Welcome!
A kind (of) foreword by Dr Martin Maudsley.
Massive upgrade for July 2020 the new colour Epub
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Chapter One - What are we and where do we come from?
Chapter 2 - Survival Basics
Activity - Blobster Dens and shelter building tips
Activity - Making sparks with 'fire-steels' to light tinder
Activity - Flaming Fire Pits
Activity - Five Minute Fire Challenge
Activity - Go on an Elephant Walk
Activity - Filtering Water
Activity - Making Herbal Tea
Spokes of a wheel foragers map
Activity - Cook a stir fry of spring greens
Chapter 3 - Sharpening up and using tools
Activity - The circle of trust
Activity - Getting familiar with the tool, a fixed blade knife
Activity - Whittling! Learning safe techniques and Using the tool to make 'splitz-kids''
A word about Pruning and Coppicing
Activity - Making a bowl with an axe and fire!
Activity - Making a Magic Wand
Chapter 3 3/4
Activity - Seven Directions Poems
Chapter 4 - Senses, beyond the big five
Tracking, Signs and asking questions
Activity - Follow that log!
Activity for sight - soaring eagles
Activity for sense of smell -
Activity for touch - Blindfold trail following
Activity for hearing 1- Dear Ears
Activity for hearing 2 - Guard a tree
Activity for taste - Herb walk and blindfold snack time
Activity for intuition - The Moccasin Game
Activity for balance - Balance beam
Activity for sense of direction - The blindfold drum stalk
Chapter 5 - Where am I?
Aidless Navigation and Ways of Lost-Proofing Ourselves
Activity - Which way do you walk?
Activity - making an aerial or birds eye map.
Activity - Songlines or RapMaps
Activity - Find my magic map spot
Chapter 6 - Sneaking
The Sneakret Service and invisibility
Activity - The Sneak in Circle
Activity - The Sneaky Assault Course
Activity - Pheasant and Fox (practicing being still)
Activity - Capture the flag
Chapter 7 - Caretaking
The teaching of the Copse -
Chapter 8 - Bring on the Bards!
Activity - Blobster Tales Pt1 Storylines
Activity - Blobster Tales Pt 2 - How did you get here?
Activity - Name drumming layer cake
Chapter 9 - Wild First Aid
Activity - First Aid Role Play
Chapter 10 - Connection, Cordage and Knots
The Story of the Dreamcatcher
Knots, hitches and good ole lashing!
The Timber Hitch and Killick Hitch
Chapter 11 - Community, Citizenship, Feasting and Celebration
Activity - The Human Woodlouse
Activity - Make a group Debris Hut and Totem Pole
Activity - Giveaway Blanket
A Shared Feast - from Pizza to a pot luck meal
Celebration - A leafy firework display
Final bits n bobs
Suggested reading, resources and websites
About Chris Holland and Wholeland
Stepping into a closer relationship with nature.
Harmony, Connection, and fun music making activities
Nature-Centric Leadership for Businesses and organisations
Natural Flow learning, storytelling and leadership training for schools
PDF download of the whole book!
ILMW ebook 2019.pdf
10.4 MB