I am delighted to invite you to May Song – a women’s singing circle afternoon retreat on Saturday, 18 May.

An afternoon full of songs to help us reset, restore, and connect to all the beauty, colour, and continuing abundance of spring energy that comes with May 

THE DAY

These afternoon retreats create the opportunity to dive deep into group singing. We will be singing beautiful, diverse, easy-to-learn songs that you can take home and weave into your daily life. We’ll exercise our bodies and minds through the practice of oral-tradition group singing by learning beautiful songs that we will sing in harmony or in rounds. These songs will help you to nourish yourself, and fill up the reservoir that feeds you and to release the stress of your busy life and work week.

You may arrive from 2pm to get comfortable in the space, make a warming drink, etc. and be ready for a 2:15pm start. You can expect a warm-up to enable us to access our voices safely and get the most out of the session. This will be followed by song learning and singing! There will be a break for refreshments and tea and cake will be provided – please let me know about any dietary requirements in advance. Bring a water bottle with you as singing can be thirsty work! You will be able to refill it as needed.

WHAT TO BRING

I suggest that you bring something you can write with and on. We don’t tend to write down the lyrics to songs but there may be a little bit of time for journaling or noting down anything that may come up for you.

The yurt will be pretty cosy, but if you’d like to bring warm layers, slippers, etc.  please do. If you’d like to bring a blanket or cushion to make your seat more comfortable feel free. We will be mostly standing or seated on the floor. If you need a chair please let me know in the notes when you book.

PARKING

There is plenty of unrestricted parking on the roads around The Ash Tree. If you have mobility issues please do let me know when you book so I can allocate you one of the spaces outside the venue.

BOOKING AND COST 

The cost for the afternoon retreat is £35 or £30 for concessions. Please complete the booking form below to book a space.

Spaces for the May Song Retreat are limited so don’t leave it too late to secure your spot.

I can’t wait to sing with you!