Earth Solo ~ Quête de Vision de 24 heures en fôret – 12 au 14 septembre 2025

Gathering with like-minded peers and inspiring each other in our work and visions for the future is increasingly important in these times. We need the power of community.. Tending our Earth for the future generations to come, asks for individual commitment and responsibility, but also for visionary exchange in community, supported by the land itself and the power of ceremony.

This ceremonial Solo will be an opportunity to come together, to forge the bridges and sit on the land together. Over our days together, we will get to know each other more intimately and share the dreams coming forth from the land. We will cling our hands and minds together in ceremony and invite the vision to come, during our solo on the land together. At the end of our gathering, we will hold a children’s fire ceremony, to honor, respect and invite all future generations in our circle of awareness and our actions.


What you are taking with you from this experience


– Meeting and connecting with a community of like-minded people (both experienced and new) in the field of nature connection and initiatory work.

– A collective envisioning on how we could support the emerging network as peers and how we could take on mentorship for the next generations of young guides.

– A ceremonial honoring and celebration of our time together.

– A deeper insight and commitment into your personal mission as a guide towards the future generations and how other guides from the network might support you towards this vision.

– Experiential understanding of how the natural world can serve as a refuge for personal maturation and individuation, supporting an increased resilience in meeting the challenges of our times.

– The role of initiatory work in creating a life-affirming culture that experientially remembers the embeddedness of humans within the larger web of life.

Venue and accommodation

The Solo vigil will be held in the forests of Chamai, in a remote valley in the Belgian Ardennes. Each will be sent to a safe place where you will hold the Solo vigil in community. The preparatory councils and ceremonies before and after the Solo vigil will be held at the Chamai center in the village of Hodister and diverse nature locations in the neighborhood. You are housed in a spacious room with 2 or 3 people. Private rooms are only possible in case of a small number of participants. Camping in the garden in your own tent is also a possibility.

Reservation and pricings

Reduced price: on demand via email
Regular price: 590 euro
Supporter price: 590 euro + VAT

To register for the training, please send us an email to chamaicentre@gmail.com. Your registration is complete and your place secured, when the total amount of your participation is received. Bank details are: BE12 7340 4886 7292 – Sophie Vandenkerchove. Please send us the contribution with the following reference “Earth Solo 2025 – your name”.

Cancellation policy

If the training is cancelled by the organisators, your deposit will be fully refunded. If you cancel your participation, your contribution can only be reimbursed, if you find another participants that can take your place.

Facilitation team

Sophie Vandenkerchove

Sophie is a lover of the Wild Soul, within and without. She has followed training as a Wilderness Rites of passage Guide at the School of Lost Borders in California. She has also been a long time practitioner of Zen meditation in the Korean tradition and follows a 4 year long apprenticeship into Druidry and Celtic Shamanism. Her experience of growing up in the forests of the Belgian Ardennes, brought her a strong connection to the land of her ancestors already as a child. After roaming wild places in the cities, she moved back to her village with the strong dedication to offer her life to the well-being and healing of the land. Out of this, Chamai came into existence: a nature-based learning center in Belgium, where she offers residential workshops and experiential journeys with Nature. In her work, she always interweaves the power of ceremony with her deep love for nature and people. She is passionate about pilgrimages, solo time in nature, silent retreats and experiences that bring together a good balance of adventure, presence and gentleness.