The Wild Earth Intensive

10 Days to Blossom More Fully...

This highly experiential program will introduce participants to the core of what it means to live a sustainable, balanced and joyful life, from the inside out.
For those who know the limitations of the dominant worldview, the Wild Earth Intensive (WEI) is a microcosm of a culture that really works! Humans live embedded in a web of relationships - with self, community, nature and spirit - and in the current culture, these relationships are rarely recognized and honored as a whole.

The WEI offers a powerful alternative:

  • A training ground for healthy human relationships deeply connected to the natural world
  • The time and space to experience and celebrate the world we dream of because we know in our hearts it’s possible
  • A place to focus on the inner work of sustainability, of discovering our vitality and center

From a place of joy, wholeness and gratitude, wise actions, life-ways and cultures grow. By coming more fully into our power, we can engage in the incredible journey of our times, what Joanna Macy calls the Great Turning.

Bill Pfeiffer, the lead facilitator for the Intensive, will help participants access their inner wisdom and connect more deeply with life! Guest facilitators will join the group, bringing a wealth of experience and diversity of wisdom to the circle.

With these intentions, we create a powerful container of deep community that allows healing and transformation to happen. The Wild Earth Intensive is a wonderful opportunity to give ourselves 10 days to explore another way of being.

Areas of focus include:

  • Deep listening & sharing
  • Play, art & story-telling
  • Feeling our pain & grief
  • Connecting with our unique gifts
  • Immersion in the natural world
  • Shifting Consciousness
  • Dance, art & music

Some of the tools we use to accomplish this are: meditation, shamanic journeying, despair & empowerment ritual, sweat lodge, drawing, dancing, nature-based ceremony and sharing circle, among many others.

Join us in this intention to bring our gifts more fully to life so we may grow more sustainable and joyful cultures.

Dates: June 10-19, 2011
Lead Facilitators: Bill Pfeiffer
Assistant Facilitators:Patrick Draper
Guest Facilitators: Cathy Pedevillano, Miriam Dror & Mark Morey
Cost: Sliding Scale $1100-$1300
Scholarships are available for those with financial need. Please contact us to inquire about availability.
The cost includes lodging and delicious vegetarian food.
Location: Earthlands - A beautiful, secluded site Petersham, MA with hundreds of acres of forests, meadows and streams.
Please contact us to register or ask for more details.

Contact: Patrick Draper, patrick (at) universityofthewild.org, or (978) 724-3448