The Young Shaman Foundation delivers Reconnection Retreats around Australia for women, leaders and facilitators ~ the Shamans of the modern day. These retreats connect people to nature, Indigenous culture and the nature within, cultivating eco-centric ways of living and leading in the world.
“The time has come, to reconnect to nature, to listen to Indigenous story and remember our wisdom and our belonging to the Earth.”
– Karla Riddell (Founder & facilitator of the Young Shaman Foundation)
Kimberley Connection – Women’s Gathering
If you are a woman looking to connect authentically to Indigenous culture in nature, you are invited to gather with us in the Kimberley.
A fully immersive experience, you sleep under the stars, adventure into stunning gorges and waterfalls and listen and learn from key Indigenous women who will share their culture and stories.
With plenty of time for self-reflection you will deepen your connection to this land and to yourself and you will learn from the oldest living culture in the world!
Postponed to 2021 due to Pandemic ~ now running August 1st-6th, 2021
“New Way Dreaming is about teaching Aboriginal Culture to White Fellas so they can learn how to look after the country better and understand how to connect to their own dreaming.”
– Senior lore holder, Anangu tribe
Leaders Gathering in the Central Desert
What does it take to lead this country into a new way?
The Young Shaman Foundation is supporting a new way of leadership in Australia, based on Indigenous ways, a tradition that has preserved and maintained the health of land and it’s people for thousands of years.
This is a four day journey in the central desert near Alice Springs. It is designed for entrepreneurs and pioneers working within social change or environmental advocacy. We gather to listen to the elders, to learn from each other and to develop our capacity for deep listening.
You will find within yourself a deeper connection to the land and to First Nations people. Inspiring within you a new sense of responsibility as a leader in your community.
Now taking expressions of interest for our 2021 gathering.
A philosophy or perspective that places intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment,
regardless of their perceived usefulness or importance to human beings.
Ecocentric leadership
Leadership that serves the whole ecosystem.
V I S I O N
Systemic change in Australia through eco-centric, authentic leadership.
M I S S I O N
To connect people to country, culture and community.
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