Hi All,

Here is a brief description of the weekend Fire Workshop and Children of the Earth Foundation fundraiser scheduled for December 2, 3, & 4.  If you know anyone who may be interested, please feel free to forward it to them.  We currently have 3 people signed up.  I need a minimum of 4 people to do the class, with a maximum of 12.  Hope to see you all there!

Anyone who has spent time in the wilderness will tell you that Fire is an indispensable companion.  Practically speaking, Fire will warm you, cook your food, make your tools, and provide light for working skills.  On a deeper level, it gathers the tribe and provides the focus for friends and family to come together and share stories of their day.  Perhaps most importantly, Fire is an Elder who will teach, advise, and comfort if one knows how to listen.

This weekend workshop is called “Dancing with Fire” because in order to dance with someone, there must be a connection between the two partners — a two-way communication whose give and take, ebb and flow create the rhythm of the dance.  Anyone who has made a fire with a bow drill knows that it won’t work if you try to “bully” it and simply impose your will.  To be successful one must be aware of what the Fire needs, paying attention to the fine details, and listening to understand how it is feeling — in short, one must dance with it.  The class will include plenty of hands-on workshop time and coaching for both hand drill and bow drill, but we will also explore the Philosophy of Fire through a series of exercises and experiences designed to help you build a relationship with Fire that will lead to a deeper awareness of it’s Nature and an enhanced ability to create and use it under a variety of adverse conditions.  

A portion of the proceeds from the workshop will be given to the Children of the Earth Foundation in order to support their mission of helping kids and young adults have experiences that help them form a deeper relationship with Nature and the Earth.

Dates: 

Start: Friday, December 2 @4 PM (arrive by 3 pm to set up camp)

End: Sunday, December 4 @2 PM

Location:

Caloosahatchee Regional Park 19130 River Rd, Alva, FL 3920 (just north of Ft. Myers)

$200 (Includes meals, camping fees, materials for the class, and a donation to COTEF)

We will be sleeping in tents, but there are flush toilets and showers available!

To register, please email Chris Oelschlaeger at: wanderer777.co@gmail.com