Autumn Sister Social - with Orietta Soul Muse

A NEW event - held by Orietta Soul Muse!

A mini daytime social & retreat is launched to thank all beautiful Soul Sisters and followers who have created this community with me over a number of years.

We also welcome a select number of NEWCOMER Soul Sisters who have been following Orietta and feel drawn to connect in a mindful setting.

HOW to know if you're aligned? It is for Women that value: Sisterhood, nature, holistic practice, self development, seasonal rituals, wholesome living, Women's circle, Women's wisdom teachings and more!

Etiquette - We will be a mixture of Women from different backgrounds & levels of familiarity and some may have been in the community for years. Our guideline for the day is to have an open heart, a love of connection, sense of humour, respect for all and an interest to mindfully engage in some simple group nature practices.

OUR AGENDA:

Connect: The cosy & historical Wizard Tearoom will be our safe haven for a magical & witchy experience by the log fire. There will be time to connect over free herbal teas provided, to share and make new freinds.

Explore: Our Seasonal theme includes nature based Oracle cards. You can to explore and reflect on the correlation between the nature outside us and the inner nature of our Womanly 'seasons & cycles'. It's an opportunity to see the many hidden lessons Mother Nature teaches us to enrich our experiences and inspire us during the season of 'transformation' and 'letting go'.

FOOD: BRING YOUR OWN PACKED LUNCH - a 'bring your own packed lunch' (ideally in a cooler bag as the room has no fridge). Please note we will eat & be indoors in the historic Wizard Tearoom. Ideally not to bring bring any very pungent foods e.g curries/beef stew/bacon for packed lunch - to keep our room's air neutral, in a small shared space we will all share for several hours.

ADDITIONAL Food/snacks/Drinks at the Outdoor Wizard HATCH : At the hatch, they sells cakes, energy balls, coffee, hot choc/drinks. These can be bought if desired from the outdoor cafe before we we start at 11.30, or at lunch & breaktimes. We recommend bringing all your own food, as Sunday is busy and you may miss the social lunch if queing too long.

Free initial 'Welcome Refeshments' on arrival: Orietta is providing free of charge in our room, water, Herbal teas, instant coffee, tea & biscuits on arrival. If you have some favourite herbal /regular teabags - do bring them. There will be an urn with hot water for you to self serve without charge in the breaks.

Cake - 2 volunteers are bringing homemade baking for you people to try.

FOOD Health & Safety: IMPORTANT PLEASE INFORM at booking stage if you have any ALLERGIES, even if bringing your own FOOD. This is so we can be aware and avoid reactions for anyone who may suffer from allergies.

Activities:

Create: We will set our intentions for the season. If we are running to schedule Orietta can include a drum journey to help us all find our 'vision'.

Despatcho Ceremony - we will create an Andean 'Despatcho' prayer bundle on our group tables. This ancient and beautiful ritual descending from Incan tradtions, honours the nature outside us, and the hopes and wishes within us. It is a meditative act, fostering an attitude of gratitude to the abundance of love around us. It can be a way to honour ones who have passed, or the Autumn season, taking us into the darker months. All items needed to go into the bundle will be provided, however if you wish to bring any small biodegradabe items e.g. leaf, petals with a meaning to you, you can personalise your table's bundle. It's a creative, meditative and Earth Honoring way to offer our wishes to the Earth & ourselves - perfect for our theme!

Nature Bathe: This activity is very Weather & time permitting. All being well & on time, we will have a 20 mins changeover break (our room has toilets & car park too) before heading out onto the Wizard Walk. This will be an opportunity to GROUND & SEE the lessons from the Oracle cards and Mother Nature around us. We will 'bathe' in the senses, sounds, smells, sights, to see how our intuition may share something along the way, whilst being very 'present' in the moment.

The walk is relatively easy and flat, it will take us to impressive viewing points and magical spots that inspire a sense of wonder. We will be as mindful as possible, with a few 'chatting stops' before continuing. The Walk should be an hour to 90 mins max. We will close our Circle outdoors, maybe a song for those who wish to join in, before saying goodbyes and heading to hearth and home.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE ARRIVAL:

PAY FOR PARKING - The National Trust is open 8am-8pm. Car parking is free to National trust members. Charges apply to non members: £5 for up to 4 hours, £8 all day. Although many NT sites use a moble app called 'Just park' for its car parks, the website currently says Alderly Edge is a pay & display car park. So check out 'paybyphone.co.uk' before setting off - to be sure it is still this way to pay, either with coins or via the app.

FACILITIES - Toilets in the outdoor car park & inside our private Wizard room

WHAT TO BRING:

A packed lunch for yourself in a cooler bag + water bottle for walking. Flask of drink. Any snacks. Wizard HATCH is situated outdoors at the back with little wooden cabins/tables, it only accepts cards).

Walking shoes, warm socks, waterproof jacket/trousers, warm suitable clothing/layers. (There is a loo for changing before/after the walk).

Bring: cusion/ blanket/ slippers? (to keep warm & cosy whilst in the wizard room, which has no heating other than log burner).

Pen & notebook (optional if wish to journal)

OPTIONAL - Some of you may run your own business/therapies. You may bring your biz card if you wish to share it during breaks or at the start (ensure it feels relevant and welcome to others). Our session isn't business networking, but if it feels in context to a conversation do support 'sisters helping sisters'.

There may be opportunities for a group photo (for those who consent and are happy for it to be celebrated on social media) decide on the day, bring a smile!

The session is a few weeks before Samhain/Halloween, if anyoyone is feeling 'witchy' bring your hat by all means if that floats your boat!

No dogs - so we can relax.

DIETARY - Please inform if you have any allergies/dietary, as we may have some ladies offering home cake to share and can 'try' to accomodate your needs.

Ages18+ Women

Disclaimer: Please note - all activities described may be adapted on the day according to time, group consensus, weather, group flow. Some aspects may be omitted. We will go with a structure that feels right in the moment. We share a small intimate space, so we reserve the right to set guidelines on how to respect others during activities & keep to time. We ask for kind collaboration. If anyone is feeling uncomfortable about any activity, the day is an 'invitation' to engage. So some aspects are optional, however do approach Orietta in private during the session or in the breaks, if you have requests about anything or anyone.

The GOOD stuff: We look forward to greeting you to this NEW beautiful informal social event!