self-empowerment and self-sufficiency
These are wonderful! Small, intimate gatherings of fun, freedom and friendship.
Sunny Summer Saturdays
10am to 4pm
at my home in Etton near Beverley
with the full moon ~ its time to meditate and celebrate.
Each day includes:
- Hatha and Restorative yoga
- crafts – one of the best ways to meditate
- making natural remedies/foods/balms – empowering self-sufficiency
- delicious lunch starring veg from my allotment and eggs from my chickens
- and . . . time for self-reflection svadhyaya, helping our all-important self esteem grow via journaling, artplay, talking, questing with curiousity . . .
Days inspired by the Native American lunar calender:
May 25th FLOWER MOON
Celebrating the beauty of nature, the beauty in our lives and natural beauty: making creams/balms/oils/make up and pressing or painting flowers.
June 22nd STRAWBERRY MOON
Celebrating the fruits of our labour and how far we’ve come in our lives. Flower cordials, teas and remedies will feature. Its also around summer solstice so feel free to come and camp in the faery forest garden or spend the night in my house. Our ancestors would party at solstice – so must we!
July 20th BUCK MOON
so named as this is the time new antlers grow on deer buck giving us the theme of regeneration. Take time to appreciate how we how we have grown through our lives, what further shifts we might like to make and identifying what will help. Time to play with clay.
August 17th STURGEON MOON
a remarkable fish that lives up to 150 years and can be traced back to the Jurassic period. It can survive in both freshwater and saltwater. Celebrating our strength, adaptability and the fellow fish in our shoal! Printing will feature in the craft session.
£65 per day, £220 for all four (if you cant come feel free to gift one to a friend)
The Spring new moon retreat days filled quickly so get a shimmy on if you’d like to come. Book via sonia@1body1soul.co.uk
PS Its all too easy to live day to day, month to month and only stopping around New Year to reflect on our jouney through life. These retreat days will give us invaluable space to practice svadhyaya. Most of our daily self-reflection consists of self-criticism. It is time to grow greater appreciation of ourselves and our lives. With this we can flourish rather than flounder, and so choose to thrive.