Is there a longing in your heart ?
To live your life in more alignment with your values
To feel an abundance of support in facing life’s challenges & the troubles in our world
To have more time in wild nature and on the land
To be part of a circle of humans healing together, sharing quality time and co-creating new ways of living.
A week long nature based immersion
Watch this 20 minute video where Jewels is teaching a workshop exploring the questions of ‘Where do I Belong?’ at the Into the Wild festival in Sussex. No microphone and 200 people so it’s a bit rough and ready.
Welcome welcome, come sit by the fire...
Come, come whoever you are – come gather round the fire hearth with a circle of kin and community, deep in the forest on these ancient lands of Britannica. This is a week long transformational journey like no other. Travelling with a community of inspiring souls with deep circle work and the hearth fire at the centre of it all. In our modern world, TV and screens have replaced the fire hearth in our homes and they disconnect from deeper connection with each other.
When we sit with a fire it calls us into our inner landscape and to more aliveness within. In the stillness a space opens up for us to remember that we and life are sacred. From here we can weave ourselves back in and come home to our core essence. It supports us to be better able to hear the quieter voices within that are trying to bring us wisdom and guidance. A remembering of who we are and why we are here and how we can find the resources within to create the life we long for. We can find so much here and with the support of kindred spirit it becomes an alchemical potion for transformation. Our deep time ancestors know of this alchemy and our bones still know of it. It brings: enlivenment, open hearts, healing of the trauma and hurts, nervous system co regulation, inner strength, kinship, resonance, creativity, inspiration, connection and so much more.
As humans we have sat with the fire for tens of thousands of years and recognised the beautiful soul of each other. We have seeked healing with kindred souls and through the wisdom and teachings that the natural world has to offer. And this is what we will do…..
The healing power of nature
The heart of this journey is deep circle work alongside a plentiful cauldron of beautiful and powerful animism / nature practices alone and together to support us. The circle work we offer is, however, different to other forms. This is because it’s embedded in nature and around the fire hearth. In our modern world we often try to heal and become whole by ourselves, or with one other, or in a group, but usually inside four walls of a building that has little or no connection to the natural world. When we are connected and embedded into the natural world around us we can become more of the totality of who we are. Our instincts come alive, our sensory perception comes more alive, we feel healthier in our physicality and have more energy. And not least we receive the healing energy of nature itself as we find our way home into the wholeness of us.
Something profound and magical occurs and discover a place within us that has a resource to navigate difficult things like emotional overwhelm or challenging life situations in a way that we have not been able to in our day to day life. Or more capacity to heal deep historical trauma and hurts. All this, alongside experienced facilitation and strong holding, so much more is possible.
We are part of the web of life becoming truly whole is to become a part of it also and for us to contextualise and heal ourselves within it. On the year journey you will be guided and supported in how to truly be able to heal the wounds within you in this way. To welcome home and love the exiled parts that live in the darkness of shame. The elements and the fire and the nature around us become an essential part of the holding and healing for the deep and soulful work we will do alongside Jewels 25+ years of teachings.
This week long nature immersion takes you on a journey into wholeness. We use a variety of methods including circle work, movement practices, time in nature working with Animism practices, ritual and ceremony. It is offered within the guiding principle that we need each other to truly come home to who we really are and creating the life we long for on Earth.
What’s included in the course
- Personal healing for historical trauma and core wounds
- Deep circle work with Jewels’ and her 25 years of experience
- Ceremonies for healing and transformation
- Abundance of time in secluded wild nature
- Being on the land day and night living in natural and simple ways.
- Being part of a community you feel genuinely welcome to be your true self in
- Effective tools to navigate work life, friendships and relationship.
- Tried and tested communication practices to transform conflict.
- A huge forest to adventure in and explore
- Grief tending through the teachings of Joanna Macy, Sobonfu Somé, Frances Weller
- Nature practices from our own celtic Animism traditions
- Creativity and art in nature
- Crafting and making with our hands (that everyone can achieve)
- Cooking food, foraging and eating meals together
- Ceremony, song and ritual on the land and in the forest
- Dance and movement practices barefoot on the earth
- Teachings and practices from the indigenous wisdom of these lands
- Being on the land through all four seasons outside of the dated modules
- Sleeping in the forest under the night stars
- Embodied practices for working with trauma held in the body
- Learning how to express our needs and boundaries with ease and clarity
- All-night ceremonies in the EarthLodge for winter dreaming
- Co creating new pathways for living on Earth
"I want to live in community..."
I hear this daily from many people. So why isn’t it happening more we might ask ? This is a great question. People often say that it is due to a lack of access to land or personal financial circumstances. These are key factors but you may be surprised to hear that they are not the main reason. The main reason for people not being able to create community (whether that is a land based or how we live daily with the people in our street) are two fold: Fear of conflict and not knowing how to navigate different needs. This why the foundation to changing how we live, work and share together is the inner soul work. The work to heal our hurts and past traumas that make us react and behave in ways that mean we cannot trust others or trust ourselves to navigate conflicts or needs in a balanced and healthy way.
Work with me
The Hearth is a culmination of nearly 40 years of personal exploration, living on the land in wild places, deep healing, professional training, apprenticing teachers over 3 decades and 25 years of experience working with thousands of people. I’ve lived and worked in all kinds of community for much of my life and experienced the issues that break down community. I have held space and guided thousands of people into the depth of their being to support them in bringing home their exiled wounded parts, reclaiming their natural indigenous wild wisdom and championing them to bring their magnificence.
I’m not afraid of the shadows, in fact I would say that this is where my gifts really lie when holding space. I will walk with you through the really difficult places. I see these places as Thresholds and they are where the gold is. Working with me is for people who are ready to really transform their lives and have a longing for a better world and are wanting to contribute to change. For people who are ready to step into bringing their gift and living from the heart. I only work with a limited number of people each year as I believe that for real change to occur we have to go deep and we have to spend long enough in circle and what it really means to co-create and support each other.
The majority of the work I offer takes place on the land at EarthHeart. This because my work does not travel well. Me and the land are in a sacred marriage and my work comes from the land through me from deep listening. The work is therefor most potent when we are together on the land. Myself and all the people who come are held by the land and given wisdom simply by getting in closer to it.
Amisha and Jewels talk about how we may dismantle walls of systemic oppression to gather all of our pieces to overcome isolation, root into community and restore our sense of belonging. We hear how Jewels creates a life with nature on the margins of dominant culture.
Practicals
Investment:
£995 Early Bird & Concession Ticket (expires 31 January 2026)
£1,300 Standard Ticket
£1,100 Friends Ticket (if you book and pay together with a friend)
Dates
22-28 May 2026
Accommodation
The entire course is held within wild nature on the land living around the hearth fire. This is a core component of the experience and will enrich the journey of animism. You are welcome to bring a campervan if you have one or camp in your tent. All of this is on a beautiful eco-campsite with toilets and hot showers. There is also a large oak barn with a fully fitted kitchen and dining area with an indoor space with a wood burner and cosy sheepskins and sofas for keeping dry and warm if it rains.
Staying in local air B&B’s
If camping is too much of a stretch for you there are various local air B&B in the area for more options.
Meals and drinks
Food will be simple and of the land/local. Evening meals and breakfast are all included in the ticket price and lunch is self catering. There is a fully fitted kitchen for storing, prepping and cooking food. A large fridge, kettles, pots and pans etc etc. Evening meals will be home made and vegan. Breakfast is muesli, porridge, toast and fruit. You are welcome to bring extra things that you need as you wish.
Our Deluxe Eco-campsite & Barn Facilities
Transparency in how we work out what to charge
The EarthHeart project does not seek to make profit. It costs £70,00 a year to keep the project afloat (not including a wage for Jewels) we divide these costs between the various offerings over the year and this is how each offering is priced. We understand that some of what we offer may not accessible to everyone. We have some concession tickets and this relies on people who are able, to to pay the standard price tickets.
We aim to find a balance between covering the costs of EarthHeart and making the work accessible to those in genuine need. We are a small not for profit project so we are somewhat limited and we aim to do our best.
Booking policy
We request that you take the time to read our
cancellation and booking policy before purchasing your ticket.
We ask this so you can be sure you’re making an informed choice about your ticket purchase as we do not make exceptions to the policy.
This is important to us and we thank you in advance for taking the time.
