The Garden Gathering is an opportunity to step into your higher self and bear witness for others to do the same. It is a place of grounding and remembering in a conscious community whilst offering and receiving deep support and understanding.
The Garden Gathering is not without intent. This is a beautiful opportunity to retreat into nature and realign to more simpler ways of living. We are able to consciously disconnect from everyday attachments such as being on our phones and laptops and retreat into a journey of self-love as we give ourselves the gift to nourish deeply in the loving embrace of the feminine heart. As we will only be together for a short time, we ask that you follow the guidelines so we can fully revel in the joy and beauty we create together.
The Garden Gathering is open to all. You do not need any kind of experience to attend.
The Gathering is a place of learning, healing and sharing in a non-party atmosphere, and therefore no alcohol or drugs are permitted.
As a 'leave-no-trace' event, we are committed to leaving the land cleaner than when we arrive. Recycling bins will be available, however, please be responsible for everything you may bring.
You will be required to bring a plate, bowl, cultery for meals and your own mug for tea/water. These will not be available on-site.
Classes will be announced during Opening Ceremony on Friday Afternoon, and also during mealtimes. You will be able to sign-up after the ceremony is concluded. Some classes which require additional materials may incur a small fee. Sign-up's will be on a first come, first serve basis.
Bring items to gift or trade during the Trade Blanket
We welcome your children to roam freely on open land. The Kids Village is facilitated by certified and registered child educators, and other creative kids.
Event First Aid service provided including 2 female registered nurses, trauma kits, AED on duty 24hrs.
The Garden Gathering has a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment at the ‘Event’ of The Garden Gathering. This includes sexual advances, requests for sexual favours, and other verbal, non-verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature if they are unwelcome. If any claim is made, to determine whether conduct constitutes sexual harassment, a totality of circumstances of the conduct will be considered.
Vision
The Garden Gathering is a fruitful effort put forth to create space for women in the East and world wide in remembrance of our deep connection to ourselves, each other, and with nature. With a deep calling to connect women, May and Resham both longed to create a community based on integrity and sisterhood to celebrate the divine feminine in their home city of Hong Kong. In a series of intuitive events, their paths aligned and they were able to share their vision and plant the timely seed to cultivate such a community. Soon after, they followed the serendipitous path to attend the annual Spiritweavers Gathering. The experience was profoundly moving and inspirational, and it was clear that it was time to establish space for such deep sharing and connection amongst women in Asia.
An intimate gathering of 35 women and children was held in 2016 at a Buddhist Sanctuary in Hong Kong, through a day of nourishment and skill sharing, a portal was opened and the medicine was to continue being shared for years to come. The second gathering on a larger scale was held at Sai Yuen Farm in Cheung Chau in 2017 and now we continue to nourish the land and space in remembrance of the beauty path. The journey of cultivating this vision has been one of pure intention and anchors on integrity and the inner call to hold sacred space for betterment of our Earth and to understand a more authentic was of living in harmony for today and future generations to come.
During the Gathering
Gardeners
The Gardeners who step forth are all offering their gifts of wisdom to empower our generation and those who follow. By freely sharing the way our ancestors and ancient teachers did, we are able to continue to honour the traditions of harmoniously living and thriving on our Planet with all her beings. We live in a time of grave environmental distress, both on a spiritual and sustainable level, by teaching skills and wisdom we are able to diversify and understand new ways of opening and succeeding in ways of living in beauty and joy on this planet. Many of the Gardeners are currently offering their classes in the Hong Kong community, and we are always looking for women who have a cultivated passion to share their practise and wisdom to step forward. If you feel called to offer a craft and/or skill (earth-based, environmental, sustainability, herbalism, women's temple, spirit) please get in touch with us at INFO@THEGARDENGATHERING.COM or go to Contact Us page
Seva Sisters
Seva Sisters are women from the community who have stepped forward to offer their time and efforts to help with the flow of bringing this gathering to fruition. There are many aspects to contribute to and we are grateful to all who step forward and volunteer. If you feel called to assist either prior to the gathering or during the days of please get in touch with us at INFO@THEGARDENGATHERING.COM or go to Contact Us page
Please note that Seva Sisters will receive a discounted ticket to the Gathering.
Sponsorships
Hosting any large scale community gathering requires a large amount of logistical and land rental fees, this applies even more so when planning in a top-tier city such as Hong Kong where land comes at an exceptionally high cost. We are looking for sponsors to help with financial aid so that we may continue hosting on larger scales. The integrity of the intent of The Garden Gathering is our utmost priority and we are keen to work with businesses that see the vast benefit in providing such conscious-driven events in Asia. Please email us so we may discuss sponsorship proposals for the upcoming October Gathering. Thank you!