Community
Aetas Deae is not only a body of teachings, but a lived and relational practice.
This page outlines the forms of participation, contribution, and shared life through which the work is stewarded and sustained.
How to Belong to Aetas Deae
Belonging to Aetas Deae means sharing its values. People come here because they support a matriarchal, female-led approach, and are willing to act in ways that respect women’s authority, each other, and the shared space.
Stay With Us
Short stays, longer stays, and contribution-based residencies
Community at Aetas Deae is not passive. It is entered through presence, responsibility, and shared rhythms of work, study, and care, by those who are aligned with a matriarchal, female-led order.
Participation takes different forms depending on one’s disposition, capacities, and the kind of relationship one wishes to form with the work, but it is always grounded in shared values and intentional presence
Creators in Residence
Aetas Deae receives writers, artists, and thinkers who wish to work in quiet concentration, held within a shared but largely solitary environment. These stays are self-directed and unprogrammed, shaped by personal discipline rather than instruction.
They are not retreats, but periods of inhabitation: time to write, think, and produce, within a place ordered for focus, care, and continuity.
Participants
Some come to Aetas Deae to attend gatherings, retreats, study periods, or shared work. Participation may be occasional or sustained, structured or informal, depending on the nature of the offering and the needs of the community at that time.
What matters is not intensity, but attentiveness: the willingness to arrive fully, respect the container, and contribute to the shared field of practice.
Service & Stewardship
Some forms of participation involve service, care, and responsibility for the ongoing life of the place. This may include practical support, hosting, preparation, maintenance, or ritual service, depending on one’s capacities and the needs of the community.
These roles are entered into consciously and by agreement. They are not casual volunteering, but forms of stewardship that recognise the value of labour, presence, and continuity.
Stays are confirmed after a short alignment check
Classes & Retreats
Facilitated classes, workshops, events, and retreats
Join us for yoga, shibari workshops, classes on nutrition and health, content-creation getaways, photo shoots, and time spent together in good company.
Classes and retreats connected to Aetas Deae take place in a beautiful, quiet setting and are shaped by the presence of other FLINTA creators who share a common understanding: that women lead. Working, learning, and practicing alongside others who hold this worldview creates an atmosphere that is focused, supportive, and genuinely uplifting.
Offerings vary in format and duration, from short, half-day classes to longer, immersive retreats.
Classes & Workshops
Practical sessions led by experienced teachers, including yoga, nutrition and health, skill-building, and other forms of embodied or creative practice. These may be offered as short or half-day sessions and are scheduled subject to availability.
Bespoke Cooking Classes
Daily private half-day cooking classes are available for groups of 1-6 people, subject to availability. They are either late morning ending with lunch or afternoon ending with dinner. Enquire for pricing and availability.
Retreats & Getaways
Longer, immersive experiences that allow for deeper focus, rest, and connection. Retreats may combine structured sessions with unstructured time, and may be led by Aetas Deae or by trusted sisters whose work aligns with the ethos and rhythm of the place.
Host or Design Your Gathering
For facilitators, teachers, and small groups wishing to bring their own work to Aetas Deae.
From time to time, we collaborate with Sisters whose work aligns closely with the rhythms, values, and atmosphere of the house. These gatherings are developed in conversation and are shaped by the place, the season, and the people involved.
If you have a specific proposal and feel that Aetas Deae may be the right context for it, you are welcome to get in touch to explore whether it might be a good fit.
Upcoming Events
A selection of upcoming gatherings, retreats, and events connected to Aetas Deae.
Explore our Full Calendar of Upcoming Events
Retreats, gatherings, workshops, and community-hosted experiences are added throughout the year.