Welcome to The Gathering
A space for women who feel something is changing and want to reconnect with their bodies, themselves and each other.
The Gathering is a place to slow down, move, rest and reconnect.
For many women, this might be a time of perimenopause or menopause. For others, it might simply be a sense that something has shifted in your body, your energy, your priorities or the way you want to live.
The Gathering is a place to move but also slow down, rest, reflect and reconnect. A space to listen to what you need now, explore a different relationship with your body and spend time alongside other women who are finding their own way through change.
Come and spend some time coming back to yourself.
What happens when we gather
Movement & body awareness
Movement is at the heart of The Gathering, but this isn't about pushing yourself or achieving a particular shape. We explore Qi Gong, somatic movement, Shake the Dust, intuitive movement and other practices that invite you to notice your body, move in ways that feel good and reconnect with your own energy.
Rest & slowing down
There is always space to soften and rest. Yin-inspired movement, meditation, breath, stillness and restorative practices give you the chance to step out of doing for a while and notice what happens when you give yourself permission to slow down.
Reflection & body wisdom
Traditional Chinese Medicine offers one of the lenses through which we explore the body, energy and the changing seasons of our lives. I'll weave in simple practices, reflections, acupressure and self-massage where they feel relevant, giving you things you can continue exploring at home.
Conversation & connection
There is time to talk, share, listen and simply be with other women. The conversation isn't something I need to control or fill. It grows from the women in the room and whatever feels present.
There is no pressure to share. You can speak freely, listen quietly or simply enjoy being amongst other women.
No two Gatherings will be exactly the same.
Each one will be shaped by the season, the theme, the women who are there and, at times, other practitioners I invite into the space. But the thread running through them will remain the same: movement, rest, reflection, connection and the opportunity to spend some time coming back to yourself.
The practices aren't the point in themselves. They're ways of helping us slow down, notice what's going on within us and explore a different relationship with our bodies and our energy.
There's no expectation to perform, achieve or have it all figured out. You can come exactly as you are.
A LITTLE MORE SPACE
// A LITTLE MORE YOU //
A LITTLE MORE SPACE // A LITTLE MORE YOU //
Why I created The Gathering…
Because somewhere along the way, I realised I couldn't keep doing things in quite the same way.
Perimenopause was part of that for me. My body, my energy and the way I experienced the world began to feel different, and I found myself having to pay attention in ways I hadn't before.
I had spent years learning how to keep going. To be productive. To fit everything in. To put myself last when other things felt more important.
And then, gradually, my body started asking for something different.
Perimenopause knocked me off my feet. I ended up in burnout and, after a lot of research, therapy and reflection, I began to understand that changing hormones were one part of what had happened, alongside everything else I was carrying.
But what stayed with me wasn't simply the need to understand what was happening to my body.
It was the realisation that I needed to relate to myself differently.
Movement became a big part of that for me. Not movement that pushed me harder or asked me to override what I was feeling, but movement that helped me come back into my body and listen.
Studying Traditional Chinese Medicine gave me another way of understanding the body too. It taught me to pay attention to energy, seasons, patterns and the messages our bodies are constantly giving us.
And perhaps most importantly, I realised I didn't want to figure it all out alone.
Women have always gathered: to celebrate, to grieve, to share stories and to move through life's transitions together
To offer each other perspective, support and a sense that whatever we're moving through, we don't have to carry it entirely by ourselves.
That is what I wanted to create with The Gathering.
Not a place where we come to fix ourselves.
Not a programme that tells us there is one right way to move through change.
But a place where we can slow down enough to listen, move, rest, reflect and spend time with other women who are finding their own way too.
Because sometimes what we need isn't another answer.
Sometimes we need a little more space.
A chance to hear ourselves again.
And the feeling that we're not doing it alone.
A PLACE TO COME BACK TO YOURSELF.
// YOU WERE NEVER MEANT TO DO IT ALL ALONE. //
A PLACE TO COME BACK TO YOURSELF. // YOU WERE NEVER MEANT TO DO IT ALL ALONE. //
Who is The Gathering for?
The Gathering is for women who are looking for connection, community and a deeper relationship with themselves.
You might be noticing that something is changing, even if you can't quite put your finger on what it is. Perhaps your body feels different. Your energy has shifted. Your priorities are changing. Or you're simply beginning to wonder whether you want to keep doing everything in quite the same way.
All bodies, abilities and starting points are welcome.
Perhaps you'll recognise yourself here...
You feel that something has changed, but you're not quite sure what you need now.
You're managing on the outside but quietly running on empty.
You've spent years putting yourself last and are beginning to wonder what it might feel like to make some space for yourself.
You're curious about movement that feels supportive rather than punishing.
You're sceptical of wellness spaces, but something in you knows you need more rest, connection or community.
You want to listen to your body rather than constantly push past what it's telling you.
You'd like to feel more at home in your body and more trusting of yourself.
You're curious about slowing down, resting and doing things a little differently.
If you're navigating perimenopause or menopause, you'll find other women here who understand that well.
You don't want to do this alone anymore.
You're looking for real, honest, no-performance community.
If you'd like to hear about upcoming Gatherings, seasonal journeys and ways to spend a little more time moving, resting and reconnecting, you can join the mailing list below.
Something we create together
This space belongs to the women who come as much as it belongs to me.
The Gathering is a living, evolving community. Each season and each group of women will bring something new, and the women who are part of it help shape what it becomes.
For the Winter Gathering, I'll be inviting other practitioners to share their wisdom and hold space alongside me, bringing different perspectives and practices into the journey, not because there's one right way to do this, but because finding what works for your own body is part of the point.
Each practitioner will bring something different, while the thread running through the four months remains the same.
Every woman brings something with her. Her story, her experiences, her questions, her wisdom. And the experience is shaped by the women who are there.
My hope is that The Gathering becomes a place where women feel they belong.
A place to move, rest, reflect, be witnessed, make space for yourself and spend time alongside other women.
Because perhaps we were never meant to do it all alone.
WOMEN REGULATE THROUGH COMMUNITY
// COMMUNITY IS THE PRACTICE //
WOMEN REGULATE THROUGH COMMUNITY // COMMUNITY IS THE PRACTICE //
The Gathering Manifesto
We believe that when something is changing, we don't always need to push harder. Sometimes we need to slow down and listen.
We believe your body is constantly giving you information, and that learning to listen to it is a powerful way of caring for yourself.
We believe there is no one right way to move through change. Every woman's body, energy, circumstances and needs are different.
We believe you don't have to keep doing things in the same way simply because that's how you've always done them.
We believe movement can help us feel more at home in our bodies, rather than further away from them.
We believe rest is not something we have to earn. It is part of how we support ourselves.
We believe that making space for yourself isn't selfish. It gives you room to notice what you need now.
We believe that slowing down isn't giving up. Sometimes it is how we begin to hear ourselves again.
We believe women are better together in community.
We believe that sharing a space with other women, whether moving, resting, talking, listening and simply being can remind us that we're not alone.
We believe that every woman brings her own wisdom, and that there is something powerful about being witnessed by women who are finding their own way too.
And we believe The Gathering can be a place to come back to yourself.
Not to fix yourself.
Not to become someone new.
But to listen more closely, trust yourself a little more, and make space for what you need now.