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WHY CLIMBING?
WHY CLIMBING?
Rock climbing has a unique way of bringing us into the present moment.
Rock climbing has a unique way of bringing us into the present moment.
On the wall, we have to feel our feet, regulate our breath, find balance, make decisions, and respond to what is happening right now.
On the wall, we have to feel our feet, regulate our breath, find balance, make decisions, and respond to what is happening right now.
Climbing gives us a physical environment in which to explore something that is much bigger than climbing itself: how we meet challenge.
Climbing gives us a physical environment in which to explore something that is much bigger than climbing itself: how we meet challenge.
We aren't climbing simply to reach the top. We climb to become more aware of ourselves while we're getting there.
We aren't climbing simply to reach the top. We climb to become more aware of ourselves while we're getting there.
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FEAR
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FEAR
Fear is part of being human.
Fear is part of being human.
On the wall, we have an opportunity to experience fear in a contained and supported environment. We can notice what happens in the body when we feel uncertain, vulnerable, or challenged.
On the wall, we have an opportunity to experience fear in a contained and supported environment. We can notice what happens in the body when we feel uncertain, vulnerable, or challenged.
We don't practice conquering fear.
We don't practice conquering fear.
We practice being with it.
We practice being with it.
Sometimes that means taking the next step. Sometimes it means resting. Sometimes it means coming down.
Sometimes that means taking the next step. Sometimes it means resting. Sometimes it means coming down.
The practice is learning to recognize the difference between danger, discomfort, and the edge of our familiar comfort zone.
The practice is learning to recognize the difference between danger, discomfort, and the edge of our familiar comfort zone.
What happens when we can feel fear without allowing fear to make every decision for us?
What happens when we can feel fear without allowing fear to make every decision for us?
TRUST & SAFETY
TRUST & SAFETY
Climbing makes trust tangible.
Climbing makes trust tangible.
When you're on the wall, you depend on another person to manage the rope and communicate with you. You have to listen. You have to speak clearly. You have to ask for what you need.
When you're on the wall, you depend on another person to manage the rope and communicate with you. You have to listen. You have to speak clearly. You have to ask for what you need.
At the same time, trust doesn't mean giving away your responsibility. You remain connected to your own body, your own boundaries, and your own awareness.
At the same time, trust doesn't mean giving away your responsibility. You remain connected to your own body, your own boundaries, and your own awareness.
We explore what it feels like to be supported without becoming passive, and vulnerable without abandoning ourselves.
We explore what it feels like to be supported without becoming passive, and vulnerable without abandoning ourselves.
THE MWA APPROACH
THE MWA APPROACH
Movement → Awareness → Experience → Integration
Movement → Awareness → Experience → Integration
We begin by arriving in the body.
We begin by arriving in the body.
We climb and experience what arises.
We climb and experience what arises.
We notice our breath, sensations, emotions, thoughts, impulses, and relationships.
We notice our breath, sensations, emotions, thoughts, impulses, and relationships.
Then we take time to reflect.
Then we take time to reflect.
The climb becomes more than an activity. It becomes an experience we can integrate.
The climb becomes more than an activity. It becomes an experience we can integrate.
YOUR ROLE / MY ROLE
YOUR ROLE / MY ROLE
My role is not to teach you how to become a climber.
My role is not to teach you how to become a climber.
I'm not a certified climbing instructor or professional mountain guide. My role within Rock Climbing Integration is to facilitate the embodied, contemplative, and integrative aspects of the experience.
I'm not a certified climbing instructor or professional mountain guide. My role within Rock Climbing Integration is to facilitate the embodied, contemplative, and integrative aspects of the experience.
The climbing experience itself must always be conducted within appropriate safety practices and within the abilities and qualifications of the people responsible for the climbing activity.
The climbing experience itself must always be conducted within appropriate safety practices and within the abilities and qualifications of the people responsible for the climbing activity.
GROUP SIZE & PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE
GROUP SIZE & PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE
Rock Climbing Integration is intentionally kept small.
Rock Climbing Integration is intentionally kept small.
When a session requires additional technical climbing expertise or the group size calls for professional guiding support, a qualified climbing professional will be brought into the experience.
When a session requires additional technical climbing expertise or the group size calls for professional guiding support, a qualified climbing professional will be brought into the experience.
In those cases, the additional professional cost will be reflected in the session contribution.
In those cases, the additional professional cost will be reflected in the session contribution.
WHAT TO EXPECT
WHAT TO EXPECT
Each session may include:
Each session may include:
• Grounding and embodied awareness
• Breath and movement
• Climbing and partner communication
• Exploration of fear, trust and personal boundaries
• Time in nature
• Reflection and integration
• Grounding and embodied awareness
• Breath and movement
• Climbing and partner communication
• Exploration of fear, trust and personal boundaries
• Time in nature
• Reflection and integration
CONTRIBUTION / NEXT SESSION
CONTRIBUTION / NEXT SESSION
Small-group sessions are contribution-based.
Small-group sessions are contribution-based.
Contributions help support equipment, access to climbing spaces, and the continuation of MWA community experiences.
Contributions help support equipment, access to climbing spaces, and the continuation of MWA community experiences.
When professional climbing guidance is required, the contribution for that session will reflect the additional professional cost.
When professional climbing guidance is required, the contribution for that session will reflect the additional professional cost.
A typical session
A typical session
Arrive & Ground
10–15 minutes of simple movement, breath, and embodied awareness.
Arrive & Ground
10–15 minutes of simple movement, breath, and embodied awareness.
Climb
60–90 minutes of climbing, with attention to movement, breath, trust, fear, and presence.
Climb
60–90 minutes of climbing, with attention to movement, breath, trust, fear, and presence.
Pause & Reflect
A short period to come down, reconnect with the body, and notice what the experience brought up.
Pause & Reflect
A short period to come down, reconnect with the body, and notice what the experience brought up.
Integrate
Conversation, reflection, or a simple MWA practice connecting the climbing experience to everyday life.
Integrate
Conversation, reflection, or a simple MWA practice connecting the climbing experience to everyday life.
That makes the concept tangible.
That makes the concept tangible.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Rock Climbing Integration is for people who are curious about exploring themselves through movement, challenge, and connection.
Rock Climbing Integration is for people who are curious about exploring themselves through movement, challenge, and connection.
You might already climb regularly, be returning to climbing after time away, or simply be curious about experiencing climbing in a different way.
You might already climb regularly, be returning to climbing after time away, or simply be curious about experiencing climbing in a different way.
You don't need to climb the hardest route or reach the top.
You don't need to climb the hardest route or reach the top.
Curiosity matters more than performance.
Curiosity matters more than performance.
No climbing experience required for sessions specifically designated as beginner-friendly.
No climbing experience required for sessions specifically designated as beginner-friendly.
SAFETY & SCOPE
SAFETY & SCOPE
Rock climbing involves inherent physical risk.
Rock climbing involves inherent physical risk.
Rock Climbing Integration is an embodied-awareness experience focused on movement, presence, trust, fear, and personal exploration. It is not presented as professional climbing instruction, technical coaching, or mountain guiding.
Rock Climbing Integration is an embodied-awareness experience focused on movement, presence, trust, fear, and personal exploration. It is not presented as professional climbing instruction, technical coaching, or mountain guiding.
Tre, facilitator of Mixed Wellness Arts, is not a certified climbing instructor or professional mountain guide. His role is to facilitate the embodied, contemplative, and integrative aspects of the experience.
Tre, facilitator of Mixed Wellness Arts, is not a certified climbing instructor or professional mountain guide. His role is to facilitate the embodied, contemplative, and integrative aspects of the experience.
Where professional climbing instruction or guiding is required, appropriately qualified climbing professionals will be engaged.
Where professional climbing instruction or guiding is required, appropriately qualified climbing professionals will be engaged.
Participants are expected to communicate their experience level, physical limitations, and boundaries, and to follow all safety procedures and instructions applicable to each session.
Participants are expected to communicate their experience level, physical limitations, and boundaries, and to follow all safety procedures and instructions applicable to each session.
Safety comes before performance.
Safety comes before performance.
Contribution / Next Session
Contribution / Next Session
JOIN THE EXPERIENCE
JOIN THE EXPERIENCE
Small-group • Outdoor • Tenerife
Small-group • Outdoor • Tenerife
These sessions are offered on a contribution basis.
These sessions are offered on a contribution basis.
Your contribution helps support climbing equipment, access to climbing spaces, and the continuation of MWA community experiences.
Your contribution helps support climbing equipment, access to climbing spaces, and the continuation of MWA community experiences.
When professional climbing guidance is required, the additional cost of the qualified climbing professional will be reflected in that session's contribution.
When professional climbing guidance is required, the additional cost of the qualified climbing professional will be reflected in that session's contribution.
Suggested contribution: €10–€20
Suggested contribution: €10–€20
The goal isn't to conquer the rock.
The goal isn't to conquer the rock.
It's to meet yourself on it.
It's to meet yourself on it.
READY TO CLIMB?
READY TO CLIMB?
Come explore movement, awareness, trust, and our relationship with fear
Come explore movement, awareness, trust, and our relationship with fear
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