From 11 June – 14 July Emma undertook a month-long training programme with the School of Lost Borders in the Inyo Forest of California. It was a rich and intense experience, living in community in the desert, connecting deeply with nature and self. She brings back much she is still processing to enrich her life and work as wordsmith, guide and elder… Emma is uploading the WhatsApp blog she wrote for family and friends below as she goes… Please keep returning here to catch the unfolding story – and click here for the next instalment of July-Aug.