Retreats
We host retreats every week
We hold regular retreats every week called ‘The Nurturer’ and ‘The Journeyer’, these share a similar structure however their offerings will differ.
Alongside this, we run a series of specialist retreats throughout the year that are designed and curated for a specific purpose.
One day at The Dreaming will never be the same as another. However, there are structures that help us give rhythm to each day that establish a well-held, safe container.
We want you to listen to what your body needs, whether that is deep soul exploration, connecting with nature, or simply radical rest. Below is an essence of what you can expect.
In Essence
Luxurious shared accommodation for 3 nights
Nourishing Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner prepared each day by our Chef Zac.
All refreshments included
Specialist retreat sessions and workshops led by carefully selected practitioners
Two natural plunge pools accessible for wild bathing
Free roam of the land, including 47 acres of ancient woodland to explore
Digital Detox and Cleanse
Nature Crafting Sessions
Retreat team led nature walks
“I embraced being solitary in nature and felt completely held by the land. I wondered through the forests and sang to the trees, cried, laughed, and came home to myself after what felt like a long time of feeling out of balance.”
- Zaffire, Retreat Guest 2023
Throughout each day there will be a number of wellbeing offerings, ranging from the very grounded and practical to the deeply soulful and esoteric. You are invited to participate in as many or as few of these offerings as you wish.
Offerings could be yoga, sound healing ceremony, foraging, mythic storytelling, star-gazing, cold water immersion, singing at dawn, den building, sensory portal building, painting, dance, dreamwork, outdoor cinema, herbalism, woodwork, meditation, Qi Gong, silent disco, night time forest bathing, and many more.
As well as the crafted offerings there is always time to explore the land at your own pace. You may wish to take your sheepskin and herbal tea and sit amongst the soft mosses, or spend the afternoon relaxing at one of our natural plunge pools.
You may just wish to grab a book and make a nest in your room, or find yourself at night, out gazing at stars in the 2nd darkest sky in the UK. We want you to feel completely free to explore and engage however you wish.
Example Schedules
These schedules are purely an example of how are days are structured,
your retreat will differ from below.
THE NURTURER RETREAT
Tuesday
3pm: Arrivals
4pm: Opening Circle
5pm: Connecting with the Land
6:30pm: Evening Feast
8pm: Meditation
Wednesday
6:30am: Chanting at Dawn
7:30am: Breakfast
9am: Morning Gathering
10am: Qi Gong
1pm: Lunch
3pm: Log Splitting & Cream Teas
6pm: Evening Feast
8pm: Campfire/Movie Night
Thursday
7:30am: Breakfast
9am: Morning Gathering
10am: Harmony Weave
1pm: Lunch
3pm: Nature Crafting
6pm: Evening Feast
8pm: Nocturnal Blessings
(Silent Disco on the land)
Friday
7:30am: Breakfast
9:15am: Closing Circle
10am: Depart
THE JOURNEYER RETREAT
Friday
3pm: Arrivals
4pm: Opening Circle
5pm: Connecting with the Land
6:30pm: Evening Feast
8pm: Night Time Forest Bathing
Saturday
6:30am: Celestial Blessings
(Silent Disco on the Land)
7:30am: Breakfast
9am: Morning Gathering
10am: The Big Walk
1pm: Lunch
3pm: Mapping the Dream of your Body
6pm: Evening Feast
8pm: Campfire/Movie Night
Sunday
7:30am: Breakfast
9am: Morning Gathering
10am: Shamanic Yoga
1pm: Lunch
3pm: Sound Journey
6pm: Evening Feast
8pm: Journalling by Candlelight
Monday
7:30am: Breakfast
9:15am: Closing Circle
10am: Depart
“It gave me everything I needed to be able to slide back into daily life with more hope and a greater feeling of knowing myself.”
Georgina, April 2023
Rewild
Crafting
Foraging
Nourish
Sound Healing
Ceremony
Wild Swimming
Stargazing