About James

I grew up in rural southern Oregon where I was free to run wild on the banks of the Rogue River, the foothills and forests of the Cascade mountains, and the oak savanna of the Rogue Valley. This freedom to explore and feel at home in nature cultivated a deep, lifelong relationship with both nature and adventure.  

It wasn’t until I began trail running that I first recognized the possibility of movement in nature as a holistic practice. This drew me towards the study of nutrition, human movement and the primal relationships humans have held with nature.

I started Primal Nature Fitness in 2018, focusing primarily on using nature based fitness to help facilitate a reunion between humans and the natural world. I immediately saw that, though this is an important aspect of healing, there was so much more that my clients were seeking than increased physical health or the primarily physical connection with nature my practice was offering them.

This led me to train as a Nature Connected Life Coach and Transformational Wilderness Guide through Earth Based Institute in Boulder, CO. Here I found both a practice I was passionate about and something I was gifted in facilitating.

Since then, my journey to becoming a better coach and guide has led me to focus on a variety of facilitation tools including Partswork, Processwork, and plant medicine facilitation.