The Human-Nature Quest – Wilderness Retreat in Norway on August 8 – 14, 2027 in Tynset
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Offered 2 more times →Date
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| Sunday, 08/08/27 00:00 | Saturday, 08/14/27 00:00 |
Venue
Tynset
Board & Overnight
We spend six nights outdoors, sleeping under weatherproof tarps and moving between campsites. We provide group equipment for the wilderness camp, including sleeping mats and, when needed, mosquito nets.
Full board is included, with mostly organic, locally produced food. Meals typically include porridge or muesli for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, a warm dinner and snacks. The food is mainly vegetarian, with some game and fish; we can provide vegetarian, vegan or other dietary options on request.
VENUE & DATE
Depending on the date, this course is held at two different locations:
Tynset is the meeting point for the courses held in the area of the remote and gentle Femundsmarka borderland.
Vinstra is the meeting point for the courses held at the foot of the famous and spectacular Jotunheimen mountains.
Choose which date and venue fits you best. We will send you detailed travel advice after booking or on request.
Teachers
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Thoralf Rumswinkel
Founder/Gründer ChangeWild
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Leon Nijenhuis
Wilderness/Wildnis Guide
About this Course
The Human-Nature Quest is a 7-day wilderness retreat in Norway. It invites you to a personal discovery journey in a nomadic wilderness camp. Far from everyday distractions, you live outdoors in a small group, reconnect with nature and create space for self-awareness and personal development.
Guided by two experienced mentors, the retreat combines wilderness living with nature-based practices for your personal growth. Nature becomes both the setting and a mirror for exploring two fundamental questions:
Who am I?
And what is my gift to the world?
The aim is not simply to escape everyday life, but to return with greater clarity about what matters to you, renewed energy and trust in your own path.
Contents
Pause and reconnect
We leave behind the noise and distractions of everyday life and spend our days outdoors in the Norwegian wilderness. Time in nature, simplicity and silence offer space to notice what matters to you and listen to your inner voice.
Live in the wilderness
We move between campsites during the week, setting up weatherproof tarps and sleeping outdoors. Camp life includes finding places to sleep, building shelters, collecting water for drinking and cooking, gathering firewood, lighting and tending a campfire, and cooking over the fire. Participants organise camp life collectively and take an active part.
Explore two questions
The journey centres on two questions:
Who am I, and what is my human nature?
What can I do, and what is my gift to the world I live in?
We use nature as a mirror while exploring these questions and your relationship with the wider living world.
Reflect and share
The programme combines nature-based practices, physical challenges, rest, reflection, sharings and joint rituals. At times, you work individually, in pairs or as a group, under personal guidance from the team.
Structure
The retreat runs over seven days as a nomadic wilderness camp, with six nights outdoors under weatherproof tarps. We meet at the listed railway station or bus stop and travel together by taxi to the first camp. During the week, we move to new campsites several times; the route depends on the situation and dynamics of the group. On departure day, we take down the final camp and return by taxi to the starting point in the morning.
The personal development programme is naturally woven into the daily routines of living in the wilderness.
The retreat is framed by two online events, one upfront and one afterwards. An online one-to-one intake session is there to help you ease into the retreat. After the week, you will be invited to an online group gathering with the facilitators to help you integrate the experience into everyday life.
Prerequisites
No previous wilderness experience, special skills or athletic fitness are required. You need, however, to be willing to embark on an extraordinary experience in nature and to be able to move independently through rough terrain.
Active participation in camp life is part of the experience. You should be prepared to spend 7 days outdoors, live simply, cooperate with others and engage openly with the experiential and reflective parts of the programme.
Packing List
Bring personal outdoor clothing suitable for the northern climate, including hiking boots, warm woollen clothing and rainwear. You will also need a three-season sleeping bag and a trekking rucksack for your personal belongings. We provide a detailed equipment list after booking or on request.
Board & Overnight
We spend six nights outdoors, sleeping under weatherproof tarps and moving between campsites. We provide group equipment for the wilderness camp, including sleeping mats and, when needed, mosquito nets.
Full board is included, with mostly organic, locally produced food. Meals typically include porridge or muesli for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, a warm dinner and snacks. The food is mainly vegetarian, with some game and fish; we can provide vegetarian, vegan or other dietary options on request.
VENUE & DATE
Depending on the date, this course is held at two different locations:
Tynset is the meeting point for the courses held in the area of the remote and gentle Femundsmarka borderland.
Vinstra is the meeting point for the courses held at the foot of the famous and spectacular Jotunheimen mountains.
Choose which date and venue fits you best. We will send you detailed travel advice after booking or on request.
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Venue
Tynset
Date: Autumn – enchanted borderlands
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About the Organizer
ChangeWild
ENGLISH:
At ChangeWild, we create and facilitate transformative outdoor courses – nature retreats and wilderness camps – that help people reconnect. With nature, with themselves, and with what really matters. Our carefully designed and guided programmes are based on expert experience of guiding more than 1000 people in the wilds in over 20 years. Our courses intentionally combine living in the wilds with personal development. Not to give you all the answers, but to create a space where something new can emerge.
Real change – driven by a wild spirit
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DEUTSCH:
Wir bei ChangeWild entwickeln und begleiten transformative Outdoorkurse – Natur Retreats und Wildnis Camps –, um Menschen dabei helfen, sich neu zu verbinden – mit der Natur, mit sich selbst und mit dem, was wirklich wichtig ist. Unsere sorgfältig konzipierten und begleiteten Programme bauen auf der Fachkompetenz auf, die wir in über 20 Jahren bei der Begleitung von mehr als 1.000 Menschen in der Wildnis gesammelt haben. Unsere Kurse verknüpfen absichtsvoll das Leben in der Wildnis mit persönlicher Entwicklung. Nicht um Antworten zu geben, sondern um Raum zu schaffen, in dem Neues entstehen kann.
Real change – driven by a wild spirit
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1575 € – 1775 €
Aug 8 – 14, 2027