and. gathering 2026
29th September- 2nd October 2026 Greece.
We have a maximum of 15 people ever.
Hear what our and. gathering guests 2025 experienced
and. gathering 2025
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LEGACY, UNFILTERED
The Uncomfortable Gathering
October 22–23, 2025
Choose how uncomfortable you’re willing to get. Three ways to join us. Same fire, different paths
Choose how uncomfortable you’re willing to get!
Three ways in. Same circle. Same fire. The difference is how close you want to be
Full Immersion £2222 (4 spaces)
Stay inside Easter Shian with Dave & Debbie.
Includes:
3 nights at Easter Shian (Oct 21–24) + 1 night in Edinburgh (24th)
Welcome Dinner (21st)
Full Gathering (22–23)
Edinburgh Day (24th)
All meals included Michelin dinner on the 22nd included
Goody Bag and Toolkit
The Ashes & Intentions fire ritual
Unstuck Toolkit + goody bag
Not included: travel + airport transfers
Dates : 21st to 25th October
Maximum: 4 people. Intimate, and almost gone
Brave Package £1111 (6 spaces)
Full Gathering (22–23) + Edinburgh Day (24th)
All sessions + experiences
All meals on each day (22–24)
Fire ritual + Toolkit + goody bag
Optional add-ons: Welcome Dinner (21st, £180) + Michelin Dinner (22nd, From £220)
Not included: accommodation (you book your own nearby, incl. Edinburgh), travel, airport transfers
Accommodation is self-funded nearby (Click here to get list)
Dates 22nd to 25th October
Maximum attendees is 20 for the whole event.
Two-Day Pass £777 (10 spaces)
Core Gathering only (22–23)
Sessions, group meals, and fire ritual
Optional add-ons:
– Welcome Dinner (21st, £180)
– Michelin Dinner (22nd, £220)
– Edinburgh Day (24th, £333)Not included: accommodation, travel, airport transfers. (Click here to get list)
Optional Add ons (21st, Welcome Dinner £180, 22nd, Michelin From £220, 24th Edinburgh £333).
Dates 22nd & 23rd
Maximum attendees is 20 for the whole event.
Oct 21 — Welcome Dinner (+£180) optional
At Easter Shian, cooked by Debbie, herself, The Taste TV winning dishes, never repeated since.
Not a warm-up. A table where the conversation starts before the fire’s even lit.
The core Gathering is Oct 22–23. For those with a two day pass who want more
Before. After. Deeper.
Oct 22 — Michelin Dinner (+from £220)
Optional.
Two-star Michelin.
Half an hour away, a world apart.
Because some truths land better over six courses
Oct 24 — Edinburgh Day
One full day in Edinburgh:
Coaching on running a coaching business
An action lab for what’s next
Chef’s table dining experience
The Gathering doesn’t end at the fire. It keeps walking with you
Across all extras, the Gathering is capped at 20 people in total.We keep it small so it stays real. Once the circle is full, it’s full
The Gathering doesn’t do small talk, so neither do we
Six real questions, answered straight. Watch them, argue with them, or record your own.
Why is it called The uncomfortable gathering?
Because comfort keeps you stuck. Nothing changes if you stay in the same chair. This Gathering is designed to push gently against the edges of where you normally stop. It’s not about pain or pressure , it’s about honesty. Discomfort is where clarity, change, and courage actually start.
What’s the difference between £2222, £1111, and £777??
Same circle, same fire. The difference is how close you want to get.
Full Immersion is all (Excluding travel & transfers)
Brave is all event 22nd-25th (excludes Edinburgh accommodation and 2* Michelin meal excluding accommodation travel & transfers
Two Day pass is the event and all the sessions , meals at easter Shian (excludes Edinburgh accommodation and 2* Michelin meal excluding accommodation travel & transfers)
Across all packages: 20 people total. That’s it
What’s included and whats not?
Same circle, same fire. The difference is how close you want to get.
£2222 Full Immersion → Stay inside Easter Shian with us. All-in: meals, accommodation, coaching, fire Everything. Max 4 people.
£1111 Brave Package → Full Gathering (excl Edinburgh accommodation) , all meals (excl Michelin 2* optional extra) + all sessions, no accommodation (you book your own nearby). Max 6.
£777 Two-Day Pass → Core event only: 2 days, meals, fire ritual. Add extras if you want, but if you bolt on everything, it costs more than the £1111 option. Max 10.
Across all packages: 20 people total. That’s it
Is it transformational?
Ultimately you decide that. People call it transformational. We call it finally getting out of your own way. Call it what you want. We call it change that actually sticks. Transformation? If you mean life getting real, yeah. If you mean glittery slogans, nope.”
People call it transformational, life-changing, unforgettable. We don’t teach theory. We don’t hand you a workbook and wave goodbye. What happens here is lived, uncomfortable, and human.
You don’t leave with hype. You leave with something you can’t unknow, and a commitment you can’t dodge. That’s what sticks.
Who is the gathering for?
Leaders, creatives, founders. People tired of their own bullshit who want change that sticks If you’ve achieved on paper but feel blocked inside, this is for you. It’s not about titles, CVs, or networking. It’s about humans who want to live and lead differently and are willing to show up real.
Why only 20 people?
Because intimacy matters. This isn’t a crowd. It’s a circle.
We cap the Gathering at 20 total, across all packages. That limit keeps it personal, honest, and human. Once the circle is full, it’s full.
Across all packages: 20 people total. That’s it. Once its full its full.
Why no agenda?
It’s our home. We don’t hire a venue, we open our lives. The land, the house, the fire they’re part of the work. Easter Shian is our HQ in the Scottish Highlands, and it’s also where our own work, life, and story live. The space itself holds the Gathering. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s part of why the experience is unlike anything else
Why Easter Shian?
It’s our home. We don’t hire a venue, we open our lives. The land, the house, the fire they’re part of the work. Easter Shian is our HQ in the Scottish Highlands, and it’s also where our own work, life, and story live. The space itself holds the Gathering. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s part of why the experience is unlike anything else
How do I contact you?
No forms. No bots. Just us. Send a video message — we’ll reply the same way.
If you’ve got a question we haven’t covered, record it here. You’ll hear back directly from us human to human
Want to know more?
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Find out about Dave and debbie, and. history of 20 years.
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Award winning yes indeed, won Scotland’s Home of The Year.
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Since it started nearly 20 years ago gatherings where a thing starting in Scotland’s Aldourie Estate on the banks of Loch Ness and now we are 6 years into the and. gatherings previously held in Denver, Mallorca, London, and back to the rural wilds of the Scottish Highlands and Easter Shian.
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We have been doing this a long time from Podcast to blogging, books to gathers to workshops and so much more
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Talk to us, fastest route to get your questions answered.

