Kincentric Ecology
Is the worldview illustrated to us by way of the Rahamurí scholar we know as Enrique Salmon. Salmon bestows upon us a perspective that incorporates all that we encounter in nature as kin. You may read his article about kincentric ecology here
In our language, Kin is defined as, “one’s family and relations. Related.
Kin has germanic roots of ‘giving birth to’ From Kin comes the word kind, a taxonomic way that we organize the world, and kind, as a way of being to one another. Our mission at Kincentric Circles is to offer participants an experience of these worldviews through immersion into the natural world. To begin a process of living in ever widening circles of relationships imbued with familial kindness.
Our focus primarily is to offer this perception through immersion experiences, mostly by backpacking through the wilderness with our team of pack goats. On our trips we explore the myriad of relationships that make us human. We will learn from the medicinal plants and their lore, to the ground beneath our feet and how it was formed. We will begin to delve into the question of, “what is our role as humans?” through our daily encounters with what arises on the trail.
In addition we are capable of creating custom trips and events for your school, organization, or company. We specialise in creating collaborative learning experiences and team building.
Our journeys in the wilderness are a mixture of nature connection, natural history, ecopsychology, and kincentric ecology. We believe that when we connect to our origins it allows for clear and generative choices.
“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. They experience themselves, their thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of their consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”