Central to our programs and purpose is our practice of applied ecopsychology through introducing people to the profound wisdom of the wilderness and teaching them to draw from nature's power for personal healing and self-transformation. We believe that we are inextricably connected to the earth, to our larger eco-systemic environment, something that our ancestors understood very well, but which our contemporary culture largely overlooks, much to our individual and collective impoverishment. It is also our belief that our estrangement from nature lies at the heart of many of the most troubling spiritual, psychological, social and environmental problems presently facing humanity, and that the correction of this estrangement is one of the keys to solving those problems and possibly to the issue of our ultimate survival as a species. Moreover, it is in the wilderness, where our grandmother, the Earth, has remained untouched and unwouned by industrialized culture, that we encounter a wisdom far greater than our small every-day selves.
Nature is an ideal catalyst for self-enrichment, rejuvenation, empowerment, and spiritual clarity.
It is small wonder that people of most cultures in the world since ancient times have sought guidance and empowerment in the wilderness. Blending ancient and contemporary pathways of self-discovery and nature awareness, collected from numerous sources, we have developed in several innovative programs a variety of flexible and personalized opportunities for you to draw sustenance from nature and to experience yourself in empowering new ways far beyond your current expectations. The heart of our programs is the Wilderness Quest , a guided experience of self-discovery which centers around fasting in solitude in the wilderness. The experience offers the participant a unique and powerful opportunity for self-enrichment. We offer group Quest Camps at Mt. Eddy in Northern California as well as Wilderness Quest Preparation Workshops .