Dates

July 16–21, 2012

Mount Desert Island, Maine

You are sitting in stillness… taking in a waft of fragrant pine trees… on the edge of a glacier-cut mountain… looking out at the sky blue ocean… hearing the waves gently  licking the shore… and noticing a harbor seal popping her head up, blinking and asking you what you are seeing…

And this is just the first day of three… days of uninterrupted solitude in nature where you get to reflect on your biggest questions and listen for what Soul wants to share with you…

Each evening you will come back to our cottage on the ocean for quiet contemplation and/or optional listening spaces with the coaches… and deep rest… Can you feel the breakthroughs that are awaiting you in this sacred space?  Are you being called to join us?  We are ready to help you embrace this experience and make it life-transforming…

The Vision Quest Process

Traditional Vision Quests include three stages: Severance, Threshold and Incorporation. Our Severance stage will include questions we will send you as soon as you commit to the Acadia Vision Quest. The questions are about your intention and what you hope to release through this experience.  We will ask you to email us your answers.

Next we will have a conversation about your responses. The Threshold begins on your first morning in nature and ends three days later.  The Incorporation begins as soon as the Threshold ends and continues forever.  We will also have a follow-up conference call a few weeks after the Vision Quest.

Schedule

Day One: Monday, July 16

• Arrival by 1:00 p.m.  If you would like to arrive the day before on Sunday, that would be fine.
• Visit possible solo spots
• 5:00: Dinner at Thurston’s Lobster Pound
• 7:30: Opening Meeting to hear everyone’s intentions for their Acadia Vision Quest and to decide where you will spend your first day

Day Two: Tuesday, July 17

• 7—9 a.m. Drop off at  your solo location for the day
• 6–8 p.m. Pick up at your pre-determined location
• Dinner: On your own or continue fasting, minimal social time.  Hear about others’ locations and choose your spot for the next day.
• Evenings: Quiet contemplation, optional session with coach

Day Three: Wednesday, July 18

• 7—9 a.m. Drop off at your solo location for the day
• 6–8 p.m. Pick up at your pre-determined location
• Dinner: On your own or continue fasting, minimal social time.  Hear about others’ locations and choose your next day’s spot.
• Evenings: Quiet contemplation, optional session with coach

Day Four: Thursday, July 19

• 7—9 a.m. Drop off at your location for the day
• Sunset: Pick up at your solo pre-determined location
• Dinner: On your own or continue fasting, minimal social time.
• Evening: Quiet contemplation. Prepare whatever you would like to share with the group the next day, optional session with coach

Day Five; Friday, July 20

• Morning: Breakfast in a diner in town.
• Debriefing of individual Vision Quests with the group
• Lunch: Together
• Afternoon: Debriefing of individual Vision Quests with the group (Or early departure)
• Dinner: The Jordan Pond House

Day Six: Saturday, July 21

• Departure

Location

Wilder Cottage: 33 Herrick Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679

Housing

We have a four-bedroom cottage with 2 ½ bathes. Your options are:

• Sleep in the cottage, or
• Camp in a tent on the lawn by the water. Total Lodging Fee = $175 for the five (or six) nights in the cottage or on the lawn.
• You can also choose a nearby Bed and Breakfast (they determine their fees)

Food

In traditional vision quests participants fast.  This is up to you.  If you are going to eat during the vision quest then we will want to keep it very simple.  Not a lot of preparation and clean up.  We will have lots of water for you to always have with you. We can have some fun “Maine” meals before and after the Acadia Vision Quest, not during.

Transportation Options

1. Drive to Southwest Harbor, Maine (24 hours from St. Louis, 8.5 hours from New York City, 5.5 hours from Boston

2. Fly to Boston, rent a car and drive 5.5 hours

3. Fly to Manchester, NH, rent a car and drive 5 hours

4. Fly to Portland, Maine, rent a car and drive 3.5 hours

5. Fly to Bangor, Maine, rent a car, or be picked up. Drive one hour.

6. Fly to Bar Harbor, Maine, rent a car or be picked up. Drive 20 minutes.

Registration: To register go to the left hand column at the top of this page under “Upcoming Events,” and click on Acadia National Park Vision Quest.  That will bring you to the Registration Page.

The Educare Learning Institute has a sliding scale for all our offerings in an effort to keep our courses affordable to a wide range of people. We set forth no criteria and trust that each individual will pay what he/she feels is appropriate.

The fee for the Acadia Vision Quest is $700—$1,225. The fee includes the communication and conference calls before, during and after the vision quest as well as all course materials.  The fee for the lodging and as much bottled water as you desire is $175.

Monthly payment plans are available. 1% of Educare Learning Institute sales are donated to organizations that help the environment: spiritually and/or physically.

Cancellation Policy: If you cancel more than one month before the program date, your full paid fee will be refunded, less a $50 processing fee. If you cancel two—four weeks from the program date, 50% of the program fee will be refunded. If you cancel within two weeks of the program date, the full program fee is nonrefundable and non-transferable to another date.