Welcome to Emberwood.

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Emberwood is for tender queerdos and weirdos, busy adults, curious I’ll-try-anything-once-types, introverts, and those devoted to knowing themselves fully.

We love our way of being.
And, we think you might too.

As founders, co-conspirators in solitude, and nature nerds, we are delighted that we get to help people cultivate meaningful relationships with themselves and nature while tending to their own inner lives.

We started Emberwood in 2018, off the sides of our desks, while we were busy doing our own exploring and healing through solitude and nature. The Emberwood way of being is a culmination of our shared work in other roles: outdoor ed teacher, social worker, minister, grant writer, green shack leader, and camp directors.

We are are both committed to our own solitude practices: journaling, quilting, labyrinth walks, and quiet coffees outside. When we are not chasing around after 2 small kids, we can be found debating the merits of the latest James Hollis psychology book or trying surprising hobbies for the first time, parkour and metal-smithing.

- Emberwood Founders

Gatherings and trips to explore your inner world. Where nature is your therapist.

The best place to start is with the weekend trip Little Lodge. It has all your solitude therapy foundations - in quiet gentle community by the fire.

Start here.

Journal by the lake

You can also check out this list of everything going on. Everything is designed for beginners to jump in!

What can I expect at Emberwood?

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Eco-therapy Workshops
Guided sessions to connect with nature for theraputic benefit.
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Forest Bathing
The history and how-to of this health & wellness modality.
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Guided Positive Solitude Therapy
Emberwood is a leader in this emerging field. Learn all about it, and experience positive solitude for yourself.

We get you practicing intentional solitude to meet yourself again.

The idea is:
1. How can I really know myself if I’m never alone to hear myself?
2. Oh crap, I have to be alone.
3. Oh double crap, it’s scary to be alone.
We teach you all the skills to shift the scary in order to hear your own needs, insights, and what feels authentic to you.
We are experts in solitude for deeper knowing. Call it positive solitude, call it creative solitude, call it solitude therapy — it’s about meeting your true self again.
How does it really look?
We invite you out in nature, to a workshop event, or an overnight trip to the lake. We’ll give you all the tools we know to experience your solitude intentionally and make huge shifts on the things you care about most.
Nearly all programs have no prerequisites. Have curiosity? You’re good to go!
It’s loneliness we all get too much of.
We teach you how to shift your alone-time from feeling empty, meaningless, and scary, into something generative, rich, and refreshing: solitude, not loneliness.
Learn to love being with you again.
Everybody wants to know their practitioners before trying something, it’s good to do a vibe check before jumping in, we get that.
SO, to find out if Emberwood is a good fit, here is a little self-check-in with some more info.
Dog people (You are an extrovert or you like community time): We recommend trying a shorter in-town event. You also can jump directly into our foundations trip, Little Lodge.
Cat people (You are an introvert or you prefer a quieter time, ya know?): We recommend booking a 15 minute chat so you can meet us and learn about what’s coming up that would be a good fit. We can tell you about our foundations trip, Little Lodge, because that is likely the first thing you’ll do with Emberwood.
Summary: Everything with Emberwood is good for beginners (except the year-long Solitude Collective), and best starting places are an in-town event or the trip Little Lodge. Or, chat with us so we can recommend!