Programme
Our approach is holistic, cyclical and embodied, mirroring the seasons. We understand that transformation is not a linear process, but an alchemical one. Each season brings its own lessons and opportunities for growth, inviting us to slow down, listen deeply, and see the world as animate and inherently meaningful.
Samhain
Winter: The Renewal
13 - 15 December 2024
Our journey begins in the stillness of winter, where we embrace the wisdom of Samhain. This is a time of honouring our past and preparing for renewal.
In a world that glorifies perpetual growth, winter teaches us the value of rest, reflection, and the quiet power of the unknown. Here, we learn that true transformation begins in the void, where we release the old and make space for the seeds of new life.
Imbolc
Spring: The Beginning
7 - 9 March 2025
As winter gives way to spring, we enter Imbolc, a season of rebirth and new beginnings. After the introspection of winter, spring invites us to sow intentions with clarity and purpose.
In a society driven by constant productivity, we are reminded that creativity requires space to listen deeply and choose deliberately. Spring is the time to cultivate new paths, guided by the clarity that emerges from stillness.
Bealtaine
Summer: The Flourishing
29 May - Jun 1 2025
Summer, or Bealtaine, is a season of flourishing and vitality. The life force that we cultivated in the dark months now bursts forth, urging us to step into our potential and shine.
Unlike the relentless push for success in modern culture, summer in the Seasonal Alchemy journey is about balanced expansions in alignment with our deepest values and the earth’s rhythms. Here, we take risks, embrace our passions, and engage with the world from a place of authenticity and strength.
Lughnasadh
Autumn: The Honouring
12 - 14 September 2025
As the cycle turns toward autumn, we reach Lughnasadh, the season of harvest and honoring. Autumn invites us to pause, reflect, and celebrate the fruits of our labour before the inevitable return to winter.
In a culture obsessed with constant forward motion, autumn offers a crucial lesson in completion and gratitude. As we honor the cycle’s end, we also pause and integrate its teachings, readying ourselves to enter the next phase with deeper insight and renewed purpose.
Here are some of the approaches we use to support this work:
Silence and Stillness - allow us to go inwards and find deeper meaning and insight, as well as integrate and process our experience more thoroughly.
Ritual - allows us to reimagine and reform human community and the world we are looking for. Things are moved and awakened with ritual. Ritual, myth and nature need to coexist, they are just as intricate as each other.
Movement and embodiment - connecting with our body keep us in the present moment and resourced.
Nature Connection - Mother Nature holds the conditions for our natural, wild and true self to come alive and be known.
Solitude - shows us a powerful mirror to ourselves, especially when done intentionally and with nature.
Breathwork - our breath changes the way we think, feel and behave. So, if we use the breath purposefully, we have an extraordinary tool with which to direct our lives.
Circles - we regularly come together and sit in circle to share who and how we are, harness collective wisdom and support healing and growth.
Enquiry - whether done in pairs or individually, we uncover the truth of the matter when we look at what is going on with genuine care and curiosity.
Teachings - we teach the phases, cycles and gifts of the Celtic Wheel, which forms the underlying map of our work. It will support you in navigating change for the rest of your life. We also teach nature connection, ritual and conscious relating.
Poetry & Myth - the stories of our culture and the magic of imbas, or divine inspiration, reconnect us with our soul’s calling and inspire us to lead a heartfelt life.
Coaching - helps us to see ourselves more fully and move towards a more fulfilled life.
Sacred Spring Immersions - refresh, revitalise and renew us.
The journey weaves touchpoints at each of the 8 Celtic seasons
In-person immersions x 4
Ritual and circle gatherings online x 4
Online forum throughout
Wisdom whisperings over email
In Person Immersions
In person retreats are held at The Asha Centre - Gunn Mill House, Lower Spout Lane, Flaxley GL17 0EA
These are the dates:
Winter : The Renewal, 13 - 15 December 2024
Spring : The Beginning, 7 - 9 March 2025
Summer : The Flourishing, 29 May - Jun 1 2025 (3 days and nights)
Autumn : The Honouring, 12 - 14 September 2025
Arrival: we gather on Day 1 at 4pm and depart on Sunday at 3pm. Note that Summer is 3 days and 3 nights, not two.
Ritual and Circle Gatherings - Online
Throughout the year, over the Equinoxes and Solstice thresholds we will gather for four 1.5hr zoom calls.
This is an opportunity for us to:
Connect with one another and feel our shared space and support for one another in between the in person events.
Receive further teachings to deepen our awareness of how we are relating to the seasons around us and inside of us as we honour each festival.
Intentionally look towards the next stage of the wheel so we can best prepare for it.
Online forum
We will be maintaining connection as a group throughout the year on WhatsApp. This will be for people to share ideas, resources and reading materials, photos and to support, champion, celebrate one another.
It will be facilitated lightly. The teachings will be kept to the retreats and the connection calls.
Whispers of the Season emails
During each season you will receive emails bringing wisdom, support and reflections.
Investment
Cost includes all teaching and facilitation, meals, refreshments and your accommodation if you’re staying at The Asha Centre.
Standard - includes a shared bedroom for our in person retreats - £3,300
Private - includes a private bedroom for our in person retreats - £3,900
Supporter - We have created sliding scale payment options including two supported places. We ask that those who have the means to pay at the top of the scale do so, supporting others, for whom cost may be a barrier.
The Supporter package includes a private room for our in person retreats - £4,500
Supported - We are offering financially supported places for 2 people who do not have the means to pay in full. To apply, please contact us to arrange a conversation where we can meet you and learn about your desire to attend and your circumstances - £2,100
Off site - for those who would like to take care of their own accommodation during the retreats - £2,700
Deposit - a non-refundable payment of £500 will secure your place in any of the above categories.