The Wild of the Words
Reconnecting with nature through the sharing of skills and stories
WILD WOMAN HEN PARTIES
Summon up the sisterhood...
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The soul longs for its wildness, even if it's just a tiny taste.
Women Who Run With the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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Led by ethnobotanist and storyteller Pridie Tiernan and burlesque performer and writer Jodie Bond, our Wild Woman Hen Parties feature a perfect mix of empowering wilderness skill instruction, mindful nature-connection and raw, untamed play for those wanting a wilder type of experience for their special weekend!
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​This is a chance for women to come together in celebration of their hen and explore their fullest, wildest selves in a safe and fun space; relaxing, listening, feeling, laughing and embracing the powerful, untamed force that is our wild woman unleashed!
From hens to hedgewitches, this experience is about plants, potions, ceremony, singing, stories and sisterhood!
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Experiences can be from three hours...to whole weekends!
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Prices begin at £55pp, minimum 10 people for a three hour session that takes in two of the options below.
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​Sensory Herbalism
Explore the folklore and magic of wild plants— sharing knowledge of nourishing tonics, heart-healing herbs, passion potions and stimulating aphrodisiacs, and craft your own Sensual Amulet or Crown - weaving nature’s essence into a tangible talisman of pleasure, self-love, and empowerment.​
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Fireside Tales of the Feminine
Let stories transport you into worlds where women have always been wild, wise, and wondrous.
Through artfully told oral storytelling, we journey through legends of sensual empowerment, tales of goddesses who owned their pleasure, and folk stories that whisper the secrets of feminine magic.
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Wild Burlesque: Releasing the Fire Within
This is burlesque with a difference. Explore wild, primal dance—tapping into the rhythm of your heartbeat, the pulse of the earth, and the fire in your soul. This session will lead you step-by-step beyond inhibition into wild expression. Summon the courage to take up space and wake your inner wild woman! This is about stepping into a bolder, freer version of yourself. No prior dance experience needed—we will guide you through the steps.
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Sauna, Sensuality & Myth
Let the heat envelope you, soften you, open you.
Here, in the warmth of the sauna, we surrender—allowing the sweat to cleanse not only our skin but our spirits.
As the steam rises, so do the ancient stories of sensuality. You will hear myths of women across time and culture—goddesses, priestesses, and rebels who embraced their pleasure without apology.
There is also an optional cold drench shower—shocking, refreshing, and utterly exhilarating.
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​Flame, Fire & Food
A chance to share a range of ancestral skills including methods of making fire and cooking on fire ​​​.
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Jodie Bond
Jodie Bond is a burlesque performer, writer, and nature-lover with a passion for helping women reconnect with their sensuality and confidence. Her work blends the art of movement, the magic of storytelling, and the wisdom of the natural world to create transformative experiences that are both deeply empowering and joyfully liberating.
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As a burlesque artist, she has spent years exploring the art of sensual expression and embodied confidence, learning first-hand how dance can be a gateway to empowerment. She knows what it means to step onto a stage—both literal and metaphorical—and fully own your presence, to take up space with boldness and joy. She brings this understanding into workshops, helping women reconnect with their sensual selves in ways that feel playful, powerful, and deeply liberating.
As a writer, Jodie has long been drawn to the power of stories and expression. She weaves character and narrative into her workshops, using it as a tool for reflection, transformation, and self-discovery.
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Her deep connection to nature is at the heart of her practice. With experience in nature communication, she believes the land holds an innate power to heal, awaken, and inspire.
This retreat is the culmination of Jodie’s passions—a space where movement, ritual, and nature come together to support women in stepping into their fullest, wildest selves. With warmth and a deep respect for each woman’s journey, she creates an environment where every woman can feel safe to explore, express, and reclaim her own unique sensuality.
Pridie Tiernan
Pridie Tiernan is a storyteller and ethnobotanist committed to reconnecting us with the plants we once used to nourish, nurture and heal. She weaves a rich mix of oral storytelling into the teaching of wilderness skills; rekindling our relationship with the natural world and empowering us to feel at one with the wild.
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As a storyteller, she has spent many years performing stories that create a sense of familiarity and connection with nature, especially in those that gift us the opportunity to explore the concept of the "wild woman" - that powerful, untamed force connected to the natural world that can be both nurturing and fierce, instinctual, passionate and creative. Her work encourages a reconnection with that wildness - rediscovering our feral inventiveness and power - through the sharing of ancient stories and the teaching of practical survival skills.
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As an ethnobotanist, Pridie has long been fascinated by the power of plants. Her sensory herbalism, seasonal woodcraft and rewilding workshops, draw our native flora onto centre stage, embracing them as a potent way of gaining insight into ourselves and our place in the world, taking control of our bodies, and tapping into the magic of the natural world.
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This retreat takes place at her home in the heart of the Black Mountains—a safe and beautiful space where the sharing of stories and ancestral skills brings people together in community and encourages a change in the way we interact with nature. Here, women can return to that state of ‘awakeness’ we once enjoyed when we thrived in the wild - all senses firing, the herbs and flowers our allies, and the powerful, untamed force that is our wild woman fully embraced and unleashed!
Three hour sessions available at Cwmffrwd Farm or Pridie and Jodie can deliver at a venue of your choice.
Whole day experiences at Cwmffrwd Farm can be arranged to include food.​​
Hayloft, bell tent and camping accommodation available at Cwmffrwd Farm - please click here for more info.