Wild Earth Intensive 2017
Wild Earth Intensive (WEI): is a powerful ten-day program designed to teach Earth-honoring wisdom in a way that can be passed down to future generations.
The Problem: A dominant culture completely out of touch with nature and humanity. This has led to a tremendous sadness and imbalance in our people and the ongoing destruction of ecosystems worldwide. Without developing a strong sense of connection to each other, our bioregion and the entire planet, we are creating the trajectory for further ruination and misery.
The Solution: Cultivating a deep sense of spiritual connection to the natural world and one another. This is the mission of Sacred Earth Network (SEN a non-profit –501C3), the sponsoring organization for the Wild Earth Intensive.
"We were really living community at a level of trust and depth that I’ve never experienced before. "
SELENA GOLDBERG
We are asking for your financial contribution because the cost of this ten day residential program is largely unaffordable to the people who, we believe, need it most –young people. The late teens and early 20’s are an amazing time to have experiences like the WEI. It is a period of life where one’s spirit still acknowledges that all things are possible. If nurtured, they can the grow into adulthood knowing who they really are: wild, loving beings, part of a resilient, everchanging, interconnected Earth community.
Please help us make this dream a reality. Your involvement can transform the Wild Earth Intensive into a community supported program—that has follow through way after the event-- accessible even to young people who aren't yet in the workforce.
"This was quite possibly the most profound ten days I have ever experienced. If this is what a small group of people can createin ten days, I know that we can transform this world. We were doing it every second of every day—we were living it."
— JOANNA FRIEDLANDER
Our curriculum
Bill Pfeiffer (BillPfeiffer.org) and a group of exceptional leaders have offered the WEI for 4 out of the past 7 years, each time improving, serving close to one hundred people who who have had life-changing experiences. The program leaves people physically and spiritually transformed and willing to stand on behalf of the planet.
"Four things were made crystal clear:
1)I became connected to a group of people in ways I had no idea existed.
2)I quickly discovered ideas and feelings in myself which would have otherwise remain hidden.
3)I further believe in a direct connection with spirit.
4) If we spent enough time together I know we could be part of a culture where the land could flourish."
-MICHELLE SAVARD
Here are a few examples of what your donation could accomplish:
1. $1,000: full scholarship for one low-income youth participant, including a share of program costs
2. $750: fees for three outstanding guest facilitators
3. $400: accommodations for one low-income youth for the ten-day program
4. $300: videography to sustain program promotion and training of new program leaders
5. $200: delicious gourmet vegetarian meals for ten days for one low-income youth participant
6. $100: five hours of professional organization and promotion of the program
7. $40: one night's comfortable accommodations for a low-income youth
8. $20: one day's delicious meals for one low-income youth
The Wild Earth Intensive is part of building the world we need: a world of deeply connected people. Please take part by making it possible to welcome people of all ages and income levels into our 2018 program. To get an even better understanding of what a WEI is, check out Bill's book "Wild Earth, Wild Soul".
"The Wild Earth Intensive is as wild and intense as it sounds. Intensely empowering and awakening, where connecting, sharing and feeling is like breathing. Wild in the purest sense of no holding back, stretching our safety nets like never before. I’ve never known coordinators who are more in tune with the needs of the group."
— SUG
Organizer
