4 Day Wild Women Wellness: Lake District Retreat with Horses, Yoga, and Nature in the UK
Cumbria Yoga Retreat in the UK
This transformative four-day retreat invites women to break free from their day-to-day monotony and rediscover their inner strength amidst the breathtaking Lake District. Led by experienced therapist Katherine Beaumont, this unique event combines equine therapy, mindfulness, and nature-based activities to foster personal growth and create a supportive community.
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Highlights
- 4 days of activities
- Daily Equine therapy
- 1 morning yoga class per day
- 3 meditation sessions
- Forest bathing, forage walk, and wild swimming
- Breathwork and workshops
- 3 nights accommodation
- Amazing clean and organic vegan food
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Yoga studio
- Conference room
- Free parking
- Meeting room
This quaint venue used to be the only school in the Eskdale Valley. Meditate With Horses scouted hard to choose this location. It is simple, rudimentary, and has everything you need for an amazing and life-changing wild retreat.
There are two private twin rooms and a dorm that sleeps six. There are also two large toilets and shower blocks and a space for workshops and yoga. They also offer camping options on fully facilitated camping sites for those who cannot share space and have missed out on private rooms. They also provide screens, ear plugs, and eye masks.
Program
Immerse yourself in this soul-nourishing retreat near Boot Eskdale, surrounded by the awe-inspiring beauty of the Lake District. Connect with like-minded women, gentle horses, and the healing power of nature. Return home feeling refreshed, empowered, and part of a lasting sisterhood.
The forest, the falls, the pools, and the mountains stir an ancient memory and tie you to the everlasting. You are healed and brought back to life by the undeniable kinship with the wild feminine. Domestication outlawed by the surrounding culture may have buried this or no longer understood. You may have forgotten her name and may not answer when she calls, but in your bones, you yearn for her.
You know she belongs to you and you to her: to live out her ways and to gift ceremoniously to your daughters. This retreat is not for the faint-hearted and will be transformational for women who are ready to step over the threshold of separation into oneness. There is no judgment in that statement whatsoever. You are all at different chapters in your stories and at various stages of either letting go of fear or acknowledging it so that you can let it go.
Often you perceive your “happy place," your sense of coming home, of the greatest ease and comfort, as the only place you need to attain to heal; your space, silence, privacy, surrounded only by positive energy, crystals, and whale song, for example. The wilder woman takes you beyond that. Beyond the need for solace from difficult feelings and a perceived desired outcome. You trust the mystery and walk through the fire.
Activities
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Equine therapy
- Wild swimming
- Shadow work
- Foraging
- Barefoot walking
- Forest bathing
- Fire circles
- Singing
- Cacao ceremony
Program highlights
- Equine-assisted meditation and therapy sessions
- Daily yoga classes to energize body and mind
- Wild swimming and barefoot walking experiences
- Foraging adventures in the stunning Lake District
- Nourishing vegan meals to cleanse and revitalize
- Powerful sharing circles and sacred ceremonies
- Breathwork and personal development workshops
- Joyful evenings of singing and dancing
In what form does the fire take?
You are very close to nature and in very close proximity to one another. Whatever that brings, rain, tears, fears, and truth.
Wild swimming
You get in the cold water in its most natural state. In the form of green rivers, falls, or lakes. Keeping yourself in concrete boxes at a constant temperature of around 18 degrees decreases your natural capacity for homeostasis. Homeostasis is any self-regulating process by which you tend to maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are best for your survival.
As you wrap yourself in unfluctuating states of comfort, you lose the ability to regulate your natural body temperatures, immunity, feelings of well-being, and emotions. This makes you vulnerable and afraid of change—something that is inevitable in your life.
Equine therapy
Horses act as a mirror. They mimic your heart rate, misgivings, emotions, and hormonal fluctuations. To sit in pure connection with a horse for a couple of hours requires self-awareness. Naked self-awareness. If you are ready to let go of the stories, the perceived conceptual roles that you play, and the attachment to self-identification, then the capacity for real awakening is limitless.
Sisterhood
Women have been subordinated for thousands of years in all corners of the globe, and the prevailing methodology is to divide and rule. Being in sister circles requires you to drop your misgivings of the other woman. To open yourself up to allowing yourself to be nurtured and cared for by a love that knows no agenda other than the pure and natural feminine urge to create and cultivate. As the judgments drop away, your heart opens, and the bonding capacity is deeply profound and fulfilling.
Sharing space
Being nearby and sharing sleeping space is something Meditate With Horses would strongly encourage. Part of the magic of retreats as a whole is that it brings people together, and you get to be around a variety of energies, world views, and narratives. All this is within the context of coming from the same feminine blueprint and collective consciousness. Learning to share personal space is a huge step on the way to well-being, acceptance, and joy within yourself, within the world, and for those around you.
The “cult of the individual” that has been driving Western culture, in their judgment, is at the root of your emotional distress and discontent. Community and togetherness are keys to happiness, and feminine unity is key to strength. The wilder woman leads you right to the center of this warm light of union. Sharing space highlights your sharp corners and polishes your edges so that you become well-adjusted to well-being and well-rounded, and you walk through the world with grace and sovereignty.
Being within the wilderness
You spend a lot of time outside in one of the most beautiful national parks in the world. You prepare yourself for this so that you can get barefoot and wild and fully participate in this beautiful green and blue jewel of a planet. They have chosen one of the most stunning valleys with ancient woodland, pristine and raw rivers, and plunge pools, surrounded by rolling mountains. You will spend as much time experiencing it in as many ways as you can. You will cook outside, forage, swim, sing, dance, walk, circle, and meditate.
The retreat center is merely a place to get dry, warm, and sleep. All the things that might seem tiny and insignificant, cumbersome, or irritating will become great and immeasurable as you become more and more present to the miracle and abundance of the natural world around you. Where the rain becomes less of a nuisance and more like poetry. Where you learn to be open to what can be beautiful about every given moment instead of what could possibly go wrong with it. This is the true spirit of the wild woman.
Daily schedule
Friday
- 16:00 Check in, settle in, and prepare yourself for dinner
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:30 Welcome circle
- 20:00 Forest bathing
Saturday
- 07:30 Yoga
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 Meditate with horses
- 13:00 Lunch
- 14:00 Breathwork
- 15:00 Forage walk
- 16:00 Wild swimming
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:30 Shadow work workshop
- 21:00 Guided meditation before bed
Sunday
- 07:30 Yoga
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 Meditate with horses
- 13:00 Lunch
- 14:00 Shadow work
- 18:30 Dinner
- 19:00 Free time, swim, or Lomi Lomi massages for those who have booked
Monday
- 08:00 Yoga
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 Check out
- 11:00 Cacao and closing ceremony in the garden
- 13:00 Homewards
Included excursions
- A walk to Tongue Pots bathing pools
Instructors
Katherine Beaumont
Katherine is a therapist, meditation teacher, and animal trainer who is the brainchild behind Meditate with Horses. This is a unique experience researched and realized by Katherine after years of studying meditation, the effect it has on horses and how it can be used in therapy. Katherine’s life-long love of animals drives her belief that they can show you how you truly are and lead you to wellness. Accredited Ride Leader, Mountain Leader, Shadow Work Facilitator.
Retreat location
The retreat will take place in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. This is the only place in England where mountains plunge almost directly into the sea. It is a mixed and dramatic landscape, going from steep, craggy, and volcanic uplands through softer, broader land and down to its wide open, tidal estuary at Ravenglass. The valley is pure and unspoiled, timeless, and alive with magic. A beautiful river runs right through the length of the valley, feeding the abundant forest and diverse flora and fauna.
The wildlife enjoys the lush peace and protection that the surrounding mountains provide, and you will see it in abundance. The jewel of the valley are the waterfalls and plunge pools, which make a wild swimming experience that most people can only dream of. The main source of transport is La'al Ratty, a tiny steam train that runs through the length of the valley from Ravenglass. The magic of this place will fill your soul the minute you arrive.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
You will be served daily delicious, abundant, foraged, and local meals included in the price.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Organic
What's included
- All the workshops
- Excursions
- 3 nights accommodation
- All meals, drinks and snacks
- Yoga
- Sound bath
- Meditate with horses sessions
- Massage
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Travel to and from the event, including La'al Ratty miniature railway
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Manchester Airport
133 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Manchester Airport (MAN). Airport transfer is not provided.
Arrival by train
Take a train to Lancaster and then a train to Ravenglass via Barrow. You can then jump on La'al Ratty, the little steam train at Ravenglass on the coast, which will bring you through the valley to Dalegarth station, where you will be met.
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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