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One aspect of what we do at Gaia’s Weave is to explore and work with The Wheel of the Year (drawing from the Pagan, Celtic and Druidic understandings of this profound vision of the cycle of the seasons). The Wheel offers a rich tapestry of opportunities to grow with and through the seasonal changes. Our workshops, use imaginative, poetic, embodied and experiential approaches. We focus on traditional festivals such as Imbolc, Beltane, the Summer Solstice, Samhain etc, and their related tree lore. See each festival and season for more details of the content of the workshops we offer.
Workshops for 2026 are currently being reimagined to include the relationship between Nature Connection and the Arts.
Our first workshop will be the Spring Equinox festival. Details will be added below shortly.
The descriptions below give a general sense of what we do in our workshops, contact us via mobile or
- email for more details.
Imbolc: ‘Waking to Spring’s Gifts’
Following the winter solstice, light and the promise of warmth start to return, as the days start to lengthen and stir the earth towards awakening and the renewal of growth. The birch and rowan trees are traditionally connected with this time of year, along with the holly (the ‘holly king’ holds the solar energy through to the spring equinox). Exploring this part of the wheel of the year cycle invites us to look to new beginnings and growth for the year ahead.
Dates TBC - email for more details.
Spring Equinox / Ostara: ‘Balancing the Heart’
As the balance between day and night, light and dark become equal, the season invites us to consider how the forces of growth are in balance in our own lives. Rowan continues to carry the increasing intensity of fire from Imbolc. How do we want to harness its power in new ventures? Traditionally Ash is a tree of balanced forces, roots below and branches above, male and female, past and present; present and future. The Alder also appears as a significant tree at the equinox and demonstrates the balance between water and earth and invites us to look for courage, strength and discrimination as the growth of the year gathers pace.
Dates TBC - email for more details.
Beltane: ‘Embracing the Wild Heart of May’
We would like to invite you to an event at Hollow Meadow (near Tenbury Wells) celebrating the creative and life enhancing energies of Beltaine and the Hawthorn tree, which has a strong connection to the May day festival. This will be an opportunity to explore and share creative responses to Nature in full bloom, whether that involves artistic expression or personal reflection, everything is welcome.
The Event will run from 11.00 – 4.00, please bring something for a shared lunch (Event cost: £50)
Beltaine Poem
Under the vivid gaze of the strengthing sun,
life becomes bright with colour.
Shades of apple blossom pink
and the sudden flash of the goldfinch
set like jewels in the lush green.
The heavy scent of fertile May
hangs in air that hums with bees.
We touch each living thing
delighting in exploration.
The world soft under our fingertips
our guarded hearts sigh and open
Ruth Radburn 2024
Date 2nd May 2026 - email us for more details.
Summer Solstice: Embracing Abundance – Oak, Beech and Wildflowers
These workshops will provide an opportunity to explore our relationship to abundance in all its forms, as the sun, the Oak King and Beech Queen are in their prime from late May, through the summer solstice and to the first harvest at Lughnasadh in August. Through a series of practices, and in-person meetings with oak, beech and wildflowers, we will seek a deeper connection with the generosity of the earth.
Dates TBC - email for more details.
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Lughnasadh: Ripening Solar Gifts
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The Earth and all living things continue to drink deep the golden nectar of the sun. The transition takes us from the abundance of flowering, to the abundance of fruiting, and the time of the first harvest, the harvest of grains. Echoing the kernels forming in acorns and beech nuts, we explore the distillation of the year’s experience, the maturing of our experiential ‘knowing’ from being active in the light half of the year. What ‘fruits, nuts, seeds and grains’ are forming that will sustain us through the winter and be the seeds for growth in the next year?
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Dates TBC - email for more details.
Mabon: The Heart’s Harvest
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Mabon is a time of celebration and gratitude for all that has grown and become fruit during the season of growing. Occurring at the autumn equinox this is a time of balance between light and dark, a moment to pause and receive the fruits of the year, as we look ahead to the winter months. What can we take from summer’s growth and autumn’s harvest to nourish us in the months to come? Apple, hazel and vines share their wisdom to help us explore these themes.
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Dates TBC - email for more details.
Samhain: Lighting the Winter Path / Returning to the Deep Wisdom of the Earth
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As with countless generations of ancestors, Samhain invites us to collect the learning of the year and add it to the store of deep wisdom to be held in the earth. As the days shorten and the nights lengthen we can welcome a time for more reflection. The energy of Yew, Mistletoe and Holly will help guide through this important time of year.
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Dates TBC - email for more details.
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