Nourish your natural state of well-being

Monthly wellbeing sanctuaries to connect to your deeper nature; and explore how your mind/body is your life long inner guidance system.

The sanctuary was like a dream. I kept thinking I was going to wake up. And I did in one sense, the insight around letting go of thoughts, and just being, has helped me already.

Rob Aston

Sanctuary Days

Fridays 1000 - 1430

10th May / 7th June / 5th July / 6th September / 4th October

Conversations and gentle awareness exercises guide you to tune into your natural state of wellbeing and take away a deeper awareness of your inner guidance / healing system

The day takes place in the Field of Possibility, around a fire (outdoors in the roundhouse when weather permits) and includes time to hang-out in the field of possibility. Swim in the wildlife pond and take a sauna (should you wish to). Snacks & drinks provided.

Exchange: - sliding scale - £65 - £50

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”

Gary Snyder

Listen to Chrissie describe how the sanctuary day supported her to tune into wisdom and take away a deeper knowing of kindness and love.

Appreciations

  • Kirstien intuitively understood what we needed as a group and created a day that met those needs and offered us so much more. Our team was transformed by our time in the Field of Possibility. Trust, warmth and connectedness grew out of her skillful, warm, honest facilitation, and the ability to be in and use nature together. We were able to turn up as ourselves, and begin to think and feel creatively together about our work and our selves. We left with a new clarity, feeling like a gang in support and trust. Inspired by our time there, we have an understanding of how nature can nourish our resilience needs and its potential to faciliate transformation and growth in others.

    Ellie Rickett, Psycho-oncologist, Plymouth NHS, South West Community Away day

  • I felt something really shifted in me in a positive way that day. Kirstien was a very skillful facilitator finding the right balance of giving psychological theory for reflection and holding space for people to talk. I felt really heard and validated and it was very team building too. I have found myself in a calmer place since doing the RAW training and much more present. The venue is absolutely beautiful in nature and very peaceful, the perfect environment to have an away day, let go of work and come back to the self and re-set.

    Anna Berkley. Midwife. Attended 1 day RAW training

  • “The big difference with this course compared to other mental health/wellbeing interventions is it’s permanency. It is about building resilience now and for the future to sustain mental wellbeing rather than to fix a short term or immediate crisis.”

    Mark Russell, Head of Centre, Environment Agency. (1 year on from attending Resilience Program)

  • Thank you so much Kirstien and Sarah. This has been a brilliant experience. Week by week I have felt myself feel more settled, more accepting of myself and more able to meet the challenges in my life. From the moment I set foot in the field, you helped me to feel welcome and at ease. I’m so grateful for this opportunity to spend time with such a wise, kind group of people in such a beautiful space.

    Tallulah Street, Yoga Teacher

  • Kirstien and Sarah are extraordinarily open hearted, creative and magically *REAL* people. They held such a beautiful and elemental space for all of us women... It was the deepest commune with nature, the most profound meeting of women and the most poignant discovery of myself. It was heaven and I'm still feeling it. Just one complaint; it was really hard to leave. And then I remembered: I could take the whole experience with me: FOREVER

    Mae Karthauser. Musical artist,

  • “I found the learning on the course to be enlightening and it is something that always feels like it’s there, unlike other training or courses, the content of which fades quite quickly. This is something that will stick with me for life and actually grows more”.

    Tom Toogood, Technical Advisor, Environment Agency. (1 year on from undertaking Resilience Program)

  • The Sanctuary was like a dream. I kept thinking I was going to wake up, and I did in one sense. The insight around letting go of thoughts and just being has helped me already.

    Rob Aston, Coach and Founder of Zoom-Out Ltd

  • This was outstanding training and should be used as a model for all services. A major benefit was helping people to process past trauma and experiences and giving us tools so we don't let our past baggage negatively influence the job as much as giving us the tools to look after ourselves to support our wellbeing in this job".

    Participant’s feedback from the Communication and Wellbeing training for Independent Senior Advocates

  • “Every time I speak to Kirstien I am, myself, motivated to take on the world with new ideas and a fresh perspective, and I am grateful to have got to know her over these last years.”

    Sara Ledger, Research & Development Manager, Babylifeline

  • Thank you for the most wonderful heart opening, supportive weekend. I loved connecting with the most amazing women, in the most beautiful setting. I want to do it all over again!

    Becs Steele, Nutritional Therapist & Health Coach, Founder of BWellNutrition,

  • “Everything was encouraged, allowed - there were no rights and wrong with how things landed for us. It didn't feel like pressure just a gentle teasing in a new direction. Loved it!"

    Sophia Chowdry, Film Set Decorator

  • “We both found the approach Kirstien took with us to be exactly what we needed, and feel immeasurably stronger because of the things we spoke about”.

    WH & LH feedback on relationship support

  • “This course is a life-changer and a game-changer. I have a completely different appreciation for life, people and perspectives. I also am stress and anxiety free. I really now also understand how damaging and pointless that anxiety and stress was”.

    Mark Roden - Operations Manager (1 Year on from undertaking Resilience program)

  • “I’ve touched an incredible deep sense of wellbeing that can’t be taken away, even by illness or death. In my moments of insight I have felt light and free, and really really well in a deeply peaceful way. I’ve seen that it’s possible to live without blame and to let go of lots of heaviness from the past I was still carrying”.

    Pip Jones Mindfulness & Breathworks Teacher, Director of Skylarker

  • “It was like being given pair of new glasses to see the world. The glasses might shakeup everything you thought or they might deepen everything you already knew. Whatever they do the glasses need to be viewed so you can realise your own presence and peace.”

    Gina Hayes, Yoga Teacher, Director of Yoga Sunshine

  • I found it an extraordinary and valuable experience of sharing love, challenge and joy with a group of women with whom I had no previous connection. The journey and the experience was facilitated through the brilliant organisation of Kirstien Bjerregaard and Sarah Webb. Their commitment to, and participation with the group process created an empowering context for everyone to feel safe, included and valued. Most importantly they also contributed to the experience having a lot of fun and sharing laughter in buckets.

    Henrietta Ireland - Executive Director of Cued Speech & Retreat Participant, Sept 2023

  • I have had the pleasure of working with Kirstien over the last 5 years. As well as becoming a valued friend my experience is that she brings with her a high level of willingness to create great relationships, great work and has consistently produced great results. I find her commitment to transforming issues and difficulties refreshing and inspiring and I am constantly surprised at her level of ability in perceiving what works. I know that her wealth of personal qualities and background experience will always make a big difference for people.

    Simon Daly, Director InterBe

  • In her work for Field of Possibility Kirstien Bjerregaard draws on her extensive experience as a researcher and practitioner to deliver a range of practical solutions for a set of very pressing challenges. Drawing on the latest insights in the field, these will prove immensely useful for a wide range of users.

    Professor Alex Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Queensland

  • In my 20 years in the workplace I have experienced a lot of training. Nothing has come close to being as transformative as what Kirstien and Claire invited us to experience. If you get the chance, take it in a heartbeat!

    Dr Crystal Moore, Deputy Director Head Flood Forecasting and Incidence Management, Environment Agency

  • “In a challenging industry where staff motivation and wellbeing are key, Kirstien worked with us over many years, at all levels of the 3,500 strong workforce, from Board level, and senior management to frontline staff. Providing professional support in the roles of researcher, consultant, trainer and coach, she worked with us to better understand, and to improve, staff resilience and capacity to sustain providing compassionate care. Kirstien has displayed a detailed understanding of the key issues, whilst her empathetic and insightful manner connects well with people. Kirstien truly inspires others to take on new approaches which enable them to make more of a difference in their own lives as well as to others.”

    Susan Harding, Executive Director HR and Organisational Development, Somerset Care Group