Wild clay bead making workshop

Wild clay beadmaking weekend!

A 2 day weekend workshop to support you to navigate change through nature connection and wild clay bead making.

Spring is a season of renewal and transformation, when we emerge from winter's darkness and a time of rest. It’s a time when emergence and change coexist—nature transforms before our eyes, reminding us that we too will experience change and transformation many times over our lives.

Key moments of transition may include: early adulthood, parenthood, graduation, career moves, menopause, relational break ups, retirement and more.

This workshop will offer you a chance to reflect on how you meet these big life changes:

• Through grounding and supportive, professional group facilitation;
• Through following the symbolic transformative process of wild clay bead making and firing.
• Through nature connection practices supporting you to find stillness and insight

Day One - Saturday 28th March, 9.30 - 1.15pm

This will include time to meet others, ground yourself in the beautiful surroundings at Chesterblade Hills, and take time on the land to reflect on how the themes of transformation and emergence are with you now. There will be time for sharing and listening to our unique stories before moving into the clay bead making part of the day.

Light refreshments provided.

Day Two - Sunday 29th March, 10.30 - 2.45pm

After reflecting yesterday on what is changing for you, today you will shift to the theme of emergence. Your beads will be ready to undergo their transformation and emerge anew from the fire. As well as having time to witness and immerse yourself in this symbolic process, you will have time today to reflect further, gain insights from your nature connection time and share with others.

We will share a hot, nourishing lunch together over the fire too.

Further info:

You will return home from the weekend with a fired, wild clay necklace representing your insights into transformation and emergence that our personal and meaningful to you.

The workshop is across two day and you will need to attend both of these.

The group will be small with a maximum of 9 participants.

All refreshments and snacks provided plus lunch on Sunday.

This workshop is for adults.

Sorry, but dogs need to stay at home.

Facilitators:​

Simon Woodward

Simon is a registered HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) Art Psychotherapist and accredited British Association of Art Therapists private practitioner. He trained in nature-based therapies including Environmental Arts Therapy and has been offering indoor and outdoor art therapy, workshops and trainings to a range of clients for over a decade.He has been an associate lecturer at Roehampton University on the MA Art Therapy training programme. Simon is co-founder of Community Outdoor Art Therapy Service (COATS) and is currently developing a book about the social benefits of engaging with nature.

www.simonwoodward.world

Barbara Gonzalez

Barbara is co-founder and Director of Better Nature Ecothearpy CIC. She is a Humanistic and Integrative counsellor and nature-based practitioner working in private practice offering creative therapy to adults and young people. Barbara also teaches at the Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling alongside delivering nature-based programs for mental health for the Frome and Mendip area in partnership with NHS Primary Care. She is passionate about 'One Health' - aligning human and ecological wellbeing for resilience and sustainability. Barbara is on the Steering Group of the Nature and Health Practice Network across West of England. www.betternature.org.uk