Events

Into the Dreaming

Friday 6th to Sunday 8th November – an online writing * retreat as Autumn turns to Winter.

*Although my invitations will be based around writing you you will be very welcome to respond with drawing, weaving, singing or whatever creative medium you choose. And you absolutely do not need to be a writer to write!

Into the Dreaming, is a 3 day, 7 session, online writing retreat at the time of lunar Samhain. Samhain was the Celtic forerunner of Hallowe’en and celebrated, like many of the earth-based festivals, by the moon.

This time of the new moon, when the harvest was safely gathered and nights were lengthening, was considered to be the tipping point between the old year and the year to come. It was a time to reflect on the harvest of the year, to connect with ancestors and to dream into the darkness trusting in a coming spring.

Cycles of nature

If you read my blogs, you will know that I have found an awareness of the cycles of nature extremely helpful in managing my grief. I think this time of year is particularly potent, offering the opportunity to reflect more deeply on what and who have passed beyond us and to rest into a quieter more restorative time.

Whether you’d like to simply bring your attention to this cycle of growth, harvest, fall and rest as a life practice, or whether you are managing a grief or an approaching death, I invite you to join me in this intimate gathering. Maximum group size will be 10.

Though we will be meeting online, my hope is that you will put the weekend aside as a proper retreat for yourself and bring your focus to the gathering and invitations I offer you.

This is the shape of the weekend.

Friday 6th November:

  • gather for the first time at 5pm for an opening circle
  • gather again in the evening for sharing and stories

Saturday 7th November:

  • morning check in and invitations to take with you into nature (which could simply be sitting beside an open window), accompanied by an audio sensory attunement to nature. In your own time and with writing (or your chosen creative medium) respond to my prompts.
  • afternoon check in
  • Evening circle

Sunday 8th November:

  • morning check in plus invitations
  • afternoon closing circle to complete by 5pm or thereabouts.

Cost

I have kept the cost as low as possible – £75 minimum donation, but with a sliding scale of up to £125 . Please pay what you can afford.

How to book

You can book via a google form here, but if you hate google forms (and I know some of you do!) then please email me at the address on the poster or contact me here, and I will send you a booking form to return to me when completed.

I really hope to see some of you here. I am dreaming it into being little by little and I trust that it will be beautiful.

What previous participants to my events have said

“Brilliant facilitation… supportive and safe…wonderful…enlightening…resources to work with” -previous participants.

Bespoke Workshops/Groups/Retreats created for You

I want to provide what you would like. Below are some of the things I can offer. Please Invite me to run events for your group: RETREATS, DAY EVENTS OR COURSES in person (I can travel) or online. You gather the group and provide the venue (if applicable) and pay me as the facilitator. Any profit is yours. I work with many different people including individuals, businesses, organisations, special interest and friendship groups. Here’s what I do:

CREATIVE WRITING – to support you and help you express what is within you, using poetry, haiku, prose, fiction, non-fiction. CREATIVE PRACTICE GROUPS using image making, writing, clay, singing, nature and any other creative means the group would enjoy, to support and express grief.

SUPPORT GROUPS – small, bespoke groups to support and resource you, using creativity and sharing.
NATURE AS GUIDE –creativity as vehicle. Time spent in nature with creative invitations, to open you to the wisdom of the natural world and your part within it.
CURRICULUM FOR GRIEF – a short course, shedding light on the territory and process of grief
SINGING from our souls. Gathering to sing simple, acapella songs in harmony, to soothe our souls and send love and kindness into the world.
RITUALS -for major life events, (including funerals and memorial services) and seasonal
PLANNING YOUR OWN FUNERAL.
SHARING CIRCLES – facilitated groups to deeply listen and share your authentic and heart felt feelings around love and loss, life and death.
SUPERVISION groups for others working in the field of dying or grieving.

Although a lot of my work these days, especially group work, is geared towards those who are dying or grieving, it is not limited to that. I also work with women who are eldering, business people who are wearying and anyone looking for deeper meaning in their lives. Sometimes I work alone and sometimes in collaboration with others I trust who are very skilled in their field.

FOR ALL ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA MY CONTACT PAGE. You can also PM me on my instagram @livelovegrieve.