Well Woman yoga retreat "Simply Be" Sun 25th January 2026

How often do you get the opportunity to Simply Be ? Most of the time we are producing or consuming (even if that consuming is watching tv).

Take a day out to join Kate, and Simply Be at lovely Monks Cottage, with a women's retreat of gentle yoga, nourishing breath work and deep relaxation. Nothing to do. Nowhere to go. Just "Simply Be"

Our theme for the day is "Simply Be" - we will be considering how our yoga practice can enable us to rest, to let go, and just step aside from daily responsibilities. Reminding ourselves that we are Human Beings, not Human Doings.

1000 - 1015 - arrivals and a cuppa
1015 - 1130 - introductions; gentle, mindful movement; breathwork; meditation
1130 - 1200 - breaktime
1150 - 1315 - standing poses; dynamic sequences; thoughts on how to Simply Be
1315 - 1400 - lunchbreak - please bring your own lunch
1415 - 1530 - restorative yoga; yoga nidra, waking up ! Eye exercises; stretches; goodbyes

Please bring all your yoga gear, and two pillows, two cushions, two blankets and an eye mask if you have one.

“Retreats are essential - to our minds, bodies, spirits….I could never lay my hands on exactly why self care was so important.

Until I took a retreat.

And met my authentic self. Only then was I able to grasp that self care helps me to make daily choices that affirm me, thus allowing me to contact, hear and eventually live from my truest self…..I am more and more able to choose a self referenced life: looking inside of myself to see what I think, feel and need, then looking outside of myself to see what others thinking, feel and need, and then bringing the two together. This may seem like common sense, but for millions of women, including myself, it is nothing short of a revolutionary act.”

Jennifer Louden, The Woman’s Retreat Book