of black people in the U.S. could still affect anyone today and doesn’t grasp all of the institutional racism that still occurs today. Perhaps an #OwnVoices book could help her grasp the issues that people who aren’t white and/or straight face. -Lacey 5. Hi! I’m Brazilian, and love to read about latinx lives in North America — Colombian, Porto Rican, Mexican, Cuban, Dominican, Haitian, you name it —, mainly because I enjoy seeing what other latinx cultures have in common with Brazilian culture, and also because it is the closest to my culture I can find. I have never found a Brazilian immigrant in entertainment, be it books, tv shows, movies or broadway shows. As much as I love reading about my latinx siblings, I can’t help but feel a little bit left out, since Brazil is the only country in Latin America that speaks Portuguese. If you could, I would love to read a book, preferably YA but I’d love anything really, with a Brazilian character whose culture is important to them. Thank you so much, -Maria 6. I love listening to your weekly podcast. I hope this is a new-ish question for you both. I have surprisingly enjoyed books where the author goes on a trip that is physically or emotionally draining. Throughout their journey they discover new things about themselves and discuss the aspects of humans that need to explore and push themselves. I loved both Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer and A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. Both books have stuck with me years later. I hope you can help me locate other interesting books along this topic. Thank so much! -Nicole 7. My boyfriend and I have recently started reading books together but it has been difficult finding things we both enjoy. He is a fan of fast paced high fantasy stories that have similar lore to Dungeons and Dragons. I prefer more slow-burn, character driven stories that have science fiction themes. We are both fans of Jeff Vandermeer, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, and The Stand and Pet Semetary by Stephen King. Can you please recommend a science fiction/ fantasy book that has enough action to satisfy my boyfriend and interesting characters that I can enjoy? Thanks in advance! -Jana BOOKS DISCUSSED Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones The Book of M by Peng Shepherd Stephen King Readalikes episode Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky Promised the Moon by Stephanie Nolen Renegades by Marissa Meyer Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad) by CB Lee So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Crow Blue by Adriana Lisboa, transl. by Alison Entrekin 3% on Netflix The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon Lands of Lost Borders by Kate Harris Gamechanger by LX Beckett The Outside by Ada Hoffmann

Kate Harris — writer, scientist, and extreme cyclist – talks about the trip she made with her friend Mel, tracing Marco Polo’s route across Central Asia and Tibet. The journey is the subject of Harris’s book, Lands of Lost Borders: a Journey on the Silk Road (Dey Street Books, 2019). Lands of Lost Borders, winner of the 2018 Banff Adventure Travel Award and a 2018 Nautilus Award, is the chronicle of Harris’s odyssey and an exploration of the importance of breaking the boundaries we set ourselves; an examination of the stories borders tell, and the restrictions they place on nature and humanity; and a meditation on the existential need to explore—the essential longing to discover what in the universe we are doing here. Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Harris — writer, scientist, and extreme cyclist – talks about the trip she made with her friend Mel, tracing Marco Polo’s route across Central Asia and Tibet. The journey is the subject of Harris’s book, Lands of Lost Borders: a Journey on the Silk Road (Dey Street Books, 2019). Lands of Lost Borders, winner of the 2018 Banff Adventure Travel Award and a 2018 Nautilus Award, is the chronicle of Harris’s odyssey and an exploration of the importance of breaking the boundaries we set ourselves; an examination of the stories borders tell, and the restrictions they place on nature and humanity; and a meditation on the existential need to explore—the essential longing to discover what in the universe we are doing here. Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Harris — writer, scientist, and extreme cyclist – talks about the trip she made with her friend Mel, tracing Marco Polo’s route across Central Asia and Tibet. The journey is the subject of Harris’s book, Lands of Lost Borders: a Journey on the Silk Road (Dey Street Books, 2019). Lands of Lost Borders, winner of the 2018 Banff Adventure Travel Award and a 2018 Nautilus Award, is the chronicle of Harris’s odyssey and an exploration of the importance of breaking the boundaries we set ourselves; an examination of the stories borders tell, and the restrictions they place on nature and humanity; and a meditation on the existential need to explore—the essential longing to discover what in the universe we are doing here. Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Harris — writer, scientist, and extreme cyclist – talks about the trip she made with her friend Mel, tracing Marco Polo’s route across Central Asia and Tibet. The journey is the subject of Harris’s book, Lands of Lost Borders: a Journey on the Silk Road (Dey Street Books, 2019). Lands of Lost Borders, winner of the 2018 Banff Adventure Travel Award and a 2018 Nautilus Award, is the chronicle of Harris’s odyssey and an exploration of the importance of breaking the boundaries we set ourselves; an examination of the stories borders tell, and the restrictions they place on nature and humanity; and a meditation on the existential need to explore—the essential longing to discover what in the universe we are doing here. Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Harris — writer, scientist, and extreme cyclist – talks about the trip she made with her friend Mel, tracing Marco Polo’s route across Central Asia and Tibet. The journey is the subject of Harris’s book, Lands of Lost Borders: a Journey on the Silk Road (Dey Street Books, 2019). Lands of Lost Borders, winner of the 2018 Banff Adventure Travel Award and a 2018 Nautilus Award, is the chronicle of Harris’s odyssey and an exploration of the importance of breaking the boundaries we set ourselves; an examination of the stories borders tell, and the restrictions they place on nature and humanity; and a meditation on the existential need to explore—the essential longing to discover what in the universe we are doing here. Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

T-bird is an incredibly passionate and caring man who has some remarkable experiences to share with you--and reflections on the lessons he's learned from those experiences. This week's episode is a bit of an interruption of my conversation with Colleen. This is an experiment; I wanted to introduce T-bird and his story so that I can make some connections for you in the episodes that will be coming in the next few weeks. Mentions Naropa University: https://www.naropa.edu/ Joanna Macey and Three Stories of Our Time: https://www.activehope.info/contents.html Ecopsychology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecopsychology Council. All council circles are unique, but here is one example to familiarize you with the concept: http://www.danielnpaul.com/TalkingCircle-FirstNations.html Theodore Roszak. An video worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83VHiA2HhkM E.O. Wilson and biophilia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophilia_hypothesis School of Lost Borders: http://schooloflostborders.org/ Quote from Rumi: “I said: what about my eyes? He said: Keep them on the road. I said: What about my passion? He said: Keep it burning. I said: What about my heart? He said: Tell me what you hold inside it? I said: Pain and sorrow. He said: Stay with it. The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”

The Sunday Edition with Guest Host Stirling Faux Chapter 1 Most B.C. residents believe in God, but few attend church regularly: survey   Guest: Mario Canseco, President, Research Co Chapter 2 Mike Smyth: It's B.C. Premier Horgan versus everybody else as other provinces turn right Guest: Mike Smyth, Vancouver Province Columnist Chapter 3 So what did we really learn about Trump, Russia and the power of the president in the Mueller report? Guest: Jeffrey Meyers, Lecturer, Thompson Rivers University Chapter 4 Continuing our BC Book Prizes series Guest: Kate Harris, Author, Lands of Lost Borders

This is the first part of my conversation with Joyce, who has some wisdom to share about why connection--to all things--is important, and how the disconnection our Western civilization teaches us is harming so many things. Some mentions: Grandmother's Counsel the World, a book Joyce is reading. MK Nature Center, a branch of Idaho Fish & Game that teaches outdoor education and gives wildlife experiences only minutes from downtown Boise. Steven Foster and Meredith Little founded the School of Lost Borders, of which the medicine wheel is an important conceptual piece. Their book, The Four Shields, describes in more detail the directions I roughly sketched in this episode.

Jay Fields, M.A. E-RYT is a somatic educator, therapeutic coach and author who has taught embodied self-awareness practices to individuals and organizations for 19 years. Her approach to helping people have their own back at work and in life is grounded, playful, empathic and intelligent. Jay received her BA in Psychosocial Health and Human Movement from the College of William and Mary and her masters in Integral Transformative Education from Prescott College. She is the author of the book Teaching People, Not Poses and is on the board for The School of Lost Borders. When not working with clients or facilitating trainings, you can find Jay riding her motorcycle in the mountains outside of Ojai, California where she lives.

Kate Harris -- writer, scientist, and extreme cyclist – talks about the trip she made with her friend Mel, tracing Marco Polo’s route across Central Asia and Tibet. The journey is the subject of Harris’s new book, Lands of Lost Borders: a Journey on the Silk Road (rebroadcast).

What does it mean to be an explorer in the modern era? How does one reconcile with the captivating myths told of “Old World” explorers charting uncharted territory with the more cynical truths surrounding their real intentions and actions? In this segment, Kate Harris, author of the memoir ‘Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road,’ attempts to reconcile with these questions about exploration, both in the past and present sense, as well as her yearning to challenge the legitimacy of borders in the geographical sense, but also in the metaphorical sense as well. What borders exist within ourselves, preventing us from exploring the limits of our being and living fully? We discuss her journey to travel the Silk Road with these questions in mind. “Harris set off by bicycle down a short section of the fabled Silk Road with her childhood friend Mel Yule. This trip was just a simulacrum of exploration, she thought, not the thing itself—a little adventure to pass the time until she could launch for outer space. But somewhere in between sneaking illegally across Tibet, studying the history of science and exploration at Oxford, and staring down a microscope for a doctorate at MIT, she realized that an explorer, in any day and age, is by definition the kind of person who refuses to live between the lines. Forget charting maps, naming peaks, leaving footprints on another planet: what she yearned for was the feeling of soaring completely out of bounds. And where she'd felt that most intensely was on a bicycle, on a bygone trading route. So Harris quit the laboratory and hit the Silk Road again with Yule, this time determined to bike it from beginning to end.” Kate Harris is a writer with a grudge against borders and a knack for getting lost. Her essays, travel features, and poetry have appeared in The Walrus, Canadian Geographic, Sierra, CutBank, Arc Poetry Magazine, and The Georgia Review, among other publications, and cited in Best American Essays and Best American Travel Writing. A Rhodes scholar and Morehead-Cain scholar, she was named one of Canada’s top modern-day explorers and in 2012 won the Ellen Meloy Desert Writers Award. Her journeys edging the limits of nations, science, and sanity have taken her to all seven continents, often by ski or bike. She's been profiled in Guernica, The Globe and Mail, VOGUE Germany, and the short film The Art of Wild. When she isn't wandering the world for work and play, she lives off-grid with her wife and dog in a log cabin in Atlin, British Columbia. 'Lands of Lost Borders' is her first book. Learn more about Kate Harris and her book at her website: http://kateharris.ca This is a segment of episode #150 of Last Born In The Wilderness “Lands Of Lost Borders: Fallen Heroes & Explorations Beyond Limits w/ Kate Harris.” Listen to the full episode: http://bit.ly/LBWharris WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: http://bit.ly/LBWPATREON DONATE: Paypal: http://bit.ly/LBWPAYPAL Ko-Fi: http://bit.ly/LBWKOFI FOLLOW & LISTEN: SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/LBWSOUNDCLOUD iTunes: http://bit.ly/LBWITUNES Google Play: http://bit.ly/LBWGOOGLE Stitcher: http://bit.ly/LBWSTITCHER RadioPublic: http://bit.ly/LBWRADIOPUB YouTube: http://bit.ly/LBWYOUTUBE SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: http://bit.ly/LBWFACEBOOK Twitter: http://bit.ly/LBWTWITTER Instagram: http://bit.ly/LBWINSTA

In this episode, I speak with Kate Harris, author of the captivating travel memoir ‘Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road.’ We discuss living off-grid in Atlin, British Columbia, Kate’s complex relationship with Marco Polo and the famed and mythologized explorers from the “Old World,” and her life-expanding decision to traverse the famed Silk Road by bike with her childhood friend. What does it mean to be an explorer in the modern era? How does one reconcile with the captivating myths told of “Old World” explorers charting uncharted territory with the more cynical truths surrounding their real intentions and actions? In this conversation, Kate elaborates on her journey beautifully presented in her memoir, in which she attempts to reconcile with these questions about exploration, both in the past and present sense, and her yearning to challenge the legitimacy of borders, both in the geographical sense, but also in the metaphorical sense as well. What borders exist within ourselves, preventing us from exploring the limits of our being and living fully? We discuss her journey to travel the Silk Road with these questions in mind. “Harris set off by bicycle down a short section of the fabled Silk Road with her childhood friend Mel Yule. This trip was just a simulacrum of exploration, she thought, not the thing itself—a little adventure to pass the time until she could launch for outer space. But somewhere in between sneaking illegally across Tibet, studying the history of science and exploration at Oxford, and staring down a microscope for a doctorate at MIT, she realized that an explorer, in any day and age, is by definition the kind of person who refuses to live between the lines. Forget charting maps, naming peaks, leaving footprints on another planet: what she yearned for was the feeling of soaring completely out of bounds. And where she'd felt that most intensely was on a bicycle, on a bygone trading route. So Harris quit the laboratory and hit the Silk Road again with Yule, this time determined to bike it from beginning to end.”✧ Kate Harris is a writer with a grudge against borders and a knack for getting lost. Her essays, travel features, and poetry have appeared in The Walrus, Canadian Geographic, Sierra, CutBank, Arc Poetry Magazine, and The Georgia Review, among other publications, and cited in Best American Essays and Best American Travel Writing. A Rhodes scholar and Morehead-Cain scholar, she was named one of Canada’s top modern-day explorers and in 2012 won the Ellen Meloy Desert Writers Award. Her journeys edging the limits of nations, science, and sanity have taken her to all seven continents, often by ski or bike. She's been profiled in Guernica, The Globe and Mail, VOGUE Germany, and the short film The Art of Wild. When she isn't wandering the world for work and play, she lives off-grid with her wife and dog in a log cabin in Atlin, British Columbia. 'Lands of Lost Borders' is her first book.★ ✧Source: http://kateharris.ca/home ★Source: http://kateharris.ca/home/#bio Episode Notes: - Learn more about Kate and her memoir ‘Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road’ at her website: http://kateharris.ca - Purchase Kate’s book at the publisher’s website: http://bit.ly/LLBorders - The song featured in this episode is “Kerala” by Bonobo from the album Migration. - WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com - PATREON: http://bit.ly/LBWPATREON - DONATE: Paypal: http://bit.ly/LBWPAYPAL Ko-Fi: http://bit.ly/LBWKOFI - FOLLOW & LISTEN: SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/LBWSOUNDCLOUD iTunes: http://bit.ly/LBWITUNES Google Play: http://bit.ly/LBWGOOGLE Stitcher: http://bit.ly/LBWSTITCHER RadioPublic: http://bit.ly/LBWRADIOPUB YouTube: http://bit.ly/LBWYOUTUBE - SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: http://bit.ly/LBWFACEBOOK Twitter: http://bit.ly/LBWTWITTER Instagram: http://bit.ly/LBWINSTA

A brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road—an illuminating and thought-provoking fusion of The Places in Between, Lab Girl, and Wild that dares us to challenge the limits we place on ourselves and the natural world. Buy Lands of Lost Borders on Amazon today. The post Lands of Lost Borders – Ep 45 with Kate Harris appeared first on Read Learn Live Podcast.

My guest for this episode is Kate Harris, she is a writer and an adventurer who recently published a book called Lands of Lost Borders, recounting her cycling travels across the Silk Road. In addition to being an author, she is also an accomplished scholar with degrees from MIT and Oxford. She also has also written for Canadian Geographic Travel, The Walrus and other notable publications. I’m so thrilled to have this modern-day explorer on the podcast today. Without further ado, here’s Kate Harris.

On this wayfaring episode of the Popzara Podcast our own intrepid pilgrim Nia Bothwell joins travel author and modern day explorer Kate Harris to talk about her upcoming literary debut that blends these two passions in one alluring package: Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road.

Practicing Community is less a 'podcast' and more a series of resources, stories, and conversations coming from the vast array of practitioners and changemakers working within and alongside the Youth Passageways network, forming our community of practice. In this episode, we embark on a humbling and magic filled dialogue about life, our connection to wild places and the cathartic power of nature-based rites of passage with Larry Hobbs. From the High Arctic to the School of Lost Borders, the newly held 'Wayfaring Fast' as well as the many places in and between, there's something here for anyone and everyone! About This Months Guest: Larry has worked in a variety of both humanitarian and nature-based work throughout his lifetime. From a field biologist studying whales and dolphins to a psychotherapist working with individual and family systems to a teacher and naturalist leading wildlife expeditions worldwide, to years of Rites of Passage training at the School of Lost Borders. Larry has dedicated many years to the 4H Challenge Program embedded within the Washington State University’s extension program with a vision of making traditional Rites of Passage available to all 4H youth. Although still conducting river dolphin research in Southeast Asia and teaching and leading natural history trips around the world, Larry’s passion rests in guiding Rites of Passage and in sharing his knowledge of the ways we interrelate with and understand the natural world that supports us all. You can find the full PDF transcript and associated resources on the episode website here: http://youthpassageways.org/blog/2018/04/16/practicing-community-episode-2-resources-for-work-connecting-with-the-natural-world/

"How you live is how you die," Dr. Scott Eberle — a physician specializing in end-of-life care — tells us in today's interview. Having spent many years at the bedside of the dying, Scott has learned some important lessons from those participating in their final rite of passage, and he's here to impart a bit of that wisdom with us today, inspiring us to live and die more consciously. Dr. Scott Eberle is a medical director of Hospice of Petaluma in Petaluma, California, as well as an experienced teacher and author, and a wilderness guide.  Together with Meredith Little of the School of Lost Borders, he co-created “The Practice of Living and Dying,” an innovative wilderness curriculum exploring the human experience of being a mortal animal. In this interview, we explore the practice of living and dying and what it means to be a mortal animal. Consciously approaching life and death calls for us to "confront the difficult questions" and "have the difficult conversations" right now, and Scott shares how he has integrated these practices into his own life. We discuss Scott's experiences working in hospice, thoughts on death acceptance, the common regrets of the dying and much more. If you’re a mortal animal, you’ll want to hear this conversation! EPISODE BREAKDOWN: Show Introduction: Hunt + Gather updates: Transitioning to autumn, wild cherries & trout fishing Reflecting on the Moon Dance Q&A: Beard-scaping Introducing Dr. Scott Eberle What is hospice and how Scott came to work in this field What it’s like to interact with people in their dying time Denial of death Lessons learned from the bedside of the dying The top five regrets of the dying What led Scott back to the natural world Experiencing the AIDS epidemic The practice of living and dying Blending holistic wellness with our modern healthcare system Being a mortal animal Confronting the difficult questions and conversations now Thoughts on the soul and life’s purpose What Scott has come to hope for his own dying time Scott’s prognosis for the future of the human species

“…The modern day renewal of rites of passage is essential not only for the health of the individual, but also for the health of our communities and for the planet." -School of Lost Borders Petra Lentz-Snow has guided vision fasts and wilderness rite of passage programs for over 20 years and is currently serving as Co-Director and Board Member at the School of Lost Borders. A rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual that marks a transition into a new life stage. Some rites of passage occur naturally over the course of your life and others are brought about by crisis or a significant change in your life. The modern day renewal of rite of passage ceremonies, initiated by organizations like the School of Lost Borders, gives us the opportunity to intentionally step into our lives more fully and reclaim our indigenous soul. In this episode, Petra gives us an in-depth look into the purpose and process of rites of passage, both naturally-occurring and intentionally sought out ceremonies, such as guided vision fasts. She takes us through the many different types of rites of passage, discusses why crisis is crucial for growth and shares about the role of the natural world in rite of passage.  Enjoy, and be prepared to soak up Petra's deep, healing wisdom throughout this conversation. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: Show Introduction New Surthrival product teaser I’d Rather Hunt + Gather T-shirt Pre-order ending soon! Spring, maple syrup tapping & upcoming hunt + gather adventures Winners of “I’d Rather Hunt + Gather” giveaway Q&A: Daniel’s thoughts on proposed bill that could end foraging in Maine Arthur Haines’ new project on sustainably harvesting native plants  Introducing Petra Lentz-Snow How Petra got into guiding rite of passage retreats What is a rite of passage? Bringing your gift out into the world The first and foremost rite of passage Common rites of passage for women and men What calls people to a rite of passage? Protecting your status Why is crisis crucial? Preparing for a rite of passage The role of the natural world in rite of passage Coming back from a rite of passage Petra’s prognosis for the future of the human species

Nika Annon interviews Carol Parker, Ph.D., a psychotherapist in private practice with a specialty in rites-of-passage work (vision quest) and transformation journeys in the Peruvian Andes. Carol has been a student of Andean Spiritual Cosmology since 2001, trained with the School of Lost Borders and Lakota Medicine people. She has published articles and book chapters on shamanic transformation and she is currently writing a book about her experiences with mountain spirits in the Andes. www.createyourbliss.com

Nika Annon interviews Carol Parker, Ph.D., a psychotherapist in private practice with a specialty in rites-of-passage work (vision quest) and transformation journeys in the Peruvian Andes. Carol has been a student of Andean Spiritual Cosmology since 2001, trained with the School of Lost Borders and Lakota Medicine people. She has published articles and book chapters on shamanic transformation and she is currently writing a book about her experiences with mountain spirits in the Andes. www.createyourbliss.com

Join us for a journey into the wilderness as we explore Vision Quests with experienced guide David Wendl-Berry and your host, Angel Healing® Founder, Calista. Call in to talk to David and listen live as both he and Calista share their personal quest jounreys. David Wendl-Berry trained as a wilderness guide at the School of Lost Borders in California, under the guidance of Steven Foster and Meredith Little – pioneers who first brought the Vision Quest into Western culture. David is the preeminent Vision Quest guide in the UK and has been taking people through this sacred process for 20 years.Join us Septmeber 8th at 8pm UK time (12pm pst / 3pm est). Click 'follow' on the blogtalk page to receive a show reminders. To contact David or for more info on Vision Quests please visit http://ritesofpassageuk.com/

Join us for a journey into the wilderness as we explore Vision Quests with experienced guide David Wendl-Berry and your host, Angel Healing® Founder, Calista. Call in to talk to David and listen live as both he and Calista share their personal quest jounreys. David Wendl-Berry trained as a wilderness guide at the School of Lost Borders in California, under the guidance of Steven Foster and Meredith Little – pioneers who first brought the Vision Quest into Western culture. David is the preeminent Vision Quest guide in the UK and has been taking people through this sacred process for 20 years.Join us Septmeber 8th at 8pm UK time (12pm pst / 3pm est). Click 'follow' on the blogtalk page to receive a show reminders. To contact David or for more info on Vision Quests please visit http://ritesofpassageuk.com/

Scott Eberle, MD, and Rob Feraru The Final Crossing: Learning to Die in Order to Live Join Commonweal’s Susan Braun and Commonweal Cancer Help Program alumnus Rob Feraru in a conversation with Scott Eberle, MD—a physician specializing in end-of-life care, who helped School of Lost Borders Founder Steven Foster at the end of his life in 2003 and is the author of The Final Crossing. As he has written in the book: “So now I am a physician who specializes in supporting life transitions. I am a hospice doctor who sits with the dying in their homes, and I am a rite-of-passage guide who sits with ‘the dying’ out in the desert.” Scott Eberle, MD Scott serves as medical director for Hospice of Petaluma in his hometown of Petaluma, California. Having first learned the science of medicine at U.C. San Francisco medical school, he then learned the art of medicine from countless people living and dying with AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s. He survived this difficult time by regularly seeking sanctuary, either in monasteries or in the natural world, completing over 150 retreats during a 15-year period. He recently ended a 16-year career as an an AIDS specialist so he could focus his energies on hospice work and “The Practice of Living and Dying” work he does with Meredith Little, co-founder of the School of Lost Borders. Rob Feraru Rob is an 11-year survivor of metastatic kidney cancer. Before taking early retirement in 2004, he worked for 25 years for the State of California, (7 years for the State Senate and 18 for the California Public Utilities Commission). He attended the Commonweal Cancer Help Program (in 2005) and the Practice of Living and Dying at the School of Lost Borders (in 2008). He lives in Berkeley. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.