Please read our guidelines for guests before booking a course or visiting Braziers.
July 2019
Monday 22 to Thursday 25 July
Braziers International House Team Reunion
Another chance for past ‘house team’, volunteers and residents from around the world to spend a few days living and working at Braziers and meeting old and new friends. Working alongside the current residents in the mornings – cooking, cleaning, gardening, hosting, flower arranging and spending the afternoons and evenings relaxing in good company. There’ll be time for reminiscing, walks, outings and entertaining ourselves.
Cost: £27 a day for a single room, £22 a day for a shared room (This is on half-time working basis).
To book please contact admin@braziers.org.uk.
Friday 26 to Sunday 28 July
Yoga Retreat
More Information can be found here
Sunday 28 July 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Deep Listening
Deep Listening is a workshop introducing Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening practice which explores the difference between the involuntary nature of hearing and the voluntary, selective nature of listening. This workshop is open to all with no previous experience or training needed, just a willingness to participate.
The practice includes bodywork, sonic meditations, interactive performance, listening to the sounds of daily life, nature, one’s own thoughts, imagination and dreams. It is an invitation to expand your awareness of the sonic environment, externally and internally, in a collaborative, experimental and playful way, for personal and community growth. Book Here
August 2019
Friday 2 to Sunday 4 August
SUPERNORMAL festival is a three-day, experimental arts and music festival. It offers a platform for artists, performers and musicians to work collaboratively and creatively for a new kind of audience seeking experiences out of the mainstream. Click the image above to link to the festival website for full details.
Friday 9 to Sunday 11 August
Middlesex School of Complimentary Medicine
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Friday 23 to Monday 26 August
Freedom to Learn Forum 2019
The Freedom to Learn Forum is an annual event for children, parents, educators and other pioneers to gather together, get inspired and to envision what a fairer, freer more democratic education and society would look like.
Camping and rooms available.
Friday 30 to Sunday 1 September
Taiji-Qi Gong & Bodywork Retreat
Immerse yourself in a weekend of Taiji & Qi Gong and Body work to experience a deepening and refining of your practice.
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September 2019
Friday 6 to Sunday 8 September
Yoga Prema with Lila Conway
We are delighted to be returning to the wonderful Braziers Park in Oxfordshire. We have been running retreats here for many years and it is one of our favourite locations. We are planning a deeply nourishing few days of yoga asana, pranayama, meditation, inspiration, wholesome vegetarian meals, good company and plenty of time for rest and reflection too. More details and booking information can be found here
Friday 13 to Sunday 15 September
Yoga With Chris
A weekend to nourish your body, mind and spirit. Slow down, quieten, and renew your inner resources. Leave feeling relaxed and de-stressed.
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Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September – Mostly free
Action for Peace
#PeaceDay
An exploration of past, present and future action for peace to mark UN International Peace Day – workshops, films, theatre, discussions, music, skillshares and action planning. Speakers and sessions to educate and explore the issues. Join an internatioal Minute of Silence, Moment of Peace at Midday. Music from some of the finest peace and protest singers and musicians.
Discuss and debate the ethics of our Trident ‘nuclear deterrent’ with experts, hear about the UK’s plans for Trident upgrades and the costs and risks emerging, understand the non-proliferation treaty and the INF Treaty that US and Russia are tearing up – what will it mean to the UK and the world? Hear about the progress of the new UN Nuclear Ban Treaty , winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, meet veteran campaigners, students, XR activists, peace builders and an ex Royal Navy nuclear-armed submarine commander. Workshops on non-violent direct action and actual action planning plus games, poetry, walks… Read more...
October
Friday 4 to Sunday 6 October
Sole 2 Soul yoga retreat
Expect Yoga, meditation, workshops, healthy and hearty food, gong bath (no water involved!) and lots of fun in beautiful surroundings.
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Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 October
A Four Day Yoga Retreat with The Yoga Hall
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Friday 25 to Sunday 27 October
Wider Community Weekend
Experience life in the UK’s oldest secular community with a number talks, walks, and workshops.
November
Friday 1 to Sunday 3November
Yoga & Meditation Retreat with Ladan Soltani
Join me for a rejuvenating, autumn weekend of yoga, meditation & relaxation at this charming country house. There will be morning & evening yoga classes. Guided mindfulness meditation, pranayama (Yogic breathing) & relaxation ( yoga nidra ) in the evenings. All levels are welcome. For more information and booking please click here
Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November
Revitalising Yoga Weekend
Join Fiona Massari of Farnham Love Yoga for a delicious rejuvenating weekend. This break is about well being in the broadest sense. You can nurture your body mind and soul, take your Yoga journey to another level, make connections and friendships and have fun, relax and reflect, experiencing how an inclusive community lives. Come and enjoy. You are bound to leave feeling restored. For more information & booking details please click here.
Friday 15 to Sunday 17 November
Letting Go – A 3 Day Shamanic Healing Workshop
Learning how to let go and create change is challenging. Through time in nature you reveal what no longer works for you and take that into a deep and profound shamanic ceremony. A rare opportunity to participate in a shamanic healing ceremony of the ancient nature based Medicine Wheel. More Info Here.
Saturday 16 to Sunday 17 November
Introduction to Permaculture
With Trish Whitham and John Baker
Permaculture Association curriculum.
A wonderfully inspiring weekend in an idyllic location learning the permaculture basics – ethics, principles and design tools to re-imagine your life, your garden, farm, community or any project for sustainability, regeneration and abundance – it’s not just about gardening! To book please click here For more info and pictures from previous sessions go here
Saturday 16 to Sunday 17 November
Winter Herbal Medicine
Time to draw in for the winter season after the abundant life and rich harvests of autumn. Connecting with the cycle of the year, this is the time for firelight and dark and the winter herbals weekend is a cosy opportunity to get together and craft seasonal herbal remedies for the cold times. We will look at the healing powers of the herbs we gathered through the summer and autumn – flowers, seeds, roots and berries – as well as the therapeutic potential of our kitchen herbs and spices, to respond to the common ailments of this time of year.
Cold & flu teas, anti-infective and warming syrups and tinctures, muscle rubs and bath soaks to get the blood flowing and other protective remedies will be amongst the medicines we make, as we enjoy the old-time surrounds at Braziers and head out for invigorating walks to meet the plants as they prepare for the hibernation time.
£150.00 2-day non-residential course Lunch & refreshments provided. Additional meals and overnight stays available; Braziers three-tier rates apply. Times: 09.30 – 17.30 pm concessions available. Book here
Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 November
Calm Heart Weekend Retreat with Ruth Culver
Learning to love ourselves retreat. Build your emotional resilience and access your inner wisdom in this journey of self discovery and attachment healing For more information and booking please click here
Friday 29 November to Sunday 1 December
The Earth Living Retreat – Alice May Yoga
Join us for a weekend of restoring balance, sparking your creativity & reconnecting to nature. As a group of holistic practitioners, artists and energy activists, we are passionate about holding space for others to renew their connection to themselves, to each other and to this living planet. Alice will guide various Yoga sessions (with meditation & breathing). The morning classes are designed to uplift & energise, while the late afternoon Yoga classes will have a gentler focus, with bolsters, blankets and Restorative Yoga/Yoga Nidra. Further offerings for the weekend include: Gong and Drum bath- Paul, The Gong Space. Crafting: Bee Skep making workshop- Julie Le Fevre, Artist. Interactive nature walk- Natalie Ganpatsingh, Nature Nurture. A poetry/writing workshop – Jennifer Leach, Outrider Anthems. Holistic Treatments (over the weekend) – Andrea Jane. This gathering is a place where we can share, discover and find awe in both ancient and new expressions of the life force in us all. All welcome. If you would like more information or to book, get in touch: alice@alicemayyoga.co.uk
December
Saturday 7 to Sunday 8 December
Foundation Certificate in Nonviolent Communication
Would you like to bring more peace and compassion to your relationships and your life?
– Discover new ways to communicate and resolve conflicts
– Lean to understand and meet more of your needs and those of
the people around you – in your family, at work and in your community
This weekend workshop will give you an understanding of the key concepts and principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). You will learn some practical tools and methods to help you connect with your underlying needs and values and those of the people around you, so that you will be able to approach relationships – and yourself – with greater understanding, choice and compassion.
You will receive a certificate at the end of the course and attendance will give you access to further Nonviolent Communication courses for which a Foundation is a requirement.
Clare Palmer is a certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication with 15 years experience. £150 including lunches and refreshments.
Additional meals and overnight stays available; Braziers three tier rates apply. Times: 09.30 – 17.30 pm. Concessions available
Bookings opening soon – to reserve a space email courses@braziers.org.uk
Friday 13 to Sunday 15 December
Middlesex School of Complimentary Medicine
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Sunday 29 to Wednesday 2 January 2020
New Year Yoga retreat with Kate McKenzie
This New Year’s retreat is the perfect opportunity to relax and revitalise and enjoy reconnecting with self and others. For more information and bookings click here