Date	Location​	Theme	Activity	Discussion
Day 1 ​Monday ​5/2/22	Garland Park	Orienting​	Walking meditation  Collective Poem: 'As we start out...' A how-to for self-care check in & share	​​Buddy Q:"What makes you feel in/out of a group?" Group agreements using Relational Therapy Rites of Passage Overview​
Day 2 ​Wednesday ​5/4/22	Asilomar Beach	Intention	Solo Question Walk on the beach Build a fire together State intention for Rites of Passage ceremony Found object group mandala	Buddy Q:"What do I need to leave behind in order to step into the new?" Rites of Passage stages:  severance threshold incorporation
Workshop Day ​Saturday 5/7/22	​Khan Ranch Park	Curiosity & Creativity	Empathy & attention Finding community Kinship with nature	Emilie Lygren will be leading this workshop. Please see 'Us' page for bio.
Day 3 Monday ​5/9/22	Palo Corona Park	Curiosity & Trust	The Human Camera buddy exercise: snap-shot of visual, tactile, and olfactory A-frame trust exercise Wind in the Willows exercise	Buddy Q:"Important facts about me (attributes/ accomplishments)" Curiosity, an ally What experiences do you want to give yourself? What makes a good friend? Humanistic Therapy
Day 4 Wednesday ​5/11/22	River Beach	Self Trust	Yoga on the beach Inner child walk Holding Counsil with talking piece	Buddy Q:"What challenges/tasks do you have presently?" Inner child discovery Life purpose connection to child dreams
Day 5 Monday ​5/16/22	Jack's Peak   ​	Insight	Hike to off-trail spot Embodiment/ mirroring buddy exercise Core Self circle step-in	Buddy Q:"Emerging self- future aspirations" Internal Family Systems Therapy, parts work What parts make up the whole
Day 6 Wednesday 5/18/22	Garland Park	Creativity & Ingenuity	Blind Contur Drawings Forest wandering musings 1 st Develop Relationship to Place	Buddy Q:"What are your frustrations currently?" Ideas as honorable visitors Share past ingenious ideas & track new ones Relational and Wilderness Therapy
Day 7 Monday ​5/23/22	Marina Beach	Body Confidence	1st Self-Expression Exposure Exercise Practice non-aesthetic greetings & compliments Share recorded ideas from last week through Art Therapy	Buddy Q:"What are your vital sources of energy/what you love?" Cultural literacy discussion on aesthetics Reclaiming Beauty writing prompt Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/Thought Work
Day 8 Wednesday ​5/25/22	Del Monte Forest	Body Confidence	VIA Values insight exercise ​​Make 20 neutral statements about body to improve body image	Buddy Q:"How have you had inner resistance in the past?" Explore messages have received about body's morality, capability, ect. Worthiness prompts
Workshop Day Saturday ​5/28/22	Santa Cruz	Body Confidence & Expression	Activating intuitive improvisational neural networks Ecstatic dance form	Daniel Mollner will be leading this workshop. Please visit ​https://www.danielmollner.com/ for more details
Day 9 Monday ​5/30/22	Point Lobos	Mindfulness & Land Literacy	Mindfulness prompts hike How to listen to the body without judgment	Buddy Q:"What new aspects of your Self have you noticed recently?" Esselen youth leader guest  ​Land literacy ​
Day 10 Wednesday ​6/1/22	Monterey Beach	Identity	Zen activity "Who are you?" Compliment battle 2nd Self- Expression Exposure Exercise	Buddy Q:"What are your community's hopes for your future?" Pitfalls of perfectionism Thought work Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Day 11 Monday 6/6/22	Asilomar Beach	Nourishment	Mindful eating beach picnic 3rd Self-Expression Exposure Exercise	Buddy Q:"What are you doing as seen from above (in a helicopter)?" Intuitive Eating concepts Cravings insight & correlation to emotional hunger
Day 12 Wednesday ​6/8/22	Garland Park	Relationships & Boundaries	Perspective exercise Personal bubble- physical boundary Practice verbal boundaries 2nd Develop Relationship to Place	Buddy Q:"Collective community helicopter: what would others say you are doing?" Conflict resolution skills​ How to generate a state of gratitude & abundance mentality
Day 13 Monday ​6/13/22	Palo Corona Park	Emotional Regulation	Mindfulness scavenger hunt hike Grounding exercises practice Mindfulness training	Buddy Q:"Looking back on your whole life, what will be your footprint on the world?" Emotions as sensations tutorial ACT & DBT therapeutic psychoeducation on nervous system hyper/hypoarousal
Day 14 Wednesday ​6/15/22	Carmel Beach	Emotion Expression​	Anger Insight & Expressive Exercise Releasing old beliefs about anger	Buddy Q:"What would your future self say to help you?" Group discussion about relationship with anger Underlying grief, shame, or fear
Workshop Day Saturday ​6/18/22	​Andrew Molera State Park (subject to waves)	Confidence & Power	Building confidence through kinesthetic development and trust	Kelly Goldberg will be leading this workshop. Please see 'Us' page for bio.
Day 15 Monday  ​6/20/22	River Beach/Robera	Universal Needs	Nature insight walk on reliance Circle step-in to identify needs 4th Self-Expression Exposure Exercise	Buddy Q:"What is your intention for the next 3-5 years?" Universal needs psychoeducation How to identify and express needs Making requests Managing expectations with positive psychology
Day 16 Wednesday ​6/22/22	Carmel Meadows	Communication Skills	Family Constellation activity​ Practice accepting compliments through Human Connection 'Repeat' Meisner exercise	Buddy Q:"What do you need to shed to make your 3-5 year intention come true?" Non-Violent Communication training​ Responsibility for emotions Awareness of triggers to reaction
Day 17 Monday 6/27/22	Garland Park	Identity	Nature insight walk on death to life Metta meditation practice 3rd Develop Relationship to Place	Buddy Q:"What is to be celebrated?" Existentialism  therapy Upcoming ceremony discussion & preparation
Day 18 Wednesday ​6/29/22	Monastery Beach	How to Grieve	Solo communication with nature meditation Collective grieving stick exercise	Buddy Q:"What needs to be fully grieved?" How to make space for sadness Stages of grief Family/Cultural ties to grieving process Self-care when feeling down
Workshop Day Saturday ​7/2/22	Big Sur​	Resiliency & Self-Sufficiency	Primitive skills: foraging, cooking over fire, shelter building, water purification	Emily Hunt will be leading this workshop. Please see 'Us' page for bio.
Day 19 Monday ​7/4/22	Palo Corona Park	Spirituality Development	Hike to Inspiration Point Share the technology of centering oneself Introduce 'Earthing'	Buddy Q:"Who are your core helpers and partners for the future?" Ecopsychology discourse Spirituality: a belief system which supports you
Day 20 Wednesday ​7/6/22	Garland Park	Reflections	4th Develop Relationship to Place Counsil reflection circle Guided visualization meditation	Buddy Q:"What are you ready for to come in?" Goal setting: remaining in contact w/the journey Honoring change in the seasons/phases
Rites of Passage Saturday-Sunday ​7/9-7/10/22	TBD	Transition into Adulthood	Enacting personally relevant ceremony around intention Solo camping night  (w/safety measures)	Monny de Groot and Amanda Cheyenne Weston will be leading this Rites of Passage. Please see 'Us' page for bio.
Integration Day Parents welcome! Sunday ​7/17/22	River Beach	Bringing Gifts Back	Sharing gifts brought back from solo time on the land Crossing Over into Adulthood ceremony w/parents	All staff will be welcome to attend to honor the culmination of growth experienced throughout the journey.