IO Project
from £25
The Mindful SpaceCandlelit Opening Ceremony
IO Project is proud to open Wilderness festival with a candlelit ceremony under the power of the Leo new moon -a cathartic, empowering session to start your festival feeling relaxed and centered, to let go of what you don’t want to carry with you into the weekend and be ready with an open heart for all the sparkly shenanigans ahead. The Leo New Moon is concerned with self-expression, and showing what's in your heart- perfect timing for a big bold colourful festival!
Using Paiste gongs, Tibetan singing bowls, shanti chimes, rain sticks, tuning forks, Peruvian rattles & percussion; as well as mantra, visualisation, breathwork and mantra. This deep dive into conscious relaxation promotes a restorative state for the mind and soul to decompress- a perfect place to set intentions & manifest ones dreams into reality. Using healing crystals like amethyst, rose quartz, watermelon tourmaline & selenite to cleanse ones chakras - guests’ energy is in perfect alignment. Finally the burning ceremony is a way of releasing the past, negativity, hurt, grudges, or regrets and focus on what is more significant to us. Connection, expansion, playfulness.
We believe that all energy is recycled. Quite simply what you put out, returns to you. It’s called Karma – spread the good vibes, keep that positive chain going. The purpose of IO Project is to encourage you to think, feel, play & re-connect. You could call it the antidote to apathy… for adults who’ve forgotten how to play.
Created by DJ Goldierocks, having spent the last decade traveling the world touring as a DJ & broadcaster she was very familiar with the need to seek balance. Throughout her career, she’s extensively researched & created a set of personal practices & holistic routines & methods that she finds restorative. That bring back a sense of well being & calm contentment in the face of burn out & that grinding feeling of being ‘out of sorts’.
Please note - you must have a weekend festival ticket to book an experience at Wilderness.
Refunds & Exchanges
- Please note extra experience bookings are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
- Experiences will only be held for 15 minutes, after that tickets are subject to resale and will be automatically cancelled without refund.
Feasting Experiences
- All our menus are designed as nut-free, but please be aware all our food is prepared in kitchens where nuts, gluten, and other allergens may be present.
- Feasting Experiences can only facilitate dietary requirements as outlined on the individual chef's booking page.
- Unless specified otherwise on the individual chef page, there is a vegetarian alternative menu for the Long Table Banquets, Wilderness Kitchen and Ben Quinn’s Long Table Banquet in the Woods. These will be outlined on the website menu or coming soon if not currently showing. Vegan alternatives can be made available, subject to registering via the dietaries form.
- If you need to register any dietary requirements for your booked feasting experiences for yourself, or others in your group, please do so HERE.
- If you are booking for a group, please consider other people’s dietary requirements, we are in a field so don’t have readily available alternatives.
- The Yoga Brunch & Supper Club menus are vegetarian/vegan as standard.
- Due to the style of the offering, The Chef’s Table cannot accommodate any dietary requirements other than those displayed on the individual chef pages.
- Babies and little ones can sit on parents' laps at all restaurants except for The Chef's Table. If they're in a pram please ask on arrival to be seated at the end of a table. Please note, we don't have a dedicated children's menu, so if you’re planning to have them eat with you they’ll need to be booked as an additional seat.
- Ben Quinn’s Long Table Banquet in the Woods will take place come rain or shine as we have a beautiful canopy in the woodland to use in the event of rain so you don’t miss your meal!
Outdoor Experiences
- Outdoor experiences will take place come rain or shine.
The Spa
- You must bring your own towel.
Wellbeing in the Wild Experiences
- Meet 20 minutes before the designated start time at the Wellbeing in the Wild Meeting Point, located next to the Sanctuary Reception. Your teacher will then accompany you to the relevant location for your session.
- In adverse weather conditions, please still head to the Wellbeing in the Wild Meeting Point, as most sessions will still go ahead come rain or shine. Any sessions that cannot go ahead will be automatically refunded within 2 weeks post-festival. We do not offer refunds if you decide not to join a session that still goes ahead.
Order Confirmations & More Info
- If you don't receive an order confirmation email, please first check your junk/spam folder before emailing info@wildernessfestival.com.
- You can see full information on how to book experiences, access your Wilderness account and experience Ts & Cs here.
- You’ll need a copy of the lead booker’s I.D. and your confirmation email (printed or screenshotted on your phone) to check in. Group bookings must arrive together.
