This Fourth of July, 2024
Spend Your Weekend with Wolves in Colorado
with Melissa Lynn Reed and Wild Heart Adventures

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Initiation and Wild Temple among Wolves in Colorado 4 Day / 3 Night Event Details

Note: Initiation is required for all 2024 retreats. If you attended a Wild Heart Revival retreat with Melissa Lynn Reed previously, we welcome you back as a returning circle elder. New participants are welcome to register through self-directed inquiry or personal invitation by one of our existing pack fire tenders. Each new pack member will be be welcomed with a 1:1 orientation via Zoom and initiation/blessing ceremony on retreat.

Date:
4th of July Weekend
4 day / 3 night event
July 4 – 7, 2024

Time:
Meet in Westcliffe at noon Thursday for caravan to our retreat site and Mission: Wolf sanctuary. Our time together for all events concludes our Sunday at 1pm. We will remain onsite throughout the duration of our retreats.

Location in Colorado:
This Wild Heart Adventure event takes place near the town of Westcliffe at Mission: Wolf sanctuary in the Wet Mountains of southcentral Colorado. The drive from Denver to the retreat site is approximately four hours. Denver International Airport is our closest major airport. Parking on site for our event is limited and we want to minimize our carbon footprint so carpooling is strongly encouraged. Specific details and driving directions will be provided to participants after registering for the event.

Activities:
♥ 4 days of wild, unplugged, soul immersion in nature for connection in a remote wilderness setting and wolf sanctuary
♥ Sleep under the stars or tent camp
♥ Eco-stewardship and community living
♥ Wolf biology and behavior
♥ Regional ecology and natural history
♥ Earth dance, breath work, and moving meditation
♥ Wild somatic intuitive intelligence
♥ Your natural rhythm and flow in sync with the elements and collective needs of the pack
♥ Forest bathing
♥ Solo and group hiking
♥ Soul voice expression
♥ Howl among wolves
♥ Rituals for wild rebirthing
♥ Discover the medicine of your wild belonging
♥ Singing, chanting, healing sound journey
♥ Community rooted in respect, love, compassion, intimacy, and interpersonal safety

What’s Included:
♥ 8 organic, gourmet meals prepared as a village. These include: dinner on Thursday; breakfast, lunch, and dinner  Friday and Saturday; and breakfast on Sunday. Vegan and gluten-free options available.
♥ 3 nights camping
♥ Private Facebook or Telegram Group for connection, planning, and post-retreat integration
♥ $10 donation donation to Mary’s Grace Scholarship for single moms and survivors of domestic violence
♥ 2 hours of personalized one-on-one support for your Rising Wild experience. This includes one private 30-minute coaching session before our event and one 90-minute session after retreat.

What’s Not Included:
♥ Transportation to and from retreat is not provided. However, carpool is encouraged and supported.
♥ $60 membership donation to Mission: Wolf sanctuary. Please pay this directly to Mission: Wolf here four weeks prior to our event.

Personal Supplies and Equipment:
View packing lists here

Investment for our Wild Heart Adventure Community Retreat with Wolves in Colorado:
We are thrilled to announce a new price structure for these events. At this Wild Heart Adventure with wolves in Colorado we build our village together from the forest floor – up. All hands are needed. Pay registration in full for the option to show up and support village set up and breakdown on the first and last day of retreat with everyone. Or choose a reciprocity project and a lower registration price via our partial work-trade scholarship. View and sign up for your optional  reciprocity project here. * Please note that projects marked with a star require travel on the Colorado Front Range and are suitable for local residents. If you have questions about projects and our culture of reciprocity, contact us.
♥ Full Registration $1080 per person
♥ Partial Scholarships may be available. Apply here

Inclusivity Statement:
♥ These events are for anyone who seeks to nourish their relationship with nature and the more than human world in safe community. This experience is meant to be uplifting, friendly, playful, and most importantly safe for everyone. By attending this event, participants agree to inclusivity and co-creating a welcoming space for all people, plants, animals, and the earth. We agree to respect ourselves and each other at our intersections in all dimensions including mind, body, emotion, energy, and spirit. Read more…
♥ Individuals with mobility limitations are invited to contact us directly to discuss accessibility at our event locations.
♥ Wild Heart Revival events are substance free. Use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and mind altering substances is prohibited. We welcome you just as you are, unaltered, and in your true nature while on retreat with us.

Meet our Founder and Visionary for this Wild Heart Adventure retreat with wolves

Melissa Lynn Reed is the founder of Wild Heart Revival, LLC and the visionary for these intimate and soul enriching events. She is a fourth generation healer and transformational wilderness guide. Melissa holds a BA and MS in ecology and she is presently pursuing her doctorate in psychology with a focus in consciousness and spiritual studies. Melissa has over 30 years experience as a wildlife biologist specializing in studies of rare and endangered mammals. Melissa is a seasoned tracker, master medicine weaver, yogini, and mystic with deep and intimate ties with nature. She has led more than 200 nature-based workshops and guided more than 80 multi-day science and adventure retreats for more than 2000 adults and children. Summer 2023 Melissa hosted her 20th transformational Wild Heart Revival wilderness retreat.

Have Questions about Rising Wild with wolves in Colorado? Every registration begins with an email and discovery call. Schedule a conversation with our organizers.

Ready To Join Our Colorado Packs?
Registration Begins Here:

Review our Registration Agreement. Then register and submit your deposit ($150) and pay any remaining balance four weeks prior to your Wild Heart Revival event via Cash App, PayPal, or Venmo

Have questions about our logistics, activities and the flow of our weekend, or whether this event is right for you? Schedule time to connect for Q&A.

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