Mother's Creative Retreat.
Matrescence supported by Earth.
Hand-built clay. Sculpting with Earth. Jewellery Making. Yoga. Breathwork. Somatic Movement. Sound & Voice Therapy. Sauna & Cold Plunge. Nature Immersion.
10-13 Sept 2026 PRAKTYKA in North Devon
Our Retreat for Mothers is an invitation to join a community of women, together drawing wisdom from nature. Created by friends who both unexpectedly became mothers at the same time and supported each other along the process of physical, psychological and emotional changes.
We want to share with you the creative tools, connecting us to the natural cycles of growth, introspection and flourishing of Earth. Through gentle yoga, sound therapy, hand-built clay pottery, nature-inspired jewellery making, as well as Earth sculpting, we will be shedding layers and celebrating creative growth.
About the retreat.
Set in the peaceful rural surroundings of Praktyka, on the wild North Devon coast, this workshop is carefully curated to allow for a 4 day process of growth in nature. The schedule of creative workshops will take you on an introspective journey, while connecting with each other, sharing experiences and most of all flourishing with our communal maternal inner wisdom.
The accommodation at Praktyka is beautifully designed — a geodesic dome, a rustic barn, or a minimalist cabin, all set within the wild gardens and meadows of North Devon. In addition to the scheduled activities, there will be time to enjoy this special setting, relax outdoors, immerse yourself in a sauna and a cold-water plunge.
Schedule Overview
Thursday
12:00 — Arrival & unpack
13:00–14:00 — Lunch
14:15–16:00 — Opening Circle: Breath, Movement & Intention
16:00–18:00 — Free time to explore Praktyka/ Sauna & Cold Plunge
18:30–19:30 — Dinner
20:00–21:30 — Fire, drumming, singing, dancing, integration
Friday
08:00–09:00 — Yoga
09:15–10:15 — Breakfast
10:30–14:30 — Foraging walk to the coast with a pack up Lunch
15:00–17:30 — Hand-built clay therapy workshop
18:00–19:00 — Dinner
19:30 — 21:00 – Breathwork & Sound bath
Saturday
08:00–09:00 — Yoga
09:15–10:15 — Breakfast
10:30–13:30 — Earth sculpture (clay + straw) workshop
13:30–14:30 — Lunch
15:00–16:00 — Yoga Nidra & Sound Bath
16:00- 18:00 – Sauna & Cold Plunge
18:00–19:00 — Dinner
19:00 – Evening — Fire & closing circle
Sunday
08:00–09:00 — Yoga
09:00–10:00 — Breakfast
10:00–13:00— Jewellery-making workshop
13:00–14:00 — Lunch together & goodbyes
14:00 — Check out
Creative Earth Workshops with Ania Chorzepa (Earth Architect & Craftswoman)
We begin by exploring the unique landscape surrounding Praktyka and connecting ourselves to Mother Earth, foraging for local clay, natural mineral pigments and plants, which will all become part of our creations.
We will be using hand- built clay pottery methods to creatively express the different stages of matrescence – the process of becoming and being a mother – and explore how this transition changed us. In the meditative practice of hand-built ceramic techniques, we will be processing our emotions through the act of creation. As we sculpt and carve the layers of clay, as well as weave in the foraged plants, we dive deep and learn from each other’s maternal experiences.
In the next workshop session, using earth building techniques, together we will create a large group sculpture. The process of using earth and straw invites full immersion of our bodies. From mixing these materials with our feet in a group dance, to shaping it using our hands we learn about different states of earth and how these connect to our own maternal cycles. We will conclude by joining in a ritual celebrating and embracing Mother Earth in each one of us.
About Ania:
Ania Chorzepa is an earth architect and craftswoman with a deep focus on natural materials, particularly earth and fibres. Originally from Poland, she began her architectural career in England, where she studied and worked. Driven by a strong desire to align her practice with ecological values, she later relocated to Austria to further study and specialise in natural building.
Her practice has grown through hands-on architectural work and building alongside experienced clay craftspeople, as well as through regular participation in natural building and craft workshops. Working with local and consciously foraged materials is central to her approach, explored across different scales — from building and sculpting with excavated earth and natural pigments to making pottery with wild clay and weaving with foraged fibres.
Passionate about sharing this knowledge, Ania has been teaching across Europe and Asia, inviting others into processes of listening to materials and place. Now based in Germany and balancing her work with motherhood, her practice remains in constant dialogue with her surroundings — moving between design, construction, material research, and education for both adults and children. She believes that understanding the materials that surround us is essential to living with greater care, consciousness, and health.
