An intimate, candlelit evening in the deep of winter, with a winter's tale, live music and a water ritual. Wokingham Town Hall.

With Tanya Forgan & Catherine Holt

An intimate, candlelit evening in the deep of winter.

Come in from the cold. We'll have a warm drink waiting for you, and we'll spend the evening together by candlelight, with a winter's tale, Catherine's live music and a water ritual.

Release, Intention, New beginnings, Clarity

JANUARY CAN BE A TENDER TIME

The decorations are down, the evenings are long, and something in us is still catching its breath from the year that has gone.

A Winter's Embrace is an evening to come together in a beautiful space. You step out of the dark into a candlelit room, and you're met with warmth, with music, and with other people who want the same thing.

You won't be asked to become a better version of yourself. You'll be invited to slow down, to notice what you have been carrying, and to choose what you want to take with you into the new year.

ONE EVENING, HELD FROM BEGINNING TO END

A warming drink: Arrive from 6.45pm to candlelight and a warm welcome. There's a warming drink waiting for you, and time to settle in before we begin.

A winter's tale: Catherine's live music carries a winter's tale, the kind of story people have always shared through the dark months. All you need to do is sit back and listen.

Setting intentions: Not a list of resolutions. With a few simple questions, you'll write down what matters to you for the year ahead, in your own words.

Drum journey and water ritual: The steady beat of the drum guides a quiet inner journey. Then, in a simple water ritual, you're invited to name something you're ready to put down.

Sound bath and ritual: Live voice and sound fill the room. Wrap up in your blanket, rest and listen as your body settles.

A sharing circle: We close by sitting together in a circle. You can say a few words or simply listen. Either is welcome.

WHAT YOU LET GO OF MAKES ROOM

We begin by listening, setting intentions from the place where your natural wisdom lives. Then we release, with the drum and the water. Then we return, through sound and ritual, to what wants to begin, and we end together in a sharing circle.

You leave lighter, with a little more clarity, and with a new beginning that is truly your own.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

Two precious hours to slow down, be nourished and enjoy each other's company. Like being wrapped in a great big warm hug in the middle of winter.

GIVE THE GIFT OF A LITTLE WINTER MAGIC

Let's face it, most of us have enough 'stuff'. But how often do we wish we had more time with the people we love?

This Christmas, why not give something a little different? Something to look forward to when the festivities are over, the decorations have come down and the January evenings feel long and chilly.

Imagine surprising someone you love with an invitation to share an evening of candlelight, story, drum, water and sound, and the warmth of being welcomed into a cosy, nurturing space.

Some of the most precious gifts aren't things we unwrap. They're the experiences we share and the memories we make along the way. Gift a ticket to someone you love, or better still, come together.

HELD BY TANYA & CATHERINE

Tanya Forgan brings her work with embodiment, Circle and grief tending.

Catherine Holt brings the beauty of intuitive live music, voice and sound.

More at tanyaforgan.com/winters-embrace

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