
Wilderness Awareness School - Wilderness Survival Immersion
What would it be like to relate to the Earth without the conveniences of our modern world? During the 7-day Wilderness Survival Immersion, you will explore this realm with highly experienced instructors who are skilled at creating challenges that are just within your grasp!
The Wilderness Survival Immersion serves as a stepping-stone for those wanting to expand their connection with nature and build their wilderness survival and primitive living skills. This wilderness survival skills course is designed to allow you to experience nature directly, and feel the freedom of surviving off the land and learning to trust the earth to provide for all of your needs.
What's Covered?
Making fire (with modern and primitive methods)
Constructing and living in primitive group shelters
Locating food and water by identifying indicator species
Surviving with minimal supplies and a knife
Identifying and enjoying wild edibles
Processing animals for food and resources
Experience nature in an ancient and meaningful way
The biggest benefit of this class is learning to increase your level of comfort in the wilderness. These lessons will not be from a book or a video; they will be deep inside your bones. Graduates of the program often share that they carry this feeling of connection with nature into their daily lives.
This shift is possible whatever your experience level, and comes as a result of transcending your perceived edges. You will experience the simplicity and abundance of nature as you sink into a wild place with minimal gear.
Important Information
Please read this carefully before you register. This course is very challenging, both physically and mentally. As a participant, you must be prepared to push yourself beyond perceived physical, emotional, and mental edges - amidst a wilderness setting. You will have the opportunity to learn how to flow with natural processes as you rely upon nature's bounty for food, water, and shelter.
Due to the intense physical requirements of this expedition and the remote location, we require that all participants undergo a complete physical examination and submit a signed Physician's Medical Examination Form (included with your registration confirmation packet). We need to receive this at least 30 days prior to the start of this expedition. This will require you to make an appointment with your physician. We have implemented this requirement for your health and safety and for the overall experience of the group.
Additional Details
We carry some basic gear on the survival expedition, most of which consists of the clothing that we will be wearing. Upon registering for this course, you will receive a required gear list. When we meet as a group, there is an opportunity to modify what we carry prior to heading into the field. This is dependent on the weather and other factors.
We spend a large portion of our time exploring our local area, practicing surivival skills, being aware of our surroundings and staying on the lookout for potential food, water and shelter resources. The emphasis of this course is practicing survival skills in one place and connecting deeply with a wild landscape.
We explore daily over uneven ground, and will go without food and with limited water for extended periods of time. If you have any concerns or questions about whether this wilderness survival course is appropriate, or if you have any special needs that you would like to discuss prior to registering for this course, please feel free to contact us and we will be more than happy to talk with you.