This is an opportunity to join a small group of women, in a valley nestled amongst ancient boulders, to be with our collective and individual grief, exhaustion, responsibilities. A time to stare wide-eyed into the red landscape.

A time to STOP… to stop all you are doing. To sit in circle, to be heard and witnessed and to allow the land and the sky to seep into your bones. We will meander, much like water through land, in ceremony and rituals of honouring and sharing of experiences. Our route will be guided by the elements - water, air, fire and earth and linked with the cardinal directions. We invite you to bring your body and soul, and your experience of life to the cauldron to be nurtured over the days we are together. As Carl Jung wrote in his personal explorations detailed in the Red Book, we will be encouraging you to put down the ‘spirit of the times’ – that which demands much of you, to allow the ‘spirit of the depths’ to rise in you. He was clear – there is no one way to plumb the depths of your psyche/soul/spirit, there is only YOUR way. You must live it and experience it – it cannot be taught. This is a uniquely individual process. However, we will be offering community, holding and witness for this time.

At the core of our time together will be a 2 night solo fast – a time to gently be with all that you are bringing. A time for reflection and honouring.

“Dust and Grace” is intended to be a time of deep rest. A time when the bones of your body can be fully held by the earth, when the rivers of your thoughts can be carried on the milky way and the autumnal winds and when the fire is a place to sit afterwards to share stories and listen deeply to others, united in a diverse but connected sisterhood. This will be a time of ceremony and self created ritual – it is not therapy.