The Wild Edge - Family Constellations in Nature Retreat with Poppy Altmann

A Nature retreat exploring our wild edge in the beautiful surroundings of Trealy Farm in South Wales.

3rd October 2024 at 4pm to 6th October 2024 at 4pm 

Trealy Farm, Mitchel Troy, Monmmouthshire NP25 4BL

Full price tickets £420 (deposit of £200 payable now, balance of £220, payable at the retreat) early bird tickets £370 (deposit of £150 payable now, balance of £220, payable at the retreat) not including accommodation (email Ruth to book your accommodation at £25-£65pp per night, or camp for £10)

NO REFUNDS!

Early bird ends on 19/8/24 or whenever tickets sell out, which ever happens first.

Optional £10 donation towards Zaid Qawasmi's M.A funding* - please change the suggested donation on the ticket page if you do not wish to donate, or would like to donate less or more than £10.

Read Deborah's testimonial about the last retreat at Trealy Farm here.

IMPORTANT - please book accommodation separately through Ruth at Trealy Farm.

8 tickets available for women and 8 tickets available for men. NO REFUNDS. In case there are more tickets sold of one or other gender, you will be added to a waitlist, and you will be emailled to confirm your place by 17/9/24. We understand the diversity of genders but for the purposes of the work, and accounting for gender loyalties in past generations, please use the gender you were assigned at birth when booking tickets.

On the subject of diversity, we are committed to advancing, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging. However, If you have a physical disability please contact the organiser as there will be some small hills to walk up on uneven ground, we will be sitting on meditation chairs on the floor in the workspace, and so the retreat setting might unfortunately not be suitable for you.

Gluten free, vegetarian home cooked food, snacks and tea and coffee included.

Francis Weller’s seminal book on grief, The Wild Edge of Sorrow has informed a lot of the work I have done on my constellations journey. Through recent explorations, I have come to realise that so often in our culture, it is “OK” for women to express their Grief and Sorrow, but not for men. And equally it is “OK” for men to express their Rage and Anger, but not for women. When I think of Rage, I see my father raging, and my mother in a passive aggressive state, quietly seething. And when I think of Grief, I see my mother crying, and my father - well, I only saw him cry once. So I have come to see these emotions in the broadest sense, as gendered, in terms of our culture here, and what is allowed.

Maybe it’s the other way round in your family. Either way, where do you stand in all of this?

Do you suppress your rage, so it comes out sideways (being sarcastic, irritable, making digs), or bursts out in fits and affects how people trust you? Do you suppress your tears, afraid to show your vulnerability, until you have to isolate yourself or put on a brave face to go out into the world.

Does this resonate?

If so, join me in the beautiful setting of Trealy Farm in Monmouthshire, where we immerse ourselves in the fiery heat of the saunas and the cool waters of the natural swimming pool.

We each go to our edge, where tears and rage are welcome, and where we let the body lead, letting go of the thoughts and beliefs that are culturally imposed, or that we have used to survive. Together we hold a safe space for difficult feelings to find their movement, freeing us of the oppressive ties of a culture that works to silence us, and the stories we use to justify it. We can trace back through the unconscious loyalties and bonds in our systems to approach the place where these rules were made, and find the elements that support us on a journey towards authentic expression and relating.

And why do we need to do this?

Because at the heart of our sorrow is our deep joy. And at the heart of our rage is our fierce love.

“We were not meant to live shallow lives, pocked by meaningless routines and the secondary satisfactions of happy hour.” Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow

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Not sure if this retreat is right for you? Why not set up a free 15 minute call with Poppy?

*A fundraiser to help Zaid Qawasmi, a lawyer from Hebron, pay tuition fees for a MA in International Leadership & Negotiation from UE Valencia. As a teenager, Zaid spent time on exchange in Dublin in 2009, staying with Roisín Fallon and her family in Howth. Struck by his compassion, sincerity and wisdom, Róisín has kept in touch with Zaid over the years and when he mentioned his desire to enrol on this course to further his studies and help the push towards peace in his homeland, the family offered to help.

From their home they’ve hosted donations-based tattoo flash days and dinners, already raising enough for the first instalment and guaranteeing Zaid’s place on the course in September.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/gig-for-zaid