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In this podcast episode, Amos Rodriguez recounts his youth growing up in the violence of El Salvador\\u2019s civil war, his travels throughout Central and North America learning primitive survival skills and the spiritual practices of the Native Americans, and his search for meaning.

Amos Rodriguez grew up in El Salvador during its civil war.\\xa0 As a young child he saw family and friends become victims of torture and death squads.\\xa0 At wars end, Amos traveled throughout Central America where he experienced the cultures of the Maya and other indigenous peoples.\\xa0 His natural curiosity about other people and their cultures grew.\\xa0 Making his way to the United States and attending college there, he was introduced to primitive survival skills.\\xa0 Making many trips into the wilderness, he honed these skills and developed deeper connections to nature, himself and his spirit.\\xa0 He met and befriended the Oglala Lakota of South Dakota who taught him the practice of the vision quest.\\xa0 This spiritual journey led him to the Lakota Sundance Ceremony.\\xa0 A grueling 4-day ceremonial dance performed without food or water and culminating with a flesh offering to the spirits.\\xa0 This journey healed the early wounds and has given Amos clarity of his purpose in this life.

Amos teaches primitive skills at the White Pine Wilderness Academy.\\xa0 https://whitepinewilderness.com

Follow Amos on his Facebook page: \\xa0 amosrodriguezsurvival

This Podcast is hosted by Adventure Photographer and Writer\\xa0 Michael J. Reinhart\\xa0 \\xa0https://MichaelJReinhart.com\\xa0

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