The Primal Journey
These classes are a holistic approach to the primal living skills that we as human beings have always needed to thrive. This training template provides a journey through many perspectives and layers of what it means to live with the earth and each other in a healthy life supporting way.
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Who: Adult (under 16 with parent)
When: Saturday 9:00-5:00 (Online 10:00-4:00)
Where: Tribal Edge primal arts training center (the Land)
Cost: Sliding scale $25-100 (registration required)
Instructor: Ben Sanford & staff
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Spring | Perceiver
Summer | Provider
Fall | Preserver
Winter | Protector
Details:
WHO? Adults (under 16 with parent/guardian)
Core classes open to all ages and skill abilities. The class content is designed for adults however kids are welcome with a registered parent or guardian. Youth ages 12-15 are 50% off, and under 12 are free.
WHEN: Saturday 9:00-5:00 (online 10:00-4:00)
Core Classes run from 9:00-5:00 on the Saturday before our Monthly Gathering. Check our schedule for exact dates. (This is often the first Saturday of every month- but not always so please check the schedule.)
WHERE: Tribal Edge Land
Core classes are held outside at the Tribal Edge Land in Blyn Wa. Get directions here.
COST: $25-100
Sliding Scale: Supporter $50-100 & Supported $25-50
Our Core Classes are valued at $100, however no one is turned away for lack of funds.
A deposit of $25 is required to hold your spot, and you will receive a confirmation email with a private link to the online class upon registration.
You may retake any core class for $25, and retake again as often as you want for free! Discounts are available for partner/family/groups.
Payment Options
Drop in:
Be a supporter: $50-100
Be supported: $25-50
What you need to know
After you register, you will receive a confirmation letter with all the information you need to have a great experience.
General Core Class gear list:
Clothing appropriate for a day outside in all weather
Lunch or snacks
Water bottle
Notebook & pen
Knife (preferably non-folding) for carving
Comfort items: sunblock, bug spray, seat cushion, blanket, towel
Instructor: Ben Sanford & Staff
Read the waiver & terms of service
If you wish to participate, you will be required to fill out a waiver when you arrive.
What is the Tribal Edge Core Curriculum?
The Core Classes are a holistic exploration of the skills, practices, and process of primal living. These introductory classes represent the distillation of over 30 years of study and practice of the primal arts. Using ancient teaching methods and a unique synthesis of knowledge, the Core Curriculum has something for everyone. The classes plant seeds that are designed to be reviewed and nurtured by retaking classes as often as you wish with more to learn each time.
This journey leads from whole, to part, to whole again as one discovers that each element is intimately interconnected and can only be fully understood in reference to the whole. Like the warp and weft of a basket, these classes come together to create a container for primal living that is greater than the sum of its parts. To learn, train and teach the primal* living skills in a holistic* way means to include as many perspectives as possible, while also including as many levels as possible.
*Holistic: comprehensive, integrative, universal
*Primal: core, essential, original, fundamental
How does it work?
Each month, the Core Curriculum offers one of twelve unique, day long classes. These experiential group classes are based on four directions or paths of study, and three levels of depth:
The Skills Series:
These are the “hard skills” of Tracking, Survival, Healing, and Combat. Together these classes study the principles or “Science” of primal living.
The Training Series:
These classes are based upon the practice and process of self-development that naturally occurs in the study of the primal skills. The Path, The Tools, The Way and The Zone describe the “Art” or journey of primal living.
The Tribe Series:
These classes, Know Thyself, Team Dynamics, Creating Community, and Mentoring Leadership focus upon you and your relations. Together these classes study the “Philosophy”, values, and ethics of being human in the context of primal living.
Where to start
The Core Classes can be experienced in different ways depending on your time and interest.
The Core Class series:
This series of 12 classes is a primal living journey through the year with themes and layers of discovery each season. Although you can start anytime, the beginning of the Journey is the Tracking class.
Single classes:
Although each core class is part of a greater whole, they stand alone as individual classes which can be taken by themselves as your time and interest allow.
The Vertical series:
Each season has a theme with three classes which dive deeper into the Science, Art and Philosophy of each direction.
The Horizontal series:
With this option, you can take all four classes in one or more of the layers through out the year.
What you may not know about the Core Curriculum.
"There is only one subject-matter for education, and that is
Life in all its manifestations."
-Whitehead 1929