Podcasts about wilderness awareness school

Since he was a child, Richie Rivera Booth has dreamed of being a protector of the natural world. In 2007, he embarked on a journey that would lead him to becoming just that, when he discovered a nine-month intensive program at Wilderness Awareness school, called The Immersion.In this episode, we discuss the transformation that is possible through immersing ourselves in deep nature and people connection with a small group of people that depend on each other. Participants often sign up for the program because of their interest in nature and the outdoors, but wind up getting so much more than they expected, including a lifelong community, and a sense of purpose and service to the future generations and the natural world. We explore how pushing the boundaries of our knowledge and comfort zones together in nature, combined with witness each other's stories, leads to a deep self assuredness and healing connection to each other. We discuss how participants emerge as natural leaders and mentors, and share stories of what graduates have gone to create in their communities. Finally, we discuss the legacy of Wilderness Awareness School over 40+ years, Ingwe's vision for the sacred fire on their land, and how that connection has rippled out to thousands and thousands of people over the years. About RichieRichie Rivera-Booth has been a core instructor for The Immersion program for 11 years, and he finds this work to be the most meaningful way he can give back, by empowering others on their own path. Read his full bio here.The Immersion at Wilderness Awareness School - accepting applications for Fall 2025 Imagine waking up in the morning, excited to go to class where you'll deeply connect with the natural world and see yourself evolving into a new kind of human.Imagine being an important part of a nature-connected community committed to supporting your growth.Imagine yourself after nine months of connecting with the natural world on physical, intellectual, and emotional levels, after expanding your comfort zone—leaving you capable of so much more than you've ever imagined.The Immersion is a transformative, holistic learning experience focusing on eight core areas of study. The power of The Immersion lies in the integration of these subjects as an immersive experience.Students finish this training with an end-of-year rite of passage, resulting in a greater understanding of their purpose and a lucid awareness of their passions and vision for their lives. Based in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, The Immersion is a nine-month transformative journey of deep nature connection, wilderness skills, and self-discovery within a supportive community.Learn MoreEmpowering the Connection JourneyFree Online Event - Mon, Mar 24, 6-8pm PDTJoin Jon Young for an evening to learn what nature can teach us when we hone our awareness, and how to empower this connection while finding a deep sense of purpose in relationship with the natural world. Sign Up Now

Stephanie MacKay is the founder of Myth Club and is co-founder and Director of Fianna Wilderness School. She specializes in ancestral knowledge, earth-based skills, ceremony and myth. Stephanie has a degree in literature, which has been enriched by over 15 years of transformative practice and study. She has delved deep into the realms of myth and initiation through trainings with Animas Valley Institute, Haven Institute, Wilderness Awareness School, and over a decade of study with Martín Prechtel. Her work is deeply informed by the time she spent in Alberta collaborating with Blackfoot and Métis elders as a part of the Rediscovery Initiative. She has held the role of senior guide and director at nature-based organizations across Western Canada. Stephanie is dedicated to uncovering the vestiges of intact cultural origins within the body of old European mythologies. Drawing from the wellspring of these old mythologies, she seeks to uncover the hidden pathways that lead us to our cultural origins—reviving traditions long forgotten and holding space for the rehydration of ancestral wisdom.www.stephaniemackay.caVisit Middle Earth Medicine where you can join our community membership for deeper soul explorations: https://middleearthmedicine.com/mem-community/ , learn more and connect with Caroline.Your donations directly fuel the growth of this podcast! They allow Caroline to bring in even more wonderful teachers and inspiring guests and expand her reach to uplift more listeners. Please show your support and become part of the magic! Donations of any amount are deeply appreciated. You can make a secure donation through PayPal using this link paypal.me/carolinecarey60  Thank you for listening to this podcast, let's spread the word together to support the embodiment of soul, to reclaim our spirituality and to remember a broken innocence, a reclaiming of soul and our life force. Gratitude to you all https://plus.acast.com/s/how-to-find-our-soul-purpose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marcus is a naturalist, educator, facilitator, photographer and filmmaker. He has worked in wilderness education, outdoor leadership, and conservation for numerous organizations and communities across North America and Europe.  For many years Marcus was the Program Manager for the Immersion, and internationally renowned environmental leadership program for adults at the Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA.  He is also an evaluator with CyberTracker Conservation of North America, an organization dedicated to providing leading edge assessment and training in the art and science of wildlife tracking across the globe.4https://bushsurvivaltraining.com/

“Sometimes you hit the bramble patches of life and, if you're listening for where your drum beat is -your North Star- you can just keep moving towards it one little step at a time.”This week, Jon and Sarah are joined by mentor and author Victoria Mew, the founder of Red Squirrel Resources, and a longtime student and mentor in nature connection. Victoria shares about her nature connection journey as a student, how that evolved into becoming an instructor, and later led to writing books and founding organizations to expand access to nature in the UK. She shares about her inspiration for Red Squirrel Resources where she has created over 200 video resources for parents and teachers that are teaching nature connection. She also shares about the positive impact the Art of Mentoring and the Nature Culture Network has had on her over the years and her excitement for the reimagined Nature Culture Connection Camp coming up in August in the UK. We hope you enjoy this inspiring conversation!About VictoriaFounder of Red Squirrel Resources, Victoria Mew found her passion for nature connection and earth living skills at 12 years old and deepened this journey throughout her teens thanks to organizations including Trackways, Coyote Tracks and the Wilderness Awareness School. After extensive vocational training, she founded Cultivating Curiosity which has been running regular groups in Sussex both weekly and monthly since 2012, the year she also completed her Forest School L3. She co-authored Learning With Nature in 2015. Victoria is passionate about helping spread the breadth and depth of nature connection for our health and happiness as individuals, communities and as a whole.https://redsquirrelresources.co.uk/http://www.cultivating-curiosity.co.uk/Learning with Nature bookConnection Camp - August 4th, 2024There are still a few spots left in Connection Camp if you're interested in experiencing the incredible program that Victoria describes in the podcast. Visit Living Connection 1st for more information about our work in nature connection and people connection.

In this episode, Sarah and Jon host their friend and colleague at Living Connection 1st, Nate Summers. Jon begins by sharing stories of when Nate and Jon first met in Washington State in 1996 right when the Designing with Natural Cycles model shift from 6 Shields to 8 Shields.The conversation explores the Profile Journey and Natural Learning Cycle through a variety of examples including an individual's journey from inspiration to embodiment of a complex skill, in this case that of a practitioner of deep nature connection, tracking and awareness and how these skills eventually lead to a form of invisibility and sense of awe and wonder. Other ways Nate discusses Designing with Nature Cycles include writing books, designing classes and even an impromptu scout mission at Sarah's request. ...Designing with Natural Cycles and the 8 Shields model can be applied in a wide variety of ways with powerful and predictable outcomes.About Nate SummersNate Summers, author of Shadow Survival: A Guide to Tactical Awareness, Evasion, Advanced Survival and More has been a survival skills instructor for over 20 years with a background in anthropology, Asian studies, and natural medicine. He taught and directed at the Wilderness Awareness School for over 15 years, and has served as faculty for the Desert Institute of Healing Arts, the Asian Institute of Medical Studies, and as adjunct faculty for Prescott College. He has taught Scout Skills, Natural Movement, and Survival Skills to people of all ages all over the world. Nate's passions include martial arts, natural movement, foraging, survival, ethnobotany, and going on adventures with his family.You can find Nate at his website primalnate.com and at Living Connection 1st.Visit https://www.livingconnection1st.net/ for more information about our work in nature connection and people connection.

Look for the stories birds tell with their tracks in the snow. A crow swaggers, leaving right-and-left steps much as a walking human would. Juncos under a birdfeeder leave a hopping pattern of tiny footprints in side-by-side pairs. Look for beak marks, where a bird picked up a choice morsel or probed the ground. Tell-tale signs sometimes tell stories of life and death. You might see mouse tracks end suddenly, just where you find the imprint of an owl's wings. Find out more about animal tracking at the Wilderness Awareness School. And learn more in Bird Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species, a book by Mark Elbroch.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

This is the first in a series of episodes that will go into depth on how to apply and leverage each of the 12 foundational design principles used in permaculture.  The first design principle is Observe and Interact. It is the keystone design principle, from which all others are held together and applied toward a functional end. Join me as we discuss: The context for applying the permaculture design principles - i.e. the oft-forgot Prime Directive and the oft-misinterpreted 3 Ethics. Why Observe & Interact is NOT about being a neutral observer, or being separate from what is being observed. First and foremost we are part of Nature and we need to understand that our observation of a thing influences the thing. The 4 Styles of Observation Child-like Thematic Instrumental Experiential Why separating observation from analysis, at least immediately, is very important to preserve possibilities. Methods of Observation Sit Spot Routine - this is from Jon Young of Wilderness Awareness School and the audio recording of Seeing Through Native Eyes. This is the most powerful practice I know of you can start using today to enhance your powers of observation and your connection with the natural rhythms of your landscape. Show Resources Seeing Through Native Eyes on Last.fm Seeing Through Native Eyes audio hard copy Epi-002 - The Prime Directive, 3 Ethics, and 12 Principles of Permaculture As Sovereign Homestead Design Tools   Getting started designing your homestead? START HERE: Enroll in the Minimum Holistic Goal Creation Mini-Course today for free. This is the ONE THING that will make everything else easier or unnecessary on your homesteading journey! 100% Free Upon completing this course you will have a crystal clear idea of who and what resources you have to work with, your desired Quality of Life that your homestead has to provide for, and what you will need to produce and the conditions required to sustain that production to meet your Quality of Life needs.  

Nate Summers has been a survival skills instructor for over 20 years with a background in anthropology, Asian studies, and natural medicine. He has taught at the Wilderness Awareness School, Desert Institute of Healing Arts, the Asian Institute of Medical Studies, served as adjunct faculty for Prescott College and been a naturalist guide for Evergreen Escapes.. Nate's passions include ethnobotany, hunter-gatherer childhoods, rewilding, natural movement, eco-spirituality, herbal medicine, and internal martial arts. He has been involved with Druidry for over 15 years.  You can find out more about his work and teaching at Survival | Primal Nature (primalnate.com)Amazon.com: Wyld Druid: An Urban Fantasy Action Book (Wyld Druid Series 1) eBook : Ryan, Rich: Kindle StoreAODA Website:https://aoda.org/AODA Curriculum Overview:http://aoda.org/aoda-membership/curriculum-requirements/Gnostic Celtic Church: https://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/A Vision for AODA Druidry: Seven Core Principles of AODA:https://aoda.org/vision/AODA Discord Server:https://discord.gg/xJqEKVYyvfAODA Forums:https://forum.aoda.org/AODA Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/AODADruidryGrand Arch Druid Dana O'Driscoll Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/druidsgardenart/?hl=enPodcast Contact Email:druidwisdompodcast@gmail.comPodcast Instagram:https://instagram.com/druidwisdompodcast?utm_medium=copy_linkEarth Rituals:http://aoda.org/earthrituals/Claire's blog living Low in the Lou:http://livinglowinthelou.blogspot.com/Rule of Awen & Hermitage of the Hearthttp://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/rule-of-awen/Requirements for Ordination in GCC:http://aoda.org/aoda-structure/gnostic-celtic-church-gcc/requirements-for-ordination/Purchase Trilithon copies here:https://aoda.org/publications/trilithon-the-journal-of-the-aoda/trilithon-ordering-information/Ceallaigh S. Mac Cath-Moran:www.csmaccath.com/folkloreandfictionwww.csmaccath.com/musicwww.csmaccath.com/writinghttps://csmaccath.bandcamp.com/releases

Lauren MacLean lives in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada, with her two young toddlers and an energetic puppy. She is a full time elementary school teacher where she takes her learners outdoors to explore, learn, and play each and every day.She is the author of the best selling children's picture book, Me and My Sit Spot and the host of the Mentoring Nature Connections podcast. Let's get outside and get our hands dirty!Resources:Soaring Eagle Nature School: https://soaringeaglenatureschool.org/ Kamana Naturalist Course from Wilderness Awareness School: https://wildernessawareness.org/articles/the-sunset-of-kamana/ Me and My Sit Spot: English Version Me and My Sit Spot: French VersionMe and My Sit Spot for Early Learners: Early Learner VersionGreen TeacherColumbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN)Nerdy About Nature

Jon Young brings us into the ancient practice of nature connection mentoring. He describes how mentoring is a virtually extinct craft, and yet occupies critical importance in building the sensory awareness and neurology of young children. We delve into his rich tales of living among the San bushmen of Southern Africa, the role of wildlife tracking and bird language, insights on building ropes with the universe, and a turkey called Pete.For over 40 years, Jon young has been a deep nature connection mentor, wildlife tracker, peacemaker, author, workshop leader, and storyteller. A pioneer in the Western field of nature-based education, he co-founded the Wilderness Awareness School in Washington and the 8 Shields Institute in California. Jon has authored the seminal books What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World (2013), and Coyote's Guide to Connecting to Nature (2007). In 2016, he received the Champion of Environmental Education Award for his life's work and for fostering the growth of the nature connection movement on a global level.Episode Website LinkShow LinksTom Browne Tracker SchoolFascinating biography of Jon's lifeJon's websiteCoyote's Guide to connecting with NatureWhat The Robin Knows: Bird Language, Revealing the Secrets of NatureDescription of 8 ShieldsSan bushmenAnimas Valley InstituteSchool of Lost BordersMusic: Electric Ethnicity by Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kristen Bauer is the CEO of Laird Norton Wealth Management (LNWM) and has more than two decades of experience in private wealth management, financial services, and business management. Before joining LNWM, Kristen was a senior leader at Tiedemann Advisors serving as Managing Director for the Pacific Northwest. She also served as CFO, Chief Business Development Officer, Chief Client Service Officer, and then President of Threshold Group. Kristen graduated from the University of Washington Foster School of Business with a Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in Business and Accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS). Kristen grew up in Bend, Oregon, which inspired her love of the outdoors and her ongoing involvement with environmental causes. She currently serves as Board Chair of The Nature Conservancy, Washington Chapter, and is Board President of the Wilderness Awareness School. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave believes the natural world is one of our most powerful teachers and mentors. Dave co-founded Forest Play in 2011 with the goal of facilitating programs that connect people to nature, others and themselves.  Forest Play is grounded in the learning philosophies of Coyote Mentoring and Forest Schools and inspired by the understanding that stories, wilderness skills and sensory experiences in nature can help children and adults be more creative, resilient and emotionally intelligent. Dave also facilitates nature-based leadership programs for the Banff Centre and the Pacific Centre for Leadership and leads adult workshops for teachers and educators in Forest Play and nature - connection mentoring.  He has a Master's Degree in Recreation Management, is an accredited Master Interpretive Guide a Wilderness First Responder and proud father of two wonderful daughters (ages 11 & 13). Coyote's Guide: http://coyotesguide.com/ Child and Nature Alliance Canada/Forest School Canada: https://childnature.ca/ Wilderness Awareness School: https://www.wildernessawareness.org/ Wisdom of the Earth (Salt Spring) and the Pine Project (Toronto) (these are really Canada's versions of Wilderness Awareness School): https://www.wisdomoftheearth.ca/ https://pineproject.org/ David Sobel: https://www.davidsobelauthor.com/nature-preschools-and-forest-kindergartens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Direct link to episode with extra photos and Ted's poetry: https://www.ofsedgeandsalt.com/podcastblog/tedpackard   Ted studied History and Anthropology at Christopher Newport University, got a Master's in Teaching, went on the road with the Momentary Prophets band, and then went to study with Alderleaf Wilderness College and Wilderness Awareness School. He taught various program for youth around the greater Seattle area for many years before relocating to Durango, Colorado to dry out, as he says. After some years of a break, Ted just started up a new nature connection program for youth in the Durango community. Ted does lots of things, including various handcrafts, refurbishing guitars and other instruments, music-making, writing, wood-burning and more. As college peers, we spent a lot of time together researching things like mushroom cults, the esoteric origins of Judeo-Christian religion, the anthropology of psychedelics, zen koans, and more. We both have lived in different places since and woven in and out of each others' lives so we spent some time really checking in about how we think about things now vs. when we were radical activist driven neo-pagan coyote-trickster troubadour mind-melters.     In this episode with Ted, we talk about: Ted's nature connection mentorship work with youth in Washington and Colorado Ted's upbringing in northwestern Virginia Our experience in college of community: artists, philosophers, musicians, activists, and neo-pagans and our reflections on that time now seasonal ritual as a somatic map ways that Ted's anger at an eco-cidal culture has transformed over the years to a yearning for finding points of connection vs. telling someone they are wrong or how to live what is a community of mutuality in a broken society that emphasizes hyper-individualism? activism can look many ways and can even be in small moments of advocacy awareness of the isolation of capitalism is often crippling the reality that financial security is generally not available to our generation (millennials) Ted's musical projects which include Momentary Prophets from his early 20's, that had a coyote-troubadour element with community driven instigation, as well as his own solo projects paying attention to ‘nature' bringing you closer to crazy synchronicities that become signposts to keep going weaving a web of interrelated ideas and ecologies as a way of being trauma, neutrinos, quantum physics intersecting eastern philosophy, bodies as multiplicity, the mycelium nature of everything, music as ecological channeling   Links: The Emerald Podcast, mentioned on the podcast Daniel Quinn, author we mention on the podcast Mystic Moon of Norfolk, VA, pagan community mentioned Terence McKenna, mentioned on the podcast Mountain Justice: organization dedicated to ending mountain top removal in Appalachia Momentary Prophets on Facebook Momentary Prophets on Bandcamp (Interstitial music featured on the episode) Ted's music on Bandcamp (he is putting out a new album RIGHT NOW, his individual music featured in the intro of this episode) Wilderness Awareness School Living Earth School Sophie Strand Ted's Patreon for his music, art, writing Ted's revived blog of writing (do yourself a favor and read and savor) Ted's Venmo if you'd like to donate to help support his musical projects : @Theodore-Packard Support the podcast on Patreon to contribute monthly to our grassroots self-funding of this project  For one time donations to support this podcast: Paypal : paypal.me/petitfawn VENMO: @kelly-moody-6 Cashapp: cash.app/$groundshotsproject   Our website with an archive of podcast episodes, educational resources, past travelogues and more: http://www.ofsedgeandsalt.com  Our Instagram pages: @goldenberries / @groundshotspodcast Join the Ground Shots Podcast Facebook Group to discuss the episodes Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on the Ground Shots Project Music: by Ted Packard and Momentary Prophets This episode hosted by: Kelly Moody Produced by: Kelly Moody and Ted Packard

Look for the stories birds tell with their tracks in the snow. A crow swaggers, leaving right-and-left steps much as a walking human would. Juncos under a birdfeeder leave a hopping pattern of tiny footprints in side-by-side pairs. Look for beak marks, where a bird picked up a choice morsel or probed the ground. Tell-tale signs sometimes tell stories of life and death. You might see mouse tracks end suddenly, just where you find the imprint of an owl's wings. Find out more about animal tracking at the Wilderness Awareness School. And learn more in Bird Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species, a book by Mark Elbroch.

In this episode of The Sacred Everything Podcast, we speak with Jared Archbold of the Wilderness Awareness School (WAS) about the experience of transformation, community bonding, and self-discovery had by participants of WAS. Jared is the adult program manager and Core Instructor for The Nature Instructor Training at WAS. Located in Duvall, Washington, in the foothills of the cascade mountains, in Snoqualmie River Valley, Jared shares with us the wisdom, personal impacts, and richness of the medicine that is reconnecting with nature. Music:Blue Electro FinalPermissions granted courtesy of Travis Sheehan.

Have you ever wondered how to spend an entire day outdoors with your learners? How do you structure your time? What games do you play? What "lessons" can we explore?To help us dig into these questions, we invited Manon McPeters (from Wilderness Awareness School) back for Part 2!  Her passion and creativity for playing, learning and teaching outdoors is palpable! You'll appreciate her vivid description of a "typical" day and how they use Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young to guide their intentions.  My biggest takeaway from speaking with Manon was when she described what "peak fun" is and how we can use that as a classroom management strategy. This notion of reading the flow of our learners' energies is such an important key in how we observe, listen, and respond to the needs of our kids.  Want to learn a new nature game?! Manon gives a great description of how to play blindfold ninja!  Novelty nature note:Manon shared some tracking gems!  A domestic dog often has more ‘relaxed' foot muscles. The toes will be more splayed apart, the X negative space will be less defined and the star shaped peak will not be as high.  But when you're observing the track of a wild dog, it will have a more sharply defined X.  Cat has a C shape in negative space. Only one lead toe, not two lead toes. Usually don't register claws in tracks.  All toes can fit into a heel pad.  Toes of a dog will NOT fit into heel pad space.  My novelty nature note was about black bears and how their cubs can weigh less than a pound at birth and gain over 20 pounds in just their first 3 months of life. 

Our guest today is Jenna Rudolph who is the founder of Soaring Eagle Nature School.  www.soaringeaglenatureschool.org  Today's episode is sponsored by Wilderness Awareness School.  They are committed to helping children and adults establish healthy relationships with nature, community, and self. They offer a variety of programs in the foothills of the Cascades, outside of Seattle.Their 9-month immersion program is a transformative experience for adults, covering everything from self-discovery to survival skills. You can also learn to become a Coyote Mentor, their signature art of mentoring children in nature with their 9-month Nature Instructor Training. Wilderness Awareness School also runs workshops and intensives, youth programs, and the Kamana Independent Naturalist Study Program. Learn more today at wildernessawareness.org. We begin our conversation by talking about birds and bird language.  Jenna recommends choosing 5 local birds and learn their songs, habitats, and what they like to eat. It's a good idea to select ground feeders so that you're more likely to see them.  We tackle many questions together:Birds: How can we observe and use bird behaviour to tell us what's happening in our environment? What do bird songs tell us? What about their alarm call? Do birds of different species communicate with one another? What is the relationship between food sources and locations of specific bird species throughout the year? What are the 5 types of bird language?Did you know we can hear better when our ears are off-center? Tilt your head and you can hear better. A lesson we can learn from our local American Robins.  Local BC Birds: American Robin, Pacific Wren, Spotted Towhee, Dark Eyed Junco, Song Sparrow. They stay here on the coast all year round.   Plants: How can we get our learners more excited to learn about our local plants? What patterns do you see?  Which plants produce fruit? Jenna shares an example of using a string of questions to use alongside her learners to help them observe different parts of plants to help identify it.  Local BC Plants: Dandelion, Plantain, Salmonberry, Blackberry Novelty Nature Note:Jenna shared her favourite forest tea recipe to make with her learners:western hemlock needles, douglas fir needles, licorice fern (sweetness!) and salal leaves. Boil and sit for 5 minutes. I shared about thimbleberries. When you pick the red fruit, it leaves behind a core which looks like a thimble. Hence the name J

Anna Breytenbach is one of the world's best known interspecies communicators, subject of the film The Animal Communicator ( https://youtu.be/gvwHHMEDdT0). In this conversation we touch on a couple of her stories before zooming out larger themes such as: the living planet and humanity's role on it, the relationship between humans and the rest of life, and how to access the kind of abilities Anna has developed. About Anna: Anna Breytenbach is a professional interspecies communicator practicing for 20 years on several continents and featured in the documentary "The Animal Communicator". Native to South Africa, she holds a degree in Psychology and studied telepathic animal communication with the Assisi Institute in California as well as tracking and mentoring at the Wilderness Awareness School in Seattle. As an experienced master facilitator she focuses on mentoring in a practical manner that reminds us humans of the ways of indigenous nature awareness. Her consultation work is exclusively with wildlife and peaceful interventions globally via remote work. This includes predator research, wilderness protection, anti-poaching assistance, biodynamic and reforestation initiatives, wildlife management and rehabilitation and numerous public appearances as an inspirational speaker. Anna's communication and conservation work guides people to deepen their connection with all species in an honouring manner. She's inspired by being a voice for wild beings and natural environments. www.animalspirit.org www.youtube.com/c/AnimalSpirit

Kelly Shuto is a K/1 teacher in the Surrey district as well as a k-2 math mentor. She has contributed to our BC curriculum resource site by sharing her in-depth documentation and examples of how the core competencies live in our classrooms. She is also a children's book author! Her first book, one of my toddler's favourites, is titled What Does it Mean to be Brave.  You will often find her presenting workshops on how to use the core competencies to create a deeper sense of self in the primary grades.   Twitter: @keshutoInstagram: kellyshutobooks and kellyshuto This episode is sponsored by Wilderness Awareness School.  They are  committed to helping children and adults establish healthy relationships with nature, community, and self. They offer a variety of programs in the foothills of the Cascades, outside of Seattle.Their 9-month immersion program is a transformative experience for adults, covering everything from self-discovery to survival skills. You can also learn to become a Coyote Mentor, their signature art of mentoring children in nature with their 9-month Nature Instructor Training.Wilderness Awareness School also runs workshops and intensives, youth programs, and the Kamana Independent Naturalist Study Program. Learn more today at wildernessawareness.org.Our British Columbia curriculum has a unique aspect to it.  The core competencies are something we do not “assess” but we help guide students to develop them throughout the year.  These include persona/social competencies, thinking competencies, and communication competencies.  The Core Competencies don't live on a piece of paper.  They live within us.  Kelly illustrates how we can use the outdoors as a place to help develop and support our core competencies.   Kelly also talks about a fascinating inquiry that her learners investigated this year - “How does the forest act like a family?” How are the trees and roots similar to our support systems that we have in our own families and communities? Kelly is masterful when it comes to documenting student learning so our discussion naturally progressed to talking about how she captures magical moments when she's outdoors with her learners.   Resources: Can You Hear the Trees Talking by Peter Wohlleben Suggested apps to use when documenting learning:ClipsPicCollageShadow Puppets Novelty Nature Note:Kelly shared: How do trees fight? If 2 trees of the same species are beside each other, then the roots will join together and exclude the roots of other tree species growing around them.  Lauren shared: More than half the tree roots grow within the top 6 inches of the soil.  That's one of the reasons why tree roots grow out laterally so far.  

Manon McPeters is a lead nature instructor trainer at the Wilderness Awareness School which is based in Duvall, Washington.  She has been working with the 8 shields framework for mentoring for over a decade and also grew up as a teen student of the Wilderness Awareness program.  Her passions are engaging with the human body and observing the connection between brain and body and how they collaborate together.Manon McPeters Instagram: asarum.caudatum Wilderness Awareness School:Instagram: wilderness_awarenessTwitter:  @teamcoyoteWebsite: https://www.wildernessawareness.orgKamana Independent Study courses: https://www.wildernessawareness.org/adult-programs/kamana/Book: Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young, Ellen Haas, and Evan McGown. http://coyotesguide.comThe Art of Questioning is an approach used in coyote's mentoring. I wonder how I can use questioning to support inquiry and nudge learning in new directions? This isn't formulaic or a set of check boxes that we need to complete.  We work with what our students are curious about.  What is catching their attention?  Manon also talks about how we can use storytelling as a way to infuse and weave information during our interactions with our learners.  I also ask Manon to talk about the ‘trickster transformer' mentoring approach.  It's a very powerful tool but we need to have a strong relationship with our learners first.  Trust is everything!  Novelty Nature Note:I've been learning how to identify the difference between a Coopers hawk and a Sharp Shinned hawk.  The Cooper's hawk is about 6 inches bigger than a Sharpie – but also their outer tail feathers are shorter than the rest of the tail feathers – so it looks rounded or like a rainbow Manon's Novelty Nature Note:Woodpeckers have retractable tongues!  It spirals around their skull or even around their eyes. 

Episode 11: Embodied AnthropologyMuch of the narratives found in rewilding originate from the study of cultures outside of civilization, through the discipline of anthropology. In this episode I chat with two of my friends that dwell in the academic world, around the challenges of navigating the benefits and problems with the institution of anthropology and the practical applications of it outside of academia. We talk about the history of anthropology, contemporary ethics behind it, and the potential for continual cultural transformation. How do we take anthropology beyond the institutions, in order to *do* anthropology in the real world? How do we leverage the study of culture(s), in a just and careful way, to help us understand more about humanity and our place in the world? What are the best practices behind an embodied anthropology?Fern Thompsett grew up in Australia, and is now working on a PhD in cultural anthropology through Columbia University, on Lenape land in New York City. Her research looks at how people define, critique, and live outside of civilization. She is also a co-founder of the Brisbane Free University.Josh Sterlin is working on a PhD at McGill University as part of the Leadership for the Ecozoic program. He is researching how rewilding might help us rethink classic anthropological categories and thinking, and how that might help us change the way we live. He was previously trained in environmental anthropology, and is also a graduate of the Wilderness Awareness School's Anake program. When he's not doing that, he's canoeing across the Quebec wilds. You can get in contact at jsterlin.org.NotesFragments of an Anarchist Anthropology:https://libcom.org/library/fragments-anarchist-anthropologyThe Undercommons', by Stefano Harney and Fred Moten: https://www.minorcompositions.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/undercommons-web.pdfKlee Bennally's 'Accomplices not Allies': https://www.indigenousaction.org/accomplices-not-allies-abolishing-the-allSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/petermichaelbauer)

This week, I’m speaking with Doniga Markegard, a wildlife tracker turned regenerative rancher. In her memoir, Dawn Again, Doniga shares the incredible story of how a near death experience as a teenager changed the course of her life, setting her on a new path, back to nature and reclaiming her wildness. From a young age, Doniga was steeped in indigenous wisdom and eventually adopted by an indigenous elder Gilbert Walking Bull. She learned the ways of the natural world at the Wilderness Awareness School, an alternative high school where there were no grades and the main measure of success involved having an active, participatory relationship with nature. An interest in permaculture led her to learn more about holistic management, and then regenerative ranching. Today, she operates Markegard Family Grass-Fed with her husband Erik, which is a regenerative cattle ranch that produces certified grass-fed and grass finished beef and lamb, and pasture raised chicken and pork.  

In episode 18, Dr. Mark and Anisa join Alexia Allen on Hawthorn Farm in Woodinville, WA. In this inspriing conversation, we explore the concepts of true nutrient density, creating vitality from the Earth and its creatures, and what it can look like to be a steward of the land. Alexia Allen has lived at Hawthorn Farm since 2003, crafting a vision of the world she wants to live in. This includes beautiful and productive gardens, ample wild space and creatures, happy farm animals, and vibrant, loving human relationships. Studying nature for the past 20 years has brought her a deep appreciation of the threads that weave ecological and human communities together. She is indebted to her many years of work at Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA. Creativity guides her life, whether in making a stylish felt vest or a tasty goat cheese (and we can attest that that, it's delicious). After many years of being vegan, she went on to become a YouTube sensation with a video on humane butchering. After a year of eating all hand-harvested food in 2017, Alexia got passionately interested in growing nutrient-dense, year-round food for herself and the 10-person household she lives in. As a suburban homesteader, they eat well and diversely from the sunshine that falls in Woodinville, WA. She loves sharing the joy and possibilities to encourage others to grow and forage food. Her motto is "Good food within walking distance for everyone.” Alexia offers garden consultations to aspiring gardeners all over and sells farm-crafted goods straight from Hawthorn Farm. You can learn more about her work and offerings at http://www.HawthornFarm.org and https://www.facebook.com/hawthornfarmheals Join us on the farm and listen in! Show notes can be found at woodallwellness.com/show-notes/alexia

Kimberly Beck is the founder of Relational Rewilding in CO. Kimberly shares that she was obsessed with animals and nature as a child. Her passion grew into facilitating the relationship between people and nature, people and animals, and people and people in various ways. Kimberly has designed and led environmental programs as a Naturalist and a Certified Interpretive Guide. She would go earn a Master’s in Counseling from Colorado State University which began her path into healing others via Ecotherapy. Bio from the Relational Rewilding Website:  As a young child walking through Ohio oak-hickory forests, Kimberly would regularly ask: 'How can I teach others to love these woods as much as I do? How might people take care of these places? Can we heal here? Do people develop differently with more exposure to nature?' These internal questions have guided her life's work, and still continue today. Kimberly's passion is facilitating relationship between people and nature, people and animals, and people and people. As a naturalist, humane educator, eco-therapist, nature mentor and dog trainer, she considers herself to be living her childhood dreams. She attributes her relationship with nature as a primary protective factor in her own emotional and psychological resilience, and hence chose to blend nature and psychology in her work. Kimberly values helping others improve their health, confidence, relationships, and sense of belonging in the world by restoring the original kinship we humans share with nature. She believes the health of people is absolutely intertwined with the health of our ecosystems, and hopes that re-establishing natural, native connections will generate more compassionate attitudes and actions toward ourselves, one another, and the planet upon which we depend.  In addition to operating Relational Rewilding (founded in 2017), Kimberly currently works as coordinator and faculty for the Gestalt Equine Institute of the Rockies, teaching nature-based approaches to therapy. She is also a contract instructor with Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver Audubon Society and Evergreen Audubon Society.  She is on the advisory board for Outdoor Education at Red Rocks Community College. Kimberly holds a Master’s degree in Counseling from Colorado State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Outdoor Education & Plant Biology from Ohio University. She has been practicing nature-based and eco-therapy for 10 years . Kimberly designed and led environmental and humane education programs at state parks, outdoor education centers, and animal shelters throughout the country. She is a Master Naturalist, a Native Plant Master, and Certified Interpretive Guide. Kimberly has participated in continuing education programs through North American Institute of Medical Herbalism (now the Colorado School for Clinical Herbalism), The Foragers Path, Artemisia & Rue Herbalism, Somatic Wilderness Therapy Institute, Wildcraft Forest School, Wilderness Awareness School, 8 Shields Institute, and The Tracking Project - training in cultural and natural awareness, animal tracking, plant studies, herbology, bird language, primitive skills, community building, & Gestalt and nature-based therapy.  She lives in the foothills west of Golden, Colorado with her partner, 3 horses, and a diversity of surrounding wildlife. About Kimberly Beck, M.Ed., NCC, CIG  

Things we talk about in this episodeJourney into Nature ConnectionThomas Schorr-Kon- TrackwaysWilderness Awareness SchoolThe Art of MentoringThe power of long term mentoringThe Forest School Associations-  Nature Premium CampaignFSC- Forest School CampsRed Squirrel ResourcesLinks mentioned in this episodewww.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcasthttps://redsquirrelresources.co.ukhttp://www.cultivating-curiosity.co.ukhttps://www.naturepremium.orghttps://www.trackways.co.uk/homeOur website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcastConnect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/My personal instagram is  https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionrayBiographyVictoria has facilitated nature connection worldwide and brings her experience of working with the 8-shields model of regenerative design connecting people to themselves, to nature and to one another since 2006. Having been introduced to wilderness philosophy and survival skills at 12 years old, a passion for nature was ignited. With deep nature connection and mentoring being an ongoing thread throughout her teens, Victoria was lucky enough to do a variety of immersion trainings both in the UK and the USA. “Through ancient scout experiences as a teenager, I was able to expand into my less dominant senses with extended blindfold drumstalks of over an hour moving towards the sound, feel into the edges of my awareness through stealth movement missions and become aware of how I could connect to source through a variety of practices including sweat lodges, sense meditations and the simple yet profound ‘sit spot’.” In her early 20s she founded Cultivating Curiosity and developed long term nature connection mentoring programmes for both children and adults in Sussex. A few areas of particular interest are: the power of gratitude; natural fire lighting and conscious fire tending; and the role of questions and stories in pedagogy. 

Join Trudi Bennett as she speaks with Dan Corcoran, Samuel Bowman and Rachael Witt from the Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, Washington. The facilitators of the weekend Survival Basics Course share their reasons of why survival skills are important to them as human beings in a modern age.

Naturalist, educator, eco-therapist, and nature mentor Kimberly Beck joins us to discuss the value of nature and the outdoors to our health and well-being. She can be reached at www.relationalrewilding.com or email wild@relationalrewilding.com.About Kimberly:"Kimberly's passion is facilitating relationship between people and nature, people and animals, and people and people. As a naturalist, humane educator, eco-therapist, nature mentor and dog trainer, she considers herself to be living her childhood dreams. She attributes her relationship with nature as a primary protective factor in her own emotional and psychological resilience, and hence chose to blend nature and psychology in her work. Kimberly values helping others improve their health, confidence, relationships, and sense of belonging in the world by restoring the original kinship we humans share with nature. She believes the health of people is absolutely intertwined with the health of our ecosystems, and hopes that re-establishing natural, native connections will generate more compassionate attitudes and actions toward ourselves, one another, and the planet upon which we depend. "Along with running Relational Rewilding (founded in 2017), Kimberly currently works as coordinator and faculty for the Gestalt Equine Institute of the Rockies, teaching nature-based approaches to therapy, and is a guest instructor with Denver Botanic Gardens, Audubon Society, and The Survival University. Kimberly holds a Master’s degree in Counseling from Colorado State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Outdoor Education & Plant Biology from Ohio University. She has been practicing nature-based and eco-therapy for 10 years . Kimberly designed and led environmental and humane education programs at state parks, outdoor education centers, and animal shelters throughout the country. She is a Master Naturalist, a Native Plant Master, and Certified Interpretive Guide. Kimberly has participated in continuing education programs through North American Institute of Medical Herbalism (now the Colorado School for Clinical Herbalism), The Foragers Path, Artemisia & Rue Herbalism, Somatic Wilderness Therapy Institute, Wildcraft Forest School, Wilderness Awareness School, 8 Shields Institute, and The Tracking Project - training in cultural and natural awareness, animal tracking, plant studies, herbology, bird language, primitive skills, community building, & Gestalt and nature-based therapy. She lives in the foothills west of Golden, Colorado with her partner, 3 horses, and a diversity of surrounding wildlife. "Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Horses For Heroes: https://www.horsesforheroes.org2. Podcast "Kimberly Beck: Ecotherapy and Rewilding – Healing the Harms of Divorcement from Nature:" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kimberly-beck-ecotherapy-rewilding-healing-harms-divorcement/id1473889249?i=1000484576633Picture and bio courtesy Kimberly Beck.

Today on the podcast, we are joined by Nate Summers for a conversation spanning topics including sharpening your senses to nature's bio-rhythms, developing appreciation for the cycles of life, and how connecting with a part of our primal spirit can help heal our planet and ourselves. Nate Summers, author of "Primal: Why We Long to be Wild and Free" and soon to be released, "Awakening Fire: The Essential Guide to an Ancient Art", has been a survival skills instructor for over 20 years with a background in anthropology, Asian studies, and natural medicine. He taught and directed at the Wilderness Awareness School for over 15 years, and has served as faculty for the Desert Institute of Healing Arts, the Asian Institute of Medical Studies, and as adjunct faculty for Prescott College. Nate's passions include ethnobotany, natural mentoring, hunter-gatherer childhoods, natural movement, herbal medicine, internal martial arts, mentoring, and leadership. You can connect with him online on his website primalnate.com and on instagram @primalnate. Show notes can be found at woodallwellness.com/show-notes/primalnate

This is a replay from S1 E8: Do you think it’s possible to build future communities of belonging and connection? Living in a culture that values the immediacy and efficiency of life has placed a strain on the importance of connection and belonging to our natural roots. Open your heart and mind with an educational and engaging chat with Brett Holmquist, co-founder and Executive Director at Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center. Listen as we explore how to cultivate the “survival skill of belonging” and why it's important for young people to learn the beginning steps of fearless self-love in community as well as on our own.   How nature can teach us about gratitude and belonging How our connection to nature relates to our level of connection within ourselves/others How to help our youth foster self-sufficiency and self-love   Links Mentioned : Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center http://ravenwoodolc.org Jon Young’s “Coyote Mentoring” Book https://wildearth.org/shop/books/coyotes-guide-to-connecting-with-nature Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA https://wildernessawareness.org/about/about Jake and Judy Swamp, http://www.thetrackingproject.org/ttp/native-communities/remembering-jake-tekaronianeken-swamp/

Topics covered in this episodeThe early years of running a businessHow to turn your herbal passion into a profitable businessThe challenges of growing a businessHow to avoid burnout as an entrepreneurHow to automate your herbal business and multiply your timeAdvice for hiring employees in your businessMarketing strategies that work both online and in personAbout John GallagherJohn and his wife Kimberly are the founders of LearningHerbs, a popular and successful herbal community and educational hub. 25 years ago, John joined author Jon Young to found the modern version of Wilderness Awareness School, which is where he first learned how to design educational programs and products. Jon was the one who introduced him to the world of plants and nature education. Natural medicine became such a passion of his, that he became a five-element acupuncturist under the mentorship of Dirk Hein in Seattle. John considers himself one of the luckiest people in the world because he gets to live his passion, which is creating fun, simple and exciting information about healing herbs.Where to find John GallagherWebsite: https://learningherbs.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LearningHerbsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningherbs/Buy the Wildcraft board game on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2JyK5I1Herbal Remedies Kit: https://learningherbs.com/herbal-kit/Buy Launch by Jeff Walker on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2M1BoEvDisclaimer: The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only, and is not meant to replace professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor if you are in need of medical care, and before making any changes to your health routine.

 Do you think it’s possible to build future communities of belonging and connection? Living in a culture that values the immediacy and efficiency of life has placed a strain on the importance of connection and belonging to our natural roots. Open your heart and mind with an educational and engaging chat with Brett Holmquist, co-founder and Executive Director at Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center. Listen as we explore how to cultivate the “survival skill of belonging” and why it's important for young people to learn the beginning steps of fearless self-love in community as well as on our own. How nature can teach us about gratitude and belonging How our connection to nature relates to our level of connection within ourselves/others How to help our youth foster self-sufficiency and self-love Links Mentioned: Jon Young’s “Coyote Mentoring” Book https://wildearth.org/shop/books/coyotes-guide-to-connecting-with-nature Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA https://wildernessawareness.org/about/about Jake and Judy Swamp, http://www.thetrackingproject.org/ttp/native-communities/remembering-jake-tekaronianeken-swamp/   Show Highlights: 01:18 Ravenwood Family Packages Program 03:36 Easeful Living Practice ~ Sensory Awareness Meditation / Sit Spot 13:12 Interview with Brett Holmquist; Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center history and purpose: “Nature connection mentoring program” 21:07 Culture of Gratitude at Ravenwood and blew me away about the campers & staff 24:04 Roots of Ravenwood’s mission: Connecting people with nature, community & self; Mentoring as modeling with elders and others 27:25 Core routines of Ravenwood: Skill-building, gratitude, survival skills 29:28 “The survival skill of belonging”: A difficult skills to learn in a disconnected and isolated culture 31:45 Andrea’s reflections on Ravenwood’s mission to cultivate freedom, nature, community, belonging 35:50 Examples of core routines and 8 attributes of connection 37:01 “Art of questioning”: Creating internal curiosity 42:11 Understanding bird language as a concept and skill: the “art of awareness” 45:26 Courageous Self-Care Tip ~ Survival Skill of Belonging   Favorite Quotes “Our mission is connecting people with nature, community, and self.” -Brett Holmquist “We find that our interdependence with nature and our relationships with nature are the perfect place to teach that [ecology of self]. It’s natural, it just happens.” -Brett Holmquist “The practice of gratitude is the practice of connection. All people want is to belong.” -Brett Holmquist “How do I stay in connection so I am healthy and thriving in this world?” -Brett Holmquist “The belonging includes taking time for ourselves.” -Andrea Bachman “Any individual has these deep ropes of connection to every plant, every tree, every mountain, every river, all the people, all the things that we have relationship with.” -Brett Holmquist “The translation of health in Ayurveda is, ‘to be situated in oneself’.” -Andrea Bachman   Meet Brett: Brett Holmquist is the co-founder and executive director of Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center located in Whitefish, MT. Brett is passionate about using nature to help youth foster better relationships within and with the world around them. Learn more about all the amazing work Ravenwood is doing and connect with Brett at brett@ravenwoodolc.org.

On today's episode, Boulder's own Cat Pantaleo joins me to discuss the power of connecting with nature and the ancient wisdom that's waiting for all of us to remember.  Cat generously shared her time and wisdom and her words will remind you of the power of nature and the impact of stopping to listen to it. She gave pointers on simple, yet inspiring practices  to connect with the wild life all around us and discussed the amazing work of Feet on the Earth, a non-profit organization committed to helping youth connect with nature.  Resources discussed on the show: Feet On The Earth- Growing community from the ground up. Wilderness Awareness School- So many great resources on this site! Books to check out About Cat Catherine Pantaleo CN CCH has a Bachelors Degree in Biology from the University of Miami, and is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist and Herbalist. For the past 12 years, she has taught a variety of holistic health and life science subjects at several Boulder/Denver area schools, including: Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies, Seven Bowls School of Nutrition, North American Institute of Medical Herbalism, Healing Spirits Massage Training Program, and Nutrition Therapy Institute. Recently she has shifted her focus from adult to youth education and in May 2012 completed the Women's Apprenticeship program at Feet on the Earth, which focused on nature-connection mentoring, primitive/survival skills, children's development, and Rites of Passage. Catherine also is a Naturalist in training; she is enrolled in the Kamana Naturalist Training Program, a correspondence program through the Wilderness Awareness School. Using Nature as a classroom, her goal is to co-create a community whose members are confident in who they are, have knowledge of self and place, and have compassion and respect for all life.

Author and naturalist Jon Young takes you behind the scenes of Wildcraft! and LearningHerbs.com in a special episode called “Mentoring Kids & Nature Connection.” Why are relationships with nature more important than information? What is Nature Deficit Disorder? Does your child have it? What is the number one secret to nature connection? How do you share curiosity with kids? What are “kid trails,” and how can we bring them back? This interview covers how to discover your child’s passions and connect with them in nature. Jon’s world acclaimed Art of Mentoring curriculum is the engine of LearningHerb’s teaching methodology. You get a first hand glimpse under the hood to not only see how and why we do what we do, but also how you can empower yourself to mentor others. Jon Young is author of Coyotes Guide to Connecting with Nature, Animal Tracking Basics, Advanced Bird Language, Seeing Through Native Eyes, Reclaiming our Natural Connections, and the Kamana Naturalist Training Program. He is also founder of Wilderness Awareness School and creator of Art of Mentoring workshop series, which is offered by wilderness schools around the world. Visit Jon at http://JonYoung.org

Karen Sherwood is a Northwest native who grew up studying the flora of the Pacific Northwest. While studying at the University of Washington, she was hired by Tom Brown Jr. to develop and expand the wild foods curriculum for the Tracker School. Karen gained a strong understanding of traditional uses of wild plants while teaching there. Since returning home to the Northwest, she continues to teach ethnobotany programs through Earthwalk Northwest and other organizations such as the Department of Ecology, Washington Outdoor Women, King County Parks and Wilderness Awareness School. In addition to her botany background, Karen also spent many years in search and rescue, fine tuning her wilderness survival skills. To balance her expertise, she also teaches utilitarian uses of plants, including cordage and natural plant dyes. Her professionalism and credibility are enhanced by a special gift for helping students become confident and comfortable with harvesting and using plants. Her current passion is teaching about the vast and wondrous uses of seaweeds, as well as traditional Northwest basketry. Karen Sherwood and her husband Frank run EarthWalk Northwest at http://earthwalknorthwest.com In this interview, Karen discusses all sorts of useful wild foods information, from foraging, harvesting, and recipes. Especially interesting is a segment on fermentation, views on wildcrafting, and recipes with burdock, yellow dock and much more.

On today's show, Rick and Mark have a conversation with Nate Summers, program director at the Wilderness Awareness School (12:45). Then it's another moderately funny edition of the Humans Being Human segment with restoration stories from Lonnie (43:24). They wrap with the Simply Human Tip of the Week which is -- pretend to be your hero (54:08). They talk to nate about his background, bow drill kits, the Ancient Lifeways Institute, the Anake Outdoor School, Richard Louv -- Last Child in the Woods, Nature Deficit Disorder; nature does three things for us: 1) healthier 2) happier 3) smarter; forest bathing, ways to access nature, the moon, interacting with natural food, getting in touch with the natural rhythms, and calming down, Before the Nate interview, Mark and Rick discuss the pressure they're under and Mark's wife's facebook group, World's Okayest Moms. Thanks for listening! Leave us a review on iTunes! STUFF THEY TALK ABOUT: http://wildernessawareness.org/ Wilderness Awareness School facebook link ( https://www.facebook.com/wildernessawareness?fref=ts ) Last Child in the Woods ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1565125223/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1565125223&linkCode=as2&tag=thesimhumlif-20&linkId=LWMRLK3QVXUWVFEY ) fitforreallife.com ( http://fitforreallife.com/ ) restore-it-restoration.com The Primal Professional Shoes ( http://theprimalprofessional.com/#a_aid=simplyhuman ) Simply Human Reset ( http://www.simplyhumanlifestyle.com/shop ) SH Reset Testimonials ( http://www.simplyhumanlifestyle.com/testimonials ) nutreince - caltonnutrition ( http://www.caltonnutrition.com/affiliate.html?p=simplyhuman52&w=nutprod ) ($10simplyhuman) SkinnyFat ( http://www.caltonnutrition.com/affiliate.html?p=simplyhuman52&w=skinnyfatprod ) ($5simplyhuman) simplyhumanlifestyle.com ( http://simplyhumanlifestyle.com/ ) The Simply Human Kids page ( http://simplyhumanlifestyle.com/simplyhumankids ) The Simply Human MOMS page ( http://simplyhumanlifestyle.com/simply-human-moms/ ) The Simply Human YouTube channel ( http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJ0Q0GzEPzvFWDWTM-kvhw ) The Simply Human Facebook page ( http://facebook.com/simplyhumanlifestyle ) Subscribe to the Simply Human Podcast ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simply-human-podcast/id722924013 ) on iTunes Listen to the Podcast on Stitcher ( http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/simply-human-podcast/the-simply-human-podcast?refid=stpr ) simplyhumanlifestyle@gmail.com simplyhumanrick@gmail.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-simply-human-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Angella Gibbons, Founder and Director of EarthWalk, has been connecting groups of children to the Earth for 25 years. She was the founder and director of Lotus Lake Discovery Center in Williamstown, VT. from 1993-2003, creating and leading environmental and adventure based school programs for over 15,000 students, teachers, and community members. Angella led the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Summer Kayak Building Expedition Program for teens, from 1998-2004. Her experiences also include teaching 1st and 2nd grade, and 7th and 8th grade science in CostaRica. Her certifications and coursework include: B.A. from UVM (1983), expeditions with the National Outdoor Leadership School and Outward Bound, and certification in Wildlife Tracking. Angella is a certified lifeguard and Wilderness First Responder.