Wellbeing (2019)

This highly interactive, ultra-fun workshop combines yoga and yes, you've guessed it, acrobatics. Qualified yoga teacher, Francesca will lead us through a solid foundation of basic movements, as partners and groups work together to create postures in which someone (usually a smaller member of the family) is lifted. Great for building balance, communication and team work. 

Want a really good laugh? You’re in luck - join Peace for our immersive, energetic exploration of laughter:.  Sing arias, learn a language, visit the zoo- all using nothing but your own guffaws. You are really good hands - be ready to clear your mind, to strengthen your lungs whilst having the most fun you’ve ever had while laughing.

Ooh ALSO just loves to dance! Our Dance Programming runs through ALSO like letters in a stick of rock. So why not try Bounce Bhangra? It’s a great opportunity to learn some high-energy Bhangra and Hip Hop moves and to learn a complete dance routine from start to finish.

You’ve heard of HIIT and you’ve heard of mindfulness.  Well why not get a HIIT of Mindfulness, because you don’t have to be still to be in the moment present. Sarah will help you tune into your body, to be mindful whilst moving and to learn to trust your body’s ability to respond and recover to the demands of high intensity exercise. 

No, not carving with a butter knife, but making your very own piece of wooden cutlery to take home! No tools required as our wood-whittling coppice-crafting expert will guide you through the use of equipment.

Compose beautiful (and instagrammable) leaf sculptures. Source all of your materials from Capability Brown’s landscape and start your weekend by immersing yourself in a mindful playtime. By returning the creation back into nature, the elements’ reaction to it completes your piece. Wind, water and placement within the earth provide the stage for a kinetic installation.

Real bread, wild bread, proper wholesome daily bread.  Join Jess and Liz from Wild Fermentary Workshops to discover the secrets to a long fermented, traditionally hand crafted loaf.  Create your own wild culture to begin the journey to baking your own sourdough.  Be inspired with tasting plates of sourdough bruschetta with a selection of plant-based toppings. The future of food is slow, sustainable and back to basics. Get real with real bread. Includes a jar of starter culture to take away, a delicious loaf to enjoy over the weekend and a recipe for sourdough bread.

ALSO is a place to get new skills.  What will you do this year? Why not have a go at aerial with Lucy Webster’s Lollipop Lyra workshop?  This exciting aerial discipline is part aerial hoops (Lyra) part freestanding stage pole. In this introductory session you will get to grips with your equipment and perform various poses, doubles tricks and spins with the correct technique and form to execute them safely.  Also it’s a full body workout particularly targeting the upper body and core and a real LOL. The session welcomes all abilities!! 

As part of our commitment to unusual audio adventures we wanted to combine the beauty of a sound bath with the beauty of the site in this simply glorious way to start the day. Head over to the Lake Stage for this immersive sound experience which is both healing and life enhancing.  And if that wasn’t good enough the gong sound vibrations continue to work long after the Gong Bath has finished - healing mind, body and soul.

Also Festival is a fabulous chance to explore wild swimming – so grab your bikini (or trunks, wetsuit, sustainable float and socks – such a good look!) and head lakeside for some swimming in this stunning spot designed by no lesser landscape gardener than Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown himself. The lake is half a mile wide and our wild swimming sessions are not only gloriously beneficial for your body – but it’s been found exercising in nature offer extraordinary benefits for the mind too. No wonder we all love it so much. #naturalicious  For those who want to go a bit deeper check out our series of Wild Swims with leading wild swim guide Suzanna. 

Want high-octane movement? Join Sarah for thismetabolism boosting combination of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga and high intensity interval training promoting faster total body transformation in less time.  It’s high intensity but not high impact, making it your go to form of exercise to improve your cardiovascular fitness in a safe way for your body. Tempted? There will be a banging 80s/90s soundtrack and neon body paint??

Fully submerge the senses, surrender to the music and let Sarah guide you on your journey to the centre of self.  Sarah’s Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga builds heat and strength from the inside out whilst the music absorbs you from the outside in.  A truly empowering experience with all the transformative benefits of doing this in our beautiful natural setting.

Take some time out away from the high energy of the festival to allow yourself to recharge your mind, body and spirit. Join Sarah from Sankalpa Yoga in the candlelit teepee and allow her to guide you in a deeply calming and rejuvenating meditation. Bring a blanket and enjoy the journey to the centre of your soul.

An intriguing and warm-hearted exploration of what it means to be human. This workshop is an experiential journey to remembering our neurological, emotional, and physical connection to the natural world based on Jon Young’s 8 Shields model. Reveal the web of connection between the individual, the community and the cyclic rhythms of nature and cosmos.

Learn about natural plant based skincare and essential oils with Suzie at her workshops.