Guiding Paths

"Guiding Paths" is an international training program that empowers youth workers to become agents of cultural transformation. Through nature-based holistic development and mentoring, participants forge deep connections with the Earth, their inner selves, and others. This transformative program fosters personal growth, cultivates self-awareness, and promotes collaboration among diverse youth workers.

The training course will bring together 24 participants from Romania, Italy, Spain, Greece, Estonia, Sweden, and Cyprus.

“Given that the human soul is the very core of our human nature, we might note that, when we are guided by the soul, we are guided by nature. Both soul and greater nature do guide us in our individual development, whether or not we ask for this guidance.” ― Bill Plotkin, Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World

"Guiding Paths" beckons you to engage with the innate wisdom of the Earth and your own body. This transformative training course invites you to embark on a profound exploration, focusing on the following dimensions:

• Connection with the Earth and the natural world.
• Connection with your personal Inner World, encompassing your body, inner resources, unique talents, aspirations, dreams, and personal mission.
• Connection with others through deep and authentic relationships.

The learning process is intentionally designed to stimulate and nurture all four dimensions of human existence: the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual realms.

Central to this training is the practice of mentoring, which lies at its very core.

In this course, mentoring serves as a powerful tool for reconnecting the soul with our physical bodies, bridging our soul's purpose with the wisdom held within our bodies.

The act of mentoring entails engaging the mentee in an embodied and archetypal understanding of their authentic self. Mentoring offers guidance through deep listening, asking questions, tracking, mirroring, loving and witnessing the blossoming of their story, into a more fulfilled and meaningful existence meant to serve the Earth community.

Participants of this course will embark on a guided exploration to rediscover their inner selves, harmonize their bodies, mind, and emotions, and express themselves openly and creatively. By stepping outside their comfort zones, cultivating trust, fostering openness, and establishing connections with themselves, others, and nature, participants lay a solid foundation for becoming agents of heartfelt, positive transformation within their communities.

Topics and Training Methodology

Our approach integrates elements of depth psychology, ecopsychology, embodiment, experiential learning, outdoor education, deep nature connection, and indigenous wisdom, all aimed at cultivating authentic, responsible, empowered, and visionary individuals.

Themes and Topics

During the course, we will explore various themes and topics, including:

• Nature-Based Psychological Models and Tools: Delving into the human psyche, understanding our behaviours, and gaining insights into our profound functioning.
• Self-Exploration: Engaging in somatic practices to connect with our inner world, uncovering our talents, gifts, passions, dreams, longings, and personal mission.
• Mentoring: Developing the skills to support and empower others through deep listening, asking questions, mirroring, tracking, and providing unconditional support and embodied presence.
• Storytelling: Engaging with folktales, wisdom stories, myths, and personal narratives to explore the power of storytelling.
• Nature Connection: Immersing in practices and activities that foster deep connections with nature, while learning from the wisdom of the natural world and engaging in ecosomatic practices.
• Artistic Expressions (drawing, land art, theatre, poetry, music, etc.): Tapping into our inner artist and discovering diverse artistic mediums for authentic self-expression.
• Movement and Embodiment: Connecting with the wisdom of our bodies, exploring various avenues of self-expression and authenticity through movement, dance, contact improvisation, mindfulness, and ecosomatic practices.

Who can participate?

This 7-day intensive training is part of an Erasmus+ project, Erasmus+ is a Programme coordinated by the European Commission of the European Union.

The European Union's Erasmus+ programme is a funding scheme to support activities in the fields of Education, Training, Youth and Sport.

The participant's profile

• Human workers, youth workers, trainers, educators, NGO leaders and workers aged over 18 years old who are willing to explore and develop themselves and after that resourcefully inspire their community in a nurturing and generating life-enhancing way.
• The participants must be over 18 years and have a good level of English.
• Participants can apply to this training if they have a legal residency in Romania, Italy, Spain, Greece, Estonia, Sweden, and Cyprus.

Participants will receive the Youthpass at the of the training course.

Trainers

SANDRA HOREA: Sandra is a human development guide and mentor who creatively and heart-fully invites people to be in intimate and meaningful conversations with their Souls. She calls humans to fall in love with nature, metaphor, symbol, and feeling and therefore with themselves and live their bigger lives delivering their gift to the hungry world. As a guide, she creates purposeful spaces of self-discovery incorporating in her work her experience regarding depth psychology and soul-based practices, eco-centric development, embodiment, storytelling, poetry and deep imagination. She has a wide experience 10 years in working with youth and adults in facilitating spaces of personal and community transformation. At the moment she is studying at Animas Valley Institute in the USA and graduated from the Wild Mind Program.

SARA MARZO: Sara Marzo is a trainer and facilitator from Italy who invites humans to embark on the adventurous journey of embodying their true nature. In service of the love for this world, she is wholeheartedly crafting spaces for authentic expression, deep connection and meaningful action to blossom, thrive, and soulfully live this life on this Earth. She has more than 11 years of experience in international project management and youth work. In her work, she brings expertise in mindfulness, ecosomatic practices, ecopsychology and nature-based methods. She is attending the Nature Coaching Academy in Italy to become Ecosomatic Coach. She is co-author of the book: “Mindfulness and Nature: a toolkit for Youthwork” realized during the project KA2 “Mind Your Mind: Synergies between Mindfulness and nature-based methods”.

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