Balance your fire with a dive straight into the fresh water with a revitalising wild swim in the river Thames.

Revived from the waters we will stream into morning yoga practice. We move into a morning hatha yoga session, opening the body to the warmth of the day and bringing calm presence to the mind. Movement and breath are accompanied by live musicians to harmonise your rhythm and end in grounding meditation.

We pause for lunch and some free time to enjoy the stillness of the surrounding nature.

After lunch we will walk into the welcome green of the forest. Enjoy reconnecting with the divine life force in this space of vitality, using the Japanese art of forest bathing. Rest in the tranquil vibrance of the tree-biome, teeming with life and serenely peaceful, restorative in its rich essence, blessed with bountiful prana, and a fertile ground for meditation and deep spirit work.

In a dappled woodland clearing we embark on an earth walk with wildcrafts and tap into the ways of our ancestors. An intentional practise of connecting to nature, our senses and learning about the seasonal, edible and medicinal plants around us. Finishing with a tasting & crafting session.

Restore your physical body with a nourishing dinner before we enter into the evening twilight.

Get shamanic with Teracosmica using nature's palette to bless your limbs and features to enter into our fire ceremony. Expect to break through your boundaries and face your inner strength as we use the elemental force of fire to nurture our inner flames.

Later in the evening we welcome another group of players to lead us in music, song and rejoicing, holding space for us to integrate and process the energy clearing which has happened during the day.

 we plunge into the cold river for an extended period. Preparing with breath work before as well as movements to maximise your cold water experience we expect heightened awareness and energy for the rest of the day. 

The morning hatha yoga brings accessible empowering sequences with complex variations available for seasoned practitioners. Move you body to connect with earth below and the sky above in tune and in rhythm to live musicians guiding your kinetic journey.

After many exciting powerful practices and ceremonies of the retreat It  is time to calm the mind and experience the peace within through serenity meditation. In the beautiful scenery of nature's embrace we sit to turn the senses within. Tune into the present moment and centre ourselves by letting go. The contentment that is brought about is a profound key to happiness. Take away the technique of this meditation to help you for the years to come to maintain the relaxed awareness at ease to help you focus the mind and be content and joyful in the present moment.

We will have lunch together, then gather for our closing circle to bring complete fullness to the retreat weekend.

We expect the closing circle to end around 4pm, and you will be invited to pack down your belongings and begin your journeys back to your homes, resting in the freshness of your new self.

Antarma

Antarma has been on the inner path of the heart through ceremony and sound for 21 years and has been blessed to sit and learn with elders from many different traditions and lineages. From the Indian Sanatan Dharma, African Brasilian, Amazonian Indigenous and Sufi Lineages. Experiences with Antarma are a fusion of meditation, chanting, song and dance into a fully interactive journey, bringing participants into deep connection and ecstatic joy. 

Expect heart opening songs on guitar, ecstatic Afro Brazilian djembe rhythms, soul, reggae and hiphop. With the blessing of his Guru In South India, he shares Mantra and Meditation - a path he has been on for 17 years. 

Antarma shares at events, retreats and festivals across the UK. He is regularly invited to hold workshops and concerts Internationally in Switzerland, Italy and Malaysia. His eagerly awaited Debut Official EP release is due out very soon!

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Terracosmica

A joint project between Api Ascasco and Ruben Yon'ton, Terra Cósmica fuse drum, sound, voice and shamanic ritual to create a participatory ceremonial experience like no other.

Api Ascaso, from Spain, is an explorative and vibrant soul whose musical abilities reunite together to create expressive, eclectic and soulful music. Ruben Vucubcame Yon’ton, Nahua Indigenous Mesoamerican Ritual Artist, is a Mexican artist in dance, music, dramaturgy and visual. These two mages hold the intensity of the divine feminine and masculine in a powerful sound and ceremony journey of elemental rebalancing.

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Dmitry Glazkov 

Dmitry has been teaching yoga, meditation and breathwork for nearly ten years. In his classes he shares a deep and powerful toolkit of techniques, drawing on Slavic, Vedic & Yogic traditions, as well as concepts of meditation and mindfulness taught by Buddhas. Dmitry has undergone teacher training in Hatha and Kundalini and as an Ayurvedic practitioner. He is passionate about studying the original texts to get to the ultimate and authentic sources of knowledge. By highlighting the fundamental and infinite number of characteristics which make each one of us unique, practices taught by Dmitry are tailored, bespoke and deeply transformative for each individual, as they connect with their true nature. 

Dmitry is a co-founder of Sadhama, running wellbeing retreats throughout the year and teaching online courses and classes.

India Williams Blue

Mystical Yoga is a practice guided by India Williams. This practice is offered to re-connect you to your whole being, your body, spirit, breath; whilst connecting you to the world around you. India started her yoga journey at 13 and qualified as a teacher at 18. Since then she has practiced, studied and taught extensively, teaching predominantly Hatha Yoga but also Vinyasa Flow, Yin, and Restorative with influences from many other spiritual practices and healing arts. 

India is also an active musician, writing and performing with the harp, often weaving this element into her yoga classes.

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Karen Buckland

Crafting beautiful, nourishing and heartfelt food is Karen's way of fulfilling her highest purpose. Serving people with joyful, nutritious meals made from earth-kind plant ingredients, is honouring the abundant and sensuous gifts of the planet's divine nature. Karen spent many years at the top of the restaurant industry working as a Head Chef in London running fine-dining kitchens, and successful event catering businesses at large events getting top reviews in Guardian and other media. Using this experience combined with a keen interest in holistic health and environmental sustainability, along with an understanding of Ayurvedic approaches to cookery and diet, Karen weaves the alchemy of food to make your whole self feel more vibrant, more alive, and more healed. 

Karen is a co-founder of Sadhama, running wellbeing retreats throughout the year and teaching online courses and classes.