You don’t just live in a world, a world lives in YOU.
Hi, I’m Christopher Robbins…
It’s taken me a lifetime, but I’m finally starting to wake up. I still have a long way to go, but for now I have come to reconcile with years of unconscious suffering and self-inflicted pain. When we meet, you’ll learn what I mean. I consider myself a mindful listener who believes part of our purpose is to get in touch with our soul. I see this pursuit as curious and uncertain but also universal and life-affirming.
I grew up a lucky kid, exposed by chance to ontological thinking and camping in the great outdoors. My family was loving and adventurous and taught me much about listening. Naturally, none of it helped me avoid personal detours, dead ends or destructive behavior. Professionally, I have played corporate roles and launched entrepreneurial ventures, in Europe then America, across disciplines and many industries.
Inside of this 25+ year run, I have failed far more than I have succeeded.
My proverbial rock bottom hit as I entered my forties. In those dark years, I fought on the battlefield of failure, regret, shame, addiction and even depression. Through the fog I began to see how much time I had spent trying to prove my worth, hide my truth or just be someone I wasn’t.
In the creation of Soul Degree, I rediscovered a sequestered source of joy — in slowing down and circling up with people in pursuit of deeper meaning. More specifically, I realized what I really needed was to connect with and forge honest relationship with spirited guys in remote, natural settings.
Since then I have been navigating my own healing journey. Most impactful to me has been honest self reflection and steadfast inquiry into things that matter, about why we are here, about how we distinguish between success and satisfaction, and what we should do with the precious moments that remain. Suffice it to say, these are conversations I hope to have with YOU.
“Soul Degree has changed my everyday life in the way I think, act, and feel. It has allowed me to be myself.”
— Jonathan