WEEKENDS AWAY

Avebury Stone Circle

&

Savernake Ancient Forests

FINISHED 7-9th April 2023

WEEKEND OVERVIEW

Another wonderful weekend spent in this historical site.

After meeting together on Friday evening for a meal, we met early on Saturday to start our exploration day in Avebury.

Spending time with the magical wishing trees, making our wishes and tying our ribbons onto the roots and branches, we also spent some time to give thanks to the trees for the time and wisdoms gained.

This was followed by a guided tour by a local National Trust volunteer who had not only the facts and snipetts only a local would know; but also took us on a journey of the land and how things have evolved over the last 10,000 years.

The afternoon was filled with sharing, writing and using Haiku and Miksang as additional ways of expression.

We ended our day here with a meal at the infamous and haunted Red Lion Pub.

On Sunday, we ventured to Savernake. As it was on the cool side to start with, we just introduced this Nature & Forest therapy day briefly before venturing into a silent meander down into the forest. After our first sharing, our group were able to slow down even further after a full EcoNidra experience under the canopies of the trees.

From here, we wandered slowly, collecting gifts and treasures from the forest floor to add into our medicine bags whilst also finding some of the infamous ancient trees in our locality.

Before the final closing of the weekend, we all enjoyed a silent sit spot to fully immerse ourselves and come into our inner natures.