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One morning on the moor. One evening online. A monthly membership for women who are always holding everyone else — and are ready to be held for a while.

THE GATHERING GROUND

THIS IS NOT THERAPY - THIS IS ABOUT WELLBEING AND CONNECTION.


The Gathering Ground is a community for women who are always holding everyone else — and are ready to be held for a while. Do you recognise this?

  

For years I have worked with women who treated rest as a reward they had to earn — something allowed only after everything was done. But "everything" is never done. That's the trap. The moor rests because resting is part of how it works, not a prize for finishing.


The moor doesn't hurry. It has never once checked its notifications. It rests all winter, every winter, without apologising to anyone — and it's still the most alive place I know. That's why I chose to create the Gathering Ground here.


The Gathering Ground has two parts:


Moor & More

Seasonal Living Circle


Creating meaningful experiences that inspire and connect and promote rest.


Come and join us,

Carla x



 


MOOR & MORE

SEASONAL LIVING CIRCLE

SEASONAL LIVING CIRCLE

 Our monthly membership. 


Every month: one real walk-and-write gathering on Dartmoor, one creative evening online, plus journaling prompts and a private community in between. 


No pressure to attend everything. No homework. No "growth journey". Just a rhythm. 


SUBSCRIBE BELOW TO STAY UP TO DATE

SEASONAL LIVING CIRCLE

SEASONAL LIVING CIRCLE

SEASONAL LIVING CIRCLE

 A quarterly, half-day gathering marking each season. Members come free; anyone can buy a one-off ticket. 


Themes

October - "Gathering"

January - "Clearing"

April - "Renewing"

July - "Radiating"

Register Your Interest

SUGGESTION BOX

SEASONAL LIVING CIRCLE

SUGGESTION BOX

What would make this feel made for you?


A morning time? A particular day of the week?

A particular kind of creative session? 


Just like the moor, we are evolving and renewing all the time. I'd rather build it around real answers. 


Email gatheringgrounduk@gmail.com with your suggestions. I read every message.

Make a Suggestion

Membership Opens Monday 21st September 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at gatheringgrounduk@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

  

A community of nature-rooted, creative gatherings for women, based around Tavistock and Dartmoor with an online strand for everywhere else. There are two ways in: Moor & More, the monthly membership (one live walk-and-write gathering plus one creative evening online, every month), and the Seasonal Living Circle, a quarterly half-day event you can attend as a one-off — no membership required.


  

No. "Gathering" is open to everyone — a standalone ticket is £39 (£32 early bird). Members of Moor & More attend every seasonal circle free, so if you're thinking of joining anyway, joining first is the better deal.


  

A typical morning: we meet, we walk (gently — this is not a fitness event), we settle somewhere sheltered with flasks of tea, we write to a prompt or two, we make something simple with our hands, and we talk — or don't. Silence is a perfectly acceptable contribution. You might leave with something on paper, something made, or simply that particular lightness that comes from a morning when nobody needed anything from you.


  

· One live gathering on Dartmoor every month

· One creative evening session online every month (recorded if you can't make it live)

· Monthly journaling prompt packs

· A private members' community

· Free attendance at every quarterly Seasonal Living Circle

Founding members: £15/month, locked in for as long as you stay. Standard rate thereafter: £19/month. Cancel anytime — no notice period, no guilt trip.


  

On and around the edges of Dartmoor, within easy reach of Tavistock — exact meeting points are shared with members and ticket-holders. Walks are short and gentle (think amble, not yomp), with an accessible or indoor alternative when the moor is being dramatic. If you have mobility considerations, tell me when you book and we'll make it work.


  

Boots or sturdy shoes, layers (Dartmoor invented weather), and a notebook you don't mind getting rained on. Everything else — prompts, materials, tea, biscuits — is provided.


Absolutely not! This is a community environment, designed to hold space for the sharing of empathy, wisdom, care and humour amongst women. A space where we all get to put our burdens down for a short while and take some rest.


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