Sunday 8th June – 10am to 5pm at St Barnabas Church, Brooking, Dartington TQ9 6DW. Join botanist Richard Lewis and interfaith minister Rev Sam Wernham for a peaceful day ‘watching the grass grow’ in our beautiful, wild churchyard.

Booking essential & offered on donation basis: £20 (supported), £40 (standard) and £60 (supporters). Places are limited, so to confirm yours please contact Sam at livingspirit3@gmail.com or msg 07979 057169

This day will be a dedicated to a deep ‘wild communion’ on this sacred Sunday of Pentecost and as we approach Litha, Midsummer, when the wild flowers and grasses of the churchyard are in their full summer splendour. This retreat also falls within ‘Love Your Burial Ground Week’.

In the morning, after gathering together for tea & meditation, Richard will guide us into a contemplative connection with the often overlooked champions of churchyards: the grasses. Drawing on his professional knowledge as a botanist and ecologist, and his experience as a tutor at Schumacher College, Richard will offer a way into ‘loving the overlooked’ that engages both head, heart and hands. Please bring notebooks, sketchpads and hand lenses if possible.

After lunch (please bring a picnic) Sam will add to this engagement with the ‘big book’ of nature, through inviting us to explore the spiritual themes of Pentecost through iconography and embodied practice. We will close by sharing a wild communion & blessing.

This is an inter-spiritual retreat for people of any sacred or secular orientation and will include times of silence & the option to share reflections. Booking is essential for this retreat day & it is offered on a donation basis. Contact Sam for more details:

livingspirit3@gmail.com
07979 057169