3 Day Mindfulness and Yoga Holiday with Sound Bath in Buxton, UK
Mindfulness Yoga Holiday UK
Expert tip: This is one of the most popular yoga retreats offered in the United Kingdom.
Come to the Palace Hotel Buxton and enjoy the grandeur of the hotel and town. Indulge in yoga, mindfulness, meditation, sound therapy, walks, swimming, sauna, and steam room available on-site. You can also take walks in spectacular scenery. Yoga classes will be of mixed ability yoga taught by an experienced teacher with 16 years of Hatha yoga teaching experience, plus yoga therapist qualification gained from Yoga Point in India.
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Highlights
- Daily Hatha yoga practice
- Sound bath relaxation
- All mindfulness activities
- Walks in and around Buxton
- All meals from Friday evening to Sunday lunch
- Walk-in Goyt Valley or other activity in Buxton
- Swimming and spa facilities
- 2 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Gym
- Sauna
- Spa
- Steam room
- Swimming pool (indoor)
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Dining area
- Garden
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Restaurant
- Terrace
- Beauty salon
- Conference room
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Parking lot
- Wireless internet
Palace Hotel has single or twin en-suite rooms
- Large and comfortable rooms with large windows looking onto lovely views
- Haddon Room is a beautiful room to practice yoga in; it is light, spacious and warm
- Meals take place in the restaurant, an area set aside for this group
- Yoga salutation practice at Solomon's Temple overlooking beautiful countryside can take place weather permitting
- Nada yoga-sound bath relaxation on Sat evening
- Swimming pool, sauna, and steam room are all available and included in the price
- Beauty treatments available if pre-booked through the hotel at extra cost
Program
Daily schedule
Friday
- 17:30 - 19:00 Yoga
- 19:00 - 21:00 Dinner
- 21:00 Candle gazing and yoga Nidra
Saturday
- 07:15 Chanting (optional)
- 07:30 - 09:00 Yoga focusing on chakra work
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 12:00 Free time for swimming, exploring Buxton
- 12:00 - 13:00 Mindfulness workshop
- 13:15 Lunch
- 14:00 Walk-in Goyt Valley or other activity in Buxton
- 17:30 - 19:00 Yoga focusing on chakra work
- 19:00 Dinner
- 21:00 Sound bath relaxation
Sunday
- 07:15 Chanting (optional)
- 07:30 - 09:00 Yoga focusing on chakras
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 12:00 Walk through Buxton park and up to Solomon's Temple
- 12:00 - 13:00 Yoga and meditation
- 13:15 Lunch
- 14:00 Goodbyes or swimming, stroll around Buxton
Included excursions
- Walks to Goyt Vallay - a five-minute drive away
- Walks in Buxton and to Solomon’s Temple
Instructors
Paula Holden
Paula is an experienced yoga practitioner, qualifying as a homeopath 20 years ago and adding the Bowen Technique to her skills in 1999 and becoming a yoga teacher in 2008. She has been practicing yoga for nearly 30 years and also has experience relating to people in emotional crisis as well as offering support, advice, and information during support groups to young and adult carers. Paula has now added respite fostering to her bow, supporting a young man with Down's Syndrome twice each month.
Retreat location
Splendour and beauty
Palace Hotel is architecturally grand, has beautiful gardens, and offers very comfortable accommodation. Buxton Town is full of amazing buildings such as the Devonshire Dome, a Grade 11 listed 18th-century building. The Buxton Opera House, St Ann’s Well (a geothermal spring Buxton water emerges here), The Crescent—making Buxton a 'Northern Bath', plus beautiful gardens and walks. The Peak District is the world’s second-most visited national park!
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
During this retreat, you will be served daily meals including vegetarian / vegan / gluten-free options.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
- Visit pool cavern
- Palace Hotel afternoon tea
- Buxton Opera House
- The Crescent Hotel
- Castleton Village
Spa treatments
Manicure, full body massage, facials, and more can be booked with the hotel.
What's included
- 2 nights accommodation in either single en-suite rooms or twin/double rooms
- All meals from Friday evening to Sunday lunch
- All yoga and mindfulness activities
- Swimming and spa facilities
- Walks in and around Buxton
What's not included
- Beauty treatments and massage
- Cost of travel to/from hotel
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Manchester Airport
26 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Manchester Airport (MAN). There is a bus that will bring you to Buxton, it is very cheap. Buxton is about 40 minutes’ drive from the M1 and M6 and has a train station with trains from Manchester Piccadilly. The hotel has a car park which is free for our yoga group.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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