Radical Rest is a space for people within the festival to take a moment for themselves, reflect and focus on restoration of their body-mind. This is a collaboration between Jane McDonald, an integrative counsellor and craniosacral therapist, and Bessie Schofield, an artist and workshop facilitator.
Through prompts, workshops and places to lie down, Radical Rest explores how rest is essential and not a luxury.
The space will be set up with a mat, pillows and a collaborative washing line which has prompts starting with:
Take a moment, pause & rest.
What do you see?
What do you hear?
What do you feel?
What can you taste?
What can you smell?
Then reflect – how your body-mind feels?
There will be signs and posters within the space to welcome people to sit down and further emphasise the importance of rest. Examples being:
Rest is essential and a necessity, not a luxury. Choosing to slow down, nourishes your body and mind. It is an act of empowerment that benefits not only individuals but also the wider community, through fostering a healthier and more sustainable way of life.
Reclaim your wellbeing by actively listening to your body and mind.
Between 1-2pm each day, Bessie (@bessies.art https://www.bessiesart.org/ ) will be running a workshop on ‘Rest through art’. These will be drop-in and advertised on a board in the space. The workshop will change each day and span from printmaking, collage to still life. The workshops will begin with guided mind-body-breath practices led by Jane (soma-OBB) to support you into a rested state.
Bessie will also create a map titled “Rest spaces”, which will identify spaces suitable to ground the mind and body within and around the festival site.
The space will not be covered from the rain, so the workshop will be weather dependent. We will continue to check the space throughout the festival to ensure the washing line and work remains intact.
For more information please contact either Jane McDonald or Bessie Schofield at jane@somaobb.com or bessiesart@gmail.com
Get a sense of what to expect, watch our video
https://www.primewellbeingfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RR-EOTR-Movie.mov