Wider Horizons
Wider Horizons Transformational Gathering in Nature for Young Adults

Wider Horizons Transformational Gathering in Nature for Young Adults

Fri 21 Jul 2023 12:30 PM - Sun 23 Jul 2023 5:00 PM BST

Wasing Woodland, Wasing Park, Berkshire. RG7 4LY

Wider Horizons Transformational Gathering in Nature for Young Adults

Fri 21 Jul 2023 12:30 PM - Sun 23 Jul 2023 5:00 PM BST

Wasing Woodland, Wasing Park, Berkshire. RG7 4LY

Description

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Calling young adults who want to dive deep, fly high and widen horizons!

Are you a conscious soul who wants to help create a better world? Would you like to experience more connection and joy in your life?  Wider Horizons nurtures an intention for transformation, catalysed by innovative workshops, sacred ceremony and mellifluous music to inspire you with the knowledge, energy and self-belief to embrace life with optimism and trust.

Join us at Wider Horizons and explore cutting-edge discoveries in spirituality, science, philosophy, health and wellbeing. Learn about the mysteries of life - all things creative, wild, mystical and conscious - from great minds and experts in their fields. Develop tools for self-care and healing. Raise your awareness about social justice and eco-activist actions and become an effective changemaker, empowered to build a better world from a place of peace and deep understanding. Meet amazing professors, doctors, explorers, elders, druids, visionaries, artists and musicians. There’s ecstatic dance, songs around the fire and music from top musicians such as Ravi Freeman, George Barker and DJ La Plage.

Wider Horizons Summer Gathering  🐿️

Friday 21st  - 23rd July 2023  🌞

Wasing Park, Berkshire 🌲

SACRED ACTIVISM * CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING WORKSHOPS * VISION QUEST * SELF-MASTERY * FIRE AND CACAO CEREMONIES * MEDITATION * YOGA * QI GONG * ECSTATIC DANCE * SACRED SINGING * DRUMMING * LIVE MUSIC AND DJS

This is our seventh gathering and will build upon the magic which is gaining momentum each time we gather. Wasing Park is a country estate with wild swimming lakes and beautiful ancient woodland just outside Reading. Workshops and entertainment run from Friday at 12.30pm to Sunday at 5pm.

Full info –  www.widerhorizons.events   www.instagram.com/wider8horizons/      www.facebook.com/wider8horizons/

Watch movies of our previous events here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKr6YQRmC9D805AEv90VaQ 

www.facebook.com/wider8horizons/videos

If you have any questions for the community you can ask in the Wider Horizons FB group –

www.facebook.com/groups/495226594356699

We’re super excited to welcome you at the Wider Horizons Summer Gathering 2023. Join us over three days at a beautiful sacred site and make some amazing friends for life!

TICKET INFO

Ticket includes delicious vegan food, chai and herb teas for 3 days

General Release - £199

Reduced Price for people on low income - 10% off - £179  If you need a cheaper price than this please contact us as we want all to be able to attend. www.widerhorizons.events/contact/

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ACCOMMODATION

There is ample space for tents, campervans and caravans and offsite local accommodation options. Check website for further info 

We have furnished bell tents available for £200  (Includes two single raised airbeds, with hotel grade linen, pillow, blanket for each bed, bedside table, lamps and carpet)  Please have a look here for pics of the bell tents -   https://www.instagram.com/p/CtwRRfYIynz/

We have double beds for £300 in a luxurious apartment called "The Bothy" with two double bedrooms.  You will be sharing the flat with another couple, so ideally book this with a couple who are friends.   Please have a look here for pics of the apartment -  https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctq_4n8oTlJ/?img_index=1

Depending on the weather you may be able to drive on and drop your camping kit.  Please park at the top of camping field. Please don't keep cars in the camping area.  Campervans can be parked along the hedge in the lovely shade at the bottom of the hill close to the gathering, as long as it does not rain heavily.  If it rains heavily campers will have to go at the top of the hill.  This is because they can get stuck in the mud at the bottom.  

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WIDER HORIZONS 2023 WORKSHOPS*:

Ravi Freeman

OVERTONE SINGING & VOICE WORKSHOP - A high energy and transformational experience of devotional singing with songs & chants from around the world

Louis Weinstock

THE MAGIC POWER OF GRIEF - A safe space to grieve for the things we have lost, and to alchemise that grief into a source of beauty, magic and power.

Kristina Evans

CACAO CEREMONY - An opportunity to strengthen our connection with Nature's intelligence, held by the exquisite medicine of Cacao.

DJ Jon Bongly

DRUMMING WORKSHOP & DJ SET - Electro swing, retro remix and world beats.

Joshu

FRIDAY NIGHT PERFORMANCE - Solo music performance with guitar and loop pedal

Diana Dugdale – DJ Dipod

TRIBAL GROOVE - with a deep love for bouncy techno and melodic house music DJ DIPOD will keep your feet moving at Wider Horizons until they can move no more.

Jonny O’Donnell

LIVE CONCERT - Music to guide us home, from contemplation to celebration, from stillness into joyful movement.

Chris Park, Druid

DRUID LORE & CELTIC DANCE - Learn dances to firm the floor and fill the glade with music, song and celebration!

Hetty Nutbeem, Rachel Sullivan, Emba Goodwin

CIRCUS FLOW ARTS - a super fun holistic activity and practice that nourishes the mind, the body and the soul. Come and play!

Erika Tourell

LANDING INTO PRESENCE - A Somatic Movement and Yoga Nidra Session to help you arrive and enliven your body/mind.

Gurj (SEEK WITHIN)

HEART ACTIVATION BREATHING & ENERGY HEALING - Heal Your Own Heart with Energy, BreathWork & Guided Meditation

Keith Neary

SHAMANIC FREQUENCIES - Gong Bath starting with simple breathwork, body scan followed by full immersion into the world of healing frequencies

Laura Wilcock

CELTIC SONG SHARING CIRCLE - Learn songs to build connection and harmony.

Mark Reeves

RECONNECTION & RELEASING BARRIERS - Fun & interactive workshops that offer a space of authenticity and connection, where there is the safety to let go and be all that we really are.

Eshana Spiers

BEFRIENDING YOUR PEOPLE PLEASER - Come and hang out with your inner pleaser, discover why they show up, understand what is going on in your nervous system and practice new ways to safely be in your authentic expression.

Athena Constantine Constantinou

TELLING THE TALE & THE NATURE OF REALITY - A toolbox for self modulation and creative awareness of reality, using guided imagery, breath work and viewing the therapeutic strobe and a Gender Expansive Sharing Circle.

Lily Hickman and Livs Aires

INVOKE YOUR WILD WOMAN - A workshop to bring forth and connect with your wild woman.

George Monkhouse

THE PATH OF BALANCE AND HARMONY - Daily self-care for happiness, health and prosperity with Daoist meditation and Chi Kung.

Vandita

SANATANA DHARMA - a blueprint for Life shared by the ancient Rishis of India which is still applicable today. These principles are like keys that unlock doors and are also practised by indigenous cultures who are still in touch with their ancient ways.

Rizzy Smith

THE DISCOVERY OF THE SELF - a conversational workshop on understanding the ego as a tool for spiritual enlightenment.

Geo & Ben Ben

THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS - Discover a profound process to support you in facing the crises of our time.


George Barker & Ben Ben Ji

SING TO LIFE - An experiential workshop to open your bodies, minds and hearts to the inspiration, energy and joy at the heart of life.

Ben Ben & Jote

MEN'S CIRCLE The Men’s Circle is a contained and sacred space to ground the energy of masculinity. We’ll share what we want to bring into our lives and the world and experience a sense of togetherness and union. Moving as one, like birds, we will dance on the wind together.

ACOUSTIC FIRESIDE SESSIONS – experience healing and prayer, singing sacred songs from around the world - Seamus, Saiorse, Vandita, George Barker, Ben Ben Ji and special guests to be announced!

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AGREEMENTS

Be Healthy - no alcohol or other drugs, accept full responsibility for your own swimming in the lake

Be Hygienic - no dogs, keep your water bottle, cup, bowl and spoon with you and keep them clean, wash your hands regularly, do not share cigarettes or water bottles

Respect the Land – enjoy our four communal fires – no personal fires. If you light a candle, you put it out. If you smoke, please bring a portable ashtray. Use biodegradable soaps and toothpastes – no chemical soap (biodegradable soap will be provided at sinks, but please also bring your own for showering). The lake has some rare species - if you have sun cream on it is very important to wash it off before entering the lake please. Please do not use any kind of soap in the lake, Leave no trace (be conscious of where you put rubbish – there are four different rubbish bins for compost, recyclables, glass and landfill). No cars in the camping area – you can drive on and drop off your kit where you’ll be camping, but then please take your car to the car parking area at the top of the hill.

Respect Others – Arrive at workshops and meal gatherings on time. Ask before you hug, try to understand others rather than judge them – allow people to think differently, No floor scores (if you find something take it to lost property), Be sensitive when taking photographs (don’t take photos of people when they are crying, don’t spoil a moment, Speak on mobile phones out of sight and audibility; far away from the gathering area, If you smoke, please go far away from groups of people. Please try not to smoke at the gathering.

Give – Do at least one shift in the kitchen or site maintenance - please do not make food for yourself, no buying or selling of anything

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GETTING THERE

Wasing Woodland, Wasing Park, near Reading, Berkshire. Full details provided with ticket.

We will run a shuttle service from Midgham Station on Friday between 10am and 12.30pm and Sunday from 5.30pm for anyone who has not met someone who’s giving them a lift back.

Car parking space available on site at the top of the camping field.  Please do not leave cars near the gathering or tents.

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By buying a ticket to Wider Horizons you formally agree to the following:

  • This is an alcohol and other drugs-free event – please do not bring or consume any alcohol or illegal drugs.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

  • If you are unable to attend, you can transfer your ticket to someone else – please email us with their details in advance and explain to them that they will need to complete the registration form. We cannot issue refunds if, for any reason, you are unable to attend.
  • Due to the nature of this event, there will be no refunds available in the event of cancellation.
  • If the Event Organiser cancels the event, you will be able to transfer your ticket to the next event. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a refund.
  • If the event is cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control, such as an Act of God, then options to transfer may not be available

Health & Safety

  • Wider Horizons aims to be a safe and inclusive place for all to be regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, body type, ability or experience. We have a zero-tolerance policy regarding any type of verbal, physical or sexual harassment.
  • Anyone found exhibiting these types of behaviours will be asked to leave the gathering. Payment for any events will not be refunded. The decision will be made by the Wider Horizons team and their decision is final.
  • Attendees consent to treatment in the event of an emergency or other incident in which, in the reasonable judgment of the on-site personnel, attendees requires medical care.
  • Wider Horizons staff are not responsible or liable for any injuries or damages attendees may sustain that result from their participation in the Event.

Photography and Filming

  • Wider Horizons will photograph and/or film the Event for advertising, promotional or other commercial purposes. Please let us know when you arrive if you do not consent to this.  Everyone is welcome to take photos but please be sensitive not to spoil a moment by taking photos of people who are upset or getting enlightened and please be sure to tag us if you post photos on social media -  @wider8horizons

Enjoy this inspiring, heart filled, fun and magical event!

Location

Wasing Woodland, Wasing Park, Berkshire. RG7 4LY

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