Blossoming You with Wild Way Retreats 2026
For women navigating change, loss or a crossroads in life
Dates: Thursday 16th April to Sunday 19th April 2026
Location: Hazel Hill Woodland, Salisbury, SP5 1AU
New shoots are stirring beneath the woodland floor. A New Moon emerges in the darkness.
Are you in a season of change and not sure what comes next?
Are you a woman who is:
- Feeling lost, stuck, or overwhelmed at a turning point
- Struggling with anxiety, low confidence, or self-doubt
- Grieving a loss — a relationship, role, identity, loved one, or long-held dream
- Facing big life changes (children leaving/childlessness, health shifts, career changes)
- Finding it hard to make decisions or trust themselves
- Feeling disconnected from who you are beneath the demands of life
If you recognise yourself here, you are not broken —
you are in a threshold moment.
What This Retreat Offers
Blossoming You is a held, gentle, and deeply grounding 4-day woodland retreat designed to support women through times of uncertainty and transition.
Rather than pushing for answers, we create the conditions for clarity, confidence, and inner trust to naturally emerge. This work is guided by nature-based ritual, deep listening, and the wisdom of the more-than-human world.
Andrea and Lucy bring their own lived experience of navigating change, alongside years of therapeutic and nature-based practice. They work slowly, intuitively, and with great care — guided by the rhythms of the land and the needs of the group.
You will be held by:
- A small, supportive group of women
- Skilled, qualified wild therapists
- The steady, regulating presence of ancient woodland
The Retreat Journey Guided by the Land
Over 4 days and 3 nights, you will be gently guided through practices that help you slow down, feel safe, and reconnect with yourself, including:
- Daily facilitated circles — to explore what’s alive for you and be witnessed without judgement
- Dream circles — weaving insight, intuition, and meaning during times of change
- Solo sit-spot time in nature — to access your own inner wisdom and clarity
- Guided meditations & sound bath — to calm the nervous system and support deep rest
- Somatic movement — to reconnect with your body and emotions
- Fire rituals & seasonal ceremony — to release what no longer serves and honour what’s emerging
- Creative practices with natural materials — to express what words can’t reach
Nature is not a backdrop here, but an active participant in the work. Everything is invitational. You are never pushed, fixed, or analysed.
What You’re Likely to Leave With
Women often leave this retreat feeling:
- Calmer, more grounded, and deeply rested
- More confident in their own decisions
- Clearer about what they want — and what they don’t
- Reconnected to themselves and their inner wisdom
- Supported rather than alone with change
- Gently energised to take the next step forward
This is not about forcing transformation —
it’s about creating the right conditions for it to unfold naturally.
A Past Participant Shares
“Simply put, this retreat enabled me to reclaim my power. It gave me the soft, empowering space I needed to face my darkest fear and begin to move through it. Coming out of the retreat, I felt brave enough to make a huge life change I didn’t think was possible.”
— Holly, 2024
Meet your Retreat Guides
Andrea Hobbs: Experienced crafter-artist, Wild Therapist, Meditation Mind Calm Coach, Tarot and Oracle Card Guide.
At Blossoming You, Andrea tends the fertile meeting place between creativity, intuition, and the more-than-human world. With over four decades exploring alternative spiritual lineages, she walks with a grounded mysticism—one that trusts the Earth as teacher and imagination as bridge.
Her intuition opens doorways into the unseen dimensions of experience: the shimmer between stillness and inspiration, the moment when silence begins to sing. Andrea invites participants to explore creativity not as performance, but as listening—to the land, to the body, to the inner whispers of the soul.
Blending contemplative practice with artistic play, she helps you find balance between vision and embodiment, between wonder and presence. Under her guidance, transformation unfolds less as an event and more as a blossoming that knows its own timing.
You can encounter more of her work at www.andreahobbs.co.uk.
Lucy Furniss: Experienced Gestalt and Wild Therapist
At Blossoming You, Lucy walks alongside you as a companion at the edge of becoming. Drawing on her years of Gestalt practice and Wild Therapy, she helps participants listen to the subtle languages of body, land, and imagination—those quiet places where growth begins before it blooms.
Lucy weaves dialogue, movement, and nature-based ritual to invite psychological and ecological rewilding. Her guidance encourages you to meet the more-than-human world not as backdrop, but as co-facilitator and mirror—helping you sense what wants to awaken and what is ready to rest.
She holds a tender trust in the Earth’s capacity to teach and transform us, reminding each participant that blossoming isn’t about performance or perfection; it’s about remembering how to live in rhythm with the world that made us.
Learn more about her ongoing practice at www.lucyfurniss.co.uk.
” Helen, Embercombe Solstice retreat 2024Investment:
Includes expert guidance, materials, delicious vegetarian meals and bunkhouse accommodation or space for camping or campervan.
Early bird price £457 per person available until 16th February 2026.
Full price after that £487 per person.
Full payment required by 30th March 2026.
A £250 deposit holds your place with us. We know that life can shift in unexpected ways, and while deposits are usually non-refundable, we’ll always do our best to work with you and find a kind solution if circumstances change.
Payment plans available – feel free to ask.
We hope to offer a couple of bursary places. If financial support would help you join us, please reach out.
There’s only room for a maximum of 10 and so if this Retreat is calling you, please book early to avoid disappointment.
Registration:
For more detailed information and to book your place, please contact Lucy and Andrea at wildwayretreats@gmail.com. We like to arrange a 30 minute zoom call with you to give you more information and make sure this Retreat is right for you.
[Disclaimer: Event details and schedule subject to change. Check our website for the latest updates.]
“Simply put, this retreat has enabled me to reclaim my power. It gave me the soft empowering space I needed to face my darkest fear and begin to move through it. Coming out of the retreat I have felt brave enough to make a huge life change that I didn’t think possible” Holly, 202
Practical stuff
Meals: Indulge in a vegetarian culinary journey where meals become an opportunity for shared experiences. All food is provided and prepared communally and where possible organic and/or sourced locally, offering a delightful blend of flavours. Together we will craft nourishing dishes to enhance your retreat experience. Cooking and providing for each other is part of this experience and an opportunity to be fully in community with each other. However, you will not be expected to spend hours in the kitchen!
Dietary and Personal Requirements: Your well-being is our priority. Please inform us of any dietary requirements at the time of booking to ensure a personalised and satisfying culinary experience. If you have any personal, mobility or other requirements, please be in touch before booking to check your suitability for the site.
Outdoor Environment: Please come ready and willing to be outdoors most of the time and bring appropriate clothing and footwear. Depending on the venue, wild swimming/dipping is not usually part of our schedule, but may be available on site or locally.
Note: This retreat is strictly alcohol and drug free.
Single occupancy availability is sometimes available (not always as this depends on the layout at a venue) and is always limited so will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. For enquiries please contact us at wildwayretreats@gmail.com
We usually have access to a camping area – so if you need your own space, this is usually the best option.
If this is something that’s important to you, please tell us at the time of booking.
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[Disclaimer: Event details and schedule subject to change. Check our website for the latest updates.]
