AWAKEN RETREATS

Community Backcountry Adventures

Mission

Our mission is to use the practices of mindfulness, movement, and re-wilding to come back to our wholeness.

We cultivate magical backcountry experiences where together, we awaken our innate bond with Mother Nature and discover a deeper relationship with the truest essence of life. 

Community

At Awaken retreats we become family. We take care of each other. Community involvement provides a true sense of belonging and social connection. Through the love of nature and other beings, we create a space where all belong.

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Movement

Through various forms of movement, we honor how the body protects us, expresses emotions, and navigates through the great big world. On our retreats we explore movement, not just as exercise, but as something more natural. Think hunting and gathering, dancing around the fire, skipping, running, jumping, crawling, hiking, and swimming!

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Exploration

Together we explore familiar and unfamiliar territory to learn more about ourselves and the world around us. We use the land, our bodies, the five elements, nourishment and each other as a guide to discover and rediscover. We rejoice in what we learn, and honor what we find.

Reciprocity

 An essential element of many indigenous cultures is the reciprocal relationship between humanity and nature. This means that when we take gifts given to us by nature, we should reciprocate the gift in the form of gratitude or giving back. A percentage of all tickets sold are donated to a local organization to give back to the resources we use.

“The land knows you, even when you are lost.”

-Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants