Resources & Referrals:
The following programs involve nature-based activities, therapy, communication skills, nature skills development, and rites of passage for youth. Please explore these programs at the web sites identified below.
Back To Earth
Jesse Sachs: http://www.BacktoEarth.org
Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development: A skill-building, ceremony based backcountry program for Teenage Boys
Deep Nature Guides
Scott Davidson: http://www.deepnatureguides.com
Council Training, Rites of Passage, Youth Series, Tracking
Gaia Passages
https://gaiapassages.org
For teen girls - Nature as Teacher, Guide, and Life Long Friend
Love Your Nature
Emily Frost: http://www.Loveyournature.com
Support and Guidance for Teen Girls; Coaching for teens and parents
One Nature Therapy
Amy Biesemeyer: http://www.onenaturetherapy.com
Individual Therapy for Adolescent Girls
Vilda
Spencer Neilson: https://www.vildanature.org
Boys and Girls, naturalist knowledge, skills development, health & happiness, environmental stewardship
Wilderness Reflections
Dave Talamo: https://www.wildernessreflections.com
Rites of Passage, Youth Quests, Day Quests, EcoTherapy
Why Choose Stepping Stones?
Intergenerational Panel on Coming of Age & Rites of Passage
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OTHER VIDEOS
RECOMMENDED READING
Rites of Passage & Coming of Age
Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating wholeness and community in a fragmented world, Bill Plotkin
Hold On to Your Kids: Why parents need to matter more than peers, Gordon Neufeld & Gabor Mate
Betwixt and Between: Patterns of masculine and feminine initiation, Louise Carus Mahdi, Stephen Foster, & Meredith Little
Long Life Honey in the Heart: A story of initiation and eloquence from the shores of a Mayan lake, Martin Prechtel
Crossroads: The Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passages, Michael Meade, Nancy Geyer Christopher & Louise Carus Mahdi
The Four Shields: The initiatory seasons of human nature: Stephen Foster and Meredith Little
Seven Arrows, Hyemeyohsts Storm
Coming of Age in Samoa, Margaret Mead
Daughters of Copper Woman, Anne Cameron
Relationship with Nature
Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature: For kids of all ages and their mentors, Jon Young Shelton
Last Child in the Woods: Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder, Richard Louv
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge & the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Adolescent Brain
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Daniel Siegel
Developmental Science: Personal Essays & Science Writing by SSP Advisor Diana Divecha, Ph.D.
Coming of Age for Girls
Women Who Run With the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Becoming peers: Mentoring girls into womanhood, DeAnna L’am
The Mother-Daughter Project: How mothers and daughters can band together, beat the odds, and thrive through adolescence, SuEllen Hamkins & Renee Schultz
The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising authentic girls with courage and confidence, Rachel Simmons
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, Mary Pipher
Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating wholeness and community in a fragmented world, Bill Plotkin
Hold On to Your Kids: Why parents need to matter more than peers, Gordon Neufeld & Gabor Mate
Betwixt and Between: Patterns of masculine and feminine initiation, Louise Carus Mahdi, Stephen Foster, & Meredith Little
Long Life Honey in the Heart: A story of initiation and eloquence from the shores of a Mayan lake, Martin Prechtel
Crossroads: The Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passages, Michael Meade, Nancy Geyer Christopher & Louise Carus Mahdi
The Four Shields: The initiatory seasons of human nature: Stephen Foster and Meredith Little
Seven Arrows, Hyemeyohsts Storm
Coming of Age in Samoa, Margaret Mead
Daughters of Copper Woman, Anne Cameron
Relationship with Nature
Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature: For kids of all ages and their mentors, Jon Young Shelton
Last Child in the Woods: Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder, Richard Louv
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge & the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Adolescent Brain
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Daniel Siegel
Developmental Science: Personal Essays & Science Writing by SSP Advisor Diana Divecha, Ph.D.
- Featured Article: "Letting Go"
Coming of Age for Girls
Women Who Run With the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Becoming peers: Mentoring girls into womanhood, DeAnna L’am
The Mother-Daughter Project: How mothers and daughters can band together, beat the odds, and thrive through adolescence, SuEllen Hamkins & Renee Schultz
The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising authentic girls with courage and confidence, Rachel Simmons
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, Mary Pipher
ORGANIZATIONS WE LIKE
Animas Valley Institute: Guiding wilderness immersions into the wilds of psyche and mystery to discover soul purpose, personal transformation, transformational leadership.
Classroom Matters: Tutoring and Academic Support, K-12, Berkeley.
Deep Nature Guides: Wildlife tracking, habitat restoration, rites of passage and council, Marin.
East Bay School for Boys: A middle school promoting self awareness and empowerment, Berkeley.
Ecology of Leadership: Leadership sourced in heart, nature and community.
Gaia Girls Passages: Nature and soul based after-school groups and summer camps for girls in the Bay Area, California.
Generation Waking Up: Igniting a generation of young people to bring forth a thriving, just, sustainable world.
Girls on the Go Camp: Girls explore, engage and connect with one another. Traveling to locations across the beautiful Bay Area, campers safely navigate the public transit system, Berkeley.
Lifeworks Learning Center: Tutoring and College Prep, Mill Valley.
Love Your Nature: Teen girls groups, girls empowerment coaching & nature connection, Berkeley & Marin.
Monkey Business Camp: Summer camp and kids programs in the East Bay.
The New School at Commonweal: The New School presents conversations, book signings, art, and lectures with thought and action leaders of our time.
Prajna Consulting: Human development, ethics & social justice.
Regenerative Design Institute: We inspire and educate those seeking practical solutions, deep nature connection and personal transformation to build a more sustainable world for generations to come.
Rites of Passage Vision Quest: Provides Vision Quests and Rites of Passages.
SEEDS Of Awareness: Mindfulness based social skills groups.
Spirit Rock Teen Program: Meditation Series for Teens.
WAKAN: A new vision of sacred living.
Weaving Earth: Center for Relational Education fostering a learning environment that is inspired by contemporary insights and grounded in ancestral wisdom.
Wild Awakenings: Nourishing aliveness through quests.
Wilderness Reflections: Provides Vision Quests and Rites of Passages.
Classroom Matters: Tutoring and Academic Support, K-12, Berkeley.
Deep Nature Guides: Wildlife tracking, habitat restoration, rites of passage and council, Marin.
East Bay School for Boys: A middle school promoting self awareness and empowerment, Berkeley.
Ecology of Leadership: Leadership sourced in heart, nature and community.
Gaia Girls Passages: Nature and soul based after-school groups and summer camps for girls in the Bay Area, California.
Generation Waking Up: Igniting a generation of young people to bring forth a thriving, just, sustainable world.
Girls on the Go Camp: Girls explore, engage and connect with one another. Traveling to locations across the beautiful Bay Area, campers safely navigate the public transit system, Berkeley.
Lifeworks Learning Center: Tutoring and College Prep, Mill Valley.
Love Your Nature: Teen girls groups, girls empowerment coaching & nature connection, Berkeley & Marin.
Monkey Business Camp: Summer camp and kids programs in the East Bay.
The New School at Commonweal: The New School presents conversations, book signings, art, and lectures with thought and action leaders of our time.
Prajna Consulting: Human development, ethics & social justice.
Regenerative Design Institute: We inspire and educate those seeking practical solutions, deep nature connection and personal transformation to build a more sustainable world for generations to come.
Rites of Passage Vision Quest: Provides Vision Quests and Rites of Passages.
SEEDS Of Awareness: Mindfulness based social skills groups.
Spirit Rock Teen Program: Meditation Series for Teens.
WAKAN: A new vision of sacred living.
Weaving Earth: Center for Relational Education fostering a learning environment that is inspired by contemporary insights and grounded in ancestral wisdom.
Wild Awakenings: Nourishing aliveness through quests.
Wilderness Reflections: Provides Vision Quests and Rites of Passages.