SUNDAY 5TH JANUARY 2025, 10:00-17:00, SILCHESTER FARM, HAMPSHIRE, RG7 2PS **SOLD OUT**

Create space for yourself to start 2025 with clarity and intention with this one-day yoga retreat at Silchester Farm in Hampshire.

This day is an opportunity to make time for rest and reflection, to reconnect with yourself after the busy Christmas season and to reflect on how you want to show up in the world over the year to come. With yoga and meditation practices, delicious healthy food, walking and connecting with like-minded souls, the day will allow you to re-set and start the New Year as you mean to go on.

THE VENUE

Silchester Farm is a stunning new luxury venue in the heart of the Hampshire countryside. Surrounded by tranquil farmland and Roman history, we'll be in the perfect spot to relax and create space. Upon arrival, and also for lunch, we'll gather in the Hen House, a beautifully designed lounge and dining area. Our yoga practice will be in the beautiful 'Hampshire Threshing Barn', a spacious yet cosy oak-framed barn dressed with fairy lights. We'll be just a short walk away from the historic Silchester Roman Wall ruins, which we'll visit on our walk. You'll also be able to see the animals and kitchen garden on the farm.

The owners of Silchester Farm, Al and Carla Winsey, had the following vision when they created the venue: "We always wanted to create a place where people could get together, enjoy, relax and leave the wider world behind - not just a venue for a wedding, celebration, conference or team building - but a place which captured the feeling of: Where did the time go?" I think this vision fits beautifully with our day.

THE YOGA

The morning yoga practice will be active, combining asana, pranayama and meditation to allow you to connect with your body, your breath and your mind. During the afternoon practice, I'll guide you through a special meditation with optional journaling to crystalise your intentions for the new year, followed by a deeply restful restorative yoga and guided meditation practice to promote complete relaxation.

The yoga practice will be suitable for all levels of experience, including those newer to yoga. If you have not practised yoga with me before, you can read more about me and my teaching style and experience here.

THE FOOD

To complement the day’s activities, lunch will be a healthy, freshly prepared, delicious two-course vegetarian meal, created by the Silchester Farm chefs. The food at Silchester Farm is a laid back, luxurious celebration of British countryside dining. They harvest what they can from their kitchen garden and surrounding fields, source fresh produce as locally as possible and from like-minded people, focus on keeping food miles to a minimum and work with a Head Chef who has a genuine passion for each ingredient used. The result is the combination of sophistication and refinement of head-turning gastronomy, mixed with the warm and welcoming rusticity that runs through their veins. Any special diets can be catered for; please advise me of any specific requirements when booking.

THE WALK

On our doorstep, we'll have access to a beautiful walk taking in the Silchester Roman Wall ruins. Walking boots or wellies are recommended.