Anton Toem

From a Breton family of 15th generation, he grew up among the stones, the legends and the myths. A traveller since young age, Anton immersed himself in cultures around the world and the nature that inspired them.  It was that same nature that teach him about cycles, life, death and even music.

He bring a intuitive way of reclaiming our sovereignty as well has our ancestral heritage.

Breton Dance

An introduction to the vibrant communal traditions of Brittany! Breton dance has long been a way for people to gather during harvests, weddings, religious celebrations, and other important moments in community life. Rooted in agricultural work and seasonal rhythms, these dances developed as shared social practices that strengthened bonds within the community.

The circle is the central pattern to Breton dance. Dancing side by side, each person shares the rhythm and the structure. The individual remains distinct, yet fully part of the collective movement, reflecting an understanding of being connected within a larger chain of life. Come to settle into the Breton rhythm, as we come together and experience the collective energy of the dance.

Decomposing Whiteness with Kimber Simpkins

5-7pm BST | 18th September

How does understanding our ancestral practices help us show up differently in a world divided along racial and class lines? How can grounding ourselves in an embodied relationship to nature and spirit help us relate to the diverse human world with more wisdom and ease? By Decomposing Whiteness, we can continue the process of letting colonial and imperial systems decay, both in the world and how we’ve internalized them within ourselves, allowing a renewed connection to the earth and each other to grow in its place.

Kimber is part of Braided Wisdom in the US, and has spent years walking alongside this work.

Oliver Lavery - Storycrow 

Session: The Hunt for the Otherworld Boar

5-7pm BST | 8th October & Monday 26th October

Ra de SOL

Originally from the Iberian Peninsula, raised in a family of witches. A passionate herbalist, traveler, and researcher, she draws inspiration from her deep connection to the earth and the wisdom it offers.

Ritualising is her way of celebrating life, through being present in the moment, appreciating the small details, and weaving a bridge between the ancestral traditions and the modern times.

The Autumn Flame - Candles, Herbs & the Wisdom of Samhain

How do plants change their symbolism when united with flame? Here, you are invited to decorate a candle with dried herbs while setting an intention.

In this session with Ra, we will explore:

Harvest, transition from abundance into stillness, and the beginning of the death into Winter while keeping the light, from the last summer.

• Entering the Autumn threshold
• ⁠Fire and the sacred light
• Storytelling
• Herbal Teaching: Plants remember the sun
• The beeswax journey.
• Smoke, cleansing and blessing.
• Creating our own Autumn Candle Flame.

Plants for you to collect for this workshop:

Rosemary and Memory
Yarrow and Protection
Ivy and Eternal Life
Oak and the Ancestors
Rowan in Celtic Tradition
Juniper for cleansing old energies
Mugwort and the Dream Gates

Victoria Folkheart

Victoria is a seasoned practitioner who has held over 200 ceremonies and rituals, developing a deep understanding of spiritual science and the evolution of the human soul. With extensive knowledge of how bardic stories and sound healing work together to unlock soul memories buried beneath many lifetimes, she specialises in safely reconnecting people with their subconscious mind and ancestral wisdom.

Through her unique approach combining Welsh traditions with modern sound therapy, hypnosis, and ritual, Victoria guides participants to access these deeper layers of consciousness, facilitating profound soul growth and expanded awareness of self in a nurturing, supportive environment.

Session: Can o'r Coed - "Songs of the Trees"

Stella Marie

Stella is a Welsh artist, storyteller & facilitator and ceremonialist. Her work responds to the stories within the landscape and her local ecology in South Wales, while exploring the enchanting world of Britain's ancient history, guiding people through story and embodiment into a deeper relationship with their landscape, their voice, and their creative potential, seeking wisdom from the Bardic traditions of Wales and Britain.

This endeavour began when she tapped into her grief and longing for the rich, mythic culture buried within the depths of Wales's and Britain's suppressed historical past. Stella is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Illustration and Animation where her chosen project is focused on deep-mapping her local river, the River Taff, through animistic visual storytelling, researching similar traditions throughout time. Stella's musical history is rooted in underground rap and hip-hop.

Ancient Song, Folksong & Treelore  

Tree Lore, Sacred Sounds of Britain & Oral Histories, Folk Song & Ancient Language

A workshop exploring the trees, songs, and oral traditions of Britain, weaving folk song, ancient language, and treelore together. Between now and the next Bardic Circle, you're invited (not required) to spend time getting to know an other-than-human being in your local ecology, bring a familiar one into your home, explore your own voice through sound-making, learn a traditional oak song ready to sing together live, and listen to a piece of Welsh folk song from the living library.

 The Oldest Animals of Britain: An Ancient Welsh Storytelling of Animism and Animal Guidance 

A storytelling session led by Stella, drawing on the tale of Culhwch and Olwen and its journey through the oldest animals of Britain, following the search for Mabon ap Modron through the memory of creatures older than time itself.

Ken Shapley

Ken is a 61-year-old elder bard and Awenydd who has partaken of Ceridwen's cauldron for over 30 years. Since childhood, the world of lucid dreaming was stronger than waking life, a gift that fueled his lifelong exploration of how consciousness, sound, and magical intent work together.

An initiated bard through OBOD, Ken has studied with shamans, monks, and master storytellers across Japan, Canada, India, and Scotland, weaving together the threads of First Nations ceremony, Tibetan Buddhist practice, and ancient sound healing. After decades walking the paths of other traditions, he discovered that returning to his Welsh Celtic roots felt like finding "his bunch of nutters", a people cozy with one foot in each world, where humour dances with ceremony and creativity flows like the sacred rivers of the land.

Born in Llantwit Major, Wales, ancient home of eternal choirs, Ken bridges generations as a healer, musician, poet, and maker of wands and staffs. The Awen has called him home, and he brings the wisdom of an elder who knows the Bardic path from deep, lived experience.

On Becoming a Tree

Join Ken Shapley traveling storyteller, poet, and woodworker for a guided meditation journey into the woodland. You'll walk toward a tree of your own choosing, tuning in to its size, its roots and mycelial networks, the water and light moving through it. As you approach, you'll greet the tree, sit with it, and rest against it, drawing on all that trees have given humanity, from cradle to coffin, boat to book, fire to medicine. The meditation closes with a dreamlike communion with the tree, before being gently guided back.