The Sacred waters of grief winter immersion.

A women’s Grief Tending Journey. January 22nd-24th.

Unstone Grange, Crow Lane, Dronfield, S18 4AL

Winter reminds us of natures cycles of rest. Grief often follows a similar rhythm, moving us inward as we navigate the colder, quieter months. In the same way that nature slows down, grief invites us to pause, reflect, and honor what we've lost.

Winter is the pause that gives the sacred waters of grief space to flow.

Allowing a space of honoring our emotions and the significance of our loss.

This 3-day immersion is an invitation to reconnect with the lost art of tending to grief.

This isn't about fixing, overcoming or rushing through grief.

You won't be asked to “let go” or find closure. There is no expectation that you will arrive at a particular place by the end of the weekend.

Instead, we create space to listen, feel, move, rest, remember, express and be witnessed.

It is a space to pause.

A space to listen to what lives beneath the surface.

A space to cultivate self-awareness, self-compassion and a deeper relationship with ourselves and our bodies.

To be human is to know loss. But in our culture, we have lost the essence of community tending. We were never meant to grieve alone.

There is something ancient in gathering together to grieve.

Across generations, women have gathered in community to share stories, mark endings, honour loss, create ritual and hold one another through life's transitions.

When we have a space where we can feel our grief alongside others, without judgement, without needing to explain it away — something begins to soften.

The loneliness of grief can begin to loosen.

We remember that we belong.

When we tend to the waters of grief, something shifts. The heart begins to soften. We discover we can hold the love and the loss. We remember what it means to be fully human.

This immersion takes us on a journey with grief. Connecting through the body, the mind and heart.

We will connect with grief through the elements of (Earth, Water, Air and Fire) through somatically orientated practice we being to recognize that grief lives in the tension, the tightness, the breath. Through movement we can begin meet these layers with curiosity. When we bring in ritual practices it serves as a symbolic structure of experiencing our loss and bringing a sense of interconnectedness in times of grief sharing stories, creative practices are ways for us to honor grief and loss.

Who is it for?

This is for women who have felt the heaviness of grief and no longer want to sit with the loneliness. All grief is welcome. Whether you are with personal loss, grieving the end of a significant relationship, the pain of divorce, separation, children leaving home, or the breakdown of a good friendship.  Healing from past wounds, grieving different parts of yourself, impacted by the world or local events, or acknowledging the pain of those who went before still moving in your family or community.

Further details

• What's Included?

  Your grief immersion includes:

  • 2 nights accommodation in shared rooms
    A space to rest, retreat and settle into the slower rhythms of winter.

  • All meals and refreshments
    Nourishing breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks throughout the retreat — beginning with a welcome snack on Friday and ending with lunch on Sunday.

  • A 3-day immersive grief-tending journey
    Time and space to explore grief through somatics, embodiment, movement, dance, nature, ritual, creativity, the elements and connection.

  • Spaciousness to rest and simply be
    There will be plenty of space within the weekend to slow down, rest, reflect and follow your own needs.

  • 1-hour post-retreat integration call
    A group Zoom call after the retreat to reconnect, reflect on your experience and explore what may have shifted or emerged for you.

  • Take-home integration and continued tending practices
    You'll receive practices and gentle invitations to support you in continuing to tend to your grief and integrate your experience once you return home.

• Pricing

  To secure your space a £150 deposit is required.

  Special Founding place - £495

  The first 3 women to book.

  Early bird £550 - Available until 31st October.

  Full Price after is £595

  Payment plans options available. All payment plans will be arranged so that your retreat is fully paid before arrival.

  If you would like to discuss an alternative payment arrangement, please get in touch.

  To book your place, a £150 deposit can be made by clicking the link below

• Accomodation

  Single occupancy and shared rooms are available.

Cancellation Policy

The deposit is non-refundable. I offer a 1 week cooling off period.

FAQs

What do i need to bring?

Clothes for for weekend including warm clothing/coats for exploring the land. All bedding is provided, however if you want to bring extra blankets to get cozy in the evening you’re more than welcome. Towels are not provided so please ensure you bring a towel. Bring a journal. To honour our grief and loss there will also be an altar. Your welcome to bring feathers, stones gathered from your journeys, photographs that tell stories, angels. Whatever you feel helps you to rememeber and to help you feel grounded.

Is there parking?

Yes there is parking area to the right as you drive into Unstone.

Do I have to talk about my grief or share my story?

No. Sharing is always an invitation, never a requirement. You can participate in the ways that feel right for you, including listening, witnessing, moving, creating, resting or simply being present.

What if I become overwhelmed or emotional during the retreat?

This is a space where emotions are welcome, but you are not expected to push yourself beyond your capacity. The practices are facilitated with choice, pacing and awareness of your nervous system. You can pause, step out, rest or take some quiet time whenever you need to. As a way to support you through this journey, i will be drawing on somatic and counselling skills.

Is this a therapy retreat?

The immersion draws on my training as a somatic therapist and counsellor however it is not a substitute for individual therapy or medical care. Self responsibility is required. It is a facilitated group experience centred around connection, embodiment, ritual, movement and grief tending.

What can I expect from the weekend?

Rather than promising a particular outcome, you might experience moments of feeling, remembering, releasing, connecting, resting, moving, creating, laughing, crying or simply being witnessed. There is no destination you need to reach.

Three days to step out of the busyness of life and enter a different rhythm.
To tend to grief through the body, the elements, ritual, movement, nature and community.
To be witnessed.
To rest.
To remember that grief doesn't have to be carried alone.

A little bit about me.

Hello i am many things.

I am a motherless daughter and a mother of three.

Two of my children are here on this earth with me, and one was born sleeping.

I am also a doggie mum to my gorgeous chunky black Labrador, Max. 🖤

I have a deep love for Nature, her rhythms and cycles, and the way she can mirror our own inner journeys — especially when it comes to grief.

I love to dance. I love to move my body. And over the years, movement has become one of the ways I have learnt to meet what lives within me — the sadness, the anger, the tenderness, the joy, the aliveness and everything in between.

My own relationship with grief has shaped the way I see the world and my offerings.

I feel grief isn't something we simply move on from. It can change shape. It can move through the body. It can live in our breath, our hearts, our tissues, our memories and our relationships. Sometimes it asks us to slow down. Sometimes it asks us to move. Sometimes it asks us simply to sit beside what hurts.

This is part of why I created The Sacred Waters of Grief.

I believe we have lost something important in our modern culture — the art of tending to grief together.

We are often encouraged to carry on, be strong, keep busy and find closure. Yet grief has its own rhythm. Like Nature, it moves in cycles. There are seasons of stillness, seasons of tears, seasons of anger, seasons of remembering and, sometimes, unexpected moments of joy.

I wanted to create a space where we don't have to rush any of this.

My work centers around guiding women beyond survival and towards a deeper relationship with their bodies, their nervous systems, their emotions and themselves.

I am trained in somatics, trauma resolution, relational healing, parts work and grief tending. I work with women both 1:1 through somatic therapy and within women's group spaces.

It would be an honour to walk alongside you for these three days — not to fix your grief, but to create space for you to tend to it.