Events

Finding Our Way in Troubled Times

8am-12.30pm, Saturday 18 July 2026
Shoreham-By Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5LG

“ The times are urgent, we need to slow down ”
Bayo Akomolafe

A gathering for anyone who senses we are living through a time of profound reckoning and who longs to meet it with courage, clarity, and compassion. Guided by the Courage & Renewal^® approach, we will work with multiple ways of knowing and co-create a trustworthy space to help us listen for the wisdom that lies beneath the noise of a world in upheaval as we ask, “what is ours to do?”

We live in troubled times. And still, we work, smile, shop, cook, tend to our gardens and friendships. But when we pause — really pause — we often sense something deeper stirring beneath the surface. A knowing that all is not well. A quiet ache, a low hum of grief, a feeling that we are not only witnesses but participants in a great unravelling. In those still moments, we may feel a subtle dread, a shared knowing among those who are awake to the fragility of our time. A grief not easily named, carried quietly by many.

Our belief is that to meet the challenges of these times we need to reconnect with the sacred: the “more than”, the greater whole of which we are part. There are a myriad names to name this large whole - soul, inner teacher, original nature - and no one word is adequate to capture this ineffable mystery.

The morning will offer a gentle weave of activities: creating and walking a beach labyrinth, shared breakfast, poetry, guided meditation, singing, and time for you to reflect individually and in small groups. A spacious morning to reconnect with what matters.

We’ll begin with a labyrinth walk on the beach at low tide. Together we’ll build a classical 7-circuit labyrinth using pebbles to mark the path. A labyrinth is a single, spiralling path that leads to central area and then you walk the same path back out, returning to the beginning. Unlike mazes there are no tricks or dead ends. The labyrinth is often referred to as an archetypal image as it emerged in different cultures over 4000 years ago and is thought of as a mirror or metaphor for the evolutionary spiral of life and change.

No experience of meditation, labyrinths or retreats necessary.

Advance booking required – reserve your place

What participants say about our previous Circle of Trust retreats

“ Felt like my essence was seen, acknowledged and reinforced ”
Salman Ahmad

“ I felt safely held, supported and free to roam with my inquiry and sense into my own rhythms and rhyme. This is powerful and heart-full work ”
Rita McNulty

“ What a gift. Beautifully held in a magical place with a balance of thoughtful provocation and silent reflection. I came away feeling deeply content and restored ”
Nicole Bradfield