Samhain: Going Underground

Samhain (Halloween) stands at the threshold of the dark part of the year.   In tribal society, this was the time of in-gathering and recollection.  It marks the end of absorption in the outer, momentary present, the beginning of the time of inner journeying, of re-connection with ancestral voices, and the awakening of the voices of prophecy.  In the wood, it is the time when the energy of the trees withdraws below ground, the time when next year's seeds lie dormant.  In Tantra, it is time to move inward, to go deeper, finding in our core energy the fuel for personal transformation.

There is no better place to go deeply into this energy than Hazel Hill wood, a magical 70-acre wood situated deep in the countryside, with abundant wildlife and a beautiful Centre, with wood-burning stoves, a lovely indoor group room, kitchen facilities, sleeping lofts and hot showers.

We teach the fundamental principles of tantra, learning to experience ourselves as human energy-forms surrounded by the elemental natural energies of the wood and its non-human creatures.  Our tools are  a blend of meditation, dance, breathing, voice work, bodywork, massage, the creative therapies and the classic rituals of western tantra.  But in all our work we will also connect with the wood, expanding our awareness to absorb its healing energy, listen to its wisdom, and learn to dance our human, sexual dance embraced by its otherness.  

 Robert Osborn & Marta Emmitt have trained extensively with John Hawken, founder of SkyDancing Tantra UK, and also have a background in theatre and the creative arts.  They will be supported by Agatha Manouche, whose background includes many years experience in Celtic and Indian shamanic practice, and who facilitates the women's circle at Hazel Hill Wood. 

 *Deposits are non-refundable.