June's Relax & Restore Retreat Day

We had a great day on Saturday at our Relax & Restore Retreat Day, a lovely group joined Laura and I for a day of wellbeing and relaxation.

We started outside, it was warm and peaceful as Laura led a gentle yoga flow.

Our theme for the day was Bee You, so our lunch was delicious and nutritious with Laura's 'fresh from the hive' honey used in our dressings and as a drizzle.

We enjoyed warm Persian Lentils with Honeyed Roasted Veg

A yummy baked feta with thyme, figs and honey

A green salad with edible herbs & flowers that was served with a honey, mustard and thyme dressing.

And a very summer pud, home made meringues, baked peaches in basil and honey, served with dairy free vanilla ice cream.

Laura took the group down to the woods after lunch for some meditation and breathwork, it was really relaxing and they were surrounded by birdsong.

Once back at Treetops, I led a Wellbeing and Creative session which was all about the health and body benefits of honey.

We made some honey and lavender bath melts along with some oats, sugar and honey scrub.  Perfect things to take home and carry on the relaxation.

At the end of our day Laura took a calming yoga nidra and sound meditation session, with everyone under their duvets and warmed eye pillows.

It was a perfect end to an idyllic day.

* Laura *

Our next Retreat Day is on Saturday 11 August 2018

To book now, please email me.

Heavenly - Our first Relax & Restore Retreat day!

We had a wonderful Retreat day today with Laura.

The day was spent taking part in yoga and meditation.... 

Mindfulness walking in the grounds ....

After a delicious and nutritious lunch Laura led a 'gratitude' session

Deliciously Ella's Bean Stew served with brown rice and smoked quinoa, roasted cauliflower, sweet potato wedges and houmous

followed by

Jamie's dairy free chocolate pots

 

This is a great book The Wellbeing Journal, it has been developed in partnership with Mind, the mental health charity, with all royalties going to the charity.  It's full of colouring pages, quotes to contemplate and plenty of space to record your own thoughts, feeling and experiences.

I love the colourful illustrations.

We had some great postcards, everyone chose one that spoke to them today to take home.

 

We finished the day with a very very relaxing Yoga Nidra session, which is lying down on the yoga mat with a blanket, cushion and eye mask whilst Laura's calm and gentle voice guided us through some breathing and relaxation.

One hour of Yoga Nidra is the equivalent of 4 hours sleep!

(I won't mention the snoring!)

A really great day, join us for our next one on Saturday 25 November

11.30am - 4:30pm

#breathe

#namaste

September - Welcome to the New Term!

It's the start of the new term and we have a lot going on, so I thought I would update you with what's new and which classes still have spaces available.

Firstly starting next Monday, the 11th, for 6 weeks we have our new Relax & Restore class with Laura.  This is from 9:30am - 11:30am and is a great start to the week.  Enjoy restorative yoga and meditation in peaceful and relaxing surroundings.  We will provide all the equipment you need plus fruit, cake and water.  The cost for 6 sessions is £150.  Small group.  3 spaces left.

Our Relax and Retreat Day with Laura on Saturday 30 September sold out in record time, so we have another one in the diary for Saturday 25 November.  A perfect day to escape and treat yourself to yoga, meditation, relaxation and delicious food.  The day runs from 11am - 4pm and costs £75.

Sarah returns for 2 Aga classes this term, we have Autumn Treats on Tuesday 26 September, this will include warming recipes such as stews, soups, pies, tarts and pudding, whilst also demonstrating how to use and make the most of your Aga this season.

 

On Thursday 30 November we have a NEW Christmas Class, called Christmas Parties, from canapes to roulades and tarts to flapjacks this will be full of delicious ideas full of festive flavours.  This is a great class for learning what can be made ahead and frozen at this busy time of year.

Both Aga classes run from 9:45am - 1:30pm and cost £70, this includes a tasting lunch of all the food cooked, a glass of wine, refreshments and a booklet of the recipes to take home with you.

Claire has a full Art term here, with only a few spaces available.  There are 2 spaces on our Acrylics class on Thursday 14 September.  The Pen & Wash class on Tuesday 5 December has 3 places available and our Winter Scene Watercolour on Wednesday 6 December has 6 spaces available.

 All the classes run from 9:30am - approx 3pm and cost £75 (Acrylics £80).  This includes all of your materials, lunch, wine and refreshments throughout the day.

Our local Framemakers store has been in touch; they are holding a local Art Exhibition and wondered if any Treetops Artists would like to display their work.  If you are interested in submitting up to 3 pieces of work, please email me asap, as all forms and photos need to be in by
27 September.
  There are prizes available, you can sell your work and there will be bubbly on launch day
Saturday 7 October!

COMMUNITY:

During the summer, local social enterprise Recovery in Mind got in touch asking if they could use Treetops as a venue to run Wellbeing Workshops.  RinM run classes in West Berkshire for those with mental health challenges, they are all free and are providing a much needed service.  They rely on funding, grants and donations.

To support them, we thought a great day here for you, with all the proceeds going to RinM would be a great way to support them.

We will have various tutors throughout the day, running classes in pilates, yoga, mindfulness walking, a creative activity, healthy eating and it will be great fun, as our guinea pigs discovered on our recent pilot day!

We have two dates booked; Friday 29 September and Friday 13 October;

timings are 9:30am - approx 3pm and the cost is £80.

Please help us support Recovery in Mind.  For more information about them please click on the link: 

Recovery in Mind

That is all for now!  We hope to see you this term

Best wishes

Emily

Supporting Recovery in Mind - Wellbeing Workshops

Last week we held a really successful Pilot Wellbeing Workshop for local social enterprise Recovery in Mind.

Recovery in Mind is based in Newbury and delivers FREE mental health courses.

They work in partnership with the West Berkshire Community Mental Health Team and offer an array of courses to anyone living with mental health challenges in West Berkshire.

The courses are designed to increase knowledge and understanding, and to improve confidence in self-managing personal mental health and wellbeing.  By gaining hope and taking back control, students become expert in their own recovery and can move on with their lives despite their challenges.

Treetops are going to be supporting and raising funds by for Recovery in Mind by running some Treetops style Wellbeing Workshops here that in turn will help Recovery in Mind run theirs. 

ALL OUR PROFITS FROM THE DAY WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THEM.

We do hope you can join us in supporting this great local social enterprise, and if you have any questions regarding Recovery in Mind, either about their courses, sponsorship, donating or booking Angela the founder to come and do a speech at your workplace or event please click here

Our next Recovery In Mind Wellbeing Workshop will be held here on Friday 29 September, with a further one planned for Friday 13 October.

The day runs from 9:30am - approx 3pm and costs £80
(or book both for £150)

You will enjoy an array of sessions, including yoga, meditation, mindfulness, a creative activity and plenty of delicious food.

It's great fun, we keep our group at just 8 people, you can come with friends or just treat yourself to some 'me-time'.

 It's so important to look after your Wellbeing, and a day in our beautiful, peaceful and relaxed setting with our amazing tutors is really special.

 Time for you to slow down, connect and rebalance your mind, body and soul.  

Please email to book your place

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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