ATTUNE APPLICATION 2025-26

PARTICIPANT APPLICATION

2025-26
Welcome :)

We hope that this application will be a place of practice and resource for you, so we are asking you to engage it differently than the usual “filling something out.” We want to interrupt the way we can privilege logic and task-completion and instead uplift reflection and intuition. We want this application process to be for you, as much as it is for those who will read it.

This application will take some time, so we recommend making space for it in your day, and potentially taking breaks and coming back to it after an outbreath. We also highly recommend copying and pasting your answers into a separate document to ensure they’re saved—just in case of any tech glitches!

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Begin by taking a moment — just for yourself. Have you done that yet today? (we hope so). Do what your body needs to do in order to feel here — to remember yourself.

Now, we invite you into a practice of presence and awareness: if you have space for it, please read the list below and then take 5, 10, 15, 20 minutes (how long is good for you?) to simply let your senses sense — to attune to where you are, who you are, how you are, right now. Find a place of relative comfort for this. If possible, consider going outside or being by a window. (*If you don’t have space for this now, consider returning to this application when you do).
What sensations do you feel?

What colors or temperatures or sounds have your attention?

What else has your attention?

What is here with you, in this moment, that you are (were) not paying attention to?

Is there anything... even the smallest little thing... that is catching you? Enchanting you?
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Welcome back :)

Please offer 9 words to describe what you notice about your surroundings in this moment:
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Invoking Devotion

As we move into deeper layers of this process, consider how to make this application a devotional practice for yourself.

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*NOTE: responses to the following questions have a character limit of 500, which amounts to roughly one, medium length paragraph. We encourage you to find the heart and essence of your response to share here, trusting that there is time to be with any longer response elicited by these questions during the course of the program, and throughout the course of our lives. (For reference, this paragraph you are currently reading is 451 characters long.)

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Some questions

WHO ARE YOU?
what is your full name?*

First NameLast Name
Is there another way you like to be called / named?
How did you hear about the ATTUNE program?*
When is your birthday?*

MonthDayYear
What are your gender pronouns?*
What is your race / ethnicity?*
What are some things you know and would like to share about the peoples/lineages you come from?*

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What are some things you don’t know about them that you would like to?*

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What is an earthscape or a more-than-human being that raised you or helped shape who you are?*
What are a few things you love?*
What are you struggling with?*
Is there any other identity information you would like to share?*

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Are you applying alone or with friends/comrades/acquaintances – a "rough weather network?" (please list any others you're applying with here)
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WHERE ARE YOU?
Who are the first peoples of the place you are in?*
If you don't know the answer, this resource may help:
Native-land.ca
Help us get in touch with you.
Phone*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Email*

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
To help us facilitate carpools, please let us know the nearest town/city and/or zip code for where you live:*
Anything else do you want to share about where you are?

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Now let’s return to awareness… take a breath… allow eyes to soften or close and depart from the screen.

Are you aware of any birds in your immediate vicinity?
There’s no need to name them… but are you aware of them? What do they sound like? What colors or shapes do you see? How are they moving? What are you curious about? What more would you like to learn from these beings?

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ON AGREEMENTS

We recognize the intersections of power, privilege, oppression and positionality that each of us carry in different ways. Here’s some of our language and agreements around how we hold this evolving and complex conversation.
Please click below to indicate that you have read this PDF, understand that these agreements are a foundational through-line for our time together, and agree to enter into the space with this foundation in place. More resources and information will be made available for any who want it.*

I agree

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REFLECTION QUESTIONS
The ATTUNE Immersion seeks to regenerate the wisdom of intuition alongside the development of tangible skills for living in and responding to the climate emergency. Through immersive study centered in ecological tracking, wildtending, somatics, fire ecology, bird language, “auspicious attention”, community care, ritual craft, radical astrology, ritual storytelling, wild fluency (Lauren Hage), and eco-social co-liberation, we will attune our bodies with the earth’s rhythms and languages in remembrance, prayer and action as responsible members of earth’s ecosystems.

This course is an invitation to attune our awareness beyond and beneath the malaise of what late-stage capitalism would have us focus on. It’s an invitation into practices that draw us towards the mystery of the inner and outer earth body (and the consciousness that unites them). It’s an opportunity to gain capacity and applicable knowledge for meeting times of instability – so that we might better equip ourselves to be good friends, relatives, neighbors, and ecological community members as we face the promise of unpredictable futures. Whether these are areas of familiarity or newness to you, we welcome you. This is the ground from which we will be moving.

Because we will be co-creating with the world around us, and the inner worlds of each who joins, we don’t know exactly what will happen, but we expect appearances from players like vulnerable intimacy; expanded awareness*; the erotic; liberating with the land; mysticism; liminality; re-enchantment; play; humor; wyrdness; disorientation, reorientation.

We also know that some of the work will be challenging, that we may be tired at times, that there will be rigor and study moving hand-in-hand with enchantment. We know that we want people to leave feeling more equipped and resourced, on multiple levels, than when they arrived. We know this will require discipline and commitment. Akin to being with the intersecting crises of our times, this work requires entering unknown terrain. As such, we invite you to participate with a willingness to engage the unknown, and to be personally responsible to yourself and your own practice. And, WE are committed to holding a responsible container to enter the unknown together.

*Note that when we name "expanded awareness" we are not referring to the use of mind/body altering substances. The ATTUNE program is a drug and alcohol free space, as named in our FAQ’s. Rather we are referring to the states of consciousness we can achieve when we dedicate our attention to our senses and to the natural world.
What draws you to ATTUNE? why this program? Why now? *

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How would you describe your connection & relationship with the earth?*
How would you describe your connection & relationship with your body?*
In reading about ATTUNE and reviewing course content, we’d love to hear how you see this program supporting and being applied in your life/work/service:*

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What are your practices to help you stay present in the face of the unknown?*

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A key component of this offering will be a commitment to daily and weekly practices, as well as required coursework that will happen at home on your own timing. What is your experience with commitment or devotion to a practice? Please share any learnings you would carry with you into this program. *

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What are some things you'd like to give more attention to in your life? What, if anything, has been in the way of that attention giving? What sensations are evoked when you think of devoting your attention to those things you just named, or to other things you love?*

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Are you able to make all 4 In-Person Immersion sessions in their entirety?*

YesNo
if no, please explain*

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ON SUPPORT STRUCTURES
In our first session, and throughout ATTUNE, we’ll give some orientation and best practices around "spiritual hygiene" — because this work of touching into the level of spirit can stir up a lot for individuals and groups, we want to do all that we can to be prepared to encounter what arises well, and to take care of ourselves and each other throughout.
What are your support structures outside of this container? Do you have a counselor? Therapist? Diviner? Who helps hold you through the processes you cannot navigate on your own?*
Do you feel you have what you need to both engage in this material and to take care of yourself / risk at a pace that feels right for you?*

YesNo
If no, what would be needed/necessary to make that possible? (Note: This is not to assume that the program or facilitators will be able to meet these needs, but rather to identify them so we can see what support might be possible)*

This is a working definition written in collaboration by tayla shanaye, brontë velez and Lauren Hage during the Weaving Earth course “under the auspices of summer” in 2021. after reading, please let us know:
What is your experience / capacity with eco-social co-liberation? How do you see this ethos reflected in your life right now? How do you long to apply it in your life?*

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ON ACCESSIBILITY
We continually strive to make our programs as accessible as possible to as many people as possible, and we want to know if you have any specific needs that would be important for WE staff to know before the program begins. We also want to make sure that applicants know that the locations hosting us are rustic in nature and that we will be camping during the 4 Immersion gatherings. Some of the terrain is steep and we will be traversing dirt roads. Most will be vehicle accessible, so walking everywhere at all times isn't required, but we want to do our best to paint a picture of the terrain/accommodations so you can make an informed decision.

Additionally, much of the course content is physical in nature and can be activating for the nervous system – particularly the Firefighter Type 2 Qualification, the Wilderness First Responder training, and some aspects of our earth intimacy curriculum. While we take accessibility and disability justice seriously, we also want to be transparent that some of the training we are offering is not possible for all bodies. We are committed to finding alternate paths for anyone who is accepted to ATTUNE, but for some, the planned activities may not be an option.
Do you have any access requirements you would like us to be aware of?

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TUITION
How do you plan to finance your participation in this course? (please make sure you have carefully read the COST section of the website before selecting one of the following)*

I will pay at the True Cost rateI want to apply for the General ScholarshipI want to apply via the Lifeways Back Access FundI will pay at the Redistribution Rate
If choosing the True Cost rate, do you want to:*

Pay on a payment plan? (if yes, more details will be sent about payment options)Pay in full?
If choosing the Redistribution Rate, do you want to:*

Pay on a payment plan? (if yes, more details will be sent about payment options)Pay in full?
The Redistribution Rate is a sliding scale from $12,000-$20,000. How much would you like to commit? (anything above the true cost will be put towards the Lifeways Back and General Scholarship Funds)*
What amount can you afford to put toward your tuition?*
What if anything would you like us to know about why you are applying for scholarship?
The Lifeways Back Fund is specifically for Black, Indigenous and People of Color applying to this program. If this is not you, please select a different option above. If this is you, please confirm below.*

CONFIRM
Would you like to contribute toward the Lifeways Back Fund (optional)? Anything you do choose to offer will go directly toward the Lifeways Back Access Fund to support other BIPOC participants in joining.

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APPLICATION NEARLY COMPLETE!
After receiving your submission, we move into a period of discernment. One of the steps in that process is a 1.5 hour "mutual discernment call," which is an opportunity to meet staff and other applicants, hear more about the program, and to be in Q+A. Please let us know which of the following dates/times works for you to join one of these calls (select all that apply):*

April 22nd: 5:00-6:30pm PST // 8:00-9:30pm ESTApril 24th: 4:00-5:30pm PST // 7:00-8:30pm ESTNeither works for me
YOU DID IT!

Thank you for taking the time to fill this application out! Once you submit, you will receive an email with information about next steps. If you haven't received that email within 24 hours, double check your spam folder and if it isn't there, please reach out to dave@weavingearth.org

Before hitting submit, we want to again strongly suggest that you save your work in a separate document *just in case* so it's not accidentally lost.
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