welcome
My name is Gabe Eyrich (she/her). I live in the high desert of southwestern New Mexico, in the borderlands, at the base of the Gila Wilderness. I am a wilderness guide, council facilitator, thinker and writer. My work is about freedom. If you feel called to work with me, know that we create the way together, as equals, listening and responding to what arises. We name our own boundaries and agree to do no harm.
I have two decades of experience facilitating transformation in and out of nature through rites of passage work and ceremony, also through human relationship, both in and out of circles. This includes training as a wilderness guide with The School of Lost Borders (2013) and living The Way of Council with The Ojai Foundation (2003). I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, with a minor in Women & Gender Studies (2015), and an Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Creative Writing and Psychology (2019).
The foundation of all guide work that I practice is love.
You can learn more about me and how I relate to the world through my Stories and Photographs.
I have two decades of experience facilitating transformation in and out of nature through rites of passage work and ceremony, also through human relationship, both in and out of circles. This includes training as a wilderness guide with The School of Lost Borders (2013) and living The Way of Council with The Ojai Foundation (2003). I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, with a minor in Women & Gender Studies (2015), and an Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Creative Writing and Psychology (2019).
The foundation of all guide work that I practice is love.
You can learn more about me and how I relate to the world through my Stories and Photographs.
What I Offer
I offer a space in which you may show up authentically, be the explorer of your inner landscape, and be witnessed in the doing.
If I am worth my salt, you will emerge as your own best guide.
The four shields are a map I use for inner and outer journeys.
Please see Sessions for more information.
Specifically
I listen to you.
What do I mean by listening?
When you have asked me to listen to you, you have asked for witnessing, you know that something important is waiting, sometimes patiently, sometimes urgently, to reveal itself.
The way I listen is a ceremony into which that 'something' can begin to arrive.
I act as a guide through your wilderness of personal stories, patterns that shape you, and resistant places in your consciousness, possibly the result of unacknowledged pain.
To this end, I invite you to show me who you are.
My work may catalyze aspects of you that live in the dark. I offer you opportunities to remember, develop, nurture, and/or heal whatever those aspects are.
Because the soul drives this process, there is no guarantee that it will be easy or predictable.
I commit to guiding you from a place of integrity and safety. If I am not able to do so, or if what arises in you asks for more, I will refer you on.
If I am worth my salt, you will emerge as your own best guide.
The four shields are a map I use for inner and outer journeys.
Please see Sessions for more information.
Specifically
I listen to you.
What do I mean by listening?
When you have asked me to listen to you, you have asked for witnessing, you know that something important is waiting, sometimes patiently, sometimes urgently, to reveal itself.
The way I listen is a ceremony into which that 'something' can begin to arrive.
I act as a guide through your wilderness of personal stories, patterns that shape you, and resistant places in your consciousness, possibly the result of unacknowledged pain.
To this end, I invite you to show me who you are.
My work may catalyze aspects of you that live in the dark. I offer you opportunities to remember, develop, nurture, and/or heal whatever those aspects are.
Because the soul drives this process, there is no guarantee that it will be easy or predictable.
I commit to guiding you from a place of integrity and safety. If I am not able to do so, or if what arises in you asks for more, I will refer you on.
Who & How
I work with individuals and collectives. We develop the best approach together, which may be distance communications/experiences, time together in the wilderness, or some combination. My work is particularly suited to those who, for whatever reason, are not willing or able to complete extended wilderness fasts or quests, yet desire the transformation that such practices offer. Please email me here to share your interest or intent, or simply for a conversation. If you are a fellow guide looking to partner for an event, please reach out!
choose an appropriate fiction by which to live your life -- james hollis
