We believe…
In using the world as a canvas and our connections with others as a mirror — listening attentively to their subtle messages — to gain clarity and refine ourselves.
In the cultivation of intimacy with all of existence through prioritizing presence and focused attention.
That the fastest way forward is inward.
This is what we explore together at ADVENTURE AWAKE through transformational expeditions, intensives, and retreats.
Founded, curated & facilitated by Antesa Jensen
Over the past 20 years, I’ve devoted much of my time and energy to exploring the planet and the myriad of diverse civilizations which exist on it.
My pursuits were inspired by an instinctive urge and insatiable curiosity to research the very nature of society and the human condition, and what binds us to it (and subsequently what liberates us from it).
A journey which started as a collection of external experiences and challenge of my tightly-gripped philosophies about humanity very quickly turned into a swift wringing out of my soul.
I got totally, completely, turned inside-out.
Each location, experience, and person I met along the way revealed aspects of myself which I had never encountered before, polarizing me further into the unknown and unwittingly conjuring the very fabric of my being to express itself by any means necessary.
Shamanic ceremonies with reindeer herders in remote Siberian Mongolia.
Dancing with Cubans in the narrow cobblestone streets of Santiago de Cuba.
Hitchhiking from one town to the next in the Faroe Islands.
Enjoying a home-cooked meal with Berbers in the Atlas mountains of Morocco.
The innate novelty of displacing and immersing myself into these experiences was affording me access to not only parts unknown on the planet, but also parts unknown within myself.
My mysticism.
My sensuality.
My adventurous spirit.
My devotion to the purest expression of love.
I consider these years of boundless exploration an extended gestational period for the eventual launch of Adventure Awake. I knew something magical was available in this cocktail of ingredients, and I knew it required a missing element to truly potentiate it and create alchemy.
Travel is intrinsically transformational. Just drinking the water and breathing the air in a new location creates a spark of new cells and bacteria in the body. But to really use these experiences — to bring them home with you and reignite them from within — you need a guide.
I look forward to adventuring awake together with you.