The Clearing
a unique online membership space to help you reflect, rest and replenish
Welcome to The Clearing 2024
Our clearing, this space, like an opening in the woodland, is a place to gather in the light, by sun & by moon.
It is a place to share & celebrate the sweetest stuff of conscious living, and it is a place of rite & ritual. It is a space set aside & insulated by the trees, anchored by nature.
A place to remove our shoes. It is the clearing of those things that are extraneous, those which overburden us, overwhelm or overstimulate, those things in our homes & lives that are quietly detrimental & peripherally heavy; those in the open & in the shadows.
Tricks & mist of mind by which we are limited.
It is the clearing of our sight; polishing of the glass through which we view the world; a moment’s pause in the daylight, with clarity of vision & purpose. It is the clearing of the pervasive thoughts that are blocks, forks & frustration – impeding our path. The clearing, perhaps, of our diaries, our evenings or weekends, our stifling ten-year plans or of goals which restrict our flow. The clearing of old resentments in favour of forgiveness & unity.
Our ongoing hope is to bring you a real re-connection to the Natural world – and to your own body, spirit, heart & soul through the work we do here.
Through food and sharing, connection and ceremony, we find our way back to The Clearing.
Emine & Paul, co-creators, The Clearing
Lessons from
The Clearing
Every month, our members receive a beautiful, reflective e-book of essays, rituals, wonderings + recipes, to help guide them through the season + moment ahead.
What’s New?
For 2024 we are returning to a dedicated
monthly offering of new writing
and rites, recipes and reflections,
within downloadable digital journals,
ready for you to read in your own time.
An old Pagan tradition is the gathering of omens
on each of the Twelve Midwinter days which, in turn,
correspond to each of the twelve months of the coming year.
And it is this simple idea that will seed our storytelling and starting poitns
for the coming new cycle at The Clearing.
We have been open and observing and start with a fresh book of writings at
Imbolc, February 1st, and at every full moon for the year to come.
We look forward to sharing with you.
Membership includes a library of self-care classes, replenishing recipes, seasonal journals & inspiring meditations & reflections
The Clearing 2024
co-created by Emine + Paul Rushton, authors of SATTVA
The Clearing is an intimate homegrown membership experience created in response to the passion we share for nature, and the longing we feel to reconnect, purposefully, with all she has to offer and teach us
After 20 years in the ‘rat race’ Mr R and I sold our South East London flat, moved out of the city and found ourselves in a 250-year old cottage in Kent. As things are wont to do once big leaps are made, the old things kept falling away, layer by layer, as we dived more and more deeply into what it was we wanted our lives to be about…. what our hearts’ work really was… that’s what brought us here, today, to The Clearing
We have co-created The Clearing – a heart-led business to support people like us, who were short on time but did not want to shortcut their own wellbeing – to also help those who want to feel more connected to the good stuff in life, more rooted in the seasons & cycles of nature, and more nourished, inside and out.
And because times are feeling even harder now than perhaps they did when we first launched The Clearing, four years ago, we have also reduced our monthly membership by £12 (2021/22: £29/month) to £17/month, in response to the rising cost of living here in the UK and beyond.
We also offer free memberships to those on Universal Credit, relying on food banks or whose families qualify for free school meals… basically anyone who wants to come and hang out with us at The Clearing for a regular dose of rest and reflection, without the means to otherwise do so. You can reach out via email if that sounds like you, and something you’d like to do.
Emine & Paul, co-creators, The Clearing
— Nadine Stewart, Oxford, UK
“Thank you so much for all the time and care you take with the lessons. I am absolutely loving them and they are creating great shifts in my perspective about life since beginning my journey.”
– Olivia Dunlop, Bermuda
“The Clearing is my home in the craziness. A deep remembering.”
Delicious Doses of Seasonal Self Care – create your own daily breathing space
When you join The Clearing you will enter a space where seasonal self-care is available to you at the tap of a button. Simply log in, and find yourself in a place where you can slow down, catch your breath, re-set your mind and nourish your body.
Here are just some of the experiences you can enjoy at The Clearing:
Find your complete nine-part course in Somatic Therapy with Nahid de Belgeonne, for a complete nervous system re-set
Choose a delicious seasonal recipe & tuck in on a quiet Sunday afternoon
Select a Self Care Class for a beautiful boost – from Womankind Yoga to Fertile Living, we have a rich archive ready for you to enjoy
Get tucked up in bed & receive a Sacred Sound Bath – proven to help re-set the nervous system and bring about deep restorative rest
Download one of our beautiful e-books & discover new seasonal recipes to try, essays to inspire & creative rituals to enjoy
Enter The Rest Portal to experience our new Yoga Nidra (deeply restorative guided ‘sleep’ meditations) and Sound Healing recordings, with new audio meditations shared with you each month
– Audrey Hopkins, Ireland
“There is such deep wisdom, knowledge and passion in all the lessons and I love rewatching my favourite classes, again and again.”
Lisa Taher, UK
“The Clearing has been my go to resource when I have desperately needed me time or just a gentle reminder to be kinder to myself.”
The Clearing 2024
a new season, a new cycle
+ our lowest ever membership offer, created
to recognise the challenging times we’re living in
a unique online membership space
to help you reflect, rest and replenish
day by day, moment by moment
The Rest Portal
where you will find guided audio yoga nidra meditations and audio sound bath recordings for deep sleep and restorative support – with new recordings uploaded every month
Enter The Clearing
Soothing Sound Baths with Alice Rose
Wholesome plant-based recipes
Uplifting Sound Healing with Selda Enver Goodwin
Feel connected to nature's cycles and wonder
Nature and earth-based essays, every season in WELLSPRING
Gentle, supportive movement with Verity Megan
Womankind movement and support with Alice Rose
Foraging + Finding Wonder
Rooting in the Season, moment by moment
Herbal allies + Plant Magick
Somatic Movement for the Nervous System
Yoga Nidra for Deep Rest – new each month
SEASON’S
STORIES
As the new season continues to bloom let this space at The Clearing become your resting place…. a little like opening a window that takes you back into the heart of Nature, wherever you may be…
Every month, Mr R and I will be sharing our seasonal thoughts in short essays in our designated ‘Summer Stories’ space. The content will change according to the moment & the collective energy. Some weeks, find a delicious new recipe; others, a quick ‘make’ such as a beauty balm or foot soak; at other times, a gentle ‘note from Garden Cottage’, caught in the moment and shared while still fresh.
We’ll help you make time & space for yourself
Imagine a retreat space, rich with cherry-picked classes, workshops, reads and recipes. Whether clearing some space to enjoy an hour-long yoga class in your own home, or curling up with a seasonal issue of the WELLSPRING journal, The Clearing awaits you.
That is the beauty of all of our classes too: you can watch them at any time, and as often as you like during the length of your membership – no more need to rush and scrabble to get online in time, nor miss out when life creates an unforeseen detour. Simply log on, curl up, and dive in.
Oh, and another thing – you can join us and leave us at any time via the simple ‘one click’ button in your own account area, without any tie-ins or penalty charges. We wanted to create a space where all are free to come & go as they please. No hard sell, no countdowns, no ‘fear’ or ‘pain point’ marketeering. Just good old fashioned human being-ness, beauty + truth.
Imagine…
… pressing a button and experiencing immediate calm – in the form of our monthly Sacred Sound Sessions. These include guided visualisation, Yoga Nidra for sleep, breath meditation and deeply restorative crystal sound baths, to soothe and re-set the nervous system
… practical seasonal recipes to make at home that will nourish, replenish and balance your body, mind & soul
… being able to find the time in your busy diary for a soothing Sacred Self Care Class. From Somatic Movement Therapy to Ayurveda for Winter Wellness, and Holistic Skin Care to Restorative Yoga classes, these experiences are always there for you at the touch of a button – simply log in, line up your class, and sink into the experience.
… accessing all four back issues of our beautiful digital magazine – the WELLSPRING journal – filled with transporting imagery of nature and deeply comforting words and long reads – practical, spiritual, magical – to inspire, soothe and support you, season by season.
Life at The Clearing
From Seasonal Self Care Classes to Sacred Sound Baths, we create a rich tapestry of self-care tools that you can pick and choose from, for a truly mind/body/spirit nourishing experience, day after day.
