About

James Watson, Founder

From an early age, James has sought a more profound understanding of the comforts that nature provides. As a child, the natural world, the hedgerows and woodlands around the village where he lived offered him this. As the years passed his desire to understand the mysteries of Nature grew. This yearning has led him to the teachings of Grandfather Stalking Wolf. Although this man had completed his life’s journey many decades ago James discovered his philosophy to be as relevant today.

Through his pursuit to wilderness James has studied and followed many paths to develop the numerous skills and knowledge he has today. Studying Environmental management and Ecology at College and University, being involved with eco building, sustainability and woodland management, as well as studying under the worlds most legendary teachers of survival. 

James has frequently writen a column in a well known UK survival magazine as well as offering his expertise and advice to museums, universities and the like. He has dedicated his life to passing on the knowledge, as he feels it is of great importance to the modern world. James has a deep respect for the skills our ancestors and those people of today, who live close to the earth.

Hana Jones, Guest Instructor

Hana has been walking a path close to nature and the Earth since she can remember. She grew up with one foot on each continent, with her early childhood in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and subsequently here in Britain.  She has had a wide-ranging career, always working closely with people either as a body worker, remedial exercise teacher or trainer. She has many years of experience supporting people through personal development processes within the whole range of the healing, balancing and group work that she facilitates. As part of her vision to bring our children back into nature and to ensure we have caretakers for our planet in the future, she currently trains teachers to become Forest School leaders .

Hana first went to The Tom Brown, Tracker School in 1998 and has continued to study with Tom in the philosophical and spiritual aspects of Grandfather Stalking Wolf's teachings.  She has been privileged to work with Black Wolf Jones, an elder and medicine teacher of the Ojibwe tribe, and spent a period of time in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea learning from the indigenous people of the Hunstein Range.  In 2001 she trained with Malcolm Ringwalt of Earth Heart to run a protected Vision Quest and has frequently been part of the Protector team for Earth Heart Vision Quests, including two 100 person quests, since then.

Hana is very excited to be able to take part in the continuing growth of the Native Awareness School to help others to remember their birthright and develop the spiritual and physical skills to be able to clarify their own vision and walk their path of purpose.