Tanin Shunter

Tanin Shunter is an outdoor educator, founder of Kootenay Rites Of Passage, and a conscious hiphop artist (Kosmic T). With over 9 years experience mentoring youth in the Kootenays, he is honoured to support the next generation in discovering their gifts and in deepening their connection to Mother Nature.

His professional experiences include a B.A in business, former ECE assistant, 1:1 behavioural support (E.A), leading & facilitating Rites Of Passage programs for teen boys, and youth hiphop/music workshops; in addition to acting as a lead-mentor in outdoor nature education programs through The Forest Path, Earth Connections and Kootenay ROP.
 He is an ongoing student of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, an earth-honouring wisdom tradition from the heartlands of Peru – with over 9 years of active practice.

He views his role as one of empowering the innate wisdom, curiosity, playfulness and creativity within every child/teen he works with, and is honoured to work with the community in co-creating more opportunities for nature-based play, discovery, and learning. He also values the grounding force of steady daily rhythms as a structure and container for day to day learning and activities.

In sharing the restorative and re-connective teachings of the PMT it brings him great joy “pay forward” some of what he has received – emphasizing teachings of respect, reciprocity, and gratitude for the earth.

Tanin was raised in Nelson BC  from age 2, and is forever-grateful to call these mountains home.