Spring Equinox Nature Retreat

Join us in private woodlands at Rushcliffe Country Park for a day of nature immersion and relaxation as we celebrate the Spring Equinox!

The Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara, is the midway point between the winter and summer Solstices, when day and night are of equal length (equinox = ‘equal night’). For millennia this important moment in the natural calendar has been celebrated with joviality and reflection: from this point onwards daylight hours are longer than night, flowers and spring greens are popping up in abundance, and birds are resuming their song. The season of breeding and birth is underway across the animal kingdom, and the canopies of the trees above is beginning to fill out with greenery.

It is a time of rebirth, of renewal, of awakening and celebration. It is a time to join together in community, and enjoy the return of the gentle warmth of the spring time sun.

Immersing ourselves in nature and in community can be a really powerful way of honouring this important in the natural calendar. This event prioritises connection: to nature, to ourselves and to each other.

Schedule:

• Forest Bathing*
• Homemade Seasonal Lunch
• Seasonal Journaling
• Nature Craft and Seed Planting
• Seasonal Tea and Reflection

*What is Forest Bathing?

Forest Bathing, or ‘shinrin yoku’ in Japanese, is the wonderfully restorative, mindfulness-based practice of immersing oneself in the forest, woodland or any green space, using your senses to connect to the natural world around you.

The event will be guided by a qualified Forest Therapy Practitioner. Additional information will be sent out to all attendees 2 days before the event by email - if you have not received it by then, please check your spam then message me at [email protected].

Please see FAQs below for information on accessibility, parking and other info. Any other questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.

Where to meet?

Outside the 'cake by the lake' café, by the visitor centre and car park. Full details will be sent to attendees nearer the time.

What to bring:

For your comfort, please bring: something comfy to sit on (yoga mat or camping chair is ideal); a blanket / warm layers; and a mug. Limited spares may be available.

Accessibility:

If you have any specific accessibility requirements, please get in touch and I will do my best to inform, advise and accommodate appropriately. The site is accessed via flat, soft and sometimes uneven ground, a 5 minute walk from our meeting point. Disabled parking and toilets are available.

Parking:

Parking, including disabled, is available in the main car park by the meeting point (charges apply). If full, there is usually space to park along Mere Way, just behind the car park, too. Please be advised that parking can get busy on sunny days.

Facilities:

There are toilets, including disabled, by the meeting point behind the ‘cake by the lake’ café. These are a 5 minute walk from the location we will be based at.

Concession:

Concession tickets are available for those who feel this term applies to them and for whom cost would otherwise be a barrier to participation. This may include - but is not necessarily limited to - pensioners, students, disabled people or those on low/no income.

Refunds and cancellations:

Cancellations made more than 7 days before the event will receive a full refund, minus the non-refundable Eventbrite fee.

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