Emergence
Bring a project, space to plan, dream, draft and redraft in a collegial environment.
Connnection and conviviality with other writers, with expert advice onhand.
Spring: 12th – 17th April 2026
Autumn: 4th – 9th October 2026
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Philip Ralph award winning screenwriter and playwright and Fern Smith artist/facilitator
Small Group Retreat to learn and practise TRE in a nourishing, creative and enjoyable way.
Reconnect to health and potency, alleviate stress and support the nervous system.
Spring: 12th – 15th March 2026
Autumn: 12th – 15th November 2026
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Certified TRE Provider & Craniosacral Therapist Fern Smith
Exploration of T.S Eliot’s epic poem offering a profound meditation on our relationship with life, time, the universe, and the divine.
Diving into, dreaming with and walking alongside one of the most influential poems of the contemporary age.
6th – 11th September 2026
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
Small group guided Spring retreat marking the start of ‘British Summer Time,’ and the turning from winter and the darkness towards the light.
The clocks are going forward.
How about you?
26th – 29th March 2026
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
A Life Affirming Rite of Passage in Nature which includes a full four day & night solo.
Are you facing a turning point in your life? Wanting to mark a beginning, ending or transition?
16th – 25th July 2026
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith and Philip Ralph
A creative and contemplative guided small group Autumn retreat marking the end of ‘British Summer Time’.
Turning towards the darker days.
A time for rest, reflection and rejuvenation.
22nd – 25th October 2026
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
Seeing & Feeling Climate Change with Scientists & Artists
‘Can we take the expert viewpoint of climate scientists and engineers “outside of the box” of the scientific method?’
28th September, 26th October & 7th December 2023
Online via Zoom
Designed & Facilitated by Fern Smith & Marega Palser
Seeing & Feeling Climate Change with Scientists & Artists
‘Can we take the expert viewpoint of climate scientists and engineers “outside of the box” of the scientific method?’
18th March, 31st March & 19th July 2022
Swansea University, Wales, UK
Spend a day in the valley in contemplation and open awareness, exploring and sensing into the surrounding land and opening to your ‘inner world.’
Supporting changemakers making change in service of life on earth
26th January, 9th February & 23rd February 2025
Come to just one, two or all three days
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artist/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
Small group guided Spring retreat marking the start of ‘British Summer Time,’ and the turning from winter and the darkness towards the light.
The clocks are going forward.
How about you?
27th – 30th March 2025
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
An immersive week-long retreat living and working together with four other experienced screenwriters
Working on your dream pilot episode.
Spring Retreat: 5th – 12th April 2025
Autumn Retreat: 4th – 11th October 2025
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Screenwriter/Facilitator Philip Ralph
A Powerful Soul & Nature Initiatory Process which includes a dawn ’til dusk solo fast on the land.
“A much-needed resource for people seeking change & growth.”
14th – 21st June 2025
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, U.K
With Fern Smith & Philip Ralph, Artists & Wilderness Guides
Festival of Emergence open to all on the mailing list including Artists in Residence at The Barn and those who have collaborated or undertaken a rite of passage with us.
An inspiring and spacious retreat/micro-festival; A week of connection, creativity and community.
9th – 15th August 2025
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Host Facilitators Fern Smith & Philip Ralph and the Emergence Community!
7 day workshop exploring sacred ritual art practice, inspired by and in dialogue with Suzi Gablik and her book, ‘Living the Magical Life.’
An oracular adventure.
21st – 28th September 2025
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artist/Guide Fern Smith
A creative and contemplative guided small group Autumn retreat marking the end of ‘British Summer Time’.
Turning towards the darker times.
A time for rest, reflection and rejuvenation.
23rd – 26th October 2025
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
Small Group Retreat to learn and practise TRE in a nourishing, creative and enjoyable way.
Reconnect to health and potency, alleviate stress and support the nervous system.
Autumn Retreat: 13th – 16th November 2025
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Certified TRE Provider & Craniosacral Therapist Fern Smith
Dates announced soon!
Emergence Nature Quest and short retreats.
Contact us for Details
info@emergence-uk.org
Small Group Retreat to learn and practise TRE in a nourishing, creative and enjoyable way.
Reconnect to health and potency, alleviate stress and support the nervous system.
14th – 17th November 2024
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Certified TRE Provider & Craniosacral Therapist Fern Smith
Join the dance to celebrate the Spring Equinox as part of the TENTH Annual ‘Women Dancing’ to Patti Smith’s album ‘HORSES’
Join us for a self-organised RitualArtworK.
Sunday 24th March 2024 at Dawn
Wherever you are in the world!
An invitation to be a part of a self-organised creative RitualArtworK.
Small group online check-in to support ourselves as we navigate change in a changing world so we can keep showing up to do the work which is ours to do.
See you in the Emergence Zoom Room.
3rd Sunday of the Month 2024
6pm-8pm GMT
Online
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
Small group guided Spring retreat marking the start of ‘British Summer Time,’ the symbology of Easter and the turning away from the darkness towards the light.
The clocks are going forward.
How about you?
28th – 31st March 2024
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
A re-immersion into the practice of Emergence for those who have already undergone Vision Fast, Space for Change or a shorter rite of passage with us.
Deepen your practice of rites of passage and nature, body and spirit connection.
25th – 28th April 2024
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artist/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
A creative and contemplative guided small group retreat.
A week of deep rest, reflection and inquiry.
13th – 20th July 2024
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
A Powerful Soul & Nature Initiatory Process which includes a dawn ’til dusk solo on the land.
“A much-needed resource for people seeking change & growth.”
7th – 14th July 2023
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, U.K
With Fern Smith & Philip Ralph, Artists & Wilderness Guides
Festival of Emergence open to all on the mailing list including Artists in Residence at The Barn and those who have collaborated or undertaken a rite of passage with us.
An inspiring and spacious retreat/micro-festival; A week of connection, creativity and community.
7th – 14th August 2024
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Host Facilitators Fern Smith & Philip Ralph and the Emergence Community!
An immersive week-long retreat living and working together with four other experienced screenwriters
Working on your dream pilot episode.
2nd – 9th November 2024
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Screenwriter/Facilitator Philip Ralph
7 day workshop exploring sacred ritual art practice, inspired by and in dialogue with Suzi Gablik and her book, ‘Living the Magical Life.’
An oracular adventure.
21st – 28th September 2024
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artist/Guide Fern Smith
A creative and contemplative guided small group Autumn retreat marking the end of ‘British Summer Time’.
Turning towards the darker times.
A time for rest, reflection and rejuvenation.
24th – 27th October 2024
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
An Emergence/Nature in Mind Collaboration
Exploring gateways to the sacred imaginal in nature.
2nd – 5th August 2024
Ruskin Mill College & Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England.
With Guides Fern Smith & Roger Duncan
Small Group Retreat to learn and practise TRE in a nourishing, creative and enjoyable way.
Reconnect to health and potency, alleviate stress and support the nervous system.
9th – 12th May 2024
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Certified TRE Provider & Craniosacral Therapist Fern Smith