WHY 

Simone and Michael one day shared a vision, that we need a different connection to nature in our frantic Valley.

We guess you do too if you are reading these lines.

Our sessions in nature are about treating ourselves with a time out in our mountains - your backyard - but they are definitely much more than that. They are about getting to know our territory more deeply, about experimenting nature differently, and about sharing it in a small and caring community.

You might be an outdoor fanatic or a contemplative stroller. You might be engaged in healing the future of our world, anxious about it, or just happy to fill yourself by being in nature. What we aim to build is about developing our curiosity, about taking the time to see, feel, learn (from) nature and from the group. Our nature here in Mont-Blanc is mind-blowing, but our intention is to go beyond the decor, to become part of it for a few hours, to feel small, clumsy and ignorant but happy, and see what happens. What these experiences, sensations and reflexions will create for you only belongs to you ... but they may well be quite powerful and transformative if repeated.

WHAT

We invite you to share time with us in nature. It might be in the morning, or perhaps at night. It might be warm, or rainy. There might be one, two or three of us mentoring you through new experiences. It might be about tracking wildlife, or aligning your breath with natural cycles, or about starting a fire.

You may like some of our proposals, others not so much (and you are of course free to step aside at all times). Some will be easy, others challenging. Some might get you by surprise, perhaps you'll get the opportunity to develop a new interest. We might even deliberately not announce the precise program of our sessions in advance in order to challenge your comfort zone, likes and dislikes … after all, that is also what nature is about.

Our sessions offer an experiential circle of connectedness to nature. It is not a naturalist course, nor a hiking club. There will be joy, inspiration, active learning, experimenting and probably in the end…lots of life questions.

HOW

You will find our events here on the website and on our Whatsapp group. Unless specified, each session lasts for 3 to 4hours. For each session, you sign up and pay the session fee in advance (€ 25,-) in order to confirm your inscription. Of course, we encourage you to sign up to several sessions month after month, and offer a discount for this (100€ for 5 sessions).

Please prepare a small backpack with this content. Please carry it with you at all times, regardless of the actual activities we will be having. It will be your “nature connectedness backpack” and we are confident you will love it.

Our sessions are open to anyone above 16. We welcome anyone curious, respectful of others and able to walk up to two hours on small paths or off track with little vertical gain. Please check with us if you are not sure about your level of fitness, we will certainly comfort you ; there is no intention of performance whatsoever!

Sessions will be in both French and English.

LET THE NATURE JOURNEY BEGIN, FOR YOU AND FOR US!