27/11/2023
Thought I would share an amazing experience I had over the weekend. It's been on my bucket list for a while. A weekend yoga/ meditation retreat.
Picture this: daily wild swims in the pristine Rydal waters, in the lake district followed by indulgent hot tub and sauna sessions. The schedule was a kaleidoscope of experiences, featuring various yoga practices, soul-soothing sound baths, breathing and meditation exercises, a hike to local caves/waterfalls and a weekend in a 17th-century historical cottage.
The food was vegan in the main, with a couple of vegetarian dishes, but always vegan options and was excellent. A really great Vegan Sunday lunch topped the weekend off nicely.
Our host, Mandy from Another Way Wellbeing https://www.facebook.com/anotherwaywellbeing, was beyond exceptional. Her warmth and hospitality made me feel right at home, despite being the only man among 14 incredible women (yes this is Martin, not Julie writing this), so I was out of my comfort zone, but had a fantastic experience and met some great people.
The final activity was wreath making, which was even more outside my comfort zone, I'd seen it on the agenda at 2pm on the last day and thought how great, I could leave early.
I however stuck around as I felt so much a part of the group and didn't want to miss out! (There is a photo of mine, which wasn't the best, but it's the taking part that counts I believe!)
So if you ever thought about trying a retreat I can't recommend it highly enough and not far away either this was in the lakes but Mandy runs events all over. I'm already booked on the day in Dec with my daughter which is south of Lancaster and feeling very Zen at the moment.