TEsTIMONIALS
“There is an energy to this place that is magical and hard to put into words. I could feel all my cells instantly begin to settle in my body upon arrival. Roo and Pedro are extremely skillful and loving guides. Their brilliant witnessing and reflections left me feeling authentically seen and heard. As a city dweller, I had a lot of concerns about safety leading up to this trip. I had never camped alone in a wilderness like this before, but Roo and Pedro made sure our group was thoroughly informed on all safety protocols, supporting us with every step along the way from tying knots to talking through our fears. I trusted them completely and working with them was incredibly healing. I highly recommend Wild Mountain Retreats and I will definitely be returning.”
“Roo and Praveen created an incredibly safe container for all of the participants to speak their truths, get to know each other, and build trust. There was deep respect shown for everyone’s culture and lineage.”
— Ana
“I felt like part of an open, caring family, every day. There was an enormous amount of respect for listening to everyone, especially on the part of the guides, Kelly and Pedro, who held space for everyone’s story. There were many tears and laughs. I felt truly heard, seen, and part of something beautiful.”
“Wild Mountain is a place where land and stories will change your life forever. This work is not for the faint of heart. It will break you open and bring you to your knees in grief and laughter. It’s time to feel fully alive. The world needs us. The world needs your gifts.”
“I cannot recommend this unique training experience enough. Storytelling, mirroring, and the four shields came alive as I was immersed in the teachings and practice of each of them by embodying both participant and guide roles. I was invited and encouraged to step fully into my potential both as a person and a guide and skillfully supported as I learned what it means for me to bring my whole self to this work. Roo and Pedro’s dedication to creativity, cultural responsibility and the deep necessity for rites of passage ceremony will continue to inspire and inform my practice of meeting people where they are affirming the gifts the possess and empowering them to share their full selves with the world.”
“What a gift of people, of place, oF soul, of taste… You have left me better than you found me. What more could I ask?”
— Will
“This program was incredible! I was able to find what I was looking for and so much more. The content was taught masterfully by Pedro and Kelly and the container felt safe and open.”
“You made me feel like Family! This cabin is perfect, your cooking and meals are amazing and the best part is being here together to share in laughter, stories, tears, and all the emotions we feel as humans. You are the real deal!”
— Susan
“This truly is a life-changing experience! As a BIPOC human in this world, we need and deserve all the tender love and affirmations this world has to offer. Wild Mountain Retreats, Praveen and Roo, created and held the container for community to come together. It’s the most belonging I’ve ever felt in my life. Nothing but endless gratitude!”
“I had the good luck of receiving a massage at Wild Mountain from Jackie which was hands down the best professional massage I’ve ever had... She used the perfect amount of pressure and made me feel fully comfortable and at ease... She was responsive to my body and seemed to intuitively know exactly where I needed extra attention. She brought a holistic approach as well and did some slight energetic work that rounded out an amazing experience.”
“I don’t fully have the words to articulate how deeply meaningful and impactful this program has been and how skillful the guide team: Pedro, Kelly, Meiko, and Shell have been in supporting us! This work is so transformative and needed in the world. To be witnessed lovingly in this process, in community, and with the land is the medicine I, and we, need!”
“positively life changing! Thank you for a beautiful, connected, valuable training to begin offering my unique gifts to my community and the world!”
— Brady
“Amidst the pandemic, it was such a deeply nourishing act of self-love to journey to Wild Mountain and rest on the sacred land there. My intentional day walk on the land gave me the spacious opportunity to really feel into the grief of these times, and also to dip into the deep well of gratitude for my life. The land felt soft, welcome and inviting, offering me such abundant gifts of clarity about how I am emerging to in my queer identity and my activist work. I appreciate the way Roo and Pedro tend the land with respect to the First Peoples of the place and reverence for the unique cultures of their guests. As a person from the Jewish faith, I was welcomed to engage in my Shabbat practice, to call in my unique ancestors, and to resource from my traditions and songs. I returned to my life rejuvenated, resourced, revitalized, and very well-fed — both spiritually and in stomach with their extraordinary eggs benedict!”
“This place is incredible! I am pretty sure I said that every day I was here. I fell in love with the warm embrace of this beautiful land. It has been such a transformative journey.”
— Eileen
“Such beauty here… in the fall where the wind blows cold. A beauty that this week has had the voice of silence except for what is wild. This place is you, wild, intimate, for seeing, nourishing. Simple. Each corner another mystery. Thank you for letting me in and caregiving what is wild so we can all come in.”
“I have been lucky enough to have spent many nights and days on the land at Wild Mountain. It is difficult to convey the power of the land there. I have found myself, lost myself, and been reborn there despite my narrow human tendency to deny it all. At the end of the day, the land reminds me that I am whole... it has given me gifts beyond words, which have empowered me to show up in this seemingly ridiculous life, in ways that serve the greater good.”