The Yellowstone Journey
What you’ll experience on the Yellowstone Journey
Front End / Pre-Trip Coaching
You begin with two sessions to get clear on what you are longing for with your coach. Together we’ll design your unique coaching program that lets you see yourself clearly and imagine a new way of being that supports your deepest alignment.
On the Expedition
We will put on our backpacks and walk into remote backcountry for 7 days. We’ll start our mornings with guided movement and mindfulness practice. Each day we will offer prompts and frameworks to help you get clear about your purpose. We’ll have a mix of nourishing group experience and delicious solo time. You’ll have individual conversations with your coach. You’ll watch yourself in action as you live in a group, make decisions, and do hard things. You’ll get clarity on your patterns of resistance, your unique gifts, and what you are meant for in this world.
We designed this route to visit wild backcountry hotsprings, part of what makes this landscape sacred to so many Indigenous nations. We’ll have time to swim and soak, sit still and reflect. We’ll also hike long days, cross rivers, get stormed on, and find our edges. We’ll hike by stunning alpine vistas. We’ll have the potential to meet wild bison and elk along the trail.
Sleeping outside and carrying what you need on your backs offers a simplicity that helps you get clear on what matters most. You get into your body, you begin to trust yourself. Your shed the layers that stop you from listening to what you already know. You are witnessed and supported by a group of people who may well become your new soulmates.
Post-Expedition Coaching
After the dust has settled and laundry is done you’ll get on a call with your coach to integrate and anchor what has come alive in you. You’ll map out a path forward that allows you to live into your new way of being.
Post-Expedition Group Call
We’ll come together for closure, integration and to leverage each other for supportive accountability moving forward. We’ll pay tribute to our group’s powerful alchemy for change and create pathways for ongoing connection.
Online Community
We’ll stay connected in a private online group where we cheer each other on and give and get support.
Program Cost:
$3100 early registration till May 1. $3500 after May 1
This includes individual coaching and the full expedition experience. Once you arrive in Jackson WY, travel and accommodation are covered. Meals are covered except for lunch and dinner on the last day. We provide all group camping gear and some individual gear. We’ll give you a detailed equipment list and help you decide what to pack. Specific dietary needs can be easily met.
Nuts and Bolts of the Expedition:
We meet in Jackson Wyoming on the afternoon of September 13. We will begin to form together as a group, organize and pack our gear. The next morning we drive to the trailhead and have a short hike to our first camp. You can expect to hike between 3 - 8 miles each day on well-maintained trail. Camp will be simple outdoor living with no facilities. We’ll carry packs that weigh 35-45 lbs. Each of us contributes to cooking, outdoor living tasks and a supportive group culture. On September 20 we will hike out to the historic Old Faithful Inn, take a shower and head back to Jackson. We’ll debrief, have a celebratory dinner and you head home the next day.
You do not need to have prior experience backpacking or camping. We will provide all the support to let you thrive even if you have never slept outside or hiked on a trail. You need to be comfortable walking long distances and with physical exertion. You need to be open to experiencing your body in new and challenging ways. Often, people are surprised by how capable they are physically and humbled by mental challenges they didn’t expect. You do NOT need to be a super athlete to thrive on this expedition.
Your Facilitators:
Liz and Lindsay are lifelong professional backcountry leaders with decades of experience leading people on transformative journeys. As Coach/Facilitators we hold generative space for people to see their own wisdom and make profound shifts in their lives. We’re coaches trained in a method that allows for deep, embodied transformation in our clients. We’re NOLS instructors with a combined 300 weeks of leading expeditions in many corners of the world.
FAQs
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Two coach facilitators with up to 10 participants allows the intimacy and personal attention required for a deep journey like this.
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Yes! We are offering $7,000 toward full and partial scholarships, prioritizing people who face systemic barriers to outdoor spaces. Black, Indigenous, and Brown folks and folks experiencing financial hardship are encouraged to apply. Please email onewildlifecoaching@gmail.com - this is a simple process, you don’t need to prove your identity or financial situation.
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Yes! Please email onewildlifecoaching@gmail.com for details.
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Nope! We’ll teach you everything you need to know. Just bring your curiosity and open mind.
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Yes - you’ll work together with your coach to get clear on what’s holding you back and what you want to focus on. We’ll give you prompts before our first call to start exploring what you’re longing for. Together we will zero in on your unique coaching program.
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No! You don’t need to be contemplating a major change in your life. Transition can mean a lot of things. Are there patterns you want to change in yourself? Big or small life change, this expedition is built for you.
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We will provide a detailed packing list at the time of registration. We provide cooking gear and tents. We also provide personal gear like backpacks, sleeping bags, sleeping pads and some clothing layers. You bring your personal clothing and other items. You are welcome to bring your own personal backpacking gear but you don’t need it to participate. We’ll be available for questions as you pack.
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You get to Jackson WY then we take care of transportation and accommodation. If you are flying you will be responsible for shuttle to the airport at the end of the trip. You’ll get a detailed logistics sheet once you register.
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We ask participants to provide proof of vaccination. We’ll provide a copy of our COVID field practices when you register. Please get in touch if you have questions. onewildlifecoaching@gmail.com
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If you need to cancel you will pay a Cancellation Fee:
$300 On or before 8 weeks
$500 4-8 weeks before
$700 2-4 weeks before
No refunds as of 2 weeks before
Any coaching sessions that have already happened will be charged.
We can make exceptions for major illness or death in the family.