Tree Song & Yoga Nidra (for adults)

Course dates Sept 14th 2025, 10-3pm Forest Row, East Sussex. Location announced upon booking

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Suggested donation: £10-£20

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About the day

Sing and Rest with the Trees

Join Jack and River in the beautiful Ashdown Forest for a profoundly nourishing and restorative day, exploring our connection with the woodlands and all that they offer us.

The day will include a musical walk through the woods, sharing songs in celebration of the trees and other woodland life; a hearty lunch around a wood fire; sensory work with the trees, and a ‘tree nidra’ supported journey of deep rest, before completing with a sharing circle.

The day will be held lovingly by Jack Durtnall and River Jones of OBOD (Order of Bards & Druids). Between them, Jack and River have many years experience of working with people, with music and trees.

Who is this day suitable for?

  • This course is suitable for adults, no experience necessary.

The day will cover

  • Learn tree songs that nourish the heart and nervous systems and boost wellbeing
  • Rest deeply with a tree themed yoga nidra session in nature
  • Learn tree wisdom, folklore and medicine
  • Create an opportunity to engage in simple nature connection
  • Connecting with local community

Course Fee

By donation.

These days are generously funded by the National Lottery Awards for All, which enable us to offer these days for free. Fully funded places are available and if you feel called to offer an exchange and are able to, we welcome any donations to support our work in planting trees with children. Thank you.

Terms & Conditions

Please read our Terms and conditions, linked here.

About the tutors

Jack Durtnall Jack is a musician, nature connection facilitator and forest school leader who came to nature connection work through an innate love for nature and folk song, inspired by the life-work of Jon Young and the 8 Shields. Jack’s background is in music. As well as his role leading workshops and facilitating on plantings, Jack co-leads the Children’s Forest Tree Choir and is part of the team bringing through the Song Forest project. Jack is part of the Folkadelix band, hosts a monthly jam session at the Hop Yard in Forest Row and performs solo shows.

River Jones: River is a celebrant, who creates and conducts vital and inclusive rituals with and for people from all walks of life. Over the last 35 years she has worked as a facilitator of creative writing and personal development, a yoga teacher, a leader of holistic adult education and community outreach projects for the University of Sussex and a retreat facilitator. A member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD) since 2000, River is course director of OBOD’s School of Celebrancy.

Testimonials

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“I love everything about Children’s Forest's courses. These immersive nature days are filled with so much enchantment and joy that leave me feeling deeply connected to the more than human world and to my true self as an inseparable part of nature. I particularly adore singing tree songs together, which feels like a beautiful way of reciprocating the many gifts the trees offer us. I've shared with my children and they are now Children's Forests biggest fans!"

Rachel P
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