S.2, EP.33 - LIVING BY NATURE WITH THIJMEN APSWOUDE

Move Wild Podcast

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About today’s show:

Today I am sharing a conversation I had with Thijmen Apswoude of Living by Nature.

Thijmen grew up amongst hunters, nature lovers, bee keepers and many other nature oriented enthusiasts. At the tender age of seventeen, Thijmen moved out being already well groomed to meet nature’s tough demands. It was at this age with an already good understanding, he started developing his know-how of nature by his own initiative. He stocked up on nature themed books, went out to forests with friends and acquaintances and experimented with all kinds of shelter building, crafting, cordage, foraging for food and gaining an overall experience of living in the wild. He not only went by the modern equipment for surviving in such environments, but indulged in learning and adapting the ancient ways of survival. It is then he first coined the term ‘bushcraft’ among friends. Little did anyone know that soon hereafter, at the age of 18, Thijmen would not only be scurrying amongst trees and bushes for pure fun. He would transform his passion into something that has become more than learning. It has become teaching.

His knowledge of living by nature has become abundant; he’s applied himself to showing others the craft and benefits of the ways of old. The ways that still apply today. Surviving alone or with a single companion for over five weeks, with no other equipment than a knife, has taught him many things. Not in the least that he found his place.

It isn’t where walls of brick and stone keep out the conditions that weary most other people. It is those places where you feel small and one with nature. Where he doesn’t feel like a citizen but a human being. “If you’ve never done it before, it’s hard to imagine,” he says, “I became conscious.” Over the past ten years he has seen many European and Canadian landscapes and designed courses for each different environment and scenario. Has has developed several courses for bushcraft schools in Europe and has been a guest instructor for companies and founded his own school: Living by Nature, which nowadays is one of the most outstanding schools in primitive and native skills

.Links to connect with Thijmen:

Website - https://livingbynature.co.uk

Instagram - @livingbynatureofficial

Email - [e-mail]

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