Wild (adj.)
living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated; not subject to restraint or regulation; going beyond normal or conventional bounds.
Wayfarer (n.)
A person who travels from place to place, especially on foot; a person who goes on a journey.
Way (wei; meaning an opening, passageway, or direction) + farer (Faer; meaning a journey, road, passage, or expedition.)
Way (wei; meaning an opening, passageway, or direction) + farer (Faer; meaning a journey, road, passage, or expedition.)
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Wild Wayfarer embodies the exploration and interaction with the wild. Journeying—whether within the realm of our own wild minds, through expressive movement, or by wandering through the uncultivated spaces of nature—generates intimacy with the wild. It also brings about the opportunity for radical growth. Walking the edge of our comfort zones, wandering into the unknown, and embracing the wild and untamed parts of ourselves has tremendous potential to cultivate self-discovery and authentic self-expression, rekindle the nature-human connection, and promote human and environmental health.
In simple terms, it summons our most authentic selves, and brings us into balance. It guides us home. |
Photo by Alex Dukhanov
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"The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door. if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If your yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door”
- Clarissa Estes, The Women Who Run With Wolves
Our Core Ethos
Our mission is to help people feel safe and grounded in their environments and in their bodies; to cultivate, grow and maintain healthy relationships with nature and self; and to radically embody wildness.
We turn to nature for answers.
Most of us are utterly domesticated and disconnected from wildness on every level, as a result of cultural forces beyond our immediate control, and with devastating effects on the environment and our psyche. We are here to create space and guidance toward a different way of being in the world. One that walks the edges of societal standards, ushering in a new paradigm of living that is rooted in deep connection with the land. This means bravely dislodging oneself from cultural norms in favor of their inner sovereignty and voice.
We turn to nature for answers.
Most of us are utterly domesticated and disconnected from wildness on every level, as a result of cultural forces beyond our immediate control, and with devastating effects on the environment and our psyche. We are here to create space and guidance toward a different way of being in the world. One that walks the edges of societal standards, ushering in a new paradigm of living that is rooted in deep connection with the land. This means bravely dislodging oneself from cultural norms in favor of their inner sovereignty and voice.
Our Values
AuthenticityBefore all else, we must be authentic, open, honest and real. No sugar coating, no fluffy spirituality, no ignoring the facts or big picture for the benefit of what we offer.
Holistic HealthWild Wayfarer strives to help others feel more at home and rooted in their bodies, in their wildness, and in their local landscape—ultimately aiming to foster more vital ecosystems that we are cultivating deep relationship with. We approach this goal from all facets of the self: mind, body, soul and spirit.
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EmbodimentWe prioritize creating experiences, as a compliment to what one may learn from books or observation. We do not want to just share knowledge—we strive to tell the story of experience as it unfolds, and live out the individual values that develop as a result. Wild Wayfarer creates a container in which participants see, feel, and experience for themselves; and from there, track what works best for them on an individual basis.
BalanceWe integrate science, psychology, poetry, and experience for holistic and balanced programming that draws from diversity of resources and information, welcoming new information in order to remain aligned with truth and experience rather than dogma. We aim to cultivate a culture open to fluidity, accountability, and constant growth and change as experience enwisens us.
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I'm JacquelineMy unique niche as your re(nature)ship facilitator and guide is in creating the proper container and space for self exploration and expression— while providing the resources, tools and practices which can assist you in tuning into the rhythms of the natural world, accessing your erotic and creative life force, and bringing the wild into practical practice.
With an academic background in Environmental Studies, a professional foundation as a wilderness guide and teacher, a body and mind shaped by the outdoors, a lifestyle rooted in herbalism and Ayurveda, an inspired pursuit of nature-based therapeutics, and a decade-long journey with yoga— I have forged a path that weaves together the themes of environmental and human well-being. 
Photo by Janna @drishti_photo
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 Photo by Lindsey Shea @lindsey_shea
My courtship with nature began as soon as I could climb the tree in my backyard—which, in my case, was almost before I could walk. It began with that mulberry tree, my first true friend. Then it was the summers spent at the lake, falling in love with the water. Then came the camping trips and fishing with my father, when I learned to hold the life-death-rebirth cycle in the palm of my hand. As a teen, long-distance running on desert trails transformed my life—providing me my first truly spiritual experiences with my environment. I followed the thread, pushing myself to the extremes of ultra running and diving deeply into the world of rock climbing in breath-taking natural places. All the while seeking more and more depth into wild places and the wild me. Always circling back to reconnection, always with a hidden agenda to touch the soul of the Earth with my own. I succeeded in things I never thought were possible—I climbed challenging routes in the mountains; I placed in 50k races that spanned across the deserts of the southwest; I became a mountain guide. Yet in the wake of my societal successes, I felt a tug at my heel. A deep knowing that the amount of time you spend outside does not equate to the depth with which you are connected with nature or yourself. And at the end of the day, I couldn't run off into the mountains and ignore that what matters more is how you go into the mountains... how you do anything, for that matter—and what you bring back with you. Similarly, my ever-present yoga practice means little when the yoga stays on the mat—or worse yet, it is practiced without soul. So I circled back, to the value that has always been in the driver's seat: Wildness. Nature's dance is why I love yoga, why I love the mountains, why I studied the environment in college and why I study natural health, nature's rhythms, erotic studies, and soul today. |
There is a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn't change.
People Wonder about what you are pursuing.
you have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can't get lost.
Tragedies happen, people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time's unfolding.
You don't ever let go of the thread.
"The Way it Is," By William Stafford
On Wildness
"Wild" is inherently an abstract word. It is thrown around haphazardly, and in the modern surge of environmentalism, land preservation, and new-age soul-searching, the word has taken on an array of confusing and sometimes misleading meanings. The wild is not a place that humans visit when they want to escape their structured world; wilderness boundaries and land designations in themselves contradict the very meaning of the word. Wildlife parks are ironically occupied by the caged and spade versions of beings that were once, but no longer, wild.
Rather, wildness is a state of being that exists within each person, human or otherwise. It is the state in which we were born, and the forces which birthed us. Wild people and wild environments are, in essence, inseparable. The wild is the undomesticated, barefooted child that plays in the crevices of every adult's psyche. The living, breathing land that humanity was born into. The rivers that are dammed, and the inner creativity that is likewise stifled by the same institutions.
The wild of the world is diminishing, and humanity is beginning to feel the loss. Wild places are being converted into shopping malls and ski resorts, humans are roaming further and further from our natural state and the land that feeds us, and we are losing touch with our inner wild psyche. It is time to re-evaluate our trajectory, question our habits, and re-wild our lives.
"Wild" is inherently an abstract word. It is thrown around haphazardly, and in the modern surge of environmentalism, land preservation, and new-age soul-searching, the word has taken on an array of confusing and sometimes misleading meanings. The wild is not a place that humans visit when they want to escape their structured world; wilderness boundaries and land designations in themselves contradict the very meaning of the word. Wildlife parks are ironically occupied by the caged and spade versions of beings that were once, but no longer, wild.
Rather, wildness is a state of being that exists within each person, human or otherwise. It is the state in which we were born, and the forces which birthed us. Wild people and wild environments are, in essence, inseparable. The wild is the undomesticated, barefooted child that plays in the crevices of every adult's psyche. The living, breathing land that humanity was born into. The rivers that are dammed, and the inner creativity that is likewise stifled by the same institutions.
The wild of the world is diminishing, and humanity is beginning to feel the loss. Wild places are being converted into shopping malls and ski resorts, humans are roaming further and further from our natural state and the land that feeds us, and we are losing touch with our inner wild psyche. It is time to re-evaluate our trajectory, question our habits, and re-wild our lives.