The Hearth 2026

The Hearth is a ceremonial nature-immersion retreat. During these six days, you will be spending extended time in nature, expanding your boundaries and your ability to communicate with the world, through fasting, guided breath and voicework, and prayerful movement. You will spend time sitting in council around the fire, sleeping under the stars, off-grid and close to the land, with just yourself, with nature and with a small group of fellow explorers.

This is a timely invitation to leave behind the trappings of your busy life and sink deep into the mystery that is the natural world, and begin to understand your intimate relationship with it. This is a call for you to sink a tap-root deep down into the soil, to connect you back with the source of all things, to find ballast, balance and a new orientation for yourself and for the future.

_with Mac Macartney and Tugba Kirhan _

In this ceremony, in the beautiful valley of Embercombe, we follow the steps of those who walked this wild land thousands of years ago, connecting with something sacred, sometimes forgotten and yet very necessary, now more urgently than ever. Our intention is to find a deeper appreciation of ourselves as a crucial part of nature, rather than separate from it, and the sense of belonging, peace and purpose that this may bring for us and those that we return to. Join us.

The Hearth is open to those who have participated in The Journey at Embercombe and to anyone who is ready to deepen their understanding of themselves and the unique offering they can make to the world.

This programme involves breathwork, fasting and sleeping under canvas for three consecutive days. If you have not participated in The Journey programme please contact support@embercombe.org before booking to see if this the right programme for you.

**TIMES: ** Arrival between 1pm and 1.45pm for a 2pm start. Departure at 10am.

**FEES: **
£1,055 Subsidised Ticket
£1,175 Regular Ticket

Limited bursary places are available on application _here_.

**BALANCE PAYMENTS: ** If you have previously purchased a Deposit Ticket and are looking to pay the balance of your ticket in full, please do so here

SLIDING SCALE: We ask that you read about our ticket pricing model here and reflect on your financial situation before choosing which ticket to purchase.

TICKET TYPES:

Subsidised Ticket (Does not cover our costs, but you’d face hardship otherwise)

Regular Ticket (Covers the costs of this programme but does not allow us to offer discounted tickets to those who need it)

Supporter Bundle (Regular Ticket plus a donation that enables Subsidised Tickets and supports our work)

Friendship Bundle (Regular Ticket plus a donation that extends our bursary programme and supports our work)

**TERMS & CONDITIONS: ** Read our Booking Terms & Conditions here.

If you have any questions, please contact _support@embercombe.org_