Hey, I’m Collin!
My mission is to help nature lovers empower themselves to experience the magic that gets drained from everyday life. Through Enchanted Walks, Backpacking, Sacred Movement, and Mystical Practices, I help you develop the self-confidence and practical tools needed to face any challenge with trust and curiosity.
“Collin is a powerful energy weaver. She holds beautiful, safe and joyful sacred space. Her creative spirit comes through in everything she does. She is the goddess in action, and I highly recommend going on a spiritual adventure with her! She is indeed the Awakener of Magic!!”
-Niki Coate, Founder and Director Healing House
Cusco and Pachananda Retreat Center
“Collin’s events are always a celebration of the Divine essence expressing through our physical selves! She facilitates experiential programs for the inquisitive who are willing to discover their heart’s true longing. I always leave her presence feeling deeply centered, quietly peaceful and joyfully exhilarated!”
-Elana Sunseri
Clear Mind Body Spirit LLC
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“WildWood Magic: A Guide to Walking as a Sacred Path is amazing!!! I had the pleasure of working with Collin a year ago and she taught me soooo much!!!!
I don’t always take the best notes so having so much of her teachings written in a book is awesome! I appreciated her sharing her personal story as well as sharing her sacred path! I could say so much but I’ll end with, Just Buy This Book….you won’t regret it!” -L.C.
READ THE LATEST MAGICAL MUSINGS:
BACKCOUNTRY FOOD STORAGE: I HEART BEAR CABLES
Safely storing food so it doesn't end up in the claws (or teeth!) of an opportunistic critter while backpacking can be a bit of a circus act. Food storage has baffled backpackers since the dawn of trail mix. From learning how to master the elusive “PCT hang” without knocking yourself out with a rock [...]
THINGS RIDGERUNNERS WANT HIKERS TO KNOW: PART 1
I was recently asked to submit a post to the communications director of the ATC to write a blog post entitled “Things Ridgerunners Wish Hikers Knew.” Here in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, we have awesome moldering privies that keep pristinely clean and well maintained. They don’t smell badly, and they function perfectly… [...]
EMBRACE THE STINK
Being raised by an OCD-level clean freak of a mother, I’m pretty sure I drove her absolutely nuts with my insatiable obsession with playing outside in the dirt. Backpacking, for me, may have started as an excuse to live in my natural element — to be filthy, feral, and unapologetically smelly. Somewhere deep down, [...]