Links to Friends of Wild Ways:

The links below are to websites hosted by friends of Wild Ways, organisations and individuals we like, and people who are doing interesting things and providing good services. Please drop in and visit them. We're sure you'll like them too.

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Golden Days of Play with Alchemy Entertainments

Alchemy offers a range of entertainments and activities, tempting to the tastes of castles, country parks, medieval fairs, street events, festivals, banquets and weddings. We have a fine hatching of Dragons, crafted with care. Try our Dragon Puppet Walkabout, the Dragon Procession or our Dragon Play, hands-on fun with theatre skills especially suitable for school holidays. For special celebrations we offer our custom-made Fire Theatre shows. With our expert fire performers, drama, music, costume and pyrotechnic effects, we will bring sparkle to your night! Hear Dragon tales, Celtic and Norse myths or Tolkien's tales of monsters and heroes. 
Please visit our website for more information.

www.theatreofalchemy.co.uk

Wild Heart Dance Workshops

Classes in the West Midlands. "But why dance?" you might ask.
For me the answer is simple - it has changed my life and I love it. Through the 5 Rhythms I have become more alive, more real and more available in my meetings with others. I have learned to be more spontaneous and in the moment whilst taking myself less seriously. I have also gained a greater integrity and a deeper commitment to my life, my death and to my relationships. Your journey with the 5 Rhythms will be your own and unique, but I know it will support you too if you choose the dancing path.
Hope to meet you in the dance,
Neil

www.danceit.co.uk/Wildheartdance

Forest Schools Birmingham 

Forest Schools and Outdoor Learning programs throughout Birmingham and the West Midlands in a variety of settings including schools at all key stages, private, community, and extended provision. We have extensive experience in the Special Needs sector. Our Natural Playgrounds team complete our holistic service by helping schools to design their grounds for maximum learning potential. All our practitioners are qualified in Forest School delivery and trained to work outdoors with a wide range of people to the very highest safety standards. Our backgrounds are varied; from qualified teachers to experienced woodland managers, all with one thing in common...a passion for connecting people with nature... while having fun!

www.forestschoolsbirmingham.com

Nature's Pharmacy

Natures Pharmacy was established in 1996, by our Master Herbalist, Melanie Cardwell. Since then, we have been providing mail order herbal products, an email herbal health advice service, and clinics in both Essex and Hertfordshire. We are a sympathetic and ethical company, providing flexible, balanced and effective herbal preparations, working to balance mind, body and spirit. We always endeavour to provide the highest quality, organic or wild-harvested herbal medicine formulae, coupled with our approach to healing the body as naturally as possible, using tried & tested remedies and ancient traditions, to fit in with today’s busy lifestyles... encouraging optimum health and well-being!

www.naturespharmacy.org.uk

The Mistletoe Foundation

The Mistletoe Foundation is open to everyone who likes Mistletoe, it has no members, and is not affiliated to any Orders or Groups, but is open to all Druids, Botanists and anyone who loves this sacred plant. In 2008, The Mistletoe Foundation was handed over in ceremony - by its founder Stefan Allen - to Suzanne and Jake Thomas, who now co-ordinate events such as the Druid Ceremony at the annual Mistletoe Festival in Tenbury Wells.

www.mistletoefoundation.co.uk

Swanfall

Death is something which affects all of us but we still have no caring and structured way of dealing with this most important of transitions. Instead, if we are not lucky enough to gain the support of family and friends or brave enough to take advantage of the support of professionals, we can be left like a fish out of water, struggling to take the next breath. Swanfall is a new way of dealing with death by using story and personal experience to help prepare for it. Swanfall uses the power of story and the honesty of one person's experience to encourage people to open up their locked box of memory and come to terms with their fear and grief by sharing common ground. 

swanfall.co.uk

Adam Watson  

is a craftsman... making beautiful, handmade clothing for men and women. Using the materials he loves so much - linens, silks, hemp and even leather - Adam creates stylish made- to- measure clothing that will last.

www.adamwatson.biz

Cilla Conway 

is a visionary artist who works with video, paint, and land art. She is the author of The Intuitive Tarot and her unpublished deck, the Devas of Creation. She facilitates workshops on art, tarot, and the Devas (the Shining Beings that underpin the universe). Visit her at:

www.cillaconway.com.

Owl Woman

Elen Sentier's Celtic novels and shamanic books; other writers in similar style and tradition; pictures; stories; workshops.

www.owlwoman.org.uk

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Celtic Shaman's Universe

3 year training in Celtic shamanism, based in the Mabinogion & using less well known British sites as focci. Taleweaving, stories based in the British legends and songs.

www.peagreenboat.demon.co.uk

Biodynamic Gardening

is about gardening in harmony with nature using Rudolph Steiner's concepts - organic gardening with extra oooomph! Based around my own garden here in the Welsh Marches and the gardens I've done for Weleda (UK) Ltd at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Includes workshops and talks.

www.peagreenboat.co.uk

The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids 

is the largest Druid group in the world, providing distance learning courses, publications, regular gatherings, and much more.

www.druidry.org

The British Druid Order 

is a loosely-structured international community of shamanically-inclined, free-thinking Druids drawing inspiration from the ancient land and legends of the Prettanic (British) Isles.

www.druidry.co.uk

The Hoop Centre 

is a new, alternative dance & fitness project offering HoopGirl.com accredited hooping classes in the West Midlands, UK. Gems currently teaches the HoopGirl Workout to Level 1 standard, taking you from 'What is a hula-hoop?' to being a fully fledged, beautiful hoop-dancer! Visit: www.thehoopcentre.com