Apprentice to the Wild
Kurt Hoelting

In Apprentice to the Wild, long-time wilderness guide and meditation teacher Kurt Hoelting charts the evolution of his path from his early encounters with wildness and risk on commercial fishing vessels in Alaska to his embrace of Zen practice as a gateway to the wild within. Inspired by the words and friendship of Gary Snyder, Hoelting founded Inside Passages, guiding mindfulness-based kayaking expeditions in Alaska focused on how the “practice of the wild” informs both our inner and outer landscapes. In later essays, he reveals the role of grief as teacher in his own life and sets out to discover what it means to become an elder in turbulent times. With honesty and compassion, Hoelting offers wise and timely advice: “No matter how domesticated our lives may feel, no matter how hard we may try to build a cocoon of comfort and convenience around ourselves, we remain children of the wild.... It matters that we recover a more ancient alignment with nature's unfolding, and soon.”  

$20.00 ISBN 979-8-99174-002-9
Coming February 2025