Scot Deily LCSW, SEP (he/him) is an adoring father of two spunky wonder-filled children, caretaker/giver of land and ceremonialist with an ear to the ground listening for what it means to be human in increasingly inhumane times.

Scot brings care-filled levity to his commitment of creating safe havens for all peoples to courageously commune with mountains and deserts…as it has been done across cultures for eons. With particular attention to the “planting of trees which shade we may never sit under” and re-storying our inherent belonging to wildness. Scot was considered a “troubled” youth over 30 years ago, court ordered to an alcohol and drug rehab and then a halfway house, parboiling him into manhood. Subsequently he was cooked more fully through decades of apprenticing to the land and various top heavy teachers. He led his first fast in 2000 and after various ceremonial iterations found his way to The School of Lost Borders where he now guides vision fasts and trainings.

Scot maintains a depth, body and trauma informed counseling practice serving lower income populations of the southwest and is adjunct professor in the school of social work exploring with students the therapeutic benefits of nature, contemporary rites of passage, ecocentrism, and the interconnections of social, environmental and ecological justice.

Scot lives in New Mexico and is available for online/in person guidance and contemplative retreats.