This Course has ended. Please click here to see current Courses. or click here to browse our interactive map. Course website Ecological Homecoming Dates and times 19 Jun 24 - 9 Apr 25 More info Wednesday evenings – 19.00-20.30 UK/Ireland timezone 2024- East: April 3 & 17 – Befriending Place and Opening the Senses SouthEast: May 8 & 22 – Awaken your Animal Body South: June 19 & July 3 – Holistic Tracking SouthWest: July 31 & August 14 – Timeless Wandering West: September 4 & 11 – Ecological Storytelling NorthWest: October 23 & November 6 – Our Body as Compass North: December 4 & 18 – Wild Hearth 2025- NorthEast: January 29 & February 12 – Language of the Birds Centre February 19 & 26 Cost £450 for the full year We also offer a ‘Village Building’ 10% discount, bringing the cost down to £405 (see website). Course summary Going beyond our human-built homes we find a greater home, that of all of nature and our ecological place within it.On this yearlong journey you will: learn the tried and tested core routines of deep nature connection developed from the 8 Shields map of distilled indigenous wisdom befriend your place and all of life around you, creating a deep living relationship with the natural world develop a strong felt sense of connection to all of nature, opening a pathway through which you can feel support, receive guidance and ultimately live a fulfilling life with deep trust in your place amongst all of life awaken the ‘ecological self’, the deep knowing that you belong and are utterly dependent on the Earth ...all within a community of like-minded supportive people THE JOURNEY Ecological Homecoming will give you the tools to create a deep, living relationship with the natural world. The 8 Shields map consists of universal indigenous ways of being that emerged out of living in daily immersive relationship with nature over countless generations. It is a model of regenerative culture and as such is a living system with emergent properties. In order to embody this regenerative culture, and listen for what our bioregions are telling us, we must rekindle our living relationship with the natural world. Ecological Homecoming offers the 8 Shields path of doing this through exploring and embodying the core routines of deep nature connection. A doorway to open the natural world and cultivate a more intentional and living relationship with it – Muzammal Moving through 16 calls, two for each of the directions within the seasonal wheel of the year, we will explore the deep nature connection practices associated with that direction. Deep nature connection practices are different pathways within ourselves that when activated create experiences of not only physically connecting but also emotionally connecting to the world around us, simultaneously also creating a deeper connection to self Participants on the course are also eligible to book onto the in person Village Nature Gathering June weekend in Devon, UK. Certified teacher Peter Cow Dan Puplett Sky Maria Buitenhuis, Amy Downing, Apprentice teachers No apprentice teacher places available on this course Course type Specialist Engagement style Online Postal address of venue United Kingdom Contact name Peter Cow Share this course Copied to clipboard