Seasonal Yoga Retreats
Exclusive Seasonal Yoga Retreats
for Cowdray Park
We have now designed exclusive 1 Day and 2 Day Seasonal Yoga retreats for the wellbeing centre at Cowdray Park.
In this beautiful centre we facilitate a safe, warm and welcoming retreat space which is a haven for those needing time to reflect. Our retreats offer space for spiritual growth and an opportunity for being more harmony with the natural vitality in and around us.
Upcoming Retreats
One Day Seasonal Yoga Retreats
Cowdray Hall, Midhurst, West Sussex
2nd December 2023
Book now as spaces limited
£110
One Day Retreat
Next One Day retreat
This beautiful 1 day wellbeing retreat offers time for self-reflection, soul healing, Seasonal Yoga and mindfulness combined with Shamanic healing approaches.
This Seasonal retreat will include:
Two Seasonal Yoga workshops including mindfulness, relaxation and meditation
Guidelines with your personal practice
Shamanic workshop
Meditation and visualisation sessions
Wellbeing tools for life
Seasonal goodie bag
Programme:
9.30: Introductions
9.45: Seasonal Yoga and meditation ~ session 1
10.45: Refreshments
11.15: Introduction to shamanism
12.30: Lunch at Cowdray Café
13.30: Seasonal Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation)
14.30: Walk to local woods
15.00: Seasonal Yoga and meditation ~ session 2
16.00: Shamanic journey
17.00: Grounding, chat, closing ceremony and refreshments before you leave
Cost: £110 (Lunch included)
Two Day Retreats
TBA
Starts: Saturday 9.30am
Ends: Sunday 5pm
This beautiful 2 day wellbeing retreat offers time for self-reflection, soul healing, Seasonal Yoga and mindfulness combined with Shamanic healing approaches.
This Seasonal retreat will include:
Four Seasonal Yoga workshops including mindfulness, relaxation and meditation
Guidelines with your personal practice
Shamanic workshops
Meditation and visualisation sessions
Wellbeing tools for life
Seasonal goodie bag
Programme:
Each season the itinerary will change slightly based on the focus of each season.
However, each retreat will be aimed at accommodating for all ages and abilities.
During Summer and Spring the practice will be slightly more Yang (active) and during the Autumn and Winter the practice will be slightly more Yin ( Passive)
Saturday
9.30: Meet at wellbeing centre
9.45: Seasonal Yoga and meditation ~ session 1
10.45: Refreshments
11.15: Introduction to shamanism and creating sacred space
12.30: Vegetarian Lunch included
13.30: Seasonal Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation)
14.30: Walk to local woods
15.00: Seasonal Yoga and meditation ~ session 2
16.00: Shamanic journey
17.00: Grounding, chat, closing ceremony and refreshments
Sunday
9.30: Check in and feedback on day 1
9.45: Seasonal Yoga and meditation ~ session 3
10.45: Refreshments
11.15: Further talk on shamanism
12.30: Vegetarian Lunch included
13.30: Seasonal Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation)
14.30: Walk to local woods
15.00: Seasonal Yoga and meditation ~ session 4
16.00: Shamanic journey to meet our spirit animal
17.00: Grounding, chat, closing ceremony and refreshments before you leave
Cost: £110 per day
For any other enquiries or to book and pay for your place on the retreat please contact Laura via email:
lauraseasonalyoga@gmail.com
Tel: 07909 851992
Please note that your accommodation and meals are not included if you want to stay over, but we do recommend the rooms at Cowdray Golf Lodge. Cowdray Golf Lodge is conveniently located within easy walking distance of Cowdray Hall and Therapy Rooms where the retreat is taking place, and includes bed and breakfast. Rooms start at £115 per night. To book your room please click here, or email
accommodation@cowdray.co.uk
I went wanting to feel lighter and more at peace. There were some spiritual uplifting moments during the retreat. 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 venue was gorgeous too! Thank you. Hope to see you again in the future.
- Gemma
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.
As a boy, Nigel spent a great deal of time in the heart of the forests around his home learning the language of the trees, the animals and the earth itself.
Nigel explains: “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, where 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 attended Laura and Nigel's recent Winter Yoga retreat this weekend....2 days of pure restorative yoga and meditation with other tools I learnt more about, loved that shamanic journey too.....just wonderful. I truly felt rested and rejuvenated afterwards. I thoroughly recommend these sessions and Laura’s regular classes.
- Gill
Teachers
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.
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.