When it comes to wellness and Yoga events, the UK has some of the best retreats for a feel good weekend spent in the outdoors. From detox stayovers in the countryside, to weekend getaways in the Scottish highlands, we’ve rounded up some of the best wellbeing focused and yoga retreats the UK has to offer this year.
Feel Good Weekends from The Big Retreat
Feel Good Weekends start at £350 per person and run through April to July. The price includes two nights accommodation and food and drink from Feast Pembrokeshire.
Guests will be welcomed with a salt water swim in the magical waters of the Black Mixen Pool, guided by wild water swimmer and breath coach Laura Owen Sanderson, We Swim Wild. Enchanting moon lit swims and long salt water soaks await, alongside movement and mobility workshops to promote free flowing energy with Richie Norton AKA The Strength Temple.
The Big Retreat also run the The UK’s best boutique wellbeing festival which returned again this year, view all the event info here and check out what we thought of the festival on Instagram.
Enchanted Fields Festival – Victoria Park, Southport from 24th – 26th June 2022.
Bringing a unique weekend of yoga, wellness and family entertainment to Victoria Park, Southport from 24th – 26th June 2022. Enchanted Fields festival is the perfect pick if you’re looking for a weekend of wellness.
A huge array of wellbeing and holistic activities will be on offer including; yoga sessions, meditations, cocoa ceremonies, womb healing, yin, Pilates, somatics and workshops, in the tranquil setting of the park, which is just a stones throw from the sea.
There will also be heaps of entertainment, with 3 huge marquees hosting live music, spoken word and dance workshops, followed by light and fire performances in the evening. And don’t forget to visit the holistic village filled with stalls where you can;
- book a massage
- try a tarot reading
- peruse beautiful clothing and jewellery
- discover new foods in the food and drink area
- relax in the bar tent before a soulful rest in the Glamping yurts or camping area.
Enchanted Fields Festival aims to be a low waste, sustainable event, and any profit this year goes directly to global reforestation charity One Tree Planted.
Detox Stayovers with Glass House Retreat
Glass House Retreat is a detox and wellness spa retreat with bedrooms based in the heart of the Essex countryside and the ideal place to head to for a complete reset as it promotes total mind and body wellness under one roof. It is one of the UK’s leading spa retreats offering transformative programmes for post-pandemic wellness and emotional fitness. Celebrity guests include Leigh Anne Pinnock from Little Mix, Strictly’s Diane Buswell, TV’s Tom Read Wilson and many Love Islanders!
Offering 21 rooms, a Himalayan salt sauna, indoor swimming pool, a panoramic gym and a plethora of spa treatments from expert therapists, the Glass House Retreat is the perfect haven for tranquillity and ideal for those looking to take care of their physical and mental health. The Glass House is custom built for your wellness, with eight treatment rooms, a separate salt block sauna, cryo chamber, and a heated leisure pool—all you need to recover from the mental and physical intensities of life.
Last summer, the retreat introduced a new natural outdoor swimming pond to meet the growing demand for cold water dips, as well as a wellness dome and outdoor sauna.
3 night personal development & wellness retreats with Scotland Retreats
Holistic life coach and wellness specialist Nichola Henderson has created
something unique to combine personal development, wellbeing, with a short luxury break, offering new 3-night retreats in the beauty of the Scottish landscape.
Scotland Retreats is the very first to launch retreats designed like this. They are designed in a very specific way to take the guest on a bit of a personal journey as the retreat progresses… imagine coaching workshops, inspirational talks, gentle movement, and mindfulness practices such as yoga, breathwork and meditation, wild swimming, and cold-water therapy alongside hiking and guided walks, combining all the goodness of the great outdoors with the magic of personal development in a unique combination never seen before.
The retreat schedule has been specifically designed by Nic and the dedicated team of professional coaches to invite awareness, encouraging change where needed. The team provide tools and teach skills that can be taken away and implemented straight away for quick results. Previous guests have called the retreat ‘life changing’.
Tailored made wellness retreats with Health Travel
Health Travel is a London based luxury travel company, dedicated to transformative wellness retreats around the world. Our Wellness Specialists fully tailor each retreat according to the guests personal goals and interests.
They have an upcoming retreat at Gleneagles in Scotland from 6th-9th June, an exclusive retreat hosted by the naturopath and nutritionist Rosemary Ferguson. It will focus on liver and gut health whilst re-energising through the power of nutrition and the great outdoors.
Enjoy nutritious and delicious meals curated and hosted by Rosemary, set in stunning locations around the hotel, including their fabulous Winter Garden. Embrace the healing powers of nature with scenic hikes to stunning view points and hidden glen waterfalls Calm and refresh your mind with daily Yin Yoga sessions and benefit from one-to-one consultations and advice with Rosemary.
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