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3 - 5 Feb ~ Imbolc, Opening to Otherness: Imbolc is the season of beginnings -- in the natural world, the season of womb-cleaning in preparation for new life to come. This workshop is about attuning to the energy of Imbolc, and preparing ourselves to experience that inner awakening in ourselves, to celebrate and support it each other. Led by Robert Osborn and Marta Emmit for details and bookings call them on 01865 428374. 10 - 12 Feb ~ Celtic Valentine's Workshop: Robert and Marta's Couples only Celtic wokshop at Hazel Hill Wood, "Casting the Lovers' Stone." For this workshop we have developed a Celtic Valentine celebration of love and romance. The title refers to the Celtic tradition of writing the names of lovers on a stone and casting it into the sea. Led by Robert Osborn and Marta Emmit for details and bookings call them on 01865 428374. 8 - 11 Mar. ~ Ways of Women, Ways of Sisterhood, Medicine Women: First of 3 workshops inviting women to partake in an evolving circle of sisters and explore the steps in a journey of becoming Medicine women. Although the circle was formed 6 years ago, it has always been open and newcomers are most warmly welcome. This year we will learn to work with our Medicine Allies. For further information and to apply please contact Agatha on 07973280943 or email: 16 - 18 March ~ Spring Equinox Workshop - Renewal: The hero has been travelling upward, and now stands at the mouth of the cave, on the threshold between dark and light, looking towards the light. The Spring Equinox is traditionally celebrated as a cosmic enactment of Rebirth after the journey through the underworld which in Christian tradition becomes the celebration of Easter. The theme of the workshop is renewal. with Robert Osborn and Marta Emmit. More details, call them on 01865 428374 31 Mar - 1 April ~ Family Conservation Weekend. A chance to help care for the wood and its wildlife, plus camp fires, good company, and time to enjoy and explore Hazel Hill. Adults with or without kids are welcome. Children aged 7 and up are welcome, with a responsible adult. Free food and accommodation. The weekend runs from Friday evening to Sunday lunch time, but you are welcome to come for part of the time, or on a non-resident basis. 2012 Conservation Weekend info:- 13 - 15 Apr. ~ Women's Conservation Weekend An opportunity for women to spend substantial time out of doors working in the wood, tending and attending to the needs for clearing and rebalancing around the women’s circle and the pond area. In the evenings we shall have time to share stories and reflect on our human relationship to the wild, to create mandalas, and to relax in the hot tub. A beautiful, energetic and restorative time and place for women to be together. For further information and to apply, contact: or Free food and accommodation. 26 - 29 Apr. ~ Maturing Men - Lost and Found: Wilderness Skills and Vision Finding. The years beyond 50 are a time when many men feel lost, when the landscape of their life changes so much that they have to re-invent themselves. This long weekend offers Nature as a guide and mirror: a chance to be physically and symbolically lost and found in a magical wood. You will be offered wilderness survival skills like foraging, tracking, making fire, guided by Chris Salisbury, the Director of WildWise. This will lead to a solo vigil: 12 hours alone on your chosen spot in the wood, opening to a vision of your way forward: Your personal journey will be woven with times for sharing, support and reflection from experienced guides and the fellowship of other maturing men. For more info see Maturing Men web site Cost £180 including food and accommodation. More info:- We are also holding another weekend in July 6-8th 4 - 7 May ~ Beltane, The Goddess and the Green Man: Hazel Hill wood is carpeted in bluebells. Sexual, generative energy is in full flow, and the invitation is to combine opening to the natural energy represented in the Celtic tradition by the Goddess and the Green Man with connecting with our own expanded male and female energies, the God and the Goddess within. For details and bookings, call Robert on 01865 428374. 7 - 10 June ~ Ways of Women, Ways of Sisterhood, Medicine Women: Second of 3 workshops inviting women to partake in an evolving circle of sisters and explore the steps in a journey of becoming Medicine women. Although the circle was formed 6 years ago it has always been open and newcomers are most warmly welcome. This year we will learn to work with our Medicine Allies. For further information and to apply please contact Agatha on 07973280943 or email: 22 - 24 June ~ Celtic Summer Solstice Ceelbration of Light: The Summer Solstice celebrates the community at play -- the theme of connectedness, on both the physical and spiritual planes, at a time of year when it is possible to be genuinely close to the natural world. We will also incorporate Dances of Universal Peace on the Saturday. We will go deeply into the process of healing the separation between ourselves and the world around us. Led by Robert Osborn and Marta Emmit for details and bookings call them on 01865 428374. 6 - 8 Jul. ~ Maturing Men - making sense of life past 50: The maturing years are a time of huge change for most men, when their sense of self needs expanding and re-inventing. In this weekend, we will explore the issues, and how to face them. You will hopefully gain a fresh sense of who you are now, and how you want to ripen in the years ahead. Alan is currently writing a book called ‘Maturing Men’, and the weekend will draw on this material. The weekend will be guided by Alan Heeks, Robert Osborn and Max Mackay-James, all with wide experience of self-development and working with men’s groups. For more info see Maturing Men web site Cost £155 including food and accommodation. More info:- We are also holding another weekend in 2012 Nov. 2nd - 4th 29 - 31 Jul. ~ Lammas, Full Summer: The invitation is to allow the boundaries between inner and outer and self and other to dissolve, to experience the now of summer. This is not so easy. The mind loves to "look before and after, and pine for what is not", especially at Lammas. With breath and bodywork, combined with the traditional Celtic ceremonies for Lammas. For details and bookings, call Robert on 01865 428374. 21 - 23 Sept. ~ Celtic Autumn Equinox Workshop: The hero stands once more at the mouth of the cave, now facing towards the dark, but celebrating the moment of perfect balance between light and dark at the end of the harvest. Led by Robert Osborn and Marta Emmit for details and bookings call them on 01865 428374. 6 - 7 Oct ~ Autumn Conservation Weekend: We have an interesting range of tasks, linked to our bigger conservation programme this winter, including finding hardwood seedlings and putting them in protective tubing, clearing the reed bed and creating a new pond. You are welcome to join us for anything from a half day to the full weekend, and either as a day visitor or staying overnight. Good food, good company and usually some good singing and camp fires! Because we have had so many people at recent conservation weekends, please let us know in advance if you are coming: contact Simon Wyre at 07769598141 or email: 2012 Conservation Weekend info:- 11 - 14 Oct. ~ Ways of Women, Ways of Sisterhood, Medicine Women: Third of 3 workshops inviting women to partake in an evolving circle of sisters and explore the steps in a journey of becoming Medicine women. Although the circle was formed 6 years ago it has always been open and newcomers are most warmly welcome. This year we will learn to work with our Medicine Allies. For further information and to apply please contact Agatha on 07973280943 or email: 26 - 28 Oct. ~ Samhain, Going Underground: Samhain (Halloween) stands at the threshold of the dark part of the year. In tribal society, this was the time of in-gathering and recollection. It marks the beginning of the time of inner journeying, of re-connection with ancestral voices, and the awakening of the voices of prophecy. In the wood, it is the time when the energy of the trees withdraws below ground, the time when next year's seeds lie dormant. It is time to move inward, to go deeper, finding in our core energy the fuel for personal transformation. For details and bookings, call Robert on 01865 428374. 21 - 23 Dec ~ Celtic Winter Solstice Workshop: The celebration of the nadir. Energetically, Winter is the season of contraction. Yet it is also the time of exploring inner space, discovering inner light. The Winter Solstice celebrates the birth of the magical child of light on the darkest night of the year. Gifts, twinkling lights, song and storytelling – all the things that appeal to the child in us – belong to the Solstice. Outside, there is cold and dark. Inside, there is community and connectedness, the energy of the heart, the light that burns within all of us. Led by Robert Osborn and Marta Emmit for details and bookings call them on 01865 428374. New Moon Group: Women's group meets to meditate at the wood at each new moon. Contact Clare Chitty 01722 330871. Women's Meditation Group: For more details, contact Agatha Rogers at or call 07973280943. Men's Group: Started in 2006 and meeting 2-3 times a year, this group will explore all aspects of manhood in the modern world and re-explore those from the past. We will be exploring themes such as:- elderhood, fatherhood, vision quest, wilderness skills and the role of the warrior as well as finding time to have fun. For more details, contact Simon Wyre at or call 07769598141. Group Bookings: Hazel Hill Wood is available for group bookings in keeping with the tranquillity of the wood. See our web site or contact Simon Wyre. Tick Hazard: Deer ticks are found in many woods, April – October. They can carry Lyme Disease. For more information, see this web site: Ramblers' Association Tel: 07769598141 email: Home page |
