About Wellspring
“We carry pain long after the moment has passed. We need a space to put it down."
We want to create a fully inclusive space where people can mark a moment of transition or change - joyful or mournful - and find solace, self-care and some peace.
Why the ritual bath?
The Rabbis of old were our earliest psychologists, they understood the need to create ritual in order to mark moments of transition in life. We still use ritual, whether enabling a hormonal teenager to feel celebrated or a grieving mourner to be supported.
We have stopped creating ritualised milestones despite increasing the number of transitional moments we have in our lifetime, moments the early Rabbis would not have known, whether news of terminal diagnoses, fertility journeys or retirement.
Immersion in water has religiously been used to delineate one state of being from another, and the outdoor swimming trend has popularised its mental health and wellness benefits.
Wellspring aims to help people get to a place of acceptance of life as it is, even if it's not what they chose.
Enabling Mikveh to create space for personalised ritual, encouraging the individuals to look back at all they have experienced, look to their future with renewed hope and be in the moment stronger and more resilient.
Wellspring’s programming will make space to ask the biggest questions of life and understand the importance of prioritising our own mental health and wellbeing, whilst creating a place separate from the tumultuous world around us, where connections can be made with other people in similar transitional moments also looking for acceptance.
Our aim is to welcome our first visitors in 2027 but look out for our current programming - "Wellspring without walls".
How can we take the beauty and therapeutic benefits of our ancient rituals and make them relevant to the modern world and to fully inclusive?
Our goal
- Create a physical space where the well-being of all people is prioritised and the powerful ritual of mikveh can be used by individuals across the community to mark meaningful moments in their lives.
- Build a welcoming, inclusive and non-judgmental space for people of all genders, all faiths and people of non-religious beliefs.
- Provide an innovative, purpose-built centre which addresses mental, physical and spiritual health in one space.
- Incorporate programming spaces built around both a traditional indoor mikveh and an outdoor immersion pool.
- Offer a preventative and therapeutic approach to good mental health, promoting resilience building.
How will it work?
Beautiful facilities for everyone to access
Immersion pools
Indoor and outdoor immersion pools for ritual or therapeutic uses.
Therapy space
Rooms for one-to-one support and the creation of personalised ceremonies. Lounge area for group therapy and community building.
Creativity and learning
Studio and library space to reflect, learn, move, and heal with sessions such as pilates, creative writing, philosophy or art therapy.
