The Tracking Project
"Bringing the pieces together again."
2024 CALENDAR SCHEDULE OF CLASSES & GATHERINGS
January 2024 – December 2024
Please note: These listings are the dates which were fixed by February 14 of this year. We often take part in many other gatherings and events throughout the year which are hosted by a variety of other groups. These events will be placed on this Calendar as they arise.
*Courses which are open to the public are marked with a star*
January / February
The Tracking Project — Corrales.
Together with our staff and Advisors, we are writing, re-designing our website, transcribing and archiving our past work and laying the groundwork for a renewal and expansion of our Arts of Life® programs which will allow us to share more information, bring more people together and reach more people around the world.
* January 5
The Tracking Project Dream Circle — Via Zoom 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm Mountain Time
Our students know that each day of a Tracking Project class begins with the Opening Words from the Iroquois confederacy (Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen), followed by our Secrets of Natural Movement workout and a dream circle. Since June 2020, we have been continuing the dream circle on-line. This two and a half hour class includes stories from John’s unique experiences relating to the Dream World and participants sharing their dreams and insights. Through his years of study, John has developed a technology of dreaming which he calls Dreamtracking ® This system of tracking dreams offers a framework upon which one can hang other experiences such as visions, day dreams, meditations, breath work, songs, signs, feelings and intuition to form a cohesive body of knowledge. Undertake an exercise in cultivating your dream world to develop your waking reality.
In addition to this session, these future dates are already set for 2024:
February 2
March 1
April 5
May 3
June 7
July 12
August 2
September 6
October 4
November 1
December 6
Cost: $45.00 per class. Discount for a full-year’s enrollment — $ 486.00
For more information and to register, email: office@thetrackingproject.org or call 505-898-6967.
* Wilderness Immersion & Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) Back to Earth, Northern California
We will continue to maintain our alliance with the staff / outdoor leaders of Back to Earth (BTE), a California program that hosts Rites of Passage and Wilderness Immersion programs for teens ages 13 – 19. Director and Lead Guide Eli Marienthal is a member of our Nurturing the Roots (NTR)® global mentor circle. Registration for 7 and 10 day trips, June and July dates) is now open. For more information visit backtoearth.org. Please watch:
*NEW* BTE video: https://vimeo.com/900465191/0c317552e6
* February 20
We will meet with Ibrahim Loeks who works with the Mother Nature Center, the Community Seed Network and other projects in Northern New Mexico to discuss our strategy for a new series of community – based Arts of Life® projects and skills-based trainings. The Tracking Project will work with Ibrahim and others on many levels of planning and implementation. We will call on the members of our Nurturing the Roots® (NTR) network to assist us and will utilize our NTR curriculum to outreach to the youth in northern New Mexican communities. We will share more information when it becomes available to us.
* April 26 – April 28
Cultural Perspectives on Dreams and Dreaming with John Stokes — Arco Iris, Santa Fe.
Cultural Perspectives on Dreams and Dreaming has met twice a year since 2017 for a weekend workshop in a yurt in Santa Fe to share the dreaming wisdom of Native Elders and healers from around the world. Traditional cultures have found an amazing range of styles to express their experiences in the dream world. Using the technique of “Dreamtracking®”, we will look at the ecology of dreams through the eyes of many varied cultures and traditions. Whether you are a seasoned dreamer, or new to this concept, join us for a powerful/ compelling weekend of sharing dreams, stories, tracking and more.
** For information and registration, contact The Tracking Project at:
p. (505) 898.6967, or: office@thetrackingproject.org
Cost: $250 + $35 registration fee.
*Virtual attendance is also available.
May 9
Mother Nature Center, Santa Fe, NM.
The Mother Nature Center has received a 3-year grant — Exist Differently Philosophy / Resilient Communities grant —awarded by the United Way of Northern New Mexico. John Stokes and other members of The Tracking Project’s Nurturing the Roots mentor network have joined the team to present an on-going series of presentations in tracking, Earth Restoration (healthy soil, food security), Peacemaking, Arts of Life ® and the healing arts.
August 29
Record podcast with Ricardo Sierra of Hawk Circles, New York.
This podcast with John Stokes will be in Ricardo’s series, The Wilderness Educator. Ricardo is a long-time friend
and a member of our NTR mentor network. Through his site — hawkcircle.com — you will find many listing for camps, trainings and retreats. J This podcast should be available in late September.
September 2
Assembly of Generational Wisdom, Zoom conference sponsored by the
Institute of Natural Law.
We have been invited to the first gathering of this Assembly, an initiative of the Institute established in 2023 by Dr. Zach Bush. The Institute seeks to “connect people with the organizing intelligence of Nature for systemic transformation.” The Tracking Project team will include John Stokes and Eli Marienthal of Back to Earth.
September 13
Cottonwood Montessori School, Corrales, NM.
John Stokes will present a fireside storytelling session for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students of the school, together with their parents for a storytelling / camp out experience.
* October 25 – 27
Cultural Perspectives on Dreams and Dreaming with John Stokes — Arco Iris, Santa Fe.
Cultural Perspectives on Dreams and Dreaming has met twice a year since 2017 for a weekend workshop in a yurt in Santa Fe to share the dreaming wisdom of Native Elders and healers from around the world. Traditional cultures have found an amazing range of styles to express their experiences in the dream world. Using the technique of “Dreamtracking®”, we will look at the ecology of dreams through the eyes of many varied cultures and traditions. Whether you are a seasoned dreamer, or new to this concept, join us for a powerful/ compelling weekend of sharing dreams, stories, tracking and more.
** For information and registration, contact The Tracking Project at:
p. (505) 898.6967, or: office@thetrackingproject.org
Cost: $250 + $35 registration fee.
*Virtual attendance is also available.
