Riverheart Retreats

16/05/2025

Hello dear hearts :) It's been a long long time since I ventured onto FB - I hope you're all flourishing and thriving :)
I'm writing today because I have some exciting news to share - Mike and I have started a new YouTube channel, called Living From The Heart. Big on colour, big on creativity, and often a fair bit of chaos, we share our journey as a family with honesty and humour and hope it inspires you, too.
This summer we're travelling to Costa Rica to see if it might be a new home for us, and a place to set up a new Riverheart Retreat Centre - how we're going to manage such an epic trip with three tiny children is a source of mystery but we're going for it anyway! And we'll be using this Youtube channel to document our experience along the way - the good, the bad and the ridiculous!
I also have another project in the pipeline, that will see a new online group forming, and a retreat next year, unlike anything we've ever done before - so watch this space for news of that coming soon, it's going to be big, bold and potentially life changing :)
So, with all that in mind, I have a request - it would be incredibly helpful if you could do a few things to support this new adventure -
Have a look at https://www.youtube.com/
and if it resonates with you, please subscribe to the channel :) For each video, if you feel inclined to click the 'like' button and leave a comment that would also be wonderful - the YouTube algorithm notices these things and the more likes, comments and subscribes we get, the more they will recommend the videos to others, helping to get our stuff out there to way more people :) And then finally, share the channel with anyone you know who might enjoy it. You can watch and like the videos without a YouTube account, but in order to leave a comment you need to set up a YouTube account, which is free and very quick and easy to do as long as you have an email address - just go to YouTube and follow the instructions - every comment really helps, and is a great way for us to have a conversation as well :)
OK, that´s it for now, let em know how you get one, and I´m looking forward to being in touch again more with the start of these new ventures :)
Much love and light to you all, Samm xx

Join us as we learn how to apply our experience as yoga, meditation and soul writing teachers to family life, and follow our calling to live from the heart. Big on colour, big on creativity, and often a fair bit of chaos, we share our journey with honesty and humour and hope it inspires you, too. Ou...

02/04/2024

This beautiful tongue drum will be making its debut at our online Slow Yoga classes, the coming 2 Sundays :) Join us and ease into the day with mindful mat work, mantra and a special savasana, from 09.00am CET :) we're delighted to offer these sessions on a Pay What You Can Basis - students on our Soul Writing or Living With The Seasons courses are invited to join free of charge :) Contact Samm via whatsapp to register your place - +491601549104

02/04/2024

Sunday Morning Slow Yoga - 2 Online Workshops Coming Up For You :)
These are the first yoga sessions from Germany, and we're delighted to offer them on a Pay What You Can Basis :)
We meet via Zoom, Sunday 7th and 14th April, 09.00am CET. Each session lasts 60-90 minutes with singing bowl, long savasana and lots of gentle easing into the day.
Contact Samm via WhatsApp on +491601549104 to register.
May all beings everywhere be peaceful and free :)

25/01/2024

Today's fridge mantras :)

26/10/2023

After our first Living WIth The Seasons session last night, I'm feeling enormously grateful for all the brave hearts who are part of the Riverheart community - it brings me such joy to share these days and evenings with you all - thank you :)

Found on Google from glenniekindred.co.uk

02/10/2023

When I forage for wild flowers or berries, I carry some of the foraging principles with me - to always check for ecological impact (are these gifts growing in abundance or will I disturb the flora and fauna disproportionately by taking from here?), and I notice what's happening in my mind and heart - sometimes I find a hunger or greed, a desire to take and to own, and at those times I make sure I refrain and go back to observer stance - appreciating with my eyes not taking with my hands. I learn about the energies that move through me and how to come home to simple presence. I learn about the animals that live in or need the plants for their well-being, I feel myself a part of the great web and mystery that creates and sustains us, and bit by bit I learn how I can move in balance with nature. How I can live in balance with myself. This October, graduates from our first Soul Writing Course have the opportunity to move onto our second course - Living With The Seasons. At its core, it's a deeper writing and meditation course that develops the practice they started in their Soul Writing journey. But it's also about living in harmony with Mother Nature, how we can tune into her cycles and weave our lives into deeper presence with her gifts, and how Writing and meditation can help us to do this. If you haven't already started your Soul Writing journey with us, do get in touch, we start this Thursday with a new group, where you are welcome just as you are :) www.riverheartretreats.com/online-community for more details :)

19/09/2023

In our Soul Writing Course, we weave together ancient wisdom practices for self-knowledge. Breathwork, chanting and energy work, along with classical meditation, all work in harmony with our writing practice to reveal and heal the subconscious.
The ancient wisdom practices that make up the Soul Writing Course have a dual function – they put you in touch with your deep self, and they give you a framework for managing the ups and downs of that journey. At their essence, these are tools that build strength and resilience, that bring joy and a sense of possibility. It is beautiful work, and I would love you to join me on this adventure together.In addition to the live sessions – which are all recorded for when you miss a session or for students in different time zones – you will also be a part of the Soul Writing Online Community. Hosted via a Facebook Group Page, this community is a meeting place for your fellow students, as well as for some of the alumni from the previous course. This is where the recorded videos will be posted, and homework questions set. You’ll be encouraged to post reflections from the work done in class together, or pieces of your writing, and to comment on one another’s words to provide support and encouragement. It is a place where we can be heard and received exactly as we are, no editing required, no criticism or attempts to ‘fix’ given. The alumni from the previous course will be there to share their experiences with you, and to serve as peer supporters – they’ve been on this journey, and will be able to provide another frame of reference for what you experience along the way. In this way, the web of loving kindness grows, and a dynamic and safe community is created ☺
Our next course together starts October 5th, get in touch for more info or to register your place on a journey of discovery :)

18/09/2023

'I joined the Soul Writing course with Samm, knowing already that she is a wonderful teacher with so much wisdom to share, but with genuine fear of writing which is completely out of the realms of my comfort zone and something that is totally alien to me. I have dabbled in journaling in the past but never really got very far with it or found that it was "me". I wanted to dig deeper into myself and so I dove in. I am beyond glad that I did! This is far, far beyond a journaling course. In the first few weeks, Samm has helped me to tap further into my subconscious, igniting thought processes that I am still unsure as to where they came from or why they emerged, and leaving me with pondering inner questions and dialogue throughout the week. The guided meditations and stories/poems in each session assist with the writing that follows and I am intrigued and excited to know where this path will lead in the coming weeks and months but I know it can only be positive. I would urge anyone - particularly those with the fear of "writing" that I had - to dive in and put your trust in Samm. She won't let you down.' - Kate Mpofu, Soul Writing Alumni.

One of the most beautiful, and one of the most challenging parts of this course is the stripping away of the layers of armor we have built up over a lifetime. The personalities, the sense of ‘I’… when we do this work together, we start to shed those layers and get in touch with the raw, vulnerable, and immensely powerful part of ourselves that lies beneath the surface. When we start to listen to our inner voice, we not only tune into our intuition, & become more confident of our innate wisdom, but we also reveal the darker & more challenging parts of ourselves – the inner critic & the unhelpful thought patterns & tendencies that rule our beliefs and actions, & that shape our relationships.
This is brave work, & it requires a safe & supportive space in which to take place. This is what you’ll find in the Riverheart community – a group of fellow adventurers, who are willing to go beyond their comfort zone to discover what lies underneath the carefully constructed façade we have come to present to the world. New course starts Oct 5th

12/09/2023

While her brother and sister sleep in the car, my sidekick Lillybelle and I are weaving some magic for the next Soul Writing Course intake :)

Classical meditation, writing practice, poetry, mantra, breathwork and energy work will be our themes, held together in a web of loving community :)

The course starts Oct 5th and runs for 5 months every Thursday evening, 20.00-21.30 CET.

We're delighted to be offering it on a Pay-What-You-Can basis, so do tag a friend or get in touch if you'd like more info!

May we journey together in peace and presence ❤️

More details at www.riverheartretreats.com/online-community

03/09/2023

Meet the team behind Riverheart's Online, Pay-What-You-Can, Soul Writing Course :) Over our 5 months working together, you get to explore several ancient wisdom practices. But more than that, you get to be part of a community - a community that shares its stories as the days and weeks go by, a community that holds space for and nourishes each member. For me as your guide, that means relating the practices we work on together to what's happening in my life. Because ultimately the spiritual traditions we teach are not isolated practices, to be kept secret at the top of a mountain - they are tools for real life. Tools for mental health. Life changing, sometimes life saving. And with them we get more connection, more love, more skill to navigate life's twists and turns. So join us for this 5 month journey and become part of the Riverheart Family, where you are welcome exactly as you are :)
We meet every Thursday 20.00-21.30 CET and every class is recorded and uploaded to our Community Page so if you're in a different time zone or can't make a week you can still participate :) Course begins October 5th - contact Samm now to book your place - samantha@riverheartretreats.com
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27/08/2023

NEW DATES!

I am so happy to announce that we will be re-running our online Soul Writing Course starting this October :)

This 5 month course will give you the tools to live a more peaceful, content and joyful life.

Grounded in the practices of soul writing, mindfulness and meditation, the course will help you to connect with your true self, discover what lights up your heart and develop the self-confidence and faith to start living to your full potential.

Over these 5 months, you can expect to:

Heal your relationships, especially with yourself
Learn how to re-centre in times of stress and turmoil
Discover your purpose and start living in line with it
Feel more resilient, confident and peaceful
Discover the joy of spending time with your higher self
Learn new skills to manage mental health at home and in the work place
Learn how to re-programme your subconscious
Be part of a caring and supportive community

Each week, you will meet for 90 minutes online with the Riverheart online community, and together we will develop a practice that you can draw on easily in your daily life.

This is a diverse course perfect for those with a curious mind – rather than working with one single discipline we instead experiment with a range of practices, discovering what suits us from moment to moment. Each element is grounded in Riverheart’s history, and is supported by over seven years of practice with students and teachers from all around the world.

We work in this multi-faceted way, because each of you is unique, and the practices that will suit you will vary at different times in your life. By learning how to adapt and integrate a range of techniques, you will develop the tools to become the master of your own wellbeing, with a host of tools at your disposal that you can apply easily through life’s twists and turns.

In order to make this course available to everyone, we are offering the course on a Pay What You Can basis.

Book in at www.riverheartretreats.com/online-community, we're looking forward to meeting you :)

28/04/2023

In our Soul Writing course, we're working with a new practice to rewire the subconscious. Why is this important? Because it is our subconscious that determines how we think, feel & behave in our day to day lives; which situations trigger us to feel angry, afraid or unsupported, how we respond to those triggers, & the kind of relationship dynamics we experience with friends, family & intimate partners.
It commands the hormones that the body releases, determines whether our Central Nervous System (CNS) is in flight & fight or rest & repair, determines how much cortisol & adrenaline we're running off & therefore what our susceptibility to disease & ill health is - everything.
In short, it is our subconscious that creates reality as we know it - physical, mental & emotional. Of course, there are external factors that are beyond our control - the sytems & prejudices we are a part of, the incidents we are exposed to, but even within these constraints there is huge scope for individual experience.
So, it can serve us well to become familiar with this watery realm, & to learn how to reprogramme it so we can have an experience of life that feels more nourishing, abundant, safe & joyful. Incidentally, when we do this practice, as with all the practices on this course, we are also supporting the CNS to move away from a stressed mode of fight or flight, & into the parasympathetic mode which allows us to heal and regenerate on all levels.
This practice i call The Creative Consciousness ABC. It has 3 steps - Affirmation, Blurt and Correction. Each step is shown in the pictures for this post. If you'd like the full practice sent to you, DM me with your email and I'll send it through :) The blurts that come through when we work with this practice can be powerful and persuasive, but they are not true. When we listen out for them, and rewire the brain using the written word, we can start to drop the old unhelpful programmes that run our lives and plant the seeds for a reality that serves our highest purpose and soul's calling.
We have a new Soul Writing course starting soon, so get in touch if you'd like to join us :) blessings, Samm