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A year to experience nature, find peace, and discover myself Time for yourself and your own concerns. Time to pause, reflect, and look ahead! Time for change! Time for courage! Time for life! If you’re interested in the 2028 cohort, just write to anne@wildsaat.de!

Join us on a journey between the years! We’ll take a short, easy hike between yesterday and today, hear about the Twelve Nights, and try some of their old rituals. What do we want to leave behind in the old year, and what will we take with us? We’ll spend the second part of the event relaxing by the fire, cooking and eating together, and listening to old stories. Please dress appropriately for the weather; we’ll be outside the entire time. There will be a fire. Bring anything you need to enjoy your time outdoors.

Time in nature. Time in motion. Time around the campfire. Time for you!

On request Do you feel the desire to give something back to nature and say thank you? The beautiful moments, the good food, the valuable lessons and memories of what is essential in life—all of this flows to you through nature and its inhabitants. Often, we don’t really know how we can thank our dear Earth in a way that truly reaches her and lets her hear us. An altar or mandala made from natural materials is a sacred and wonderful form of spiritual offering, and is many times more powerful when created in community. We will invite the forces and nature spirits surrounding us into the sacred space of our altar. There we can sense them, and they can receive our gifts.

Birth, change, or new beginnings – A ritual for returning to your own center Welcome to this wonderful ritual. Fechamento de parto is a ritual for bringing the bones and organs together on a physical level and closing your energy field on a mental and spiritual level. It supports you in regaining your strength in life after giving birth, or serves as a way to bring other profound phases and processes of life to a close. The ritual is also known as the “Closing the Bones Ritual.” The origins of the Closing Ritual “O Fechamento” (the closing) is a profound, transformative ritual. It originated in Mexico. Traditional Mexican midwives celebrate this ritual to support new mothers in regaining their strength and returning to their center after giving birth. It involves the physical and spiritual closing of the body. During childbirth, a woman’s body opens and expands. A traditional Mexican midwife once described the process figuratively: “During childbirth, one wall of the woman’s temple—her body—is torn down. It takes up to 40 days (the duration of the postpartum period) for her temple to be rebuilt or regenerated. ‘Fechamento de Parto’ can be a great support during this time.” Man

In many cultures, traditional rituals and practices have been, and continue to be, used to mark the transition from one stage of life to another. Many of these customs for men and women took place in nature, which was seen as a mirror for change, growth, and renewal. In ancient societies—from Indigenous cultures to European traditions—the transition into marriage was also marked by intentional ceremonies symbolizing the farewell to the old life and preparation for the new. In this sense, nature was not merely a backdrop, but a teacher. Elements such as fire (transformation), water (purification), earth (stability), and air (new beginnings) played a central role, as did physical challenges and a connection with the natural environment. As a wilderness school, we bring these traditions back to life with a nature-connected bachelor or bachelorette party in the wilderness. You can experience them for yourself and consciously mark the time before marriage as a rite of passage. Our bachelor and bachelorette party in Leipzig offers men and women space to share experiences, reflect personally, and connect with the natural world. Bachelorette party ideas for women – In the circle of woma

Find your true self – Unfold your intuition In our fast-paced world, we often feel stuck, as if something essential were missing. Now is the time to awaken your inner wisdom and find a deeper connection with yourself. Intuition is the key—your tool for greater clarity and self-determination.

Men are made to periodically leave the outer world behind and gather in nature in a circle of men. There, they dive into their own depths—to return to the outer world focused again, nourished and standing in their strength. The men's circle meets approximately every four weeks at the wilderness site of Wildnisschule Aeracura. What to expect in the men's circle The men's circle is an open yet protected space for genuine connection, inner work and mutual support. Here, you can show up just as you are. Practices that bring body, mind and soul into harmonyConsciously immersing yourself in the elements and in natureExploring the masculine and the feminineEmbodying your masculinityHonest, equal exchange in the talking circle The men's circle is right for you if you … … are a man and are reading this.… would like to set aside some intentional time for yourself.… want to consciously engage with your masculinity.… are a father or are going to become one—or would like to explore the subject of fatherhood.… are ready to speak your truth.… want to reach for your stars and rearrange them.… take full responsibility for yourself and your life.… need clarity, cleansing and grounding.… would

On these days, when the light gradually returns or recedes, the communal fire forms our sustaining center. From this shared fire, you turn your attention deeply to your personal, inner fire—spending time in stillness, finding a new direction, or receiving powerful affirmation on your life path—and then return to the village fire. Where am I? What sets me alight? What am I tending my fire for? How do I tend it? Where does my energy flow? What flame do I bring into the world? You kindle your fire. What is keeping me from feeling alive and using my energy in a nourishing way? As you tend the fire, you reflect on questions and on the intention you bring with you, and enter into a conversation with the fire. The fire’s phases and responses will serve as a mirror for you. February marks a time of transition, of visions, dreams, possibilities, and intentions that are passing and those that are emerging. In this way, something can come to rest and something new can arise. It is a fitting time for a vision quest, especially for time spent at and with the fire. In November, looking back and connecting with ancestors and forebears are at the heart of the experience. In a small group, you