HEART & HOWL: Embodied Women's Circle (in Woodlands)

HEART & HOWL formerly 'named Into the Heartwood' is an embodied women's circle held in the magical embrace of the Woodlands. This is a space for truth and safety. Courage and softness. Words, and something deeper.

Here among the roots and leaf shadow we gather to return to what's real, the steady pulse beneath the noise, to the knowing held deep in the body. We slow down together. Tune into the body together. Breathe together. Listen, hold and express together. Co-regulate together. We reconnect to ourselves, to one another, and to the ancient living land that holds us.

For our in-person, woodland circle, we gather monthly on the nearest weekend date to the New Moon, based on London, UK time (BST/GMT).

SEPTEMBER = 'NOURISHING THE SELF & SOUL IN THE IN-BETWEEN'

We often find ourselves living in the in-between, between what we've known and what's emerging or being built. Between where we are and where we long to be. In these in-between spaces, we are not quite where we wish to be perhaps with our lives, relationships, health, career, or finances. We are waiting. We are planning. We are often frustrated. It's very easy to feel restless, uncertain, disconnected from our selves and our vision/dream, and even lose hope. It's also easy to fall into all or nothing when it comes to nourishing our needs and desires e.g. joy, adventure, freedom, love, security etc.

​This month's circle theme invites exploration into where we are, where we want to be, and how we can nourish our selves and our souls while living in the in-between. While waiting for what we desire to come into being, and while efforting towards making it happen.

✵ A small, intimate group of women, held in the woodlands calm and magic.

✵ Gentle and supportive embodied movement, breath, and somatic practices to awaken your senses and connect you to yourself.​

✵ Guided inquiry and reflections that invite you to explore, feel and share from the heart.

✵ A little ritual, a little journaling.

✵ A safe and sacred space with beautiful presence to be together in what’s real, tender, messy, powerful.

✵ Nourishment through connection, co-regulation, and a sense of belonging.

✵ Restful pauses for deep listening, to yourself, the land and the sister beside you.​

✵ All of you is welcome. You may laugh, cry, speak, be silent, feel a lot, feel a little. There is no right or wrong. You can engage as little or as much as you wish to.

✵ No hiking or strenuous activity - just a short walk to the chosen quiet and private spot, spacious sitting, and soulful connection.

A small floor cushion or yoga mat to sit on.

Water.

Comfortable, weather appropriate clothes that welcome you into nature's rhythms.

Possibly a raincoat and umbrella, just in case.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Lesnes Abbey Woods, New Road, London, United Kingdom