A tarp, a fire, some good food in the pot, singing and good company. Former Wildnismentor graduates as well as current course participants in training of all yeargroups were joining an evening to celebrate spring equinox. When later in the evening Christine was inviting us in for a candle ceremony all of us started singing that new to us tune …
In January 2023 EWM course partcipants and their two German mentors experienced winter outdoors in Northern Dalarna together with four Swedish Friluftsliv mentors of Sjöviks Folkhögskola. As you can see in the film we were treated with fantastic weather and severe frosty conditions. At the cabin camp Nysätersvallen we practiced skiing, went on a longer…
As days are getting longer birds´ voices are becoming even more noticeable. It will be many more in some weeks time. The repetitive melorhythmic stanza of the wood pigeon, the clacking sounds of starlings who also imitate exotic birds they might have met while being away, the tawny owl calling more often now, woodpeckers competing…
We have just returned from our annual Friliftsliv summer färd funded by Erasmus+ programme and guided by mentors of Sjövik Folkhögskola. A one week canoe tour on Björnan river, a handcrafting week at Nysätersvallen as well as a hiking week in Vedungsfjället Naturreservat gave us a good clue what Friluftsliv is all about. We improved…
From 25.04.-04.05.22 Potsdam´s Wildnismentors were having guests from Sweden and Romania. The visit formed the last part of an Erasmus Strategic Partnership Project. After getting to know the base of the German Wildnismentors by circling the island of Hermannswerder in canoes our guests received some input on the Coyote Mentoring approach. They also followed a…
Winter solstice is here, the longest night of the year. Time to look back on the past year, to be grateful for all the good and the challenging experiences and time to celebrate! We met around the fire to share stories and food, as well as love and joy. Moon and stars were dancing while…
Before Christmas European Wilderness Mentors in their third and last year of training are following their own aspirations at our spot on Hermannswerder in Potsdam. This is what we are doing presently: Burning bowls, carving Christmas trees, making nettle string, throwing ancient hunting sticks, making fire with bow drills and pump drills, manufacturing foldable saws…