When you want
an alternative to a typical hike
World Thru a Lens
Offers
For us modern busy folks
A walking journey with a camera, taking pictures of what attracts you; however, the photos you snap are not necessarily for capturing that "good" picture.
Instead, you will make a World thru a Lens Story board
We will also be engaging in multicultural self/earth-universe connection exercises, including, adapting aspects of vision questing, pilgrimage-making and practicing multisensorial awareness skills
The overall purpose:
To continue to practice how Earth, as a sentient being, guides us
Benefits:
*Experience and refresh your connection with Earth
*Increase your coping skills
*Enrich self/earth awareness skills
* Explore more how ancient wisdom can aid in modern living
Who is it for?
It is for you, if your in the area on vacation or planning one in the area--upstate New York--2 1/2 hours from NYC
(Near Woodstock)
If you live locally, it is for you too
For all of us wanting to connect our inner world with outer landscape
Look out to see within!
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These walks are not sight-seeing tours or wilderness excursions, and they are not strenuous, as you will not necessarily be climbing to the top of a mountain.
It mostly takes place in the woods or in a meadow. It is designed to be fun and refreshing! |
--World thru a Lens
When your camera functions as if it were an x-ray tool, picking-up information from the world around us and by story-telling feeding back subtle information
It is for one person, a couple, a family (children must be 10 yrs old), a group (up to 5 people). No pets allowed, Sorry.
The fee : A sliding scale beginning at $300 for 4 hours
No one will be turned away because of lack funds
Journeys are 4 hrs. 7 hrs. or a Weekend ( a weekend here is defined as 2-3 days together, but not just Saturday or Sunday)
Weekend journeys can also include other services like masking-making. Feel free to inquire about additional services as, for instance, a Sound bath, an Inipi ceremony--as part of your World Thru a Lens experience
Journeys take place all week long, in all 4 seasons, are, for now, upstate NY. 2 1/2 hours from NYC
*Scheduled World thru a lens walks will be cancelled and rescheduled in the event of heavy rain, big snow fall or severe weather conditions.
It is recommended that at least two people (friends/couple) go at a time
* If two people journey, the fee is the same as for one person
Upon registration a list of what to bring and what not bring will be emailed or mailed to you.
*You do not need a top camera. Smart phones are fine too. The camera or chip from the camera will be loaded into a printer to print out your pictures.
To make a reservation, ask questions,
please leave your contact information in an email sent to
bmusesong@gmail.com
When your camera functions as if it were an x-ray tool, picking-up information from the world around us and by story-telling feeding back subtle information
It is for one person, a couple, a family (children must be 10 yrs old), a group (up to 5 people). No pets allowed, Sorry.
The fee : A sliding scale beginning at $300 for 4 hours
No one will be turned away because of lack funds
Journeys are 4 hrs. 7 hrs. or a Weekend ( a weekend here is defined as 2-3 days together, but not just Saturday or Sunday)
Weekend journeys can also include other services like masking-making. Feel free to inquire about additional services as, for instance, a Sound bath, an Inipi ceremony--as part of your World Thru a Lens experience
Journeys take place all week long, in all 4 seasons, are, for now, upstate NY. 2 1/2 hours from NYC
*Scheduled World thru a lens walks will be cancelled and rescheduled in the event of heavy rain, big snow fall or severe weather conditions.
It is recommended that at least two people (friends/couple) go at a time
* If two people journey, the fee is the same as for one person
Upon registration a list of what to bring and what not bring will be emailed or mailed to you.
*You do not need a top camera. Smart phones are fine too. The camera or chip from the camera will be loaded into a printer to print out your pictures.
To make a reservation, ask questions,
please leave your contact information in an email sent to
bmusesong@gmail.com
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Your Retreat-Journey Coach
Brett Noel brings a combination of experiences to World through a Lens. For one, connecting his background as a multidisciplinary artist (photographer, musician, and poet) with his previous work as a therapist, where he accessed the power of the arts for insights. Furthermore, his work as a college teacher for 13 years hopefully assists him in imparting information. In a big way, he has been influenced by various folks who live close to the land from around the world. Interwoven in Brett's steps and approaches are the science and insights about the connections of physics with indigenous wisdom, as shared by Dr. Arnold Mindell and others. Moreover, these types of walks grew out of the inspiration of Dr. Jeff Kelton, and our work together offering Dreamwalks. Another contributing mountain of knowledge serving these walks was born from his 7 years as an audio visual aid for the late mythologist, Joseph Campbell. When talking about the earth he asked us to consider that "When you see the earth from the moon, you don't see any divisions there of nations or states..." Brett is an avid woodsman, married, and has two grown daughters. |
TESTIMONIALS
Peter B. ( Hypnotist, Shamanic Sound Healer, Woodstock, NY)
"We walk -no, run - through this world with our eyes open, most of the time not seeing. We look, but we do not see. Thank you foR the opportunity to SEE. There is so much beauty around in nature...so many layers of information and wisdom. On my "World Through a Lens" walkabout with Brett, I was gently guided to find that beauty and use it to create my own " heroes journey". Thanks my friend".
Stan R.(Retired Contractor, NC)
"This was like a magical mystery tour-- we experienced great places, took outstanding photos, in the company of wonderful people, and the restaurant at end was superb! The whole shabang of it has class and integrity! It was like a modern abbreviated pilgrImage/vision quest combined. It is like a walking Tarot/I Ching reading rolled into one."
Rena W. ( Artist, from NC and NV)
"I work 50-65 hours a week at a regular job, besides being an artist in the city. I usually go to the Woodstock area to get away . It's only 2 hours from Manhattan and depending on the season I use the break to catch-up on TV, stroll around town and eat. This fall I found this card for "World Through a Lens" . Well all I can say is I was changed after this very deep walk. I not only saw and connected with some places I did not previously know about, but took wonderful photos, and had a revelation! It is a priceless trip, and Brett goes out of his way to make sure it goes well."
Frank Q., (Minister, NY)
"I was dealing with a medical issue after some other life changing issues, and this walk was multifaceted, it reaffirmed and further nurtured my connection with nature, as well as, confirmed brewing insights into my journey along with providing me more awareness of underlying threads in my story."
Shirley D. (Massage Therapist)
"I was pondering about some challenges in my work. I have been a meditator for a long while and one who consults various Tarot decks over the years. This is like creating your own deck. I was blown away on what it showed me!! I had a breakthrough! This walk besides offering great relaxation tools in nature, offered me an opportunity to really contemplate deeper--it was a like a vision quest for contemporary folks like me-to receive feed back from the Universe".
Richard R. (Professional Photographer, from NY)
"I have known Brett for a while, encouraged him with this because i could see the value but in a different way than Brett--all the value of telling a story and how this can provide self insight. For a long while I could not get how a picture or a group of them could prove useful for my personal life. Well, was giving him much resistance, until one day, in a coffee shop, he just said to me let me show you and asked me to take out just one photo from my I-Phone. I choose one, he asked me a few questions. I was floored--it really revealed things!..."
