Join us for the first ever REALITY CHECK - a mini-Vision Quest incorporating a 48-hour solo wilderness experience and fast.

Location: Bowhill House Estate, Selkirk, Scotland

Arrival: Thursday evening, 8 Oct

Start: 9 am Friday, 9 Oct

Mini-vision quest: Saturday - Monday, 10-12 Oct

Departure: After Dinner Monday until Tuesday morning, 13 Oct

Cost: £450 [£100 deposit will hold your space, total payment by 25 Sep]

Bring: All Kit (list will be provided), Food for Day 1, an open mind

A Wilderness Vision Quest is an ancient and established process. Although ancient, it clearly incorporates recognised, established, modern therapeutic and coaching approaches.

A Vision Quest is a chance to move on – to make decisions and make changes. To live life again, on your own terms.

This is a guided process for all women and men. It uses coaching, therapeutic approaches, bushcraft and wilderness living skills, to look deep into the wilderness-mirror at yourself and your life and take stock. But this mirror shows you more than simply where you are right now. It shows you the past and the future. It reminds you of your potential – who and what you were meant to be. It shows you a path to being true to your self, and also to choosing how to react to events in your life.

The Team:

Robin Sheehan is one of the only trained Wilderness Vision Quest Guides operating in the UK, trained in the USA, in Death Valley, with the renowned School of Lost Borders. He is Director of Wilderness Therapeutic Interventions and Outdoor Programmes for eQe.

Bridget Sheehan is an experienced psychotherapist, counsellor and therapist-supervisor, and is the lead for the L5 Diploma in Wilderness Psychotherapy. Bridget underpins the integrity of the therapeutic process supporting modern Vision Quest and the personal development journey.

Tim Prestidge is a UK Mountain Leader with qualifications in climbing instruction, canoeing, and extensive experience managing large-scale international outdoor events. He is the Operations Director at Global Adventure and Road to Recovery Programme Director.

Dave Hearn is a UK Mountain Leader, Forest School Leader, Search and Rescue Technician, and Risk & Security Management Consultant with experience across non-profit training and outdoor programmes. He is the founder of Global Adventure and currently works in international disaster relief.

Cost, Deposit, Waitlist, and Refund Policy:

The full cost of the Vision Quest weekend is £450. A £100 deposit is required to secure your place, with the remaining balance due by 25 September.

Places are limited and a waitlist may be used. Please tell us as soon as possible if you need to cancel, so your place can potentially be offered to someone else.

Refunds

Cancellations made on or before 17 September: refund of any amount paid, minus a £25 admin fee.

Cancellations made from 18 September to 30 September: refund of any amount paid above the £100 deposit

Cancellations made after 30 September: non-refundable, except in exceptional circumstances at the organisers’ discretion.

If we are able to fill your place from the waitlist, we may offer a greater refund, minus the £25 admin fee.

If we cancel the event, participants will be offered a full refund or the option to transfer to a future date where available.

Reality Check