6-Day Joygasmic Mini-Festival Co-creative Retreat

_ 🌈 Imagine a retreat where the warmth of a close-knit community meets the playful energy of a festival🌈 _

This Joygasmic Mini Festival is a co-creative gathering where every guest adds their unique flavour - from games and practices to meals and evening entertainment - creating a deeply authentic experience together.

Expect unique entertainment, cacao connection circles, meaningful wisdom sharing, childhood games, impactful practices, and the rare joy of being fully seen, valued, appreciated & celebrated for just being you.

Come for the connection, the play, and the magic that happens when a small group co-creates an unforgettable retreat together.

No matter where you are on your journey, there are lots of joygasmic gifts in store for you here 😉

Description

A Retreat Where Joy, Connection, and Creativity Come Alive

Imagine spending six days surrounded by open-hearted people, sharing laughter, meaningful conversations, games, wisdom, delicious food, and moments of genuine connection.

This Joygasmic Mini-Festival blends the intimacy of a retreat with the playful spirit of a festival. The experience is designed to feel relaxed, welcoming, and joyful - a space where you can show up exactly as you are and feel truly seen.

Rather than sitting through long workshops or seminars, the focus is on shared experiences: connection activities, cacao ceremonies, group games, creativity, wisdom sharing, and the joy that naturally arises when people gather with openness.

Many guests leave feeling lighter, more confident expressing themselves, more equipped to enjoy life, and deeply nourished by the friendships and memories created during the week.

A Retreat Co-Created by Everyone

What makes this gathering truly unique is that everyone contributes. After booking, each guest is invited to offer at least one thing within each of these categories for the event:

• A morning practice you enjoy
• A reflection or topic for a wisdom sharing circle
• A fun group game
• An evening entertainment
• A meal for the group
• An activity that has helped you grow, heal, surrender or awaken in some way

The wackier and more unique your offerings, the better. Don’t worry - guidance and examples will be provided.

This co-creation transforms the retreat into something unique: a living, evolving experience shaped by the personalities, talents, wisdom, and creativity of the group.

CELEBRATING YOU

We feel that what makes you unique is what makes you beautiful. And so, with this event, we are creating an environment that teases your unique beauty to come out and play.

You have the equal opportunity to add your unique flavour to the retreat in multiple ways, and it will all be valued, appreciated and celebrated.

You don’t need to be a teacher, expert, or performer. You simply need to arrive with openness and a willingness to share a little of yourself.

No matter who you are and where you are on your journey, you have something to offer the world, and we want to give a platform for your offerings to be showcased.

CONNECTION

One of the best things about festivals and retreats is forming deep connections with people, but it doesn't happen as often as we'd like, right? We are passionate about helping people connect in deep, intimate ways. By being given the opportunity for all attendees to express their uniqueness, we are inviting everyone to be vulnerable together, and it is due to this vulnerability that hard exterior barriers to connection are dropped, and deeper, more meaningful connections can be formed between everyone's true, inner essence.

There will be daily cacao and conscious connection 'playshops', where you will be guided through different activities to connect with the others of the group in ways that allow you to go beyond any surface-level conversations and labels. With these activities, we aim to help show you that you can experience an incredibly deep connection with anyone, no matter who they are, and you will likely be overwhelmed with joy by these connections.

Too often, we find people connecting over trauma and things like complaining about life together. But with this retreat, we aim to show you that you can connect with others on much more joyful things, such as through games, intimacy, growth, creativity, and appreciating each other's uniqueness.

There is plenty of free time each day to explore connections further, perhaps while in the hot tub or playing games in the games room.

We are calling in all those who are open to fun and joy to this event, and we are creating an environment for connections that go far deeper than usual, and so we are confident that you will form strong bonds with like-minded open-hearted people that will continue far beyond the retreat.

JOYGASMS

With the games, connection activities, social vibe, and evening entertainments, there will be no shortage of joy at this event.

There is also such joy in expressing yourself and sharing your uniqueness to a group of people who really see, value, appreciate and celebrate you.

You will have the opportunity to share your wisdom, gifts, passions, and skills with the group, and you will experience the joy of making a positive difference to others by just being you.

GROWTH

We find that people learn and grow most through their informal and social interactions with others, rather than through direct, formal teachings. In our experience, we can all learn from each other, and if life has brought someone to you, it is for a reason, and so this is the basis of the environment we create at our retreats.

During the daily wisdom sharing huddles, each person will have the opportunity to share what they have learned from their own experiences regarding topics chosen by the group, creating the opportunity to hear different perspectives that might help you on your journey.

We feel that the deep shadow work is best done privately at home, or in private sessions. There are plenty of resources out there to help you do this work, including on our website. Therefore, we focus more on the unique opportunities of a retreat, which include exploring activities that actually help you embody things, and actually put things into practice.

No matter where you are on this journey, we are very confident that you will take away something from your time at this retreat that will help you on your journey moving forward. In our experience, it is no accident or coincidence the mix of guests that attend a retreat together - it is all magically planned for many divine reasons.

Who This Retreat Is For

This retreat is ideal for people who:

• crave deeper human connection
• love playful, heart-open environments
• enjoy sharing wisdom and experiences with others
• want a retreat that feels relaxed, authentic, and collaborative
• want to come out of their shell a bit more, develop confidence, and practice holding/leading a group with no expectations or pressure
• are intrigued by the idea of growth through fun

Whether you are new to retreats or experienced on your personal journey, you are welcome here.

What Makes This Retreat Unique?

_ A Retreat Co-created by Everyone - _ Every guest contributes to the experience - whether leading a morning practice, sharing a game, cooking a meal, or offering evening entertainment. This creates a rare sense of ownership, belonging, and authentic community.

_ The Intimacy of a Retreat with the Energy of a Festival - _ Small-group connection meets playful activities, cacao circles, games, and surprising moments of joy.

_ Connection That Goes Beyond Small Talk - _ Through guided playshops, sharing circles, and collaborative experiences, guests often form surprisingly deep bonds in a short time.

_ A Celebration of Your Unique Gifts - _ Instead of being a passive attendee, you are invited to bring your creativity, wisdom, talents, experience and personality into the space - and be genuinely celebrated for it.

_ Every Retreat is Different - _ Because the event is co-created by the guests, you can return to this retreat multiple times and you will find that each gathering will be a completely unique experience.

_ Combining Growth With Fun - _ With this gathering, we introduce to guests how you can experience growth while having fun.

Program

Each day unfolds with a gentle balance of structure and freedom.

🧘Mornings might begin with yoga, meditation, or another practice offered by one of the guests.

During the day you will experience:

• Cacao and conscious connection playshops ☕🫂
• Wisdom sharing circles 🛞
• Playful group games 🏓
• Impactful activities for growth
• Delicious meals 🍝
• Free time for conversation, reflection, or relaxation

There is also plenty of space to enjoy the surroundings - whether soaking in the hot tub, playing pool or table football, or simply connecting with new friends.

💃Evenings bring relaxed entertainment, music, laughter, and the joyful energy that naturally arises when people feel safe to be themselves.

Food

Each person will be invited to cook one vegetarian meal for the group during the retreat (either Brunch or Dinner). This is another opportunity for each guest to share their uniqueness and likes with the group. Each person will need to acquire the ingredients for the meal they cook themselves (which should cost no more than £15-20 for a group of 9 people). You can either bring the ingredients with you, or drive to a local shop to get the ingredients during the retreat.

When it is your time to cook, one of the other guests will be your kitchen assistant to help you with the food prep and washing up. And you will also have a turn in being the kitchen assistant for someone else when they cook their meal.

Each meal will be vegetarian, and we will do our best to work with each guest to ensure all meals cater for any food allergies and intolerances within the group.

Each guest will also be invited to bring a snack to share with the group during the retreat (although not compulsory). The healthier the meals and snacks, the better.

Venue & Location Information

The mini-festival retreat will be held at a beautiful, remote cottage surrounded by the idyllic countryside of Shropshire.

The cottage has a multi-function hall with table football, darts and pool, and there is also a hot tub for guests to enjoy.

Transportation

Exact location will be given to guests a month before the retreat. If travelling by public transport, it is best to make your way to Knighton station, from where we will arrange a lift for you to the retreat.

Discounts & Payment Plans

If you subscribe at the bottom of our 'Events' page on our website, you will receive a 5% discount code which you can use on this or any other event we host.

If you would like to discuss some sort of payment plan, please do get in touch.

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