Forgotten Skillz

12/16/2025

Lots happening in the SynchroVerse...

The SynchroVerse is in full motion this January—bringing experiential education, hands-on creativity, and movement-based wellness to learners of all ages.

Each program reflects Synchronicity Coaching’s mission: to help people grow through story, movement, craft, and discovery. Whether you’re guiding students through a STEM adventure, exploring ancestral skills with your family, or reconnecting with your own well-being—there’s something this month for every curious mind and open heart.

Here’s just some of what’s happening:

🔸 Jan 10 – Wilderness Survival Basics
Three sessions in one day! Learn core survival skills with Forgotten Skillz:
• 10:00am – Sands Point Preserve
• 2:00pm – Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
• 6:00pm – CEED in Brookhaven
📍 www.ForgottenSkillz.com/events

🔸 Jan 17 – ScribeCraft I: Ink Masters at the Vanderbilt Museum
Explore natural ink chemistry and early writing tools in this hands-on workshop.
📍 www.ForgottenSkillz.com/events

🔸 Jan 19 – Ninja Née and the Secret of the Signal Tower at Sands Point Preserve
An MLK Day science adventure for kids in grades 2–5, blending STEM and storytelling.
📍 www.NinjaNee.com/events

🔸 Jan 21 & 28 – Tai Chi Simplified at Brookhaven Free Library
A clear, grounded introduction to tai chi for adults—ideal for those curious about the practice without the mysticism.
📍 www.SynchroCoaching.com/events

🔸 Jan 25 – ScribeCraft I: Ink Masters at Sands Point Preserve
Explore natural ink chemistry and early writing tools in this hands-on workshop.
📍 www.ForgottenSkillz.com/events

Across the SynchroVerse, we design experiences that help learners connect with the world, with others, and with themselves. Join us for a month of meaningful learning, creativity, and personal growth.

12/15/2025

Still looking for those last-minute gifts for the bushcrafter or ancestral skills enthusiast in your life? Here are a few suggestions that are sure to be a hit!

Last-Minute Gift Ideas for People Who Love Ancestral Skills and Old Ways of Living

12/14/2025

12/13/2025

See you this afternoon!

12/09/2025

We love when parents bring their kids to our workshops. This is how ancestral skill is transmitted, how bonds are made, and we ensure a place in the memories of future generations when it is our turn to join the ancestors.

Together with our other partners in the SynchroVerse, we've already got over 50 events on the books for the next year. Some are for kids, some for adults, some for the whole family. It would be cool to see you there (with or without a the extra generations).

Check out the list of Forgotten Skillz events on our website: www.ForgottenSkillz.com/events

12/08/2025

An Asian friend once told me that we Americans kill more nutrition with pesticides than we preserve, and that our world would be a different place if we just got over it and started eating the bugs. Want to try? Check out this article fr some good starting suggestions... and some great stocking stuffer ideas for the adventurous person in your life!

Eating bugs may seem strange, but throughout time bugs have been a reliable, nutrient-rich food that modern eaters are starting to appreciate again

12/03/2025

Most people see Forgotten Skillz as a workshop series about ancestral crafts, but the truth is that it started much more personally.

It began with a crochet hook.

Years ago, I set out to make a blanket for my grandmother so she could stay warm in the nursing home. It was the kind of project that forces you to slow down—loop by loop, inch by inch—until the noise of the world fades and you’re just… making something that matters for someone you love. I didn’t know it at the time, but that simple act planted the first seed.

The second spark came during the early days of the pandemic, when the world shut down and a few friends and I escaped to the woods just to stay sane. We shared stories, swapped wilderness lore, and rediscovered old ways of doing things—not because it was trendy, but because uncertainty pushed us to become creative again. To reconnect. To make do. To remember.

Those two moments—one quiet and intimate, one communal and filled with the smell of pine and possibility—collided into what would eventually become Forgotten Skillz.

A reminder that the skills we think we’ve lost are never really gone. They’re just waiting for us to pick them back up.

12/02/2025

Something new is taking shape at Forgotten Skillz.
Our online learning platform is now live, and the very first free course just dropped.

It’s a small step toward a much bigger vision, and you’re invited to be one of the first to try it. The course is in Beta, which means it’s available early while we continue improving and expanding what’s possible.

If you’ve ever wanted a simple, meaningful way to begin reconnecting with ancestral practices, this is your starting point.

Begin the free course here:
👉 Ancestral Notebook Foundations
https://bit.ly/FS-Course

More courses, deeper dives, and full learning paths are on the way.

12/01/2025

Making crockpot Skause for dinner 😋
Recipe ⬇️

12/01/2025

We invite you to join us at CEED on Saturday, December 13, from 3 to 6 PM for their Winter Solstice Festival.

Enjoy live music from The North Folk, cozy crafts, a storytime with the Brookhaven Free Library, warm drinks from The Mighty Bean, and plenty of seasonal fun for the whole family.

By the fireside, we'll be leading a free burn bowl workshop. Using glowing embers drawn from the communal flame, participants will guide heat and breath to carve hollows into solid wood, creating one-of-a-kind burn bowls. This ancient technique, once used across cultures to form cups, canoes, and tools, turns simple firecraft into quiet meditation.

We hope you’ll come spend some time outdoors, connect with your community, and welcome the returning light.

CEED flyer illustrations by Jessie Hartland.