• Mentors
• Artistry
• Organizers
• Work trade

The power of mentorship

At Elements, we believe strongly in the power of mentorship. In pre-agricultural times, even young children were expected to mentor the children that were even younger. Mentorship facilitates strong bonds of connection, mutual respect, wisdom traditions and competence within the Village. 

We encourage all members of the Village to engage in mentorship. Have a special skill or area of expertise to offer? In addition to featured workshops, there is a Community Offerings board available in Main Camp to announce your workshop to the community. 

Elements offers several workshop spaces around camp including the amphitheater, The Haven (an all gender sacred space), Healing Pavilion and Kid's Camp. Some workshops (like plant walks) will take place in the forest. 

Elements features workshops in Earth skills, healing arts, sustainable living, communication and much more! We have gathered some of the most knowledgeable and talented mentors in the West to share their wisdom with our Village. Below are just some of the incredible Elements mentors who have either committed to this year or participated in past years.  We appreciate your understanding that occasionally an instructor cancels last minute.  Check back often.  More profiles are being added. 

And don't forget to check out our incredible Wild Child program for kids! 

Our Mentors

We will be updating this list as we get closer to the open of camp so CHECK BACK OFTEN!! ​

Chris Morasky

EARTH SKILLS

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Chris Morasky

Earth Skills

Chris Morasky is a wildlife biologist with 30 years experience teaching Stone Age skills and nature connection and is considered one of the top Stone Age skills experts in North America. Chris has lived most of the past 20+ years in the wilderness and small communities of British Columbia, Idaho and Utah. He lived in a tipi for 6 years, homesteaded along the most remote mail route in the lower 48 states, lead totally Stone Age expeditions into the wilderness of Idaho and Oregon, worked in the most dangerous job in the world, was one of the largest python breeders in Canada, was a waiter at a 4 Star restaurant, managed over $100 million worth of property in Park City, UT, and has had multiple near-death experiences.

His teachers include Lakota, Shoshone, Arapaho, Crow, Blackfeet and Serri tribesmen, many wilderness skills experts and life itself. Chris’ workshops focus on awakening instincts, ancient skills and deep nature connection as doorways to understand more fully who we are and why we're here.

www.facebook.com/chrismorasky

Andreas Geck

BREAD MAKING

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Andreas Geck

Bread making

A musician by trade, Andreas lives on a self-sufficient homestead in the Santa Susanna Mountains, just outside of Los Angeles with wife Kenya Strong and their family. They have been featured on the “Ricky Lake Show” as the “Urban Green Family”, demonstrating possibilities for a lifestyle connected to nature and maximizing options to live responsibly in our techno-infused world.

Primitive Breadmaking
Andreas will be mentoring a course in bread making. “Bread is really the foundation. Foundation of a meal, but also of a lifestyle that can lead to making more foods at home in even the most restrictive settings.” The course will not only explain how to make breads and sourdoughs at home, but also go into possibilities to make cheese, honey, sausages and canned goods. It strives to inspire creativity at home to live a more green, and ultimately more cost-efficient way of life.

Anna Maria Desipris

SACRED BEE GUARDIANSHIP

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ANNA MARIA DESIPRIS

SACRED BEE GUARDIANSHIP

I have been a bee guardian for 5 years now. I have trained with old time beekeepers, am currently enrolled in the UC Davis Masters in Beekeeping program and learn by doing and loving on bees. In my local community and beyond, I teach in classrooms and lead workshops, consult, run an apprenticeship, facilitate meditations and run a small business rescuing and relocating hives. I am also an herbalist, urban farmer, permaculture practitioner and earth steward. I am committed to healing of humans, bees, plants and our Earth.

Sacred Bee Guardianship!
​An introductory session on how to start your journey as a bee guardian using treatment free practices with a biodynamic lens and reverence to these incredible beings. We will learn how bees show us how to live in harmony with one another and the environment and how they exist in realms of both universe above and Earth. Students will leave knowing: basic bee biology, hive roles, equipment needed, the roles bees have played in many cultures, and a take home practice to develop their own communication with bees.

Up to 20 students per 2-3 hour session. $10 material fee for honey and medicinals tasting.

Natalie Brejcha

Spoon carving

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NATALIE BREJCHA

Spoon carving

Natalie Brejcha is a musician, artist, and naturalist who’s love of wood carving originated with her love of hiking and connecting with the natural world. She started about 4 years ago by taking a hike in her local mountains, picking up a stick, and whittling a small and very primitive spoon. The joy of creating that first functional and beautiful tool spurred her onto carving and creating many many more, and inspired her to learn as much as she could from other master carvers. Implementing new techniques she’s learned, and using tools like hand chisels, has enabled Natalie’s skills to become more refined, but still connected to the earth and the beauty and functionality of each piece of wood she picks up.

Natalie runs her own woodcarving, kitchen wares and custom vintage knife restoration business from her studio in Pasadena Ca, called Arroyo Seco Woodcraft. For examples of her work please visit her Instagram page @arroyosecowoodcraft

Beginning Spoon Carving with Natalie
In this class you will learn how to use a knife and chisels to carve you're very own spoon. The art of carving is one that requires us to slow down and enjoy the beauty in a simple utilitarian object but one that can be filled with intense beauty and satisfaction.

You will leave with a completed spoon if you're determined, but spoon carving is intense on the hands so there will be opportunities during the class to take breaks from carving and learn about wood selection, design and functionality, different knife and chisel techniques, and sanding and finishing options. I will provide chisels and have a number of basic carving knives, but feel free to bring your own VERY SHARP knife if you like. I recommend the Morakniv 106 as a basic carving knife if you want to purchase one. They're about $27 on Amazon. I will have sandpaper and finishing oil to share with everyone.

This class is not appropriate for children as the extreme sharpness of the tools means that a level of supervision that I cannot provide is required. Adults only please.

@arroyosecowoodcraft

Lonnie Hamilton

TRADITIONAL BOW MAKING

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LONNIE HAMILTON

TRADITIONAL BOW MAKING

Lonnie is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and has been trained in the craft of bow making by a full blood Elder, Mike Berryhill, who has been honored as a Living Legend by his tribe. Mike was the Cvkotakse Haya (Bow Maker) and considered a master of traditional bow making in the style of the Muscogee people. Mike asked and blessed Lonnie to carry on his traditional bow making style in 2010 with the intention of continuing this ancient craft by teaching the next generations so this way will not be lost.

Lonnie has lead bow making workshops for five years, in Oklahoma, on the Window Rock reservation (July ’14), and in West Virginia in April, as well as individual instruction. Over 90 people have learned this craft since the first class held by Mike Berryhill in 2009 where Lonnie was one of 30 students and became one of the instructors.

“There is much more to this than simply making a bow, it is about connection with the wood which I consider a relative, and a deeper sense of connection with our Ancestors,” says Lonnie..

Mark Smith

BOW MAKING, ARCHERY, ATLATLS

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Mark Smith

BOW MAKING, ARCHERY, ATLATLS

Mark has been teaching traditional archery craft and skills for over 10 years – crafting several types of North American traditional longbows, tuning the bow & arrow designs for quiet flight and guiding folks to their shooting style.

Bowmaking
Mark teaches a how-and-why awareness of knowing the wood to begin the process of creating a partnership between bow and archer. We bring the stories of the wood and crafter together through our primitive skills. The proud result is “that’s my bow”, and in turn, the bow remembers you.

Archery training - Mark and his family are nationally certified instructors thru USAA, NFAA, and are members of Bowhunters Unlimited. They teach at local schools and organize shooting events - all ages all levels all fun.

Mark brings his full workshop to Buckeye Gathering every year and teaches at his home shop year-round when he isn’t backpacking or yardening with his family.

ArcheryForAllAges.com in Santa Rosa, CA.

Christina WHITE WOLFE

BECOMING SUPER HUMAN

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Christina WHITE WOLFE

BECOMING SUPER HUMAN

Christina WHITE WOLFE has studied plant medicine ceremonies in Peru, Costa Rica and in the Bay Area. She is educated in Shamanic Healing and Energy Medicine and in Ipsula Tantra Kriya Yoga Courses and she is certified in Quantum Touch, a touch-based healing technique that uses the "chi" of both practitioner and client. WHITE WOLFE is also certified in Clarity Breathwork I,II,III. She is also a Certified Health Coach with Dr Sears and Certified in Krav Maga Israeli Self Defense Hand to Hand Combat, Weapons and Advanced Tactics and is a yellow belt. She also started her own real estate development company and Angel Investment firm investing in startup and mid size companies. In the past she was a financial advisor and in the investment corporate world for over a decade.

WHITE WOLFE has been called to help people by facilitating physical and spiritual healing in numerous ways. Besides holding space and facilitating workshops, she also conducts private sessions to help purge out what no longer serves them and to bring in clarity and peace with intuitive messages. She works in high vibration and using shamanic tools and light source energy she helps bring clients from beta brain wave state to a theta brain wave state which is a light meditation to access higher consciousness. In fact in numerology her first and last name are both the master number 11 and her birthday comes to 5,5,5 which is higher consciousness. In this state whatever the higher consciousness of the client wants will happen. Sometimes it is healing childhood trauma sometimes it is healing karmic past. Sometimes it is downloading information to help the client become super human. White Wolfe channels clients higher consciousness and gives intuitive messages. She offers both touch-based healing and sound healing to bring clients into harmony for the purpose of allowing the body to heal itself and holds Cacao and Breath Work Ceremonies on her beautiful land in the mountains of Los Gatos. Her clients have said her sessions are like mini Ayahuasca journeys.

BECOMING SUPER HUMAN (sound healing and breathwork)
Being super human in this world means to be balanced in all aspects. To be a warrior you must be confident and know your worth but you also need to be able to be humble and bow down to others. You must have a heart and have compassion but also be fierce and be able to fight for you and your tribes honor.

In this workshop we will be looking deep into the soul. Find what is weak, what the fear is, deal with it head on and work through it. We will utilize Clarity and Kundalini breathwork to help us release what no longer serves us. White Wolfe will be using sound healing and channeling higher consciousness to guide what is best for them. We will reprogram the brain to become the super human we were meant to be.

Teighlor Renee Anderson

LEATHER SHOE MAKING

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TEIGHLOR RENEE ANDERSON

LEATHER SHOE MAKING

Single-Sole Leather Shoe Crafting
Teighlor discovered her passion for leather working in 2012 when she taught herself how to make her first pair of traditional NE native American style moccasins. Since then she's explored the realms of leather craft as an art form. Creating her own patterns for skirts, tops, vests, jewelry, knife sheaths, gun hostlers, wrist cuffs, belts and utility belts, boots, slippers, baby moccasins and more. She began sharing the skill almost immediately, instructing friends on what she'd figured out over time and this progressed into holding more and more workshops over the years. Although she loves to paint, wildcraft, garden, sing and dance, leather work has been her favorite form of creative expression through making functional artwork. She calls it her funk-tional art from the heArt and sew'l and she is very excited about sharing the skill and art form of leather crafting with you!

Teighlor's Single-Sole Leather Shoe Crafting workshop will instruct you on how to make your own personal pattern, how to work with hides to most efficiently use leather when cutting a pattern, how to use a hole puncher, how to hand stitch using both sinew and hand-cut leather cord, and, if you finish with time left to spare, how to personalize your new pair of shoes by adding beads, fringe, hand-cut leather feathers/leaves, fur, patches, etc.

There will be a $20 materials fee unless you bring your own leather and leather cord. (You will need about 1.5 square feet of leather per foot). You are also welcome to join the workshop and learn how to make your own paper pattern for future use for free.

"Wanting to transform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the whole world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes."
- Ramana Maharshi

Benjamin Pixie

SALMON SKIN BARK TANNING, MEAD AS MEDICINE

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Benjamin Pixie

SALMON SKIN BARK TANNING, MEAD AS MEDICINE

Benjamin Pixie has been actively romancing the wilds of this world for over half of his life. He is husband to millions of virgin maidens who dedicate their lives to the sex work of the Earth, and lovingly serves 50 queens. In addition to beekeeping, he is a mead maker, alchemist, herbalist, a hide tanner, leather worker, & poet. He is father of 2 shining radiant little witches.

The Magic and Medicine of the Bee
Benjamin will be sharing stories of Bees as stewards of the fecundity of life and examples of alternative styles of civilization that promote diversity.
Through myth, story and honey tasting this class will ingest the sweet plant medicines of the bees while exploring the bitterness of our current experiments in civilization. We will discuss the poison and catastrophe of monoculture as exemplified in Colony Collapse Disorder. Through stories of powerful plants, pollinators and humans who remember we will untangle the webs of death and amnesia to grieve the losses and celebrate the beauties of being alive in these times of great change.

Mead Making as Medicine- Wort Cunning
We will focus on the history and mythology of this ancient and sacred practice of fermentation and explore the delicious intricacies of alchemical transmutation that the bee perform to create the most immortal gold of honey and the ways we humans further this art in the creation of ambrosia- the divine drink of poets and the divine. We will explore various possibilities of mead due to yeast culture/ floral source and addition of herbs, as well as the role of mead and ferments in medicine and herb craft.

Bark Tan Salmon Skin
Learn the ancient art of bark tanning using plant skin medicine to bind with animal skin to become leather, while working with the most magical creature who bridges land and sea whil being steeped in wild myth, poetry and story. Students will get the chance to tan a salmon hide and learn much of how to bark tan mammals, and fur on as well as being immersed in wonder and richness of this wild and mighty fish.

Babba Dan

PINE NUT NECKLACES, RAWHIDE RATTLES, SHOE REPAIR

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Babba Dan

PINE NUT NECKLACES, RAWHIDE RATTLES, SHOE REPAIR

Metaphysical musing/ ego dismissing
Pine Nut Necklace
Rawhide Rattles
Shoe repair
​Conversations in Light

Jeromie Jackson

TRAPPING, LAND NAV, NATURAL CAMO

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Jeromie Jackson

TRAPPING, LAND NAV, NATURAL CAMO

Jeromie Jackson is founder and lead instructor at SWOT (San Diego Survival School). Growing up in the outskirts of the desert in Arizona, Jeromie spent most of his waking moments chasing around animals, fishing, building shelters and camping almost every weekend. Mr. Jackson has completed Phase I, Phase II, and the Advanced Class at the Pathfinder School. He has been teaching wilderness and primitive skills since 2012 and attended several week-long gatherings to immerse himself in many of the skills being lost in today's society. He has instructed the SERE instructors on edibles, medicinals and fire skills and was written about for taking chefs and writers into the local deserts to find tasty things to eat in the local "weeds."

TRAPPING
Trapping is a numbers game that can really pay off. Set many traps and let them work for you while you conserve energy or conduct other tasks. Survival is a calories game- make sure you know how to get yours! Many traps and bushcraft activities require cordage or rope. We'll get hands on to make strong cordage for such activities. We'll identify good locations for traps, demonstrate how to use modern traps, and then attendees will set and make their own traps getting in the required dirt time.

LAND NAVIGATION
Navigation is a critical skill for the outdoorsman. The ability to interpret the landscape, the sky and a map greatly improves an individual’s ability to motion through a landscape. In this class we will spend dirt time on distance, direction and navigation skills to move from point A to B while compensating for any variances encountered. Day, night and terrain association will be covered. Students should be able to establish direction, major celestial aids and pace-count.

NATURAL CAMOUFLAGE
Camouflage is useful in many tactical operations in the bush. We will focus on the primary facets of camouflage including: Shape, Shine, Shadow, Silhouette, Sound, Speed and Surroundings. In both predator and prey situations the understanding of these facets provide a great foundation for the woodsman, hiker and outdoor trekker. Prey such as Turkey have an extremely keen sight- ready to take one with a primitive bow in close quarters?

www.geraldcrivers.com

Ted Dawson

MEDICINE MAKING, WINTU COOKING, MEDICINE BAGS

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Ted Dawson

MEDICINE MAKING, WINTU COOKING, MEDICINE BAGS

Ted Dawson wildcrafts a variety of medicines through his company, Mountain Wintu Herbs. He is an ethnobotanist, storyteller and wisdom keeper. Ted will be teaching plant medicine making, native cooking, tanning a medicine bag and sharing traditional songs and teachings. "My grandmother is Nor Rel Muk Wintu, descendant of the first Californians. She has taught me about herbal healing and native plants since I was a child. I grew up in northern California, between Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta."

Workshop Offerings:
Medicine Making/Plant ID
Make and take home Fire Cider, Poison Oak remedy, One tincture. Will we do this class twice on in the morning early in the week and one in the afternoon later in the week.
$50.00 materials fee.

Medicine Bags
Make a medicine bag by tube skinning and brain tanning a fox, squirrel, or mouse.
$30.00 materials fee.

Cedar wood burned spoons, chop sticks
Learn to make primitive cutlery through carving and coal burning.

Cooking Wild Game Using Traditional Methods
Salmon, Venison, Buffalo - all you can eat for participants of the class.
$5 fee for a serving of game without class attendance.

www.mountainwintuherbs.org

K. Stellar Dutcher

SOCIAL ARTISTRY

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K. Stellar Dutcher

SOCIAL ARTISTRY

With stars in their eyes and a guitar in hand, K. Stellar Dutcher can usually be found encouraging those who cross their path to step more radically into themselves and the world. A lifelong musician and event facilitator, Stellar led youth groups and worked in fundraising before hitting the road in 2015 with workshops and music.

With more than a decade of experience and training in group facilitation ~ from conferences to weddings to weekly meetups ~ Stellar's specialty is using mindfulness, guided interactions and music to open a group to deeper layers of itself, gently guiding people into more intimate connection with self, planet and perceived other. Poet, songwriter, fundraiser and activist, Stellar offers inspiration, activation and song to anyone tuning into the beloved community and emerging, healing world.

The Riley Rainbow Family Circus

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The Riley Rainbow Family Circus

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:
FAMILY CIRCUS CAMP:
Our family circus camp is a gateway for children and their caregivers to create a sacred space together that is judgment free. The space created provides an opportunity to foster the deep family tradition of Circus Arts as a powerful tool for incorporating intention, communication, and trust to an artistic expression into our Family Daily Living. This intimate interaction will provide you with you yet another in valuable tool to cultivate empathy, trust and healthy emotional communication with your young person. The Riley Rainbow Family Circus will demonstrate and facilitate safe and effective ways for you to be a well grounded, confident support person for your child while experiencing this age old family tradition together.

GO WITH THE FLOW:
This special play shop introduces young people to the warrior within as a personal guide and flow artist. Working with the staff Jai and Sean Riley conduct energy to channel self confidence, personal growth and interconnectedness with the space around us all Bringing each participant present to go with the flow in his or her life. Some staffs provided. Staffs hand made by The Riley Family available for purchase.

SACRED MOVEMENT:
This unique workshop introduces young people to channeled interpretation of music and allowing archetypal and ancestral movements to flow through. Working with ancient dance moves Isabella and Mariana Riley create a space for use to remember the moves encoded In our very DNA of the oldest recorded dance form in his/her story. Some hip scarves provided. Hip scarves also available for purchase.

Dress comfortably.
Ages 9 - adult

RED TENT:
The Red Tent is a space to GET REAL and show up Authentically. We welcome any who identify as a woman and/or bleed.

PLEASE BRING:
* A sarong to wear, to share our Authentic Selfs with one another (some provided)
* A cushion to sit on if you have one
* Any ALTAR items or TOOLS OF DIVINATION, special stones/crystals
* BRING YUMMY FOOD TO SHARE!!! Something healing for our Body Temple. Chocolate is highly encouraged!
**NO drugs or ALCOHOL so We may be Present with each other. **
The PURPOSE of this gathering is to Unite the Sisterhood! We are sharing our connection to the Dark Moon, The Collective Womb Grid, The Blood Mysteries and Blood Magic!
Ages 14 & up. Babies at the breast are welcome.

www.oftheearthaz.com
www.facebook.com/therileyrainbowfamilycircus
www.instagram.com/therileyrainbowfamilycircus

Antony Bartlett

TAI CHI

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Antony Bartlett

Tai Chi

Antony Bartlett, born in England raised in Brazil and now living in the USA, is a devoted Tai Chi practitioner. He is a black belt and Sifu, trained by his long time teacher Master Nazazi Malonga. He integrates Tai Chi with all areas of his life and loves to share his enthusiasm for the work with his students. He teaches Yang Family style Tai Chi, medicine and philosophy and encourages students to apply the practice outside of the classroom. He teaches at the www.dharmahealthinstitute.com. He has also studied Chin Na under Master Reid Shapiro.

He is the co-founder of realplans.com which he runs with his wife, Emily Bartlett. Many of the nutritional elements presented in this service form part of Antony's practice and philosophy toward balanced, integrated health.

He is currently on a trip around the world with his family and ensured that halfway through he would come back to the USA to take part in the Elements Gathering.

Workshop Details:
Antony will be coming back to Elements to provide his daily workshop on Yang Family Style Tai Chi and Iron Shirt Qi Gong. The session will cater to beginners and advanced students alike.

What is Tai Chi? It is a 'internal' martial art - that incorporates slow movements and breathing exercises. It is a moving meditation that requires no physical skill and is completely safe.

What will you get out this workshop? You will take your first steps towards learning how this practice can calm your mind to let go of the internal dialogue that we carry around with us.

Come along, breath deeply, and explore this amazingly gentle, yet powerful, internal martial art in the presence of a few very old trees. A truly magical experience.

Bill Oliphant

CORDAGE, FRICTION FIRE

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BILL OLIPHANT

CORDAGE, FRICTION FIRE

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Ray Livingston

SEARCH AND RESCUE

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RAY LIVINGSTON

SEARCH AND RESCUE

Ray was an English major and philosophy minor at U of O. After college, Ray spent time as a police officer in Eugene, Oregon, before moving into the transportation industry, where he continues to work today. Ray is an avid bowhunter, upland game bird hunter, and hiker. Because of his love for the outdoors, he started developing his wilderness skills as a safeguard against any problems he might encounter during his solo wilderness outings. This eventually led Ray to start volunteering as a search and rescue K9 handler in 2011 as a way to use his knowledge helping others. Ray and his search dog “Leroy”, a Pudelpointer, were the 2016 “K9 and Handler of the Year” for one of the largest groups in the area.

Want to be a featured mentor at Elements? Email us at info@elementsgathering.com with a short bio and workshop description or click the button below to fill out an application right now.

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There are two types of mentorship opportunities available:

Part time mentors

Part time mentors are expected to donate around 10 hours of formal instruction in exchange for a reduced price ticket of $200.

Full time mentors

Full time mentors are expected to donate around 20 hours of formal instruction in exchange for free entrance.

Artistry

Artistry and creativity are honored forms of self-expression at Elements. Many artists will be featured throughout the week through the mediums of musical performances, tribal drumming, flow arts, ecstatic dance and more. 

Do you have a special talent to share with us?
Email us at info@elementsgathering.com with a short bio and talent description
​or click the button below to fill out an application right now.

Apply now

The Artists

Eskandar
Alexander

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Eskandar Alexander

Alexander Meimand studied the musical traditions - ​Radif modal systems - of Classical Persian Music through Ostad Vahid-Reza Bayat, in the lineage of Maestro Darvish-Khân and legendary Lotfi. He maintains traditional foundations and interprets the ancient gems into modern creations. His style of Tar playing is unique and pulls listeners into a journey of return to the heart.

Alexander aims to induce trance states and a deep sense of heart presence in listeners. These ancient modal systems and melodies are a science of the heart. The Persian Tar (800-900 years old) is a spiritual tool, as it has been used throughout history, and much less of a recreational activity.

www.mystictar.com

Andreas
Geck

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Andreas Geck

Andreas has been a professional touring musician for over two decades. He is currently musical director for Latin Diva Paulina Rubio, he has worked with Brian Auger, Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), Christina Aguilera and many others.

Andreas is a member of the Devil's Box bluegrass band. He lives on his homestead farm with his wife Kenya and their two children in the Box Canyon outside of Los Angeles, CA.

Kiyoshi
 

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Kiyoshi

A world premier visionary-inspirational vocalist and songwriter, Kiyoshi, has a deep passion for empowering humanity. Kiyoshi and his band engage audiences worldwide with a highly interactive and authentic stage performance, getting the crowd dancing and moving like no other.

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Kiyoshi received his first introduction to the world of harmony & sound healing from his music teacher father. Blending styles from his Pacific Island and African American lineage, he built his reputation as one of Metro Detroit's most creative and talented artists when he relocated to Ann Arbor. Talent shows, poetry slams, open mics, and the underground hiphop scenes in the Midwest nurtured his ability to command an audience on demand.

Kiyoshi currently resides in Southern California, where he performs, curates events, and teaches yoga in his free time. He's collaborated with a plethora of talented musicians and producers including The Polish Ambassador, Kaminanda, Luminaries Crew, and many more. Kiyoshi has been featured on countless media outlets including MTV, VH1, NBC, URB, and opened up for notable acts such as Zap Mamma, Aloe Blacc, Xavier Rudd, Mayer Hawthorne, and Slum Village. He was recently featured on the "Ready to Live" Health & Wellness mixtape executive produced by Stic of the legendary hiphop duo Dead Prez amongst other rap heavyweights including Nas, KRS-One, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Styles P, and others repping a healthy lifestyle through hip hop culture.

Together with his world-class live band (Damion Willis: drum set, Jamie Shadowlight: violin, Krista Richards: vocals, OpenOptics: turntables), Kiyoshi fuses genres with upbeat hiphop/soulful vibrations. Today, with over 15 years of creating rhythms and rhymes, Kiyoshi Music tours internationally to perform at socially conscious events, festivals, and venues, bringing his soul and swagger to the masses.

​Visit KIYOSHI MUSIC online at:
www.kiyoshimusic.com

Meet your organizers

Chris Morasky

Elements founder Chris Morasky is a wildlife biologist with 30 years experience teaching Earth Skills and nature connection and is considered one of the top Earth Skills experts in North America. Chris has lived most of the past 20+ years in the wilderness and small communities of British Columbia, Idaho and Utah. He lived primitively for 6 years, homesteaded along the most remote mail route in the lower 48 states and led totally Stone Age expeditions into the wilderness of Idaho and Oregon. His teachers include Lakota, Shoshone, Arapaho, Crow, Blackfeet and Serri tribesmen, many wilderness skills experts and life itself. Chris’ workshops focus on awakening instincts, ancient skills and deep nature connection as doorways to understand more fully who we are and why we’re here.

​Chris lives in Portland, OR with his partner Rachel and her 6 year old son.

Rachel Natland

Co-Organizer Rachel Natland is a homeschooling mother of 2 boys, ages 6 and 23. She is a lifelong student of metaphysics and a devoted practitioner on the path of Unconditional Love. She has worked in spiritual mentorship for almost 20 years aiding fellow humans in discovering their authentic selves and developing a personal relationship with the Divine. Having spent years mastering a variety of modalities which support a path to empowerment and having applied these skills to her own life, Rachel has brought herself up out of the inner city, broken the cycle of poverty, violence and addiction she experienced during childhood and has stepped fully onto her path of personal empowerment and freedom. She has been called to pass this knowledge onto other folks in the hopes of assisting them in navigating the challenges of modern society with the open-hearted wisdom found through deep connection.

Rachel lives in Portland, OR with her partner Chris and her 6 year old son. ​​

Work trade

We are pleased to offer a number of work trade positions for Tribe members who would like to work in exchange for attending the event. We would love to have you as part of the team, so read on!
TO QUALIFY FOR WORK TRADE YOU MUST BE ABLE TO ARRIVE AT LEAST ONE DAY EARLY AND STAY FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT! 

We have two types of work trade available, full time and part time. 

***PARENTS: If you are bringing children please know: 

•  If you are approved for work trade you must still purchase a ticket for your child(ren).
• If any of your children are under the age of 12 another fully paid adult must accompany you. Both parents may not do work trade. 

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Part time work trade

You agree to complete approximately 15 hours of labor in exchange for a reduced price ticket of $200. 

Full time trade work

You agree to complete 25 hours labor in exchange for full admission to Elements. If you are accepted, we require a $100 refundable deposit which will be returned to you after you have fully participated in work trade.

Work trade positions include:

Set Up

Be prepared to arrive three days prior to the event opening and assist with heavy labor duties such as clearing camping spots and setting up structures. Your hours will be over before the event begins but please be prepared to WORK HARD! Full time position.

Participation Support

Many in our Village are first time campers or have children in tow. Assist the Village in unloading their gear and setting up their camp sites upon arrival. May require some additional clearing work. This is a heavy labor position.  Full time position. ​

Kitchen

Assist our head chef in preparing meals and keeping the kitchen area neat and clean. Requires early wake up for some shifts. Prior commercial kitchen experience a plus! Full time and part time positions available. ​

Sanitation

Some say you can tell a lot about a community by the condition of their bathrooms. Help us to keep our toilets clean, well stocked and welcoming. Part time position. ​​

Firewood

Elements hosts three fire rings, a large wood fueled grill and a pit cooking fire. That's a lot of wood! Keep our wood piles well stocked and organized. Keep our fire areas clean and well maintained. Prior fire keeping experience a plus! Part time position. ​​

Breakdown

Assist the organizers in breaking down all structures, loading gear on to the truck and sweeping the site for any left-behind items. All hours will be fulfilled on the last day of the event. Must be able to stay until all work is complete on the last day of the event. Part time position. ​​

Interested in being a part of the team? Do you feel pulled to co-create the most heart-opening yet grounded experience possible? We want to hear from you! 

Send us an email to info@elementsgathering.com and let us know you'd like to join us! 
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A note about work trade ethics

Please only apply for work trade if you feel driven to support Elements to be an incredible life-changing event, not just to get in for free. There are limited positions and we want to fill those with people who are genuinely invested in our vision. At Elements, our work trade team operates from a consciousness of service. We do not keep track of hours. We simply make ourselves available to do what needs to be done in order to create the most incredible, beautiful and deeply connected experience we can manifest.

​We do our best to be mindful of the work you are investing and to respect your time for workshops, exploring and connecting. However, things happen and all work trade team members are expected to pitch in wherever needed in a spirit of support and service to the Village. You are foundational to the success of Elements. 

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