Somatic EcoPsychology and Wilderness Apprenticeship Program 2026
**Redesigned to Accommodate Both Out of Town and Local Students**
Blending the ancient ceremony of the wilderness solo with contemporary advances in ecopsychology and mindfulness-based therapy, this one-of-a-kind training is an opportunity to bring Nature into your counseling, coaching or healing work. With a curriculum informed by the ceremonial wilderness rites of passage, ecopsychology, Hakomi®, Somatic Experiencing® and other therapies, we’ll teach you an array of practices applicable to urban or wilderness settings. Over the course of our time together we’ll form a peer community that will nurture and support your personal growth and professional progress in the field of somatic ecopsychology.
This four-month long training meets in a hybrid format, blending immersive in-person Nature experiences with live online meetings so that both local and out-of-town students can fully participate. We’ll have an initial preparatory online call before the 11-day wilderness immersion and solo. The wilderness solo is, in part, a time to give thanks to the earth and to ask for Nature’s guidance and blessing as you progress down the path of becoming a wilderness rites of passage guide. The program continues in late summer with an integration meeting in preparation for the 5-day Guiding Practice Immersion. This front-country based intensive culminates with apprentices having the opportunity to practice guiding volunteer participants with the support of the guides and other apprentices. Readings, homework assignments and contact with colleagues will build program continuity across the duration of the training. We will also cover ecotherapeutic approaches more easily applied to urban and other non-wilderness settings.
Open to therapists, wilderness guides, coaches and anyone eager to work more somatically or in alignment with Nature’s healing powers, the Somatic Ecopsychology and Wilderness Apprenticeship Program is ideal for people inspired to become wilderness rites of passage guides or do other nature-based transformative work.
*Register by December 20, 2025 and receive a $300 Early Bird Registration Discount*
When: For 2026 there are 4 meetings:
Introductory Meeting, Tues., May 26, 2026, 5:30-8:30pm online;
Wilderness Immersion and Solo, Thu., June 25 – Sun., July 5, 2026;
Incorporation & Guiding Orientation Meeting, Tues., Aug. 18, 2026, 5:30-8:30pm online;
Guiding Practice Intensive, Wed., Aug 26 – Sun., Aug. 30
Where: Sequoia National Park, CA (Wilderness Immersion and Solo) and Marin Co. CA (5-day Guiding Practice Intensive)
What you need to provide: Personal hiking and camping gear (list to be provided).
Fee: $3,697. Deposit to reserve your spot- $500.
To Register Please Complete These Three Steps:
1. Go To www.wildernessreflections.com/registration-form and complete the form
2. Make Payment either pay a $500 non-refundable deposit or full fee now via PayPal (after registering in step 1) or by sending a check to us via USPS to Wilderness Reflections, 2516 Northshore Rd., #16, Bellingham, WA 98226.
3. Send us a 1-page letter of intent stating your reasons for enrolling in the apprenticeship program (via email or by US Mail to Wilderness Reflections, 2516 Northshore Rd., #16, Bellingham, WA 98226..)
*Register by December 20, 2025 and receive a $300 Early Bird Registration Discount*
