for the bard in you

Comments from Way of Awen participants & other students

'I've enjoyed the Awen playshop immensely - it was a lucky chance that I happened to come and try it, in the end it was more than a beautiful experience, it was for me a very transformative journey, nourishing, meaningful, deep and playful at the same time, the Celtic tales really spoke the words of truth - I felt very close to many of the archetypes - and my inspiration is now unstoppable and my creativity finally free from the ties of shyness, self-criticism, and lack of space. With the help of Kevan and the group I feel finally connected to it. Kevan holds the space beautifully and is naturally a very inspiring personality.' Violette, osteopath

'I've gone from strength to strength since. Still working quietly on the fiction, but my first book on working with nature spirits is going to be published by Wooden Books in December!'
Danu, Glastonbury

'Just to thank you again for a really enjoyable evening - very stimulating and like the way you structured the evening with your storytelling - superb - with the opportunity for us to participate and put the theory into practice… I've benefitted from the contact.  Thank you for sharing your skills so beautifully.'
Alison, bardic workshop student

 'I really enjoyed meeting you on the weekend and wanted to thank you for entertaining us so well in the roundhouse (what a bonus!), you have a really gentle way about you which I really like. You did a really great job as host at the Eisteddfod, I really like the way you mixed the old and the new drawing everyone in.'Flag Fen '08, Deborah Holman

'The workshop was great. It is really good to have that Bardic space created in London, little songs of the natural ways amid the big noise!'
Louise Amelia Phelps, storyteller, author

'You taught a lot in a short time and your performances were great fun... you got me writing poetry for the first time in many years. Thank you for that.'
Sue Philips, Wessex Gathering

'It's made me think about the way I write in a different way, as performance poetry adds a whole new dimension, which is quite challenging, but fun!'
Merinne Whitton, Glastonbury Festival

'In my opinion your Shining Word - 'Contacting the Bard Within' workshop was one of the most interesting talks of the entire festival...It was so helpful - with all the different techniques of 'storytelling' (in whatever form), to capture the attention of the audience. It was wonderful.'
Mark Van Pee, Witchfest UK 2003