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You’re invited to join spirit sisters, Rosie and Sofia, for a magical day full of community, connection, soul-finding and heartful food.
This is a day retreat to dig deep to rediscover your true authentic self. As the wheel of the year turns and we step away from the darkest nights, we turn our attention to tend to our innermost desires, motivations and creative possibilities. This is an opportunity to gather and honour life - its ebbs and flows and the part we play within its rich cosmic tapestry.
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May we return to the light of incoming Spring.
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Like the snowdrops that have been storing their winter energy, waiting for the perfect moment to emerge, this soulful retreat will give you the space to discover your unique expression. You’ll be guided in powerful practices to connect to your mind, body and soul. You’ll have the space to grow and blossom.
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To dance with your own light.
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This day retreat will celebrate the pagan festival of Imbolc, the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox. A day where we reflect on the quiet and reflective essence of winter, and the hope of transformation as the first signs of spring appear.
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We step away from the feelings of being stuck, unmotivated and lethargic, and gently tend to the parts of ourselves that need a little TLC to awaken from the wintery depths. We emerge - just as the vibrant green shoots make their way up through the frosty ground.
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This isn't a time to jump head first into ‘new year, new me’ commercialised, toxic culture, but a time to align with nature's rhythms.
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To go softy, go tenderly and explore how your body can move with ease and joy.
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To reconnect with your roots.
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To rekindle your creative self-expression.
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To be held by kindred souls.
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To turn to feel the warmth of the sun again.
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To return to light.
The day will be split into two halves, lovingly led by Rosie and Sofia and with a hearty vegetarian lunch served in between.
10am -
Healing meditation, sharing circle, journaling, tea and treats.
11.30am -
Embodied yoga flow
12.30pm -
Hearty vegetarian lunch
1.30pm -
Cacao ceremony & alchemy movement practice
3pm -
Elemental sound journey
3.45pm -
Closing circle, leaving gifts and goodbyes
"And who will care, who will chide you if you wander away from wherever you are, to look for your soul?" ~ Mary Oliver
The morning - Tend to the soil
Connect with your body. Connect with your heart. Connect with others.
We will welcome you and get settled in the space. We’ll open the circle with an intention-setting ritual to honour the time we’re setting out for ourselves. We’ll then ground in a deeply healing guided meditation. You’ll go through a journey of the imagination, connecting with layers of yourself that may not have been unearthed in a long time, perhaps ever. After this, you’ll be given an opportunity to share your voice. Sharing in a sacred way can be a deeply nourishing and transformational practice. It’s a space that allows your heart to speak without interruption and feedback. In a world of unsolicited advice and information overload, being truly heard and witnessed in raw vulnerability can be a deeply healing experience.
We’ll then have a pause for journalling, tea and cake to nourish our souls and our bellies before completing a yoga journey with Rosie. Focussing on the element of earth, we’ll explore our bodies with a playful and curious practice. ALL bodies are welcome, this yoga is not for the bendy or super-toned. It is for those wishing to expand a little more self-compassion to themselves. Those who wish to reconnect with their beautiful life vessel and escape the busy narratives of ‘to-dos’ and ‘should-dos’.
The afternoon - Breakthrough and bloom
Journey through the body, being and beyond. Move, express and feel. We’ll explore the realities we so often forget.
Joining together in circle, we’ll drink ceremonial-grade Cacao within a (vegan and nut-free) plant medicine concoction that welcomes the heart space to open, bloom and blossom - ready to receive. Cacao is chocolate in it's purest form. A plant medicine that has always been associated with universal love and seen as a sacred healer and teacher. Holding a motherly gentle and feminine spirit, it awakens our circulatory system, oxygenating our bloodstream and releasing happy hormones. When raw, it is one of the most nutrient-based foods known to man, containing over 300 chemical compounds.
We then will move to support the cacao to flood our bloodstream and allow our energy and feelings to flow with freedom from within. With music to guide us, we will tune into and explore the elemental wisdom we all carry ~ Earth ~ Water ~ Fire ~ Air and Space. Awakening our bodies range of expression and feeling, in a space created especially to hold and nourish you.
The afternoon will culminate with a sound journey, allowing our energies to settle, and leaving us feeling expansive and spacious. Bringing you home to your own inner rhythm. Sound healing affects you on a molecular level. Transporting you into a sense of timelessness whilst giving time for the experience of the day to be fully absorbed and assimilated before you land back into reality.
