How to get to us . . .

 

We are HERE!

you can also find us by putting GL17 9PA into googlemaps.  If you are using SatNav to get to us - please look at where the arrow is pointing so that you find the right road into the farm.  SatNav users usually take the wrong turning at the last minute . . .

If you are using public transport (well done)

Bus from Gloucester

The bus station is next to the train station. Travel from Gloucester Station to Ruardean Square. Click here for a list of bus timetables.

By Car

By car from the M4 come over the old severn bridge (M48) and take the Chepstow turn off. Go into Chepstow, over the bridge on the A48, and turn left onto the B4228 signposted to Coleford and the Forest of Dean. Follow the signs to Cinderford out of Coleford. Join the A4136 then take a left turning to Lydbrook. Drive through Lydbrook until you reach the River Wye and turn right. After half a mile there is a sharp right hand turn to Ruardean. We are the first right up this road.

By car from Gloucester and M40 Take the A40 from Glos as far as Huntley, then turn left onto A4136. Follow this until you reach Nailbridge (after Mithcheldean). Turn right to Ruardean. Go through Ruardean and come down the hill towards the river Wye. Go past Little Marstow Farm (left) and Great Marstow Farm (right). We are the next left after that.

By car from the M5 Come down the M5, turn onto the M50 and go to Junc 4. Take the ring road (A40) round the top of Ross. Turn left to Goodrich after 3 miles TAKE CARE it comes up fast! Drive past the post office and school, and turn left at the T Junction under the stone bridge, then over Kerne bridge crossing the river Wye. Turn right at T junc at Kerne Bridge onto the B4234 (signed to Lydbrook) then past a garage on your right. The second left fork after the garage is signposted to Ruardean. We are the first right on this road.

Useful telephone numbers:-

Stage Coach Buses (Gloucester) - 01452 783540 click here for website

National Rail Enquiries - 03457 484950 click here for website

National Express Coaches - 0871 781 8181 click here for website

Local Taxi Companies (near the farm) - CDS Taxis 01594 834834 / Crystal Travel 01594 832288 / K&T Taxis 01594 845913 / Road Runner 07778 277752

If you are attending a course or event that finishes on Sunday or late at night please consider arranging your travel home in advance.

Contact your course/event tutor to see if they can arrange a lift share for you.

If you need to get a bus or a train please consider booking a taxi to the bus/train station in advance. Rural bus services are scant in the evenings and on Sunday, and getting a taxi at short notice in this area can be difficult.

 

  • Eco Shamanism - Year Training

    Eco Shamanism One Year Training April 2017 - March 2018 

    'Becoming one with our Earth'

    8 - 11 June 2017

    (scroll down for more dates)

    A series of six 3 day weekends every two months studying the contemporary areas of shamanism with an emphasis on eco reciprocity. You will be embarking on your own personal eco shamanic journey within a community of like minded beings (and the more than human world) whilst also learning all the major shamanic healing techniques. There will be a certificate of completion awarded following the course if all weekends have been attended and assignments completed.

    Areas covered are (but not limited to) as follows:-

    Perception, awareness and sensation - diving into ourselves as Earth - a marriage of senses and spirit (the sixth sense).

    Genius loci - spirits of land and nature, space and place; accessing places and spaces of power; connecting to the more than human world (plants, animals and other earth forms).

    The elements - a deep look at fire, earth, air and water (the course is designed around the cycles of the year).

    Energetic medicine techniques and the recovery of power - identifying and remedying misplaced energy and power.

    Soul retrieval - the return of spirit essences for a more fulfilled life, for you, others and the more than human world.

    Pilgrimage and vision quest - understanding the process of the journey within and without.

    The shamans horse (drum, rattle, sistrum and bell) - healing circles and the instrument’s voice or song.

    Psychopomp (death and dying) - assisting the dying and dead to find their true place of rest.

    The beginning and end game - the nature of time, connection to source, authenticity, the ego and icons.

    Dates: all weekends run from 6.30pm Thursday to 3 - 4pm Sunday and places are limited to 14.

    2017
    April 6 - 9 / June 8 - 11 / July 27 - 30 / October 12 - 15

    2018
    January 11 - 14 / March 8 - 11

    Further details and booking page at click here or contact Mandy direct tel: 01594 541850 mobile: 07805 800313 email: info@mandypullen.co.uk

    Course requirements: It is helpful if you know how to journey shamanically and there is an opportunity to learn this technique at a Learn to Journey workshop or, if you are not local, via Skype (please contact me separately). You will also need a shamanic drum (this can be borrowed and does not need to be owned). A commitment to all six weekends is required.

    Cost: Fees include all tuition, vegetarian meals and accommodation and can be paid in instalments over the year - please contact me to arrange this option. You will be required to commit to all 6 weekends.

    Deposit to book your place: £150 followed by
    Concessions - 2 places available £1290 less £150 deposit - £1140
    Super Early Bird by 1 Oct 2016 £1350 less £150 deposit - £1200
    Early bird price by 1st Jan 2017 £1500 less £150 deposit - £1350
    Full Price after 1st Jan 2017 £1650 less £150 deposit - £1500

    Tutor Details:

    Mandy Pullen is a shamanic practitioner based in the Forest of Dean. She runs workshops on shamanism and co leads workshops with Jane Embleton based on the Solar Festivals, the Phases of the Moon and the planets. Mandy lived at the farm over 20 years ago and set up and ran the organic garden and box scheme.


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