SATURDAY’S
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An illuminating programme of wellbeing workshops, classes, talks and healing experiences await you
Create your itinerary - by selecting from a range of ‘drop in’ and bookable experiences.
Saturday at a glance
Join us for the day or get the full experience! Every day is different and designed to energise and inspire.
THE
RIVERSIDE STAGE
Talks + interviews with storytellers + experts by the river
Free talks everyday from 10.30am - 5pm. Beginning with a magical 30min meditation to awaken and align for the day ahead. Grab a chair or bring a picnic blanket and get inspired!
10:30 - 11:00 Saturday | Riverside Stage
OPENING THE FESTIVAL: MEDITATION FOR THE SOUL WITH GOLZAR BARADARAN ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE MUSIC
A calming guided session designed to bring peace, hope and balance inspired by ancient Persian spiritual traditions. Through a combination of different Tamarkoz techniques, such as deep breathing and visualisation you are invited to free your mind and enhance your wellbeing. In this session, we will work on developing new pathways to receptivity and replacing habitual, critical and negative thought patterns with positive, soothing images. This session will be accompanied by live music played with a traditional string instrument called Santour.
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Golzar Baradaran, is a Tamarkoz®️ instructor from London who has taught for several years in Italian -travelling between London and Rome. Since the start of the pandemic, Golzar, along with 18 other instructors from the M.T.O. Tamarkoz®️ Association have been providing stress relieving practices on a daily basis in 11 languages. A practice unique to Tamarkoz®️ and created by Sufi Masters Professor Sadegh Angha and Professor Nader Angha. A revitalising and unique session of Movazeneh (meditative movements) to activate and align the energy flow within the body. It includes specific postures as well as slow - motion movement exercises that activate and balance the flow of energy of the 13 major electromagnetic centres of the body. As a result, experientially and qualitatively, Movazeneh facilitates a unique experience. We move from a state of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, energetic scatteredness to a more collected, balanced and gathered state. The method of Tamarkoz®️ - the art of self knowledge through concentration and meditation. This unique and powerful method harmonises all aspects of your being; your body, breath, senses, thoughts, and innate energies so that you can recognise your true identity and can live in balance.
11:15-12:15 Saturday | Riverside Stage
HOW WOMEN & CRYPTO CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
WITH LYNNE FRANKS OBE FOUNDER OF SEED PROJECTS AND LUCY LAFFERTY-BROWN AND IOANA SURPATEANU FROM THE COMMON GROUND
What on earth is Crypto, Web 3, blockchain and how can it help female entrepreneurs and all women looking for financial independence?
This panel is on a mission to demystify the male-dominated jargon-filled world that is decentralised currency so that female entrepreneurs do not get left behind in the unique opportunity that crypto and web3/blockchain present. The Common Ground’s purpose is more than starting a new female-focused transparent economy.. It’s to create a movement of change, where women can connect, collaborate and help each other to build new supportive communities of women entrepreneurs, alongside planting seeds for those in need. .Join Festival host Naz and the Founders of The Common Ground as they explain their exciting new vision and answer your questions about this new world-changing technology, being launched at Wellbeing by the Lakes.
BOOK A TICKET FOR OUR FREE: Money Myths & the New Economy at The Common Ground tent (45mins) Friday & Saturday at 3pm
Lynne Franks, pioneer of women and sustainable enterprise together with Lucy Lafferty - Brown, CEO of The Common Ground, will be facilitating inter-active workshops during Wellbeing On the Lakes.
You will learn how to be friends with Crypto Currency and Web 3 and how we can grow together and create a loving, transparent, sustainable world. Come and join us to talk about the Money Myths holding us back. Learn how you can join this dynamic new movement of economic change for all.
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Lynne Franks, OBE is a change maker, futurist, writer, mentor, entrepreneur, social activist, creative leader,
Wise Woman and founder of The SEED Network.
Find out more at lynnefranks.com
Instagram @lynnejfranks
Ioana Surpateanu is a Web 3 entrepreneur. She is the founder of Strategy W and sits on the Board of Crypto UK as NED leading on De-centralised Finance, NFTs, the Metaverse and DAOs.
Before her immersion in Web 3 ,Ioana was Co–Head of European Government affairs and Crypto Strategy lead for Citigroup. She was also Principal and Chief Strategy Officer for DIA Labs which she designed to promote women in emerging tech.
Ioana holds two masters degrees in politics and economics and International relations.She appears on Innovate Finance’s WIF Power listing the Senior Leaders category and within100 Women of the Future ( global edition)
Lucy Lafferty –Brown is CEO of The Common Ground and founder of GROWcoin the new digital currency for women which is about to launch.
Lucy trained as a Barrister and went on to take over the legal firm Chester & Co which has grown significantly and has become a highly profitable, multi–million pounds business. Lucy founded Zen Move Solicitors three years ago in the wake of Covid - an online law firm with a heart - which has grown fast and the team ‘ zen hub’ is still based in Dorset. Lucy supported herself through university with two young children. It was the help of a mentor that inspired Lucy to seek to help other women who she recognises often are talented/ capable but need real grounded help in terms of resources and finances as well as emotional support and confidence building.
12:30-13:30 Saturday | Riverside Stage
STARTING A BIG, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL SELF LOVE REVOLUTION
WITH KATE TAYLOR + LOU FEATHERSTONE AKA LUINLULAND
Get ready for the call of the disco ball as human dream catcher, Kate Taylor talks to Lou Featherstone, a 52 year old accidental middle age influencer about growing old disgracefully and the self love revolution about her journey towards her BIG, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL life.
Lou has been on a wild journey through parenting, marriage, divorce, emigration to America & returning home alone to start again. A journey which saw her drive 6000 miles across America in a vintage 35ft RV preaching self love & confidence.
Kate & Lou will be in conversation to help empower you to shake shit up in midlife, and step into your version of what a BIG, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL life means for you!
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Lover of disco balls, a bright red lip and more leopard print than is necessary, Kate Taylor is on a mission to help you live a BIG, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL life.
Her clients call her the human dream catcher, and she's here to help you light up the fire in your heart and your belly; take up space; and create from your calling.
Blending straight-talking strategy with a dash of spiritual sauce, Kate brings a fresh approach to self-development and modern spirituality. She is a life design and empowerment coach, creative business mentor, Master NLP practitioner, Qoya teacher, author and speaker, as well as being and creator of the Practical Magic Activation Deck — the UK’s first life coach in a box.
**Kate’s debut book BIG, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL: A soul-seeker’s guide to living an empowered, purpose-driven life is due to be released by Welbeck on 14th September 2023. You'll have the opportunity to get an exclusive preview of her book at the Wellbeing by the Lakes before its official publication date.
Instagram: @katetaylorcreativeliving
Lou Featherstone aka @Luinluland is a 52 year old Accidental Influencer, mostly found on Instagram & is dedicated to empowering women to step outside their comfort zone, feel the fear & do it anyway, encouraging them to stop getting in their own way, yell “Fuck It” to menopause & helping women switch their mindset to positive!
Lockdown marked the end of her 20 year marriage, so she crowd funded a vintage RV & took off around America on The Self Love Revolution Tour to inspire women to radically fall in love with themselves.
She’s now back in the UK & has brought her bus Susie with her to continue the Self Love Revolution mission here.
Instagram: @luinluland
13:45-14:45 Saturday | Riverside Stage
BEYOND WORDS: PSYCHEDELICS & SOMATICS FOR HEALING AND PERSONAL GROWTH
WITH SUSAN GUNER, RACHEL LAWLAN + NASREEN EL-MARIESH
Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion that delves into the transformative intersection of psychedelics and somatic practices in trauma healing. This enlightening event will not only explore the profound effects of these modalities on mental health and trauma resolution but also offer an overview of how psychedelics are emerging as powerful tools for personal growth and self-discovery, and can even be harnessed to help with ADHD,Chronic Fatigue and Hormonal Imbalances . Prepare to unravel the untold potential of the body's wisdom in navigating the complexities of healing, growth, and resilience when combined with these powerful substances
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About Susan Guner
Susan is a trained, somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist with a mindfulness-based approach grounded in Transpersonal Psychology that focuses on holistic perspective through introspection, insight, and compassionate self exploration to increase self awareness, allowing the integration of the mind, body and spirit aspects of human experience in personal growth and development.Susan hosts the Psychedelic Conversations Podcast - a UK based educational platform bringing together facilitators of change and transformation in this current wave of the Psychedelic Renaissance.
Susan has been leading trauma-informed 6-week group microdosing integration programs with community-centric approach where participants are able to experience lasting changes in their mental health and wellbeing.
psychedelicconversations.com
About Rachel LawlanRachel is Certified Narrative Coach and Psychedelic Integration coach working with the modalities of story, somatics, and psychedelics. She is Co-Founder of Women are the Medicine, a UK based company offering microdosing programmes and in-person European retreats dedicated to helping women harness the power of psychedelic integration. Their ultimate goal is to generate a positive wave of female-focussed personal and collective growth, that will contribute to a more conscious, equitable, and abundant world.
Rachel’s expertise is built around coaching people at thresholds in life, when it can feel like identity is disintegrating and people find themselves in flux and uncertainty. She is also a trauma-sensitive coach (having been on her own journey to come to terms with childhood trauma) and loves to pull on the power of archetypes, dreamwork, and creativity in accessing and integrating psyche.
15:00-16:00 Saturday | Riverside Stage
WISE WORDS FOR WOMEN
WITH COACH, THERAPIST+ AUTHOR DONNA LANCASTER + ZOE BLASKEY, HOST OF MOTHERKIND PODCAST
We’re thrilled to welcome back Donna Lancaster and Zoe Blaskey after their talk was a festival highlight last year. So if you missed it - This is for you! This year Donna will be sharing wisdom from her latest book ‘Wise Words For Women’.
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Donna was one of the Co-founders and facilitators of the highly praised personal development programme called The Bridge Retreat and has been working with individuals, couples and groups for over 30 years. She originally trained as a social worker, specialising in child protection and worked extensively within this and related fields for ten years. Donna is a highly experienced group facilitator and intuitive Coach. She has worked internationally in a wide variety of environments including women’s refuges, schools and prisons.
In 2007 Donna qualified as a Hoffman Teacher with the Hoffman Institute UK and went on to become their Head of Teaching. She later completed the Imago Relationship Clinical Training Programme and went on to run a busy couples therapy practice in London for many years. Donna has also trained with the Centre for Systemic Constellations to support her work in honouring family and ancestral influences, and continues to regularly participate in constellation trainings and workshops.
Donna has attended numerous trainings with many great teachers including David Richo, Caroline Myss, Andrew Harvey, Robert Holden and Quanita Roberson. All of Donna’s work is trauma informed and she has completed an 8 day residential training with the trauma and breathwork expert, Giten Tonkov.
Donna has professional insurance and receives regular professional supervision and Spiritual direction.
Her work has been featured in The Telegraph, Psychologies, Evening Standard, Huffington Post, Balance, Conde Nast and Tatler.
She was featured in the Amazon documentary called Love(d) which shares the stories of 12 people during The Bridge Retreat as they take the leap to overcome grief and loss in their lives. You can watch the
Donna is a writer and published author with 2 books – ‘The Bridge, a 9 step crossing into authentic and wholehearted living’ (Penguin Life, 2022) and ‘Wise Words for Women’ (Happy Place Books/Ebury 2023).
Instagram: @donnalancs
Zoe Blaskey
Zoe Blaskey is a qualified transformational coach, podcast host and speaker on modern motherhood. She is on a mission to share proven tools and ideas to help mothers feel less alone and more resilient, empowered, fulfilled and confident through sold-out Motherkind coaching programmes and her chart topping podcast.
Instagram: @zoeblaskey
16:15-17:15 Saturday | Riverside Stage
GET YOUR WELLBEING D.O.S.E WITH MAXINE + RUSS FROM MORNING DOSE
A carefully crafted, alcohol-free, afternoon rave experience designed to naturally release the 4 main happy hormones. combining breath work, movement, meditation, and house music with our own in-house DJ, Russ Tarley.,
This magical journey has been lovingly designed to help you frame your mind into a positive state of thinking, supercharge your body, and find a sense of belonging, all while naturally releasing the 4 main happy hormones, DOPAMINE, OXYTOCIN, SEROTONIN + ENDORPHINS
It’s going to be special ♥
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Instagram: @morning_d.o.s.e
Bringing you back to life through Music-BreathWork-Meditation-Community on a mission to help more people live mindfully, to come together as a community and find a sense of belonging and purpose.
Our ability to connect in the real world is rapidly moving in the wrong direction and if we don’t make a change, nothing will.
We thought what if i could make a difference, and build a place of community, belonging, connection and purpose, while encouraging people to look after their own wellbeing and mental health, by learning how to release the 4 main brain chemicals, DOPAMINE, OXYTOCIN, SEROTONIN, and ENDORPHINS, AKA D.O.S.E - through natural ways i.e. meditation, breath work, movement, music and fun.
What if we could create a community of love, kindness and compassion in our hearts without substances, and create an inclusive environment to connect, make meaningful relationships and move our bodies from the inside out.
This was when Morning D.O.S.E began to establish it’s wings.
So Who are we
Maxine and George
Just a couple of crazy people who wanted to turn our idea into reality.
MOVE AND FLOW
Find your flow Classes designed for EVERY body.
Let our experienced teachers guide you through a movement practices, familiar and yet discovered.
10:30-11:15 Saturday | Move + Flow £10
GODDESS YOGA WITH AIMEE STRONGMAN
An enchanting session radiating with joy and love that will expand your heart! Explore your softness and your strength as we flow with embodied movement illuminating the chakras and raising our vibration. Take time to be present as you move consciously, creating space in the body and mind with a gentle balance of flow and stillness. Knowledge of the Goddesses and their magical spirits are woven into this class, as you call upon and embrace your own divine feminine spirit. Reveal your inner goddess and shine your light!
THE VIBE: Goddess activating, uplifted and light
SUITABLE FOR ALL
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Aimee is a Dorset based women’s sacred space holder, Founder of Glow Yoga Studio and the Glow community, Holistic Birth - keeper and Hatha Yoga Teacher. Her classes are designed to call you back to yourself and the essence of your inner wisdom. She uses her love and magic of yoga and the power of storytelling to help women remember their gift and awaken the goddess within. She is known for her heart - centred approach to teaching and aims to release tension, soothe the heartand seeks to help others shine theirlight by connecting to the breath and understanding the biomechanics of the body. She works virtually and in person creating a full spectrum of connection and support throughout womanhood.
Instagram: @gather_and_glow
11:30-12:15 Saturday | Move + Flow £10
THE LISTENING BODY: SOMA TO SOUL: (SOMATIC MOVEMENT + INNER AWARENESS) WITH DR JOANNE AVISON
Discover the joy of movement and stillness through this compassionate dialogue between somatic practice and listening in to the Wisdom Body within. Join this liberating and unwinding session that explores the fluid body and the myofascial magic inside everyone, through movement and guided awareness practices. Restore, refine, relax and reconnect with your own resonance field using techniques you can take away and enjoy practicing whenever you choose.
THE VIBE: Spacious, relaxed and inspired
SUITABLE FOR ALL: join in to suit your energy levels and natural range of motion.
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Joanne is an international teacher of applied structural anatomy for movement and manual practitioners in a variety of fields. She is a professional Structural Integration practitioner, member of IASI (International Association of Structural Integrators) and certified teacher (KMI, Anatomy Trains 1998-2005: Tom Myers’ school) and Director of the Art of Contemporary Yoga Teacher Training, London, UK. The school registration (2006 onwards) qualified as an RYS-500, with Yoga Alliance (US), European Yoga Alliance and Indian Federation of Yoga.
As an advanced Yoga Practitioner and Certified Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT (Certified by International Association of Yoga Therapists), Joanne appreciates the art, craft and science of yoga and body architecture. After her master’s degree, Joanne is now completing her Doctorate in Spiritual Sciences.
This has deepened her understanding of Surat Shabd Yoga and the philosophy behind it, that relates closely to how the physical body integrates and animates form. For Joanne the study of philosophy and anatomy are not necessarily separate, which is a unique approach to integrated practice.Joanne is also trained in Cranio-Sacral Therapy, continuously working in A.R.T. (Autoimmune Response Testing) and F.S.M. (Frequency Specific Microcurrent) to further her studies in complementary health and complementary medicine. She is a graduate of the CMED Institute, USA. Surat Shabd Yoga is the study of the sound current and consciousness, an interest sparked since Joanne was 16 years old, learning Transcendental Meditation (TM™). As an initiate and ordained minister, Joanne appreciates deeply the resonance field(s) the body animates as a soul, in a living form.
joanneavison.com
Instagram: @joanneavison
12:30-13:15 Saturday | Move + Flow £10
BREATHE TO OPTIMISE HEALTH AND FIND YOUR FLOW WITH TRACEY MAY HOWES
An empowering session of heightened self-awareness of body and breath. A combination of yin yoga, functional breathing and guided meditation with music to balance the nervous system, calm the mind and ground the body.Learn how to measure your reactivity to stress, decongest the nose, improve sleep, reduce anxiety and support hormonal fluctuations.
THE VIBE: Grounded, inspired and joyful
SUITABLE FOR ALL: Note: Breath-holds should not be performed if you are pregnant.
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Tracey is an Advanced Oxygen Advantage Instructor and RAID freediver based in Bournemouth.
Freediving is a form of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding until resurfacing rather than the use of breathing apparatus. This specialised training and her own health needs inspired Tracey to expand her knowledge of functional breathwork for improved health, wellbeing and performance.
By incorporating science-based techniques into daily practice and training programs, Tracey’s clients have transformed their breathing habits to improve sleep quality, focus and concentration, reduce anxiety and stress, train for marathons and prepare to swim The English Channel.
Tracey is particularly interested in how hormonal fluctuations affect women’s breathing and quality of life and is committed to sharing evidence-based research to empower her clients.
Instagram: @traceymayhowes
13:30-14:15 Saturday | Move + Flow £10
ASANA WITH THE STARS: EXPLORING YOGA + ASTROLOGY WITH KARLEY WOODFORD
A Hatha Yoga session intertwining astrological themes! We’ll explore the energy brought about by Virgo Season and that of the Waning Crescent Moon in Cancer to move in a way that is connected and comforting. These sessions are always fun and easy going, yet challenges are thrown in for those who want some!
THE VIBE: Inspired, aligned and uplifted
SUITABLE FOR ALL.
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Karley is a certified Yoga Instructor, Massage Therapist & Astrology enthusiast!
Raised on a diet of holistic living, spiritual practices weaved into everyday life and the fundamentals of
Yogic Philosophy resonate deeply with Karley thanks to this lifestyle. Having practised Yoga Asana for over 10 years, Karley embarked on a 200hr YTT in India in 2019. Fast forward to 2022, Karley attained an ITEC Diploma in Holistic Massage Therapy, undertook sound healing training and embarked on an Astrology qualification, Simha Yoga & Massage has bloomed into a wellness offering incorporating multiple modes of healing... with more to come!
Instagram: @karley_simha_yoga
14:30-15:15 Saturday | Move + Flow £10
MOVAZENEH® (MEDITATIVE MOVEMENTS) WITH GOLZAR BARADARAN
Experience the harmony of your movement, breath and concentration through a series of postures and movements that gather your energies in your heart. Experientially and qualitatively, Movazeneh® facilitates a unique and revitalising experience, moving you from a state of scattered to balanced and gathered state.
THE VIBE: Expansive, expressive and joyful.
SUITABLE FOR ALL
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Golzar Baradaran, is a Tamarkoz®️ instructor from London who has taught for several years in Italian-travelling between London and Rome. Since the start of the pandemic, Golzar, along with 18 other instructors from the M.T.O. Tamarkoz®️ Association have been providing stress relieving practices on a daily basis in 11 languages.
A practice unique to Tamarkoz®️and created by Sufi Masters Professor Sadegh Angha and Professor Nader Angha. A revitalising and unique session of Movazeneh (meditative movements) to activate and align the energy flow within the body.
It includes specific postures as well as slow-motion movement exercises that activate and balance the flow of energy of the 13 major electromagnetic centers of the body.
As a result, experientially and qualitatively, Movazeneh facilitates a unique experience. We move from a state of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, energetic scatteredness to a more collected, balanced and gathered state.
The method of Tamarkoz®️-the art of self-knowledge through concentration and meditation. This unique and powerful method harmonises all aspects of your being; your body, breath, senses, thoughts, and innate energies so that you can recognise your true identity and can live in balance.
15:30-16:15 Saturday | Move + Flow £10
REIKI INFUSED YIN YOGA WITH MICHELLE MASLIN-TAYLOR
Join Michelle for this unique reiki-infused yin yoga class designed to promote physical, emotional and energetic healing. This class is the perfect antidote to stress, anxiety and burnout with reiki energy healing interwoven with a gentle yin yoga practice that is suitable for all levels
THE VIBE: Lighter and brighter
SUITABLE FOR ALL: Yin Yoga is super slow and mat-based.
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Michelle is an experienced yoga teacher and reiki master who helps burnt-out yogis facilitate deep transformational healing for themselves and their clients through reiki-infused yoga, weaving together yoga poses, energy healing and yoga psychology. Her own yoga journey began over 20 years ago, starting with a purely physical focus but finding it to be a life-changing practice for overcoming her own depression and anxiety. Since then she has discovered a passion for continuous learning, co-authored Amazon best-selling books, been featured in major publications and taught her specialist workshops online and in-person in the UK.
Instagram: @michellemaslintaylor
16:30-17:30 Saturday | Move + Flow £10
DANCE MEDITATION WITH ANNA + MARTA FROM SILENT YOGA UK
Deeply immersive experience designed to uplift your spirit, help you feel grounded and most of all connect you to the Self and nature elements. The first part is a guided flow combining yoga and easy-to-follow dancing moves to a specifically curated playlist. The next part is a silent disco to let loose, shake everything off and share this incredible energy. Let your hair down, feel free to wear fancy dresses and enjoy the moment of dancing and celebration!
SUITABLE FOR ALL: All-silent disco headphones are used for the session. Glitter and party outfits optional but encouraged.
Leave feeling: joyful, uplifted, released.
THE VIBE: Joyful, uplifted, released.
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Silent Yoga UK
a Dorset based, ultimate wellness company providing you with life changing yoga and meditation experiences, all made possible by state-of-the-art silent disco headphones. Perfectly curated playlists and the crystal-clearteacher's voice are right there in your ears, with zero distractions from the outside world. Just what's needed to take your practice to the next level. Feel the love from our headphones straight to your heart.
Anna is a lead techer in Silent Yoga UK with many years of experience in creating unforgettable moments with the use ofheadphones. Her true talents are a very calming voice and vibrant personality.
Marta is a bundle of joy and the newest member of the team, bringing her bright smile and expertise in yoga
THE RETREAT
Transcendent Sound Healing experiences + high vibrations
Join us at THE RETREAT. We’ve gathered the very best sound healers to take you into deep relaxation, transcending the business of the everyday and bathing you in blissful vibrations. Sound healing experiences £25. Booking essential.
10:30-11:30 & 12:00-13:00 Saturday | The Retreat £25
SHAMANIC GONG BATH WITH CLAIRE DONOVAN
Connect with the sacred wisdom that resides within you. Claire’s sacred gongs, drums, rattles, and singing bowls emit powerful vibrations that penetrate the body, mind, and spirit, releasing stagnant energy, balance the chakras, and induce a deep state of relaxation and meditation.
THE VIBE: Feel connected, inspired and rebalanced
SUITABLE FOR ALL
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During the shamanic journey, Claire guides participants through different states of consciousness, allowing them to tap into their deepest selves and connect with the spiritual realms. As a walker between the worlds, Claire acts as a bridge, facilitating the exploration of the unseen realms and facilitating healing and transformation.
The sound experience itself is a key component of the journey, as the sacred gongs, drums, rattles, and singing bowls emit powerful vibrations that penetrate the body, mind, and spirit. These vibrations help to release stagnant energy, balance the chakras, and induce a deep state of relaxation and meditation.
Participants often report experiencing profound insights, emotional release, and a sense of connection with their higher selves and the divine during Claire's shamanic journey and sound sessions. Through her talents as a healer and Shaman, Claire offers a truly transformative experience, allowing individuals to heal, grow, and connect with the sacred wisdom that resides within them.
Instagram: @merkabah_retreat
13:30-14:30 & 15:00-16:00 Saturday | The Retreat £25
EARTH RESONANCE SOUND BATH WITH DAVE TIPPER
HDuring an Earth Resonance Sound Bath, you are bathed in the vibrations produced by
instruments such as Himalayan, Nepalese and crystal singing bowls, gong, handpan, didgeridoo and drum. Through both ancient and modern acoustic sounds, you will be taken on a sensory journey of deep reflection and reconnection with your natural resonance.
THE VIBE: De- stressed, naturally resonant and grounded
SUITABLE FOR ALL
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Dave Tipper is a practising sound therapist, hypnotherapist and teacher of yoga and mindfulness. His practice encourages a full sensory experience through both traditional and modern approaches. Deeply inspired by the natural world he believes that through the practice of sound and meditation, we can build a stronger relationship with nature. His unique approach incorporates the use of sound vibration, visualisation and natural earthing to help release physical and mental tension.
His passion is to empower people to engage in their own independent personal practice and to move towards better health and wellbeing.
Instagram: @earthresonance
16:30-17:30 Saturday | The Retreat £25
SACRED SECRETS OF SOUND WITH ALI PALMER
Deeply-immersive, full-body listening experience using melodic sound from thirty Tibetan singing bowls. Gentle yet powerful therapeutic, vibrational processes, nurture, heal and soothe mind and body.
THE VIBE: Relaxing, calm and a total reset
SUITABLE FOR MOST: Contraindications (strictly not allowed) intoxication, epilepsy. Not recommended for first Trimester pregnancy.
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Captivated by the beauty and sacred secrets of the Tibetan singing bowls
Ali is deeply involved in the use of sound energy for well-being and healing. Ali offer ‘Sound Energy Practitioner’ training to fellow holistic specialists , as well as vibro-acoustic massage therapy and healing sound bath to individuals and groups.
Ali’s main mentor/trainer is renowned spiritual sound healer, Lola Lhamo (Bali) and she has also trained at Sound Healing Academy (International) and with Altaf Javeed (India). Ali is a Yin Yoga specialist teacher and she often combines the two with amazing results-the combination of sound vibration and long - held, static poses of Yin , works even more deeply into the connective tissues of the body.
WELLBEING WORKSHOPS
Wellbeing Workshops for all. Where wellness meets creativity
Join us at THE WELLBEING SPACE, next to The Marketplace. Get curious, open your heart and discover something new. Workshops to inspire and delight! Vision, craft, meditate, make magic and expand. Wellbeing workshops from £10-35 Booking essential.
10:15-11:45 Saturday | The Wellbeing Workshop Space £25
HEALING YOUR DIVINE MASCULINE AND FEMININE ENERGIES WITH SALARAH STARRE
Healing masculine and feminine energies is vital for well-being and imbalances in these energies
hinder success and fulfilment. By addressing and healing them, we find inner balance, stronger relationships, increased creativity, and self-understanding. This empowers us to manifest abundance and embrace our authentic selves.
This workshop offers a chance to harmonise your masculine and feminine energies.
THE VIBE: Empowered, balanced and abundant
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
*Bring a pen, paper and an open heart with a willingness to expand your consciousness!
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Salarah Starre is a UK-based Advanced Law of Attraction Coach, Author, Speaker and Leading
Wellness Expert, having appeared across international press and podcasts, discussing topics spanning spiritual laws, coaching, mindset and manifestation for the last 17 years.
Her biggest passion is helping you to connect to your authentic self, often hidden beneath the patterns and programs of ancestral and societal conditioning. Leaving you with a remembrance of who you are and your unique divinity so you can create extraordinary levels of abundance in your life.
Instagram: @salarahstarre
12:00-13:30 Saturday | The Wellbeing Workshop Space £25
FROM ONE WISE WOMAN TO ANOTHER - TURNING OUR WOUNDS INTO WISDOM WITH DONNA LANCASTER
This workshop is a beautiful blend of readings from my book on the core subjects including family, healing, hope, relationships, gratitude and awakening, interspersed with paired/small group explorations of how these wise words relate to their own life experiences. This is an opportunity for you to share and hear short stories together of love and healing and hope
THE VIBE: Heart opening, life affirming A-HA moments
ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL
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Donna was one of the Co-founders and facilitators of the highly praised personal development programme called The Bridge Retreat and has been working with individuals, couples and groups for over 30 years. She originally trained as a social worker, specialising in child protection and worked extensively within this and related fields for ten years. Donna is a highly experienced group facilitator and intuitive Coach. She has worked internationally in a wide variety of environments including women’s refuges, schools and prisons.
In 2007 Donna qualified as a Hoffman Teacher with the Hoffman Institute UK and went on to become their Head of Teaching. She later completed the Imago Relationship Clinical Training Programme and went on to run a busy couples therapy practice in London for many years. Donna has also trained with the Centre for Systemic Constellations to support her work in honouring family and ancestral influences, and continues to regularly participate in constellation trainings and workshops.
Donna has attended numerous trainings with many great teachers including David Richo, Caroline Myss, Andrew Harvey, Robert Holden and Quanita Roberson. All of Donna’s work is trauma informed and she has completed an 8 day residential training with the trauma and breathwork expert, Giten Tonkov.
Donna has professional insurance and receives regular professional supervision and Spiritual direction. Her work has been featured in
The Telegraph, Psychologies, Evening Standard, Huffington Post, Balance, Conde Nast and Tatler.
She was featured in the Amazon documentary called Love(d) which shares the stories of 12 people during The Bridge Retreat as they take the leap to overcome grief and loss in their lives. Donna is a writer and published author with 2 books–‘The Bridge, a 9 step crossing into authentic and wholehearted living’ (Penguin Life, 2022) and ‘Wise Words for Women’ (Happy Place Books/Ebury 2023).
Instagram: @donnalancs
13:45-15:00 Saturday | The Wellbeing Workshop Space £30
VOICE EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP WITH TALLULAH RENDALL
Explore and rediscover the healing and soothing nature of our own authentic voices. Our voice is are flection of our true essence and for this reason it can be deeply vulnerable to speak or sing in public on our own or with others. These sessions are a gentle way of opening up and connecting deeply to ourselves and nourishing this connection. Beginning with Qi Gong warm-ups to shake out tension, build confidence and bring awareness to our: body, posture and breathe before moving gently into toning, song, harmony and movement. Perhaps you have never sung outside of the shower. Or scared of sharing your thoughts and feelings. Perhaps you love to sing, but are nervous too. Perhaps you sing all the time and simply just want to sing more.
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
THE VIBE: A transformational and empowering journey through Sound & Movement
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Tallulah Rendall is a songwriter of substance with the heart of a lioness. A world renowned
Singer-Songwriter who has written, produced and toured 5 albums. A Creative Facilitator, Qi Gong Teacher & Sound Therapist, empowering people through Qi Gong & Sound Meditation to connect to their creative expression and lead happier, healthier and more embodied lives
Instagram: @tallulahrendall
15:15-16:15 Saturday | The Wellbeing Workshop Space £30
CRYSTAL MALA BRACELET WORKSHOP WITH NAS AMIR-AHMADI
Explore the meaning and history of malas and the significance of number 108. Meditate and set your intention, before selecting your crystals. Design and make your own mala bracelet to keep. Crystals and materials provided. Discover the magic of Japa meditation.
THE VIBE: Calm, connected, creative and informed.
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
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Whilst travelling in Northern India Nas learnt the age old tradition of making beautiful malas. A mala is an ancient tool developed to keep the mind focused and clear from thoughts during Japa meditation, which can also be worn as a stunning piece of jewellery.
Nas invites you to relax and spend some calming time making your own mala bracelet, whilst she shares the history of malas and the skill of Japa meditation.
Instagram: @piecedesigns
15:00-15:45 Saturday | The Common Ground Tent FREE
MONEY MYTHS & THE NEW ECONOMY
Lynne Franks, pioneer of women and sustainable enterprise together with Lucy Lafferty - Brown, CEO of The Common Ground, will be facilitating inter-active workshops during Wellbeing On the Lakes.
You will learn how to be friends with Crypto Currency and Web 3 and how we can grow together and create a loving, transparent, sustainable world. Come and join us to talk about the Money Myths holding us back. Learn how you can join this dynamic new movement of economic change for all.
THE VIBE: Dynamic, inspiring and empowering
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
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THE COMMON GROUND IS NO ORDINARY MARKETPLACE
This is a movement run by women, entirely inclusive and welcoming to everyone who believes in heart-led businesses that value transparency, authenticity and that are good for the community and the planet. A space where we can buy unique products, find local services, support our community and even micro-invest in the businesses we love.
16:30-17:30pm Saturday | The Wellbeing Workshop Space £25
UNBOUND WRITING WITH NICOLA HUMBER
It’s time to connect with your true voice and express yourself fully, rather than holding back and worrying about what others think of you. Unbound Writing is a transformational technique that allows you to move beyond fears and doubts to connect your magical Unbound Self. No experience of writing required.
*Bring your journal & pen
THE VIBE: Free, inspired, connected.
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
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Nicola Humber is the author of three transformational books, Heal Your Inner Good Girl , UNBOUND and Unbound Writing. She's also the founder of The Unbound Press, a soul-led publishing company for unbound women. After playing the archetypal good girl up until her mid-thirties, Nicola left her ‘proper' job in finance to retrain as a coach and hypnotherapist and this leap of faith led her to what she does now: activating recovering good girls to embrace their so-called imperfections and shake off the tyranny of 'shoulds', so they can be their fullest, freest,most magnificent selves.
Instagram: @nicolahumber
Facebook: nicolahumber
OUT IN NATURE
Soak up your surroundings. Open air guided workshops amplified by nature.
Meet at The Gallery /meeting point for our outdoor workshops, connecting you to nature and yourself. Forest bathe, take a mindful walk, experience a drumming circle. Together we’ll take a walk to our favourite spaces around the lakes and adventure together. Booking essential.
12:00-12:45, 13:30-14:15 & 15:00-15:45 Saturday | Out In Nature £10
GUIDED DRAWING MEDITATION WITH HEIDI STELLAR
Join Heidi to explore a creative approach to meditation inspired by the beauty of the lakes.
Without pressure or expectation, this is an opportunity to access meditation in a way that celebrates the marks you make that are unique to you. Heidi will guide you through a series of drawing exercises and ideas to help you get the most out of your session and give you the tools to use these techniques in your own meditation practise.
SUITABLE FOR ALL: All materials will be provided, although if you have a sketchbook that you would like to work in please do bring it along.
THE VIBE: Creative, inspiring and illuminating
SUITABLE FOR ALL
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I trained as a Theatre Designer and also have an MA in Printmaking from Camberwell College of Art, London. I now live and work in Dorset, looking after my young family, running art workshops in schools and community settings, and spending as much time as possible in my studio with my treasured etching press. I think on a grand scale, inspired by the light and colour of the natural world around us. In my latest series of prints I am exploring landscape and its relationship with our imagination, and perhaps the stories it may inspire.
11:30-12:45 Saturday | Out in nature £25
A QUANTUM FLOW + SOUND HEALING JOURNEY WITH SESH NADOO
Come back to your authentic and true nature, connected in presence to the Earth and the Universe and manifest your beautiful vision with Sesh.
Quantum flow is a guided movement, breathwork and energetic practice that combines the best of traditional modalities like tai chi, qigong, ecstatic dance, quantum healing and quantum field work to help you release through your body the stories, patterns and residence holding you back from stepping into your higher self, next level you is so accessible right now!
We play, we move, we connect and rebalance, holding you in a deep connection with your heart and the universe. Working through the 7 stages of quantum flow and end with a relaxing and rejuvenating sound bath
THE VIBE: Relaxing, re-juvinating and expansive
SUITABLE FOR ALL.
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Sesh is an ICF accredited Transformational Coach, Coach trainer and Quantum flow practitioner for Suzy Ashworths team.
She uses her experience as a science teacher to support people to activate and embody their highest potential through the quantum field, the body and the mind.
Sesh also works alongside her husband to create unique experiences for people to release their stress, resistance and patterns through the body using the powerof quantum flow and sound healing.
Her mission is to help people transform on all levels of their being and connect with their highest potential.
Instagram: sesh_naidoo_01
10:30-11:30 Saturday | Out in nature £15
EARTH RESONANCE FRAME DRUM WORKSHOP WITH DAVE TIPPER
This workshop is an open space for people to come together and share a love for drumming, rhythm and meditation. The ‘circle of sound’ we form is about coming together and sharing our collective resonance for positive change and nature connection. This session will involve gentle movement, rhythmic play and sound based meditation. As we come together, we set our intentions for the workshop and move through a collective journey of sound. This workshop is unique in that it brings the practice of sound therapy to both a personal and collective level. Drumming is an excellent medium for channelling energy, emotion and the release of tension. It brings us together with a shared intention for wellbeing and allows us to get in touch with ourselves. frame drums are provided (feel free to bring your own)
THE VIBE: Grounded, connecting and therapeutic
SUITABLE FOR ALL
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Dave Tipper is a practising sound therapist, hypnotherapist and teacher of yoga and mindfulness. His practice encourages a full sensory experience through both traditional and modern approaches. Deeply inspired by the natural world he believes that through the practice of sound and meditation, we can build a stronger relationship with nature. His unique approach incorporates the use of sound vibration, visualisation and natural earthing to help release physical and mental tension.
His passion is to empower people to engage in their own independent personal practice and to move towards better health and wellbeing.
Instagram: @earthresonance
14:00-15:00 Saturday | Out in nature £5
All proceed go to Community Yoga Collective
THE SISTER CIRCLE WITH KATY THEAKSTON
When women hold space for one another, when women share together, when women heal together and when women laugh together much magick and transformation can take place.The Wilding Woman’s Circle is a safe and gentle space for women of all ages and backgrounds to come together. A space to be heard, held and seen without judgement. A space to rediscover your wild self, to reconnect to the cycles of the seasons and the rhythms of the earth.The Wilding Woman’s Circle is a beautiful blend of guided meditation, story sharing and creativity. And fun.
THE VIBE: Space to be seen, heard and feel connected
SUITABLE FOR ALL.
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Katy Theakston is a wild woman, a modern day witch. Her purpose is to help women to rediscover themselves, to reconnect with the cycles of the seasons and to discover a beautiful way of living with their wild and wonderful hearts.
She is an entrepreneur and founded The Owl and The Apothecary eight years ago, creating a home of sisterhood, ritual & magick.
Instagram: @owlapothecary
13:00-14:00 Saturday | Out in nature £20
TREE GLEE + FLOURISH WITH AUTHOR CHERYL RICKMAN
Part Forest-Bathing experience, part creative journaling/sketching, during this workshop you’ll deepen your connection with nature, tap into your ancestral memory and reflect on your own personal ‘treestory’. You’ll breathe with a tree, go on a sensory treasure hunt and learn about the six branches of wellbeing. You’ll leave feeling calm and comforted, with a renewed sense of appreciation for trees and how/why they make us feel better.
Please bring a mat or rug to sit on, notebook and pen or pencil. Other art supplies will be provided.
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Cheryl Rickman is a proud tree-hugger, mother and advocate for the power of nature as a healer and energy-giver. She is also a Sunday Times best-selling author and ghostwriter of 27 books (including Tree Glee: How and why trees make us feel better and You Are Enough: Embrace your Flaws and Be Happy Being You. She is a qualified Positive Psychology practitioner and wellbeing ambassador for the Network of Wellbeing. Cheryl specialises in writing empowering, practical books to help people fret less and flourish more. She owns a small parcel of https://www.instagram.com/wellbeingauthor/ancient woodland in the Hampshire countryside.
www.TreeGlee.co.uk
Instagram: @treeglee
14:45-15:30 Saturday | Out in nature £10
FOREST SOUND JOURNEY WITH SILENT YOGA UK
Deeply immersive, meditative experience designed to completely reset all senses and to challenge the usual ways of sensory perception. The session is led with the use of headphones to enhance the experience and to withdraw any external distractions. It combines a fully guided mindfulness, forest bathing and visualisation to specifically chosen sounds. There will be an option to use blindfolds for certain parts of the session. Silent disco headphones are used for the session.
THE VIBE: Grounding, de-stressed and revived
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
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Anna & Marta
Silent Yoga UK is a Dorset based, ultimate wellness company providing you with life-changing yoga and meditation experiences, all made possible by state-of-the-art silent disco headphones. Perfectly curated playlists and the crystal-clear teacher's voice are right there in your ears, with zero distractions from the outside world. Just what's needed to take your practice to the next level. Feel the love from our headphones straight to your heart.
Anna is a lead teacher in Silent Yoga UK with many years of experience in creating unforgettable moments with the use of headphones. Her true talents are a very calming voice and vibrant personality.
Marta is a bundle of joy and the newest member of the team, bringing her bright smile and expertise in yoga.
15:30-16:30 Saturday | Out in nature £15
HOWLING AT THE MOON: A WOMEN’S CIRCLE TO AWAKEN THE WISE AND WILD ONE WITHIN WITH JULIA COBBAN
We’ll begin with a guided somatic exploration, using breath + sound to activate the throat and sacral chakras. We’ll then use the medicine of song and our connection with the cycles of the moon, our bodies + our breath to feel, to heal, to open our hearts and most importantly...to invite more joy into our lives!
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
THE VIBE: Belonging, grounded and blissed out
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I’m Julia, I'm a Woman's Coach, Yogini + Reiki Master. I empower women with the tools + wisdom to activate their magnetic power + inner sparkle, discover their authentic voice and cultivate unshakeable confidence to step into the life they desire. I call on 14 years of experience in the wellness space, using a unique blend of coaching, educating, subconscious work, embodied movement, voice activation + energy realignment to access deeper levels of healing, initiate breakthroughs and bridge the disconnect between body + spirit.
I’m Canadian made but have lived abroad most of my adult life. I called Bournemouth UK home for 7 years and am currently living in Bali, Indonesia.
Instagram: @juliacobban
16:30-17.15 Saturday | Out in nature £15
JOY SOUND BATH WITH DULCIE BATT
Are you ready for your immersion into divine crystalline vibrations? Welcoming the frequency of joy as she resonates through your body… bringing you deep relaxation, connection and leaving you feeling peaceful, with a renewed sense of clarity. I can hear your body purring already..! Let's activate the joy that lays deep in your centre.
THE VIBE: Relaxed, Connected, Joyful
SUITABLE FOR ALL.
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Hi I am Dulcie, Mama to 4 kids and Founder of JoyFULL Mamas.
All of my work in NLP, Qoya, Yoga & Hypnotherapy guides you towards your body's incredible innate wisdom. Helping YOU remember who you are, connecting with your power, trusting it and living with JOY at your centre.
Life is hard and it’s beautiful. We honour the gift of life, by living tapped into the PULSE of it. Why wait for the catalyst of tragic circumstance to wake us? May we connect with what lights us up, radiate our joyful glow and light the path for others.
Instagram: @joyfullmamas/
FLOATING MEDITATION
Mesmerising Guided Meditations sessions on the water
Join us at THE FLOATING MEDITATION. We’ve gathered the very best meditation practitioners to take you into deep relaxation, transcending the business of the everyday and connecting you to source. Floating meditation £6. Booking essential.
30 min Floating Meditation sessions begin at 11:00 and start on the hour - last session 17:00
Eat, Shop, Get Curious. Bitesized short talks + masterclasses
Join us in THE MARKETPLACE. Free talks and demo’s. Discover our handpicked indie retailers, grab your self some coffee, a juice or lunch and listen to our guests share their passions, products and experiences. No need to book.
Please note that our programme may be subject to change - due to circumstances beyond our control - Rest assured that we’ll endeavour to bring you a memorable experience and any changes or updates will be equal or better!
— Festival Team