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The Garden Temple is a nurturing retreat space in Croston, Lancs.

You are warmly invited to join soulful gatherings of creativity, celebration and connection… yoga and meditation, women’s circles, candlelit evenings, aromatherapy and sound baths.

05/12/2025

December 3rd, 4th and 5th

Today I am remembering the power of honesty and authenticity.

The truth is I haven’t felt inspired to post here the last few days… nothing revealed itself or wanted to be spoken. So I didn’t because I’m not very good at saying things for the sake of it!

I was questioning why I had announced I was going to do this in the first place. I softened the grip on the ‘rule’ I made and found a way round it that worked for me.
A couple of days ago a friend and I were admiring the silhouettes of trees. I love their honesty and transparent nakedness… no hiding behind leaf laden boughs, showy blossoms or hanging fruits. They no longer serve anyone else, neither an obvious source of food nor shelter from the elements.

Today I remember and celebrate my honesty and authenticity 🙏🏽

02/12/2025

✨December 2nd✨

Today I am remembering the strength of my courageous heart.

Our soul journeys through lifetimes, each reincarnation presenting different experiences as opportunities for our soul’s growth. Sometimes we accept and meet life’s offerings with ease but other times life feels too much to bear.
In these moments I try to remember my courageous heart (cœur is French for heart). The heart of our subtle body is the meeting place of the earthly lower centres and the heavenly upper centres. For me it feels like the space where our soul assimilates life.
The heart is not only a physical muscle but an energetic muscle too that loves to be worked.

Place a hand on your heart and breathe in. As you breathe out allow your breath to flow down through your body and into the earth. Breathe back up to your heart and feel your breath filling your heart. Breathe back down through your body into the earth. Begin to sense a fullness in your heart. You are opening a pathway to feeling and courage. This is not about putting on a brave face, there’s no bypassing here. Courage is embodied - through the breath and the body you reach the depths of the heart.

‘I am remembering the strength of my courageous heart’.

01/12/2025

December 1st

I am strongly feeling Advent or ‘the energy of coming’ this year.
For me Christmas is Christ Mas - our birth into light or Christ consciousness. For years I have practised a meditation that begins with my connection to the earth, creates an alignment between heaven and earth, lights up the pineal gland, bathes the crown in light before it is received by the heart.
Over the years it has awakened and strengthened my connection to god/source/the divine. I feel it through my body and soul…. And as strongly as I feel it, so too do I forget it. I am reminded every day of my human-ness!!

This year I’m feeling the energy of this advent strongly both personally and in the collective… a deep sense of re-memberance- remembering who we are and why we are here and finding a sense of belonging to ourselves, each other and god however that looks for each of us.

So many are going through big challenges. If you feel called please join me in daily intentions of remembrance and becoming to embolden our spirits as we move through the final weeks of 2025 into 2026.

Each day through advent I intend to re-member what it is I am or I am becoming.

Today I am remembering my connection to god. ✨

22/11/2025

How are you feeling? Is anyone else feeling a big sense of needing to release old stuff? Physically decluttering, Mentally auditing old thought patterns, finally releasing old and well worn beliefs about yourself?

I’m really feeling the need to make the closing of 2025 and the entrance into 2026 as spacious as possible- physically, mentally and spiritually.

Talk to loved ones in spirit or ask your god/higher self/source for guidance and support. Their energy is always waiting to respond to you.

Feel the opening of more and more moments of psychic connection and synchronicity as we move through the coming weeks and months.

With love,
Claire x

11/11/2025

✨Meditation from the beginning ✨
✨New Class - Tuesdays 5-6.15pm✨

If you have always wanted to learn to meditate, have tried and struggled to be still or quieten your brain you may want to try Dru Meditation. During a session you will be guided through pranayama (breath work), gentle movement (prana kriyas) as well as experiencing a guided deep relaxation all before you sit to meditate. Your body and mind are ready to settle into stillness and over time these practices become 2nd nature. You will integrate them into your everyday life with ease.
A group that have been coming to these sessions for 2 years now are really feeling the benefits.

After teaching Dru yoga for 4 years I studied Dru Meditation for 18 weekends before qualifying as a teacher in 2015. I have been teaching in a variety of settings since then - retreats, schools, charities, hospitals and corporate events. These practices have kept me sane over the years and have alleviated anxiety and stress during the most challenging times.

The sessions will be held in my Garden Sanctuary, it’s a warm and cosy space where all props are provided. The spaces are limited to 6 and as we are learning and layering practices I ask that you commit to the weekly sessions by paying monthly.

You are welcome to come and try the class during November and December then if you choose to, reserve your place from January. If you are interested in joining please send me a message. The taster classes will start next Tuesday 18th November at 5pm

I’m looking forward to starting this journey with you ,
Claire 🙏🏽

11/11/2025

If you’d like to do some of your Christmas shopping in a calm and relaxing space with a glass of something sparkly or a cup of tea whilst having a little pamper yourself then come along to the new ‘sanctuary’ in Croston. If you already know Neal’s Yard you’ll know how gorgeous the organic products are, if not you’re in for a treat. I’ll even do your wrapping and deliver to your door free of charge ❤️

Sunday 16th and 23rd November, 3-5pm

Please book a space here so I know you’re coming for space and refreshments,

https://bookwhen.com/gardentemple

09/11/2025

It may have been cold and rainy outside today but we were cosy in the Garden Temple Sanctuary bathed in the warmth of kind hearted company.

We wrote reflections on the ‘treasure’ we have harvested in 2025- all that we want to carry with us into 2026 and all that we were ready to let go in a fire and water ceremony.

Seasonal and elemental self hand, feet and face massages, mudra, meditation, pranayama, gentle asana and deep rest prepared us for journalling before sharing a healthy lunch and tea and chocolates. I love these days…an opportunity to be in sacred space as well as being light hearted and fun ❤️🙏🏽

Here are dates for the next 3 months. The places are limited to 6 on each date. I am also able to organise weekday retreats for your group on request.

Sunday 28th December, 11-2
Sunday 18th January, 11-2
Sunday 8th February, 11-2

Book here…

https://bookwhen.com/gardentemple

06/11/2025

I have had a productive week in the Garden Temple Sanctuary…
I have varnished the floor and made some shelves… feeling a little bit pleased with myself 😆

As you can see the shelves are now stocked with lots of organic Neals Yard products. I have used these divine pots and bottles of of skin, bath, body and beauty remedies for years and absolutely love them. These are all samples for you to have a play with and order whether you are here for sessions/retreat days or a Neals Yard gathering where I can offer mini facials and massages.

There are 2 Sunday afternoons gatherings in November for you to come along alone or with friends and family.
Please book below, there is no charge for the event but there are limited spaces. Come alone or bring friends and family just please book a space for everyone coming. I’ll provide warm drinks or something sparkly and some nibbles.

Sunday 16th November, 3-5pm
Sunday 23rd November, 3-5pm

Book here…
https://bookwhen.com/gardentemple

04/11/2025

There is 1 space for Friday evening’s Candlelit evening,
7th November 7-9pm in Croston , Lancashire

✨A Candlelit Evening in the Garden Temple Sanctuary in Croston is time to reset at the end of your week. It is an evening out with a difference - a sacred pause to gather with friends you bring along or come on your own as many do. The groups are always welcoming and friendly. I create a healing space for you to attend to your body, mind, heart and souls' needs, lit with candles and scented with essential oils. We begin by arriving in the space, lighting a candle and creating intentions and dedications. You are then guided on a potent journey of pranayama (breath practices), gentle energy release movements and deep rest. We finish the evening with tea, cacao treats and choosing your own oracle cards.✨

Book here-

https://bookwhen.com/gardentemple

02/11/2025

There are 2 spaces left on next Sunday’s ‘Easy Like Sunday Morning’ - 9th Nov, 11-2, Croston, Lancs.

Arrive at 11 and settle into your space, light a candle, find your breath and arrive into your body.

The next 3 hours is all about allowing and receiving. Being immersed in nature is deeply grounding as your senses align to the season.

The yoga is pranayama to soothe the nervous system , subtle movement and mudra and restorative relaxation to ease the body and mind into stillness and surrender.

We will also share a warming autumnal lunch.

Book here …

https://bookwhen.com/gardentemple

01/11/2025

Last night I so wanted to create a sacred space and connect with my ancestors. The reality was I had had a long day at work and after a challenging week I fell asleep on the couch at 8.30pm watching Goosebumps!
This morning though after lighting a candle, smudging and settling into my new ‘sanctuary’ I chanted to Lakshmi. I opened my eyes to this beauty. It broke my dream. I can’t recall details but there were lots of ladybirds.

I love how this place offers shamanic guidance - Owls have called in synchrony to spoken wisdom in a women’s circle, a dragon fly circled someone who recently lost a loved one, the sun breaks through clouds in celebration of a moment of clarity.

‘A "ladybird sign from heaven" is a belief that a ladybird landing on you is a spiritual message from a loved one who has passed away, bringing comfort and a sense of connection. It symbolizes that a loved one is watching over you, and ladybugs are often seen as messengers from heaven. This symbolism is associated with themes of good luck, protection, and healing…In some traditions, ladybirds are considered heavenly messengers or religious symbols. For example, in medieval France, they were seen as messengers from God, and in England, they were linked to the Virgin Mary’

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