Our Adventure Blog

Tips to Prevent Compassion Fatigue in Times of Suffering
It’s hard to look around the world right now and not feel overwhelmed by the suffering going on. California is experiencing uncontrollable and deadly wildfires. Texas and Florida were just devastated by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. A massive earthquake just rocked...

Managing Traumatic Stress After A Hurricane
As South Florida residents, all of us here at EPIC Adventures recently experienced the devastating impact of Hurricane Irma and we were very fortunate that all of our team members and their families are safe and our physical location was not damaged. Many of our...

HOW BEING OUTSIDE MAKES YOU HEALTHIER: The Benefits of Ecotherapy
We’ve all craved nature at some time or another. Maybe it was the white sands of a beach (which has its own health benefits, see our blog post titled “The Blue Mind”) that we longed for, or the calmness of a mountain camping trip. Perhaps we look forward to a hike in...

Is Team Building an Art or a Science?
When it comes to assembling, motivating and keeping a great team happy so that they can flourish in your business, the truth is that it’s a bit of both. It cannot be understated how important a great team is to a business’ success. The quality of the work you do will...

Adventure Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Healing
Our friends at Learn Through Experience ( http://www.learnthroughexperience.org ) recently published this article (see below) on adventure therapy, highlighting the different types of modalities, best practices in the field and the research supporting its efficacy...

13 Characteristics of a High-Performing Team (And How Leaders Can Foster Them)
One of the primary aims of EPIC Adventures is to help businesses in our community to develop high-functioning teams and help grow leaders. But what exactly is a high performing team? How do we measure the success of our team building programs? The following feature...