Reunion with the Wild Earth: Hiking and Nature Connection in Big Sur

With Fletcher Tucker and Noël Vietor

June 12 - 16, 2023

Workshop Schedule

Monday
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Thursday
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Friday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

  • Sleeping Bag Space – $1,000.00
  • Standard Shared Space – $1,600.00
  • Standard Queen Room – $2,100.00
  • Standard Room Two Beds – $3,300.00
  • Premium Queen Room – $2,900.00
  • Premium King Room – $3,100.00
  • Premium Plus King Room – $3,500.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt – $3,500.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt Two Beds – $3,500.00
  • Price House Suite – $4,700.00
  • Rolf Suite – $6,600.00
  • Point House – $6,600.00
  • Fritz Point House – $6,600.00
  • South Point House – $8,100.00

How would it feel to move into a meaningful relationship with the living world? Beyond a mere passive appreciation of nature? In the long arc of human history, people across all cultures and traditions have lived in communion with the lands they called home. Though this intrinsic connection has been largely severed in our modern age, the perspectives and practices common to our respective Earth-reverent ancestors are not lost. They lie dormant in the land, among the wild beings, and in our own animal bodies, waiting patiently to be remembered and renewed.

Immersed in the beauty of the Esselen tribal lands now known as Big Sur, we will humbly walk the trails in pursuit of reunion with the wild Earth. We will set out each morning for hikes amongst ancient redwoods, golden grasslands, and fragrant chaparral. Our community and teachers will include the plants, animals, stones, and all aspects of the wild landscape. Acknowledging Big Sur to be the ancestral territory of the Esselen tribe, we will endeavor to behave as reverent and respectful guests on sacred land. 

Along the trail, we will cultivate innate capacities for presence and wonder, build ecological knowledge, and explore pathways of reciprocity and connection with the natural world. Pausing together to learn from the land, we will participate in some of the most potent work of our time: rejoining our great family on this wild Earth.

Hiking notes:

  • Answers to frequently asked questions about the workshop can be found here
  • Various hiking abilities can be accommodated, bearing in mind that day hikes are three to eight miles long with uneven and often steep terrain. If you have any questions about your ability to participate, please read the workshop FAQs or email info@wildtender.com.
  • A fee to cover parks permits and parking fees will be added to the workshop cost.

About the Leaders

Fletcher Tucker

Fletcher Tucker is a co-founder of Wildtender, an organization based in Big Sur that cultivates kinship with the natural world, and explores earth-based wisdom traditions. Fletcher is also a writer, multidisciplinary artist and musician whose work engages deeply with place. Email Me www.wildtender.com

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Noël Vietor

Noël Vietor has been in an ongoing apprenticeship with the sacred gardens and wilds of California for the last two decades. Noël is a co-founder of the organization Wildtender, based in Big Sur, whose immersive wilderness programs cultivate kinship with the natural world, explore earth-based wisdom traditions, engender creativity, and nurture wholeness of self. Email […]

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