Wintering Workshops
holding the light at the darkest time of the year
I hope you will join me for two ‘Wintering’ workshops on Sundays 10th and 17th December.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines Wintering from c. 1384:
But since that long long time ago it has taken on other meanings. This piece of writing from Kinsfolk struck home for me:
“Wintering takes its cue not from the social world, but from nature. There, life withdraws during the cold months, conserving energy and preparing for regeneration. It is also a very quiet season. In a snowy field, the sound of a crow landing in an elm may be the loudest thing heard for hours. We all need such a place, from time to time: a place in which there is nothing to hear but ourselves.”
The sun is setting on this year, and we are at its darkest point. In these two workshops we will read some ‘wintering’ writing and have a chance to look back at the year and see what it has given us to take into the next, and what we can leave behind.
We will have time for some writing, reflection and discussion. This will be a space for some winter warmth and to plant some seeds of intention for the new year.
Join me!
Lucy xx