IMMERSE:AUTUMN PRACTITIONER RETREAT
Arran | September 25–27, 2026
A seasonal retreat for practitioners to deepen their work through direct relationship with nature and the elements.
Rooted in Five Element acupuncture, open to practitioners across disciplines.
Reserve Your Place
A THRESHOLD IN THE YEAR
The Autumn Equinox is a moment of balance.
Light and dark held in equal measure.
Expansion giving way to contraction.
A quiet turning inward.
In the language of Chinese medicine, this is the meeting place of Earth and Metal:
- Earth: nourishment, integration, being held
- Metal: clarity, refinement, letting go
This retreat is an invitation to step into that threshold — not as theory, but as lived experience.
To walk it.
To feel it.
To let it shape how you practise.
WHAT THIS RETREAT IS
This is not a training.
It is not something to complete.
It is a space to return to your practice in a different way.
Over three days on the Isle of Arran, we will work with:
- The land as teacher
- The body as landscape
- The elements as living forces
Through a blend of:
- Guided walks and direct experience of place
- Ritual and seasonal practice
- Geomythography and elemental understanding
- Acupuncture point reflection in nature
- Curated conversations and shared inquiry
- Rest, space, and informal connection
These are offered as doorways — not requirements — so that each practitioner can meet the work through their own lens.
This is where your knowledge begins to settle, integrate, and deepen.
Your Investment - £495
Full three-day immersive programme included. Deposit £150 to secure your place.
Accommodation & travel separate.
Curated Conversations.
As practitioners, we know that the richest learning often happens in dialogue — when we listen, reflect, and witness each other’s experience.
Our Curated Conversations explore the psycho-spiritual aspects of the Wood Element — vision, growth, anger, direction, and renewal. Together, we’ll share insights and questions that arise in our relationship with and through this Element.
These sessions gently frame the rhythm of the retreat, helping you engage more deeply with your own Wood element within. They offer space to connect practitioner-to-practitioner, to see your own patterns mirrored in others, and to uncover where new growth is ready to emerge.
Who is this retreat for?
This retreat is for practitioners of all healing modalities — acupuncturists, bodyworkers, herbalists, doulas, and energy medicine practitioners — who wish to deepen their intuition, refine diagnostic insight, and reconnect with their own energy and purpose.
Set within the Creative Cycle of Spring, Immerse invites you to explore the Wood Element through a Five Element lens — its movement of growth, renewal, vision, and emotional resilience.
Held on the Isle of Arran, one of Scotland’s most inspiring natural landscapes, this retreat offers ancient woodland, sea air, and open space — a living classroom where the senses awaken and new direction becomes clear.
"I created this retreat because, as a practitioner, one of my greatest challenges has been refining myself as an instrument of healing. True mastery goes beyond book knowledge — it requires a deep, ongoing commitment to cultivating a relationship with both nature and self."
Claire Dabreo, Founder & Five Element Acupuncturist.
Who is this retreat suitable for?
Do I need prior Five Element training?
What’s included in the price?
How do I get to Arran?
Can I come alone?
What if I need to cancel?
What are the accommodation options?
Meet your host.
I’m Claire Dabreo, founder of The Harmony Principle and a Five Element acupuncturist, doula, clinical supervisor and mentor, and retreat leader based on the Isle of Arran.
My work bridges clinical practice with seasonal energetics, helping practitioners and clients alike to reconnect with nature’s cycles as a pathway to balance and creativity.
Immerse is an invitation to pause, recalibrate, and connect more deeply to the natural world.
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A THRESHOLD IN THE YEAR
The Autumn Equinox is a moment of balance.
Light and dark held in equal measure.
Expansion giving way to contraction.
A quiet turning inward.
In the language of Chinese medicine, this is the meeting place of Earth and Metal:
- Earth: nourishment, integration, being held
- Metal: clarity, refinement, letting go
This retreat is an invitation to step into that threshold — not as theory, but as lived experience.
To walk it.
To feel it.
To let it shape how you practise.
