Our 'Well Wild' sessions are back this summer, this time at the beautiful Heartwood, deep in Frylands Wood, Selsdon.
Come and bring your Little Acorns (age 4+) for an afternoon of free flow fun with us, and bring yourself to a beautiful outdoor yoga class while they play! We'll come back together at the end for some tea and toast by the fire.
Our free-flow forest school inspired sessions will take place in the The Grove at a short but discreet distance from the yoga, with treasure hunting, making, digging, sensory play and storytelling, rounded off with a campfire and toast. The yoga session will happen in The Glade, just a footpath away, so you'll probably hear your precious ones as you practice, and they can come and find you if they need to.
Here's all the information you need to know...
• Please park in the Frylands Wood car park and make your way up the track opposite the car park entrance, following the purple ribbons. Please allow 20 minutes to walk up to the site with little legs.
• If you need help to find us, just ask at reception and they will signpost you and offer you a map.
• On arrival you'll be asked to sign our form which means that you will be agreeing to take full responsibility for the safety and behaviour of your child / children / wards while they are playing with us. We would ask that you help us by taking on board any safety guidance that we do give (especially around the fire) and support the children to make good choices about their behaviour.
• Please try and arrive a promptly as you can. I know how difficult this can be with one, let alone multiple numbers of children, but if you arrive late you'll miss out on the warm up for the start of the yoga class, and could risk injury.
• Please all wear old clothes that you don't mind getting damp and dirty - this includes the yoga! If you have a yoga mat please bring one but bear in mind it might get grubby on the grass. We have a few we can lend, but you'll need to email us at gowildcroydon@gmail.com to book one in advance.
• If it rains heavily we will cancel the yoga but we will offer a yoga nidra under shelter and a walking meditation instead. The woodland activity will continue rain or shine, under our big tarp which we'll rig up so that we have somewhere to shelter if need be. The only time we'll cancel everything is in the event of a storm, and we'll let you know as early as we can if that happens.
• The yoga is suitable for all abilities.
• There are basic toilets nearby, or you are welcome to a wild wee in woods if needed.
• If you or your child cannot eat toast and jam, or marshmallows and digestive biscuits for any reason, please could you bring an alternative campfire snack so you don't feel left out as the others tuck in.
• Just to let you know that some of our volunteer staff are young people who have grown up in the care of us at Go Wild. Some may have mild learning difficulties or disabilities which may not be immediately apparent. We try to give all our young people the opportunity to support us in the real world by sharing their skills and knowledge with the younger ones. This is an experience that they really value and is our chance to give them a taste of working life outside school and college, and an opportunity to engage with adults and children in a professional but friendly and supportive working environment. Those who are old enough hold DBS checks, and we ensure that they are supported by an adult worker at all times. We only allow young people that we know well, and who we think will cope to support these sessions. We hope you enjoy their enthusiasm and spending time with them as much as we do!
