Name: New Moon Days & Red Hearth House (Stroud)
Price range: $$

New Moon Days & Red Hearth House (Stroud)

Location: England, South West England, United Kingdom

Name of your Red Tent: New Moon Days & Red Hearth House (Stroud)

Where in your country are you: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Where do your Red Tents meet: Red Hearth House – a yurt in woodland.

When do you meet: On the new moon each month and for month of June each summer

What do you do in your Red Tents:

We gather in a circle to share, we honour the cycles of life for each women whatever stage of life. We sing songs, share stories, spend time in nature. Monthly circles for girls Moon Daughters 8-11 years & Wolf Sisters 11-14 years. I am interested in building communities of women and girls who can meet regularly in circles to support one another through life’s journey. My passion is then, together create ceremony to celebrate our rites of passage. The Red Hearth House is a prayer house, an earthy church for women. In this temple we share our dreams, our crafts, our skills our stories and our songs.

Do you ask participants to bring anything, wear red or make a donation?: Led sessions – £10 a session suggested donation, concessions and energy exchanges accepted. Open retreat sessions suggested donation £5 an hour.

What are your contact details:

Kesty Jakes 01453 766519 or hello@redhearthhouse.co.uk website

Women and Girls, Sladebank Woods

The Red Hearth House was founded by Kesty Jakes. It is situated in woodland on the outskirts of Stroud. A group of ten women Hearth Sisters support Kesty to vision and organise the programme forthe month of opening (usually June), The Red Hearth House is open to all women and girls in all stages of their lives to visit this peaceful sanctuary to spend time in solitude, attend events offered by different women and to share the space with friends and family. The website gives inspiration on the herstory of Red Hearth House, information for visiting women, testimonials from women and the annual programme. For monthly Red Tent gatherings on the New Moon see also Women & Girls at Sladebank Woods.