Who are the animals that live in the woods around us? How do we expand our awareness to find their signs and maybe even get a glimpse of the animals themselves?

Our modern lifestyle cuts us off, not only from the natural world but also from our senses. In this class, you will learn to undo the focused vision that years of being inside by taking our physical scientist to the gym; we will learn how to expand your awareness through focused activities, story, games, and practice. The goal is to wake ourselves up and, through the process, expand our observations of the natural world and of the animals we share it with. Throughout the class, we will also be looking for signs of our animal neighbors, learning how to interpret the tracks and other signs an animal may have passed through. We will learn to not just look but truly see. Movement is also crucial to blending in to any natural setting. You will learn movement modalities that will not only enrich your time in nature, but have been scientifically proven to be much easier on your body and your joints. By looking and moving differently, a whole New World opens to us, one full of wonder and mystery.

This class is a partnership between Cascadia Wild and FutureNature

Instructors: Tom Brown III, Founder of Future Nature; Teri Lysak, chairperson at Cascadia Wild