A Wilderness Guide, Zen Buddhist Practitioner and mother of 3 children, Petra is dedicated to support meaningful Rites of Passage in the wilderness and in the urban jungle of our humaness.  She has been a vision fast guide for over 15 years.  Truly taking one's place in the world has been (and continues to be) a life long inquiry and practice for her and is at the heart of her work.

Petra works with Vision Fasts, 4 Shields teachings,  earth awareness, counsel, healing rituals and nature ceremony.  Born and raised in Germany, she is also a licensed practitioner of naturopathic medicine.  Her wilderness training in the U.S. ranges from the Bear Tribe, founded by Chippewa medicine man, Sun Bear, to the School of Lost Borders with Steven and Meredith Foster.