PEOPLE
Mountain Medicine emerges from a network; all of our programs involve long-term collaborations with our project partners and participants. Find out more about the Mountain Medicine People below; click the banners to read their stories and find links to further work. Don’t forget to check out our Podcasts section where we dive deeper into the life stories of those journeying with us.
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My BioJorn is the Founder of Mountain Medicine, and space-keeper for most MM programs, at his back-to-basic home & venue in Bohuslän, Sweden. Jorn is an entrepreneurial, self-propelled ‘fire-starter’ with a special talent for building communities, starting movements & creating creative spaces.
Mountain Medicine as an organisation, is an outcome of the many adventures of mind, body and spirit, Jorn has undertaken in order to find personal balance and healing. Mountain Medicine is his way of giving back all the gifts he has received on his experimental journey; a collaborative platform for individual and collective transformation, shaped by indigenous inspired, nature-based approaches to human development and learning.
My Mountain
Mount Olympos, Greece
> Coordinates
My MedicineInterests.
Addiction treatment & recovery, Attachment theory & self-psychology, Anxiety, depression & complex trauma, Adventure Therapy & nature-based interventions
Skills.
Experiential education & outdoor learning, Nature-based coaching & counseling, Adventure & wilderness therapy practice, Environmental psychology research & development, Shamanic Healing/Indigenous Ceremony & Ritual
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My bio
Bastiaan discovered his passion for nature and the mountains during his extensive travels around the world. He has a rich knowledge and experience in wild foraging, permaculture, food forest and regenerative farming. He worked for 3 years in Amsterdam as an edible plant guide and since 2017 he lives in foothills of the pyrenees where he runs a nature retreat place The School of Nature together with Jorien. He is a certified mountain guide and certified in Wilderness Advanced First Aid.
My Mountain
Mare de deu del Mont, Catalunya Spain.
My Medicine
Foraging edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms, working in the food forest, tending the forest on the land and wondering around the forest and its rivers.
Follow Bastiaan Here:
> M.M. Podcast - Episode 2.
> Program: Dieta Naturaleza
> The School of Nature
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My Bio
With an insatiable curiosity and calm presence, Henk navigates his inner and outer worlds and guides others in theirs. Building on extensive psychology/therapy and guidance studies, diverse work experiences and private endeavors, he acquired multidisciplinary knowledge and skills on mind, body and nature relations.
Change is the most constant and natural process of life. And in his view we are invited to be aware of what’s relevant; move with what’s necessary (and uncomfortable at times); and thereby adapting and growing into better states of being and relating with ourselves and environments.
Henk likes to dive deep when it comes to studying mind, body, nature and vows for the supporting practices of meditation, breathwork,, (hypno)therapy and all the medicine nature has to offer. When we can lovingly connect with the worlds within and around, a better world is possible, and that’s why, how and what he is here to manifest.
My Mountain
Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
My Medicine
With a masters degree in Psychology, years of coaching experience, Henk went on to master the arts of nature counseling, psycho- and hypnotherapy. He currently guides people in his private practice, on nature walks, mountain expeditions, retreats and in plant medicine journeys.
Follow Henk Here:
> M.M. Podcast - Episode 3.
> Program: Nature of Self
> Petter Praktijken
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My BioRoel is a shamanic mystic, practitioner and teacher, a spiritual mentor and life coach. He is initiated into the Inca shamanic tradition, his extensive shamanic training resulted in a series of awakening experiences and visions from which he is healing, guiding, teaching and awakening others on the shamanic path. He is running a private practice for 33 years and has been teaching internationally for 15 years on shamanic subjects e.g. medicine wheel training, awakening, energy healing, manifesting, shadow work, out of body work, soul and destiny retrieval and death counselling.
My Mountain (s)
Apu Ausangate in Peru:
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Gunung Agung in Indonesia
> Coordinates.My Medicine
Roel’s vision and mission is to bring back lost ancient wisdom and skills in working with consciousness and energy for collective transformation and co-creation towards higher states of awareness. He is bringing this calling to life in his Earthkeeper Training/Shamanic Nature Expeditions and Shamanic Medicine Wheel Training. He is in the process of founding an organization called One Million Earthkeepers.
Follow Roel Here:
> M.M. Podcast - Episode 1.
> Program: Shamanic. Nature Exp.
> Roel’s Platform
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My Bio
Joen is a multi-dimensional human; passionate musician and painter, wilderness expert, tree-climber, bushcrafter, carpenter, father of two, and the founder of ‘Vildamark’ the first hand-crafted high-altitude parcours in Sweden. Joen has had a full life, of adventure, art and creativity; got educated in the area of outdoor leadership and ran his own outdoor company for nine years. In this work, he’s brought to life his passion for Native American Culture and Ceremony. With his work he’s found ways to inspire people to live closer to nature, and take a different attitude towards their professional and personal lives. Joen is a free man, authentic, well-rooted and strong, here to support and serve those that are seeking for deeper meaning, purpose and connection.
My Mountain:
Mont Blanc, France
My Medicine:
Outdoor Leadership, Group Dynamics, Human-centred Coaching, Deep Listening, Rock-Wood & Water Outdoor Skills, Songwriting & Music Production, Creative Learning & Artistic Development
Follow Joen Here:
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My Bio
Maurits Hofman is a father of two, son of, a systemic coach, relationship therapist and an adventurer in life. A multidimensional human being who has his roots in the mother earth and also has a strong connection with The Great Spirit. With his big bear Energy, Maurits provides grounding and peace to those seeking for answers; a bright soul who loves fun, clarity, lightness, depth and the mystique of existence.
Maurits has been a sweat lodge facilitator & ceremonial guide for over 14 years; travelling far and wide to learn more about the indigenous way, and the ceremonial practices.
My Mountain:
Dobato, in Annapurna - Kyang, Nepal
My Medicine:
Inipi, Vision Quest, Plant Medicine, Ancienstrial healing, Systemic Work, Shamanism, Buddhism, Chakrapsychology, Relationship Therapy, Breathwork, Music, Coaching, Holistic therapist
Follow Maurits Here:
> M.M. Podcast - Episode 3.
> Program: Catching Fire
> Maurits Hofman - Online