workshop leaders
up to
40 adult workshops every day
There is no need to book workshops in advance. You simply turn up and join the workshop. With up to 40 wellbeing, sport and creative workshops running in a day, the difficulty is knowing which of the amazing workshops to choose!
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Jem
Full Moon In Aquarius Opening Ceremony
The full moon has been celebrated for thousands of years for its magic, mystery and special energy. It represents a time to gather with community, release unwanted energies and honor what we have created since the new moon.
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Grant Baldwin
Journey To Discover Your Spiritual Sanctuary
3 workshops to:
Journey to meet your Lower World Animal Guide.
Journey to your Sanctuary for a question and then meet your Upper World Guide for guidance on that question.
Journey to meet your Middle World Guide who will guide you to The Bridge of Conflict and Resolution.
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Nikki Middlemass
Pilates
Pilates is great for strengthening and toning, with a focus your core… and for increasing your flexibility and calming body and mind.
Please bring a mat.
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Shantalle Williams
Everyday Mindfulness
For anyone new to mindfulness who would like to explore how being present can help you enrich your connection with yourself, others, nature and life itself.
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Bridget Withycombe Wharton
Line Dancing
A fun, family-friendly choreographed dance workshop – we’ll dance along to a repeating sequence of steps.
All ages and abilities welcome.
Caribbean Carnival
Enjoy mesmerising rhythms that ignite your passion for movement.
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Monique Snell
Soundhealing Journey
Immerse yourself in the healing vibrations of Monique’s sound healings. Rebalance and relax on your personalised journey through sound. Meditate, let go, and recharge with the power of sound.
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Leticia and Quinto
Shamanic Healing Teachings
Transmitting the energy of sacred relationship. With heartfelt compassion it is their joy to support you with love and wisdom on your journey of transformation and growth.
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Sara Dale
Homeopathy For First Aid And Minor Ailments
Learn how to use homeopathic remedies for yourself and your family in this interactive workshop.
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Jemma Bicknell
Moon Ceremony Workshops
Check-in with ourselves with graditude and let go of aspects which have caused us pain…
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Barry Mason
Gong Bath & Drum Workshops
Explore making meditative music together.
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Nix Palomba
Intuitive Movement + Caldera Circle
Part discussion, part reflection, and part movement workshop + facilitated workshop inviting personal movement exploration. Reacquaint ourselves with the unique language of our bodies.
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Carol Donaldson
Daily Choir Session
Learn a range of beautiful songs from the four corners of the globe… in group harmony.
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Jonny Whiting
The School Of Now
Theatre workshop designed to help you access being here right now, giving an organic performance without years of training. Help build confidence, charisma, and presence.
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Haze Davison
Doula – Empowering Women & Families In Birth
A must for everyone, so even if you aren’t planning on babies, we can all share this empowering information, learning to step away from fear and make decisions from love.
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Adult Tennis Tournament
A great way to meet other members of the festival. Aim to play with fun and flow on the venue’s tennis courts, but no experience or flair for the sport is necessary.
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Daphne van Run
The Relational Dojo
A sacred space as well as a training ground to exercise our relational muscles. 90 minutes of connection from a place of sovereignty. Meditative awareness is brought to relationship, cultivating more space, joy, magic, surprise and good boundaries (!) in everyday relating.
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Swimming Sessions
Bring your swimming gear! We’ll have swimming sessions available at this summer’s event in this fabulous indoor pool.
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Caroline Young
Leaving Your Mother, Embracing Your Crone + Public Speaking For The Truly Terrified
A chance to rediscover ourselves, to reconnect with our passions and dreams, and to embrace the wisdom and experience that comes with age.
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Chris Hargreaves
Men’s Story Telling
Story telling, rage release, viking chants and drumming the masculine.
Gill Pinnington
Emotional Freedom Techniques
As an experienced practitioner Gill work’s intuitively – her passion is in helping people to move forward,
supporting and empowering them to lead an authentic and happy life.
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Sarah Charlton
Heart and Art of Radical Listening
A tool for growth and deeping connection to ourselves and other – a miracle tool called Special Time which supports and nourishes parent/child relationships.
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Alan Ball
Conscious Connected Breathwork
Think of this as allowing your body to reboot, sending it into autopilot rest mode
where it can rebalance and crucially, heal.
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Johanna Berger
Painting Workshops
Explore various aspects of landscape painting with the aim of freeing you up, while connecting you to nature more deeply.⠀
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Maria Barrington
Munay-Ki Foundation Rites
Healers Rite will assist in your healing.
Bands of Power installs energetic bands.
Harmony Rite gifts 7 powerful archetypes into your chakras to balance and support.
Ask Mother Gaia to gift you a small flat, round pebble. This will be your ceremonial stone.
Maria will also offer Visiting The Akashic Records To Resolve Blocks Affecting Your Life.
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Russel King
L’Art Du Chi: Tai Chi
L’Art Du Chi is accessible to everyone, using the body to develop energetic awareness, encouraging deep breathing and flexibility in the body, increasing vitality, strength and suppleness and promoting an inner calm.
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Karen Duke
Yoga and Somatics
(please bring a mat)
Session 1
Central axis and skull sacrum polarity – floor based sequence loosening up tension in the fascia, freeing up from the psoas, the diaphragm and into the jaw.
Session 2
A practice to free up tension in shoulders, neck and jaw.
Session 3
Hips, sacrum, belly – releasing around the sacrum, opening the psoas and gathering strength from the ground.
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Bradley Abeyta
Sports Games
Blending gym training, martial arts, yoga, calisthenics, meditation and more, Bradley understands his clients’ emotional and spiritual paths, resulting in a unique inspirational energy.
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Maureen Levy
Improvisational Comedy
Consisting of short scenes – constructed from a predetermined game, structure, or idea – and driven by participant’s suggestions.
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Alex Reidford
Thai Chi & Chi Kung
Alex has practiced Tai Chi and Chi Kung for over thirty years, sharing his knowledge since 2003. He incorporates martial applications to help students understand Tai Chi form and teaches Chi Kung and some Chi Na techniques.
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Eugina O Liberty
Boundaries and Communication
9 out of 10 people struggle to say NO. Learn how to be humble and assertive… it’s time to reconnect with your power and learn how to communicate unapologetically.
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Althea Finch
Painfree Method
Learn how to start clearing your pain – identify the root cause to stop pain returning.
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Katherine Darton
Labyrinths and Mazes;
Energy Medicine for Cosmonauts
1. Walking a labyrinth can be seen as a pilgrimage, and can be a form of meditative practice + 2. help with pain relief via the introduction of SCENAR therapy.
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Robert Drury
Bowen Technique
Bowen is a very gentle but effective manipulation technique to help rebalance the body.
Bowen can help with a range of conditions from bad backs, whiplash, pelvic realignment, carpel tunnel syndrome, low energy levels and many, many more.
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Lisa Reynolds
Forest Bathing + ReWilding: Journey Back To Our Primal Selves
Workshops to celebrate our innate connection to nature, inviting you to shed the amour and rediscover the vitality of your wild, primal essence, and allowing mother nature’s medicine to relax and recharge your mind body and soul..
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Tess John
Shakti Yoga & Embodied Dance Workshop + Ecstatic Dance
A guided, conscious movement practice for women only using meditation, guided movement, yoga, conscious dance, and relaxation in the sacred container of a circle.
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Katherine Cresswell
Wheel Of Life
Establish a better work-life balance, including a guided mediation, leaving you feeling rejuvenating and ready to face the world.
Katherine is a holistic coach specialising in reiki, angel card readings and poetry.
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Adult Football Tournament
A great way to meet fellow festival members, as we’ll create 5-a-side teams. No experience or flair for football is necessary – all you need is a bit of enthusiasm!
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Gina Atsu
Empowerment For Women
Gina will offer 3 workshops:
1. Awakening the Goddess Within: A Empowerment Workshop for Women
2. Ageless Allure: Embracing Your Sensuality Workshop for Mature Women
3. Liberate Your Mind, Live Your Truth: Breaking Free from Assumptions and Insecurities
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Leyandra Van Sertima
Warrior Workshop
Awaken the third eye, shift dimensions and raise your energy aligning you with your authentic self. We will be using the power of sacred cacao along with a shamanic snuff to dive-deep into sounds and meditation as we unlock our powers from within.
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Dave Binder
Talking Stick Ceremony – (A Course in Miracles, Themed)
Sharing circles based on a Native Amercian tradition. A wonderful safe space to express thoughts, ideas & feelings without interruption, as well as a great opportunity to feel heard, and practice real listening skills.
3 sessions: Health & The Body | Relationships | Miscellaneous.
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Sara Dennis
Pilates Class For Neck And Back Issues
For those of you who suffer from neck and back issues. Depending on the numbers Sara will look individually at your posture and suggest ways to help.
Fascial Releasing And Stretching Class
This class will not only stretch your muscles but it will hydrate & nourish your fascia. Please bring a mat & a pillow/knee pad.
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Lisa Reynolds
Mandala Making
Join us on a journey of artistic expression and self-discovery through the meditative art of mandala making, where participants discover the joy of creating intricate mandalas using a variety of natural materials. Allow nature to offer a reflective space for self-inquiry and mindfulness as you craft your own unique mandala inspired by the beauty that surrounds you.
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Patricia Howlett
Steps To Freedom
Navigating life with a ‘mental health’ diagnosis, or if you support a family member or friend. In this workshop, we intend to dispel myths, analyse narratives, and use my Fifteen Steps piece written as a voluntary patient at a mental health facility to walk us through the minefield that is Mental Health.
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Luke Scott
DNA Activation and Epigenetics
Learn how to activate the power lying dormant in your DNA and genetics to improve your health, wealth and relationships.
How To Heal Anything with Quantum Healing
Learn how to heal your body and mind with Q-RIT.
Channelling Wisdom
How to receive guidance from a higher perspective to give you clarity and confidence.
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Linzi Martin
Design A Sacred Space Altar
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Emily Jiggins
Taking Charge Of You
Whether you’re looking to bring more balance to your life or, want to explore a better way to work towards your big, ambitious goals, this is a session for you.
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Silvia Lopez
Vital Expression: The Art Of Celebrating Joy
By using creative and expressive play, along with body movement, you will unleash the joy of being… and foster closer connections.
Playfulness, creativity, and laughter in action.
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Kim Barnicott
Creating Floral Head Crowns
Learn how to create beauty. A crown of flowers adds a sense of whimsy and charm to any outfit.
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Hardika Ladva
Traditional Thai Massage
Working in pairs, you will learn how to ease tension in your back, shoulders and legs. Learn a few handy pressure points and stretching movements that will leave you feeling relaxed – techniques that you can safely practice on friends and family. No oils or creams, this session is fully clothed. Wear loose stretch clothing, full legs covers and bring a mat and something to kneel on.
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Beth Stephens
Wild Psyche, Body and Soul Reclamation
Guiding you into reclamation of your innate wildness through curious, embodied, receptive and expressive experiences with nature.
Fox Woman
(all welcome)
Exploring our relationship to the wild feminine.
Hot and Holy
(women only)
An ecosomatic exploration.
Mystery and the Muse
(women only)
A journey into the wellspring of your deep imaginal.
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Suzy Sherratt
Naturopathic Nutritonist and Reflexologist + Hand Massage
Enabling the use of nutrition as a means for healing and implementing knowledge of Sun, Moon and seasonal cycles to help us work with nature to improve wellbeing. Plus, Suzy offers reflexology as a practical tool for wellness to complement Nutrition and Naturopathy.
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David Hirtenstein
Invitation to Sarvasana: An introduction to Thai Massage
Healing occurs when we are relaxed. In this workshop, we will learn about the sacred dance of Thai Massage, some fundamental principles and how to give a beautiful massage with loving touch. Join with a partner or make a new friend.
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Fluffy
How to Survive and Thrive as a Highly Sensitive Empathic
Celebrate your Sensitivity:
How to survive and thrive as a Highly Sensitive Empathic Fluffy Person in an often Harsh world.
Are you an HSP?
Come and find out – and if you are… congratulations! You’re perfect exactly as you are – and the World needs you now more than ever…
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Santana
Qigong with sensory sounds, soul dancing and healing.
Qigong movement practice, healing sounds, soul dancing, (Qigong themed dance party) and relaxation and sound meditation.
Showcasing Qigong as an ancient movement practice that is suitable for everyBODY and ideal for our modern world.
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Aditi Kaushiva
Move to Thrive: Mindful Movement with a Touch of Bollywood.
Combining elements of Indian dance forms, modern dance, improvisation, breathwork, and mindfulness. Embrace the rhythm, have fun dancing to uplifting Bollywood music and let the dancing uplift your mood and ignite your energy.
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Jessica Lack
Living Authentically
Living your life according to your own values and goals, rather than those of other people. Put simply, authenticity means you’re true to your own personality, values, and spirit, regardless of the pressure that you’re under to act otherwise.
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M.Journeys
Mystic Melodies + Unlocking Unlimited Prana
A sound journey and healing experience of body and soul, guided through voice and an array of healing instruments.
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A session connecting to our chi/Prana life force energy. Running through an array of healing modalities ushering in a deeper awareness and a more balanced state of being.
Sarah Manning
Vision Board Workshop: Unlock Your Dreams and Transform Your Life
This immersive workshop is designed to help you clarify your goals, manifest your dreams, and set a powerful intention for your future.
The Vision Board Workshop is more than just an arts and crafts session; it’s a profound journey of self-discovery and intentional living.
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Liz Watts
Stretch, Strengthen, Relax; Yoga For All; Laughter Yoga
These workshops are designed to cater to all skill levels and emphasise that yoga isn’t about perfection -it’s about nurturing yourself.
Enhance flexibility, build strength, and promote deep relaxation and enjoy the joyful practice of Laughter Yoga – the perfect opportunity to be good to yourself.
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Anna
Carving To Connect
Carving, safely, requires our full attention, we can’t help but be in the moment. It is also a lovely way of being in communion with others without needing to talk – unless you want to! Come and carve a spoon, a pendant or a whimsy.
Soft Landing – Womb Meditation
We arrive at Sun and Moon as the full moon rises in the sign of aquarius. This offers an opportunity for a ‘soft’, nurturing, collective landing. Aquarius asks us to look at our social groups and the ‘greater good’, and the moon can represent mother/ing.