Monthly gatherings
“Gathering – the conscious bringing together of people for a reason – shapes the way we think, feel, and make sense of our world.”
— Priya Parker
After five wonderful years of hosting our monthly gatherings, I have decided to pause for 12 months and take a fallow year. This will be an opportunity for reflection on all we have experienced and learned together, allowing even greater wisdom to emerge. Rest assured, our other events and courses will continue, notably our seasonal celebrations and Sue’s monthly Fire Circle.
Since September 2020, we have welcomed over 50 inspiring local speakers, performers, and artists to share their wisdom in beautiful spaces across Bradford on Avon. Our gatherings have explored a diverse range of topics, designed to facilitate meaningful conversations with practical applications to our lives. In an increasingly fragmented world, often experienced through screens with emojis and abbreviated text, these gatherings have provided a vital space for intimate, long-form and meaningful connection, helping to build a more conscious and connected community.
Thank you for being part of this vibrant community. We look forward to reconnecting and sharing new insights in the future. In the meantime, do follow The Wisdom Space on Instagram, sign up for our newsletter, and we’d love to see you at an upcoming woodland event soon at our woodland hub—the Wise Woods Project in Box, Wiltshire!
POSTPONED – “What footprint I leave?” with Dr. Jo and Dr. Simon Walker
When: Tues 7 Oct 2025, 7.30-9.30pm
Where: Little Rituals, 7 Silver Street, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1JY
In a fast moving, attention flitting world, social media and soundbites often diminish the quality of our interactions. We rarely stop and notice the impact we have on others, and others have on us. But, without stillness and reflection, we lessen our ability to live, love and learn wisely and intentionally in our families, communities and workplaces.
We’re delighted to welcome back Dr Simon and Dr Jo Walker to The Wisdom Space! This time, they will be guiding us through a journey of reflection, exploration and intention, in which we explore our Footprint. We’ll discover a somatic, embodied way of thinking about the impact we have on others, and different ways of leaving our footprint – depending on who we are with, and how we want to bless them.
As founders and directors of Steer Education in Bradford on Avon, Simon and Jo have spent over a decade working with schools worldwide, equipping educators to help children and young people thrive. The language of Footprint has been introduced to children, young people and families – from UK to China and Australia, as they seek to step mindfully, securely and generously on ground that feels ever more fragile and uncertain.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
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