This is a day to celebrate the deepening winter and the gifts of 2026 as it draws to a close. In many traditions, when the sun dips below the horizon around the time of the winter solstice it’s a time of acceptance, conserving energy, nurturing and reflection, but also of thanks and of promise of what’s to come, of what the great cycle holds for us every year.
We, too, are taking a day off! We’ll spend it exploring some of traditional arts of the wise woman and her ‘oldest knowledge’ which, as it happens, are the fundamentals of a well-balanced, well-connected life and an everyday relationship with nature. We’ll learn the basics of inner balance, forage, do some basic herbalism, learn tools for working through big life issues with nature, explore how to mark life’s big moments for our own wellbeing, and we’ll celebrate as we deserve.
Most of all, this is a day to give earth and ourselves some love!
Please Note: You might find it useful to bring a blanket, a blank-page notebook, a clean-lidded jar, something to gather into, and something to write/draw with.
About Dr. Juno Quaintrell: I use a nature-centred approach to help women navigate midlife challenges and find a saner, more authentic way of being. With almost two decades of specialised cross-cultural research, I help them tap into what indigenous peoples call ‘our oldest knowledge’ through retreat-courses, workshops, and individual guidance and support. My approach uniquely gives my clients nature-centred underpinning for life, helping them move forward into their best and most fulfilling chapter yet.
Cost: £95. Please bring lunch!
Booking: Purchase your tickets here.
Parking: Parking for this event is in the Top-up Car Park shared with Dilston Scouts. (Google Maps directions link, or What Three Words: pigs.clipped.mills)
For more information about visiting the garden see our Visit Us page. Please get in touch if you have queries/concerns about disability access via info@dilstonphysicgarden.com
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