Rocky Mountains
Mindfulness

AREA & ACTIVITIES

Your course will take place in some of the most beautiful areas of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, on Treaty 7 Land; the Traditional Territories of Niitsitapi (the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai), the Îyârhe Nakoda, and Tsuut’ina Nations, as well as the Traditional unceded Territory of the Ktunaxa Nation and Métis Region 3. 

Each day, your group will hike through unique and inspiring landscapes, using the natural environment to guide thoughtful conversation, personal reflections, and both facilitated and independent mindfulness practises. You will learn the fundamentals of backcountry travel, carrying your belongings on your back and setting up camp at night, cooking over a camp stove and participating in community over shared meals. 

YOUR INNER JOURNEY 

Expeditions begin with a physical journey – stepping out of the comforts of day-to-day routines and into an environment that may be very new, adventurous and exciting, but also foreign and uncertain. Taking on new physical, mental and emotional challenges will allow you to find new perspectives to carry with you upon your return home.

learning outcomes

Our expert instructors lead participants through novel, real-life experiences that require groups to collaboratively problem-solve through challenges, failure, and success. This course is designed to have a lasting and measurable impact in three key areas:
1. Improved sense of resiliency
– OBC is building a generation of physically and mentally healthy citizens
– Participants choose to improve their physical and mental health
2. Greater leadership skills and social connectedness
– OBC is teaching the skills needed to succeed at school, work and in life
– Participants become more confident, collaborative and respectful team members
3. Stronger connection with nature
– OBC is promoting greater levels of environmentalism
– Participants develop stronger life-long connections to the natural world

SOLO

Every Outward Bound Canada course incorporates a solo experience. This includes up to 24 hours in a secluded spot, where each student is responsible for setting up their shelter and taking time for self-reflection. Instructors are close enough to offer support if needed. This is not a challenge of survival in the wilderness, but rather a supported environment to take time for oneself, away from the distractions of everyday life. While this may at first seem like a daunting challenge for some, it is often an incredibly impactful aspect of the course, as it provides a unique opportunity that very few people ever get to experience – being alone in nature. This is a valuable element of the course in preparing to transfer learnings to life at home, and being present with the multitude of thoughts and emotions that arise on an Outward Bound course.

FUNDING & SUPPORT

We also have partnered with HigherEdPoints so you can now pay for your course fee (or a portion of your course fee) with loyalty points from a variety of programs, using your own points or a family member/friends points. Once you make the deposit payment to hold your spot on a course, you can go to their website to create an account and convert your points into course fee payments. To learn more, please contact admissions@outwardbound.ca.