ANASAZI Foundation

NEW PODCAST! Listen to "When Life's Journey Is Hard" at thefirecircle.buzzsprout.com/1735103/15576045 or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes are posted weekly.

It’s throwback Thursday! Can you identify and tag all the incredible TrailWalkers featured in this photo?

NEW EPISODE! Check out "The Power of a Mother's Love" on THE FIRE CIRCLE, Anasazi's podcast for helpful parenting tips, awakenings, and inspirational stories from the trail. It's available wherever you get your podcasts, with new episodes posted every Monday. Contact us at [email protected] with questions or to share your own story.

Looking at gifting a fireset? Look no further! Call the Anasazi office to buy a fireset!!

DAY THREE - Everyone needs to know they belong! Show us your Belonging Place. This could be at home or another place, a family or group photo! Anywhere you feel safe, loved, comfortable, accepted, valued. Let’s see your creativity! 🙌 Tag to participate. Two winners of an Anasazi blanket will be announced tomorrow!

DAY TWO - for sure one of our favorites…an Anasazi Hug! Capture that moment with a loved one whether it be a family member, friend or pet! Bonus points if you can record and surprise the reaction! Remember to tag to enter! 👍 Two of you will be chosen to receive the prize- lulu lemon everywhere belt bag! (Winners announced tomorrow!)

DAY ONE - We know how much our Anasazi family loves to be outside! Today, post your favorite scenery from a hike, or get outside today and post a photo or video of your view. To participate in the challenge, tag . Three of you will be chosen to receive the prize- an Anasazi water bottle!

Starting tomorrow 7/16, an Anasazi Foundation photo and video challenge and we want YOU to participate! Winners will be chosen and prizes won each day this week. Tag in your story or post to enter. Look for our first challenge tomorrow morning!

Anasazi's 49-day and five-day programs are now open to adults! Contact Anasazi admissions at 480-892-7403 for more info.

Anasazi alumni and staff helped pack more than 47,000 meals last week for Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit working to eradicate child hunger. Learn more at www.fmsc.org and contact [email protected] to join future service projects.

Summer spots and scholarships are still available! Visit anasazi.org or call (480) 892-7403 to learn how Anasazi can help.

ANASAZI Foundation | Accredited Teen Therapy – Outdoor Wilderness B Nature + Nurture We offer NON-PROFIT outdoor therapy that restores self-worth, inspires change, and rebuilds family relationships. Our approach honors one's choices and is entirely free of

Exciting news from the ANASAZI Trail! Visit anasazi.org/five-day-programs for more info.

ANASAZI Foundation | Accredited Teen Therapy – Outdoor Wilderness B Nature + Nurture We offer NON-PROFIT outdoor therapy that restores self-worth, inspires change, and rebuilds family relationships. Our approach honors one's choices and is entirely free of

ANASAZI offers outpatient counseling, remote coaching, and short-term programs for parents. Read more at https://conta.cc/3QNIbVe.

Now Available - Short-Term Programs, Counseling, and Coaching New ANASAZI offerings     Families can now access ANASAZI's nurturing therapeutic services via a variety of short-term and remote programs! Five-Day Wilderness Experience for Parents & Child or Couple

EEEEU! EEEEU! Calling all Trailwalkes past and present! We are holding a Trailwalker Reunion on Friday April 26,2024 from 6:30-8:30pm via zoom meeting.

We’d love to catch up, reminisce about trail memories, and hear what you’re up to now!

For more information and for the zoom link - call the Anasazi office and ask to speak with Rachel.

Can’t wait to see you there!

ANASAZI is gearing up for our next TrailWalker training on May 13!

Our TrailWalkers keep YoungWalkers safe and help them “turn their hearts homeward, begin anew, and walk in harmony in the wilderness of the world.” ◀️▶️

If you are interested in becoming a TrailWalker, please fill out an application on our website. The cut off date for applications is May 1st.

➡️ https://anasazi.org/employment/

Skills week on the Anasazi Trail!

Over the past week, Trailwalkers and Youngwalkers have learned to make willow baskets, cordage, pottery, serpentine pendants, double ball, leather bags, and more!

What is your favorite primitive skill or craft?

Our newest group of Trailwalkers learning to make fire 🔥

At Anasazi we primarily use bow drill and hand drill to make primitive fire. The process of gathering the materials, crafting the fire set, and busting and kindling the coal to flame offers not only life sustaining support that we need on the trail, but facilitates an experience full of awakenings.

Fun fact: Around only 1% of the population has made primitive fire with a bow drill! Are you one of them?

“Don’t believe the dark whisperings that invite you to walk backwards. At any time in your life, you have the power to turn forward. No matter how young or old you are, you have the power to turn and walk forward. That’s the ANASAZI Way.”

Our approach at ANASAZI Foundation is simple: no forced participation. We’re not a boot camp. If someone doesn’t feel like hiking, we take the time to listen and understand why they don’t want to.

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Merry Christmas!!! Santa’s elves came to the office to take out special care packages for the young walkers and staff who are out on the trail today! So many goodies and extras that make today special and a little magical! Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us at ANASAZI!

Day 23: Out of all the things we are most grateful for, it is you, the young walkers who come through our program. We love you and who you are!

Day 22: We are so grateful for the strong, protective, supportive and encouraging Dads. We are so thankful for what you do.

Day 21: So thankful for the brave, fierce, loyal, caring and loving Moms. We know how much you love your child, and how you’d do anything for them.

We see you. We hear you. We support you. We love you. We’re thankful for YOU.

Day 20: So thankful for our stainless steel cups that we cook and make all of our meals in.

Day 17: We love our field staff! Ridge Walkers and Wind Walkers are key components to keeping everyone safe and also the connection between office and staff! So thankful for these invaluable members of our field team!

Day 16: We love fire circles. It’s an opportunity to have a deep conversation with others on a specific topic, while allowing space for everyone around a fire to speak from their heart without interruption or judgement. A place to make speakings and listenings.

Day 15: We are thankful for sittings. Sittings allow two people to have a safe place to talk and share matters of the heart.

Who have some of your favorite sittings been with?

Day 14: There’s nothing better than hiking up that Mesa, getting to the top, and then taking a water break to take in the view. These mountains, these hills, are worth this view. So grateful we have them!

What’s your favorite view you’ve had on the trail?

Day 13: We love the Seven Paths book. We love it A LOT actually. We reference it a lot on the trail, and use it as part of our program.

Did you know you can order our book, and it’s sister book The Five Legends off of Amazon? Go get yourself a copy!

Day 12: Thankful for shelters that we are able to rig up that keep us warm and dry.

What’s your favorite shelter style to make?