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Co-leaders:  Mike Bodkin & Tom Anderson.  See our Staff Page.

NOTE (April 11):  This program is now full.  Please send us an email if you wish to be placed on a waiting list, and we'll let you know if a space opens up.  Thanks!

This Summer, Rites of Passage will offer our second opportunity to experience a Vision Quest in the high Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado. There, surrounded by the aspen and ponderosa pine, under a blanket of stars at night, and witnessed by the animals that call the place home, you will join with a community of important strangers—those present with you and all of those who have walked this path before.

This program is ideal for those who live in the Midwest or Mountain areas, closer to the program site than our typical California venue.  The group will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning at a campground near Salida, Colorado; the program will end by noon on the final day.  If you're flying in, plan to fly to Colorado Springs.  You'll need a high clearance vehicle for the drive into the back country; we'll help to coordinate ride-sharing among participants. 

Tuition: $400 (vs. our normal tuition of $1,245), includes food (except 2-3 restaurant meals) and follow-up contact with the group. 

This program is being offered on a "Gift Economy" basis.  We wish to use this program to practice giving and receiving from the heart, with no set obligation. With this approach, reciprocity is a key element. We will charge only $400 upfront, just to cover our basic costs. At the end of the program, we'll invite members of the quest group to consider their ability to pay, value received, and willingness to support our work in the world, and to offer a reciprocal gift for what has been received. This will be an opportunity to give without any coercion or expectation.