The Dandelion Daily

Londoners looking for fresh perspectives have several gatherings to choose from. On Hampstead Heath, Fungi After Dark: Discover the hidden world of Biofluorescent Fungi invites adults and accompanied children on an evening walk. Carrying ultraviolet torches, participants will hunt for glowing mushrooms and lichens after sharing warm medicinal mushroom tea. In Islington, The Wholebeing Method at The Meditatio Centre offers an evening of guided meditation, movement, sound and creative expression led by Boe Huntress, designed for anyone wanting to explore their inner world without needing past experience.

Near Alexandra Palace, Love Your Rage: A Day for Womxn to Embody the Wild Within provides a private retreat for women, femmes and gender non-conforming people to explore anger through sharing circles, movement, vocal release, art therapy, a sound bath and a vegan lunch. Meanwhile, Headless Way: A day with Richard Lang in London gathers sixteen people at a home in Stoke Newington for simple awareness experiments.

Live music and movement sessions are drawing interest across the capital. In Stoke Newington, ALEX AKAL - SOUNDS OF TRIBE takes over Bar A Bar for an evening of electronic beats, didgeridoo, flutes and percussion, followed by an open world music jam session where players can bring their own instruments to join in. The bar serves alcohol alongside kombucha and CBD drinks, with birthday cake shared among the crowd.

Over in Hackney Wick, Christie Animas hosts Fool Expression: Discover and Learn How To Express the Different Parts Within You at Akasa on Prince Edward Road. Aimed at anyone curious about embodied personal development, the workshop uses simple movement, relational practices and playful exploration to help participants meet the different voices within themselves. Meanwhile, in south London, dancer Tim Barnes leads MOTION London at Goldsmiths Great Hall in Lewisham Way. The large-group movement session follows the 5Rhythms map across a wooden dance floor, operating under clear house rules: no shoes, no phones, no alcohol and no talking while dancing.