The Forge on Mull
We invite you to join us for a week of Hebridean sound and sea scapes.
Craft an instrument in tune with the Earth and your own Being.
We invite you to join us for a week of Hebridean sound and sea scapes.
Craft an instrument in tune with the Earth and your own Being.
Venue
Our home on Mull is the very comfortable private hotel Ardachy House. We will have sole occupancy of the entire building and it's gardens, with an aspect out onto the sea and wide ranging pastures.
Ardachy House, Bunessan PA67 6DS, UK
Rooms
All rooms are twin share or double.
For single occupancy – limited availability and special conditions apply.
Meals
The meals at Ardachy are delicious by reputation. All diets are catered for and the kitchen will be dedicated to our retreat being one in which the food serves as a friend and co-creator! The cost of the retreat includes all breakfasts, lunches for five days (being one away day and four 'work' days at the house) and six evening meals. On one of the evenings we will have an option to eat out locally at your own expense.
Price
The cost of this unique island experience is offered in several ways
1) Earlybird amount of £1111.00
OR
2) Full amount of £1212.00, payable in 3 or 4 equal installments
Earlybird amount of £1111.00
Deposit of £555.50 upon registration will secure your place*
Final payment of £555.50 due by Saturday 22 April 2017
3 Installments
Deposit of £404.00 paid upon registration to hold your place*
2nd installment of £404.00 due by Saturday 22 April
3rd and final installment of £404.00 due by Friday 22 June
¨ 4 Installments
Deposit of £303.00 paid upon registration to hold your place*
2nd installment of £303.00 due by Saturday 22 April
3rd installment of £303.00 due by Friday 22 June
4th installment of £303.00 due by Saturday 22 July
Please let us know your preferred option for payment when you book.
You can download the booking form here.
To pay your deposit or any other payments by Paypal go here
paypal.me/peacetrails
To pay by either cheque or bank transfer see more details in the booking form.
* please note that an email to Heather or Janine will hold your place for up to one week before the payment is received.
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The price includes:
- A full four day Singing Bowl Making Workshop with facilitation, guidance and access to tools and instruments.
- Sound meditations and circle each day facilitating the possibility of a profound personal and group experience.
- Extensive experience of energetic attunement with sound, singing bowls and conscious co-creation.
- Fully inclusive of seven nights bed and breakfast accommodation, five lunches and six evening meals.
- Transport for collection from Craignure to Iona bus at stop near to Ardalanish at specified times.
- For journeys on the island of Mull we will be organising transport that may require some additional financial contribution from each participant. At this stage we are unable to fully assure that the cost will be included and ask your consideration here. (Please let us know if you are intending to bring a car to Mull. We may be able to offer a discount if you are willing to be a part of the drive team)
Not included in the price:
- Materials for the bowl making. Average cost is between £15 - £40 based on size and type of material chosen.
- One lunch and one evening meal during the week.
- We will be taking some time during the week to visit Iona and if weather permits, the island of Staffa, Erraid or Iona circumnavigation. The ferry crossings and boat trips are not included in the overall price.
- Travel to and from Mull. It's a substantial undertaking and well worth spending time with all of the many options. From our experiences the journey is a joy and a huge part of the process of a deep immersion retreat such as this one.
- Additional one to one sessions with any of the three facilitators may be possible if time permits. This may be discussed at the venue.
We begin with supper on Saturday 26th August, arriving from 3pm and complete in the morning of Saturday 2nd September.
Ferry Times
Ferries from Oban to Craignure or car ferry from Ardnamurchan to Fishnish are regular throughout the day on Saturdays.
All details can be found through https://www.calmac.co.uk
We will be meeting and greeting bus arrivals at the local stop with advance notice of your ferry arrival. If you will be requiring collection at the bus stop near Ardalanish would you please let us know what time your ferry disembarks at Craignure before you leave home. We will base your collection time on the regular bus timetables.
Please note that the mobile phone reception is inconsistent in many places on the island.
Equipment
We are bringing all the necessary equipment for the singing bowl making. This will include gloves and ear protectors but if you have or prefer your own do bring them along.
If you would like to have contact with Ardachy House Hotel about any recommendations for additional nights on the island please contact Tony on 01681 700505. Ardachy House website is http://www.ardachy.co.uk/
Bookings
Bookings for this Mull experience of a lifetime are now open and places are limited. To create your commitment to attend we ask for a non–refundable deposit. For amount see booking form. It will vary based upon your preferred method of payment.
Download Booking form - see below.
Please engage with us about how you would like to pay the remainder.
We are open to being flexible and can arrange payment by installments and we accept Cheques and Cash payments and Paypal (paypal incurs a 3.5% charge and this is given in detail in the amounts on booking form.)
We have had alot of early interest in this very special seven days on Mull and we anticipate that the places will be booked early.
Please get in touch with us as soon as possible to secure your place and make a sincere commitment to attending.
If for any reason a booked place needs to be cancelled we will do our best to fill the vacancy.
Until that point the responsibility for the place will remain with the initial booking.
In the unlikely event of the retreat being cancelled we will refund all deposits minus a small admin fee.