Quiet Park Series: Boundary Waters Canoe Area
$1,950
4 Day(s) 3 Night(s)
Quiet Park Series
There are more stress-triggering stimuli today than ever before….
Yet we’re operating on the same hardware we always have. The list below are common consequences; maybe you’re experiencing some?
That "URGENT" email we get on Friday evening elicits the same fight/flight response that our ancestors activated to react to a predator
It's impossible to focus on the important things (or even figure out what they are) when so many things are grabbing at our attention
The constant processing of and responding to so many stimuli lead us toward burnout and loss of passion, creativity, and motivation
Hi, Anthony Lorubbio here. I’m a two-time founder, three-time CEO, and the guy behind Recal. I experienced some business success early in my career, but along that journey I often felt distracted, disconnected, and lacking a greater purpose behind my work.
I went looking for answers, and I found tools that changed my life. I then began to share them with others and found this problem is massive — there’s an entire field of study into this called the Mismatch Theory of Evolution. In short, modern-day stimuli are overwhelming our ages-old operating system.
I launched Recal, which is short for recalibrate, to get the tools that work for me — breathwork, nature, travel, cold exposure, mindfulness, community, and more — into the hands of people like you to better navigate stressors and live a more fulfilling and intentional life. That’s my hope for you, at least!
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We believe that living life with intention and purpose means unlocking all of what the human experience has to offer, tapping into what you’re really meant for and not putting effort into a slew of unintentional results.
Our goal is to provide highly productive, professionally ambitious individuals like you with nature and science-based tools to unlock a more fulfilling and mindful way of living and working in the modern world. Our community is full of people that have worked hard, hit the milestones toward success, achieved some financial reward, yet aren’t quite feeling that sense of fulfillment and happiness they expected.
So, what can you do about it?
These are our signature trips that combine mindfulness with adventure travel.
We combine adventure travel with breathwork and other mindfulness practices to recalibrate your nervous system. Each trip is co-hosted by a group of independently-owned, racially inclusive, and sustainability-minded outfitters, in tandem with a Recal Coach. You can view our trips below:
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