It’s time we heal our healers
Mini outdoor retreats designed to help SF Bay Area healthcare workers feel seen, loved, rested, and rejuvenated.
Clapping is a good start. What’s next?
We’ve all seen the videos. People clapping and cheering for frontline healthcare workers for their bravery, sacrifice, and hard work during the COVID pandemic. That’s a great start; let’s take it further.
How might we support our healthcare workers’ wellbeing as they have supported ours?
Nature heals our healers, our retreats compound her effects
The nature around us is a place to rest and rejuvenate, and a powerful source of healing. Studies have shown that spending time in nature improves our mood, lowers stress and anxiety.
Our mini retreats are designed to help participants decompress from the stresses of work and life, cultivate presence, and connect with one another in a safe and supportive environment.
Mini retreats, Bigger ones too
We’ve designed two types of retreats to meet our participants’ interests and preferences.
To help everyone feels safe, seen, and engaged, all retreats will be conducted in small groups (<10 people total).
Mini day-retreats
Take place in a Bay Area park or nearby green space
Half day
Mild-moderate day hike on well-marked trails
Socially-distanced group activities
Stress-reduction skill building
No experience required
Backpacking training + Free Immersion retreats
Training over Zoom / in Berkeley + complimentary wilderness trip (Sierra mountains, Big Sur)
Backpacking training workshops: skills and community for a lifetime
Complimentary 2.5-day trip or 3.5-day retreat
Minimalist backpacking and camping (most equipment provided)
Socially-distanced group activities and wilderness training
Gear discounts and pro-deals
Helpful to come with some outdoor experience
Our intention is for healthcare employers and the community they support to sponsor 100% of the cost of the retreats.
Healthcare worker participants: please ask your administrators to contact Duncan at duncan@offtrailontrack.org to have your retreat sponsored.
Reserved for healthcare workers, prioritizing BIPOC
Heal Our Healers retreats welcome healthcare workers who have partaken in caring directly or indirectly for members of society during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participation at each retreat will be capped at 8 in order to facilitate meaningful interactions. Priority consideration will be given to people who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC).
Your host and lead facilitator
First, thank you for your service, especially during this tough pandemic.
I’m Duncan, your host and lead retreat facilitator. I have been a backpacking teacher and wilderness guide for the last decade and have had the honor to hike with 100s of people over 1000s of miles.
Heal Our Healers is a program hosted by Off Trail On Track, our not-for-profit backpacking academy. In partnership with Shannon Bronson from The Share Your Heart Project, and burnout management experts at Flourish, and friends of our community, we hope to create an experience that you will find healing.
I look forward to hiking with you, hearing you, and learning with you.
Supporters, collaborators, partners, kind-hearted folks…
Want to do your part?
