Program Branches

The School of Lost Borders offers the following experiencial programs that are designed to support our connection as humans with the natural world and each other.

Cross into the natural world to mark and celebrate significant life transitions.

Learn how to guide Rites of Passage and support your community.

Remember the ancient wisdom of living and dying in connection with nature.

Integrate ceremony and nature-based practices into everyday life and work.

CA Month-Long Training

Jun 17 - Jul 19, 2026 Inyo Mountains - Big Pine, California Betsy Perluss, Meredith Little, Petra Lentz-Snow, Kim Belair, Angelo Joseph Lazenka Training

*Pre-requisite for this program is having completed a guided 3 or 4-day/night vision fast within the last five years. This need not have been with the School of Lost Borders.  Please submit an ...

The Young Adult Rite of Passage

Jun 20 - Jul 1, 2026 Inyo Mountains - Big Pine, California Nick LaHaise, Gretchen (Grae) Gerlach Vision Fast

This Rite of Passage is a ceremonial and utterly real opportunity to define yourself and be thoroughly welcomed into adulthood for exactly who you are. You are our next generation of world leaders ...

Four Seasons of Storytelling

Jun 28 - Apr 4, 2027 Bay Area Backcountry and Zoom Scott Eberle, Logan Falley Living the Practices

One week-long gathering in Bay Area backcountry: September 20-27, 2026 All other sessions by Zoom.   Following Your Own Life Thread There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that ...

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