The Other Side of Things (E13) Wild Yoga with Rebecca Wildbear

00:00 Introduction to The Other Side of Things
00:40 Welcoming the Guest: Rebecca Wild Bear
01:31 Rebecca's Background and Work
03:27 The Importance of Wilderness Therapy
06:29 Challenges of Modern Culture and Soul Work
11:56 Writing and Living Wild Yoga
16:45 Personal Stories and Vulnerabilities
30:03 The Concept of Wild Yoga
35:19 Embracing Vulnerability
35:52 The Never-Ending Journey of Healing
37:13 Love Warrior vs. Heart Warrior
38:02 The Power of Love and Ferocity
44:07 Feral Female Ferocity
50:04 The Role of Anger and Boundaries
01:02:32 The Journey of Braveheart
01:05:18 Final Thoughts and Contact Information

✨ The Other Side of Things Podcast | Guest: Rebecca Wildbear ✨

In this episode, I’m joined by my dear friend of over a decade, Rebecca Wildbear—author of Wild Yoga: A Practice of Initiation, Veneration, and Advocacy for the Earth. It was such a joy to finally sit down and reconnect with her for this conversation.

Rebecca is a nature-based soul guide, vision fast guide with Animas Valley Institute, and former wilderness therapy facilitator with Open Sky. Her life’s work is devoted to helping people listen deeply to the mysteries of the Earth, their dreams, and their souls.

Together we explore how Rebecca’s approach to wild yoga—a blend of yoga, deep imagination, and nature connection—offers a paradigm shift in how we understand human development, especially through the lens of nature-based soul initiation. Drawing on our shared apprenticeship with Bill Plotkin and the Animas Valley Institute, we discuss:

🌿 How wild yoga is different from traditional yoga
🌿 The role of wilderness in soul initiation and human maturation
🌿 Alternative ways of looking at what is often called “mental illness,” addiction, or psychosis
🌿 How nature can guide healing, wholeness, and purpose
🌿 Why adults who never felt at home in mainstream culture may still find their soul initiation later in life

Rebecca’s book Wild Yoga is both a practice and an invitation—a call to live in deeper conversation with the Earth and with the soul’s longing.

🔗 Learn more about Rebecca Wildbear and her work: https://www.rebeccawildbear.com
📖 Get Wild Yoga: https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Yoga-Practice-Initiation-Veneration/dp/160868797X

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