Exploring somatic frameworks to deepen connections to body, landscape and each other, with simple grounding tools for everyday practice

Overview:

In the welcoming and holding capacity of Epping Forest, amongst the ancient beech woodland, this day-long workshop will offer a gently guided series of activities and practices that focus on supporting nervous system responses to being in relationship with one’s body, nature and one another. Katye and Chand, collaborating in this way for the first time, will offer their deepening understanding of how time outside can increase the potential for sustained, whole self regulation and settling… a kind of coming home to oneself.

Highlights:

Spending time amongst the ancient beech woodland of Epping Forest with simple grounding and connecting activities.

Awakening sensory attention as a way to feel safer in connection.

Gentle movement practices to mobilise the body and increase a sense of all of oneself self being ‘here and present’.

You will need:

See the What to Bring section for a basic overview of what to bring. This is important so that you have everything you need to feel comfortable and prepared for a day in the forest (the workshop will go ahead, whatever the weather)

Location, Schedule & Travel:

Workshop hours: Saturday 12th September 2026, 10am-5pm

We’ll meet at Loughton Station at 09:50am for a 10:00am departure into the forest.

Public transport:

London Underground Central Line

Local Buses: 167, W14, 20, 397, 677

PLEASE CAREFULLY CONSIDER HOW YOU TRAVEL TO THE WORKSHOP. Travelling by land or sea has the least environmental impact. Please avoid air travel. If this means that the cost becomes prohibitively expensive, please let us know so we can do our best to offer future workshops closer to your location. Alternatively we can recommend other practitioners and workshop facilitators closer to you.

Travel websites:

Travel For London (TfL)

National Rail

Food/ water:

Please bring a packed lunch and enough water for the day.

Access:

We’ll meet at Loughton station (on the Central Line of the London Underground). There are toilets at the Sainsbury’s supermarket just opposite the station we can use before heading into the forest. In the forest there are no further facilities.

The forest is roughly a gentle 20 minute walk from the station. Once inside the forest, we’ll be using gravel and earth tracks as well as going off track completely. We will hike between sites walking up to about 45minutes at a time. The forest has many small hills and valleys.

Please CONTACT Tom with any questions or concerns regarding access needs.

Pricing & booking:

We use a tiered pricing structure to enable those with a range of circumstances to access this work. Please consider which tier is most appropriate for your income. We trust that you will read the tier descriptions below to ensure you pay a fair price for your circumstances.

If you would like to come to both this workshop and the Sunday workshop NATURE & THE DREAM, please see the combined prices below.

Tier 1 – Please choose this tier if you frequently worry about money, are coping with debt, and struggle to pay monthly essential bills.

~ £60 (£105 combined Saturday & Sunday workshops)

Tier 2 – Please choose this tier if you have a fairly stable income, you need to take care with your spending, but can sometimes plan ahead or save for new purchases, holidays etc.

~ £80 (£145 combined Saturday & Sunday workshops)

Tier 3 – Please choose this tier if you are financially comfortable, can afford to save or invest money regularly, can afford new purchases, holidays etc.

~ £100 (£180 combined Saturday & Sunday workshops)

LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE. Please note, the minimum sign up for this workshop to run is 5 people.

ALL PARTICIPANTS will be asked to complete an Access Form and Responsibility Agreement before the workshop begins.

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