An Introduction to Kanban

The Primal Journey

A Wild & Wise Apprenticeship for Life, Learning, and Leadership

A Foundational Path

The Primal Journey is a year-long, practice-based apprenticeship for people who sense that life, learning, and leadership have become fragmented—and who are seeking a more grounded, integrated way forward.

Rather than offering techniques, titles, or credentials, The Primal Journey works at a deeper level: cultivating the human capacities that allow meaningful action, ethical leadership, and resilient learning to emerge across many contexts.

This is not a program for a single profession.

It is a foundational journey designed to support how you live, how you learn, and how you lead—wherever those capacities are needed.

What Primal Means

Primal does not mean primitive or nostalgic.

It means essential & foundational.

The Primal Journey is rooted in the ways humans have always learned and matured:

Learning through direct experience and reflection
Developing judgment through practice, not instruction alone
Growing responsibility through relationship and belonging
Integrating body, mind, emotion, and meaning

By working with these foundations, the Journey restores coherence between who we are, what we do, and how we engage the world.

Wild & Wise

The Primal Journey holds two essential qualities together:

Wild — vitality, curiosity, adaptability, presence, and aliveness
Wise — discernment, care, responsibility, and integration

Rather than choosing between freedom and structure, the Journey trains the capacity to hold both—developing judgment that is responsive, ethical, and grounded in lived experience.

This balance is essential for meaningful learning and trustworthy leadership in complex, changing environments.

Life, Learning, and Leadership—Integrated

Modern culture often treats life, learning, and leadership as separate domains.

The Primal Journey approaches them as one integrated practice.

Life becomes the ground of learning
Learning becomes a way of refining perception and action
Leadership becomes an expression of responsibility, not position

Participants learn to orient themselves within complexity, navigate uncertainty, and act with greater clarity and care—whether in families, organizations, communities, classrooms, or land-based contexts.

Who the Journey Is For

The Primal Journey is for adults who feel drawn toward deeper responsibility and coherence, including:

Educators, coaches, and mentors
Leaders, facilitators, and organizers
Stewards of land, culture, or community
Professionals navigating transition or reorientation
Individuals seeking a more grounded way to live and contribute

You do not need to arrive with a defined role or outcome.

The Journey is designed for people willing to practice, reflect, and grow through experience.

How the Journey Works

The Primal Journey unfolds over one year through a living rhythm of practice, dialogue, and integration.

🌿 In-Person Immersion

Monthly full-day gatherings focused on embodied practice, shared inquiry, and working directly with real contexts and relationships.

🔍 Ongoing Practice Labs

Weekly in-person sessions where principles are tested, applied, and refined through lived experience.

🌀 Online Council

Weekly facilitated group dialogue supporting reflection, sensemaking, and integration across life, learning, and leadership.

This structure keeps the Journey grounded in real life while providing space for insight and coherence to emerge.

One Journey, Many Expressions

The Primal Journey is intentionally multipurpose.

Rather than creating separate programs for different professions, it offers a common foundation that can express itself through many paths, including:

Education and learning
Coaching and mentoring
Leadership and facilitation
Stewardship and service
Guardianship and ethical responsibility

Each expression draws from the same core journey while adapting to context.

What Participants Gain

Those who complete the Journey typically leave with:

Greater presence, discernment, and clarity
A deeper sense of orientation and responsibility
Practical capacity to learn, lead, and act within complexity
A living framework that continues to evolve through use
A community of peers engaged in similar work

This is not about self-optimization or performance.

It is about becoming more capable, trustworthy, and grounded in how you live and lead.

An Invitation

The Primal Journey is not a quick fix or a linear curriculum.

It is an apprenticeship—one that asks for commitment, humility, and willingness to be shaped by experience.

For those seeking a deeper foundation for life, learning, and leadership, it offers a coherent path forward.

The Primal Journey

A Wild & Wise Apprenticeship for Life, Learning, and Leadership

At a Glance

Program:
The Primal Journey — A Wild & Wise Apprenticeship for Life, Learning, and Leadership

Format:
Year-long, cohort-based apprenticeship
Hybrid: in-person + online

Duration:
12 months

Learning Rhythm:

Monthly in-person immersion (6–8 hours)
Weekly in-person practice lab (2–3 hours)
Weekly online council (1.5–2 hours)

Focus:
Foundational capacities for life, learning, and leadership
Presence • Discernment • Responsibility • Integration

Who It’s For:
Adults drawn to guiding, mentoring, stewardship, leadership, or meaningful transition

Cohort Size:
Intentionally small to support depth and trust

Certificate:
Certificate of Completion for participants who qualify

Tuition:
Sliding scale: $3,600 – $4,800

Payment Options:
Pay in full or monthly payment plans available

Application:
By application to support mutual fit and a healthy learning container