A taste of what’s coming up
Summer Solstice Vision Fast in Nature 2022
A Rite of Passage in Nature including a full four day & night solo fast.
Are you facing a turning point in your life? Looking for a ritual to mark a beginning, ending or transition from one life-stage to another? Are you wanting to undergo a rite of passage in nature?
June 16th – 25th 2022
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Fern Smith and Philip Ralph, Artists & Wilderness Guides
A Space for Change 2022
A Rite of Passage in Nature including a dawn until dusk fast and wonder walk.
“A much-needed resource for people seeking change & growth.”
July 9th – 16th 2022
Dyfi Valley, Mid-Wales, U.K
With Fern Smith & Philip Ralph, Artists & Wilderness Guides
Bardsey Time 2022: The Enlli Equinox Retreat
A guided group retreat consciously marking the Equinox.
Come, join us to consciously and creatively mark the 2022 Autumn Equinox, on Bardsey Island, Ynys Enlli in Welsh, located two miles off the coast of the Llyn Peninsular, North Wales.
17th – 24th September 2022
Bardsey Island, North Wales, UK
With Fern Smith & Judith Mills
The Barn
The Emergence Centre for Residencies, Retreats & Workshops
Self-catering accommodation with studio/working space, ideal for writer’s retreats, solo and small group residencies, dance and performance research and development, or simply for time and space out for creative dreaming.
Emergence is an evolving art, ceremonial and facilitation practice led by Fern Smith and Philip Ralph
We consciously seek to embody the values we treasure in the hope that a more creative, caring and compassionate planet might be our next evolution.
Emergence has nurtured and created spaces for dialogue, inspiration and change since 2010.
We make art, and guide transformative processes with individuals and groups.
Space for Connection
RETREATS & Rites of Passage
Deep work for the inner realms of mind, soul, spirit, personal transformation and healing utilising nature-based ceremony and ritual.
Time for Change
Workshops & Facilitation
Deep awareness work for the outer realms, group and organisational change, conflict resolution and community-building utilising creative and cutting-edge group facilitation processes.
The Re-enchantment Project
Artwork & Events
Practising the Art of Living with pop-up, participatory projects with the guiding principle that ‘everyone is an artist’.
The world is changing.
How can we change with it?
Our vision for Emergence is to support the transformation we need to make in order to meet the challenges ahead of us.