Winter Solstice in the Forest Weekend Retreat

🌿About Winter Solstice in the Forest

Hi, I’m Charlotte, and I run Aether Yoga. I created this community and my forest yoga day retreats to bring people together to practise all limbs of yoga - from physical asana to breathwork, meditation and reflection - in nature 🧘🌳.

I set up the Winter Solstice in the Forest retreat to go deeper than we have time for in the day retreats: to build stronger connections, deepen our understanding of ourselves, and explore other practices that we don't usually come across with the excellent guest facilitators I've met along my travels.

🔆 Highlights:

• Sunrise Yoga and Restorative Evening Flows: Start each day with yoga flows and end the day covered in blankets in a nourishing restorative/yin practice.

• Forest Bathing: Connect with the woods and feel into the stillness of winter with guided forest bathing.

• Sound Bath & Yoga Nidra: Drift into deep relaxation with a sound bath from Leaa (Suliko Sounds).

• Cacao and Fire Ceremonies: Open your heart in a cacao ceremony under the solstice moon led by Luna Rose.

• Transformative Breathwork: Experience powerful breathwork techniques to release stagnant energy and experience a truly unique state of consciousness.

Because it’s December we probably won’t be practising yoga under the trees but we will be walking through the forest, cosying up by the fire in the yurt for meditation and ceremonies, and enjoying the woodland views from the yoga room in Stephen Park.

I always create a lovely friendly atmosphere and keep my retreats inclusive and eco-friendly. My style is all about relaxed yoga flows, nourishing restoratives, and lots of chest opening to increase confidence and counteract life spent hunched at a desk or in the car. Find out more about me in about.

£75 deposits now available to secure your place - pay the remainder any time before 1st November 2024.

🥗 Food

Breakfasts, lunches and dinners will be created by private chef Georgia (Intentional Eats). Everything will be vegan and all allergies and preferences will be catered for. Georgia is amazing - the food is such an important part of the retreat - it will be healthy and seasonal with plenty of treats to keep you energised and nourished throughout the day.

💫 Guest Facilitators

I put together this retreat to bring together incredible practitioners from all over the North who will be facilitating sessions over the weekend:

• Luna of Luna Rose Wellbeing Retreats (Cacao facilitator, Reiki & Massage)

• Leaa of Suliko Sounds (Musician and Sound facilitator)

• Darren of Breath of Transformation (Transformative breathwork).

I'm so excited to share this retreat with them and offer you the opportunity to discover new practices.

📍 Location

Stephen Park (BB74TS) is a grade 2 listed building. It has multiple wood burning stoves, a large dining room and cosy living spaces downstairs. Upstairs, there's nine residential rooms and a large yoga space lit with roof windows.

We will also have access to the wood-heated yurt and fire pit area out in the woods that I use for my day retreats, and free roam of the entire forest.

The rooms are twins or bunks with wood beams and nature views.

• Room option 1 - Sharing - £349pp: Book a shared place for a bed in a shared room. If you know who you want to share with, make sure to mention them in the sign up form. Although the rooms accommodate more, there will be a maximum of two people sharing in most rooms (unless you request to stay together with friends). There are a couple of very large rooms which will be triples.

• Room option 2 - Private - £586pp: Book a private room for your own space. Bathrooms are shared.

• Room option 3 - No accommodation - £286pp: Book this option if you're a local and don't need a bed for the night. Everything else is included.

The retreat is fully inclusive: Two nights accommodation (room option 1 & 2) | All twelve wellbeing sessions | Private chef-prepared breakfasts, lunches and dinners | Gift bag | Parking | All warm and cold drinks.

💬 How to Book

Secure your spot with a £75 deposit. Balance payable before 1st December. To book, choose your accommodation option and fill in your details.

Contact me: For any enquiries, feel free to reach out through the contact form below or visit my Contact Page ✨

Charlotte xx

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