FAR OUT #140 ~ Yosemite 2021 Recap: Consciousness Expanding Journeys into Wilderness Medicine

Written By Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Episode Description

On our first episode back, we sit down with our good friend and Alasdair's business partner at Wild Within, Kelly Margerum. Together we recap our recent experience guiding two, 10-day wilderness retreats in the High Sierras. We discuss the challenges in leading wilderness retreats, what we think made these trips so magical, entrepreneurship, being in a business partnership, marketing and being visible as a small business and much more.

Listen and explore:

  • What it feels like to be back at work after a two-year hiatus

  • Wilderness medicine: the universal healing quality of nature

  • The necessity of faith as a facilitator in group work

  • Being in a business partnership: the second most intimate relationship in our lives

  • Why Kelly and Alasdair lead these trips despite the long hours, low pay, risks and challenges

  • “Oh my God, this is my job!”

  • Wilderness medicine as one, long psychedelic journey

  • What people experienced on these trips that’s missing in most people’s everyday lives

  • What’s the most effective way to market a small business with integrity?

  • Alasdair responds to the question “How do I change my life?”

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Credits:

  • Photo credit: Courtney Warden (@courtney_yeah)

  • Intro music: “Complicate ya” by Otis McDonald

  • Outro music: “Running with wise fools” written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

Julie-Roxane Krikorian
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