The Call

You have arrived at a turning point, an auspicious moment and time of reckoning in your life.   At this same moment, it’s a time of reckoning for our world, our planet. As one called to lead, what path beckons to you?  do you stay the course with renewed clarity, purpose and capacities, or do you set a new course based on your calling of service to the world? Are the conditions in your career, your calling and your life capable of supporting a vital, clear and joyful vision for your own emerging future and that of the world? Can you find a firm place to stand in order to be a powerful force for change in these chaotic times?  Are you ready to risk making courageous choices?

How will you find your way? How can you optimize your access to your own internal guidance system? Our experience is that the most effective path to your deepest wisdom is through a uniquely designed process that incorporates elements of soul (deepest self), wilderness (vision quest) and leadership theory and integration (individual and group coaching).

This powerful program will enable you to:

• Step out of the unrelenting current of the present moment to gain a different perspective on your path and your choices.
• Look (with new eyes) on where you are right now and how you’ve arrived here.
• Listen to the inner call of your soul as a guide and ally to your living.
• Look at your life from the perspective of your dying–what are the gifts and legacy you’d want to leave? Are you on a path to achieve that?
• Connect the relationship of your past to your vibrant and emerging future.

We are offering a skillful process and sacred container that will support you to make profound inner and outer changes. Optional ongoing support to integrate these changes will be available from the leaders in the form of coaching sessions following the Vision Quest, for an additional fee.

Testimonials

“I have done a lot of ‘self-development’ programs, both spiritual and on the leadership/talent development side. But I received more from this program than from any other.”
–Vipin T., international development expert

“What I got from this program reached out far beyond my expectations.  Thanks to the great leadership of Mike and Dana, I have been able to work out important issues in my life.  Some of them I didn’t even know I had to go through in order to move forward in my life.  I feel now much more grounded, regained confidence and built a strong motivation for my future projects.”
–Marie M., business owner

“The consistently masterful framing of the process and of our experiences throughout the Quest facilitated a quick and deep dive into a tradition with enormous power to evoke what needed to arise for each of us.”
–John D., business executive

This program is for pioneers.

Designed as a Vision Quest of transformational wilderness experience, this  program also offers post-quest access to embodied coaching practice for integration support. It is intended to develop and evolve the highest potentials of leadership for those who recognize that they must give their greatest clarity and highest gifts to a world that desperately needs them to do so.  Are you in that place in your life?

You can, contact us to learn more about the program:

• You can reach us by email at: info@ritesofpassagevisionquest.org,
• or call 707-537-1927.  Please call with any questions!

If you are ready to register, you can do so from the Registration module on this page.  You can pay the $350 deposit via PayPal or with any credit card, or you can pay the full amount.  Note that the deposit portion is non-refundable, but the balance is refundable up to 30 days before the program begins.

The Program Team has over 70 years of combined experience coaching and guiding individuals from all walks of life and from diverse cultures through deep transformative change, within the context of the natural world.  Follow the links to learn more about each member of the program team.

Mike Bodkin is the Executive Director of Rites of Passage. He has guided people of diverse backgrounds from all over the world on life- changing experiences through vision quests, workshops and guide trainings.

Dana Carman offers leadership training and organizational consulting to leaders from around the world.  Visit his website to learn more.

Tuition & Schedule

Fees for this program are divided into $1495 tuition and $225 food/camping, which covers all food and camping/lodging costs except for up to 3 restaurant meals. There are two low-fee places available for $895 tuition plus $225 food & camping, inquire before registering. Transportation is not included in these fees and is the responsibility of the participant.

For this program, we recommend flying into Reno, NV, which offers the easiest and most beautiful drive to our meeting site.  A high clearance vehicle is required, but not a 4wd vehicle, for the drive to the back country.

The program will begin at 1:30 pm on September 9, at a campground near Lee Vining, CA.  The program will end by noon on Sunday, September 16.