Deb Matlock, MA
Nature-based Spiritual Companion and Guide, Animal Communicator, Educator, Spiritual Ecologist
“When the concept of human spirit is understood as the mode of consciousness in which the individual feels connected to the Cosmos as a whole, it becomes clear that ecological awareness is spiritual in its deepest sense.”
– Fritjof Capra
Helping weave your spiritual connection to wild nature into your life and work.
Howdy! Welcome to the Wild Rhythms website. Thank you for stopping by.
I am Deb Matlock. I started Wild Rhythms in 2003 to help people discover and develop their deep, sacred, authentic, and empowered spiritual connection to wild nature, all life, and the world of spirit.
I have worked in the nature connection and environmental education fields for over two decades. I am also a nature and animal-loving person who loves to garden, hang out with my dogs, and explore all the ways humans can and do connect and communicate across species lines.
As a spiritual seeker myself, I continually engage with the mystery that is the truth of our existence, and I find that mystery reflected deeply in the wild, natural world.
What I do~
I offer professional training programs, retreats, workshops, and custom programs to support people, groups, and organizations as they weave their spiritual and wild connections to the natural world into their lives and work.
Thank you for visiting my website! I hope you find inspiration here. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to chat.
~Deb
A glance at my Wild Rhythms offerings…
Wild Rhythms Professional Practitioner Training
I work with small groups of healers, coaches, educators, and other practitioners to show you how to guide your clients in spiritually focused, earth-centered nature connection practices to aid in their healing and growth…and to do it from a place of deep grounding in your own practice.
We nurture your own unique and wildly personal, reciprocal relationship with the earth and the world of spirit, explore your abilities to communicate with animals and the natural world, and deepen your relationship with your wild soul so you can live fully from this place of connection and bring in core nature connection practices to your own clients and communities.
Wild Rhythms Professional Practitioner Training
I work with small groups of healers, coaches, educators, and other practitioners to show you how to guide your clients in spiritually focused, earth-centered nature connection practices to aid in their healing and growth…and to do it from a place of deep grounding in your own practice.
We nurture your own unique and wildly personal, reciprocal relationship with the earth and the world of spirit, explore your abilities to communicate with animals and the natural world, and deepen your relationship with your wild soul so you can live fully from this place of connection and bring in core nature connection practices to your own clients and communities.
Spiritually – focused Nature Connection Workshops and Retreats
Wild Rhythms offers a variety of retreats, workshops, presentations, and custom programs to help participants increase awareness, experience the outdoors, and deepen their connection to Spirit, animals, and the earth. These fun, thoughtful, and experientially-based programs are offered to the public and available upon request for groups and organizations.
Spiritually – focused Nature Connection Workshops and Retreats
Wild Rhythms offers a variety of retreats, workshops, presentations, and custom programs to help participants increase awareness, experience the outdoors, and deepen their connection to Spirit, animals, and the earth. These fun, thoughtful, and experientially-based programs are offered to the public and available upon request for groups and organizations.
Why is this work so important?
As you know, in many cases people behave as if the other beings on this earth do not have inherent value independent of their “use” for humans. The amazing, beautiful, magical natural world is often relegated to the status of “resource” instead of being alive and valuable in it its own right.
Helping to create a world where animals and nature are valued and honored and also where humans live with a deep sense of connection to the world of spirit, themselves, each other, and the rest of the earth is truly of sacred importance.
I am sure you agree with me when I say that we must learn (or relearn) how to live compassionately and respectfully with others, human and more-than-human alike. We must do this because we are all part of the web of life on this planet; we all need each other in order to survive and indeed to thrive. It is within this sense of connectedness and relationship, that we may find a new way forward.
I am not alone in my thinking, and indeed many people, organizations, and businesses are focused on these very issues. I intend that my life’s work will add to this and support not only those seeking a sense of deep connection for the first time but those who are already doing this work in their own unique ways and wish to deepen and expand their experience.
“Working with Deb is a very powerful experience. Her unique skill set along with her amazing intuition really helped bring my own personal issues into focus so I could handle them authentically. She has given me countless suggestions, ideas and exercises to help me stay connected to the beauty around me and grounded during some of the most chaotic times of my life. I highly recommend working with her!”