"We were not meant to live shallow lives, pocked by meaningless routines and the secondary satisfactions of happy hour. We are the inheritors of         an amazing lineage, rippling with memories of life lived intimately with bison and gazelle, raven and the night sky. We are designed to encounter this life with amazement and wonder, not resignation and endurance. This is at the very heart of our grief and sorrow. The dream of full-throated living, woven into our very being, has often been forgotten and neglected, replaced by a societal fiction of productivity and material gain. No wonder we seek distractions. Every sorrow we carry extends from the absence of what we require to stay engaged in this one wild and precious life". ~ Francis Weller

The Art of Mirroring is essentially a practice of being with one another and a practice of clear seeing and participating within the intersubjective/intercorporeal human-nature field. The art of mirroring is a practice of listening through attuned perceptions of the affective, physical, liminal, spiritual, and embodied state of another and reflecting the essence--the gem within. In some ways, it is a practice of making the unseen seen and cultivating deeper trust, empathic, and clear-seeing relationships with oneself, the Earth, and another being. 

This training can be supportive, beneficial, and applicable to all humans. At this time we offer this training for any human aged 18+; however, if you are younger than 18 and you are interested in this offering, please send us (email) a note and we can have a conversation to see if it's mutually aligned and supportive. 

The entirety of this training will be situated within ceremony in nature. It will entail actively practicing the craft of listening to the storyteller--beyond interpretation and analysis--for doorways and portals into the story. Our days will involve solo walks in each of the directions of the four shields, followed by storytelling and mirroring. As a training workshop, participants will be invited and encouraged to practice the craft of deep listening and mirroring.

This intimate training is designed to accomodate a small group of humans. We can accomodate 5 participants. If the program is full, please email us to be added to the waitlist. 

We will be camping in Canyonlands National Park. Partipants are required to bring their own food and gear for the duration of the program with the option for the group participants to arrange some kind of potluck meals together. Details regarding gear, directions, and logistics will be sent via email upon enrollment.

6 day | 5 night mirroring training/workshop

Facilitators: Colleen Bishop + Thompson Bishop 

Location: Needles District, Canyonlands National Park

Investment: In support of diverse financial abilities, we offer this program at a sliding scale fee $800-$3,000

Deposit ($300) due upon registration. Deposit is applied to tuition balance. Tuition balance due 60 days before the program start date.