Obsidian Firewalking

05/21/2026

The drought said no. The fire said watch me.

Firewalk Gathering North Carolina 2026

05/17/2026

Moments from the Firewalk Gathering Americas Edition: North Carolina 2026

Dennis Narlock & Sonia Legault

Photos courtesy of Phillippa at The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center

05/13/2026

That ball is a lit Kevlar contact fireball. You can't see the flame in the daylight — but everyone holding it knows it's there.

Some of the most important fires in our lives work the same way. The heat is real. The transformation is happening. You just have to trust what you cannot always see.

This was one of dozens of moments from the Gathering that reminded us WHY we gather. Community is the ember that keeps us lit.

🔥 Hold the Heat.

International Firewalk Gathering · The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center · Highlands, NC · May 2026

05/10/2026

05/10/2026

It's Officially a success at the Gathering! Biggest HUGs for all the Mother's this weekend. Keep your fire burning!!

05/08/2026

First night fire 🔥 at the US Gathering!! What a show....more to be revealed. The Highlands of NC had wonderful rain before it and the site was spot on here at The Mountain Learning Center. Don't wait up for me....it's on!!

05/06/2026

The US Gathering is 1 day away at The Mountain....your seat awaits you!

05/02/2026

Sometimes growth asks us to stretch beyond what feels easy.

At Obsidian Firewalking, we create spaces where people can practice courage, build trust, and discover what is possible on the other side of fear.

Let it be powerful. Let it begin.

04/06/2026

🔥 Two souls, cut from the same flame, wandered the dark until they found home in each other’s fire 🔥

01/30/2026

If winter doesn't simmer down, we'll have to firewalk in the blizzard with Frosty ☃️