CO Fall Vision Fast

Fall is a potent season, the leaves change, the nights lengthen, and the composting of all that is overripe begins. It is a time of harvest and a time of shedding. We begin to draw inward, to listen, and to be with the seeds of change.

We begin to ask what is our responsibility as true, whole, initiated adults and elders to tend to the collective unraveling within us and around us. What is this time asking of us? How can we tend our communities, cultures, planet, and more than human kin? What inherited stories, structures, and systems are overripe and ready to decompose?

As we surrender into the natural rhythms of the cycles and seasons – something new emerges. It is time to nurture your aliveness, and to know and live your place in the web of life. Marking life passages allows you to shed old stories and versions of self and fully embrace all of who you are now. Spending time alone, in a wild place on the earth, something deep in your bones is revived – a call you have been longing to answer.

This initiatory time can transform your life and allow you to emerge with a new story. You will have the opportunity to share this story and to be witnessed by community amongst the stunning Fall aspen leaves in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. This experience can cultivate belonging and meaning in your life and invites you to show up as the invaluable human being you are and give your gifts in true service and reciprocity.

“I don’t fully have the words to articulate how deeply meaningful and impactful this program has been and how skillful the guide team has been in supporting us! This work is so transformative and needed in the world. To be witnessed lovingly in this process, in community, and with the land is the medicine I, and we, need!” – L.R.

“I felt like part of an open, caring family, every day. There was an enormous amount of respect for listening to everyone, especially on the part of the guides, Kelly and Pedro, who held space for everyone’s story. There were many tears and laughs. I felt truly heard, seen, and part of something beautiful.” – T.B.

“I don’t think I’ve ever shown up so raw and angry and vulnerable for the ceremony. It was a huge, desperate leap to trust enough and let go of any attempts to pretty up so many rough edges and broken places. So much gratitude to you for holding that, and for taking on the extra work of creating accessibility and support for my physical needs. I am still incorporating all that happened, but please know that I continue to feel deeply in my soul that this Fast, more than met the needs that I brought to it, and continues to be a source of healing for the wounds that were brought into the circle.” – W.M.

If you are feeling the need to be in community and do deep, personal work for yourself, your community and the earth, then this program is right and the time is now. To secure your place, the first steps are to enroll by clicking the enroll button below and sending a deposit or sending a check to the School of Lost Borders. You will then receive more information about the next steps in the process. Scholarships and payment plans are available and we have additional funds for BIPOC participants if needed. Please contact the guides for more information.

Program Overview:  The program is divided into three sections: severance, threshold time, and incorporation. The first days are a time of ‘severance’ or separation from your daily life, leaving behind what no longer serves, and a time where you will be wholly seen and witness each other’s unique stories while setting an intention for your solo time.

The ‘threshold time’ is your solo time of four days and nights out in the vast and beautiful Colorado mountains. Base camp will be held not far from your solo spot and you will have a ‘buddy’ nearby who will check a sign from you each day to ensure your wellbeing.

Finally, the days spent after the solo time are the first days of your ‘incorporation’ experience. During the incorporation time you will share the story of your solo. The guides will reflect or ‘mirror’ your story back to you in order to support you in embodying it more fully and to bring it into the world. The witnessing by the group will ensure there is no doubt about the transition you have made. Finally, we will prepare you to carry your story and yourself back into the world where the incorporation will continue to unfold over the year ahead.

Program Questions Contact: Pedro McMillan at [email protected] and Kelly McClelland at [email protected]