Nathan Tinder

About Nathan Tinder

As a multi-faceted professional, I have dedicated my life to a range of holistic practices that contribute to both individual well-being and the broader environment. My role as a sacred plant cultivator involves the nurturing and cultivation of plants with spiritual significance while ensuring sustainable and regenerative farming methods. I tend to the earth with a deep commitment to regenerative practices, fostering biodiversity and soil health. As an educator, I share knowledge on ancestral arts, fire-making techniques, and re-wilding to bridge the gap between past wisdom and contemporary life. My expertise extends to somatic bodywork, where I facilitate physical and emotional healing for clients, promoting holistic health and harmony. My work embodies a holistic, regenerative, and sustainable approach, connecting people with nature and ancient traditions while promoting individual well-being.

Experience

1. Transformational Retreat Facilitator & Leadership Development

   Hummingbird Hearth

   Jan 2007 — Present · Ashland, OR, US

   Hummingbird Hearth is an educational and retreat center in Southern Oregon with a focus on cultivating consciousness, compassion and regenerative healing technologies. Our unique approach is specifically designed around bridging traditional and new paradigm ways, allowing the plants to show the way, while helping one to navigate the journey of discovery. We bring over 25 years of experience in the healing arts and sacred plant meditations. Nathan has been growing and tending San Pedro plants for a couple decades, learning from the plants directly. He also has practiced Earth Living Skills for 30 years and Teaches Creation Story through Friction Fire Hand Drill. He believes the practice of ancient skills are actually Future Technologies. Learning these skills creates a real metaphorical connection that enables whole body ~ whole mind healing. Through elemental rituals and somatic bodywork, he midwifes the Infinite Self into the Here and Now.Shannon is passionate about helping each person find their potency and prosperity through embodiment. She uses a variety of techniques to help one resolve tension, heal trauma and release limiting physical and emotional blocks. Shannon provides a safe, comfortable and sacred space for healing to unfold and radiance to flourish.Hummingbird Hearth offers individual and group Transformational retreats, Sacred Fire & Ancestral Healing Arts, Ceremony, Rite of Passages, Education, and Somatic Bodywork.

Education

• University of Utah

  Bachelor's in Recreation Education, Outdoor Education

  1995 — 1999