Celebrating the Wheel of the Year
The ‘Turning of the Wheel’ describes the movement through the passage of the year - the Wheel of the Year - in native European cosmology. The eight ‘hinges’ of the wheel mark the significant seasonal shifts in Earth-based, Elemental, Lunar and Solar energies, that provide gateways for deep spiritual practice and are traditionally engaged with through ritual.
Most people are familiar with the spring and autumn equinoxes, and summer and winter solstices which mark the four quarter points of the wheel of the year. These are the solar festivals, marking the high points of the seasons, but there are four lesser known fire festivals (or cross quarters) which mark each season's beginning - Imbolc, Beltane, Lammas, and Samhain. So instead of dividing the year into 12 months, it is divided into eight sections - quarters and cross quarters.
These are celebrations of the seasonal changes, where we celebrate and experience what is happening around us in Nature. When we engage with these potent cyclical gateways we reconnect with nature and our place within the whole. When we honour the rhythms of Nature we honour the rhythms within ourselves. It’s a beautiful way to deep dive beneath the frantic, endless pace of survival and striving and take a deep pause to re-set.
Weaving together ceremony, ritual, meditation, reflection, sound and silence we will celebrate these festivals together in circle. Click on the image below to find out more and book your seasonal celebration.
"Thanks again for another wonderful seasonal soundbath organised with such generosity and care.
Always so steadying and uplifting.You have a real gift."
Welcoming Winter
As we prepare to welcome Winter take inspiration from nature to surrender and retreat within for rest and regeneration.
Come and join me for a Sunday morning of restorative therapeutic sound followed by warming spiced tea and cake.
We will tune into the energy of the season and cosy up to be bathed in the soothing frequencies of Himalayan and quartz crystal singing bowls, planetary tuned gongs, chimes, drum and various therapeutic percussive instruments. After a full sound bath experience we will share Immuni-Tea (the spiced tea I share each winter well known for it's anti-viral, immunity boosting properties) and cake before emerging feeling restored and refreshed ready to enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
Please bring all you need to be cosy and comfortable on the ground - yoga mats, blankets, pillows etc, wear warm comfy clothes and bring an eye mask, a hot water bottle, anything you feel will help enhance your comfort.
When: Sunday December 3rd, 10.30am - 12.15pm - BOOK HERE
Where: Seagrave Memorial Hall, Green Lane, Seagrave, LE12 7LU.
Come with friends and family and make some time to resource yourselves for the coming Winter months and the hectic festive season.
Please note: Tickets are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend an event you have booked for, you are welcome to transfer your ticket to another person if you wish, please advise me of any change (including their email address) and ensure they have the information emailed to you.
If you are unable to re-gift your place, let me know. If I am able to fill it I am happy to offer you a transfer to another event.
Acu-Gong
Blending two ancient medicines, Acu-gong utilises Acupuncture to open up doorways into your internal world, so that you receive the healing frequencies of a sound bath in a deeper way. This experience is tailored to you as an individual, but also utilises the co-creative power of the collective in a sacred and safe setting.
We begin the evening opening the circle with guided meditation and breath work and facilitated intention setting. We then move into the treatment for approximately an hour, where you'll receive needles by Carolyn, in specific energy points relevant to your intention and current health according to your pulses, while Kat builds up steady waves of sound.
After the session we allow for grounding (there’s cake!) and sharing (optional) before closing our circle and ceremony.
Where: Seagrave Memorial Hall, Green Lane, Seagrave, LE12 7LU.
Places are strictly limited to just 12 to allow for our specific attention and focus during this intimate, rich and bespoke experience.
Friday 12th January, 2024, 7pm - 9pm - FULLY BOOKED
Friday 8th March, 2024, 7pm - 9pm - BOOK HERE
The experience...
“I wanted to say how much I enjoyed last night’s session.
In fact, I have been a bit blown away by what happened during and since! I feel like an enormous psychic block/weight has been lifted from me. It’s difficult to describe, but I feel now like a completely clear bell of crystal surrounds me and I feel filled with light. I realise that probably sounds a bit dramatic, but I can’t think of another way to describe it!!
Massive thanks to you both for being such wonderful channels of Spirit. I’m still feeling filled up with gratitude”.
"Thanks so much Kat. Yesterday was a fascinating experience. It went soo quickly - I was convinced we had only been lying down about half an hour!
The gongs were almost orchestral at points & I found them strangely soothing. Something definitely shifted in me & I am still processing what that is.
Love & thanks to you & Carolyn xx"
"I just wanted to say thank you again for the experience on Friday. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, a weight I didn’t really even realise I was carrying. I’ve found it easier to make decisions, and also to work through the uncomfortable feelings that have arisen as a consequence. I’ll definitely be joining the next date."
Yoga & Sound Bath
Join myself and Gavin Carroll for an evening of Yoga and Sound Bath in Newtown Linford.
We will start the first hour of the evening with a short relaxation to help you unwind from your week and settle you into the moment, setting the tone for the practice ahead. This will then be followed with some time spent with the breath to cultivate breath awareness and deeper breathing.
Moving into a well balanced flow of postures, slowing down towards the end of the sequence with some Yin postures that we will hold for a longer amount of time to allow for the release of tension within and encourage the flow of wellness within.
We will then have short 5 minute break.
To conclude the last hour of the session you will melt into the magic of the sound bath a deeply immersive, full-body listening experience that intentionally uses various sounds to invite gentle yet powerful therapeutic and restorative processes to nurture your mind and body. The sounds created by planetary tuned gongs, quartz crystal and Himalayan singing bowls, chimes and percussion instruments are an invitation into a deeper state of consciousness, an opportunity to unplug from every day life.
Friday February 9th, 2024: 7pm - 9pm - BOOK HERE
Where: Newtown Linford Village Hall, LE6 0AE.
“I was lucky enough to attend this ceremony recently. It really is a feast for the senses and soul. A safe, beautifully held space that begins with the delectable Cacao, then we danced, with eye masks, on our mats, and literally no-one was watching. Quite liberating. Then to sink and receive the sound bath that bathes the cells with healing vibrations. I loved it!”.
Elevation
Albert Einstein said, “Everything in life is vibration.”
Your vibration frequency level is easy to determine. All you have to do is ask yourself how you feel. The higher the mood, the higher the frequency. The worse the mood, the lower the frequency. Recognising when you’re in a low vibration emotion (like guilt or fear) offers the opportunity to do something to shift yourself into a high-vibration emotional state (such as joy or gratitude). Proactively finding ways to practice feeling good is very important in practicing vibrational alignment.
When your body is exposed to healing practices and sounds we can optimise the frequency and vibration of your body. Elevation is a brand new offering from myself and Mairi Taylor specifically designed to elevate your frequency.
With Elevation we will come together, tune out the every day and leave the week behind. We will drink cacao (the purest form of chocolate), an ancient superfood with nutritional and mood enhancing qualities. With eyes closed we will move our bodies in whatever way we feel to a specially curated soundtrack (we each stay on our own mat and the invitation is to bring an eye mask so you can really go within).
We will then sink into the nourishing comfort of a sound bath and let the gongs, singing bowls and other therapeutic instruments resonate throughout our minds and bodies.
Elevation is medicine for mind, body and soul.
These ancient practices nourish, energise and integrate, establishing a re-connection with your inner essence and intuition. Individually they are powerful, synergised they make for an incredible night out!
NEW DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED FOR 2024
Where: Seagrave Memorial Hall, Green Lane, Seagrave, LE12 7LU.
Places are strictly limited to just 13 as we co-create a safe, sacred space for vibrational alignment and celebration.