Lynx Vilden walks a path that used to be natural to all of us, but for most people no longer is.

She has explored the natural environments and indigenous cultures of arctic, mountain, and desert regions from Hudson Bay to the Kalahari desert. She has lived in a Sami village in Scandinavia, in the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, and the North Cascades of Washington. She has been practicing and teaching primitive living skills in both the United States and Europe since 1991.

She is probably most known for her Four Seasons Prehistoric Projects and the Living Wild school bringing others to live this way for extended periods of time.

https://www.lynxvilden.com/

Do you also want to move like the hunter/gatherer? Do you secretly find that your body is more adapted to the sofa /desk than to the forest? Experience with Daan how you can change this process with clear insights so that you too can move smooth and naturally.

Human health has never (!) peaked as high as in Palaeolithic times. Let’s go back and see what we are missing these days, and even better what do we need to do to get back on track? Issues as not having time will not do. Daan will teach you how to stack your life as the hunter/gatherer. Do the things you normally do but, in a hunter/gatherer kind of way!

https://www.verwildernis.nl/

Teacher in historical shipbuilding, building master in pre-historic dwellings, NLP-coach, bushcraft-teacher and guide to help you learn more about yourself.

Since the end of the 1980's Anton has been involved in prehistoric and historic house- and boatbuilding projects, working with professionals and teaching students develop their craft-skills as well as themselves.

Anton is an open, positive and creative human who loves to be in nature. To create inspiring experiences with others and to expand your consciousness both in the physical and non-physical world.

https://devuurboog.nl/

Dougie doesn’t only tell you stories, he teaches how to perform them yourself and dives deep with his students in their deeper meanings and teachings.

“Tales, myths and legends have stood the test of time and present timeless themes at the heart of the human experience.They offer a space of wonder in an often mundane modern world.

Stories can be enjoyed as simple entertainment, or explored as poetic mirrors reflecting aspects of our own lives.

Old cultures preserved the best of their knowledge and understanding through storytelling. They connect us to lands and cultures around the world. If you want to know how a traditional culture saw the world, their stories offer the best insight.

And, let’s not forget. They’re fun.”

https://storyconnection.org/

Nature is Natascha’s greatest inspiration. To live in, to learn from and to live from.

She enjoys helping people feel more connected and at home in nature.

Learning new things makes her happy and she is excited to share her knowledge and skills with you.

Natasha has a degree as a bushcraft instructor and works as an archeo-interpreter in historical museum Archeon. Her specialization is processing and colouring wool and plant fibres.

During her work as a realistic painter, intense observation brings her ever closer to nature. Processing natural materials within this craft is an essential part of the creative process.

https://www.historicalcrafter.nl

Stéphane Gremaud, from the french part of Switzerland has the good fortune to live on a quiet hill above a big lake.

For over two decades his path has been a progressive re-connexion with mother Earth and search for a way of life that brings freedom and relationship with the natural world.

He spent many years immersing himself in different ancient cultures, having first been introduced to wild edible plants by a Buddhist monk during a walk to a remote Himalayan monastery. Since then, the seed kept growing and he started to share and teach this vital knowledge. He now gives various wilderness classes for a wide public and also works in nature with socially marginalized people.

https://www.chemins-sauvages.ch

Mathias grew up in southern Funen in Denmark where he spend almost all of his free time in nature. He has always been fascinated by animals and their varying roles in natures ecosystems and wondered about his own role in it.

He has been hunting with his dad since the age of 6 and as soon as he turned 16 he got his own hunting license as well. Naturally, one of his main interests within primitive skills is hunting and fishing - “not because I enjoy killing, but because that to successfully harvest an animal, you need to understand your prey. You need to know what they eat, where like to sleep, when they move and why they move”. As such, Mathias has had a lifelong passion for tracking, spear fishing, and archery as well as animal behaviour.

In his day-to-day life Mathias studies biology at Århus University with a major in behavioral wildlife ecology.

https://www.instagram.com/danish_bushman/?hl=da

“The greatest teachers are the elements themselves. When one surrenders to the elements one can learn in any environment: the sea, the mountains, or the forest. This is how I like to learn and teach letting the materials, surroundings, plants, stones, and animals do as much of the talking as possible.

I will introduce you to butchering, hide tanning, singing with the land, and dancing with the night.”

Steven teaches traditional sailing on wooden ships at the Fosen Folk school in Norway, he builds replica Stone Age structures in his native Netherlands and shares a multitude of other skills including natural tanning, woodworking, fishing, wild edibles, permaculture design as well as being a clan builder and fire keeper.

Werner was born in Namibia and grew up on a bush farm. As a child he often walked in the bush with rifle and dog. After military service he worked as a game warden.

After moving to the north of Germany, he did some private studies in Archaeology and History at the University and roamed Northern Europe as a hobby Viking and Stone Age man, acting in museums and historic markets.

During this time he learned to make stone tools and now gives flint knapping courses in Germany, England and Namibia.

He also teaches bow making and bow shooting courses specialising in replicas of the north European Stone Age.

https://stoneagegathering.eu/contact

Sofie is a positive woman full of energy and adventures. She finds her inner-peace and connection to Mother Earth by skiing high mountains, swimming in cold water and absorbing the light from the low sun. She`s a mother of 5 children and love to play with kids and teach them everything that they would need to live a life in nature and in the circle around the fire.

Sofie has more than 25 years’ experience with traditional tanning of hides and making of clothes and gear in skin and leather. Since 2006 she has run courses in tanning and sewing in Finland and Norway, and she has a Master's degree in tanning with traditional methods. She is inspired by clothes and gears from indigenous people around the whole world. Especially she admires the beautiful craftsmanship of Inuit’s and their unique skills to make clothes and garments that keep warm and dry in arctic weather. It is of great importance to her to save the knowledge and art of cloth-making and tanning for future generations, and she spends time learning more from old people.

Together with her husband Roni they run the company “ULU of Norway” and make natural tanned and chemical-free outdoor clothes that fit modern people. Together they offer courses in tanning, leather-work and primitive living.

https://uluofnorway.no

Roni grew up in the Finnish forest and has a strong passion for primitive living. For more than 15 years he has joined different wilderness-schools and projects to learn and practice skills that you need to live a life in nature. Roni has been a teacher and guide in “Naturliv” and ''Guardian-training'' courses in Sweden.

Roni is a positive man with thousands of visions and tons of love. He has a great impact on youth and children and enjoys playing and challenging them. With his calmness and self-confidence, he goes for the responsibility and masters the father-ship of 5 children. His strongest passion is to run a primitive school for children and youth where they can play free and learn from nature.

Roni is a professional tanner and skilled craftsman, and together with Sofie he runs the company “ULU of Norway''. His dream is to live a balanced life in the wilderness with his family and a clan.

https://uluofnorway.nohttps://uluofnorway.no

“Forging has become passion for me.

It started with a hairdryer and a hole in the ground, like many others. Then things evolved a bit.

I'm 37, born in Norway, found my way to blacksmithing around 7 yeas ago. I live southeast in Norway, in a town called Rena”.

smedjo.com