Fungi & Seaweed
Somatic meditation & mushroom cultivation retreat.
Japanese meals & Cha Dao Tea Ceremony
21 - 23 March 2025
Meriel, Yoshi, Chajin Claire, Hyphae shroomery Em & cee cee at Felinganol Woodland retreat, near Mwnt & Aberteifi/Cardigan
A retreat inspired by mycelium.
This is an invitation to rest, connect, energise, be still and grow mushrooms.
This retreat brings together quietly inspirational people living sustainably in west Wales to share a mutual love of living in harmony with nature and being present with the land. We gather to share practices that, in different ways, quieten our over-stimulated senses and promote inner peace.
To begin we simply sit. An opening traditional Cha Dao tea ceremony supports us in learning to stop and become still. Chajin Claire's ceremonies enable us to be present with ourselves again. Somatic yoga, breathing and meditation with Meriel will take us deeper towards this embodied attunement.
We then learn to cultivate our own mushrooms over 2 workshops guided by earth-sovereignty pioneers Hyphea shroomery. You will make your own hand-made Oyster and Shitake mushroom creations to harvest from at home.
Our embodied energy, how it connects in and to all around us, is akin to organic mycelium networks through the earth. Mycelium becomes our guide to refining our attention and finding a peaceful sense of ourselves inside. Japanese meals from locally cultivated and foraged seaweeds and mushrooms reflect the medicinal and connective life-force within we attend to on this retreat.
Friday:
16:00 - Opening Circle
17:15 - Cha Dao Tea Ceremony
19:30 - Japanese meal with fungi & seaweed
21:00 - Meditation
Saturday:
09:30 - Yoga
12:00 - Japanese lunch
13:00 - Mushroom cultivation workshop pt.1
16:00 - Space for sea walks, rest, nothing
19:00 - Japanese meal with local fungi & seaweed
21:00 - Meditation
Sunday
09:00 - Yoga & breathing
10:30 - Mushroom cultivation workshop pt.2
13:30 - Japanese lunch.
15:00 - Closing circle & farewells.
FULL
Cost: £170
On site accommodation: Single £120pp, Double, Twin or Triple £100pp
Bookings / enquiries: felinganolretreats@gmail.com
Yoshi is a beloved local to west Wales's thriving creative community, a Kintsugi 金継ぎ artist and passionate about food and health. She will be serving us simple and delicious Japanese meals inspired by local fungis and seaweeds. Her studio looks out at the Preseli mountains where she lives with her family and Japanese potter Robin Dale-Thomas https://www.dalethomas-pottery.com
Chajin Claire began her Chao Dao journey from 2015, learning from Tea Teacher, Wu De who is based in Taiwan at Global Tea Hut. Her ceremonies are enriched by her personal experiences and influences from many other teachers along her Way. She resides in Wales with her family of five and dog. https://chajinclairewayoftea.wordpress.com
Hyphae shroomery are a small, low tech mushroom farm in Pembrokeshire, west Wales run by Emma and cee-cee. They love producing beautiful, delicious mushrooms for our community. They grow oyster mushrooms indoors and shiitakes outdoors, seasonally, on locally sourced logs. Hyphea Insta here. Facebook here.
