The Next Fellowship Retreat 25th & 26th May…

๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ + Me - Murph = 9 Curious men interested in exploring hindsight, foresight and insight as a path to greater wisdom ๐Ÿฅพ 2 Days = 2 walks ๐Ÿช“ wilderness survival skills ๐Ÿ”ช โ›บ ๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿป Deep Listening and Dialogue ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘ฌ Camaraderie through Community ๐Ÿž๏ธ Staffordshire Moorlands ๐Ÿž๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ฅ Campfire Conversations under stars ๐ŸŒƒ … Continue reading The Next Fellowship Retreat 25th & 26th May…

The Fellowship Community โ€“ Menโ€™s Retreats

Weโ€™re told the future belongs to faster thinking. Smarter tools.Sharper competition.More individual optimisation. But thatโ€™s not how humans have ever met uncertainty. Our advantage was never information.It was wisdom. Not speed โ€” but sense-making.Not dominance โ€” but creative collaboration.Not noise โ€” but dialogue. When the world became complex, humans didnโ€™t sit still and compete harder.They … Continue reading The Fellowship Community โ€“ Menโ€™s Retreats

Walk with the Living World

Every day we pass trees, flowers, and plants. Most of us donโ€™t truly see them. Weโ€™ve been trained to treat green things as mechanisms, objects โ€” resources to be managed or ignored. That way of looking is the same mechanistic story thatโ€™s pushed us toward crisis. From cradle to grave we learn to put โ€œnatureโ€ … Continue reading Walk with the Living World

Real change doesnโ€™t come from telling people what to think!

It happens when people are in the right state to think together. Dynamic Team Walkshops take big, abstract problems and make them human-scale. By walking side-by-side in nature, people move into a calmer, more coherent mental and emotional state. This isnโ€™t theory โ€“ itโ€™s biology. Gentle movement and shared rhythm naturally increase anandamide, serotonin, and … Continue reading Real change doesnโ€™t come from telling people what to think!

๐ŸŒฒThe Fellowship: Why Men Need Each Other Now More Than Ever… ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Weโ€™re living through fast, uncertain, disorienting times. And one of the most damaging myths of the modern world is that a man should walk the path alone โ€” that silence is strength, and self-reliance is the pinnacle of maturity. But our ancestors knew a different truth: They circled. They shared food, fire, fear, stories and … Continue reading ๐ŸŒฒThe Fellowship: Why Men Need Each Other Now More Than Ever… ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Fancy Walking Back to Wisdom? … There’s one place left!

โ€œWisdom Walking Retreat" Wisdom Walks: Rediscovering the Ancient Rhythm Across cultures, men have stepped away from society to walk together in wild places โ€” Hadza hunters, San trackers, Aboriginal elders, and Inuit explorers. These werenโ€™t just journeys for food or survival, but for wisdom. When we walk and talk in nature, something shifts. Hierarchies dissolve. … Continue reading Fancy Walking Back to Wisdom? … There’s one place left!

Why We Wild School

(An hour in the park. A lifetime of lessons.) This morning started with a pillow. Not the kind you rest your head on, but the kind someone tore apart and dumped in the local park โ€” its synthetic filling scattered by the wind like snow made of plastic. So my son and I grabbed a … Continue reading Why We Wild School

The Fellowship โ€” Menโ€™s Retreat

In an AI-driven world, intelligence is outsourced, wisdom is neglected, and wellbeing is an afterthought. Weโ€™re bringing it backโ€”Aristotelian style. Just as the philosophers of ancient Greece walked and talked to sharpen their minds, The Fellowship is a space for men to reclaim their clarity, courage, and curiosity. No gimmicks. No corporate โ€œresilienceโ€ workshops. -Woodland … Continue reading The Fellowship โ€” Menโ€™s Retreat

โ€œKids these days are softโ€ฆโ€

Really? I just spent a few days in wild country with a Silver DofE group. Heatwaves, storms, dodgy kit, team tensions, tricky nav โ€” and they faced all of it head-on. Their research project? โ€œDoes adventure improve mental wellbeing?โ€ They didnโ€™t just talk about it โ€” they tested it. Tracked their moods. Reflected. Looked after … Continue reading โ€œKids these days are softโ€ฆโ€

Netwalking & Extended Cognition โ€“ Thinking Beyond the Brain ๐Ÿง 

When we think, we donโ€™t just think inside our heads. Our environment, our tools, and the people around us shape how we process information. This is the essence of extended cognitionโ€”the idea that thinking isnโ€™t just locked inside the brain but extends into the world around us. And what better way to explore this than … Continue reading Netwalking & Extended Cognition โ€“ Thinking Beyond the Brain ๐Ÿง