We are earth-loving humans with a deep desire to be of service in The Great Turning and the work of re-connection. We hold space and ceremony on the land to help people on the seeking path connect with the wisdom of the natural world, and uncover or rediscover their own soul calling. We offer ecotherapeutic workshops, multi-day soul-rooted journeys, and Earth Poetry workshops in the Bay Area, Sacr
amento region, and various beautiful places in nature around California. Katie Baptist, LCSW, is an ecotherapist, a naturalist, a writer, and a rite-of-passage guide in training. Katie holds a master’s degree in women’s spirituality and is devoted to healing through embodied, earth-based practices for reconnecting to ourselves, each other, and the planet. Her psychotherapy practice, Heart Story, is located in midtown Sacramento. Email: [email protected]
Ryan Van Lenning, M.A., is a nature connection guide, poet, and communications consultant. He has published work in Earth Island Journal, Deep Time: The Journal of the Work That Reconnects, Terrain Magazine, Elephant Journal, and various poetry journals. Ryan is a certified Ecotherapist through the Earthbody Institute and an Adventure Out Guide. He is passionate about facilitating authentic connections with nature and ourselves to assist in The Great Turning. Email: [email protected]
