Meet your Adventure Guide

Hello!
I’m James Moon.

I’m happy you have found your way to this site and I hope it can inspire an openness to be amazed by something beautiful wherever you are in the world today.

My intention with Soulful Adventures is to share journeys with people who are looking to deepen their felt sense of connection; with the natural environment, with local and global communities, themselves and with Life itself. To guide these journeys is an artistic practice for me and one that nourishes my soul.

These adventures take place all around the world, locally in Western North Carolina and online through our mentorship programs.

As a former college athlete-turned shameless nature lover, I feel at home in the sea and at peace in the mountains. The natural world is my playground, my sanctuary, my teacher and friend. To support others in connecting with the medicine of Nature and with a sense of true adventure satisfies a deep sense of purpose for me..

I began guiding group adventures in 2016, leading multi-week backpacking trips, canoeing trips and biking trips along the Appalachian Mountains and on the rivers, lakes and backroads of the Northeastern region of the U.S. On Big Island, HI, I created and offered nature-based team building adventures for middle and high schoolers and when on Maui was blessed with the joy of coaching surfing. My intention for Soulful Adventures is that it can help bring community together in intimate gatherings ~ to laugh, cry, wonder, wander, play and celebrate together.

To adventure with others is to share a journey into the unknown; into the world of magic, mystery, playfulness and reverence for life. To share an adventure is to share a moment of remembrance together; a remembrance of what it truly means to be human - to be alive on a living and breathing earth, returning each breath, back to our true nature.

The true adventure is not dependent on location. It is not about going anywhere, doing anything physically dangerous or epic looking. The true adventure is living with an open heart, speaking our truth, leaning into the uncomfortable situations and truly allowing our Soul’s to take the lead. As a mentor, my intention is to provide others with tools to help them cultivate a sense of peace and clarity within while trusting their intuition, honoring their inner callings, befriending their fears and finding comfort in the unknown.

If you feel the call to adventure in any capacity together, I would be honored to share the journey with you!

~ James

Soulful Adventures offers nature-based immersions and excursions to enkindle a culture of humans who live freely, share abundantly, dance shamelessly and love fearlessly.

 Whether hiking through the Appalachian Mountains, surfing your first wave or swimming through an ocean of whale song, our journeys help refresh a natural state of inspiration, wonder and connection. 

We adventure with humility and tremendous respect for the earth we walk upon, for the oceans we swim through and for the people and cultures of the land we travel to.  

We adventure as practice; a practice in embracing the unknown, trusting Life, letting go of attachments and taking inspired action. 

These are not vacations and they are not tours. These journeys are inspired and intuitive, deeply intentional and wildly playful. These are adventures, where the unknown must be welcomed as part of the natural landscape and where the unexpected is always expected. We are blessed to journey through many of the most energetically charged places on the planet and we hike and swim through these environments with great respect for the natural life, for the cultures and people who live here. We are on an adventure of learning how to step into the unknown with open eyes, ears, minds and hearts.

Have you been feeling the call to adventure? Check out some of our trips here