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Watercolour Painting in France

Resonance: Healing Power of the Voice

Discover your fundamental tone with simple movementsto unlock the healing power of your voice.

Lifelines

Discover the richness and vitality of life drawing in this unique and instinctive course.

Recorder Weekend

An exciting oppiortunity with solo or consort masterclasses, ensemble works and recorder techniques.

Infinite Tai Chi

Experience the personal transformation that can arise from Tai Chi with gentle movement, inspiring talks and guided meditations.

The F.M. Alexander Technique

Applying this technique can improve your skills in any life activity. Relieve stress and tension and improve your posture.

Mindfulness and Breath

Release yourself from stress-related symptoms and discover the breath's pivotal role in physical, emotional and spiritual health.

Living the New Story

Spend a weekend looking at communication, sustainability, activism and spirituality. Leave with a renewed sense of purpose!

Life and Quality in a Biodynamic Garden

Learn about the biodynamic approach with practical outdoor demonstrations, discussion and reflections.

Qi Gong

Discover an energetic, embodied way of understanding the transformational qualities of Qi Gong.

Earthwalking

Spend time connecting with nature and walking on the Earth with supportive companions.

Mindful Drawing

An exploration of drawing as meditation that is suitable for all levels. Observe the beauty of everyday life and capture its essence.

Harmony Singing

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

The Naked Voice: A Pathless Way

A range of vocal practices that reveal the contemplative and creative use of the voice.

Rest and Restore Retreat

Enjoy a weekend to rest and restore mind and body with mindful breath, yoga and healing meditation.

The Sacred Clown Summer Retreat

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

Introduction to Woodcarving

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

Astrosophy

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

Make a Sun Hive

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

Eternal Wisdom

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

Drawing with Paper, Cloth and Thread

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

Summer Painting Weekend

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

Drawing in Charcoal and Graphite

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

Shintaido

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

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.

Raku Pottery Weekend

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

Lifelines

Discover the richness and vitality of life drawing in this unique and instinctive course.

Make a Sun Hive – Rachel Hanney

Make a Sun Hive: A Hive for Natural Bee Keepers In conjunction with other like-minded beekeepers, the Natural Beekeeping Trust develops and promotes a form of beekeeping that is holistic, bee-centred and chemical-free. Join us for an inspirational weekend to make your own Sun Hive – a natural hive which involves weaving the straw skep baskets, which are built to precise measurements. These hives are...

Summer Rest-ival

Make space for rest and renewal with mindfulness, writing, meditation, painting and more!