| The Art of Mentoring A weekend workshop in Paoli, Indiana June 20-22nd, 2008 |
~What kinds of sustainable community and mentoring practices can we learn from indigenous
cultures?
~How do we become leaders and stewards of the world we are passing on to future generations?
~A culture of isolation and consumption has led to fractured families, communities, climate and
economy. What kinds of cultural redesign tools do we need to recreate a life that works for
ourselves and our families?
~How do we challenge teenagers in a supportive way while strengthening them to face the
unknowns of life?
~How do we model and mentor sustainable behaviors for the children?
cultures?
~How do we become leaders and stewards of the world we are passing on to future generations?
~A culture of isolation and consumption has led to fractured families, communities, climate and
economy. What kinds of cultural redesign tools do we need to recreate a life that works for
ourselves and our families?
~How do we challenge teenagers in a supportive way while strengthening them to face the
unknowns of life?
~How do we model and mentor sustainable behaviors for the children?
Instructors: Mark Morey with assistance from Kevin Glenn, Monique Philpot, and Jai Yeck
About Mark Morey: Mark is a creative artist, visionary educator, cultural engineer, and consultant who designs
regenerative holistic communities with timeless native principles. He founded three transformational organizations in the
last 12 years: Deep Wilds, Vermont Wilderness School, and the Institute for Natural Learning, sparking a nature community
awareness movement in the Northeast impacting 5,000 adults and children today. He has facilitated or co-facilitated
wilderness survival and spiritual passages for teens and adults since 1997. He visits and consults with the Regenerative
Design Institute in California regularly. Mark feels inspired by the hero's journey model and the oral history of his ancestors
and native people around the world. He has recently been honored with the Mankind Project's New England Ron Hering
2007 Award for his passion for environmental healing and bringing a new sense of energy and urgency in becoming aware
of our footprint on the earth.
Date & Time: June 20-22nd, Arrive between 4 and 5:30pm. The workshop will end at noon on Sunday.
Location: The Lazy Black Bear Retreat Center in Paoli, IN. See below for more details.
Childcare: Since community and mentoring is a focal point in this workshop we welcome children and families. There will
be a children's program running for ages 4-12.
Cost:
About Lazy Black Bear and the Facilities:
Tent camping is available for all and cabin bunks with mattresses are available for $30. Lectures will take place in an
indoor meeting space with activities occurring outside in the nearby forests and fields. Lazy Black Bear has a nice kitchen
and dining area where we will enjoy our meals. There are toilets located in a central area along with solar-heated showers
available to participants. There will not be strenuous hiking and the area we will be in mostly is pretty flat. For those who
want to explore more there are 200 acres of forests, creeks, hills, and meadows.
About Mark Morey: Mark is a creative artist, visionary educator, cultural engineer, and consultant who designs
regenerative holistic communities with timeless native principles. He founded three transformational organizations in the
last 12 years: Deep Wilds, Vermont Wilderness School, and the Institute for Natural Learning, sparking a nature community
awareness movement in the Northeast impacting 5,000 adults and children today. He has facilitated or co-facilitated
wilderness survival and spiritual passages for teens and adults since 1997. He visits and consults with the Regenerative
Design Institute in California regularly. Mark feels inspired by the hero's journey model and the oral history of his ancestors
and native people around the world. He has recently been honored with the Mankind Project's New England Ron Hering
2007 Award for his passion for environmental healing and bringing a new sense of energy and urgency in becoming aware
of our footprint on the earth.
Date & Time: June 20-22nd, Arrive between 4 and 5:30pm. The workshop will end at noon on Sunday.
Location: The Lazy Black Bear Retreat Center in Paoli, IN. See below for more details.
Childcare: Since community and mentoring is a focal point in this workshop we welcome children and families. There will
be a children's program running for ages 4-12.
Cost:
- $225 includes camping and meals (you can rent a cabin bunk for the weekend for $30, or set up a tent and camp for
no extra charge) If you need a tent we have some for rent starting at $10 for the weekend but don't wait to ask us
about tents because we have limited supplies. - $160 work exchange opportunity. Contact Kevin for details. 812-361-3471
- Donate money to help others attend who could use some extra financial support. Visit our home page on the bottom
right side.
About Lazy Black Bear and the Facilities:
Tent camping is available for all and cabin bunks with mattresses are available for $30. Lectures will take place in an
indoor meeting space with activities occurring outside in the nearby forests and fields. Lazy Black Bear has a nice kitchen
and dining area where we will enjoy our meals. There are toilets located in a central area along with solar-heated showers
available to participants. There will not be strenuous hiking and the area we will be in mostly is pretty flat. For those who
want to explore more there are 200 acres of forests, creeks, hills, and meadows.
"It takes a village to raise a child"
"It is the student that holds the answer and the teacher the question"
"We do not need to invent sustainable human communities. We can learn
from societies that have lived sustainably for centuries. We can also
model communities after nature's ecosystems... Since the outstanding
characteristic of the biosphere is its inherent ability to sustain life, a
sustainable human community must be designed in such a manner that its
technologies and social institutions honor, support, and cooperate with
nature's inherent ability to sustain life."
- Fritjof Capra
from societies that have lived sustainably for centuries. We can also
model communities after nature's ecosystems... Since the outstanding
characteristic of the biosphere is its inherent ability to sustain life, a
sustainable human community must be designed in such a manner that its
technologies and social institutions honor, support, and cooperate with
nature's inherent ability to sustain life."
- Fritjof Capra
We will address these questions and more as we welcome special guest, visionary, and cultural engineer
Mark Morey, who is arriving from Vermont. Discovering ways of reclaiming community, connection to nature,
and healthy social structures are crucial as we enter into an age of drastic changes in our climate, economy,
and energy systems. This summer attend the "Art of Mentoring" and experience an effective "cultural
mentoring" approach geared towards connecting people to nature. We will explore the unique 8-Shields
Mentoring Model and spend time discussing Peacemaking traditions and the 36 Cultural Points common to all
indigenous peoples. The weekend will include lectures, small-group activities, stories, and discussions.
In this community-building workshop participants will gain real life-skills and learn the path towards
transformation and reclaiming who we are, what we truly want in life, and how to get there. Experience
first-hand an effective mentoring culture, a healthy model of community, and a hopeful vision for the future
while gaining the tools to create this in your life, family, or organization.
This will all be woven together throughout the weekend at the Lazy Black Bear which sits on 200 acres with
forests, hills, ponds, and streams that are full of plants and wildlife.
Mark Morey, who is arriving from Vermont. Discovering ways of reclaiming community, connection to nature,
and healthy social structures are crucial as we enter into an age of drastic changes in our climate, economy,
and energy systems. This summer attend the "Art of Mentoring" and experience an effective "cultural
mentoring" approach geared towards connecting people to nature. We will explore the unique 8-Shields
Mentoring Model and spend time discussing Peacemaking traditions and the 36 Cultural Points common to all
indigenous peoples. The weekend will include lectures, small-group activities, stories, and discussions.
In this community-building workshop participants will gain real life-skills and learn the path towards
transformation and reclaiming who we are, what we truly want in life, and how to get there. Experience
first-hand an effective mentoring culture, a healthy model of community, and a hopeful vision for the future
while gaining the tools to create this in your life, family, or organization.
This will all be woven together throughout the weekend at the Lazy Black Bear which sits on 200 acres with
forests, hills, ponds, and streams that are full of plants and wildlife.
Owl Creek Programs Presents...
Audio: Listen to Mark Morey deliver a talk on "the art of mentoring" and "cultural mentoring" online here
Public Talk In Bloomington:
"Responding to Last Child in the Woods: How to reclaim health and well-being for the average child"
with Mark Morey.
Thursday June 19th, 6:30-8:30pm
"Responding to Last Child in the Woods: How to reclaim health and well-being for the average child"
with Mark Morey.
Thursday June 19th, 6:30-8:30pm
Permaculture: check out the work that Mark is doing with the Permaculture movement in Vermont here.
Participants will learn:
Experience for yourself how powerful the "cultural context" is in education
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- The role of brain patterning and the natural flow of the human learning process
- Permacultural Mentoring: New developments and successes in combining permaculture with cultural mentoring
- Routines to connect to nature and learn to see our environment "through native eyes"
- The role and importance of initiation and rites of passage: "Putting the Edge back in Education"
- How to reclaim our elders who stand as the foundation of cultural mentoring
- The Art of Storytelling: How stories, song and other artistic expressions open a doorway to authentic growth
- Tools and approaches for teachers, parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents
- Learn of the intricacies of expanding awareness in people who have grown up "disconnected" to nature
Experience for yourself how powerful the "cultural context" is in education
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One of the new cabins available with
beds for $30 per person. A mulched
trail leads up to the front porch.
beds for $30 per person. A mulched
trail leads up to the front porch.