Relax & Restore Retreat March

On Saturday we held another Relax & Restore Retreat Day with Laura from The Wellbeing Feeling.

It was a lovely relaxing day and great fun.

We started the morning with a gentle flow yoga session and meditation.

Followed by a delicious lunch.

The theme of the retreat was "Sowing the Seed", whether quite literally sowing seeds, eating seeds and psychologically planting seeds of thought etc

Seeds have many dietary benefits, and are great added to our cereal in the morning, our salads at lunchtime, our cakes and bakes at tea time, and our casseroles and pies.

I made a vegetarian cottage pie, very vibrant thanks to the beetroot!

recipe here 

With a winter slaw salad, with an extra sprinkling of seeds and a tahini dressing.

After lunch Laura took everyone into the woods for a mindfulness walk, some meditation and lots of chat!

And they returned to sowing seeds, which was fun, coir pots and interesting seed mixes.

And after all that exhausting work (!) it was time for relaxation and a good lie down.

Finishing with a wonderful Yoga Nidra session

(More than one person fell asleep!)

If you would like to join us on our next Retreat Day, we are holding one on Saturday 5 May.

11:30am - 4:30pm

£75

Namaste

Relax & Restore Retreat Day

On Saturday we held another lovely and successful Relax and Restore Retreat day with Laura.

Despite the foul weather, we had a really happy and relaxing day.

The theme of the day was Eat The Rainbow, we enjoyed a delicious lunch with fresh and colourful ingredients

We enjoyed a heritage carrot, chickpea and sweet potato falafel traybake from this February's Good Housekeeping magazine.

Served alongside slow roasted tomatoes and a rainbow salad.

I really enjoyed making the pudding, a Beetroot and Chocolate Cake

This was served with dairy free ice cream and rainbow drops! 

The day was interspersed with Yoga and Meditation, some hatha and some restorative.

To tie in with the Rainbow theme, Laura explained about the Chakra system

We also had a session on wellbeing and juicing, where we tried a variety of juices and spoke about the benefits of some of the ingredients.

Our next Retreat is on Saturday 10 March.

The day runs from 11:30am - 4:30pm and costs £75.

NEW! Relax and Restore Classes and Retreat Day!

New for Autumn Term is a 6 week Relax and Restore Class with Laura from The Wellbeing Feeling

We will be running this on a Monday morning from 11 September

9.30am - 11.30am

You will be immersed in 2 hours of restorative yoga and meditation, in our beautiful and peaceful surroundings.  Time to connect, balance and restore your body, mind and soul.  It's a perfect start to the week (or helpful after a busy weekend!)

During the restorative yoga practice you will be guided through a number of postures, giving you the opportunity to slow down, relax and release the body and mind through passive stretches, all supported by blankets and cushions.

The guided meditation practice will lead you to a place of calm, an opportunity to rest and restore your busy mind.  Techniques throughout the term, will include; pranayama (breath work), guided visualisations, mantras and affirmations, loving kindness meditation, sound meditation and deep relaxation, known as yoga nidra.

I've been to many of Laura's classes this year and she is fantastic, she has a lovely and very calming presence.  And I feel so much better for it!

There are only 8 places available for this special course.

The price is £150 and everything will be provided for you; mats, towels, cushions, blocks, belts, eye masks, blankets, fruit and CAKE!

On Saturday 30 September we will be holding a

RELAX & RESTORE RETREAT DAY

A wonderful day full of yoga, relaxation, meditation, nutritious food, using the inside and outside of Treetops, creating and connecting.

Led by Laura and food by Emily this is the perfect day to escape and treat yourself.

The day runs from 11am - 5pm and costs £75, this includes everything for the day plus a goody bag to take home with you!

To book, please email me asap

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