Crystal Dreamers Retreat 2025

Crystal Dreamers Retreat 2025 

We are super excited to announce a collaboration between Michael Eastwood, Kelly Peacey, Sandra Hope-Maskell and Marius von Brasch at Hawkwood College/Stroud England. Hawkwood has, for many of us, become the place where we most feel at home. A sacred place where we can fully immerse ourselves, spread our wings with friends and eat delicious food. The very landscape of Hawkwood seems to wrap itself around us while we are there, nurturing our curiosity, learning, creativity and laughter.

Dates: Monday 22nd - Thursday 25th September 2025.
Location: Hawkwood, Stroud.


Your facilitators:

 


Kelly Peacey. 
In addition to running the Cotswolds School of Crystal Healing and Awareness, Kelly is a tutor and therapist at the Isbourne Holistic Centre in Cheltenham. She writes and creates workshops in fields that include Crystal Healing, Spiritual Awareness, Ascension and Angel Alchemy to mention a few. Kelly became a formal accredited teacher in 2014, cementing decades of commitment to the education and awareness of all those individuals who want to learn. Her devotion to the panoramic field of personal and spiritual development drives her to continually expand her knowledge in her quest to empower her students and clients. Kelly is the present Secretary for ACHO. She has been a speaker at the Crystal Enlightenment Conference and a facilitator at five Crystal Retreats.



German-British painter Marius von Brasch received his MA with distinction from Winchester School of Art (Uni of Southampton) where he also completed his practice-based PhD in Fine Art Painting. He was awarded the Abbey Fellowship in Painting at The British School in Rome in 2013. 
He has a background in psychotherapy and literature and teaches experiential approaches to painting as well as courses on art and literature. 
His work is in the Priseman Seabrook Collection, the University of Essex Modern and Contemporary British Art Collection and private collections. He has been a facilitator at three of the Crystal Retreats.




Michael Eastwood is the author of the Nine Chakra Crystal Healing Manual, Crystal Oversoul Attunements, Unfolding Our Light, Crystal Oversoul New Earth Attunements and Crystal Oversoul Cards: Attunements for Lightworkers.
 He is the Director of AristiA and a past chair of ACHO. 
Michael studied sacred dance in the USA with Solara and studied Qabalah with the Order of Maat for 11 years. He has been teaching in the healing arts for over 35 years and has taught in England, Sweden, the USA, Germany, Luxembourg and France. He was a speaker at the Crystal Enlightenment Conference and a facilitator on all of the Crystal Retreats.



Sandra Hope-Maskell
Hope College of Crystal Healing was founded in 2009 by Sandra who is qualified teacher (PGCE) and a Crystal Healing Practitioner (MIACHT). From an early age Sandra felt a close bond to the mineral kingdom, but it wasn’t until an emotional trauma in 2002 that her personal journey with crystals really began to take off. Hope College of Crystal Healing was accepted as a member ofACHO in 2010 and Sandra went on to hold the post of Secretary for 7 years, and is currently the Disciplinary Chair of ACHO. She has been a speaker at the Crystal Enlightenment Conference and a facilitator at four Crystal Retreats. She feels she has worked with crystals during many lifetimes and now has special interests in Ancient Civilisations, Past Lives, Kundalini and Earth Energy. Sandra believes that learning should be fun. With her passion for crystals and down to earth teaching style she aims to bring out the best in all her students.

AristiA ltd Booking Terms and Conditions: 

You are responsible for you own health and wellbeing throughout the Retreat. 

You are responsible for the safety of your personal belongings. 

If you have any allergies, special food requirements (vegan/ lactose intolerant ) please inform me beforehand.

If you have any special needs (for example wheelchair access) please make these clear when booking. We will try to meet your requirements where practicable. Please bear in mind that Hawkwood is an old building, although there are some ground floor rooms. 



Your Retreat fees cover Retreat activities plus your accommodation, refreshments, breakfasts, lunches and dinners from Monday afternoon tea to Thursday morning. The fees do not cover your travel or any additional expenses you may incur. 



In the unlikely event that the Retreat does not run you would receive a full refund.

If you decide to cancel 

there are no refunds after 1st July 2025.



AristiA Limited reserve the right to refuse any booking. 

AristiA Limited reserves the right to ask anyone to leave the Retreat if their behaviour is judged to be unacceptable or disruptive. 

If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of this Retreat, Michael Eastwood must be notified at the time. Retrospective complaints are noted through an evaluation procedure and will not be considered as reason for refunds.

Monday 


4 pm arrival time and check in (main hall)


4.30 cake!


5 pm Group Introduction with Michael, Kelly, Sandra and Marius (main hall)


6.30 pm Supper 


8 pm (main hall) Eighth and Ninth Chakra Attunement with Michael
Attunements are unique to Michael. He has been working with and fine tuning them for over twenty years. Before each year’s retreat a new attunement manifests itself with all of its potential for healing and transformation.
Attunements are living, breathing crystal constellations that appear as physical crystalline portals. They are similar in nature to Tibetan sand mandalas and European crop circles. These portals are co-created by us with crystals, our presence and willingness to explore our unfolding light-nature. Michael receives, beforehand, a series of inner visions or imprints which dictate the nature and shape of each attunement and the associated crystals. 
Michael has had a lifelong relationship with inter-dimensional beings of light. These beings play a vital role, along with all the beings that each participant brings with them, in assisting the attunement. The entire experience feels close to a prolonged shamanic and ecstatic process. 
Please bring crystals and instruments. 

Tuesday 

7.30 am until 8.30 am 
Meditation with Michael (main hall) Magnetising with Champagne Pink Danburite and Steller Beam Calcite 
A mandala will be created with multiple Champagne Pink Danburite and Stellar Beam Calcite. Michael will lead a meditation which invites these powerful crystalline beings energies to merge with ours. The focus will be on magnetising our inner light and how we can work with this powerful energy more consciously in our life. We will be glowing afterwards. 


 
8.30 am Breakfast



9.30 am

 The Ancient Polynesian Secret to Happiness with Sandra (main hall) 
Some of the legends of Polynesia suggest that their ancient teachings originated in Lemuria whilst other sources say it was brought to the people of Earth from the Pleiades. In this session we use a variety of crystal activities to explore each principle in turn with the aim of increasing our own personal happiness. Please bring a crystal that makes you feel happy.



There will be a cake break at 11am

Continuing from earlier, we will look at the remaining principles as we weave together a plan for a happy Earth. Please bring a drum if you have one
.

1 pm until 2 pm Lunch


Tuesday afternoon

The group will be divided into two. One half will take a class with Marius, the other half with Kelly. The next day the two groups will switch over. 


3 pm until 6 pm
Intuitive Painting with Marius (blue room, next to main hall)
This part of the retreat provides a creative and powerful way to ground some of the experiences, insights, and visions you've had so far, shining a light on your process. Marius will guide you to approach painting through your unique spontaneity, and no previous experience is necessary. You’ll learn to connect with and trust your feeling for colour, fostering an inspired painting process that unfolds like an open dialogue between you and a tangible visual.
All materials are supplied. Since this session is primarily about painting, please wear clothing you don’t mind getting coloured.

cake break at 4.30 until 5pm



or

3 pm until 6 pm Connecting with the Waters with Kelly (main hall)
In this session you will be guided by Kelly as she shares insights on your connection with water and how together you can shape worlds.
She will refer to the groundbreaking research from esteemed authors that include Dr. Masaru Emoto, Dr. Gerald Pollack and more recently Veda Austin’s research.
 
Together you will explore stories around water’s role in creation mythology from around the world and its presence in different belief systems today that may enrich and deepen your perspective of water and its qualities.
We join together to share a special channelled healing meditation and Water Blessing Ceremony at Hawkwood’s own spring that sits next to the Labyrinth.   

You will need a clear piece of quartz for this session and an empty bottle.

cake break at 4.30 until 5pm

Tuesday evening

6.30 pm Supper 



8 pm until 9.30 pm

Hawaiian Hula for Health and Wellbeing with Sandra (main hall)
Using a Quartz point we will be trying out a simple self-care treatment which may uncover blockages or weaknesses. From here we will try to get our energy flowing with some basic Hula dance moves. For an extra bit of fun some hula hoops will be available for anyone wishing to try them

Wednesday 


7.30 am until 8.30 am 
Meditation with Sandra (main hall) Aloha Meditation with Mangano Calcite
Continuing with the theme of happiness, we will be focusing  on the people and places we love. Then when our hearts are bursting with joy and gratitude, we will spread that energy out to the World.


8.30 am Breakfast


9.30 am 
Crystals and the Tree of Life with Michael & Marius (main hall)
What are Crystal Dreamers? When we discuss dreaming, we often forget that dreams - the nightly processes, visions, and intuitions - frequently connect us beyond our personal unconscious to the realms of the soul, the universal psyche, and spirit, planes beyond our everyday understanding. 
The Tree of Life, an ancient system for understanding life and consciousness on Earth, presents a map of the pathways of emanation, from ineffable realms to our tangible worlds and back, from our material existence to divine intention. Kabbalah studies and offers insights into this age-old map, which charts our inner life and how we manifest our light. Kabbalists and Alchemists have long revered crystals and stones as tangible reminders of these connections, mediators between earth and light, growing in darkness while holding light in the densest material form. Michael and Marius will introduce and guide the group through the Tree of Life. Both studied Kabbalah with the Order of Maat, undergoing an 11-year training programme with their teacher, Jenni Shell.


11 am cake break, then

 Crystals and the Tree of Life continued.


1pm until 2pm Lunch

Wednesday afternoon

The group will be divided into two again. One half will take a class with Marius, the other half with Kelly.
3 pm until 6 pm

Intuitive Painting with Marius (blue room, next to main hall)
This part of the retreat provides a creative and powerful way to ground some of the experiences, insights, and visions you've had so far, shining a light on your process. Marius will guide you to approach painting through your unique spontaneity, and no previous experience is necessary. You’ll learn to connect with and trust your feeling for colour, fostering an inspired painting process that unfolds like an open dialogue between you and a tangible visual.
All materials are supplied. Since this session is primarily about painting, please wear clothing you don’t mind getting coloured.

cake break at 4.30 until 5pm


or

3 pm until 6 pm Connecting with the Waters with Kelly (main hall)
In this session you will be guided by Kelly as she shares insights on your connection with water and how together you can shape worlds.
She will refer to the groundbreaking research from esteemed authors that include Dr. Masaru Emoto, Dr. Gerald Pollack and more recently Veda Austin’s research.
 
Together you will explore stories around water’s role in creation mythology from around the world and its presence in different belief systems today that may enrich and deepen your perspective of water and its qualities.
We join together to share a special channelled healing meditation and Water Blessing Ceremony at Hawkwood’s own spring that sits next to the Labyrinth.   

You will need a clear piece of quartz for this session and an empty bottle.

cake break at 4.30 until 5pm

Wednesday evening

6.30 pm Supper 



8 pm until 9.30 pm Honouring This Time with Kelly (main hall)
This evening, we gather at a local sacred site known for its subtle Earth energies (location to be confirmed).
 Kelly will share reflections on the profound significance of this time—illuminating the power of the Autumn Equinox, the balancing influence of Libra, and the elemental presence of air and water.
 
Through sacred ceremony, we will honour the land with heartfelt reverence and invite a harmonious alignment with the cosmic rhythms and the current energetic sine wave of the season—offering our intentions in service to the Highest Good of All.

Please note we will not be leaving physical offerings but offering a vocal blessing.  Please feel free to bring a crystal of your choice.

Thursday 



7.30 am until 8.30 am Meditation with Kelly Working with Petrified Wood (main hall)
In this mornings meditation Kelly leads you in connecting with the consciousness of petrified wood (or fossilised wood), calling on its assistance for developing inner strength during this time of transition leading to lasting resilience.



8.30am Breakfast


 Important: *Please pack your cases and leave downstairs before we begin at 9.30am* 


9.30am until 1pm 

Consolidation with Michael, Kelly, Sandra and Marius (main hall)

From past experiences the final morning needs to be left open and will reveal itself over the previous few days spent together. We do know this will take shape in the form of a ceremony that celebrates our time together. 
There will be a cake break at 11am 
We think that the final morning will involve drumming and sound, mandala making with crystals along with the art that you would have created with Marius. A time to integrate as well as offer our support to one another for our journey back into our lives. 

Please bring:

Crystals (of course)
 Drums and instruments, 
Light clothing
 Pen and paper
,Towels and toiletries, Slippers, Dressing gown, Light clothing.


1 pm until 2 pm Lunch will be available on this last day.