This September, Melanie Thompson and Safiya Juma are trialling a new workshop format: Walking Through the Senses – a creative circumambulation of Glastonbury tor.
Circumambulation is the act of walking or moving around a sacred object or place, often as a form of ritual or religious practice.
As we walk full circle around the base of the tor, we will stop at specific sites to engage our senses and respond creatively to the magic in this ancient land.
Seeing
Touching
Tasting
Listening
Smelling
Sensing
We will write, draw and move with the landscape and each other.
The workshop offers space to connect with ourselves, a small group of others and nature. Space to listen to the land, tune into our senses and let our bodies and creativity lead.
As summer begins to give way to autumn, join us for this meditative, walking prayer – a chance to set intentions and complete a circle of protection to hold us through the darker half of the year.
8 spaces only to encourage reflection and quiet contemplation.
Important info
Start and finish point: the Tor gate next to Bridey Bell (not the gate by the White Spring)
Address: Stone Down Lane, Glastonbury, BA6 8JZ
What to wear: comfortable shoes and clothes you can move in
What to bring: a water bottle, notebook and pen, your prayer or intention
About us
Melanie Thompson (@melart55) is an interdisciplinary artist working across performance, installation and public art. Her work exists to challenge what we’ve accepted, disrupt what disconnects us, and redefine the spaces we inhabit – both within and around us.
Safiya Juma (@safiya.juma_) is a multi-media artist whose practice includes writing, movement and stitch. A long-time student of meditation and the healing arts, her work explores themes of the body, language, death and decay.
