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Music Making

Flutes Inspired

An encouraging environment with flute choir, technique classes, an individual lesson, yoga and Feldenkrais to improve your skills.

Harmony Singing

Sing Helen's original material as well as enjoying improvisation.

Eternal Wisdom

This retreat will bring together the philosophical and spiritual traditions of the East and West.

Make a Sun Hive

Learn about holistic, bee-centred forms of bee keeping and make your own sun hive to take away.

Astrosophy

Walk the planet's paths to experience their interaction with a combination of astronomy and spiritual science.

Introduction to Woodcarving

Enjoy a weekend learning the skills of a woodcarver and how to choose suitable wood for a project.

The Sacred Clown Summer Retreat

From stillness, mediation, mime and movement, this course offers a fun, gentle and creative introduction to the Sacred Clown.

Poetic Edges Weekend

Brilliant, original exercises extends your receptivity and imagination to progress in your writing craft.

Drawing with Paper, Cloth and Thread

Enjoy experimenting different ways of making marks and developing surfaces with mixed media.

Sketching: Ink and Watercolour

A relaxed day of demonstration led exercises will help to develop your confidence sketching on location.

Song Writing

Bring your ideas and creativity to create your own song in a supportive group.

Fun with Calligraphy

Be guided through simple projects to get you started with the beautiful art of Calligraphy.

How to Write a Story

This enlivening day will stimulate your imagination and help you tease out a story from the everyday material around us.

How to Get your Book Published

For anyone who has ever wanted to have their work published, this informative day reveals various insider publishing knowledge.

Zentangle

This meditative drawing method creates abstract art by drawing and shading simple patterns in a creative, relaxing style.

Fabric Printing with Flowers

Transfer colour from flowers and other plants into beautiful patterns to make your own silk scarf.

Drawing in Charcoal and Graphite

Learn how to work on a larger scale with fluid movement, using the media of charcoal and graphite.

Summer Painting Weekend

Explore your creativity and connect with the atmosphere of summer in this enjoyable painting weekend.

Woodcarving Taster Day

Learn all the basics about wood and how to work it to create effects with different tools and techniques.

Silver Wire Jewellery

Learn techniques to make different items of jewellery to take away with you.

Nia Dance

A fun and invogorating blend of dance, healing and martial arts to make the body smile.

Japanese Embroidery

Use traditional methods and techniques to produce stunning works of art as you learn about Japanese culture.

Shintaido

Based on traditional Japanese martial arts with emphasis on self development and artistic expression, suitable for all.

Create a Singing Bell

Forge your own singing bell with a master craftsman.

Raku Pottery Weekend

Enjoy learning more about glazing, decoration and various firing methods to make Raku Pottery.

Fertility: A Holistic Approach

A weekend of talks, workshops, acupressure, meditation and practical advice to illuminate the holistic approach to fertility

Create a Singing Bowl

Learn the techniques of forging to create your own singing bowl.

Madrigals and Motets

Sing some of the most exquisite examples of vocal music chamber music ever written.

Art of the Healing Voice

Explore the voice's ability to heal and express your innermost being through toning, chant and singing.