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SUMMARY:New Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The Leela \nNew Year Gathering \nCelebration – Ceremony – Community\nwith Sanjula\, Louise & Team\n \nYou’re Invited! \nMonday 29th December 2025 – Friday 2nd January 2026 \n\n\nWelcome the New Year in Celebration\, Ceremony & Community \nJoin us for a heart-opening New Year Gathering at Leela – a 5-day journey of celebration\, ceremony\, music\, and connection as we welcome 2026 together. \nWhether you long for stillness or celebration\, soulful ritual or joyful dance\, this gathering offers space for it all. You can choose to step fully into the path of celebration\, join the gentle flow of slowing down and reflection\, or move naturally between the two. \nReconnect with old friends\, make new ones\, and give yourself time to relax\, reset\, and align with what truly matters. \n\nWhat you will experience: \nA rich programme of experiences across five days designed to nourish body\, heart\, and spirit: \nRituals\, Meditations & Workshops\nFire Ritual with Zohar\, Sanjula\, Louise & Sacred Fire Keeper Vic\nShamanic Divination with Zohar\nGratitude Ceremony with Tarisha & Kathi\nYoga Nidra with Nartan\nDaily Morning Gatherings – dance & connection with the Leela Team  \nCreativity – Making Temple Tins with Shanna Mandira \nMovement & Expression\nEcstatic Dance with DJ Jan Micheal\nYoga with Nartan\nEmotional Expression with Sanjula\nFriendship Speed Dating with Louise & Sanjula\nImprov Comedy with John Cremer\nOpen Mic Night with Buds & Sarah\nNew Year\, New Frequency with Kimaya \nMusic\, Sound & Stillness\nSinging Medicine with Tarisha\nSound Journey with Tarisha & Bart\nYin Space in the Yurt – soft music\, rest\, and reflection \nConnection & Touch\nWomens & Mens Sharing Circles\nSacred Touch & Nourishment with Bayari\nFriendship & Connection with Kimaya \nNature & Renewal\nVisit the sacred spaces on the Leela land\nTime in nature\, fireside reflection\, and delicious shared meals co-created by our team of Leela cooks \nSauna & Healing\nEvening Sauna\nIn-house Healing Team available for optional 1:1 sessions including massage\, energy work and coaching.  \n  \nCheck out the schedule HERE!Check out the schedule HERE!And of course… A New Year’s Eve Celebration! \nThis year’s theme invites you to explore the living archetypes that move through us all – the King\, Queen\, Jester\, High Priestess\, Magician\, Lover\, Warrior\, and Mystic or an archetype you connect with or want to explore! \nThrough dance\, play\, and connection we’ll embody these timeless energies – discovering the power\, wisdom\, humour\, and heart they bring to our lives. Whether you’re drawn to the regal stillness of the Queen\, the wild laughter of the Jester\, or the deep vision of the Mystic\, this gathering offers space to meet and express them all on the dancefloor! \nCome dressed as the energy you wish to embody for 2026 – your inner King or Queen\, your Jester or Mystic\, or any expression that feels alive in you. \nExpect a rich night of:\n✨ Dancing Leela style\n✨ A New Years Feast prepared by the awesome Leela kitchen team\n✨ Midnight Blessing & Countdown to 2026\n✨ Chill-out Yin Yurt around the fire\, open for a softer landing \nWhether you dance until the stars fade or rest quietly by the fire\, this is your invitation to begin 2026 in the spirit of joy\, reverence\, and transformation\, a mythic celebration of the human spirit. \nWho’s this for? \nThis gathering is for Leela friends old and new\, and anyone drawn to connection\, creativity\, and conscious celebration. \nIt’s for those who wish to:\n⭐️ Begin the year feeling inspired\, grounded\, and connected\n⭐️ Celebrate with music\, ceremony\, and heart\n⭐️ Relax in community and enjoy time in nature\n⭐️ Choose your own rhythm – dance\, rest\, or reflect\n⭐️ Honour the turning of the year with meaning and joy\nNew Year’s Day \nA slow\, nourishing start to 2026. \nMorning meditation and movement\, or a long\, gentle lie-in\nCommunity brunch\nNew Year visioning\, connection\, and an evening of togetherness. \nMeet the Facilitation Team\nSanjula Host & FacilitatorSanjula is a deeply experienced facilitator trained over many years at Humaniversity under the guidance of Veeresh. She specialises in working with women\, supporting emotional expression\, empowerment\, and deep healing. Her work is grounded in Shamanic deep healing bodywork and extensive experience facilitating and assisting primal groups. Sanjula runs Empowerment for Women workshops at Leela and brings a grounded\, heart-led presence shaped by her own healing journey\, particularly in the art of forgiveness within family relationships.LouiseHost & FacilitatorLouise lives at Leela and supports people to reconnect with their true\, authentic\, and lovable selves.\nA transformational coach and mindful living guide\, she brings warmth\, embodiment\, and creativity to her offerings.\nRooted in a deep love of the natural world\, she weaves ritual\, circle\, and manifestation into her work\, creating spaces that honour both depth and lightness. \nShe loves to work in tune with the cycles of nature\, crafting rituals and experiences that nurture both presence and joy.KimayaHost & FacilitatorKimaya is an energy channel and intuitive guide who brings warmth\, presence\, and a touch of magic wherever she goes. She brings a mix of intuition\, energy work and grounded presence to help people open\, relax and reconnect with what’s real inside. She has a natural gift for tuning into the group field and guiding others with ease and a bright\, uplifting spirit. \nChanneled Flow - New Year\, New Frequency\nStart your year with a clear reset for your body\, energy and mind with this Channeled Flow practice. \nIn this two-hour session\, Kimaya guides you through simple\, effective practices: including fluid somatic practices\, breath work\, spinal unwinding with gentle sound\, to help you release tension and create more inner space. \nThis workshop is designed to support you in letting go of 2025 and reconnecting with your new natural flow. You’ll explore practical tools to regulate your system\, feel more present in your body\, and tune into the new frequencies and light codes. \nYou’ll leave feeling more centered\, relaxed and aligned\, with a clearer sense of how to stay connected to yourself as you move into the New Year. \nFriendship & Connection - Moving into Meeting\nIn this gentle\, embodied session\, we explore connection as something that begins within and naturally extends outward. \nThrough soft movement\, grounding\, and simple awareness practices\, you’ll first reconnect with your own body\, breath\, and inner rhythm. From there\, we slowly open into shared space: moving through the room\, sensing others\, and allowing moments of meeting to arise organically. \nYou’ll be invited into light partner explorations\, such as moving side by side\, sitting back-to-back or facing one another\,  always with choice\, curiosity\, and respect for your own boundaries. Touch\, eye contact\, breath\, or gentle sound may be explored in an optional\, supportive way. \nThroughout the practice\, you’ll check in with yourself: \nWhere am I — with me\, with the other\, or in the space in between? \nYou’ll leave feeling more open\, grounded\, and at ease in connection\, with a clearer sense of how to stay connected to yourself while relating to others. \nJohn CremerThe Magic of the Moment - Improvisation as a Spiritual DisciplineJohn Cremer has taught improv here at Leela for over twenty years\nHe is the founder of the Maydays – one of Europe’s top improvisation companies and he has trained and performed in Chicago\, the Mecca of improv.\nJohn is an award winning professional speaker who has worked with a range of top notch organisations around the world\nHis teaching style is an unusual blend of positive and supportive vibes with the occasional challenging leap into the unknown\nWhen he is offstage you will find him rewilding the woodland at Leela or fly fishing in exotic locationsThe Magic of the Moment - Improvisation as a spiritual discipline\nA highly interactive series of experiences designed to take us safely out of our comfort zones into a realm of spontaneous creativity\nWe will acquire some simple yet effective techniques which enable us to respond to the unexpected in collaborative ways\nWe will also laugh a lot\n\nMaximum 12 participants\nWe will start on time\nPlease do not wear artificial fragrances  – you will be asked to leave\nZohar BahirShamanic Divination | Fire RitualZohar began her unique journey more than 30 years ago and has continued to develop her skills to this day. In 2014\, following a dream career as an airline pilot\, she decided to explore shamanic healing and travelled to the Amazon where she lived with the Shipibo tribe for several months. \nDuring this time\, she underwent an advanced and intense initiation with a Shipibo maestro curandero\, a master healer. \nAfter returning to the UK with newfound inspiration\, she completed a 3-year course in Classical Shamanism and has been working as a shamanic practitioner ever since. \nWhen it comes to teaching Zohar believes in an experiential approach and her workshops reflect this methodology.Shamanic Divination\nDivination is a method of consulting the wisdom of the enlightened compassionate loving spirit allies\, with a view to problem-solving (past\, present\, future). \nIn this mini workshop\, you will learn how to connect with a powerful spirit ally known as The Divination Master with the aim of receiving wisdom\, guidance and healing. \nYou will learn and experience shamanic journeying to your spirit ally using shamanic drum or rattle. \nIf you intend joining this workshop\, please bring a notebook and a collection of very small objects from your home or nature. This will be your casting set. \nTarishaGratitude Ceremony | Singing MedicineTarisha is a Singing Medicine woman and a keeper of the land at Leela.\nSongs and prayers come naturally through her\, connecting us to the Divine\, to the light inside..to the light worldwide..\nShe is an inspiring musician and poet with a visible creative fire that inspires and uplifts those around her.Singing Medicine - Our Source Connection\nWhen we sing with and to nature\, we remember our natural source connection.\nHere we are more at home. Here we know what we need and what is needed.\nPerhaps you call it the flow state.\nCome and rest in Gaia’s heartbeat. We sing simple medicine songs\, receiving the good vibrations we create together in the yurt.\nGratitude Ceremony\n\nWhat good medicine Gratitude is! When we remember how full our life is and the MANY blessings we have received in 2025\, our soul is uplifted.\nTogether we will create a ceremony\, a ritual devoted to gratitude and leave with a BIG smile on our face.\n\nRamanaSilent Disco Ramana is passionate about creating supportive environments for all living beings. With a background in psychology\, bodywork\, and Humaniversity social meditations\, she will offer a Silent Disco around the fire.BayariSacred Touch & NourishmentBayari is a sensual alchemist who transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. \nShe loves to hold space for creativity\, healing and connecting the sacred and the mystical. One of her alchemical gifts is offering a gateway to sacred oils and layers of vibration. She brings a warm\, fun-loving approach to all that she does.VicSacred Fire KeeperVic\, lovingly known as our Fire Shiva\, will tend the sacred flame throughout the gathering. A true outdoorsman with a big heart\, he brings his passion for nature\, devotion to the elements\, and grounded presence to the New Year fire ritual.Nartan RoseYoga Nidra | Hatha YogaNartan is a passionate yoga practitioner and teacher. She began practising 15 years ago\, experiencing many physical and mental benefits\, and over time have developed a deep awe and appreciation for the ancient roots of the practice\, self-awareness\, achieved through movement\, breathing techniques and stillness. \nPrabuddhoOpen Mic MeditationPrabuddho is a dedicated meditation and emotional expression facilitator\, improv comedy enthusiast\, and Laughter Yoga teacher\, Prabuddho combines his love for theatrical activities with his experience in Humaniversity Therapist Training\, and a love for community. In addition to his creative pursuits\, he enjoys teaching maths in higher education.KathiGratitude Ceremony | New Year RitualAt this celebration\, Kathi will be co-facilitating the Gratitude Ceremony with Tarisha and the New Year Ritual with Louise\, inviting reflection\, integration\, and a heartfelt opening into the year ahead. \nKathi is a passionate event manager and creator with a deep love for beauty\, detail\, and meaningful connection. She has a natural gift for weaving people\, spaces\, and experiences into coherent and nourishing containers.Read more ....\nAs a facilitator-in-training\, Kathi is devoted to holding embodied and systemic spaces that support people in reconnecting with themselves\, their bodies\, and the wider systems they are part of. Her work is rooted in presence\, sensitivity\, and a strong attunement to what is needed in the moment. \n  \nSarahOpen Mic | MegaokeSarah has lifelong experience of working with people of all ages. She is passionate about creating settings where everyone has the opportunity to live up to their potential and feel comfortable to speak out and be authentic. She is a natural at bringing joy to others and loves connection and laughter.HanyikaLaughter YogaMy name is Hanyika\, and I love bringing joy into life.\nI’m passionate about self-love\, healthy living\, simple food\, nature\, foraging\, and laughter. \nAt the festival I’ll be sharing Laughter Yoga and making Danish twisted bread over the campfire.  Laughing is a powerful medicine\, it helps reduce stress\, boost wellbeing\, and connect us with ourselves and each other. Come as you are.Late night DJ sets from DJ Jan Michael\, DJ Maiki\, DJ Dhavindha & Shanna Madira\nJan MichaelEcstatic Dance - New Years Eve DJ setDJ Jan-Michael is a London-based Ecstatic Dance DJ\, blending Tribal\, Afro\, Latin and electronic grooves. A Leela favourite\, he will guide a powerful dance journey and New Year DJ set.Shanna MandiraDJ sets | Temple Tins | Face PaintingShanna Mandira DJing over 40 years and an uplifting mixes of genres to get you on dancing feet !\nWill be facilitating making your own personal Temple Tins to carry on travels for your portable shrines !\nAnd will be face painting and glittering your Archetypes for New Year’s !DhavindhaDJDhavindha’s passion for DJing was ignited at Leela’s Ecstatic Dance festival…the combination of rhythm\, human connection and euphoric vibes inspired him to delve deeper into the realms of transformational music \nHe moved to Leela and soon began to offer dance sets – since the beginning there has been a tribal atmosphere that inspires deeper embodiment \nDhavindha also has a flair for bringing musical expression from cultures such as Arabic and African.Join Us! \nCome as you are. Bring your heart\, your curiosity\, and your longing for connection. \nTogether\, we’ll enter 2026 in celebration\, ceremony\, and community! \nBOOK NOW! (private accommodation limited)Details: \nStart: December 29th @ 7:00 pm (arrive from 5pm\, dinner is at 7pm\, first session at 8pm. \nEnd: January 2nd @ 2:00 pm (Spend the afternoon relaxing/integrating or heading home early) \nRegistration price including all meals: £420 plus accommodation \n Payment plans available\nIncludes food\, workshops\, ceremonies & sauna access \nAccommodation:\nDorm £80\nOwn campervan £0 \nDorm Bed Deluxe £120\nRegular Private Room £200 \nLarge Private Room £240\nPremium Private Room £260\nPremium Ensuite Private Room £280\nMobile Back Private Room £200\nPine Cabin Large Room £260\nPine Cabin Regular Room £220\nSingle pod £180 \nDouble pod £220\nShepherd’s Hut £220 \nClick here to have a closer look at our accommodations. \nAn off-site ticket is also available for those who prefer to stay locally in nearby B&Bs\, hotels\, or Airbnbs (Gillingham and Shaftesbury are both close by): £350 (ticket including meals) – please contact the booking office to arrange. \nLinks to hotels and B&B’s Gillingham\, Dorset: \nBed & Breakfast click here\nHotels click here\nAirBnB click here
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