Living Connection 1st Village
Connect with People who Connect with Nature
Living Connection 1st Village is an online membership dedicated to bringing people together in connection with nature, and provides pathways for deepening on the journey.
The Natural Mind Journey
The Natural Mind Journey is a step-by-step exploration of nature guiding us toward the lived experience of our innate connection. Starting right outside your doorstep, follow along simple exercises of observation and awareness, and move organically and authentically into deepening connection.
The Natural Mind Journey lives within the Living Connection 1st Village because we have learned, through years of experience, that we go deeper into connection with nature when we go together with other people.
In the Living Connection 1st Village, you not only get access to the Natural Mind Journey videos, audio, and text... you also have the opportunity to connect with others on the journey in our Community Hub at our Live Online Gatherings 4 times a month (see days and times in the FAQ section at the bottom of the page).
As a member of the Village, you receive a weekly Monday Musing audio from Jon, Sarah and Nate reflecting on the Natural Mind Journey that pertain to the current season... a great way to learn and stay connected even if you don't have time to get to the other content!
You are welcome to engage as much or as little as you wish! You could only listen to the Musings, or only watch the NMJ videos, or only join us for the Gatherings... or you could do it all! Whatever way is good for you is perfect.
If you feel called, you can go even deeper with the Natural Mind Initiation and Facilitator Paths...
Learn about the Initiation and Facilitator Paths!
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Your membership also includes...
— 9 of the 512 Project videos!
— 20 to 50% Discount on external Courses offered by Connection 1st, plus priority access
— Access to live connections with other villagers in our Living Connection Community Hub
— Annual Renewal of Creative Path Process
— Culture that supports safety, engagement and creative emergence
— Ongoing opportunities for going deeper with the Natural Mind Initiation and Facilitation Paths
Pricing Options for the Village
Choose the monthly subscription for $37 a month, or enjoy 15% off when you join for a year!
Meet your Hosts...
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Jon Young
Jon Young is a deep nature-people-self connection researcher, mentor, naturalist, wildlife tracker, author, workshop leader, consultant and storyteller. Jon has been mentored in deep nature connection by his own grandmothers, Tom Brown, Jr. and a host of elders and experts. As a leader in the field of nature-based community building over 40 years, Jon’s research into the impact and significance of nature on mentoring, human intelligence, spirituality, well-being and development has influenced tens of thousands of people worldwide. Jon has authored and co-authored several seminal works on nature connection and connection mentoring, including What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World (2013), and Coyote's Guide to Connecting to Nature (2007). Jon has appeared in numerous documentaries including The Animal Communicator (2012). In 2016, he received the Champion of Environmental Education Award for his innovative work, which has inspired positive developments in the field, and fostered the growth of the nature connection movement on a global level.
Sarah Fontaine
Sarah is a Energywork Practitioner, Wildlife Tracker, and Interspecies Communicator.
For over 25 years, Sarah has been practicing various healing modalities including Chakra-work, Craniosacral Therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridians and Five Elements, Emotional Clearing, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Somatic Trauma Therapy, and Polyvagal Theory.
She has studied wildlife tracking through Shikari Tracker Mentoring with Jon Young and Josh Lane, Tom Brown Jr’s Tracker School, and Cybertracker Conservation. She is a graduate of the Kamana Naturalist Training Program, and studied Interspecies Communication with Anna Breytenbach and Wynter Worsthorne.
She currently offers Earth-based energywork sessions and Wildlife Tracking courses, and lives near the Pacific Ocean in the sandhill mountains North of Santa Cruz, CA with her partner Jon.
Nate Summers
Nate Summers has been a student of, practitioner of, and teacher of Qigong, Chinese Medicine, Internal Martial Arts and Natural Healing Arts for over two decades. He is the author of Primal: Why We Long to Be Wild and Free and Awakening Fire: The Essential Guide to Flame, Ignition, and Wood. Nate has served as a faculty member at the Wilderness Awareness School, the Desert Institute of Healing Arts, and the Asian Institute of Medical Studies. Nate has taught survival skills, ethnobotany, herbal medicine and natural movement to people all over the country and all over the world. He specializes in helping people move like animals, travel invisibly, and turn themselves into forest ninjas.
Enrollment closes February 28th, 2025
We open enrollment to the village a few times a year for a short period. This allows us the opportunity to orient new villagers to the culture of connection we are dedicated to in a coherent fashion.
FAQ
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When are the Live Online Gatherings?
We have 4 Live Online Gatherings each month! They are on the 2nd Friday of the month at 2:00pm Pacific Time, the 3rd Thursday of the month at 4:00pm PT, The 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00am PT, and the 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:30am PT.
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What if I can't make it live to the Online Gatherings?
No worries, the calls will be recorded and made available on the membership site for you to watch at your convenience.
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What if I need to change my subscription?
You can change your subscription, cancel, and renew all from your student dashboard at any time.
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Is there a lower priced tier?
In the future, we will have a lower tier that does not include all the benefits currently being offered. As for now, we are aiming to build a foundation of strongly connected villagers in order to better serve newcomers later.
