Summer Solstice Nature Retreat

Join Forest Therapy Practitioner, Poppy Wildman, in private woodlands at Rushcliffe Country Park for a deeply nourishing day celebrating the Summer Solstice.

The Summer Solstice (sometimes known as Midsummer or Litha) celebrates the the longest day of the summer, when the sun reaches its annual zenith. It is the time to celebrate abundance, vitality and light, and to honour the the ever-turning cycles of the seasons.

It also the perfect opportunity to explore connection - to nature, to community, and to ourselves - as we move into the next phase of the seasons.

This event is designed to give you the opportunity to explore these connections, all while experiencing deep relaxation, playful creativity and soft fascination, all under the embrace of the woodland canopy.

Schedule:

- Meet and Introduction

- Forest Bathing - a deeply restorative practice, proven to boost our overall wellbeing and the wellbeing of the natural world through immersing our senses in the woodland

- Lunch - a nutrious homemade, vegan lunch, using wild, foraged ingredients

- Mindful Wildlife Wander - a chance to explore the woodlands and wider park area, focusing on the wildlife that we encounter along the way: from the summer fruiting trees to the fluttering butterflies and singing birds

- Nature Craft Activity - a chance to explore gentle, playful creativity through art, harnessing the power of the sun through cyanotype sun printing in the woodlands

- Reflective Sharing Circle - an opportunity to reflect on our themes and our time together, in a frienly and inclusive space

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 24 hours 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. Due to the level of planning and preparation that goes into these events, unfortunately I cannot refund or transfer tickets after this date.

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