Our Story Begins Here
Why We Built The ReWild Society
For nearly all of human history, we lived embedded in the natural world. Regulated through human connection, by sunlight and darkness, by seasonal rhythm, by wind and water and the weight of a walk. Our nervous systems evolved within that context. They are, at a cellular level, calibrated to it.
Modern life has quietly stripped all of that away. We spend the vast majority of our days indoors, under artificial light, staring at screens, saturated in noise, socially overstimulated and yet feeling profoundly alone. And we wonder why we can't settle.
This isn't a character flaw. It isn't a diagnosis. It's evolutionary mismatch. The widening gap between the environment your biology expects and the one you actually live in.
Most people manage this gap. They optimize sleep, try meditation apps, book spa days, take supplements. All reasonable and positive, and should be implemented! Yet, none of it fully closes the gap because none of it addresses the actual deficit: the absence of in-person connection, nature, embodied community, and the rhythms human beings were built to live within.
The ReWild Society exists to close that gap via something far simpler: getting outside, putting the phone away, and being in the presence of other people who feel the same pull you do.
Our Identity
No phones. No alcohol. No Expectations. Just nature, honest connection, and the kind of experience modern life has quietly left behind.
This is not incidental. Every ReWild Experience is intentionally phone-free and alcohol-free — not as a rule to enforce, but as an invitation to experience what becomes possible when those two things are removed.
What comes back is presence. Real conversation. Eye contact. The actual outdoors. Yourself.
Most people don't realize how rarely they experience any of those things fully — until they do. That's the point. That's the whole thing.
Why It Works
Rooted in Science
Spending time in natural environments measurably reduces cortisol, lowers heart rate, and improves autonomic nervous system regulation. Social connection (real, embodied, in-person connection) is one of the most powerful known regulators of mood, immune function, and longevity. Phone-free environments restore attentional capacity, improve memory, reduce anxiety, and allow the nervous system to fully downregulate in ways that "mindful phone use" simply cannot replicate.
These are not wellness opinions. They are established findings in psychobiology, environmental psychology, and attachment science.
The ReWild Society is the community-facing expression of the same biological framework that drives the clinical work at the Davis Center for Human Connection: that human beings are wired for nature, movement, and genuine social connection — and that when those conditions are absent, we pay for it in ways that no supplement or self-optimization strategy fully compensates for.
Meet Your Instructors
Tina Davis
Monet is a lifelong educator with a passion for creating accessible, engaging learning experiences. Known for a calm, encouraging teaching style, Monet believes that growth happens when learners feel both challenged and supported.
Chris Davis
Emmett is a detail-oriented instructor who’s spent the past decade helping people develop new tools, habits, and mindsets. Their approach is clear, practical, and always infused with curiosity and care.
Kevin Davis
Eleanor's background spans education, coaching, and creative development. With a strong focus on process and progress, Eleanor helps learners move from where they are to where they want to be—one step at a time.