Close this year properly before January asks for more. A day of shamanic ceremony, cacao and real rest. 15 places only.

🔥 A Sacred Invitation to Close This Year With Honesty, Not Just Noise

Christmas asks a lot of people. Smile through the exhaustion. Perform the cheer. Hold the whole family together while quietly running on empty yourself.

By the time December arrives, most people aren't short on things to do. They're short on anywhere to actually put down what they've carried all year.

This isn't another festive gathering. It's a day to stop performing and actually arrive, before the year ends and you're pulled straight into "new year, new me" without ever having closed the one behind you.

I'm traditionally trained in Nepalese and Tibetan shamanism, and every part of this day is rooted in lineage practice, not something assembled to fit a seasonal theme. What changes in December is the question we're asking. Not "how do I fix myself," but "what am I ready to leave in this year, and what do I actually want to carry into the next one."

Held within the sacred space of Halfpenny Green Vineyard, this is a rare chance to sit in genuine ceremony before the year closes around you.

🌿 What You'll Experience — and Why It Matters Now

🌍 Grounding Ceremony with Sansari Mai

We open by calling in the energy of Sansari Mai, the great Earth Mother honoured in Nepali shamanic tradition. December is loud. This settles the nervous system before anything else happens.

Why this matters to you: You cannot close a year honestly from a place of overstimulation. This gives you solid ground to actually feel what the year has held.

🌀 Shamanic Journey — Soul Retrieval

When we go through stress, grief, heartbreak or simply a year that asked too much of us, part of our spirit can split away to cope. Guided by drum and journeying, I'll travel into the unseen realms on your behalf to find and bring back what this year took from you.

Why this matters to you: People often leave this feeling like they've got themselves back before the year is even over, rather than carrying depletion straight into January.

⚡ Power Retrieval

We call back the energy and authority you've given away this year, to other people's demands, to obligation, to simply getting through it.

Why this matters to you: If you arrive at December running on fumes, this is where you start refilling before you're asked to perform gratitude and joy on command.

🔥 Tibetan Obstacle Ceremony

A true traditional ceremony from the Tibetan lineage I trained in, working to dissolve the patterns that quietly repeated themselves across this year, the ones you're tired of carrying into the next.

Why this matters to you: Most obstacles that followed you through this year aren't about willpower. This addresses them at the level they actually live at.

🌈 Chakra Balancing

We move through the body's energy centres, releasing what's congested from twelve months of holding things together.

Why this matters to you: A year leaves residue. This clears space so the new year doesn't start from the bottom of an already full cup.

🍫 Mother Cacao Ceremony

We share in the ceremonial medicine of cacao, gently opening the heart space, a different kind of warmth than mulled wine and small talk.

Why this matters to you: Cacao softens the nervous system's defences just enough for real, honest reflection on the year, not the curated version.

🌕 Sacred Circle & Closing the Year

We close together in circle, naming what we're ready to leave in this year and what we want to carry forward, consciously closing 2026 before it closes on us.

Why this matters to you: Most people drift from December straight into January without ever actually closing the year. This gives you a real ending, not just a date on a calendar.

🕰 Schedule

10:30am — Arrival & opening1:00pm — Lunch (please bring your own, and a mug for cacao)4:30pm — Close

❓ If This Is Your First Time

You don't need any experience with shamanic work to be here. This space is held with care, and you'll be supported every step of the way.

If emotions come up, and in December they often do, that's normal and welcomed, not something to manage alone.

Wear comfortable clothing you can sit and move in. Bring a mug for cacao and your own lunch. Everything else is provided.

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🌸 Who This Is For

Anyone who's run on empty all year and wants to actually close it rather than just survive it.

Those who feel the pull to reflect honestly before "new year, new me" starts, rather than skipping straight past what this year actually held.

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