Teens: 2011 Programs : “The Way of The Wolf”

There will be a very strong offering of programs, activities, and teachings for the teens at our gathering this year.

The guiding inspiration for the 2011 Labor Day Gathering for the teen program is

 

“The way of the wolf”

 

We will be taking advantage of the warm summer weather to participate in activities that are best experienced under the blanket of suitable weather conditions. Activities and events will be scheduled through out the weekend starting on Friday late afternoon and culminating on Monday morning. A list of scheduled events and times will be displayed at the registration/clan designation area in the center of camp. All but one of these activities can stand alone as a teaching tool. However, it is of the strongest recommendation that once a participant starts with a class that he/or she attends all subsequent events. Although each can stand alone, the events are designed to build upon each other so that the culminating result is to produce a” wolf in sheep’s clothing.” It is my guarantee that if an individual participates willingly in everyone of these activities that he or she will leave Ashokan with tools/experience that will serve him/her for the rest of life whether or not the individual ever step foot in a forest ever again.

The mentors for this program are a group of individuals whose combined experience in wilderness skills/earth philosophy/protector ways/ teaching and mentoring is over a hundred years of collective experience. ‘Many of these individuals are beings whom have helped to create/ build and support the Carl big heart gathering that you will be enjoying. The knowledge and teachings that we pull on is gathered from thousand year old time tested traditions from different ends of the globe. It is imperative that a degree of trust be placed in these teachings  even if not fully understood.

So for those of you who may be interested, I leave you with these questions

Who is the wolf?

What does it mean to hunt into the wind?

Thank you

Vincent Ingenio

Teen event coordinator

 

Further Details: Added 08/27/11

• All that teens should have available to them is clothing and swim wear that can be dirtied and roughed up

• They will be doing exercises in the woods and possibly in water but does not require a particular physical ability

• Events will begin early Friday evening and an intimate circle with carl big heart late Friday evening at the teens own fire circle separate from the central fire

• Events are scheduled through out the weekend early morning, mid morning and evening

• It is again highly recommended that once an individual participates in an event that he/she participates in all subsequent events. All though most exercises can stand alone, they all also build on each other to produce a cumulative outcome.

•  If anyone has particular questions that they do not expect will be answered at the gathering or are required to know to make planning decisions please feel free to contact me at vingenio@gmail.com