Once we have settled in & co-created the alchemical vessel for our week together, we will make a wonderful start to each day with a Waking Dream session, opening to a whole world of myth, archetypes, imagination, imagery and image making, iconography, symbolism, intuition, the invisible, ancestral memory (past & future), writing, story, and journeying. Creating your own personal myth or fairytale is a wonderful experience. All the while relishing the wonderful vegetarian cuisine specially prepared for us, the glorious setting in the spacious villa overlooking the valley towards the warm West, the extensive grounds, the wild woods, and the timeless landscape of Tuscany.  

We’ll have plenty of time for meditation, rest, sleeping, periods of solitude, times of companionship. Each person gifted with the invitation to have their needs met, to be responsive and responsible for their wellbeing, and flexibility within the group to flow in harmony through the week. We will sing, laugh, dance, learn to move our bodies sensitively and differently, sleep soundly in lovely bedrooms, stay awake to watch stars  in the clear dark sky, rise to the beauty of the dawn, or snooze till lunch, or even all day.  There’s usually some local Tuscan wine with dinner. Special diets can be catered for. 

I will bring my own focussed attention and unique individual & group facilitation skills honed over five decades,  with the love I have for the astonishing brilliance of the human heart and spirit that arises in the groups I hold & retreats I facilitate, and that often moves me very deeply. 

You will bring an open mind, an honest heart, and the willingness to listen to and support others. You may also bring your weary, scared, sad, or lonely self. Every part is completely welcome here, and we will maintain the basic principles of respect and safety as each of us takes responsibility for their feelings and thoughts.. 

For those who want to explore deeply and build deep connections with each other, we will have morning sessions for individual dreamwork, Voice Dialogue sessions, Inquiry (TW), and  group Family Tableaux (a form of Constellation work), which are fun to do, very moving, universally applicable, and transforming of problematic relationships both current and ancestral. I might bring any or all of these skills to any session as I intuit what may be emerging, both in group sessions and any 121s too. Depending on demand there may be a fee for booking extra private sessions with me during breaks.