Celtic Flame Retreats
Celtic Flame Retreats
Our Celtic Flame Retreats in Pembrokeshire offer a beautiful blend of seasonal yoga, energy work, meditation, and shamanic healing approaches in a therapeutic and peaceful location.
We integrate a truly holistic, nourishing, and rejuvenating time for you to enjoy in and around nature. Your time includes visits to sacred sites, walks on local beaches and more. Led by fully qualified and accredited yoga teachers and therapists.
This is time for ‘you’ in a supportive, warm and welcoming environment.
Our beautiful 2 and 3 day well-being retreat offers time for self-reflection and soul healing. With a different programme and focus each season ~ we create time for you to find balance and healing on your souls journey.
The retreat location is set in peaceful coastal national park. All enjoyed in luxury accommodation with a nourishing vegetarian menu and our eco-friendly log burner hot tub to be experienced under the stars!
NEW DATES BELOW FOR 2024!
6-9 June, 4-7 July, 20-22 July, 26-29 September, 24-27 October
What is Seasonal Yoga?
Seasonal Yoga is inspired by ancient Chinese and Indian health systems. It is a gentle practice for all abilities, specifically designed to send energy flowing through the meridian lines (energy pathways of the body).
From a physical viewpoint, the practice revitalizes our systems and organs which have energies corresponding to different seasons of the year - putting the mind and body where it is supposed to be - in harmony with nature. By making Seasonal Yoga and mindfulness an integral part of our lives, we will be protecting our health and enhancing our energy.
With the rising dependency adults and young people have on fast-paced technology, we need to counterbalance this with education of nature’s timings, rhythms and natural cycles.
Laura explains: “We are a part of nature, so to continually work against these natural rhythms can create both stress, disease or indicate we are out of balance.
Practicing Seasonal Yoga on a regular basis improves flexibility, balance and physical strength. It helps people to control and manage own energy levels and also improves physical and mental awareness”.
What is Shamanism?
Shamanism is all about working with nature and the seasons, utilising the energy field that pervades all things in a way that disregards linear time and seeks to regain information and insight, harnessing the ability to span time, to gain meaning to our spirits and heart’s purpose.
Nature is communicating with us on many levels in a very real way, on both a physical level and a cellular level. The energy emanating from all things and originating from the light of the sun, is available for us to work with. We ask for blessings by the energy of the four winds, the great spirit and mother earth. Using natural relaxation methods, drumming and journeying, you may meet your power animals who could give you inspirations and insight into many aspects of your life, both this life, past lives and even future lives.
I went wanting to feel lighter and more at peace. There were tough and emotional times, also some spiritual uplifting moments. Laura and Nigel were amazing. So calm, caring and safe people. I left feeling lighter and more at peace. I went in open minded and definitely took more from the retreat than I realised I could. The food was gorgeous as well. Thank you. Hope to see you again in the future.
- Gemma Dugdale
The Retreat Includes
3 night accommodation
Breakfast / lunch and evening meal
5 Seasonal Yoga workshops including mindfulness, relaxation and meditation sessions
Bespoke guidelines on your personal practice
Shamanic workshops
Meditation and visualisation sessions
Use of the facilities including hot tub
Visits to sacred sites, walks on local beaches and more
Personal spiritual guidance on your path (one to one sessions with teachers can be arranged)
Accommodation:
A beautiful light, airy and comfortable family house, situated in a peaceful countryside location and only 2 miles from nearby golden beaches.
The house is modern, yet keeps a traditional country feeling. We provide both single and double occupancy, compromising (upstairs) of a king bed master en suite, one king bedroom next to family bathroom, a double bedroom, one twin loft type room and a double bedroom available downstairs. There is a beautiful garden with outside dining furniture and summer house.
Angel Mountain is a nearby beautiful sacred site where the bluestone of Stonehenge are said to have been sourced. There are Holy Wells to visit and so many beautiful beaches on the doorstep.
Cost:
Day only participants: £360 for 3 days (lunch included/non-accommodation)
Shared accommodation/shared bathroom and all meals included: £595 each
Non sharing accommodation/shared bathroom and all meals included: £695 per participant
With accommodation and all meals included: £795 per participant for Master room with ensuite
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I just returned from the most wonderful weekend in Wales. A perfect mix of yoga, mindfulness, healing and healthy food with trips to local sacred sites and beaches. I just feel so grateful for the opportunity. Thanks to Laura, Nigel and Lisa.
- Bryony Alford
Teachers
Laura Wills and fellow teachers Lisa Maltby and Nigel Bird facilitate a safe, warm and welcoming retreat space which is a haven for those needing time to reflect. This offers space for spiritual growth and an opportunity for being in more harmony with the natural vitality all around us.
Laura Wills
Seasonal Yoga Teacher
From a young age, I have practiced yoga and meditation and had a fascination with the mind-body connection. As a young adult, I often found myself looking for ways I could explore my own personal and spiritual development. This desire was partly out of my own intense struggles with anxiety during my early adult life as a busy mum and actress - while I could perform on stage in front of hundreds of people I felt anxiety on a daily basis about the smallest of things!
I found that once I started practicing yoga and mindfulness on a regular basis, I was able to start to manage my anxiety really effectively. The practice of yoga and meditation has evolved for me now. More than just helping me with the anxiety, I am experiencing it now as a path that lights my way, a journey of discovery and a tool for my own spiritual and personal growth.
Yoga is now a huge part of my life. I am privileged in that I now teach yoga to adults and children of all ages and abilities.
Lisa Jayne Maltby
(MBACP, MA, Couns Dip,Bsc Hons)
BACP Qualified Psychotherapist and
Natural Spiritual Healing Therapist
Lisa is a professionally accredited Humanistic, Integrative & Psychodynamically trained Psychotherapist & Soul healing therapist with over 22 years in the field of mental health and behavioural psychology and well-being.
Working with adolescents, parents and teachers in her early career, and later training in Adult and Couple work, specialising in Complex Bereavement, Trauma, Loss and grief therapy.
Lisa takes a very in-depth holistic approach to her work and has run group sessions in healing and taught classes in meditation and chakra care and mystic traditions since 2011. Training with the NFSH as a spiritual healer in 2002, teaching as a Reiki Master up-to Master level.
She also works with Angelic Reiki and Shamanic Womb rites whilst drawing on the teaching qualifications of the Diana Cooper school in Angel healing and Rose Magdalene Healing & Oracle readings. Lisa blends the spiritual, emotional, psychological and physical levels of healing in a unified and individual way.
Nigel Bird
Seasonal Yoga Teacher and Master Therapist of NLP
I fell in love with Yoga after hanging my Rugby boots up following a 30 year career and possessing a body stiff enough to prove it. After a few years of marathon running and triathlon my body was rebelling. It was time for something to help ease my body back in line.
Yoga was the perfect medicine. I started going to yoga classes where my amazing teacher saw my teaching potential and encouraged me to embark on a lengthy training that massively changed my body and my mind. I became a teacher! I knew I had a mission to help current and ex-players repair their bodies, help prevent further injury and aid game recovery times. I hasten to add it works with all sports and anyone else for that matter!
I am a 200hr trained seasonal yoga and meditation instructor. I am also a fully qualified clinical hypnotherapist and master practitioner of NLP (neuro-linguistic programming). I have been studying hypnosis and NLP since qualifying at the American Board of Hypnotherapy and NLP in 2005 and have helped over a thousand clients with various difficulties, including habits, emotional problems, overeating and unconscious physical behaviours.
I have an extensive and passionate background in sports, including Rugby and athletics. I have coached in both Rugby and athletics and have trained as a Triathlete and marathon runner. I credit as one of my greatest achievements running 52 marathons in a year for the NSPCC in 2014! As a child, I always had a keen interest in spending time in and connecting with nature and our natural environment. More recently, I have been training with the Four Winds society led by anthropologist Alberto Villoldo in the practice of shamanic energy medicine.
I have attended two retreats now, both have really shaped my outlook during quite a difficult time in my life. The environment is relaxing, warm and a true healing space. Laura, Lisa and Nigel each provide great insight and guidance throughout your stay. The Yoga sessions are well balanced with meditations and other mindful activities. I can't wait to return again. Oh and the food is outstanding. You will not regret it.
- Ceri O'Dwyer
Upcoming Retreats
Celtic Rose Retreat for women, Pembrokeshire
6th-9th June 2024
Celtic Rose womans Retreat, Glastonbury
19th - 21st July 2024
Celtic Flame Retreat, Pembrokeshire
26th-29th September, 24th -27th October
I attended a Celtic Flame Retreat at the end of June 2023. The location of the retreat in Pembrokeshire was in a lovely setting. The accommodation was comfortable and spacious and the yoga/meditation room was ideal for our workshops. We had lovely meals but also explored local cuisine too, visiting Tenby and Saundersfoot. We also enjoyed a beautiful meditation at a local holy well which was magical.
The yoga and meditation workshops were amazing providing physical and spiritual contributions to our wellbeing. We also learnt techniques and tools to continue this once back home. I would recommend this retreat as an opportunity to practise yoga and meditation with the expertise of the team and the support they give to benefit from your journey.