Dark to Dawn
An online seasonal container
Winter Solstice – Spring Equinox
If you are yearning for community, connection, and inspiration to carry you through the winter months – this journey is for you.
Winter can be a challenging time for many of us. The short days, cold weather, and reduced sunshine can impact our physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health. In the dark months, many people struggle with isolation, and Seasonal Affective Disorder affects 1 in 3 people in the UK.
That is why I'm holding this space – because I know from personal experience that connecting with the natural world through a lens of acceptance, curioisty, and community can soften the hard edges of Winter and create a sense of belonging, hope, and peace.
The Journey
Dec 21st - March 22nd
This is Your Companion for Winter
Find regulation, connection, and peace through the winter months – knowing the spring will come again.
Together, we will mark the seasonal changes through the depths of winter and into the emerging light.
This container is designed for all folk who resonate with this work
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Build a personal relationship with your local landscape with practices that heighten your capacity to sense, appreciate, and feel a part of the living world, wherever you are.
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Tap into your inner resilience, hope, and joy – mirrored back to you through the natural world.
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Be held by a supportive community walking this path with you, bringing you a sense of community, connection, and comradery through regular circles and ritual.
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Discover embodiment practices that support you to attune to the rhythm of the seasons and slow down enough to find deep rest in your body, mind, and spirit.
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Experience ecotherapy practices, guided journeys, sharing circles, and ritual – all designed to support your relationship with the season of Winter and mark the subtle shifts in the changing seasons toward Spring.
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Receive in-between guidance and support through journal prompts, access to recorded meditations, and a closed Whatsapp group.
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Personalised support through a one-to-one session with me, at a time of your choosing.
What You Will Receive
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Six online live circles (2-3hrs long each) that include:
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Opening and Closing ceremonies for the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox
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Co-created rituals for grief, connection, creativity
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Somatic-informed embodiment practices
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Connecting with trees, plants, and animals of your land
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Sharing circles - a chance to share what you are witnessing shift in your inner and outer world
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A one-to-one ecotherapy session with me (1hr) at a time of your choosing during the 3-month journey.
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4x pre-recorded guided meditations as support between live sessions.
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Guidance and invitations to connect with your local landscape between circles
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Private Whatsapp group for regular check-ins and peer support
Over the 3 months, you will:
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Cultivate a sense of belonging to Earth, even in the depths of winter
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Find your nature allies in local herbs, trees, and animals, and learn how to listen to the quiet wisdom they carry.
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Discover practices that help you to rest and regulate your system in times of stress
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Create new, supportive friendships with like-minded folk
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Build a personal earth-based practice that helps you to feel more connected to Life
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Come to know yourself as part of your local ecosystem
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Find ways to incorporate simple yet effective ritual into your everyday.
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Discover the beauty and simplicity of crafting earth-altars
Reflections
"Willow skilfully wove together a range of practices together including meditation, embodiment, nature based ritual and ceremony that allowed me to meet my feelings from new angles.
Throughout the journey, I felt held by the elements and the earth. I loved how Willow asked me to bring certain things from nature to each of our sessions - in this respect it felt like a true co-creation between myself, Willow and the land. In one session she asked me how I might embody a tree and a rose. Exploring this in my body felt both expansive and tender, and served as a reminder of my deep connection to the earth and all the beings that live alongside me."
Online Circle Dates
All circles will be recorded for playback if you are unable to attend live, however it is encouraged to attend as many as possible to receive the full experience.
Opening Ceremony: Sunday 21st December 11am - 1pm
Together we open the container through intention setting, sharing circles, and a seasonal guided ritual to mark the winter solstice and the beginning of our journey into winter.
Dreaming in the Dark: Sunday 11th Jan
6pm - 9pm
Exploring what is gestating in the dark. Meeting stillness in the body through somatic-informed and earth-inspired practices. Sharing circles and space to reflect. Ritual for grief.
Imbolc: Tending the Flame: Sunday 1st Feb
11am - 1pm
A circle to honour the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox.
Connecting with the inner flame through storytelling + ritual to invoke our creativity and inspiration.
The Quickening: Sunday 15th Feb
6pm - 9pm
Bringing movement into the space through guided practices to connect us to breath + body. Exploring personal practices to connect with the earth and the medicine of local flora + fauna.
Emergence: Sunday 1st March
11am - 1pm
Bringing embodiment practices in to honour the ways we wish to express in the world. Creating a dialogue in our bodies with the energy of 'emergence'.
Closing Ceremony: Sunday 22nd March
6pm - 9pm
Spring Equinox ceremony to honour the journey we have been on and our rebirth into the Light. Sharing circles, movement, reflections on the journey and intention setting for the continued journey into the light of the year.
Are you ready to join the journey?
To keep things as accessible as possible, I am offering places on a tiered pricing scale. Please choose what is managable for you.
There is an earlybird offer (-15%) applied to all levels until the full moon on the 5th November with code EARLYBIRD15
Spaces limited to 8
*Any questions or to pay with payment plan - contact me
A Note on Belonging to Earth
Oftentimes, after I share a tender moment with a tree or speak about my connection to the stones, someone will say to me,
“I wish I was that connected.” When I hear this, I always want to remind them that We are all that connected.
As human beings, we are inherently part of the Earth, not separate from. My relationship with the Earth may feel personal and precious, but it’s not unique. These kinds of bonds are available to all of us. They live in our bodies, simply waiting to be remembered.
Still, like any meaningful relationship, our connection with the Earth asks something of us. She asks for our presence, connection, and time.
Just as with human relationships, the ones we tend are the ones that deepen. To be in true relationship with land, stone, tree, or stream, we must keep showing up with care. Perhaps, in doing so, we come into a deeper trust that Earth is not just our companion, but our elder. A presence that has witnessed countless lifetimes, and still offers guidance without words.
And that, even in times of darkness and grief, we still Belong.
I wish for this journey to inspire this remembering within you as we walk through the landscape of Winter.
Blessings,
Willow /|\