Posts by Lost Borders
Rites of Incorporation: Embodying the Vision and Living the Dream
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes This program is an invitation to all who have experienced a vision fast, had an idea, a dream, a life’s transition or may have a special event to mark or celebrate that longs to be…
Read MoreIntergenerational Women’s Fast
Since time immemorial, women have gathered to celebrate, honor and support life. In doing so we form a sisterhood deeply rooted in our own authentic nature. As we join together to share our stories across a spectrum of years, we hear echoes of our own wisdom and intuitive knowing, and we remind each other that…
Read MoreTransforming Ancestral Trauma through Nature, Ritual, and Community
When we heal our roots, we open up new possibilities for our future. –Thomas Hubl This program provides an opportunity to consciously explore how the shadows of the past remain undigested in our personal and collective lives. To what degree are we aware of their impact on our present day experiences? How does our behavior…
Read MoreCA Mirroring the Four Shields of Human Nature: The Art of Storytelling and Listening
Telling one’s own story is an ancient art. Nowadays, we have forgotten how to listen and how to tell. Yet the very survival of our species depends on our ability to communicate with each other in such ways as to be mutually enriched by the telling and the listening. If we cannot tell with expression,…
Read MoreNick LaHaise
Nick LaHaise (he/him) is a rite of passage guide, teacher, artist, and professional chef. He was called to rites of passage as a teenager, seeking to understand what it means to be a fully alive and initiated adult. He spent over a decade immersing himself in various rites of passage ceremonies and deep nature connection with organizations including, Animas Valley…
Read MoreDiamond in the Rough: Wilderness and the Diamond Approach
For the 2023 Diamond in the Rough program please click here For the 2024 Diamond in the Rough program, please click here Intimate and direct contact with the natural world is an ancient, direct, and profound doorway to being. Our ancestors knew this, and we are rediscovering it. Curiosity, experiential inquiry, mindfulness, simple ceremony,…
Read MoreCA Month-Long Training
The month-long intensive is designed for those who seek to explore and develop their vocation as wilderness guides within the tradition of the School of Lost Borders. Participants are given the opportunity and mentorship to fully immerse themselves in the ceremonial and practical aspects of modern day wilderness rites of passage that have evolved throughout…
Read MoreBecoming Human: The Four Shields Model of Nature-Based Therapeutics
The Four Shields model offers us a compass to help us find our way back to our origins on this living planet. This wheel of human nature was handed down to Steven and Meredith in the early days of Lost Borders and has become essential teaching for regaining our human wholeness within the wholeness of…
Read MoreThe Great Ballcourt Initiation – Spring Fast
Death is the ultimate agent of transformation—be it a physical death or “the little deaths” encountered throughout life. Indigenous cultures developed rituals to aid and guide people through these stages of change and renewal, utilizing the power of death to enhance and intensify these experiences. For the Mayan people this ceremony was played out on…
Read More18-Month Rite of Passage Ceremonial Immersion
There is one place left in this round, plus a few last spots for the next upcoming 18-Month Ceremonial Immersion (beginning August 2022), please visit this link. No matter our ancestry, we are all a part of the lineage upon this living planet. And because of this it is in our bones to be called…
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