Earth Living Skills

We guide people towards being comfortable in nature by providing hands-on experiences.

We are a collective of ancestral skill instructors, naturalists, adventurers, healers and educators who mentor and teach with knowledge, experience and passion. Instructor Bios:

Ian Mackinnon first learned about wilderness survival in New Jersey, at Tom Browns Tracker School in 2003, and after taking several courses, went on
to intern at the school in 2008.Since then he has worked as an instruct

03/31/2025

Kealey and I were softening roadkill pelts in front of Elevate last Friday trying to entice healing clients but it’s been a bit of a slow month. Please book a healing session today! Link in bio..

03/23/2025

Fire raft challenge!

03/05/2025

02/16/2025

When teens make fire with friction I feel like the future stewards of our earth are empowered with self knowledge.

02/12/2025

I’m ready for ps 321 2nd Graders in Prospect Park!

02/10/2025

The lake behind our house has been frozen for several weeks now. It’s always amazing to see the landscape from the perspective of standing on the ice - I’m more often swimming in the water during the warmer months. So the perspective of five feet higher and on top of what is usually moving and sparking and responding to the wind. The ice and snow responds to the wind, and ice crystals sparkle but the winter landscape has so much more mystery and potential in many ways.