Awakening to the Soul of the World Nature Retreat with Rebecca Card
A four-day immersive nature-based retreat in the wild heart of Sussex. This is a deep experiential journey into the unseen, animate world that surrounds and includes us. Through practices rooted in ancient knowing and contemporary nature-based approaches, you’ll be invited to open your senses, soften your everyday awareness, and enter into collaboration with the Soul of the World.
Limited places available, 8 people only.
Is this for you?
Yes, if you’re:
- Longing to feel more deeply connected to yourself, the Earth, and something greater.
- Curious about deep nature connection, the unseen world, or rites of passage work.
- Open to exploring imagination, creativity, and movement without needing to be ‘good at’ them
- Ready to listen to the land, others, and your inner self in new ways.
You don’t need prior experience in movement, art, voice, or nature-based practices—just a willingness to explore. All practices are guided with care and always optional. You’ll be warmly held in a supportive group, with space for solo time too.
Core Practices Include:
- Deep Imagination Journeys – Guided inner journeys that access symbolic, archetypal wisdom
- Solo Wanders in Wild Land – Open-ended time to meet the more-than-human world
- Council Circles – Speaking and listening from the heart
- Shape Shifting –Shifting our state of consciousness to experience the world through another being’s perspective
- Cross-species Communication – Relating to animals, plants, and elements as sentient kin
- Creative Expression & Art – Using natural materials, voice and movement as portals to the unseen
What is Eco-Awakening?
The Soul of the World, or Anima Mundi, refers to the inherent spirit or consciousness within all things. Awakening to it means remembering that everything is animate, meaningful, and interwoven.
What is Soul? Soul can be described as the aspect of ourselves and all animate life that is the ‘ecological niche’. The unique shape or pattern that has always existed that only we as individuals can fit into and find expression through. The way in which we express ourselves is our unique gift to the world and how we co-create it. We can say that the ‘soul of the world’ is the way each animate being expresses themself through the relationship with everything else.
What You Will Take Away
- A deeper sense of connection with the natural world and your inner landscape.
- Practices to continue listening, imagining, and collaborating with the Earth.
- A felt understanding of the ‘soul’ as your unique ecological niche and gift.
- Clarity, nourishment, and resourcing for your life and work.
Practical Information
Date: Saturday 27th September – Tuesday 30th September
Please note places are very limited, 8 people only. Sorry, no dogs or children are allowed.
Time: 2pm 27th September until 12.30pm Tuesday 30th September- Off-site by 3pm
Cost: £650.00
Location: Our woodland site, off Park Lane, near Laughton, East Sussex, BN8 6BP
Accommodation: We will be doing basic Camping (bring your own tent). No fixed showers; access to a tent shower. Camper vans welcome. Evening Programmes included.
If you have physical limitations or accessibility needs, let us know—we’ll do what we can to accommodate you.
What to Bring: Full list sent in advance of the retreat.
Food and Drink: 3 shared evening meals (dietary needs collected in advance)
- 1st night dinner provided
- Breakfast & lunch are self-catered (bring cool boxes & supplies)
- Drinking water, teas and coffees provided.
- No drugs or alcohol.
Please book via the button below and complete our booking form. You will be emailed an additional Google form asking about your experience with nature connection work. Any questions please email [email protected]
Who facilitates this nature retreat
- Rebecca is a Wilderness Rites of Passage Guide, having trained with the School of Lost Borders and is passionate about cultural healing practices that support people to re~member the bigger conversation and the collective initiation she believes humans are in right now.She is also a qualified and experienced Yoga teacher, Meditation Instructor and Somatic Movement Educator, having trained with the School for Body-Mind Centering. She has an ongoing fascination with the body and the wisdom and healing found there. More about Rebecca here.
Testimonials from Rebecca’s Previous Retreats
My quest was an awakening experience, simple as that. It was transformational. It was exactly what I needed, and Rebecca was a huge part of that. She is a truly authentic wilderness guide. Rebecca facilitated the entire process in a strong yet gentle way, helping shape our experience with subtlety, sensitivity, depth, balance, good humour, potency and a sure belief in the process which helped me to surrender to it. Her support and guidance before, during and after the quest was potent, measured, generous and profound. I prescribe a vision quest to all those searching for deeper meaning in their lives, and I recommend Rebecca to be your guide. I could not imagine being in safer hands.
~ Oliver
“I felt the entire process was very well held, with clarity and clear intent. It was a deeply emotional journey and I felt seen, heard and understood at every turn, my grief was met with empathy and confident support”.
~ Linda
‘Landing this ceremony has been one of the biggest things I’ve ever tackled. Such respect and honouring to Rebecca for her wisdom, deep holding and steady presence.’
~ Jono
I thought every element was well held by you.. the checking in, the what’s coming for you, the journeying with the land, the weaving of our stories upon our return and the mirroring which was done with real presence.
~ Raj
See more video testimonials here.