We gather for a magical evening to shake the year out and Dance the New Year in! Are you ready to say goodbye to the old and embrace the new with an open heart and enlivened body? 

NEW YEAR AWAKENING 2024 :: We stand at a Threshold ~ the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024. This is a powerful time, buzzing with possibility. As this year lets go its final moments, you too will be guided to release all that it has held, and turn your heart-mind to dream into New Possibility for the coming year. Through shamanic dance, drum journeying, delicious chai, reflection and visioning, we gather to shake off 2023, harvest the gifts, and then consciously step into 2024, vibrant and awake.

Astrology tells us there is NEW, EXPANSIVE ENERGY coming in with 2024. An opportunity to shift out of fear, anxiety and the contracted energy of the past few years ~ to embrace a completely new field of energy centred in excitement, love and Collective Awakening.

You choose the lens you look through in 2024 ~ one of fear, anxiety and gloom; or one of excitement, possibility and change. What lens will you choose?

We call in Eagle medicine to support us. Eagle teaches us to see the big perspective from way up high, and to usher in confidence, strength and grace. This is the place of new beginnings and birth, where visions and dreams are born into being.

What are you ready to let go of? What old skin are you shedding? What dreams are longing to be lived and expressed through you? What new beginnings will you embrace in 2024? 

This event is for all genders, all bodies, all ages. No experience needed. Just bring your heart.

DANCE WITH RIVER :: River guides a deep free-form movement journey through Body and Soul. Nature is our co-guide as we reconnect with the elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Spirit. Together we shake off the shackles that bind us. Move at your own pace. Come as you are. We co-create a safe space for you to be your authentic self.

DRUM JOURNEYING :: is an ancient practice of journeying into trance with the aid of a drum to bridge matter and Spirit. In this expanded state we seek insight and invite healing to integrate back into the physical world. Through the regular, steady beat of the drum the mind lets go of ordinary (limited) thinking and expands to encompass the realm of active imagination and the realm of Spirit. River was introduced to drum journeying 20 years ago with Leo Rutherford, Dawn Russell and Lorraine Grayston at Eagleswing School of Shamanic Medicine, UK. She continues to learn about and practice nature rituals with her mentor and friend Acahk Miskinâk Iskwêw (Corinna Stevenson.)

WHAT TO BRING ::

• Your favourite mug for Chai (we have some extra mugs if needed)
• Comfortable clothes to move in & warm layers for sitting/ lying down
• Altar Offering: bring objects/ pictures that evoke Release and New Beginnings
• Blanket(s) to lie on and wrap yourself in
• Journal/ paper and pen
• Water bottle
• Cushion to sit on 
• (Optional) coloured pencils/ pastels/ art materials
• No phones. Please leave your phone in the car or at home

INTEGRATION :: We recommend you to take time off after this ritual to rest, restore and integrate. Spend time in nature, eat good foods, hydrate and nurture your body-heart-soul. 

PLEASE SHARE :: this invitation with friends who may enjoy this gathering.

Any questions. drop me an email at: inspiredearthprojects@gmail.com

I hope you can join us!

Warmly, 

River <3

RIVER :: River (Helen Pattinson) is a Dance and Somatic Movement Facilitator. She supports people to break free from limiting patterns and conditioning, to embrace the brilliance of who they really are. Through Shamanic Dance, Drum Journeying and Ritual, we shake off the shackles that bind us, and reclaim our innate wisdom, freedom and joy. For more info on River's offerings: www.inspiredearthprojects.com