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Get ready for the festive season in style! Yoga, meditation, walks, sound bath, wreath making workshop, wild dipping, star gazing by the fire pit and more…About the retreat:
Dreading winter and the inevitable festive season?
Come away with us for a few days.
Take this incredible opportunity to leave your daily life behind and find time to recharge and rediscover yourself.
Press "pause" and take stock of your life.
Give yourself the space to make changes, nourish and revitalise mentally.
Go home stronger, with a clearer mindset and ready to tackle the forthcoming few weeks.
5 days/ 4 nights in a nurturing environment among a very small group of like minded people - 8 guests maximum - will help you prioritise self-healing.
We have created a safe haven where you will be able to switch off and look after yourself whilst we look after you.
The house is welcoming, comfortable, cozy and warm.
The perfect place to retreat to, spend a few days with a good book and indulge in the health boosting activities on offer.
This retreat is all about you and aiming to feed body and soul....
You will enjoy:
- 2 daily sessions of yoga, breath work and meditation with Yasmin Strutt, to help you quieten the mind.
- Beautiful walks to explore the stunning Cumbrian countryside on our doorstep that will allow you to reconnect with nature.
- A wreath making workshop with local floral artist Pepy Keegan. Using locally foraged firs and foliage, you will design and create your own wreath or table centrepiece. Mindfulness at its best and a beautiful souvenir to take home.
- A Crystal & Tibetan singing bowls sound bath, offering the ultimate relaxation and aiming to reset the nervous system & slow down the production of stress hormones.
- For the more adventurous, there is the possibility of cold water dipping nearby which has a variety of health benefits, including boosting your immune system and jump starting your metabolism.
- On the last evening, we will gather around the firepit and star gaze, hot chocolate in hand.
- Delicious wholesome plant based meals.
- Tea, coffee, biscuits & fruits are available throughout the day.
The chosen venue, St Marks Stays, a restored Victorian vicarage near Sedbergh, will be the setting for this bespoke retreat of no more than 8 guests.
Free parking available.
What’s Included • 4 nights accommodation • 2 x daily yoga / meditation/ breath work sessions • 2 Guided walks • 1 Sound bath • Wreath making workshop • Cold water dipping • Star gazing/ Talking circle by the fire pit • Nutritionally balanced plant based breakfast, lunch & dinner for the duration of the retreat • Tea, coffee, biscuits, snacks & fruits • Parking
What’s Not Included • Travel to and from St Marks Stays.
What To Bring • Clothing and footwear suitable for outdoor walking in November.
Yoga styles • Vinyasa • Yin • Restorative - To suit all levels - All yoga equipment is provided but you are welcome to bring your own mat if you wish.
Programme •
Day 1 - Monday 10 November - Check -in at 4.30pm • Welcome tea & biscuits • Yoga • Dinner.
Day 2 - Tuesday 11 November - Morning yoga • Breakfast • Guided walk to Cautley Spout, England's highest waterfall • Lunch • Free time to snuggle by the fire with a good book/ Cold water dipping • Late afternoon yoga • Dinner
Day 3 - Wednesday 12 November - Morning Yoga & guided meditation • Breakfast • Free Time/ Cold water dipping • Lunch • Wreath making workshop • Late afternoon yoga • Dinner • Crystal & Tibetan singing bowls sound bath.
Day 4 - Thursday 13 November - Morning Yoga & guided meditation • Breakfast • Guided walk to Farfield Mill/ Shopping opportunity • Lunch • Free time/ Cold water dipping • Late afternoon yoga • Dinner • Star gazing/ Talking circle by the fire pit.
Day 5 - Friday 14 November - Morning Yoga & guided meditation • Breakfast • Check- out at 10.30am.
Meet the team:
* Florence Achery will be your host and will hold space.
She will also hold a sound bath on the Wednesday evening.
Florence is a sound healer from London. She graduated from the College Of Sound Healing and works with 432hz crystal singing bowls and Tibetan singing bowls.
Sound healing is incredibly powerful. It enables you to fully switch off and let go of the “monkey chatter“. It is known to help with anxiety, insomnia, stress and can rebalance the nervous system and heal on a deep cellular level.
** Yasmin Strutt will be your yoga teacher.
Yasmin, based in Cheshire, is an experienced Yoga instructor, holistic nutritionist and plant-based chef dedicated to nurturing the mind, body and soul. Her journey with yoga began in 2014 as a personal tool to manage anxiety, leading her to complete a 200-hour Hatha Yoga certification, followed by advanced training in Vinyasa, Yin, Pranayama, and meditation.
"Whether you are a seasoned yogi or you are new to the practice, time on the mat is always time well spent."
*** Pepy Keegan will hold a wreath making workshop.
In keeping with the winter theme, we will indulge in a wreath making (or table centerpiece) workshop with local floral artist Pepy Keegan.
Pepy says: "Be inspired to create a Christmas wreath that is very natural and wild, very fresh, slightly magical, with the spirit of ‘just foraged’ in the Dales !
A relaxed, friendly and informal workshop.
All your materials are collected locally and include a generous selection of firs and mixed foliage and I will encourage you to include more unusual dried, natural decorative elements. I have a gorgeous selection of velvet, crushed velvet, satin, and jute ribbons.
Lots of colours and textures. And a little Indian tinkling bell to finish it off !"
Partner Charity:
£25 from every booking will be donated to a chosen charity - Partner charity to be confirmed.
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St Marks Stays, St Marks Stays, Cautley, Cumbria, Kirkby Stephen, United Kingdom
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