Sunday 02nd February 11am - 430pm 

Shake off the stagnation of Winter and gently awaken the deep feminine energy, healing power and creativity of Imbolc in your bones with this immersive day retreat set on a beautiful Georgian farmhouse in Co Down, Northern Ireland.

Included:

• Traditional Irish griddle bread making workshop. Connect to the changing seasons with this hands-on bread making workshop. Imbolc/St Brigid’s day is a traditional time of making butter and bannocks. Learn to make them from scratch, then enjoy them with a delicious, nurturing lunch and take some home alongside your new recipes.

• Feast: seasonal lunch, teas and treats catered for by the Edible Flower. 

• Folk Lore & storytelling

• Craft: In keeping with the seasons that’s in it and working with creatrix energy of goddess Brigid, we will be making a St Brigit cross from reeds to take home and decorate and bless your home.

• Deeply rejuvenating sleep based meditation for the ultimate relaxation and blissed out feels

• Connection with other incredible people who want to live more deeply

Imbolc is an ancient Celtic festival that welcomes the earliest breaths of Spring. It marks the midway point between Winter solstice and Spring Equinox. As the natural world begins to wake up from its deep Winter’s sleep, Imbolc is the first emergence from our Wintering. The seeds that have been deeply dreaming in the belly of the Earth begin to stir and emerge. It is a time of quiet awakening, budding possibility and the hope of renewal. 

This Imbolc day retreat is designed as a Winter’s cure, inviting you to cleanse, deeply nurture and reset after a long, dark Winter. You will learn the folklore, ritual and traditions of this Celtic Festival through kitchen witchery and an Imbolc Feast with Erin and enjoy storytelling, intention setting, yoga nidra (sleep meditation) and get creative weaving Brigid crosses with Emma.

This is a whole day dedicated to nurturing you to come back into rhythm with the rhythm of nature. Give yourself time to slow down reset and plant seeds of intention for the season ahead and leave feeling aligned, inspired and deeply nourished on all levels. 

Schedule: 

• 11am: Arrival & Welcome

• 1130pm: Morning workshop: Traditional Irish griddle bread and butter making with Erin from the Edible Flower

• 1230pm: Nature walk and gathering rushes for weaving

• 130pm - 230 pm: Lunch catered The Edible Flower

• 230pm Yoga Nidra (sleep meditation)

• 3pm - 430pm Afternoon weaving workshop: Brigid’s cross making, Imbolc storytelling and folklore

Imbolc Feast by The Edible Flower

(Fit for Goddess Brigid herself!) Ribollita - hearty Tuscan bean stew with winter greens, herby pesto and Hegarty's cheddar

Served with homemade Rosemary bannocks, freshly griddled potato bread and home churned salted butter. (Among the customary sacred foods of Celtic festivals, bannocks are the star and a lovely way to honour Brigid).

Followed by a sunshiny Tunisian Orange Cake with Greek yoghurt

This event will held at a beautiful Georgian farmhouse nestled in the rolling hills of Co Down (only 10 minutes from Carryduff, Saintfeild, Ballynahinch and the Saintfield road roundabout, Lisburn and only 20 minutes from Belfast City Centre).

• Please note the location is not on a public transport route. The closest bus stop is approximately a 2 mile walk.

• Please let us know on booking if you have any dietary requirements.

• The booking is only refundable if we are able to resell your ticket - in which case a partial refund, minus a 10% administration fee will be returned. 72 hours prior to the event date, the ticket is completely non refundable.

• You will receive the full location address after payment has been received.

• This is a substance free event