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Renewal Workshop for Quest Graduates

March 5 - March 8

Renewal Workshop for Quest Graduates

The Renewal Workshop was created for graduates of a Rites of Passage Wilderness Quest to offer ongoing incorporation support and provide a space for participants to renew the vision, clarity, and gifts received on their Quest.

 

Through deep connection to nature and intimate storytelling, it offers time to return to that inner knowing, deepen your relationship with Self, Spirit, Earth, and Community, and listen for what is calling you now.

The program will be held in Shoshone, California at a small rustic center that is nearby to wild and beautiful desert land.  Each day of the program will feature a visit to a different wild and beautiful place in nature, allowing for solo time at each location.

Renewal is a wellspring flowing from several sources:

          • Contact with wild places is inherently healing and soul-nourishing.  Wandering in nature helps us to drop into a deeper level of listening to the world and to our own inner voice.  Memories of the quest will return, along with a sense of where the sacred dream is guiding us now.
          • A community of questers can create invaluable support for the journey post-quest.
          • Telling our stories–of meeting wild nature, of our quests, of the paths we have travelled, of the challenges we face–and then receiving loving feedback and support–is transformative.  Our stories call us to risk being fully present and alive at this time in our lives.

Feedback from the Renewal Workshop

One of the most healing and insightful experiences of my life.  I came prepared to “work” and my fellow questers, Mike, and Susan created a beautiful container to do the work in. If you have quested, this renewal program is a must.
–Leslie Anderson, executive coach.

The renewal workshop is an excellent opportunity to gather with people who have the shared experience of a Rites of Passage quest and continue the work, revisit the rituals, and practice deep sharing and deep listening. A rejuvenating experience with a wonderful community.
–Sarah Bryce, horticulturist

The Councils were powerful, engaging, and at times quite magical…not just as an opportunity to share but to hear others stories and have an opportunity to provide feedback, questions and/or support.  Overall, the event was an A+ for me. Thank you Mike, thank you Susan, for your loving care and leadership. I am grateful to you, and to all of the other participants.
–Jay Howell, grandfather

Don’t know what to say…I was in a place where I could be vulnerable, be wild like the land, be tender like the silence of the desert, be myself. Be myself which wouldn’t happen without this beautiful circle, beautiful community.
–Bruce Fessenden, poet

Registration

To register for this workshop, you need to have completed a Rites of Passage Wilderness Quest program with a 3 day solo.

To register, click on the “Register” button, complete the registration form, then click on “Submit.”

We’ll send you a link to pay the $350 non-refundable deposit for the Renewal program.  See our Policies section for more information on payments and refunds.

Schedule

The group will begin at 11 am on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at our meeting place in Shoshone.  We’ll work into the late afternoon/ early evening for each day of the workshop.

You’ll need to bring a sleeping bag and outdoor gear for walking during the day.  You can sleep indoors on rustic bunk beds, or bring a tent to pitch behind the center, under desert skies.  Rites of Passage will provide the food for this program.

The program will end at 2:00 pm on Sunday, March 8, 2026.

More information, including directions to our meeting site, will be sent upon registration.

Program Fees

Total cost: $1175

Tuition* $895.  A $350 deposit is required to register.

*Transportation is not included and is the responsibility of the participant.

*Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable.  We will refund your deposit if we cancel the program.  Please see our policy page for more information about refunds.

Food & Lodging $280

Includes meals and rustic, dorm-style lodging during the workshop.  Lodging is not divided by gender. Tent camping is also an option.  There is additional lodging available across the street at the Shoshone Inn, for an extra charge.

Group meals begin with lunch on Thursday and conclude with lunch on Sunday. The group may also choose a restaurant meal 1-2 times; this cost is not included.

Staff

Susan Wofsy  became a Wilderness Quest guide after working in rural Africa and Latin America for over a decade and seeing the profoundly empowering effects of living intimately with land and nature.  She has become an integral member of our staff, guiding quests and teaching in our guide training program.

Tom Anderson is a husband, father of two, wilderness quest guide, and and a Senior Vice President of a national affordable housing development company. In all he does, he is drawn forward by the desire to make a difference in the world by building better communities.

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