I’m Natasha, also known by my Buddhist name Nagadipa which means light in the depths - this name was given to nine years ago, as a mirror of my essence and as life teaching. I continue to be humbled by all that it brings. by way of lessons in life.

I guide individuals and groups through life transitions in nature. With over twenty years of experience leading programmes I have been moved and honoured to witness countless stories; listening and attending to what has purchase on folks’ hearts.

The way I work weaves together the main threads of my life; creativity, dharma (truth), mythic journeys, the intelligence of the body and nature.

Werner Pilz is an experienced Vision Quest guide and Wilderness Facilitator with more than fifteen years experience as a lead guide. He started his spiritual journey 30 years ago at the buddhist Naropa Institute in Boulder/Colorado. He later trained with the School of Lost Borders in the US and Germany. He has been guiding Vision Quests, running programmes and facilitating Way of Council all over Europe. He is an active member of the German-Speaking Wilderness Guides Network.

His current passions are guiding sacred soul-journeys for men and supporting and mentoring young adults. His work is informed through Rites of Passage, The Four Shields, Council, Focusing, Identity-orientated Trauma Psychotherapy, Music and recent investigations in the Art of the Trickster.

He is also a very proud father of two blossoming 26 year-old women.

Maria do Carmo Stilwell, also known as Geeta, is a certified Forest Therapy Guide based in Portugal. She creates and facilitates restorative programs that promote wellbeing and health through nature connection practices, clean eating and self-care.

Her passion is to bring human beings back to nature and support the reconnection to the restorative potency of the natural world. Based on her own recovery journey, she creates a safe space for the nature connection and self-care journey to unfold. Over the past 20 years she has dedicated a great part of her time and resources to her own development and self-care journey. This life experience is the foundation for her work.

The archetypes of the magician, mediator and wounded healer sit very closely at Ulrich's heart, with the green man currently joining the band. As does the question, what does mature masculinity look like in 2024?

Working as an expert in Gender Mainstreaming at the nexus of science, politics, business and public administration led him down the rabbit hole of what it means to mature as a man in a fucked-up contemporary world.

It is this that brings him to the work of co-creative communal explorations around Sacred Masculinity and Men’s Spirituality.

He has also published two books on Buddhist-informed conflict work both with a twist towards embodied mindfulness in communication and conflict. Available on Amazon.

I´m dedicated to inspire and facilitate healing and compassion, and I´m therefore exited to co-guide with Natasha on journeys towards authentic contact in both inner and outer landscapes.

A “strange” longing led me on a journey including Yoga, Meditation, Dancing, Buddhism, shamanism and a significant load of books and classes of all kinds!

Every chance I get you will find me in the forrest – with leaves in my hair and dirt on my cheek. It never fails to amaze me the magic that happens when we take our practice outdoors. The natural world has such wisdom – simple, raw, wild, unpredictable and beautiful. Here anyone willing to listen will get just the answer they need – to bring back home, to digest and to grow. My journey so far has helped me reclaim and integrate my wildness, and to listen and be true to my longing for an authentic, natural and passionate life.

I'm looking forward to supporting The Call of the Wild for Women and meeting you all. I recently took part in a medicine wheel retreat, followed by a vision quest with Natasha and Werner, and this has been part of a slowly building relationship with nature based practices. My other hats include working as a clinical psychologist in the NHS, mainly working with complex trauma; although I ascribe to the mantra that "retreats will not be psychologised" (this was part of a longer discussion on the vision quest) I recently completed a two-year Vajrasati yoga teacher training in Brighton, and enjoy working with embodied approaches to wellbeing, and, just being.