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ABOUT
- What IS
- Schedule
- Ethos
GETTING THERE
REGISTER
gardeners
SKILLSHARE
FAQ's
Contact
Community
- KIDS
- Get Involved
- Photos

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OUR INSTAGARDEN

🌴Wishes were granted as we collectively dreamt up our gathering. Thankyou Dharma Yogini @delia.indrayoga for helping to bring @vitacocohk who so generously donated so much of their electrolyte and vitamin fortified coconut water. Sweet nectar for the soul. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou 😍 👩🏽‍🌾👨🏼‍🌾Empowering Garden Guardians with the practice of being in conscious community, by encouraging hygienic well being, by promoting self reliance, by helping to tend our young even if not our own. Gratitude for discovering ways in which to sustain this beautiful path through conversing with key energetic elements. #waterhealsmybody #drink #mycupisfull #sacredeconomy #wearewater #water #hydrate #vitacoco #coconutwater #thegardengathering #gratitude 📸🙏🏽 photo: @orly_even @violajgaskell

We were so thrilled when @sibylladelphica came on board to support our community by sharing her hand-made goddess sandals and bags! Each piece is created from scratch, with a fairytale concept through a loving craftmanship process and designs which reflect the natural beauty of the Mediterranean🌼. Her sandals will have a final debut at the last series of this Autumn's @_themovementmarket_ on Saturday 4th Novemeber at MANA! Cafe 🌏🌿. Join in for a day featuring movement and yoga classes brought to you by wellness influencers, including our beloved Garden Sisters @_thevibetribe and @gypsybynatvre from 11am - 3pm along with ethical + organic pop up stalls & so much more! 💕

Tickets are available at: goo.gl/uYGDHb and a % of proceeds go to support @plasticoceans 🌊🙏. Link to @_thevibetribe_ for a special discount code! ✊

🍇🍌🌼Nourished & Happy! Following our early morning practise, our beloved Gathering Chefs and Seva Sisters prepared @sambazon Açai Breakfast Bowls for our first meal together on Saturday in the ☆Conscious Kitchen☆. Immense gratitude to @bejuiced for graciously sponsoring so much delicious goodness which allowed 150 women and children to begin a day of sharing with big smiles and full tummies. 😊🙏💛 Food is a vital component of any gathering, as we began to deeply ground and shift into the simplicity of community living and a detox from our usual day-to-day. Be-juiced is committed to the revitalization of the mind and the natural rehabilitation of the body in all that they offer. ✊💕 ·
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Special thanks to Lena and Janet for all their help and cordination. In addition, there were lots of treats for our raffle winners who won a total of 5 Acai bowls and a 3-day juice cleanse by Be-juiced! It is a honour to work with those who support the larger cause and pay it forward. Thank you #bejuicedhk for hearing the call and allowing us to manifest such a dreamy collaboration. Acai bowls for breakfast this morning anyone? ·
📷 Photos by @viola_jean
and @orly_even

😍💋Beautification in alignment with honouring our ancestors through adorning floral crowns is the ultimate embodiment of the art of divine feminine self care. As devoted clients of @emmanuelfhk, we were SO blessed to welcome the stylists of Hong Kong’s first Eco-Luxury Hair Salon & Spa, who tended our lioness manes, woven and tamed just in time for our Opening Ceremony. We adore Emmanuel F as they use only natural & organic products to deliver professional, creative & high-quality results. They offer a true holistic and health conscious concept where one can stylistically trust & feel safe in their conscious hands and choice of product, right down to serving organic teas. And the lucky winner of the generous donated raffle prize of styling and colour g session goes to ❤️ the she’s who shall not be named. #ecosalon #beauty #gratitude #community #sacred #ceremony #floralcrown #femininedivine #hkig #hongkong #hkgirl #thegardengathering 🙏🏽Shoutout to weaver sister who gifted us with the skill to create Polynesian plant crowns and garlands.📸🙏🏽photos: @viola_jean & @orly_even

Great gratitude sets the tone as we emerge from silent integration post gathering. Soulful seeds root deep unto earth and vines of our hearts embroider infinitely unto cosmos. To BEHOLD fire that forever burns and fly free with winds that carry our wings, all in flow - the current of our waters. Walk the beauty path with us as we tell the story of our gathering through each picture to follow, to give thanks honouring the energetic donations from sacred and SEVVA sisters, chefs, land, Gardeners and sponsors. It is a privilege to practice sacred business with our collective Spirit in non-commercial community, yet now we must pay tribute and REVEAL your gifts. Hygiene for humanity been the key essential ingredient for stepping unto our highest in harmonious relationship with each element, to hold ceremonial space for the open hearted especially those in need of extra love and support. May every effort to nourish our own garden with patience and process be the gesture that fortifies our homes. And when next the typhoon meets us, may the grace of Mother Nature once again expand our perception beyond measure. We are still harnessing the joy from the sweetest of surprise sacred sistren sessions post gathering (with even more to follow). So stay attuned. BE receptive. OPEN your hearts. HEAL for harmony. PLAY your drum. SING sweet music medicine. SIP bowls of tea. MAKE & do. LISTEN to intuition. Surrender to the flow. Howl, dance, breathe. Breathe. Breathe...and always softly softly step. Wild women, a howl-out ✨sisters of @spiritweavers and creator ✋🏿Amy Mea Woodruf @daughterofthesun_ for your love and vision. Always in love and service, @thegardengathering @maynogoyyoga & @spiralspaces #femininedivine #thegardengathering #spirit #vine #mothernature #gaia #hkig #sisterhood #hongkong

✨ HOW TO GET THERE ✨
The time has finally come! We are overjoyed to welcome you all to the Garden Gathering, this year hosted at Sai Yuen Farm. Below are detailed directions for how to get to the venue: *Please allow 1 hour traveling time from Central to the farm
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1. From Central, pier no. 5 take the ferry to Cheng Chau island. The fast ferry takes 30 min ($26.80 HKD) slow ferry 45 min ($13.60 HKD). Ferry schedule can be found on www.nwff.com.hk .
2. Upon arriving at Cheng Chau, turn RIGHT and walk about 20 meters to the local Cheng Chau pier (pic 2)
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3. Look for a sampan boat. (Pic 3/4) There are usually several docked around the local pier. Ask for a Sampan to "SAI WAN". If you cannot find one, you can call Mr. Cheng 96392349 or Mr. Kwok 91708836 to book. The sampan ride costs $10-15 HKD per person if you have a group, $30 if you're alone. The ride is about 5 minutes long. Alternatively you can walk to Sai Yuen Farm, it takes 22 minutes by foot (use google maps).
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4. Board sampan and enjoy the quick ride to Sai Wan pier.
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5. Upon arriving, walk towards your LEFT , towards a large arch. 1 minute walk. .
6. Walk through the arch (pic. 7) and go straight.
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7. Continue walking straight up the hill. (Pic 8)
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8. Arrive at Sai Yuen Farm! There is a red gate with a green roof. Go through the entrance, turn left and walk straight - this will take you to the Info Desk / Main Area.
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✨SEE YOU SOON! ✨

✨ The Garden Gathering is ONE day away ✨
We each carry a voice, a gift and power to discover and share. Sisterhood is harmonious integration regardless of where you may be on your path. Together, we celebrate the feminine and all that is sacred within us. Tending to this garden of vision, we awaken to the felt sense of belonging to that of which nourishes our spirit. May our harvest be shared and planted in communities and beyond..
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We are beyond excited for your journey into the Garden.. magic and wonder await your heart 💛 body 🤸‍♀️ and soul 🌟 this weekend ! Sisters are flying in and landing, the community is unifying 👊🏾. See you all tomorrow! ✨💛✨
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Photo from the March 2017 Garden Gathering

#thegardengathering #hongkong #sisterhood

🌱 What to Remember 🌱

The Garden Gathering was created as a sacred container dedicated to exploring ways of cross-cultures and sustainable practices in Hong Kong, bringing together like-minded women and those who are curious to practice new ways of living aligned in harmony with the Earth. We ask that you see this as a gift to yourself and that you are open to receive new sisterhood and self-love. We embrace one another without judgment and tune out of everyday expectations and attachments. The simplicity of being together as one with our Mother Earth is a great reminder of the equality we all share. Let us be inviting to new sisters who may feel intimidated by extending hugs, conversation and inclusion whether at mealtimes or other. Reach beyond your comfort zone and open your heart to all those around your, for this is precedent to how rich our garden grows!
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We are an alcohol-free, meat-free environment. This weekend is about fully nourishing your body - taking time to unplug from your devices, leaving your phones in your tents to be wholly present in the moment. It is about being present with yourself and with your sisters .. showing up with an open mind, ready to receive. No expectations, just a willingness to be present. Holding space for yourself and for each other.. there is no judgement here, only an embracing of the present moment, and of all its gifts. Open mind, open heart, open arms. We all show up to listen, to learn, to love. 💚💚💚
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Pic : @ranggakuzuma

The Garden Gathering is only ✨ 2 DAYS AWAY! ✨
We are a community event, birthed by the collective for the collective. We welcome all of you sisters - old and new - with open arms and hearts, into our family of mothers, daughters, sisters and priestesses.. we honor you, we see you, we hear you, we are here FOR you! .
Pic: @luiny / @paolarodz

✨ WHAT TO BRING ✨
We will practice self-sustainability, supporting one another in our inner and outward journeys, connecting to nature and unplugging from our minds and devices. Please read the following carefully, for a list of what to bring to this weekend's Gathering:
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⋆ Plate, bowl, cutlery for meals and your own mug for tea/water. These will not be available on-site.
⋆ Water bottle - there will be water stations to refill your bottle
⋆ Cash to purchase from vendors or during trade blanket
⋆ Towel
⋆ Toiletries: Soap, Toothbrush, Toothpaste
⋆ Headlamp or Flashlight
⋆ Flip Flops (for walking to /back from showers, beach)
⋆ Journal, pen
⋆ Shawl / Yoga Mat / Cushion for sitting on the Earth during classes
⋆ Blanket (although all bedding will be provided, we suggest you bring something extra if you tend to get cold at night).
⋆ Bathing suit (optional, there is a beach on-site)
⋆ Snacks for in between meals
⋆ Provide your own lunch. A food vendor lunchbox will be available.
⋆ Outdoor supplies: Hat, sunscreen, mosquito repellent.
⋆ Musical Instruments
⋆ Folding chair (if required)
⋆ For the Trade Blanket, bring items you wish to trade or share (crystals, books, seeds, jewelry, crafts, art, oils, etc...)
⋆ Altar items, Decorations (optional: sacred objects that you may want to bring with you to the land, adornments for your tentspace)
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