A Vision Quest is one of the oldest and most potent rituals still being practiced today. In the safety and beauty of the mountains just West of Asheville, near Max Patch, Tayria Ward, Ph.D. and Lynn English will lead a 3 1/2 day quest. The group will be provided with careful spiritual, psychological and physical preparation before spending one overnight in the wilderness questing for their vision. The final day will be spent in integrative follow-up. Weekend includes fresh-cooked gourmet vegetarian meals.

Tayria Ward has a Ph.D. in depth psychology, is a dreamworker, dialogue trainer, and works with oracular methods of communication. Formerly a minister, and then a professor for several years, her new book, Recovering the Indigenous Mind, is being readied for publication. She moved to North Carolina from Los Angeles in 2004 to start a retreat center in the mountains, in a location of wilderness and beauty conducive to the deep work of recovering indigenous sensibilities.

Lynn English, LPC, worked for many years as a counselor, specializing in addictions and family therapy. Over the past three years she has focused on doing more "soul initiation" and nature-based work, receiving training in mirroring and dream-work, and going on numerous Vision Quests herself. She spent the past year traveling the world, from Australia to the Yukon territories as part of her personal questing.