1st - 3rd November 2024
Price: £290 Community Contributors: £200 Concession: £250
Prices include all meals
If you are a community contributor and would like/need a reduction, contact Shivam directly at shivam.spirithorse@gmail.com
Join us for Samhain Celebration at Spirit Horse, mountain retreat.
A time of ecstatic of Celebration and deep inner work!
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Breath work
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Sweat lodge
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Ancestor Ritual
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Time in Wild Nature, Off-grid in the mountains
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Opportunity to Star gaze, Forest bathe, Meditation & Exploration
*Pronounced sah-win
In ancient Ireland people gathered to feast at the start the year, for the ancient Celts saw evening twilight as the start rather than the end of the day, and November as the start of the year, marked by Samhain.
This major fire festival was a time to be near people, the clan and the hearth, not out alone in the wild, where the people of the shee, the fairy folk might be up to mischief. And with their world only a veil away it was worth taking precaution.
These customs are lost but as we make a new earth revering, earth loving culture from scratch it is good to set aside time to mark this node.
Our invitation at Spirit Horse is to gather in a genuine hand built roundhouses evoking and actually touching the world of the past while we honour old ways, ancestral roads, going deep ritually, but also celebrating and having fun, as no new culture will ever flower if it’s not ecstatic, natural and already in us.
Seeing our original nature, sensing it and boldly following it.
What to Expect
Sweat Lodge Ceremony
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Ancestor ritual
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Breathwork
Campfire Sessions with poetry, music and storeytelling
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Celebratory feasting
Sauna
Practicalities
Arrive on any day of the event between 3pm - 5pm.
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Please make sure to arrive on site at the arrival time. We will ferry you and all your gear in our four wheel drive vehicles down the steep mountain road to the village (if you don't fancy the spectacular mountain footpath). This takes only a few minutes to drive but you will have to load everything into our vehicles with our help. Welcome to the Bhutan of Wales. You can have the full Himalayan adventure without ever leaving Britain.
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Please bring all your necessary bedding for you to be warm and comfortable. It can get very cold here at night, even in the summer. Alternatively, we do now offer and optional extra when booking your ticket. For an additional £45, we will provide a duvet, sheets and pillows for your stay.
Spirit Horse Mountain Retreat is set amidst 200 acres of wildest Wales, allowed through the Forest of Dreams (registered charity) to return to its natural original face.
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Bookings and Cancellations Policy
It is really helpful for us when running courses and events if you book in advance.
If we have to cancel an event, we will provide you a full refund without question.
If you need to cancel your booking, you can carry the value of your booking over to another event (subject to availability) or pay £100 admin fee, unless exceptional circumstances.