Events & Circles
Sacred circles, Women’s retreats and Events
I have been facilitating sacred circles, women’s retreats and events for the past 10 years - and the magic that we co-create when open-hearted women gather together never ceases to amaze and inspire me!
If you’re interested, I have written a blog post about how I got involved in Circles and what being a Circle holder means to me.
Upcoming Events & Circles 2026
GRIEF TENDING CIRCLE FOR WOMEN
Sunday 1st November 2026, East Sussex
For too long, we’ve been taught to handle our grief in private……
We have been socialised to hide, fix and ‘get over’ our grief.
To feel shame when we don’t ‘move on.’
But it wasn’t always this way……and at this 4 hour, gentle guided afternoon circle for a small group of women, we'll remember how to tend to our grief in community.
We will honour and bear witness to collective and personal grief through ceremony and ritual (those ancient and accessible practices that humans have always turned to in times of crisis!)
We’ll share in:
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Drumming
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Somatic practice
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Cacao Ceremony
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Deep Listening
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Crafting Beeswax Remembrance Candles
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Guided Meditation
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And there is always plenty of tea, cake and treats!
Our grief is sacred, wise and necessary. And it is welcome here.
Please note, this retreat is not an alternative to counselling or psychotherapy if that is what you feel you need.
Date: Sunday1st November 1-5pm 2026, Withyham, East Sussex.
Investment: £45pp (subsidised spaces available if finances are a barrier)
Wintering
A Weekend Retreat for Women - 23rd-25th October 2026
A nourishing, inclusive, and creative weekend, offering space to explore how we might approach the threshold of Winter (and the seasons of ‘wintering’ in our own lives) in ways that feel supportive and sustainable.
It will be a gently facilitated weekend – led by me, Joy Neal - for a small group of women in a beautiful retreat centre deep in the East Sussex countryside.
We will co-create a space of sanctuary and rest with:
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Nourishing candlelit meals
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Meditative guided woodland walks
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Fireside Talking circles
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Cosy crafting & making
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Seasonal practices and rituals to embrace the season
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Regulating our nervous systems with practical tools & techniques
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Nature-inspired meditation and mindfulness
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Gentle, Tai Chi-inspired movement to care for our bodies
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Inviting curiosity through shared discussion, poetry & storytelling
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And plenty of time to rest and reflect
So - if you feel called to celebrate gentle rhythms rather than relentless productivity, then you are so welcome to join us!
TGet in touch with me if you'd like more info!
WOMENS CIRCLES - SEPT 2026 - FEB 2027
Women have been gathering for millennia to talk, listen, share and support - and this ancient practice feels more necessary than ever in these wild times we are living through!
Circles are a monthly gathering for all women regardless of background, identity or experience., themed around the moon’s phases and the seasonal invitations of the wheel of the year.
Each session is gently guided and invites reflection, contemplation, and the opportunity to talk, listen and be heard, within a generous-hearted sisterhood (….and there is always tea and cake!).
Circles are held at The Rackliff Centre in Rusthall, TN4 on Sunday afternoons 4-6pm, and are limited to maximum of 10 women.
You’re invited to commit to the whole 6-month block in order to build trust and relationships within the group, but there are also a ‘drop in’ spaces available if you need more flexibility!
Investment: £75 for the 6-month block, or £15 per session.
(if finances are a barrier, please get in touch to ask about subsidised spaces)
Upcoming Dates:
Sept 20th, Oct 18th, Nov 8th, Dec 13th, Jan 17th, Feb 14th
COFFIN CLUB TUNBRIDGE WELLS
We are part of Coffin Club UK – a not-for-profit death literacy organisation working hard to normalise conversations about death, and helping everyone to understand more about their options when the time comes.
Coffin Club TW is a friendly, monthly drop in group.
We offer a supportive space to talk. Because death is the one thing that will happen to every single one of us, but often we don’t discuss it until it’s too late! So, if you’d like to join the conversation please come along!
Bring your stories, your questions, or just your curiosity. No judgement, no pressure, no taboos – just opportunities to join the conversation about a subject that affects us all!
Please get in touch for upcoming dates and locations!
Everyone is welcome and entry is free
Just come along! Or for more info ....
CYCLICAL LIVING IN A LINEAR WORLD
A WEEKEND RETREAT FOR WOMEN MAY 1-3rd 2026
A nourishing weekend retreat devoted to remembering our cyclical nature in a world that urges us to move in straight lines. It is open to all women – regardless of background, identity or experience.
We’ll be gathering at a retreat centre in East Sussex at a threshold moment in the year – Beltane (May Day) which celebrates the peak of spring, and coincides with a full Flower moon – so it will be a beautiful moment to join with other women to rest, reflect, connect and remember who we really are.
Through circle, ritual, fire ceremony, movement and moonlit gathering, we will:
🌿Reconnect with our inner seasons
🔥 Release what is not ours to carry
🌕 Honour the radical wisdom of rest
🌸 Celebrate what is blooming
✨ Reclaim rhythm and cyclical living
THE HEROINE’S JOURNEY
An empowerment Circle for Mothers & Daughters
Circles can help equip our daughters with the tools for a safe, connected, confident journey into womanhood.
And participating in a Circle of mothers and daughters – all learning, growing and sharing together is a beautiful way to spend meaningful time with our girls, and to strengthen foundations for trust and connectedness as they enter adolescence.
If you would like to be part of the next Heroines Journey circle, or if you have a group of mums and daughters and you'd like me to facilitate a circle for you - just get in touch!
These circles are inspired by the work of Melia Keeton-Digby. They are currently open to girls aged 9-12 and their Mums, Grandmas or carers.
For more info please drop me an email here.
