Cultivate
Balance, Connection, Growth, and Presence.
LIFE SKILLS MENTORING
Meeting you where you are in navigating your soul’s journey.
One to one mentoring as well as group experiences for young adult men.
Russell offers heart centered mentorship to enliven your contemplative practice, to re-imagine your sense of belonging with the land, and to join you on your quest for re-wilding your being.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
• To be met where you are with presence, curiosity and respect
• To be supported in your goals and your growth free of judgement, shame or criticism
WHAT I OFFER
• Compassionate listening
• Skillful guidance in matters of the hands and the heart
• Artful questions and inquiry practices
• Steady support, encouragement, and follow-up
• A rich harvest of life lessons to draw upon
RECIPROCITY
• Book a free INQUIRY CALL
• Book a single session
Schedule with Russell
• Once you have scheduled, please note that if you cancel within 24 hours, we are unable to refund.
• In regards to the fees, we want to honor the diversity of financial needs. Please contact us, and we will be able to work with you to determine a sliding fee and/or barter.
Russell Comstock
Educator • Mentor • Land Steward • Co-Founder
38 Years of dynamically committed marriage
Raised three children successfully into their adult years
Creatively self-employed since 1992
Highly experienced wilderness guide
Master farm-to-plate chef
35 Year practitioner and teacher of yoga and meditation as a life path
Russell, co-Founder and co-Director of Metta Earth Institute has given his life to living, learning, and loving in every way. A step-father of three for over 38 years, he is dedicated to mentoring and fathering in family and community life. Always moved by the emergent soul of earth Russell holds an MA in Contemplative and Ecological Leadership and a BA in Human Ecology.
A practitioner of yoga for more than thirty-five years, he is certified in both Interdisciplinary and Jivamukti Yoga, and brings to all his teaching a spirit of embodied devotion. Russell is a founding member of the Green Yoga Association and the Green Yoga Council. He relishes every opportunity to live and teach Yoga as a path of connection with the world around us.
Russell has trained as a quest and wilderness guide with Earth Rise Foundation, School of Lost Borders, and Outdoor Leadership Training Seminars. He was a nationally certified Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician (WEMT) for 18 years, and now maintains a Wilderness First Responder certification. With extensive experience directing programs in wilderness, adventure, and experiential education, Russell integrates a steady intention to help humans connect more compassionately with earth and with each other.
Russell has written a handbook called: Metta Earth Yoga – Contemplative Ecological Practices for a Sustainable Future. He is currently working on a second book on Contemplative Farming.
Regenerative Agriculture
• Carbon Farming
• Essentials of Soil: Composting, Cover Cropping, & Fungi
• Animal Care
• Rotational Grazing & Holistic Management
• Biodynamic & Organic Farming & Gardening
• Companion Planting
• Wild Edibles, Foraging, & Sustainable Wildcrafting
• Farm to Plate: Food Harvesting, Preparation, & Preservation
• Raw & Fermented Foods: Kombucha, Kimchi, Pickles
• Dairy, Kefir, Yogurt, & Cheese
Wilding
Deep connection with nature and re-skilling in regenerative processes brings greater sensitivity and healing into agricultural enterprises.
• Forest Ecology
• Edible Food Forests
• Mushroom Cultivation
• Natural First Aid and Wild Medicinals
• Wild Food Foraging for Edibles
• Tool Sharpening and Use
• Natural Fiber Crafting: Cordage & Baskets
• Knots, Tarps, & Wild Encampments
• Bow Drill Fire-making
• Backcountry Food Preservation
• Wilderness Ethics
• Ecopsychology Principles
• Wild Questing Process
• Wilderness Leadership
Yoga Meditation
Yoga is rooted in the understanding that everything is interconnected – earth, water, fire, air, space, soil, animals, plants, cosmos, and all beings. Practices of yoga and meditation at the river, in the forests, the gardens, and with the animals bring integration of person with Earth. These practices enrich the experience of life. When we are quiet inside, our eyes are open to the vibrancy that surrounds us. This is an opportunity to embody these practices and the contemplative ways of nature, wildness, and farm life.
• Morning Yoga & Meditation Practice
• Embodiment Principles & Processes
• Breathing Practices: Hive Mind, Breath of Joy, & Sounding Breath
• Sitting, Walking, and Work Meditations
• Drishti Eye Gaze, Earth Savasana, & other Metta Earth Yoga Practices
• Deep Ecology & Yoga Philosophy
• Green Yoga as Environmental Activism
• Circle Yoga & Partner Yoga
• Posture Practices with Nature: River, Trees, & Rocks
“Gillian and Russell… so much love, respect, reverence. Infinite gratitude for you. Do not underestimate your positive effect on the world—the evolution of humanity.”