Co-ed or women’s only day-long or full weekend intensive workshops are an awesome way to be initiated or take a deeper dive into the practice of traditional archery & instinctive shooting.

A day-long allows for a great taste into the world of trad archery, and helps assess if a deep dive is desired future wise. You’ll walk away secure in shooting a traditional bow, along with gaining more internal connection & clarity. The day offers a healthy reset and full spectrum experience, and is an enlivening way to bond with yourself, community, and/or loved ones.

Commitment to a full weekend deepens your archery experience and abilities multi-fold. Integration via rest & reflection occur throughout each day. Yet once the power of a night’s sleep gets involved, something magical happens. Day two- tremendous skill growth, development, understanding, and foundation building “click in”, contributing to archery taking root within.

Kids 8+ years old who strongly desire to shoot bows, & have the patience and presence to be with us in a good way are highly encouraged and welcome to attend.

1:1 or small group lessons offer a more intimate & potent initiation space for beginners, or archers seeking to deepen their practice in traditional archery & instinctive shooting.

All archers begin with a unique class that offers education in traditional archery & instinctive shooting basics, equipment knowledge and care, and proper form. We follow up by finding the best bow & arrow fit per individual, and then move onto the range. Each range has its own safety & etiquette which we go over before shooting. 

The 1st lesson lasts about 4-hours. For those interested in deep diving, packages are available and recommended. Group and package rates offered. 

Lessons occur at the nearest outdoor archery range. 

I live in Nevada City, CA. which provides an amazing outdoor archery range. Come for a day-long or weekend visit, and receive daily lessons. The Sierra’s offer amazing hikes, epic nature adventures, stellar mountain biking trails, the Yuba river, and quaint mountain towns such as Nevada City. Plan a solo or 2-3 person adventure treating yourself to archery lessons, an inner terrain session, and quality time in nature. 

Mikhel offers in-person and online sessions exploring the inner terrain via presence, discussion, and tea.

When we shift our perception, even in the smallest of ways, significant course corrections and/or openings are able to occur within ourselves and lives.

We cultivate awareness together.  Allowing movement, space, and tending to enter all terrains of your life.

Speaking right to the heart of the matter, with precision directness and care, reveals ourselves to ourselves. The way is in the details of our lives.

Insight brings clarity, clarity dissolves what's in the way, the way then reveals itself.

Chop wood, carry water.

We tend the details by recognizing patterns. Leaning into learning to be responsible, to see & feel, to cultivate communication skills, to move accordingly.

Inner Terrain sessions pair beautifully with Traditional Archery lessons.

Where traditional archery and epic skill shares come together for multi-day participation. Skill shares might include: knot tying, shelter building, primitive camping, knife sharpening, fire making & tending, cooking over fire, canning, animal processing, hide tanning, butchering, backcountry first aid & herbalism, tracking and identification, felting, buckskin attire, moccasin or mukluk making, basket weaving, broom making, fiber arts, cattail weaving, martial arts, self defense, etc.

If you are interested in collaborating or joining forces, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Future wise, Wayfinder is devoted to offering public events and education opportunities for the youth.

We’ve been invited to teach at several alternative schools as an ongoing class or after school program.

We would absolutely LOVE to work with the youth regularly, and are planning to devote our attention to acquiring the necessary equipment via fundraising or grants ASAP. If you’re inclined to support our mission to empower the youth, please reach out.

Kids 8+ years old who strongly desire to shoot bows, and have the patience & presence to be with us in a good way are highly encouraged and welcome to attend our adult-centered events.

Team bonding & building is a great way to shake up, refocus, transform, harmonize, mend & tend, and bring lightness & depth to the dynamic of your team.

Wayfinder offers one-day or multi-day experiences utilizing external and internal archery form practices, games, and individual & group reflection tools .

Self awareness, release, embodiment, expression, and confidence will be experienced by each individual, ultimately strengthening the spirit, bond, & energy of the team.

Women’s only or co-ed immersions (3-days) & retreats (4+ days) provide deeper focus to explore our inner terrain. The spaciousness and presence of these events nourish our relationships to archery, our bodies, inner clarity, and community. We create space to witness ourselves and others more truly. Utilizing tea & discourse, writing, the way of council, dance & movement and time with nature, we turn to our centers.

Immersions and retreats are held in collaboration with other guides, creating a solid container and field of depth & diversity. 

Being on epic property that provides & holds us all well is deeply important to us. If you or someone you know has property which can comfortably host our retreats and is reasonably priced or open to participatory trades, please reach out to us. 

Skills Gatherings are held all over the planet, the ones in North America usually fall under the category of Co-ed or Women’s only. These gatherings are often a mix of hard and soft skills, depending on the gathering.

Hard skills= all the earth based skills our ancestors lived so they could thrive on our home planet. Soft skills- all the inner skills needed to live in harmony with our psyches, bodies, and one another.

These gatherings can be incredibly powerful and fun, activating our remembrance to our indigenous hearts and lineages, our relationship with nature, larger community and relations, all while experiencing the fun and enjoyment of learning new skills.

Wayfinder Archery can be found holding down the range at various skills gatherings throughout the year. Check our calendar to find the ones we will be attending, and the Explore page to know of the various ones that exist. 

Women’s only or co-ed immersions (3-days) & retreats (4+ days) provide deeper focus to explore our inner terrain. The spaciousness and presence of these events nourish our relationships to archery, our bodies, inner clarity, and community. We create space to witness ourselves and others more truly. Utilizing tea & discourse, writing, the way of council, dance & movement and time with nature, we turn to our centers.

Immersions and retreats are held in collaboration with other guides, creating a solid container and field of depth & diversity. 

Being on epic property that provides & holds us all well is deeply important to us. If you or someone you know has property which can comfortably host our retreats and is reasonably priced or open to participatory trades, please reach out to us.