Well-being, healing and self development are a core part of what it means to thrive in a healthy community. We feel that all of what we do at this festival is a part of healing and well-being; the food we eat, the songs we sing, the dances we dance, the ways we grow connections with one another.
For practicalities we have categorised these specific areas which aim to enrich and expand upon all the other core offerings at this ffest.
Lacto-Fermentation Workshops
We all know how good fermented foods can be for our health right?! Laure from Absorb Health will be hosting 2 fantastic workshops on lacto-fermentation in the DoveLove classroom on both Saturday and Sunday. There are limited numbers available for these workshops so sign up on the board in the main barn.
Grief-Tending Gathering
A time dedicated to being truly together
Facilitated by Rohan Narse & Selena King
A time dedicated to grief-tending, honouring the sacred space of sorrow and remembrance, both personal and shared. This work follows the guidance of our teachers: Francis Weller, particularly as expressed in The Wild Edge of Sorrow, and the care practices developed and held by Sophy Banks. It also draws from the ritual and ceremonial ground of the Bwiti tradition, as shared by our guide and teacher, Okomo Minko.
More about this workshop here
Yoga Classes
Enjoy practicing this form of bodywork which helps us to feel lighter, calmer and more connected to all of life and be more present.
Hatha classes will held by Iona Hannagan-Lewis and Kundalini will be taught by Ali
Qi Gong and Breath-work
Discover the Power of Qi Gong
Qi Gong is a beautiful practice that reminds us of our essential nature, that we part of the cosmos, connected to the web of life.
In this session Emma will guide you through a simple practice designed to clear energy blocks and make more space for your own innate vital energy force to flow through you. Leaving you feeling lighter, calmer and full of joy.
ENTER THE HEART – BREATHWORK JOURNEY
Our Breath is our hidden super power, by changing the way we breathe, we change the way we think, feel and act.
Join me for a conscious connected breathwork journey, you will be amazed at the releases you can experience with this simple practice.
This bodywork helps with releasing stuck or heavy energy from your body, making space for the fresh, bright life force energy to flow with ease. Want to find out more?
Qi Gong and Breathwork classes will be held by Emma.
Sound-baths
Megs Emrys offers a unique combination of evocative, powerful vocals in Spanish and English, strung on beautiful melodies and rich poetry, all sustained by acoustic guitar or Peruvian charango. Megs takes the listeners on a magical and emotive journey, through Latin America and into blues, rock and folk. She sings from the heart – songs of love, songs of protest, songs of hope, songs of the land, all seeking to reconnect us with the wilderness around and inside of us. She has released a collaborative album ‘Mama Pacha’, recorded with Peruvian musicians. As well as several releases with her main band project ‘Emrys the Brave’.
Sit back and enjoy this journey of frequency with Megs Emrys in the Main Barn. More about Megs Emrys
Primal Play, Movement Exploration & Feel-Good Flows
A new workshop for 2025 – For all ages 6 and above and all abilities. This isn’t about what you can or cannot do, but rather about the pure fun and joy of movement!
Join Jordan to explore the many ways our bodies can move and regulate through a combination of mobility, playfulness, and explorative movements—awakening your senses and deepening your understanding and connection with your body and the way you move.
This workshop encourages us to see movement as medicine and to deepen our awareness of how we navigate our environment with our bodies and senses. To better connect with the land, we must first develop a deeper connection with our bodies.
Expect tips and tricks on: Balance & coordination: Lymphatic drainage: Releasing energy and trauma from the body: Shifting or creating energy in the body: Addressing aches and pains holistically: Upregulating and downregulating the nervous system—all through movement and play.
More about Jordan.
Be Physically Aware
Uzma invites us to shake of the load you may be carrying, through movement, breathing and music.
She calls this a time to feel awake through guided sensory investigation, a space to explore the OUCH feeling in your body.
Expect music, dynamic body movement,aromatics, relaxation, awareness of pain and tension. Find out more about this workshop: Here
Family Constellations
A unique opportunity to experience the power of family constellation therapy. This workshop is for 18 years + and those with the desire and courage to know themselves more deeply. Read more about this workshop with Richard Buckworth & Daf St Clare in the Medi Room.
Awen Calls
Join Emma Blake Jones & Stella Marie Sheppard to connect with the sacred energy of Awen ‘Divine Inspiration’. Meeting with the magic of Mugwort and journeying to Ceridwen’s Cauldron to uncover the 3 Sacred Drops of our true expression. Awen Calls us to sound, move & honour the ancestors and our own inner Bard.
Despachio Ceremony
Join Emma for a beautiful despacho ceremony collecting flowers, leaves, grass, seeds from the land to create personal mandalas filled with your, prayers, gratitude and intentions wrapped in brown paper and string and offered as a blessing to the fire!
Suitable for adults and children 6 and over.
Read more about Emma Blake Jones.
Medicinal Herb Walk
Guided by Will, this is an opportunity to learn and experience the medicinal properties of the herbs growing around Coed’s established forest garden. In this workshop you will explore the edible and medicinal virtues of these important and special plants. This will be a sensory workshop tasting, smelling and working with the herbs directly. There will also be space to learn from the groups collective plant wisdom.
Will is a trained medical herbalist and grower. More about Will here.
Unearthing the Light Within
An embodied workshop led by Kate Freyja to explore the polarities within. You will be guided through immersive practices to harness the opposing energies of duality, embracing the lightness of being even whilst dancing through the shadows of the unconscious. Expect subtle sensual movement, some partnered practices, breath-work and guided visualisation to unearth the light within.
More about Kate Freyja Here
Body Care Space
Find a huge range of offerings from our one to one therapists, from – Aromatherapy Massage – Holistic Massage – Remedial Massage – Reflexology – Reiki – Integrative bodywork – Womb healing – Somatic embodied processing and massage. To find out more about our therapists go here – Body Care Space.