2023 EBI Wilderness Quest Application

"Quest-imonials"

"Whatever words I choose, they will fall far short of the lived experience I had on the Land while on this Wilderness Quest. My lived experience while on Quest was profoundly restructuring, full of mystery, soul searing, and viscerally healing. I came back intrinsically different than when I left. I am so grateful to the EBI team for their authentic holding of this Sacred and ancient Ceremony. I felt so held, so cared for, and so seen and heard. The guides are gifted midwives whose ability to ho ld this sacred container allowed for lives to be truly transformed. As I said to them prior to coming back home, ‘This is the real deal.’"

Maria Rosa Galter - EBI Quest Participant
"The EBI Wilderness Quest was one of the most important experiences of my life. I had struggled for years before the quest to make some major changes in my life. The guides, the other questers, and the wilderness itself all had their hand in making this experience even more powerful than I knew it could be. I felt something very deep in me shift towards a way of being that totally broke through some chains that I thought might hold me back for the rest of my life. It was amazing to witness the powers of expert guidance, community, and deep connection with wilderness - I'm still astounded by the level of deep and meaningful change that could be achieved in such a short amount of time. The total experience of the quest was both humbling and empowering. I feel more in touch with (and in love with!) my humanity than I ever have before. Thank you."

Amy Fleming - EBI Quest Participant
"I answered the call to Quest with EBI from a place of no formal training or certification. I was greeted by a competent team of EBI leadership and guides who provided the support and encouragement I needed every step of the way. From the time I made the quest commitment to the moment that we said goodbye and left the land, the information and education needed to prepare and participate were provided to me at every turn. It is apparent that there is a long lineage of nature connected knowledge being shared into the students and staff of EBI and it is golden. What a beautiful experience and ceremony to be witness to and part of. Abundantly blessed by the experience!"

Annette Turner Koppenhaver - EBI Quest Partiticpant