Spread Your Wings

Spread Your Wings is a transformative training course rooted in the principles of eco- and soul-centric development, a journey of crossing thresholds to unfurl one's wings, mature as conscious adults and serve Earth through deep nature connection.

Taking place at Centola, in Italy, this course offers youth workers the skills and knowledge to engage with young people through a heart-centered, soul-centered, and nature-centered approach, supporting their transformation and resilience.

The activities will focuse on personal growth and thresholds crossing and will be based on Bill Plotkin's Map of Wholeness model. Participants will integrate them as valuable resources for both personal and professional development while also supporting the growth of others, both youth and adults.

GUIDES OF THE PROGRAM

Alexandra Horea is a human development guide and mentor who creatively and wholeheartedly invites people into intimate and meaningful conversations with their Soul. She accompanies individuals on their psycho-spiritual journeys, calling them to fall in love with nature, metaphor, symbol, and feeling — and through this, to fall in love with themselves, so they may live their larger lives and offer their unique gifts to a world in need. As a guide, she creates purposeful spaces of self-discovery, weaving together her experience in depth psychology and soul-based practices, eco-centric development, embodiment, storytelling, poetry, and deep imagination She is a graduate of the Wild Mind Program and SAIP - Soulcraft Apprentiship and Initiation Program at Bill Plotkin’s Animas Valley Institute (USA), with a focus on eco-depth psychology of wholing and healing. 

Annarita Falanga is a psychologist and guide of soul-centered travels, devoted to the Earth and to the luminous mystery of being human. She invites kindred spirits to fall in love with themselves while wandering through the great living body of the world. In Italy, Ireland, Romania, Morocco, and India she guides seekers in travelling as practice—awakening presence, wonder, and the deep belonging with the Earth and all its beings. Through Biodanza, song of the body and encounter of hearts, she opens portals of connection, where self, others, Nature, and something Greater move as one —tender, vibrant, and alive. Apprentice of Bill Plotkin’s Nature-Based Human Development Model and nourished by the soul-poetry of Alexandra Horea, she keeps learning to love more deeply, more freely, more wildly —herself, this life, and this Earth. 

Valentina Calcò is a teacher devoted to holding spaces for youth, mentoring them to grow and mature, through reflection and connection, towards their place of belonging. Her work gravitates around the symbolic hearth, where she holds spaces for remembrance and transformation. Through stories, images, and poetry, she guides humans to remember their innate resources, liberate the imagination, and recognize their possibilities of becoming. She is apprenticing to grow as a guide and guardian of the liminal, watching over what risks being lost in sleep, to serve the world with her sensitivity and wisdom. 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION 

Who can partecipate?
Participants must be youth workers over 18 with good English skills and legal residency in Italy, Romania, Spain, Poland, Czechia, or Cyprus. They should be willing to develop themselves and inspire their community positively.

What are the costs?
Materials, activities, accommodation, and food are fully covered by the Erasmus+ grant. Travel costs such as plane, train, and bus tickets will be reimbursed based on specific limits for each country after the course. Participants are also encouraged to donate between 60 to 120 Euros to support future local projects by Revolution Hub Aps.

When and where?
November 23rd: Arrival day in Centola and travel to the location
November 24th - 30th: The training course (7 full days)
December 1st: Departure day
The training course will be held in Centola, Italy, located 120 km from Naples, within the Cilento National Park, surrounded by the Mediterranean maquis.

How to travel?
A private shuttle will pick you up at “Centola-Palinuro Marina di Camerota” station on November 23rd at 19:30 to take you to the location. You can easily reach the station by taking a regional train from Naples-Garibaldi Central Station. Suggested trains to Centola: Train 5243  (Departure: 17:15, Arrival: 19:30) Check on: www.trenitalia.com. Nearest airports to Napoli Garibaldi: Napoli Capodichino, Roma Fiumicino. We encourage environmentally friendly transport options such as bus, train, or carpooling, and we can assist you in finding the best options.

Health Insurance
Not provided by organizers. Participants are advised to have their own coverage during their stay in Italy.

Food
Vegan/vegetarian meals provided. An alcohol/drug-free policy will be maintained to ensure a safe environment. Please inform us about any food allergies or special dietary needs in advance.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS TRAINING COURSE
If you wish to participate in this training, please fill in the application form available at this link and await the selection results.

Application Form

Before applying, you are asked to carefully read the detailed Info-Pack.

The deadline for applications is October 2nd. Selection results will be published within 3 days, and detailed information will be sent via email to all applicants (selected, waiting list, or not selected).