Are you a woman who...

  • feels drained and depleted by life on screens and in buildings?
  • feels like your best self when you spend time in nature, but can't seem to fit it into your regular routine?
  • longs for a deeper connection with Mama Earth?

You are not alone. 

You are a precious little slice of nature and you are designed to be connected to the rest of nature!  Your natural state is to be present, joyful, and in relationship with the wild animals, plants, elements, and cycles around you. This is your birthright and when you plug back in, magic happens! ​
  • Your mind and nervous system calm and you develop the capacity to be present, relaxed, and at peace
  • You inhabit your animal body, which allows you to feel vibrantly alive, sensual, feminine, and wild
  • You experience a strong sense of belonging to and being held by mama earth
  • You experience wonder and love as you form relationships with the critters, plants, and fungi around you
  • Life becomes so much more juicy and sweet

Let me support you!

The simple yet powerful nature connection practices I teach will support you in cultivating a deep relationship with the wild world around you. Practicing them will activate your ancient nervous system so quite naturally and with a surprisingly small amount of time and effort, you will begin to feel like you've just spent weeks in the mountains or at the beach even though you are still living your regular life. The practices extend far beyond recreating in or learning about nature. Whether you live in a city, in a suburb or in the country, what I teach is relevant and applicable to you.

Hi, I'm Collette.

My mission is to support people, nature-loving women in particular, to live their daily lives in relationship with the lands, waters, and wild beings around them. It is our birthright and our natural state to do so. I believe that the systematic cutting off of humanity from the rest of nature is a crime that is having dire consequences for all of us and it is time for re-connection, reparations, and reciprocity.
I have been trained in the life-changing deep nature connection practices by internationally-renowned tracker and mentor, Jon Young, whose teachings come from connected indigenous cultures and elders from around the world. I have learned, lived and taught these practices since 2011. I also have 30 years of professional experience working to protect and conserve wild places and wildlife, including most recently as executive director of a small non-profit in Southern Oregon.

Testimonials

"I am so grateful to have had the opportunity for one on one mentorship with Collette. She guided me in deep nature connection practices, and her wisdom, combined with a wonderfully irreverent and authentic spirit, made the experience empowering and deeply meaningful. I have had a long practice of nature based connection, but working with her brought me into new ways of knowing and relating to the earth and to myself. Collette has a beautiful gift for inspiring one's own innate connection with nature, through humor, honesty, and her own sincere love -- which is downright contagious.  I came away from the mentorship feeling empowered and awed by the mystery and complexity of nature. I can't recommend her program enough!" Kirsten Rudestam
"There was a lot of information that day, useful and fascinating- but the main gift I received- and I experience on a regular basis now- is my own connection as a living creature on this planet with the rest of life.  As I write- my words feel clumsy and awkward.  Not expressing the subtlety and nuance that studying nature connection with Collette has brought to my life...  but then, maybe that is as it should be.  Awakening Wild is just that.  It opens the part of us that has existed from the beginning.  Before words." D.N.
​"I am a hiker, biker, surfer, camper, and gardener and spend a lot of time in nature and already felt connected...or thought I did. Collette is taking me to a whole new level I never thought possible. Nature lovers and anyone else who wants to deepen their awareness of and connection to nature, I highly recommend Awakening Wild." D.S.
"Collette's love of the natural world and knowledge of the trails and surrounding area always made my time spent with her unique and exciting. I loved the relaxed peaceful feeling I was left with afterwards and it put me in touch with a way of life that is all too easily forgotten in our busy world; one that prioritizes patience, awareness, and self-kindness." R.S.
"Being introduced to nature connection with Collette I became more aware of the birds and wild creatures around me that I had not noticed before. Listening and being present through the core practices and experiential experiences awakened my senses to a deep wonder within myself." F.B.
"Thank you Collette, for offering this work.  I am grateful for it everyday.  And I have so enjoyed you as my guide.  I LOVE your humor, empathy, authenticity, and endless enthusiasm for all of life, and for this planet in particular...  we are so lucky to have you!!" N.D.

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