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Beautiful nature events and retreats 🌿
Breathwork & Meditation workshops 🧘‍♂️
Wild Swims & Saunas & Forest Baths
Mens Work 💪
Yoga 🧘
One to one Conscious Coaching 🙏
Creating Connection and Community 💚

11/01/2026

Some of us wake warm to the good in us and others wake up and keep the evil at bay.

Im always speaking of the fluffy, beautiful moments of stillness and peace. The quiet reflection, but to not mention the wars we have go through to find the space for stillness should not be untold. You may still be at war, or quietly fighting battles with the lower self. The shadow work, the stripping of old ways, the removing of what no longer serves. The pulls of hedonism, lust, greed, indulgence, anger, passion and ignorance but there is beauty in those battle. In carving out of the marble, one hammer at a time, the goodness within.

No one talks of honour anymore, no one talks of valour and heroic acts but plenty of wars are won everyday that only your soul solicits in silence.

I’ve been there, I’m still fighting some worthwhile wars. Fighting the beautiful fight. Because no one has been crueler to you, than you… and yet you still fight on.

I love that about you, yes you.

Nothing is quite as powerful as the indomitable human spirit.

‘One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.’ ~ Sigmund Freud

Big love, my friend 💚

The rise in instagram gurus and short form information has taken away from true disciplined self enquiry and study. Read...
10/01/2026

The rise in instagram gurus and short form information has taken away from true disciplined self enquiry and study. Reading, knowing your subject. Knowing truth. Knowing something in depth and breadth. We can all know a little about something but how many of us are striving towards truly mastering something, anything?
Muay thai has been my focus of the last 12 years, just year after year of learning and depth of practice. Falling in and out of love, each time I fall back in a little deeper, a little more technique here and refinement there. Im giving this level of attention and practice to pranayama, the breath and philosophy too, to the yoking of spiritual maturity that comes from a life long journey of practice and study and I began this study years ago and i’m not even close to where I would like to be. It will be a life long endeavour and experiment. One road that won’t have an end or destination but, what a beautiful journey it will be.

Never forget that instagram and social media isn’t enough, go deeper, a lot deeper, more than just the writings and short form. Experience it, reach for mastery.

Whilst I’m here, do you best to discern who is merely a insta-master and who is a forever student when finding a teacher. A good teacher, is forever student and a good teacher will make sure you are too.

Big love 💚

If I had a penny! 😂
10/01/2026

If I had a penny! 😂

10/01/2026

Hey guys, please check your emails. A couple of emails have gone out this week as Hamsterley Forest Forestry Commission have asked us to cancel the sauna this week due to weather and ice!, we have emailed and shared a story to make sure you saw the change but here is just another message to make sure you DO NOT go to Blackling Hole as the road is dangerously icey! ❄️❄️

Woodland Reset — First Gathering of the Year 🌿✨25th January – Teesdale (2026 dates live)📍Come and join us in the forest ...
09/01/2026

Woodland Reset — First Gathering of the Year 🌿✨
25th January – Teesdale (2026 dates live)📍

Come and join us in the forest for the first Woodland Reset of the year as we gather in deep winter, a powerful point in the wheel of the seasons. ❄️🌲

This is a time to slow right down, breathe clean forest air, and come back to what’s real. We’ll move, breathe, connect, release, and realign with our natural rhythm.

For this first Reset back, we’re adding some beautiful new layers:
🔥 A Fire Ceremony to release the old and welcome the new
🎯 Intention Setting to harness the power of this potent time

Plus the usual magic you’ve come to love…

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🌳 Forest Bathing & Nature Connection
🌬 Deep Breathwork & Guided Meditation
💫 Sound Healing & Stillness
🧘 Movement & Mindfulness
🧊 Cold Water Immersion (optional)
🔥 Fire Pit, Community, Reflection
🥣 Nourishing soup & crusty bread

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We’ve been running The Woodland Reset for over three years now, and every single one brings something new and beautiful. This one feels like a real return, a deep seasonal pause to reset the nervous system, reconnect with the Earth, and step into the year with clarity.

And if you’re already thinking ahead… the rest of our 2026 Woodland Reset dates are now live too. 🌿

Limited spaces available, and we’ve added a few 2-for-1 tickets as a little winter blessing. ❄️

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Booking via the link in my Instagram bio
Or directly here 👇

https://theconsciousself.co.uk/eventbrite-event/the-woodland-reset-teesdale-2026-dates/

See you in the trees 🌳
Big love, always – Aaron x

More than one path to the top of the mountain ⛰️💃
09/01/2026

More than one path to the top of the mountain ⛰️💃

08/01/2026

SIMHA MUDRA 🦁🌬 (Lion Gesture)

Full Youtube Video - https://youtu.be/r88opKudaoE?si=CrugcHCJnJ1YBEz6

If you’re holding tension in your jaw, tightness in your throat, or your mind feels loud, this is a powerful little reset.

Simha Mudra blends posture, breath, sound, and facial release. You inhale through the nose, then exhale strongly out of the mouth with a “haa”, tongue extended, eyes soft and open. Simple, primal, cleansing… and then we return to stillness 🌿✨

Why it can help (tiny bit of science) 🧠
Your breath is one of the fastest ways to influence your nervous system. Controlled breathing practices are linked with shifts in autonomic regulation, including markers like HRV, which many associate with better stress resilience over time.

Try it when 🌱
You feel tight in the face or throat
Before a difficult conversation
Before meditation to drop into the body
When you need a clean energetic reset

Go gentle. Stop if you feel dizzy or strained.

Full guided practice is on YouTube now. Link in bio 💚

Root & Rise ~ We’re Back for 2026 🌱✨We’re stepping into the new year with open hearts, grounded feet, and the kind of co...
08/01/2026

Root & Rise ~ We’re Back for 2026 🌱✨

We’re stepping into the new year with open hearts, grounded feet, and the kind of community that makes you feel human again. 💚🌲

Root & Rise is back and we’re starting 2026 in the beautiful Wombwell Woods, a wild and nourishing woodland space that’s perfect for slowing down, reconnecting, and resetting your energy for the year ahead.

📍 Wombwell Woods
🗓 28th February + all 2026 dates now live

Hosted by the lovely Amy May alongside her special guest sound practitioner 💫

This gathering is all about coming home to yourself through nature, breath, sound, movement, and shared ritual grounding into the earth, and rising into your fullest self.

What to expect:
🌳 Nature Immersion & Forest Connection
🌬 Grounding Breathwork to Awaken
💫 Sound Journey for Healing & Stillness
🧘 Gentle Movement & Embodied Flow
🔥 Fire Circle & Shared Reflection
🥣 Nourishing Soup & Warm Drinks
✨ Community, Connection, and a Deep Reset

Spaces are limited, so book early if you’d love to join us for this first Root & Rise of the year. 🌱

Booking via the link in my Instagram bio
Or directly here 👇

https://theconsciousself.co.uk/eventbrite-event/root-rise-wombwell-woods-2/

See you under the canopy 🌲
Big love, always ~ Aaron

Why men need meditation!In truth this is the same for all of us and if you are a serious seeker, meditation is compulsor...
08/01/2026

Why men need meditation!

In truth this is the same for all of us and if you are a serious seeker, meditation is compulsory.

Being a man, meditation has dramatically improved my life and allowed me to understand myself, my emotions and grown my awareness.

No man is free who is not master of himself.” ~ Epictetus

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Forest Flow, Hamsterley Forest 🌲🍫15th February and all 2026 dates are live!📍Come and drop into the rhythm of the forest ...
06/01/2026

Forest Flow, Hamsterley Forest 🌲🍫

15th February and all 2026 dates are live!📍

Come and drop into the rhythm of the forest with us for a day of movement, breath, sound, and deep connection.

This is a slow and nourishing gathering(s) from The Conscious Self, created to guide you back to what’s real: stillness, presence, the breath, and the medicine of the natural world. A space to soften the nervous system, quiet the mind, and return to the simple truth that you are part of nature, not separate from it. 🌿✨

We’ll begin with a heart opening cacao ceremony, then move into gentle practices to help you land in your body. Cacao is known for supporting mood, focus and connection, and for many people it helps you feel more open, grounded and present. 🍫💛

You’ll leave feeling lighter and clearer, with your body calmer, your breath deeper, and your mind less noisy. Expect nervous system reset vibes, nature connection, and that warm “I’m not alone in this” feeling that comes from being held in good community. 🍃🫁

This isn’t about doing more. It’s about coming home. Together.

Facilitated by Aaron (The Conscious Self) and Rebecca (Nada Pulse) 💚

All 2026 dates are now live.
Tickets via the links below and in bio.

https://theconsciousself.co.uk/eventbrite-event/the-forest-flow-2026-dates/

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