Tribe Fortune

31/10/2026

Tonight is Samhain (say it sow-in), the old Celtic night that marked the end of the harvest and the start of the dark half of the year.
People here lit bonfires on high ground, carved fierce faces into neeps (long before pumpkins turned up), and sent the children out guising so the fairies wouldn't steal them.
What I love is that our ancestors didn't fight the dark. They marked it, gathered round a fire together, and let the year rest. I think we're allowed to do the same.
So here's a wee ritual for tonight. Light a candle and take two bits of paper. On one, write what you're ready to leave behind with the old year. On the other, what you want to carry with you into the darker months. Burn or bin the first (safely please!) and keep the second where you'll see it. Ten minutes, that's all.
What are you carrying with you? Tell me in the comments.

31/10/2026

All set and ready for our guests at tomorrow's Half Day Retreat 🧘‍♀️

Join us at the tranquil former Baptist Church, Newall Terrace, Dumfries from 10am-2pm for a morning of gentle yoga asana and breath to bring balance back into our body and mind, followed by a deep relaxation. After a delicious brunch, we get grounded and connect with your green self through a slow meditative creative session, observing the structures and colours of autumn leaves. We will explore shapes and textures and create beautiful colour swatches using pastel and other colour mediums. Be inspired by our wonderful Scottish flora. No creative experience necessary.

Only two spaces remaining. £55 or take 20% off with code VIVACITY20
Secure your peace here: https://tribefortune.com/events

31/10/2026

It's Halloween which means it's your last chance!

Join the Enough, already waitlist by midnight and you'll get £100 off our May menopause retreat with Dr Heather Currie MBE, plus first refusal on rooms. No payment, nothing to commit to today.
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31/10/2026

Last call! Only 2 spots remaining for tomorrow's Half Day Retreat.

Join Hanna Casement of Nurturing Wellness Eskdalemuir for morning yoga and Frank Hayes founder of For Enjoyment and myself at the former Baptist Church, Newall Terrace, Dumfries from 10am-2pm, to ease you into November in the right way.

Self care isn't selfish. It's overdue!

Get your ticket here and save 20% with the code VIVACITY20:
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This Sunday, the morning belongs to you.

We start with Hanna Casement, from Nurturing Wellness Eskdalemuir who’ll guide us through a morning of gentle yoga and breath to bring balance back into body and mind. Nothing fancy, nothing competitive, just moving at whatever pace your body fancies that day, and breathing properly for what might be the first time all week. Then we finish with a deep relaxation, blankets and all, and if you drift off, nobody minds!

After that, a homemade seasonal lunch I’ll have made with things I’ve grown and foraged where I can, and an afternoon of creativity with artist Frank Hayes.

Sunday 1 November, 10am till 2pm, at the old Baptist Church, 24 Newall Terrace, Dumfries. £55. Never been before? You’ll be looked after from the moment you walk in.

Book at tribefortune.com/events or tap the link in bio

30/10/2026

In Scottish folklore, Samhain is when the Cailleach takes the throne: the old woman of winter, who built the mountains from the stones in her creel. Not a bad role model for midlife, if you ask me!

New Almanac published today, with tumshies, Burns's granny, and the women who kept the old ways alive.

Samhain, the Cailleach, tumshie lanterns, and the women who kept the old ways alive

30/10/2026

Quick one! Tomorrow, Saturday 31 October, is the last day to join the Enough, already waitlist and get £100 off.

Enough, already is our menopause retreat at Laggan, near Gatehouse of Fleet, in the week of 17th May 2027. Two nights, no more than twelve women, real answers from experts, time by the sea, good food, and the company of other women going through the same thing. There'll be a payment plan so you don't have to find it all at once, and a lower rate if you're happy to share a twin room.

Booking opens on Tuesday 5 January, and waitlist members get first pick of rooms and dates. Link in bio!

30/10/2026

I can already hear some of you. Three days away? Who'll check on mum/dad/kids/grandkids/dog, who'll cover at work, and how much?!

Fair questions, so here are straight answers. It's three days, two nights in May, with months of notice to book the time off and line up cover. It's £1,350 with your own room, or £1,150 each if you share a twin with a friend, and that covers every meal and every session in one of the regions most luxurious and picturesque venues Laggan. Receive no nonsense support from the UK's leading menopause expert, and gifted local practitioners guide your health and wellbeing experience, every step of the way.

Join the waitlist by tomorrow and take £100 off, and you can spread the rest in monthly payments up to May. Still not sure? Come to one of our half day retreats first and meet us properly.

And the guilt? Some people would call it selfish. We'd call it overdue.
Waitlist closes for the £100 off at midnight tomorrow.

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29/10/2026

So many of the women who come to our half days are holding everything together for someone else. An ageing parent, a partner, a child who needs a bit more. Some of them haven't had a morning that's just theirs in years.

That's why one of the things I'm proudest of this year is our work with Dumfries and Galloway Carers Centre. Their short breaks team books carers onto our half day retreats, the carer never pays a penny or has to think about money, and they just turn up and get looked after for once.

One carer told the centre afterwards: "Thank you again for making this accessible for me." I've thought about that line a lot.

Because cost should never be the reason a woman misses out on time for herself, especially when she's the one holding it all together. So very soon you'll be able to add a little towards another woman's place when you book, or gift a place outright. More on that in November!

29/10/2026

When you're young, turning 50 sounds like something a long way away, and getting old is something to fear. The entire cosmetics industry relies on that fear! Funny, because every woman I know at this age is sharper, braver and far less willing to put up with nonsense than she's ever been!

You know how the world works. You can see BS coming a mile off. You've got decades of wisdom and not much patience left for being messed about. Sounds like someone hitting her stride to me!

Enough, already is three days to celebrate exactly that, with straight menopause support from Dr Heather Currie MBE. Still in your prime. Still not to be messed with. £100 off for the waitlist until Saturday. Join here:

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28/10/2026

Fancy connecting with your green self this Sunday?

After lunch, artist Frank Hayes from For Enjoyment leads a slow, meditative creative session inspired by Scottish autumn. We’ll look closely at the shapes, textures and colours of autumn leaves, then turn them into beautiful colour swatches with pastels and other mediums. Frank will also share some of the folklore tied to the plants and leaves we’re working with, which, knowing Frank, will be the best bit! No creative experience needed at all, the techniques are easy to pick up, and the point is slowing down, not making a masterpiece.

Before that, a morning of gentle yoga, breath and deep relaxation with Hanna Casement, and a homemade seasonal lunch.

Sunday 1 November, 10am till 2pm, at the old Baptist Church, 24 Newall Terrace, Dumfries. £55.

Book at tribefortune.com/events or tap the link in bio.