Earth Embrace
A 5-day Ceremonial Earth Embrace, a profound and powerful experience that serves as an initiation into your true self within the wilderness of nature.
During this ceremony, you will dig your own grave, lie inside and be embraced by the earth… I understand that this might evoke an immediate sense of profound fear within you. Yet, along with that fear may come a buzzing curiosity vibrating at your core, perhaps stemming from your ancestral roots, calling you to undertake this journey.
Such ceremonies have been experienced in various forms along the ancient paths of our existence. Re-birthing ceremonies within the earth, where children were literally born, and where the dying were taken so their spirits could depart within the embrace of Mother Earth. It is a deeply meaningful ceremony, reserved for those with courageous hearts and a profound curiosity about what it truly means to lie within darkness and be held by our great mother and therefore know what it's truly like to live.
Throughout the five days, you will embark on a journey to the meeting point of your darkened void in the earth, where you will engage in a night of storytelling, transmuting, and re-birthing. At each stage, you will deepen your connection with spirit and the Earth. You will undoubtedly confront fear, yet you will also have the opportunity to discover a love and strength within yourself that you may never have known existed.
The Sacred Burial is designed for individuals who feel called to connect more deeply with the healing power of the Earth. Places are limited and is open to all, male and female.
If you feel drawn to embark on this intensive ritual journey, I invite you to apply by writing between 500 and 1500 words, on A4 paper, answering the question: "Why do I want to be embraced by mother earth?" This exercise will help you unravel the truths beneath the surface and articulate why you are drawn to this process. Please note that completing this writing task is an application to attend which will be carefully considered, it’s a requirement for attendance at this deep healing ceremony.
Event Details
- Date: Thursday 25th – Tuesday 30th June 2026 (5 days)
- Accommodation: Camping with a compost toilet, solar shower and camp kitchen
- Meals: Camp cooking provided (vegetarian)
- Location: Wallingford, South Oxfordshire
I cannot thank you enough for allowing me to experience last weekend's Earth Embrace—it was a magical and life-altering journey. The group dynamics and connection among us were wonderful. Throughout my life, I have had many amazing experiences, but this one stands out as the most powerful to date. Even a week later, I am still revelling in an altered state of being. The journey was intense and emotional, and my goodness, you packed in so much! I have gained many incredible insights that will take considerable time for me to fully assimilate. I feel profoundly blessed and content.
Andy
I expected the Earth Embrace to help me face my deepest fears and face my darkness, and in a way it did, but not how I was expecting. I was held with so much love and compassion not only by Hayley, Simon and Tina but by Mother Earth herself that I have came out of the experience feeling strengthened, grounded and very grateful.
