Dr Watts is a clinical psychologist, a mother, and a nature lover. Her work as the Clinical Lead for Imperial College London’s psilocybin trial has made her one of the most prominent voices and minds in the field of psychedelic research.

Let’s connect with nature and join Ross on her wild nature rich walks and meditations.

Turn your demons into employees by transforming shadows.

Jamie Catto is a British musician, filmmaker, and creativity expert known for co-founding the electronic band Faithless and creating the global multimedia project 1 Giant Leap.

Facilitator & Coach: Catto leads workshops and masterclasses on creativity, intimacy, and "shadow work" to help individuals and corporate teams unlock their potential.

The Shakti Tantra family are running a number of workshops at Connect and will be holding the Connect Yurt space this summer. This well established tantra school was founded by Hilly Spenceley, a powerful and dynamic sexual/spiritual teacher.

The range of workshops will be single sex, mixed and couples. Everyone is welcome!

Hilly is a catalyst and initiator. As mother of 6 and grandmother of 11, she is the ultimate wise women and dark angel, working at all times with the shadow.

Hosted by Betty Lish (Voice of BBC Radio 1, Founder of Empowered VoiceOver Academy & Online Business Coach) & Joanna Casey (Shamanic Healer & Artist), we’ll move through:

🌿 Cacao Ceremony to open the heart

🌿 Shamanic Drum Journey to awaken your inner visions

🌿 Voice Activation to release and embody your true sound

John “Hoppy” Hopkins is a Life & Death guide on a mission to demystify death and turn mortality awareness into a modern wellness movement. Through his content channel Dying to Live with Purpose, he helps people break free from limiting fears, reconnect with what matters, and live lives with fewer regrets. 

Life and Death guide

Author and PR guru Lynne Franks will be talking about the Seed Pod movement of women coming together in small safe, community groups all over the country. The talk is called We Grow and it’s about supporting each other and our communities particularly in these times, growing food and reaching out to support those in need.

Joelle Adams is a PhD Researcher in Applied Transpersonal Psychology at the Alef Trust (in partnership with LJMU), with a focus on the integration of psychedelic and other exceptional experiences. She also has a Master's in Higher Education and is an accredited transpersonal coach. Joelle's work focuses on self-transcendence for improved wellbeing and prosocial behaviour, and she also teaches critical thinking at Santa Monica College in California. 

This session is a relaxed, family-friendly introduction to cacao as a food of connection rather than a trend or a ritual performance. Jimmy Greenwood from Black Cat Cacao will share his personal journey with cacao — how working with whole, ceremonial-grade cacao shifted his relationship to food, attention, and intention — and why cacao has been used for centuries as a communal drink rather than a stimulant or a sweet.

This session combines guided conscious connected breathwork with the therapeutic sounds of the crystal bowls to support regulation of the nervous system. Beth & Sasha create a comfortable environment where breath helps you drop into your body and sound encourages deeper relaxation. The experience is designed to ease overwhelm, quiet internal noise, and promote a sense of calm that lingers long after the session ends.

Annie Bury - Grief Tending and Connection. Details to follow shortly

A truly immersive experience that uses the vibrations and resonant sounds of my voice, singing bowls, gongs, to induce a deeply relaxed, meditative state.

Participants are invited to experience the transformative practice of loving kindness and be held in a sonic transmission of love, whilst also learning tools to regulate their nervous systems.

We have a number of men involved in MKP and other groups holding space.

Workshop and space details to follow.

The themes and energy for the drum journey usually drop in intuitively nearer the time of the event but might be something like meeting your dragon guides, a drum journey to release old energies, meet a particular goddess/guide. The intention is set before we journey.

The journey consists of Open sacred space , Intro to journeying and how I work , Sharing circle (approx 20mins depending on numbers) , Intro to dum journeying , Drum journey (approx 20mins)  , Rest and integration