Wild Spirit
"Find your Tribe"
Workshops - Retreats - Community - Camping
Wild Spirit events and retreats are an invitation to rediscover the wildness within you —
the part of you that knows how to listen to your heart, return to your true nature, and live from your authentic self.
Rooted in the rhythms of the natural world, these experiences guide you back to what matters.
We strip life down to its essentials. Through a rustic, back‑to‑basics flow, you reconnect with the earth, with others, and with the quiet joy that comes from simply being present.
A Wild Spirit retreat is a different way of living. It’s a step outside of ordinary time — a space where you can attune to the needs of your body and spirit. The spiritual work unfolds organically, held by a gentle structure that encourages you to slow down, soften, and become receptive to the wisdom of your surroundings. Free from the pressures of modern life, you can finally breathe, listen, and return to yourself.
Reconnect with your inner world. Reconnect with the earth. Find the community that feels like home.
Meet the Wild Spirit Team!
The Wild Spirit Team are a group of experienced Shamanic Practitioners who have come together to offer their skills and wisdom in holding sacred space for group work and retreats. They walk the old ways, placing deep value on rekindling our connection with nature in all that they do. Bringing the joy, they invite you to drum, dance, and sing beneath the stars, sharing in the freedom and wildness that lives within us all.
Rick and Sheila Blackwell
Shamanic Practitioners
Rick and Sheila Blackwell are experienced Shamanic Teachers whose work in Paganism, Druidry, and Ecotherapy is rooted in a deep honouring of the land and the spirits of nature. Their practice of Celtic wisdom and devotion to the old ways helped shape the Wild Spirit ethos — a path of reconnection with the living earth and the natural rhythms we all belong to.
Roana Brown
Shamanic Practitioner
Roana Brown is a Shamanic Practitioner trained with Spirit of the Sacred Drum. She completed five years of Shamanic training and went on to assist in teaching on the Practitioner Course. She has co‑run spiritual festivals and led Kirtans in both Glastonbury and the North East, and is an experienced, valued member of the Wild Spirit Team, bringing devotion, heart, and a steady ceremonial presence to the work.
Dave Sinclair
Shamanic Practitioner
Dave Sinclair is a Shamanic Practitioner who has worked with Spirit of the Sacred Drum, assisting in teaching on the Practitioner Training Course. He is an experienced Wild Spirit sweat lodge Fire Keeper, tending the lodge with dedication and presence. Known for leading deep group meditations, he also brings his musical skills and voice to the Wild Spirit Team, adding depth and resonance to the work.
Richard Hanson
Shamanic Practitoner, Druid Ovate
Richard Hanson has a longstanding background in Druidry and has been part of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids for five years. A Druid Ovate, he takes part in annual ceremonies at Stonehenge, carrying the old ways into the present with reverence. He also practises Celtic Witchcraft and is a Shamanic Practitioner running his own circles. Richard is a valued member of the Wild Spirit Team, bringing his experience, magic, and deep honouring of nature’s ancient pathways.
Wild Spirit Summer Solstice 2026!
Coming Soon!
It’s nearly time to honour the longest day, when the sun stands at its zenith and the world glows with the fullness of Litha. We gather to celebrate abundance, transformation, and the bright fire of life at its peak. Expect ritual and ceremony, sacred flames, dancing and drumming, feasting, laughter, and the warmth of community rising in the midsummer heat. Keep an eye out for Summer Solstice 2026 — more details will be unfolding soon!
Follow the call of the wild . . .
Touch the grass with your bare feet
and feel the earth breathe beneath you.
Dance around the fire as sparks rise to the night.
Let your drum call to the ancient winds,
your voice carried with them —
free to be who you are,
among others who remember their wildness too.
Wild Spirit Sweat Lodge Ceremonies
"Rebirthed from ancient stones and sacred fire"
Our sweat lodge is built by hand by the Wild Spirit Team in the traditional way, using locally harvested willow and thick woollen blankets. At its centre lies a pit where igneous stones — specially chosen for their ability to withstand high heat — are placed after being heated in the fire.
We invite you to sit through rounds of invocation and prayer, as water is poured onto the glowing stones after each round, lifting the heat and deepening the journey within.
This is a profoundly sacred ceremony, held by the experienced Wild Spirit Team with deep care, respect, and intention.