SOUL EMBERS
Shamanic Elemental Retreats
A retreat you don’t just attend…
The place where you and your soul reunite forever…
What if the retreat you are looking for isn't another place to learn, achieve, or improve yourself?
What if you are longing to step away from it all, to breathe, feel the earth beneath your feet, and remember what it feels like TO BE?
My shamanic elemental retreats are immersive journeys into nature, spirit, and the ancient wisdom of the elements. Held in wild and beautiful places, these spaces are open to all who feel called to slow down, reconnect, release what you have been carrying, and listen for what is ready to emerge.
Through calling in the elements, ceremony, sacred practices, deep connection with the land, and the magic of coming together, you are invited to return to your soul self, feeling grounded, connected, lighter, and alive!
Come as you are. Leave in truth with your heart and soul.
Past elemental retreats on the land have been held in Cairngorms in Scotland, Snowdonia in Wales, Warwickshire, and Nottinghamshire
What happens during a Soul Embers retreat?
Each retreat unfolds on its own unique journey, guided by the land, the season, the elements, and the energy of those gathered. There’s always a gentle rhythm to our time together, weaving moments of stillness and deep listening with shamanic ceremony, connection, and playful exploration.
You might find yourself walking the land in your own quiet awareness, working with the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, or Water
Journeying with the drum, gather together around the fire, take part in ritual and ceremony, create with your hands, share stories and wisdom, or simply sit beneath the trees and listen to what the land has to say.
Elemental practices, guided journeys, nature connection, sacred circles, fire ceremony, breakthrough activities, and time for quiet reflection and integration.
Some experiences may invite you beyond your familiar edges, creating space for powerful transformational breakthroughs and moments of profound connection.
Nothing with us is about performance or getting it right. We open space for you to move with the rhythm of your soul, allowing space for both the deeply sacred and being joyfully human - for laughter, silence, tears, movement, stillness, and everything in between.
“The land always becomes part of the journey. The elements become our teachers, and all unfolds in divine timing and magic!”
Who are Soul Embers retreats for?
Soul Embers retreats are for all souls who feel deeply and carry a deep-hearted connection with life and nature.
You may be:
Feeling deeply and experiencing life with sensitivity and awareness
Experiencing natural reverence for nature, the Earth, and the changing seasons
Feeling drawn deeply to spirituality, sacred practice, ritual, or the unseen force of the elements
Open to the ancient wisdom of the elements and the natural world
Willing to explore beyond what you already know
Wanting more authenticity, honesty, and meaningful connection
Connecting with a strong inner knowing, even when you can't yet put words around it
At a point of transition, change, or personal awakening
Feeling called to slow down and create more space for yourself
Loving more meaningful conversations, shared experiences, and genuine human connection
Willing to meet yourself honestly and be open to what emerges
Feeling there is more to life than what can be seen, measured, or explained
Looking for a deeper relationship with yourself, others, the land, and the world around you
Example Itinerary for a Soul Embers Elemental Retreat
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5:00pm: Arrival & settling in followed by dinner and a Welcoming Ceremony
Fire Gathering at 9pm
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Morning Nourishment with a self-serve breakfast.
Circle of Intention.
Outdoors Forest Bathing Walk
Water Ceremony & time for self
Evening Glasswalk and a Cacao Ceremony.
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Morning Nourishment and Breakfast
Morning Circle & Deep rest
Optional breakthrough activity
Fire Circle preparation
Make Pizza together
Outdoor Firewalking Evening
Circle & Journeying
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Morning Nourishment and Breakfast
Closing Ceremony Circle
Goodbyes at 11am
Your Next Soul Retreat is Coming Soon!
Spring 2027
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Those who have attended our retreats say…
“The whole Soul Embers experience touched me deeply from connecting with the land to the conversations with the beautiful souls there, it was just pure medicine for the soul.”
-L.M
“If I was speaking to someone considering soul embers in the future I would say it was unexplainable experience that if I had to put into words was food for the soul. If you feel the call, lean in you won’t regret it.”
-J.M
“I would highly recommend Karen and Simon’s retreats to anyone who feels drawn. They hold such a safe, empowering space for real transformation and connection unfold. Thank you, Karen and Simon, for creating such a beautiful, transformative experience”
-S.M.B
Sacred circle
Meditation
Working with fire
Tree Arrowbreak
Aurora in the Scottish Highlands
Loch an Eilein - Aviemore
Ritual & Ceremony
Glasswalking
Harpist playing beautiful heart opening music
Connecting with the trees
Dancing and joy!
Community mealtimes
Drumming, making sound
Heart connections made!
Clearing the Space
Honoring the land
Quiet mindful activities
Setting up the altar space
Sharing together outside
Back from a guided walk
Mushrooms and the fairy places
Stunning landscapes
Handmade gifts
Beautiful lifelong connections made
Walking the hot coals!
Glasswalking
Lighting the fire together
Making fire!
Meeting the winged ones
Arrowbreak
Arrowbreak
Ceremonial altar
Let’s have a deep conversation…
