UK, GLOUCESTERSHIRE - GLOUCESTERSHIRE - Sounding the Elements: Solstice Retreat, Bethan Rees, The Yurt, Lifeworks by Rio, Charfield, GL12 8ES, UK, 13 Jun 2026
We’d love to invite you to a day of exploration and expression, through meditation, singing, drumming, sharing and getting outside in the elements, literally!
Nature gives us so much inspiration each and every day. By giving space and time to connect to its elements, we are reconnecting back to our roots. Here, we can find healing, creativity, deeper intuition and confidence.
After holding monthly evening events exploring each element throughout Winter & Spring, we felt it would be lovely to have a longer to day to really deeply connect, express and play. Gathering near to the Summer Solstice, we will use this heightened energy to connect with nature, the elements and all the wonder and wisdom it has to offer. A beautiful way to honour and celebrate the height of Summer in community.
All welcome, no experience needed. If any of this feels outside of your comfort zone, maybe relating to stories of “I can't sing”, "I'm not musical", know and trust that you are so so welcome and this space is completely for you. There is no prize for sounding ‘good’ or being musically ‘correct’, it's about just gathering to make sound together! And everything is always just an invitation.
Flow of the day:
We will begin the day in the yurt, a cup of tea in hand as we flow through an opening circle together. To welcome ourselves into the space as well as the elements and anything we want to work with, weaving through a meditation to settle and arrive.
This will take us into a journey of exploring the elements through movement to music and sounding/singing. Through gentle guidance, we will move and sound intuitively, taking this out into nature to the beautiful land outside of the Yurt. Music and sound can land so differently for us all and this day is about you and your unique expression, voice and emotion, held in a space where we are all exploring that beautiful dynamic & embracing our differences.
Opening, softening, releasing, allowing, letting go, welcoming in new energy. Whatever is needed.
We will honour the magnificent Elder and Willow trees that hug the edges of the little river Avon and this will lead us into a quieter and more reflective part of the morning, taking a silent walk, before returning to journal (and share if feel called) about our experiences. Really feeling into the silence that the sound leaves behind.
Then we will bring that energy back up and out through a wonderful drum and song circle around the fire outside (weather permitting!), before pausing for lunch (please bring your own packed lunch, we will provide some snacks and you're welcome to bring anything to share too).
The day will then close with a mini sound bath meditation and closing circle, so we are ready to leave feeling lighter, inspired and perhaps with a lot of food for thought too!
For any questions, do not hesitate to contact Bethan at [email protected] or Candie at [email protected].
We cannot wait for you to join us!
Bethan and Candie xx
