The Hearth
A CLOSED WOMEN'S CIRCLE
A Year long in-person journey through the seasons
This is a call back to yourself.
To your voice, your truth and the part of you that is longing for more
depth, joy, connection and aliveness.
Join me as we gather across the year.
This is a closed women’s circle. A steady place to return to each month. A space where you don’t have to perform, hold it all together, or be anything other than where you are. A place to deepen your connection to yourself, to others, to the land and to the quiet inner compass that lives within you.
For centuries women have gathered like this. Close to the fire, the earth and one another. To speak what is true, to be witnessed, to rest, to create and to remember who they are.
A year of craft, connection, nourishment, community soulful journeying & tending the wild
The rhythm of the year
We will meet once a month.
Each gathering is a space to slow down and arrive, just as you are. To share in the simple yet potent medicines of life. To reflect, to connect and to feast together.
But this is not only a space of inner reflection.
It is a space of making. Of doing. Of working with your hands.
Across the year, we gather not only to turn inward, but to meet the world through touch and texture and rhythm. Crushing herbs between your fingers. Weaving. Braiding. Grinding. Singing. Working with natures resources. Tending the fire. Gathering from the riverside.
Learning not through theory, but through repetition. Through sensation. Through the profound intelligence of the body remembering what it already knows.
This is an outer rewilding as much as an inner one. A return to ancestral ways of being that live in your blood, belly and bones as much as your mind.
And as the months unfold, something begins to transform.
A quiet refinement of your connection to self, alongside a deepening relationship with the physical world around you. You begin to see the fruits of what it means to tend your life with devotion over a year...
You feel more rooted. More connected. You begin to track yourself. To trust in life... Your patterns, your cycles, your intentions, your hopes and dreams. Each month you return to these threads, gently weaving yourself back into your own life. Becoming quietly accountable to what matters. To what is true for you.
And alongside this… something else begins to form.
A gathering of women who make a reverent nod to the unsung rites of passage. The thresholds that so often go unseen. Those moments that go unmarked and unheld. A space where you are tended to when you are unwell. Where you are cheered on when you are deep in the trenches. Where laughter rises from the belly and grief is given room to breathe.
A place where your becoming is witnessed. Your shedding honoured. Your evolution seen. A circle that stands with you as you find your steadiness.
And this is not an echo chamber.
This is not a space of sameness or surface-level agreement.
This is a gathering of women from different walks of life. Different beliefs. Different backgrounds. Different ways of living, seeing and being.
Because there is something deeply nourishing about sitting alongside difference… and choosing connection. Choosing respect. Choosing to listen. To soften. To expand.
This is a year of returning.
To the medicine of the hearth.
To the rhythm of the seasons.
To the quiet, steady wisdom of craft and creation.
Across the year we will also explore:
Seasonal living and wisdom
Bushcraft Skills
Herb Craft & Folk medicine making
Creativity and art
Song and drumming
Folklore and storytelling
Rituals for connection
Reflection and introspection
Working with the elements
This is a weaving of the practical and the intuitive. The ancient and the everyday. Some months will be quieter and more inward, others more expressive and alive. You don’t need experience in anything, only a willingness to come as you are.
What is a closed circle?
This is the medicine of a closed women’s circle.
The same group of women journey together across the year, not dropping in and out, but staying, returning and being seen over time. It allows something deeper to form... trust, safety, honesty and real connection.
Over time the space becomes more open, more real and more alive. At certain thresholds the circle may open briefly for new women to join, but when you step in, you are stepping into a shared journey.
Details:
We will meet once a month:
Typically it will fall on the 2nd or 3rd Thursday of each Month (September 2026 - August 2027)
Thursday 10th September
Thursday 15th October
Thursday 12th November
Thursday 10th December
Thursday 14th January
Thursday 11th Feb
Thursday 11th March
Thursday 15th April
Thursday 13th May
Thursday 10th June
Thursday 8th July
Thursday 12th August
Dates are subject to change.
6.30pm - 9.30pm
The journey begins
We begin on Thursday 10th September
This is a threshold moment to step into the circle and into the year ahead
Commitment
This is a year long circle, concluding at August 2027.
When you join, you are committing to the full journey.
This creates the safety and depth that allows the circle to truly unfold.
Energy exchange
£44 per month
or £528 paid in full
Your place is secured when payment is received.
What to bring
Each month bring:
A journal and pen
A water bottle
Food to share
A drum if you have one
From time to time you may be invited to bring other items, which will be shared in advance.
LOCATION:
Our Gathering Spaces
Our circle isn't held within one building. It follows the seasons, the weather and, at times, the needs of the group itself.
Throughout Spring and Summer, we gather waterside beside my narrowboat and beneath the canvas of the tipi, immersed in the changing rhythms of the land.
Location: Wollaston, Northamptonshire (NN29). Exact directions will be shared upon booking.
As the seasons shift, our gatherings may continue aboard the narrowboat, move into the warmth of a village hall in Denford (NN14) or Grendon (NN7), or return to the land whenever conditions allow.
Rather than committing to one venue all year, I choose the space that best serves the circle. Some evenings call for the closeness and intimacy of gathering around the hearth of the boat, while others benefit from the openness of a larger room where we have more space to move, create and explore together.
Throughout the year, our gatherings may include:
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The Narrowboat: an intimate, cosy setting where we gather together on cushions around the warmth of the fire.
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The Tipi: our seasonal ceremonial space, used whenever weather and ground conditions allow.
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The Land: local nature reserve, meadow and waterside spaces become part of our practice through seasonal rituals, mindful walking and opportunities to deepen our relationship with nature.
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Village Halls: spacious, welcoming venues that allow our work to expand when the season, weather or the needs of the group call for it.
Each space offers something different, yet the heart of the circle remains the same. Wherever we gather, our intention is to create a place where you feel safe, held and deeply connected... to yourself, to one another and to the living world around you.
Meet Hannah Lily
Your Guide for the journey
Hannah is a space holder, trauma therapist, ceremonialist and earth wisdom keeper.
She has spent the last decade walking a path of deep remembering. Of self. Of land. Of sacred practice. And gently guiding others to do the same.
Her work is rooted in the belief that healing is not about fixing, but about returning. Returning to wholeness. To truth. To rhythm.
Through her Temple space, and years of holding 1:1 sessions, group spaces and private ceremonies, she has supported hundreds of women to reclaim their voices, rewrite their stories, and step into a form of self leadership that feels grounded, soulful and real.
She has carved a devotional life that moves in rhythm with the land. A life shaped by the elements, by craft, by presence. One that finds beauty in the everyday and depth in the simple.
And at the heart of it, there is a desire to share this way of living. Not as something to strive for, but as something to remember within yourself.
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Disclaimer & Agreements
By joining this closed women’s circle, you are entering a shared space of responsibility, respect and care, both for yourself and for the group.
Personal responsibility
You are responsible for your own emotional, mental and physical wellbeing throughout the course of the year. While this space can be deeply supportive and therapeutic in nature, it is not a substitute for medical, psychological or psychiatric care. You are encouraged to listen to your own needs, honour your boundaries, and seek additional support where needed.
Commitment to the container
This is a year long closed circle. By joining, you are committing to the full duration of the journey.
This shared commitment is what allows trust, safety and depth to build over time. Your presence matters, not only for yourself, but for the group as a whole.
Energy exchange & refunds
All payments are final and non-refundable. This includes missed sessions or a change in personal circumstances. Your place in the circle is secured for the year once payment is made.
Locations & Safety
Throughout the year we gather in a variety of carefully chosen spaces, including:
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A moored narrowboat, offering a cosy and intimate setting. Most gatherings involve sitting in a very cosy and intimate setting where we will be cross-legged on cushions or the duration of our gathering.
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Outdoor natural spaces, which may include the nature reserve, walking, ceremony and occasional wild swimming.
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A seasonal tipi, used only when weather and ground conditions are suitable.
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Occasionally, a hired indoor venue if required, for example when the marina is inaccessible due to flooding or other unforeseen circumstances.
By joining the circle, you acknowledge that:
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You are responsible for your own physical wellbeing throughout each gathering.
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You will take reasonable care when moving around the boat, waterside environments and natural landscapes.
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You will follow any guidance given to support the safety and wellbeing of the group.
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You understand that participation in outdoor environments, craft activities and wild swimming carries an element of inherent risk.
Every reasonable care will be taken to create a safe and supportive environment; however, participation is undertaken at your own discretion and risk.
