Winter Retreat
Friday 14th - 16th February 2025
As we make our way towards the close of Winter we are going to eke out the most of sleepy season. The days are getting longer, so it’s the perfect time to reflect and set intentions for the more energetic seasons that are coming our way.
The retreat falls on Valentines weekend, so there will be a theme of love interwoven throughout the weekend. Celebrating all forms of love: romantic, platonic and the love we have for ourselves.
We’ll learn about the heart space from a yogic perspective, delving a little deeper into our practice than the physical.
Enjoy a variety of yoga types - all suitable for beginners. Relax in the sauna or wood-fired hot tubs, or have a little wander in the woodland. The amazing Bianco Perry is going to be running a hand-stitch workshop for us too!
As always, this retreat is an option to do what feels good for you, perhaps you join in with everything on offer or perhaps you use this time to nest in front of the fire with a book.
Preliminary Schedule
Friday
6pm onwards: Arrivals
7pm: Dinner and Welcome
8:15pm: Sound Bath
Saturday
7:30am - 8:30am: Sunrise Hatha
9am: Breakfast
10am - 12pm: Heart Opening Yoga
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm - 4pm: Freetime - hot tubs, sauna, walk, nap, read
4pm - 6pm: Textile workshop with Bianco Perry
6:30pm: Dinner
7:30pm: CHILL Yoga
Sunday
7:30am - 8:30am: Sunrise Flow
9am - 10am: Breakfast
10:30am - 12:30pm: Heart Chakra Workshop
1pm: Goodbyes followed by optional walk and pub lunch
Food
All meals will be provided from when you arrive on Friday evening until Sunday morning.
Hearty meals to match the hearty theme of the weekend. Homemade and full of goodness vegetarian food to fuel you for a weekend of activities.
On Sunday lunch time, there will be an optional countryside walk and pub lunch - this is not included in the cost.
Accommodation
We’ll be staying at the gorgeous Roses Bower in Northumberland which has access to wood fired hot-tubs, a sauna and an outdoor fire pit overlooking Northumberland National Park.
There are three options for rooms:
Shared king (with friend or partner)
Single occupancy king
Twin room (shared with another retreater)
The Tree House (King bed, solo or shared)
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Early Bird (Until 30th September):
Twin Room: £360pp (Regular £410) - share with another retreater or friend.
Shared King Room: £335pp (Regular £385pp) - share with a friend or partner
Single Occupancy King Room: £460 (Regular £510) - Basque in alone time
The Tree House (shared): £460pp (£510pp regular)
The Tree house (single): £610 (£660 regular)
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I strive to create a welcoming environment for everyone. Sharing a twin room is a great way to get to know someone a little better too. There will be lots to do outside of the Yoga which will mean plenty of time to get to know each other.
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Beginners are welcome!
There will be a variety of Yoga types - Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative and Yin.
Different options will be given during the sessions so that you can make it work for you.
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Reserve your space with an £80 deposit today.
If you are hoping to share a twin room with a friend, please specify their name when prompted during booking.
When booking a shared King room, the two deposits should be paid together - when checking our it will give you the option to add on an extra person to the room. (If this doesn't work for you, please contact me via email to arrange an alternative)
Once you have reserved your spot, I will be in touch soon to arrange the remaining payment.
You can choose to pay the remaining in monthly instalments - the full amount being paid by 14th January. Or you can pay in full within one month of your deposit. (Please contact me via email if you would like to pay differently.)
Your Host, Amy:
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Amy has practised Yoga for around 13 years. She qualified as a teacher in 2019. Since then, she has completed further 450 hours in training in Bali, India and London.
She loves getting into the nitty - gritty of postures. This means she incorporates movements beyond what your would see in a more traditional Yoga class. She uses intelligent sequencing to build in specific strength, flexibilit and mobility exercises to help unlock some of the more challenging postures.
Embracing what you have is part of Amy’s ethos, she believes that a lot of what holds us back is in our minds rather than our bodies.
She loves giving people the space to have a got at things that wouldn’t have normally, while equally encouraging people to take a step back if that’s what feels right too.
