The winter solstice represents a cosmic shift, a transition from the darkest point of the year toward the gradual return of light. The solstice is a symbol of resilience and the cyclical nature of life, a reminder that there is beauty to be found in the quiet darkness of winter’s dreaming Earth. When we gather to honour and celebrate these seasonal transitions as a community, we strengthen our connection to the sacred web of life, weaving ourselves into its rhythm once more.
Sisters, we invite you to retreat with us for one day in honour of the winter solstice.
Earth Body is a precious day to gift to ourselves in cultivation of self-nurturance and deep rest. A day of coming together in reflection, stoking our internal fires and re-igniting passion within ourselves and each other. From here we re-enter the world in remembrance of our truth and inherent belonging.
Our intention for Earth Body is to hold you in reverence, of all you are and the uniqueness you bring into this space. This day is for you, as an opportunity to fulfil the delicious desire to be in service to yourself.
We will explore what it is to be a well-nourished woman, through various modalities such as cacao ceremony, somatic movement expression, plant spirit meditation, plant-crafting rituals, conscious conversation, shared kai, yin yoga, and soulful sound bathing. We want this day to feel simple, for you to have the time and space you need to delve deep into the mystery of your feminine form in the fertile darkness of winter.
What to expect ~
~Cacao ceremony & opening circle
~Somatic inquiry / free movement dance
~ Exploration of winter wellness from the lens of the ancient Wise Woman tradition of healing, including plant allies & seasonal rituals to weave into the magical energies of Winter and element Earth
~ Commune with Winter plant allies and craft your own DREAM POTION to take home to use to access states of deep rest & relaxation
~Drum journey & plant spirit meditation with Reishi
~Seasonal lunch
~Fireside yin yoga & soundscape
~Celebration & reflection in sisterhood
When & where?
10am-4pm
June 22nd 2025
Kula, Muriwai
Tickets:
We have a limited amount of EarlyBird tickets at $180, full price is $220 from May 22nd.
https://wildfolk.nz/shop/p/solsticeretreat
About your facilitators:
Tamsin is a Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Mother, and founder of Wildfolk Apothecary based at Mangaroa Farms in Wellington. Tamsin weaves together clinical naturopathic medicine, grassroots herbalism, and intuitive healing, to craft intentional plant medicine and experiences that support humanity’s reconnection to nature & her plant kin. Tamsin’s purpose is to inspire change in the way individuals connect with themselves and the natural world ~ restoring the innate & wild knowing that we are nature.
Katerina lives in soulful exploration of what it is to be in devotion to women. She is a mama, artist, movement facilitator (Embodied FlowTM) and currently studying yoni mapping and somatic sex coaching. She lives on Waiheke Island raising her two wild boys as nature intended, barefoot and connected. Katerina’s greatest offering is working alongside women to create inner harmony through self-expression, movement and bodywork.
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In the hush of winter’s breath,
beneath a sky woven with stars,
we gather as the earth stills, as the light folds inward,
as the great turning invites us to listen.
This is a day for remembering—
the wisdom in bare branches, the song in silent snow,
the quiet strength in roots unseen.
Here, we honour the slowing down, the deepening,
the sacred pause before the returning light.
We sink into the body of the Earth,
into the dark womb of the Mother,
and feel the pulse of something ancient within us.
Through breath, through movement,
through stillness and fire,
we meet ourselves in the turning of the wheel.
A space to rest, to release, to rekindle.
A moment to relish in the fertile darkness of Winter, and plant what is to come.
Come, be held in the arms of the sisterhood.
Come, be part of the earth’s exhale.
Come, and remember—
you are the light you have been waiting for.
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