Alpaca Mindfulness & Meditation
The intention of these sessions is to offer time and space to practice the art of presence and simply being amidst the alpacas in their comfortable home environment.
An opportunity to slow down, rest our minds and connect with the alpacas.
Alpacas are gentle, calm and curious creatures making them a soothing accompaniment to a meditation or mindfulness practice.
The idea is to co-create a state of calm with the alpacas using simple mindfulness and meditation techniques.
Their peaceful grazing and quiet presence can support us to become more relaxed and present, in turn allowing the alpacas to feel more at ease with us.
As we tune into the subtleties of their behaviours through our quiet observations it often allows for deeper connections with these beautiful animals and a deeper connection with ourselves.
There’s nothing complicated or inaccessible about these sessions. All that is required is the capacity to sit and an openness to being quiet and present.
We understand that stillness and quiet can be disconcerting to some so please know that you are so welcome to move around as much as you need and if you feel more comfortable bringing along a hand craft such as knitting, crocheting or similar that is very welcome. We ask that phones and tablets are left off and away for the duration of this session.
What To Expect
We will gather down at The Hideout for a short welcome, introduction to the idea of mindfulness meditation and the alpacas, health and safety briefing and opportunity to ask questions around the fire with a cuppa.
We will then head up to the paddock together to begin our session.
You can use either a camp chair or carpet square (provided) to sit in the paddock.
You will be introduced to each of the alpacas, getting to know their names and a little about each of their unique characters.
We will then settle into a brief and simple meditation together to help guide us into the present moment and settle our attention towards being present with ourselves, our surroundings and with the alpacas.
There will then be time to simply sit quietly amongst the alpacas as they calmly and quietly graze and chew the cud.
Alpacas are incredibly curios creatures and our calm presence in the paddock often prompts a gentle enquiry from them. They may come over for a closer inspection and (if you’re lucky!) you might even get a little sniff or the initiation of a nose to nose greeting.
We’ll close out the session with some time to share experiences and ask questions.
Hand washing and bathroom facilities available at The Hideout.
This experience takes place in our mums and babies paddock so you'll get to meet our yearlings up close.
These sessions are run by our Herd Manager, Carly, who has 10 years experience running yoga, meditation and wellbeing sessions in nature.
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Details:
Duration: 75 mins
Cost: £15 per person for group sessions / private sessions priced on enquiry.
Facilities: Composting toilets, hand washing.
Please wear sturdy walking shoes/boot and long trousers and dress for the weather.
Rugs/camping chairs provided.
Whilst we hope someday to be a fully accessible venue, I’m afraid we don’t yet have accessible facilities and the land is uneven in places. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs, so that we can work with you to decide if the walk is appropriate.
Biosecurity: as you'll be entering the paddocks for this session please ensure your boots and clean to avoid bringing any infectious diseases from other farms. We can provide shoe covers where needed, please ask.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Leyla G
A beautiful, tranquil and calming experience at Hideaway Wood Farm.
We were made to feel very welcome throughout the whole time we were there.
The Alpacas are adorable and were very calm when we sat near to them in the grazing field.
I would highly recommend this unique experience!
Nicki Angell-Barrick
Absolutely loved this mornings ‘Being with Alpacas’ event. Today was my first visit to Hideaway Wood Farm, I’m pretty sure it won’t be my last. Thank you