Summer Connections

We warmly invite you to join us for this summer gathering.

With the long daylight hours of the season setting the tone, this retreat offers a chance to enjoy a variety of outdoor activities that reflect the joy and energy of summer.

Moving with the Seasons brings together elements of our much-loved workweeks with a deeper retreat experience.

Each day follows a gentle rhythm of morning meditation and mindful work periods out on the land, while the rest of the day opens into creative, uplifting, and nourishing activities guided by members of the Anam Cara community.

Mornings are devoted to mindful work periods (SAMU), including gardening projects around the Croft, building maintenance, and tending to new ideas still taking shape.

In the afternoons, the pace softens with optional sessions of sound work, mindful body movement, nature art, and healing sharing circles, all designed to support relaxation and wellbeing. There will also be free time to wander through the local woodlands.

Together, we can celebrate the joy of co-creating with one another and with the land.

You will also have the option to head into the hills with a packed lunch and explore the surrounding Highland countryside.

Evenings will feature meditation, film night, and sauna, and the final night will end with an outdoor sharing circle around the fire, weather permitting.

Altogether, this creates a wholesome and nurturing week of community living, with activities to suit all levels of skill and energy.

The week also includes communal cooking, offering plenty of opportunity to share your culinary skills or bring along favourite vegetarian or vegan recipes.