This program is being offered at Cedarwood Camp Ltd, a square mile retreat in the Shoshone Mountains
of North Central Nevada. In the lightly wooded foothills of the Shoshone Mountains we will let go of the shackles of modern
society and reconnect with our ancient earth roots. We will adapt the Peace Principles as the fundamental building blocks
for our cultural experience. We will start and end each day with a period of personal introspection and prayer to Creation.
We will have regular ceremony to express our gratitude for the opportunity to live on Earth.
The curriculum will include shelter building in the first week so you will have a place to live.
We will cook our meals communally and everyone will share the work necessary to maintain the village. We will have ongoing
workshops on fire making, the study of plants, tracking, awareness, trapping, cordage, weather patterns, stone tools, water
sources, traditional food preparation, food storage, brain tanning, etc., etc.
This program is being facilitated by Medicine Bear, alias Bwana Bill. Bill has taken outdoor/nature
workshops, studied with elders, spent 4 years in Africa in the 70‘s operating motorcycle safaris, and been on numerous
solo/group camping expeditions.
The cost of this program is $400.00 for one week, $700.00 for two weeks, $850.00 for three
weeks, $1000.00 for four weeks, $1200.00 for eight weeks (the 8 week price is a discounted work/study price) These
prices include use of the land for building your own shelter, all meals and the basic mentoring for this experience. The meals
will be wholesome, well prepared and satisfying. The shelters will be small and built along the lines of “Hobbit Houses”.
There will be a central sheltered area for group activities and ceremony. You will be expected to contribute to the overall
maintenance of the community. This will include physical labor such as cooking, dishes, and chopping wood. The community will
support all members emotionally and spiritually.
Contact us for details.
Cedarwood Camp is located 20 miles south of Battle Mountain, a town on Interstate 80 in
central Nevada. You can get there by bus, train, or fly into Reno, about a 3 hour drive. We will assist long term members
with transportation to camp. 1 or 2 week members will hopefully have their own transportation. It is in the high desert with
300 days of sunshine and about 8 inches of rain annually. Treed with Juniper and Cedar, the property is surrounded by higher
mountains and has a spectacular view to the west for desert sunsets.
Preparing for this experience will involve a personal effort at many levels. The more you prepare,
the more you will receive. First: your own mental and physical health. Get some exercise and process as much of your personal
grief as possible. You will get support during this intensive but it is not the place to bring a lot of personal baggage.
This is a workshop for people who have a stable base and are ready to build from that space. Second: spend time practicing
your skills. This will help establish that stable base. You should master one skill to the point where you can teach or co-teach
that skill. For example learning everything available on 4 local plants or 4 local animals would be a skill. Third: create
a time frame in your life, 2 weeks or 2 months, that will allow you the freedom to fully embrace this opening.
This experience will be about letting go of all the notions you have about God, Nature, and Culture.
In the simplicity of The Shoshone Mountains you will connect with a more real and pure knowing. I don’t even know how
to say it. There is a simplicity that we all miss. There is a calling that we all hear. As a group of individuals we will
be committed to creating the space for each of us to go deeper within. We are all Master Teachers. We just have to sit down
together in a sacred manner, away from the distractions of our western lifestyles, to share and laugh with each other.
