Based in amongst the natural beauty of the Lake District National Park in north west England, Olivia’s music is deeply rooted in her connection to the living earth. With a quality of the liminal to them, her melodies and lyrics evoke a sense of the unseen yet tangible depth and beauty within all things. With “a rare voice that can summon tears of beauty” (Ayla Nereo) Olivia’s concerts are a healing experience, resonating on a deep level with her audience. 
Olivia shares her music internationally performing in many different settings: from gig venues and festivals to yoga retreats and environmental activism events, Reviews “Incredible melodies, voice, lyrics and soul” BBC Introducing “Haunting vocals, a captivating presence, and a truly beautiful voice. Expect goosebumps” Beatherder Festival “The emotive songcrafting of Olivia Fern’s music wraps around my ears to lead me down a quiet pathway to the heart” Murray Kyle “one of those rare and stunning voices than can summon tears of beauty” Ayla Nereo

Dorrie Joy is an artist, poet, international speaker, traditional craftswoman and ceremonial leader. She holds workshops as sacred spaces that centre creativity as an intentional practice of soul mending & belonging.  The Ancestral Drum: A Ceremony of Belonging and Honouring A rich weaving of spoken word, poetry, wisdom teachings, drum songs and ancestral voices. Naming ourselves as kin and lifting our voices together in the power of our presence. Receiving a unique & powerful ancestral blessing.  Making elemental offerings and blessings for all that has come before us, and all that is being dreamed through us, so that we can be the nectar of hope and harvest. Water blessing: Join us to begin the day in beauty by singing to the waters of our Earth, the waters of life & the waters of woman. Sharing songs, offerings & sweet water, together. Holding space in Heart of The Hive.

In this Sacred Cacao Ceremony Urtema Dolphin will guide you on a transformational, heart- opening journey to assist with the healing of the mother wound. One important aspect of this healing is the search for deep understanding ,compassion , and empathy for the life experiences of our own mothers, grandmothers and back through the maternal line . Mama Cacao the beautiful spirit of Cacao is the perfect ally to assist with the healing . As she lovingly dances through your heart , softening barriers and releasing blockages you will be bathed in the healing and transporting frequencies of a shamanic sound journey . My prayer is that we can forgive the past and find inner peace . ♥️love is the way♥️ Holding space at Heart Of The Hive - Healing The Mother Wound Cacao Ceremony Urtema has always been attuned to the unseen. From a young age, she experienced vivid dreams of flight, glimpses of faeries, and a deep connection to the natural and spiritual worlds. Her early years were marked by a profound sense of wonder and an unwavering belief in magic, which, like so many of us , she kept hidden for fear of ridicule. A childhood vow to serve the divine laid the foundation for her spiritual path, which awakened fully in 2001 through a deep transformative experience. Urtema has always had a deep interest and connection to indigenous cultures and peoples and has travelled extensively visiting, living with and learning from many people in many lands . As a channel, healer, ceremonialist and Complementary Therapist, Urtema now supports others in their healing and awakening. She stands today as a wise elder, holding the light of love and truth, guiding others with compassion and clarity so they too may rise into their own power and purpose.

Scottish musician - "My name is Mairead, the creator behind Bonnie Medicine. This is a collection of my heart offerings, a place for you to tune in and weave with me in this dance of Liberation; through song, story, ceremony, immersions, mentorship and co-creations with the plant & animal medicines. In this life I am blessed to hold the altars of many healing modalities, of course weaving song through them all, and each holding a unique frequency of truth, love, and freedom for all beings. It my absolute joy to call you in and forth to all of my offerings and this circle of belonging. My intention with everything I do is to create a spacious and authentic container for healing, liberation (FOR ALL), connection and BELONGING. May we all come home to our innate sense of HOME on the earth and with each other."

Jewels Wingfield is a sacred path walker of ancient/future feminine wisdom. Her teachings come as a direct transmission from Earth’s Eros and the great Womb. She transmits this primordial wisdom as a deep feminine current through her body. She has been referred to as a soul midwife of our times, for the reclaiming of feminine power and authentic erotic liberation in women. As a high priestess of sexuality entering her 60’s, she bring a wealth of experience and 30 years in holding space for women in sexuality. Gathering the bones - A powerful heart led ritual for reclaiming the lost parts of us as women and coming home to our deepest embodied resonance. Every woman will have the opportunity to experience being fully accepted, cherished and welcomed in all parts of her, both the shadow and the light.  All women welcome no matter how you’re feeling. Wombdala - a map of feminine Eros and indigenous wisdom for sexuality  An earth based, Celtic indigenous, womb based guide map for sexuality, from first bleed to death. Each phase of a woman's life brings a different aspect to her experience as well as in the different phases of her monthly cycle, what it means to be a sexual connected woman in menopause and beyond. Reclaiming our lost wisdom, connection and empowerment from ancient knowing and new earth creation.. Holding space in the Heart Of The Hive.

Lucy Wylde is a born songstress for these times, offering a unique and much-needed voice that resonates deeply with listeners.

Lucy has an extraordinary ability to craft songs that are both intimate and universal, weaving heartfelt lyrics with melodies that linger long after the final note. Her music brings a warmth and presence that moves the soul, making her performances not only enjoyable but profoundly meaningful.

What sets Lucy apart is her innate ability to connect with her audience on an emotional level. Whether performing on a large stage or in an intimate venue, her authenticity and sincerity create a space where listeners feel seen, heard, and inspired. Her artistry reflects the rich storytelling tradition of folk music, infused with a contemporary edge that feels fresh and relevant.

Lucy released her debut EP ‘An Ending, A Beginning’ in 2020 recorded and produced by Michael Stanton (Susie Ro, Ayla Schafer, Alix Thorpe). This EP reflects the start of her journey, the songs that have been her own compass through life. Playing in Heart Of The Hive.

Singer/song-channeller singing for healing and love inspired by nature. She comes from Leeds in the north of England, and loves to travel with her music and the wind. https://www.instagram.com/maebirdsings/

Lena is a singer-songwriter, yoga facilitator and breathworker based in Southern Portugal. Her vision is to weave voice, breath and movement together, inviting us all to dream and breathe a little deeper as we find a sense of connection, joy and peace, and rediscover our inner child. Using the voice to express feelings is an age-old remedy for almost anything - and often there is a catalyst that invites an explosion of creativity after a creative void. For Lena, that catalyst was the Breath - after her first week of conscious connected breathing (Transformational Breath), songs started to pour out and have been a constant companion through her journey into motherhood, loss and transformation since then. As an E-RYT500 yoga facilitator and trainer, Lena has been teaching Ashtanga, Rocket and Yin Yoga for almost ten years. She is a certified Transformational Breath facilitator and group leader and has a background in History and Theatre Studies. Lena is currently recording her first full-length album of songs written over the course of about four years, titled Ways of the Dreamer, with a planned release for early 2025. 2021 and 2022 saw the release of her first four singles: ‘Hold Your Heart’, ‘Wild Unknown’, ‘I Am the Land’, and ‘Fallen Leaves’. She organises Transformational Breath seminars and trainings in the Algarve, Portugal, and is part of an international collective of yoga studios and locations, Inbodhi - A Yoga Circle.

We come together and connect with, honour and celebrate the Sacred Feminine, that divine, life giving, nurturing, life sustaining, intuitive, creative, instinctual aspect of ourselves. We will journey to access an archetypal representation of the sacred feminine and her medicine, which can individually range from the Earth Mother, over the Goddess in her many aspects, to more contemporary forms. But, no matter how the sacred feminine represents itself within us and to us, it carries the earth-based wisdom of sacred life within it. Once we have each found our specific, individual representation and explored her medicine, we dance and move her energy through us, and create a ceremony to celebrate the sacred feminine within and without. Project Links: http://www.womenweavingchange.com/ http://www.christamackinnon.com/ http://www.sacredearthactivism.org/ Holding space at Heart Of The Hive

Anastasia our Greek goddess will be offering a Mugwort Dream Lodge. (more info soon)

This workshop invites women to reconnect with the innate wisdom of their bodies, especially the womb, through an embodied dance practice that blends ancient Taoist Inner Alchemy Qi Gong with somatic movement. Womb Qi creates a sacred space where energy flows freely, dissolving tension, clearing old imprints, and awakening sensual and creative expression. The workshop closes with a Divine Mother Soundscape, weaving light language and healing tones attuned to the feminine frequency. This sacred sound journey soothes the nervous system, harmonises energy, and opens the heart to deeper connection, leaving participants feeling nourished, whole, and in tune with their essence. This offering welcomes women of all backgrounds and experience levels, providing a gentle yet powerful space to move, release, and remember the beauty of their feminine essence. Holding space at the Heart Of The Hive. Since childhood, I’ve held vivid memories of past lives and an innate connection to the unseen. I recall walking the sacred lands of Avalon as a Rose Sister, devoted to the wisdom of the Divine Feminine. Throughout my life, I’ve received spontaneous initiations—deep remembrances that awakened something ancient within me and guided me toward the path of womb wisdom and feminine healing. These experiences led me to study Tao Tantra and the sacred feminine arts, where I learned the profound practices of womb healing, jade egg cultivation, and somatic repatterning. Through these teachings, I discovered how to balance the body’s energy, awaken dormant gifts, and reclaim the deep sensual power that lives within every woman. Now, I share this wisdom through Qi Dance, Ecstatic Womb classes, and 1:1 Tao Tantra mentorships, creating spaces where women can return to their bodies, unravel old imprints, and step into their full, radiant expression. My work is about remembrance—guiding women back to their innate power, creativity, and connection to the sacred. At Medicine Woman, I hope to share these transformative practices, weaving movement, breath, and energetic activation to help women heal, embody their feminine essence, and reconnect to the ancient wisdom within.

A guided medicinal plant walk to meet herbal allies that grow around us. We will allow space to drop into the frequency of the plants and intuitively connect with the plants that call out to us. Of the herbs that we meet you'll learn how they can heal us, ideas for connecting and incorporating wild plant medicine into daily lives. We’ll also reflect on the changing seasons, drawing lessons from our greatest teacher - mother nature. Then we will land with a Nettle tea ceremony. Through guided meditation there is the invitation to connect with the plant's energy, feeling into the body and sensations that arise. Embody Nettle’s essence; resilience, healthy boundaries, and balance within. The circle will close with an opportunity to share a song, tuning in with what is present and waiting for us to slow down and pay attention.  Note this workshop will include walking over uneven terrain and sitting on the floor (?). Please bring a cup for tea. Holding space in the Beavers Den. Isabel Openshaw, known as Iza, is a wild crafter of herbal medicines. Her journey into foraging began with a deep desire to reconnect with the ancient wisdom of the earth, embracing nurturing and reciprocity. She is devoted to sharing her knowledge and intuitive experiences into how plants can heal and guide us on our own journeys. By cultivating relationships with plants, we can reconnect with ourselves and our ancestral ways of being. To aid others remember this connection, Isabel leads medicinal plant walks and holds tea meditations. Alongside this, Isabel is a researcher of forest ecology, currently working with Kew gardens alongside her herbalism life's work.

Liz, founder of @SoulandWomb is a Priestess of the Womb, Cycle Coach and healer who weaves ancestral remembrance, womb wisdom, and shamanic womb healing to guide women in reclaiming the sacredness and story of their first blood (menarche). She believes that healing the first rite of passage into womanhood is essential to collective transformation and to personal growth and self acceptance. Liz invites a return to the sacredness of the body, the cycles of the Earth, and the wisdom held within the womb through her work and weaves her grounded, playful nature into all her offerings to ensure those who walk alongside her feel safe, held and nurtured as they journey together. Liz invites you to come and sit in this sacred ceremony; a powerful, potent journey curated to provide healing your Inner Maiden and enable you to Reclaim Menarche alongside your sisters. Holding space in Selkie’s Sanctuary.

A slow and nourishing wake up for the body designed to the season around us. This immersive and creative flow sequence will take you on a journey to beautiful music, influenced by somatic movement and vinyasa yoga. This offering is designed to empower and evoke feeling of what it is to be alive in this body, closing with a guided relaxation and soothing savasana. Holding space at the Heart Of The Hive, Having held circles in my local community of Stroud for the past 2 years I feel deeply connected to the essence of Medicine Woman and all it wishes to share. I would love to be involved by sharing my gifts. I teach a variety of yoga and movement offerings from curious and creative movement to strong and slow seasonally inspired vinyasa flow + facilitate pop up events from circles to day retreats. I have creative, immersive and intuitive teaching style. I weave and theme around the seasons and cycles of nature. After training with Ashtanga, vinyasa and somatic teachers I have found a unique approach in my offerings. I regularly facilitate beautiful spaces in the Cotswolds community and takes her inspiration from the natural environment, dances spaces and an eclectic music playlist. I love to choreograph sequences that take you on an exploratory and playful journey to encourage you to come back to self through somatic expression. A fusion of fun, creativity and peace in one experience. Class styles (more info on website).

Come raise your vibe with some ecstatic Kundalini yoga, with Anna Lempriere. Open for all levels, Anna's classes are playful, down to earth and deep. You'll certainly feel energised! There'll be a stretchy warm up, a Kriya for your heart followed by a group chant to bring us all together. Holding space in the Heart Of The Hive. https://www.facebook.com/anna.lempriere.92/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-lempriere-9925003/ www.speakyoumethod.co.uk

Shakti Dance (The Yoga of Dance) A powerful practice to open the heart. It cultivates the free, organic and creative expression of inner being.  SHAKTI DANCE is a powerful practice that will take you on a journey in to the self. It is conscious dance infused with the wisdom of yoga. This is a sacred healing dance practice. Taught in eight stages to bring the dancer into a heightened state of awareness with a more expansive consciousness . It charges the pranic body Clears & energises the meridians. Balancing and harmonising the body, mind and spirit.   Eight Phases of Shakti Dance  Tuning in (Mantra) Flowing Yoga Postures Rhythmic dance sequences using Breath Free dance  Release  Relaxation Celestial communication  Close (Mantra) Debbie Reynolds is a holistic practitioner with over 25 years of experience in yoga, dance, and healing arts. As a mother to three daughters, her journey has been one of deep love, learning, and connection to the sacred feminine. 
 She offers: Women’s Circles & Anointing Ceremonies Shakti Yoga & Dance Cacao & Drum Circles Aromatherapy, Massage, Reiki & Sound Healing 
 Debbie creates nurturing spaces for women to reconnect, heal, and awaken their inner power. Website : www.divine-essence.co.uk Instagram : divineessence_debbie Holding space in the Heart Of The Hive.

Nouare was created in 2017 by French jewellery designer Marie Bertel, wanting to create a brand that focused on nature, both in the aesthetic form of each piece and the environmental impact, to create a fully sustainable brand. Holding space in the Beavers Den.

Mugwort Womb Balm Workshop: Come and make Mugwort Womb Balm in sacred ritual together. Weaving in our prayers for our wombs, our sister’s wombs and the womb of the Earth with the support of this powerful plant ally and that of the full moon. Please bring a donation towards the cost of the materials. Ladies Mantle Dream Lodge: Come gather in the womb lodge, in sisterhood as we remember the ways of our ancestors, the way of dreaming collectively together as women in service of the continuation of life on this Earth. We will journey to the temple of Ladies Mantle, to meet the spirit of this being and ask to receive her medicine for these times. Womb Balm Making Workshop - Beavers Den Ladies Mantle Dream Lodge - Selkie’s Sanctuary

The TreeWise Constellation. Heal yourself. Heal the world. with the help of the trees. Come explore this unique empowering & healing process that blends the alchemy of tree wisdom with the transformative power of family constellations. Call forth Counsel directly from the Tree-beings to answer systemic & individual questions. Tapping into our body, intuition & felt senses. Learn how to be the conduit for Nature’s wisdom. A magical combo of somatic & embodiment techniques, shamanism & tree spirit medicine. Completely unique – you just won’t find this anywhere else! The trees are calling you home – to yourself, to each other, to the earth.

Grief Tending offers a vessel of tenderness and care to explore and express the complex emotions that come with grief, whether personal, collective, ancestral, ecological or systemic. This journey helps us remember how to be human in community and to process difficult feelings, leading to a sense of lightness and renewed energy. Whether you're dealing with specific losses, childhood issues, or the weight of life’s changes, Grief Tending can be a valuable way to enhance well-being and help you feel more alive. Erika's practice draws on a variety of traditions and teachings to create meaningful, inclusive rituals that support your emotional journey holding space to honour your grief, express your truth, reconnect with joy and your sense of aliveness. Erika's life’s work is a testament to her unwavering commitment to healing, transformation, and the celebration of life’s sacred mysteries. As a mother, wife, yogini, somatic therapist, animist ritualist, mentor and seasoned tantra practitioner, Erika's unique approach integrates earth-based spirituality, ceremony, tantra yoga, breath work and erotic embodiment. Specialising in healing deep-rooted wounds, Erika facilitates powerful healing journeys drawing on three decades of experience of weaving threads of wisdom drawn from many diverse traditions, lineages and cultures. She has served thousands to step more fully into their authentic selves, embrace their unique gifts, and live with greater purpose, pleasure and joy.

Wild Moon Voice Journey held at Sacred Fire "My life so far has been a weave of music and movement, healing practices and processes, mothering and a deep connection to our indigenous roots and the land. I see myself primarily as a mother and nurturer (I have 3 daughters) and I bring the same qualities of care, compassion and holding into my work with the voice. I am very inspired by time spent in Africa where family, community, song and dance are all woven together as a natural part of living and this is a strong thread in my facilitation style. Early experiences of death in my family and the subsequent journeys of grief and integration have also had a strong influence in my work and deepened my capacity to hold others in the full spectrum of their human experience. I’ve been facilitating spaces for singers for 20 years and working with individuals for 8 years. I trained in ethnomusicology at SOAS, toured with Ombiviolum and Avalon Roots, worked with Devon community music organisations Wren music and Shumba Arts for many years. I ran highly successful Singing Sistas groups for mothers and their children in Stroud for several years and have run 4 years of music and cultural immersion camps at Kankeling Garden in The Gambia. I have worked with Fiona Shaw (www.birthingthesoul.co.uk) for many years which has supported me on my own healing journey and in developing my connection with the world of spirit. I have learned to support others in their deep inner process of transformation and integration through expression, connection to exiled parts of themselves and connection spirit and ancestral wisdom. Bella Lilley Live Singing Improvisation I have trained with Briony Greenhill in CVI (collaborative vocal improvisation), with the macrobiotic school in macrobiotic and life counselling, with The Selfheal School in herbalism , in NLP, reiki and self-compassion. I am currently entering into study of VMT (voice movement therapy) and am excited about the new possibilities this will add to my work. I have recently moved to South Devon and am beginning a new programme of workshops, classes and events here. I sing with the Devon Singers Collective and am in the process of writing my own solo material."

A workshop all about the breasts and how to care for them long term. We will go over the lymphatic rivers of life that flow through the breasts; where these rivers flow, how they work, and ways to support their free flowing nature. Keeping these rivers clear, nourished and flowing is essential for immune health, emotional attunement, and connection to our feminine channel of wisdom and love. And it is the KEY to keeping the breasts healthy and clear of dis-ease for the long term.  Together we will go through a self-breast massage flow that you can take home with you and practice on your own to support your breast health. We will also have a council of the heart sharing circle, to have the opportunity to share some of your breast journey  Our breasts are ALIVE. They are fluid and flowing in nature. They are awaiting us to meet them with presence and care. From practical tools, to the mystical realms, we will touch on many dimensions of breast health and what it means to become stewards of the rivers of life that flow through our chests. Held in the Selkie’s Sanctuary. Abigail is a wisdom keeper of feminine healing lineages, and bone deep ancestral medicines, that nourish the life-giving creative powers of the heart, womb, and soul. Abigail specialises in Holistic Breast Care & Massage, Whale Womb Healing, Animal Medicine, and Sensual Soul Embodiment Arts. She is a specialist in all things Breast Care, and is passionate about empowering women to take their breast health into their own hands. In the past 7 years of being immersed in this field, she has massaged hundreds of women’s breasts, and taught workshops all over the US. Her offerings support women to nourish their wild roots, and open to the wellspring of their feminine magic, so they can walk their unique path of soul.  As a songstress, Abigail channels soulful medicine music, mermaid melodies, and the voice of the Whales. She collaborates with the Whales for water tending and womb healing. As a weaver and artist, Abigail creates practical and mystical pieces of beauty and medicine. Revitalising the wisdom of ancestral arts, she weaves with the animals and medicines of the earth, crafting drums, rattles, feather wands, jewellery, and prayerful adornments.

More than just a workshop, it is a ceremony and a sacred gift of sisterhood for women. Divided into 2 parts : The first part is dedicated to the rose medicine. We open the space with a sharing circle, and then the rose ceremony takes place. This includes a meditation on the rose (each woman chooses a rose that is calling her, and we invite her to meditate on the rose as a reflection of herself). Then, in a sharing circle, each woman will express out loud what no longer belongs to her by removing a leaf from the rose, symbolising what she wishes to release. This opens the space for the second part of the workshop. The second part is the yoni steam ceremony which lasts about 15 minutes, during which songs are sung with the drum (voice activation), followed by a time of meditation. It is a gateway to beautiful healing, for our body and our yoni, as we unite within ourselves and heal together as a women’s tribe. At the end of the yoni steam ceremony, each woman will lie down on the floor mat and take the time to enjoy the soft release and rest, integrating this gentle and powerful moment with a sound healing session using Tibetan and crystal bowls. To close the workshop, we will share rose tea and hold a final sharing circle. This is a space that allows women to have a unique experience of sisterhood, to come and settle down, to free themselves in safety and gentleness. It is a powerful experience for a woman, and doing it in a circle with other women and at a gathering makes it even more unique and special. I'm leading this workshop with Coral to maintain a safe space and allowing sisters to navigate deeper. Coral is a medicine woman and eternal student from Israel. She is a certified therapist and sexuality facilitator, a graduate of the Israeli Oneg College for Sacred Sexuality, and has trained in the Agama and Hirdaya tantric schools. Coral is also a certified movement therapy instructor and a Theta Healing practitioner. She practices meditative movement, such as Tantric yoga and Chi-Gong, as well as shamanic sacred dance. Coral has learned indigenous teachings from various groups worldwide, with whom she has lived, and she strives to spread the medicine of connection and love for the Earth and all creation. Through meetings, connecting hearts, and deep work, she helps others recognize that all healing exists within us and can be accessed with playfulness, gratitude, and pleasure.

Hannah is a beautiful medicine musician from Manchester. https://www.instagram.com/unbound.voice/ https://www.instagram.com/hannahrebeccamusic/

Seasoned solo artist and lead singer and bagpipist of folk fusion band Dragonsfly - conveys a depth of love, ecstacy and empowerment in her performance through her natural warmth and rich, sumptuous voice. Her songs and chants have been described as uplifting, powerful and even life-changing. Accompanied by guitar, medicine drum and shruti box, these songs have a healing quality that penetrates the depths of listeners’ hearts, enticing them to either just receive the medicine of this music or to also participate and make these deep, life affirming songs their own.

Charlotte Mabon is a medicine music singer-songwriter with a magnetic, healing voice. There is a contemporary twist to her songs which weave her personal journeys with an ever-present gratitude for the earth and the elements. As a spiritual/folk artist, nature lover and mother, her lyrics articulate the finely balanced thresholds between hope, despair, grief, love and longing, weaving prayers for the future generations and for the enduring fertility of the earth. Her soaring vocals and soothing melodies land like honey in the heart.

"Hello! My name is Alice and it is an honour and joy to be offering Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy and Holistic Massage at Medicine Woman festival! I look forward to welcoming you into a space of deep rest, healing and nourishment. Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (or BCST) is a very gentle and potent therapy that uses light touch to support and nourish the systems of body, mind and spirit. It can help you to process and release unresolved pain and difficult experiences to bring a greater sense of well-being and ease. Through deep listening, it works with your whole being from the root to give space and support for any compromised parts to come back into health and balance. Many people report feeling deeply relaxed following a BCST treatment.  The Holistic Massage I offer works intuitively by listening deeply to your body and energy systems. Using therapeutic massage and holistic bodywork techniques, I give particular attention to areas that are in pain or discomfort and calling for relief. I support you to connect more fully with your well-being and the wisdom in your body."

"My journey into holistic health started during university, where podcasts enlightened me to the power of lifestyle medicine. During the years since then I have explored and delved deeper into these practices, and discovered the world of alternative healing therapies, which have undoubtedly made me a much happier, healthier and more integrated person. It is from this embodied place, of ongoing learning, curiosity and experience on my own healing journey, that I seek to offer these therapies to others. After years of yoga and other movement practices, my first bodywork training with the Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Institute gave me an introductory understanding of the physical body. However, in giving and receiving bodywork I have experienced how our emotional and energetic bodies are inextricably linked to the physical, which informs my approach to this work, creating sessions in which people are allowed time and space to connect deeply with themselves through their bodies. Over the years through experience, continuing professional development trainings and private tutoring, I have picked up elements of other types of bodywork, such as John F Barnes myofascial release and Esalen-inspired ‘Cosmic Bodies’, expanding my vocabulary of touch and I now weave all these techniques together in my integrative bodywork sessions. As well as this, training with the Abdominal Therapy Collective in Arvigo Abdominal Massage has allowed me to specialise in this area of the body, and in particular women’s health related to our menstrual cycle. This modality has been hugely transformative for my own healing journey working with digestive issues, very painful periods, stress, anxiety and depressive episodes, and I’m very passionate about sharing this information with other women. I have been a musician for most of my life, and my upbringing of classical music training has now evolved into the ceremonial and spiritual realms. Often informed by earth-based traditions, my music is medicinal and devotional, my main instruments being the pedal harp, the guitar, and my voice. Training with Hoppi Wimbush in Sound Healing has felt like a natural progression of this journey, utilising my instrumental skill and developed sense of hearing to work with sound as a healing tool. I now work with a large range of instruments in sound healing and offer regular sound baths to the wider West Wales community and on retreats. Since engaging with the Energy Healing work of Barbara Ann Brennan, a new breadth and depth has been added to my understanding of health on all levels; physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. ‘Hands of Light’ energy healing has informed my understanding of the mysterious nature of life, expanding my awareness beyond just the physical and mundane, and I am in ongoing studies with St Raphael’s School of the Healing Arts. Working with the auric field and developing my relationship with the energy centres in the body, the energy of the elements, and energies all around us, forms the fundamental basis which brings together all aspects of my life and my work."

" I am the Author of ‘My Dear Period-A Guidebook’. I have been practicing yoga since my teens. After arriving in London, I was introduced to the Shadow Yoga school by John Evans and completed the Shadow Yoga Foundation course. I have continued to practice and study with Shandor Remete, Emma Balnaves & Karen Watson. I obtained a Yoga Campus (The Life Centre)/ British Wheel of Yoga Teacher Training Diploma in 2007. I am also a certified Children and Teens Yoga and Mindfulness teacher and was recently fortunate to received Tich Nath Hahn’s Five Mindfulness Trainings at his retreat in France where I also led Children’s Yoga workshops. I have taught kids classes at The Special Yoga Centre and at Yoga Home and direct the Yoga for Kids, Tweens, Teens & Families activities at Santosa Yoga Camp Mentored by Dr Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, I embarked on a comprehensive training in yoga for female health and wellness for women of all ages and led workshops for Finchley Yoga and Supply-Yoga, I was the specialist lead teacher- trainer in all things tween for the Yoga Teachers Forum where I devised and taught the training: ‘How To Create Yoga & Mindfulness Coming of Age Circles for Tweens’. I also led a peri - menopause Yoga and Mindfulness weekly online class for Yoga Junction and also offer workshops for Mothers & Daughters and perimenopause & menopause. I completed a Red School Menstrual Cycle Awareness’s apprenticeship with Red School and gained a certification in Mentoring Girls Circles with JOYW. I am the founder of Yoga Buds, Yoga Blossoms, and Yoga Flowers Coming of Age Circles for Girls. These weekly sessions were also inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh’s sacred ecology and Anthroposophy principles. I am also a certified facilitator."

Hannah at The Soul Shack Yoga and Therapies is a fully certified and insured complementary therapist and yoga teacher. Hannah’s approach as a therapist slowly shifted over the years, she works with a holistic approach, viewing each client as a unique individual with differing needs. Her background as a comprehensively trained yoga teacher means that she has a firm grounding in anatomy, but more of interest is what the body is saying, how the muscle and fascia moves and responds. Hannah works in an intuitive way, listening to the body, watching the movement and breath and working with what she finds. There is no set routine or rigid method, but an effective blend of styles supporting each person holistically. Hannah is trained in massage, aromatherapy, Indian Head massage and reflexology, as well as pregnancy massage and reflexology, cupping massage and myofascial release. She hopes to provide a warm welcome with a gentle, open-minded approach when you arrive, and for you to feel very much better when you leave. Hannah has massaged (and taught yoga!) at festivals, retreats, studios, corporate venues and for charities as well as one to one sessions to people with range of issues, from fibromyalgia and chronic pain to mental health issues. She doesn’t know everything (but loves a bit of research) and believes in an honest approach - she has lovely working relationships with other practitioners in the area and is more than happy to signpost you should you need it - massage is very much an individual thing and if Hannah were everyone’s cup of tea, she’d be a mug.