On Campus Program

The Rewilding Summit

NURTURE YOUR CONNECTION WITH THE EARTH

What is the earth saying to us? How can we learn to listen deeply and respond with wisdom? How might we learn to live on earth from a place of deep reverence, connection, and reciprocity?

Join the author of Rewilding and Founding Director of the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership, Micah Mortali, and friends for a deep, multi-disciplinary dive into what it means to rewild our lives as modern people living in a changing world.

Our esteemed guest faculty includes: 

  • Mohican historian, musician, and artist, Shawn Stevens (Red Eagle)
  • Spiritual intuitive, and Mohawk teacher and artist, Zelda Hotaling
  • Author of Your Guide to Forest Bathing and Founder of ANFT, Amos Clifford
  • Founder of Soulfire Farm and author of Black Earth Wisdom, Leah Penniman
  • Author of Beyond Ecophobia and thought leader in placed-based education, David Sobel
  • Lead Instructor at the legendary Boulder Outdoor Survival School and television personality, Cat Bigney 
  • Seasoned survivalist, and contestant on Season 10 of Alone, Taz Ramos
  • Environmental hip-hop artist and vegan chef, DJ Cavem

Filter through the noise in the media, sit together in council with earth elders and leaders, and nurture your personal connection with the earth as you deepen your knowledge of:

  • Land stewardship and caretaking 
  • Forest bathing and Survival Mastery
  • Ancestral skills and Indigenous wisdom
  • Archery, basketry, and afro-indigenous listening skills
  • The practice of council, music and so much more!

Special sessions have been curated exclusively for online participants led by Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guides:

Katie HagelRewilding Time: Aligning Seasonal and Circadian Rhythms with Ayurvdea and the Celtic Wheel of the Year

Ami-JeanThe Mindful Tracker: A session on animal tracks, signs, and scat, and how tracking can bring us closer to our wild, connected selves. 

Jon OrsiniNature Based Breathwork

Rachel StineGuided Mindful Outdoor Experience

Gather with others who feel called to attune to the “more than human world" and return home a more mindful ambassador of the planet.

Learn more about the Rewilding Summit in this article from Micah.


ONLINE OPTION

Can't make the on campus experience? We also offer a livestream online version of this program.

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Included in Your Stay

Daily Yoga Classes3 All-Natural MealsAccess to the Kripalu Grounds

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are proud to offer limited scholarship spots for this training. More information will be provided in your acceptance email. To qualify for a scholarship, you must meet one of the following criteria: be a member of the Global Majority, member of the LGBTQIA+ community, person who is differently abled, person with financial need or in a position of service to others.

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Program at a Glance

Yoga Experience
None
Suitable For
Deepener
Program Theme
Nature and the Outdoors
Schedule

Presenter(s)

Micah Mortali is lead Kripalu faculty, the Founder of the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership and author of Rewilding.

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Shawn Stevens (Red Eagle), a member of the Stockbridge Munsee Band of Mohicans, is a Native American culturalist, artist, musician, and ceremonial helper.

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Zelda Hotaling, a spiritual intuitive, was raised in the Native American culture of the Haudenosaunee. Renowned for her diverse talents, she shines as an intuitive spirit guide, healer, author, visionary, and creator of the Sacred Dream Circle Project.

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Amos Clifford is the founder of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs and author of the best-selling book, Your Guide to Forest Bathing: Experience the Healing Power of Nature.

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Taz Ramos is a seasoned survivalist, musician, homesteader, and survivalist who appeared on Season 10 of Alone.

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Leah Penniman is founding co-ED and Farm Director of Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York, an Afro-Indigenous farm that works toward food and land justice. Her books, Farming While Black and Black Earth Wisdom, are love songs for the land and her people.

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Keynote Speaker

David Sobel is a Professor Emeritus in the Education Department at Antioch University New England in Keene, NH and he consults and speaks widely on child development and place-based education with schools, environmental organizations, and the National Park Service.

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Cat Bigney is a globally recognized survival consultant with over two decades of hands-on experience worldwide.

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From an early age, DJ Cavem has been deeply connected to environmental activism and food justice.

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Jon Orsini is a certified breathwork and mindful outdoor guide, a meditation instructor, and an archery instructor on the faculty at Kripalu.

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Ami Jean Aubin is a naturalist, certified wildlife tracker, and Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide.

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Date: November 21–24, 2024

Tuition: $426.00 per person + accommodations

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