{"id":30871,"date":"2021-02-26T13:50:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T12:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chamai.be\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=30871"},"modified":"2021-07-14T15:27:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T13:27:31","slug":"tending-the-wild-soul-27th-august-to-1st-september","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/chamai.be\/fr\/event\/tending-the-wild-soul-27th-august-to-1st-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Training for Nature guides & coaches – Tending the Wild Soul – 3rd November to 8th of November"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tending the Wild Soul<\/i> <\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
A land-based retreat integrating contemplative and nature-based practice<\/h5>\n

The Earth is waiting for us to recognise her stunning beauty, and remember that we as humans are part of her wild gracefulness. Such intimacy is never far and doesn\u2019t demand much besides our presence to what is already in front of us, in the very ordinariness of life.<\/span> Elders within both indigenous societies and contemplative traditions have long sought out the refuge of the wider natural world to become more intimate with the larger ground of their belonging. These sages and elders understood deeply that the nature of their own minds was not separate from mountains and rivers on this great wide Earth. For a long time in human existence, we have also depended directly upon the land for our survival. We knew the Earth throughout all of her seasons and were very much aware of all the magnificent creatures with whom we share this life.<\/span><\/p>\n

This retreat is an invitation to draw closer to life through deeper attention to both the landscapes of our own mind as well as the wider landscapes around us. Apprenticing to both Mind and Nature requires attention and patience. It requires slowing down enough to see what is often overlooked in the busyness of our lives. In this retreat we will come together as a small community to support each other, drawing on contemplative practices, soul work and nature-based practices as well as simple daily life together, governed by the rhythms of the rising and setting of the sun. As a people, we will grow a culture of togetherness with deep respect and awareness of our kin and teachers in this larger web of life. <\/span><\/p>\n

Through daily immersion in nature, we will heighten our awareness and reconnect to the intuitive senses of our animal body, mind and spirit. We will learn how to experience the land from a perspective of reciprocity. We will also discover the beauty of being intrinsically interwoven in the story of place through exploring its wildness, discovering local myths, meeting the beings who are living here and the reverence which naturally emerges by its presence.<\/span> This retreat will be based on the Four Directions model of Human Development (see Bill Plotkin\u2019s outline below). The Four Directions developmental wheel draws on generations of indigenous cultures\u2019 intimacy with the wider natural world and is a model of human development that is based on careful observation and a depth of relationship with the More-than-human world. Each day we will journey to a different nearby landscape to explore each of the directions in turn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our time together will include a range of nature-based practices and craftwork as well as silent contemplative practice. Meditation guidance will be offered around the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, corresponding to the particular direction we will be exploring each day. This training will be useful for those wishing to deepen their own practice in these fields in a tangible way as well as those involved in sharing this work with others. It is particularly directed to those exploring the common ground between contemplative practice and nature-based practice or those who are willing to cultivate an authentic and soulful life of service to the Earth we live on. <\/span> The wider context and offering of this work is in support of meeting the times we are living through and to contribute toward, in Charles Eisenstein\u2019s words, \u201cThe more beautiful world our hearts know is possible\u201d. We live in a time where the marriage of outer engagement and inner understanding is an essential feature of the movement toward a mutually beneficial human presence on this earth, as well as the ground for individual flourishing.<\/span><\/p>\n

This retreat is an opportunity to explore this through slowing down and settling into a rhythm and quality of presence that supports us in remembering what is most important, what nourishes us and what allows us to freely bring ourselves to this life.<\/p>\n

Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose.<\/em> Instead, create a clearing in the dense forest of your life<\/em> and wait there patiently,<\/em> until the song that is your life<\/em> falls into your own cupped hands<\/em> and you recognize and greet it.<\/em> Only then will you know how to give yourself t<\/em>o this world<\/em> so worthy of rescue.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – \u00a0 Martha Postlewaite<\/em><\/p>\n

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Areas of learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n