Survive to Thrive returns to the Hostel in the Forest!

Join an energetic group of dedicated teachers and mentors for four full days of dynamic and active nature connection and Thrival Skills. Learn the basics of wild shelter, water, fire and food, which will allow you to expand your comfort and individual relationship with the wild places. Learn and play games that enliven our bodies and senses and deepen our awareness in every moment. Open your heart through song and share your stories with us around the evening fire.

Together We Will: discover more about animals by the tracks they leave behind, make wine from honey and local plants, hear what the birds are saying to each other and the other animals of the forest, build a successful fire, start that fire without matches or lighters, celebrate the wonder and beauty of this earth, and much, much more. All in the most magical of settings: the Hostel in the Forest!

Our container will open Thursday evening after dinner, with ceremony and story that will create a context for our shared experience. Friday and Saturday will be full of learning: games, interactions, walks, talks, songs, workshops and playshops. Sunday will give us each of us a chance to fine-tune a skill we’ve learned over the weekend, and then our circle will expand out into the larger world again.

Children are welcome, and all instructors have professional experience mentoring youth through nature connection.

The cost to stay at the Hostel is $25 per night, $75 for all three nights.

Thrival Convergence is offered on a donation basis, with a suggested sliding scale of $25 – $100, depending on what your heart and our wallet agree on.

Suggestions for finding a contribution amount:

• Top of the scale if you own your own car, own your own home, have monthly subscriptions (mobile phone, cable, internet), and eat out at restaurants once or more per week.

• Middle of the scale if you rent your home, work for a non-profit organization, have one or more dependents at home (young/elder/disabled), or are supported by parents/guardians.

• Low end of the scale if you are receiving unemployment compensation, on SSI disability, or similar financial circumstances.

We are grateful for your generosity and encourage you to find where you fit best on this scale of giving to support the Hostel and this dedicated group of instructors who are devoting their lives to learning, living, and sharing these skills.

The Hostel Staff

The last few weeks have been very busy at the hostel. The last weekend in October and the first weekend in November the Hostel hosted yoga fundraisers. The staff and other guests were welcome to join in learning from exceptional teachers. This past weekend a gathering of handpan musicians filled the forest with angelic sounds. The winter garden is planted and thriving. We hope to have a salad of greens from the garden at dinner every night throughout the winter. There have been a couple of projects that are being wrapped up as well. Elmos has a new staircase, and the floor of the Glass House is being painted with a beautiful mural.

As always, the Hostel continues to attract international travellers. We have hosted guests from Sweden, Columbia, France, and Canada. The Hostel also has been home to a few new adorable baby chicks, which appeared just a couple of days ago.

The Hostel Staff