Midwinter's Day Celebration

Name: Midwinter's Day Celebration
Start: 2024-12-21T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-12-21T14:00:00+00:00
Location: Park in The Past

Schedule

Sat Dec 21 2024 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Park in The Past | Wrexham, WA

CELEBRATE WINTER SOLSTICE IMMERSED IN NATURE
Give yourself the gift of quality time in nature as you join us around the midwinter campfire, for a celebration of the Winter Solstice. You will be guided through a range of activities aimed at deepening your nature connection whilst we mark this special moment in the calendar year together.
Experiencing nature with all our senses is a powerful doorway to practising mindfulness which is proven to improve your health & well-being. Practising bushcraft brings us closer to our ancestors and a very old way of understanding the natural world around us. It also fosters a stronger connection to nature. Fire has a hypnotic quality which can really aid getting into a mindful head space. Lighting fires at the darkest time of the year is also an ancient custom and symbolises creating our positive intentions for the new year.
“Winter Solstice, like Summer Solstice, is a moment of pause between two cycles, a moment of transition that can be held and savoured, a doorway, an opening, a place on the edge, when we can stop our busy lives and take a moment to experience this edge between these two great cycles of the year.” Glennie Kindred
James and Lea will guide you through a range of seasonal activities aimed at giving you real techniques which you can use to foster a deeper nature connection in your own time.
You will join us around the campfire amongst the beautiful woodland of Park in the Past in North East Wales for a relaxing session of learning and celebrating in amongst the trees.
YOUR SESSION INCLUDES:
* Enjoy a winter warmer; hot spiced apple cider (non-alcoholic) from our campfire
* Awaken your ‘five animal senses’
* Use traditional tools; knife, axe and froe
* Identify native tree species in winter
* Craft your own wild weaving to take home
* Unwind with a tree meditation
* Roast chestnuts on an open fire
* Use traditional firelighting tools; flint & steel
* Build your own Midwinter campfire; bring light to the dark
* Set your intentions for the new year ahead
* Make herbal teas from wild plants
HOW TO BOOK:
Tickets cost £35 each and are open to adults aged 16 years +
Grab your tickets here:
https://woodlandclassroom.com/event/midwinters-day-celebration/