PHOENIX RISING – fire & air elements
The phoenix story is about transformation through surrender – the art of dying well so that something true can live. It holds the paradox of destruction as renewal, of grief as fuel, and resilience as cyclical rather than heroic. The fire is not punishment but composting: it burns away what cannot continue, so the essential can re-form. This myth teaches us that rebirth is not about purity or perfection, but about remembering our capacity to rise with the ashes – not from them, but through them.
Come with us to this warm community venue where cosy indoor corners flow into wide open spaces by the lake, with hidden nooks and crannies – a place woven with laughter, stories and quiet spots which invite the wind and water to join the conversation.
“And when all that was left was ashes, she would again clothe herself in flame. Rising from the dust of her past to rekindle the spark of her future. She was a Phoenix, her own salvation; re-birthed, renewed, resurrected.”
LaRhonda Toreson
Come with us to this warm community venue where cosy indoor corners flow into wide open spaces by the lake, with hidden nooks and crannies – a place woven with laughter, stories and quiet spots which invite the wind and water to join the conversation.
We invite you to these wild transformational days of shelter and sky, where you’ll find:
- Ritual & symbolic Earth traditions
- Exploring presence through dreaming, music and movement
- Soul tending and listening through stillness
- Creative practice and journallingSitting with complexity
- A sprinkle of the unexplainable &
- An optional wild swim!
- Hot drinks and a bring and share lunch
This is the third in a series of 3 full day retreat / workshop experiences
They can be booked together or separately – each one is perfect as a stand-alone day
Or you can deepen your experience by attending more than one!
You can also book/ask questions by contacting us at mail@jaynejohnson.co.uk or support@andreahobbs.co.uk
FInd out more at our sway page here.
All days include
Each day is held in the lovely community venue The Hub (TCR) in Barnard Castle. We will be held by a lovely open indoor space with easy access to the outdoor gardens and extensive grounds, including a space to sit and dance outdoors, and options to wild swim in the lake.
Book your ticket using TicketSource or email us
We invite you to these wild transformational days of shelter and sky, where you’ll find:
- Ritual & symbolic Earth traditions
- Exploring presence through dreaming, music and movement
- Soul tending and listening through stillness
- Creative practice and journallingSitting with complexity
- A sprinkle of the unexplainable &
- An optional wild swim!
- Hot drinks and a bring and share lunch
This is the first in a series of 3 full day retreat / workshop experiences that can be booked together or separately.
All days include
Each day is held in the lovely community venue The Hub (TCR) in Barnard Castle. We will be held by a lovely open indoor space with easy access to the outdoor gardens and extensive grounds, including a space to sit and dance outdoors, and options to wild swim in the lake.
Themes that ripple through all these days:
- Wild & domesticated – the tension between wild home and tamed world
- Memory & return – the soul’s insistence on remembering what modernity makes us forget
- Relational sovereignty – love that does not require captivity
- Reclaiming the wild self – the necessary act of disobedience that restores aliveness
Book your ticket using TicketSource or email us
Jayne Johnson & Andrea Hobbs are both creative and wild therapists who are experienced group facilitators.
They are both passionate about exploring all creative mediums to support self-discovery and soul-growth; in relation to ourselves, each other, and the natural world. They bring their combined loves of music, movement (dance), creating (art) and representative pieces from a wide range of materials – dream-work, visualisations, sitting with silence, and shamanic practices – gathering in one basket a unique offering that is woven together with their love, energy, and compassion.
We will provide all materials needed for your day plus teas, coffees and snacks for breaks
Please bring your own lunch or food for a shared lunch.
You may also want to bring a blanket or wrap, a cushion, a journal, water bottle, and anything else to ensure you are comfortable.
Wearing loose and comfy clothing is advisable, and if you fancy a dip in the lake, bring swimwear!
This is the first in a series of 3 full day retreat / workshop experiences
They can be booked together or separately – each one is perfect as a stand-alone day
Or you can deepen your experience by attending more than one!
You can also book/ask questions by contacting us at mail@jaynejohnson.co.uk or support@andreahobbs.co.uk
Find out more at our sway page here.
Book your ticket using TicketSource or email us
Also available and open for booking in 2026
Other full day retreats / workshops available in this series – you can book them separately or together.
Each day is complete in itself but to deepen your experience, why not book on more than one?
Just email us at mail@jaynejohnson.co.uk or support@andreahobbs.co.uk for more info
March retreat / workshop 7th March
SEAL SKIN – earth & water elements
The seal skin is the soul skin — the story teaches about the cost of losing our connection to what keeps us alive beneath civilization’s demands. It speaks of embodiment, belonging, and the betrayal of our deeper rhythms when modern life (the fisherman, the human shore) steals our skin in the name of love, duty, or progress. To live without our seal skin is to live in exile from ourselves; to reclaim it is to risk being misunderstood — and to come home.May retreat / workshop
May retreat /workshop – 9th May
SNAKE SHEDDING – earth & fire elements
The snake sheds its skin in a regular and natural rhythm of embodied growth and change. It speaks of real transformations, renewals, and a fundamental ability to move towards a new way whilst retaining a core of being. The snake represents evil and healing energies in mythical stories and folklore around the world, presenting us with the choices and the complexities of life – What do I wish I could shed? What must I shed? What do I want to shed? What do I wish I could keep? What do I want to keep? What must be kept?
Who am I now and who or what do I wish to become?