The Father-Son
Connection
Experience
A Rite-of-Passage for Boys and Their Father-Figures
Ages 10-14
August 9-11, 2024
Sonoma County, CA
Wild Hearts Backpacking Trip ||
Wild Hearts Backpacking Trip ||
Join us on this six-day, five-night journey through the North Cascades Mountains of the Pacific Northwest. This multi-day journey will include backpacking, canoeing, and camping in the wilderness, all in a company of boys, father figures, and experienced guides. We will work with the elements of the natural world, wonderment, awe, discomfort, strength, beauty, and community. This rite of passage is the trip of a lifetime for young men and boys.
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
– Frederick Douglass
The Father-Son Connection Experience is a rite-of-passage experience for boys, ages 10-14, and their father figures. This event is designed to help boys navigate the shift from childhood to the teen years and deepen the bond between fathers and their sons.
It will include elements of:
Connection to nature and the natural world
Team-building games
Campfire & stargazing
Storytelling & myth
Guided physical practices
Facilitated conversations about sex & consent
Guided rituals & practices
Emotional literacy and healing exercises
The event takes place in an exquisitely beautiful natural setting, free from the distractions of technology. The boys will return from this special journey more connected to themselves, their bodies, their hearts, and each other. We hope this experience prepares them to grow into young men of integrity and purpose — good leaders and good men. While the focus of this experience is the boys, father figures should expect to go through their own rite of passage — becoming more of the father they’ve wanted to be. It is a bonding experience of a lifetime. Click below to learn more.
Register Now!
Register for our next father-son retreat weekend in the forests of Northern California!
This is for boys, ages 10-14, and their father figures.
The next event will take place August 9-11, 2024 in Sonoma County, CA.
Make a donation.
Join us in expanding this important work and bringing rites-of-passage to those who cannot afford it. Make a tax-deductible donation here to sponsor a father/son duo or to contribute to our 501(c)3 organization, the Contemplative Leadership Institute.
