Deepening Nature within and without - an experiential weekend seminar

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 ? 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠? 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒, 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓, 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒?

Join us for a weekend immersion into these relationships!

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We believe in the wisdom and the healing properties of nature and the power of our unique interactions with her. This living reality has become ever more vital over the last years, and will be, for those that are yet to come.

This weekend will be a nature connection retreat with a difference - you join us remotely, from the place that you call home, sharing with a diverse group of others from around the globe, as we dive into the theories and practice of Deep Ecology, Spiritual Ecology, the Four Shields of Human Nature, and the Mirror Walk. We meet over 4 experiential calls, and in between you practice that which we are learning and sharing, and you carry out your Mirror Walk in the place that you inhabit, cultivating a healing relationship within and without.
The weekend is designed for spaciousness and process, to allow for the gentle emergence of this time of year within yourself, and to connect deeper to the land you call home. Please find the weekend structure below.

𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑏𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒, 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒?

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑠, 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑠? 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑? 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠? 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒?

Join us to uncover this Medicine!

𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿:

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𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆
~ Landing and Tuning in ~

7pm - 9pm (CET): Meeting and forming our Community Container, exploring Deep Ecology

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆
~ Deepening ~

11am - 1pm (CET): Inner Landscape, Spiritual Ecology, Inhabiting our Ecological Selves

6pm - 7.30pm (CET): Circle Sharing, Four Shields Framework

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆
~ Practicing & Integrating ~

Sunday afternoon - Mirror Walk

5pm - 7pm (CET): Nature Council, Being Human, the importance of Initiatory Work.

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Our calls will contain embodiment elements, to consistently connect us to the living nature ever present. We will weave ritual throughout, and welcome the diversity of sharings and ways of being that is an essential element to nature connection.

Come as you are, all are welcome!

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

160 EUR Supported Price
*for students, low waged, or those experiencing challenging living circumstances
190 EUR Early Bird (until 1st of February)
200 EUR Regular
250 EUR Supporter Price
*for those with ample financial means, which allows others with less means to participate

If money is an issue, but you long for this Medicine in your life, or you have any other questions you can send a message to wildmindscollective@gmail.com.

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆

Cancellation must be made in writing (by email). The participation fee will be reimbursed fully if your cancellation is made up to the 17th of February. If you cancel later than that up until a day before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 50% of the participation fee will be charged. In the event of cancellation one day prior or on the day of the event, the total cost must be paid.

Your facilitators🍃

Sophie Vandenkerchove

Sophie is a lover of the wild - within and without. She has followed training as a Wilderness Rites of passage Guide at the School of Lost Borders in California. Beside that, she has been practising Zen meditation in the Korean tradition for several years, and has received initiation into Druidry and Celtic Shamanism.

Sophie grew up in the forests of the Belgian Ardennes, where she nurtured a strong connection to the land of her ancestors as a kid. After roaming wild places in the cities, she moved back to her village with a strong dedication to offer her life to the well-being and healing of this land. Out of this, Chamai came into existence: a nature-based learning centre in Belgium, where she offers residential workshops and experiential journeys in and with Nature.

In her work, she always interweaves the power of ceremony with her soulful love for nature and people. She is passionate about pilgrimages, solo time in nature, silent retreats and all those experiences that bring together a good balance of adventure, presence and gentleness.

Carolin Goethel

Carolin is a community weaver and facilitator. Drawing on her anthropological studies, her work in leadership education and her passion for deep ecology, she’s developed a varied toolbox to support other humans to deeply connect to themselves, each other and their natural environment.
The profound experience of her own vision quest sparked her desire to guide others on this journey. She has since then been studying eco-soul centric philosophies and practices with the Animas Valley Institute. Carolin has always been inspired by indigenous ways of being and seeks to infuse her work with the values of interconnectedness and reciprocity.

Jenny O’Hare

Jenny is a Deep Ecologist who has come through a journey of Earth Sciences and Ecological Conservation to focus more deeply on the intersection of the human psyche and soul with the rest of the living world. What is the relationship that is constantly playing out, and how can that relationship become ever more reciprocal and nourishing? She has completed Nature Resonance training, a fellowship in Spiritual Ecology, and holds certification in both Eco-Therapy and Solo Nature Experiences.
Her own relationship with the living world has always been her ultimate sense of belonging, and she is passionate about inviting others into, and sharing in that belonging.

𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀

“The mixture of online support, sharing and activities and the physical reality of my solo adventure created a miraculous harmony and a deeply opening and transformative experience for me. While we only met online there was a deep feeling and celebration of connectedness in the group which supported us all and encouraged our individual initiatives and adventures. Carolin, Sophie and Jenny brought a freshness and joy to our encounters and their different approaches seemed to come together and integrate into a beautiful whole which supported us all deeply. I hope I can work with them again.”

“Such a beautiful experience.”

“Try it, you will be a better person afterwards!”