About we rewild
Centered around a five-pillar focus, 5 elements of restoration, called Elemental Rewilding
An experience- and research-informed community space, providing resources, stories and practices to return home to ourselves and the natural world. .Liberation.
When I ask myself difficult questions about humanity, the degradation of the natural world and how not to sink into larger despair, my answer remains…we REWILD. My work for years has been focused on themes of individual rewilding in part because of increased isolation and disconnection in humanity. I focus on reconnecting to our most authentic and whole aspects of mind/body/spirit/soul. While an internal journey of reclamation of personal truths is the focus, this is always done in relationship. In fact, Elemental Rewilding, the “practice” I focus on spirals through these Five Elements of connection: participation in rich communities; deep relationship with the natural world (of which humans are), Earth; tapping into the ancient, organismic intelligence of our own bodies; engaging in passionate creative outlets and self-expression; and sharing our stories without filtration. Community, Earth, Soma, Creativity, Soma.
The concept of Rewilding originates as an application to the natural world and is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as: “The planned reintroduction of a plant or animal species and especially a keystone species or apex predator into a habitat from which it has disappeared (as from hunting or habitat destruction) in an effort to increase biodiversity and restore the health of an ecosystem”. Well, spoiler alert, humans are THE apex predators on Mother Earth, and in many ways we have vacated ourselves and monocropped our souls, spirit and the ground we tread on.
For over eight years, I have lived and researched rewilding as I understand it in my bones and tissues, and substantiated this felt experience with a graduate thesis exploring these Five Elements to help address and lessen depression, anxiety, isolation, trauma, dissociation, and even chronic illnesses to bring us home to ourselves and the world we inhabit and are inextricably a part of. It’s a process as nonlinear as most things in life – blessing what has felt broken instead of fixing, acknowledging it’s often the cultures, the systems, and false beliefs filling our atmosphere that create self-abandonment. Elemental Rewilding is a waltz between mysticism, ancient knowledge, and science, reminding us humans are regenerative and resilient like soil, wild at heart like the animal kingdom.
The core offerings
The living journal and community space of Rewilders is going to primarily live on Substack, where there are free and subscription-based resources (prompts, essays, research, guest shares and more). News of individual and group offerings like retreats and workshops can be found here as well as on Substack.
The rituals, resources, and informative aspects of weREWILD spring from an indefatigable desire to make immersive healing processes more accessible and to level the barrier of entry to transformative tools. The soil from which this blooms is a firm belief rewilding our souls and spirits is the most potent path towards reconnecting our broken systems, communities, and Earth, not just our splintered hearts. Providing resources, stories, and facilitating community experiences and connection is kind of the combustion engine faith fueling weREWILD – helping abolish shame and facilitating the echo of “me too”.
Thank you for being here.
Micha
For more context and musings, read The Power of the Re HERE.
So many formulas for “health” or “healing” exist in this world – countless, sparkly singular ways to heal, change, transform, “become a new you”, whatever. This is not that. weREWILD is a verb, a revolution, a meditation, an active name, a living space of a thing asking not that you follow a formula or cede the power of your inner knowing. Take what works for you and leave the rest.
Humans utilize stories and images to act as mirrors and inspiration to peer into one another and the natural world. It is only very recently we’ve taken our stories of emotional/spiritual discord and mental dis-health from the caves to common, public grounds, yet the system of obtaining support is still broken and the Western psychotherapy model is a deeply flawed one. We talk more of the toxification of the Earth without discussing the myths that got us here and the collective ethos of defiling Mother Earth to satisfy polluted systems and productivity culture. Sometimes you have to deconstruct to rebuild, and building a new architecture focused on the cycles of personal rewilding and coming into consciousness can impact individual health, the health of communities, and the health of the Earth.
Disclaimer
weREWILD, its team, and content providers are not rendering mental, emotional or physical medical advice or treatment – just resources. Always consult your own doctors, mental health providers, or seek some assistance if in need. Several of weREWILD’s contractors and content providers are licensed mental health practitioners. Others are certified and trained in fields noted in their biographies. No current contractors or content providers are licensed allopathic medical care providers.
Disclaimer
weREWILD, its team, and content providers are not rendering mental, emotional or physical medical advice or treatment – just resources. Always consult your own doctors, mental health providers, or seek some assistance if in need. Several of weREWILD’s contractors and content providers are licensed mental health practitioners. Others are certified and trained in fields noted in their biographies. No current contractors or content providers are licensed allopathic medical care providers.
Many of the photos used here were shot by Elli Lauren: https://www.ellilaurenphoto.com/
