I think deep down everyone wants to have a positive impact on the world. A simple way to create that impact is by being the best possible mentor and elder for upcoming generations. Let's support the kids of this world by training ourselves to be wise elders! Today's video is packed with great insights to sharpen your mentoring skills and help local communities build deeper relationships with … [Read more...] about How Nature Conscious Elders Bring Wisdom To Young Children
Mentoring Articles
I've been writing free articles on various nature and mentoring topics for a few years now. Here you'll find the main pages that deal with mentoring techniques. Enjoy!
7 Tips For Connecting Children With Nature
Are we doing enough for the kids? It's a question driving the ceaseless thoughts and fears of countless parents & educators. I certainly don't claim to have all the answers, but I am very confident that connecting children with nature is one big piece of the puzzle. Nature is something that's often missing in the home life and school life of developing bodies and minds. Yet research in … [Read more...] about 7 Tips For Connecting Children With Nature
Beginner’s Guide: The Art of Mentoring With Nature
I attended my first Art of Mentoring course in 2009 at Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall Washington. Here are some of the questions we were exploring through fun activities and adventures on the landscape: What does it mean to be mentored in the ways of nature? How do people change when they develop deeper awareness of the environment? How can you be a better mentor for positive … [Read more...] about Beginner’s Guide: The Art of Mentoring With Nature
How To Plan A Day of Nature Activities
ReWilding Conversations Episode 10: https://youtu.be/eNnWRNgLgbk Download Episode mp3 In this episode we'll talk about what happens behind the scenes of a successful nature school, whether for young kids, teens or adults. One of my goals with starting nature-mentor.com is to foster a worldwide commitment to backyard mentoring and nature connection. Imagine if every neighbourhood had … [Read more...] about How To Plan A Day of Nature Activities
The Art of Storytelling To Inspire Deep Nature Connection
ReWilding Conversations Podcast: Episode 03 https://youtu.be/XTon7XaFTuU Download Episode mp3 The Art of Storytelling Gets People Engaged With Nature... Often when you hear the word "storytelling" you might get an image of people sitting in a circle with a really formal "story-time" being shared. But there are other types of stories where it's a bit more casual and below the … [Read more...] about The Art of Storytelling To Inspire Deep Nature Connection
Observation As A Mentoring Tool: What Are Your Students Telling You?
ReWilding Conversations Episode 05: https://youtu.be/5sajQYk2B5s Download Episode mp3 What Are Your Students Telling You? If you’re an educator, mentor, parent or coach who wants to impact lives by connecting people with nature… The first step is having your own sensory awareness open to what’s happening with the plants, trees, birds, etc. The more you hone your own instincts and … [Read more...] about Observation As A Mentoring Tool: What Are Your Students Telling You?
Awakening To Nature: How To Change Your Life Results
ReWilding Conversations Episode 06: https://youtu.be/xDiJ1Rm0l1w Download Episode mp3 Discover Nature... Change Your Life! There are two sides to the nature connection journey… On one side you have the skills like edible & medicinal plant knowledge, bird language, landscape navigation, wildlife tracking, etc. Then on the other side you have the more internal level, such as your emotions and … [Read more...] about Awakening To Nature: How To Change Your Life Results
Trudy’s Story Of The Canadian Rockies
Nature Wisdom Podcast: Episode 03 Download Episode mp3 Today I’m excited to share a really great conversation that happened just last week on a live call with my wilderness instincts mentoring community. This is where I work with a small group of people on applying the tools for reading a landscape and really energizing our natural instincts. What you’re going to hear in this … [Read more...] about Trudy’s Story Of The Canadian Rockies
Why Nature Mentoring?
One question that may come up for people on the website is why exactly nature makes such a good context for mentoring and what we can expect as a result of participating in a conversational process centered around the natural world. On the surface it may seem like we’re simply learning about birds, trees, and wildlife in a sensory-based way and this would be true, but on a deeper level there … [Read more...] about Why Nature Mentoring?
What Is Mentoring?
Mentoring is a direct way of sharing knowledge & skills via a relationship that occurs over a period of time. The process relies on a two way exchange where the "teacher" is not simply brain dumping on the learner. Engagement is the key to effective learning. A skilled mentor artfully guides, coaches & challenges their student to constantly push the edge of their knowledge & … [Read more...] about What Is Mentoring?