3 Day Creative Cooking, Conscious Eating, and Yoga Retreat at Brock Cottage, Oxfordshire, UK
Cooking, Eating and Yoga Retreat in UK
You will have the opportunity to take part in cooking classes in this weekend workshop that will help you to become more creative in the kitchen. You will learn how to create meals that will be healthy, satisfying, and fun to make. You will learn about macro-nutrient balance, times of the day for optimal digestion and assimilation, how stress affects digestion, and why it's important to relax while eating. You will learn about common allergens in foods and how to easily avoid them, as well as effective ways of balancing blood sugar. All recipes will be vegetarian, dairy, and gluten-free.
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Highlights
- Morning yoga classes
- Evening meditation sessions
- Evening Restorative yoga classes
- Daily nutrition and cooking classes
- 2 nights accommodation
- All food and drinks
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Dining area
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Yoga studio
Brock Cottage is located in the heart of the Cotswolds, a short drive from Chipping Norton and Kingham. It is a newly renovated seven-bedroom cottage with beautiful rooms, a large kitchen and dining area, lots of places to chill out and relax, as well as a wonderful yoga studio with huge windows overlooking the gardens.
The house is surrounded by an acre of softly landscaped, natural gardens and mature trees. It also has an expansive front lawn dotted with impressive sculptures. The bedrooms are very comfortable, and some are ensuite. There are two loft areas for sleeping that are sold at a discount, so if you don’t mind going up and down a ladder to get to your cozy sleeping space, let Jiva Healing know.
The kitchen and dining area is a vast, sunny open-plan space with several skylights, allowing for loads of light even on the cloudiest of days. Additionally, the Foxholes Nature Reserve is located a few short steps from the front gate of the cottage, giving you access to many beautiful forest trails, with fields of beautiful bluebells in full bloom in the springtime.
Program
More and more research is showing the important role that stress reduction plays in illness on many levels. This weekend retreat will teach you the importance of slowing down and relaxing and what that can mean for digestion, assimilation, and energy levels.
You will also learn about common allergens in foods and how to easily avoid them, as well as effective ways of balancing blood sugar. All recipes will be plant-based as well as dairy and gluten-free.
Daily yoga classes (and two on Saturday) will also be part of the program, and the retreat will have a team of professional massage therapists on hand to give a variety of treatments, including foot reflexology, deep tissue massage, Thai massage, and organic facials. Please note that massages are not included in the price of the retreat.
Sample schedule
- 08:30 - 10:00 Yoga (gentle Hatha practice)
- 10:00 Breakfast
- 12:00 - 13:30 Cooking demos in the kitchen and nutrition class
- 13:30 Lunch
- 14:30 - 18:00 Afternoons free to explore, have massages and rest
- 18:00 Restorative yoga and meditation
- 19:00 Supper
Instructors
Liz Lark
For the past 30 years, Liz Lark has been sharing her deep passion for yoga, meeting each individual where they are, whatever their level of experience and understanding. Each class she leads incorporates a blend of floor work, standing poses, breath awareness, flow sequencing, balancing postures for focus, ending with body scanning and relaxation.
Retreat location
Brock Cottage is a seven-bedroom country home located at the end of a private country track, just outside the peaceful hamlet of Foscot in the Cotswolds, a beautiful area of rolling hills, honey-colored stone villages, and charming market towns Brock Cottage is located on the edge of Foxholes Nature Reserve, providing a wonderful place for walks in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Gluten Free
Spa treatments
Massage treatments are available at an extra cost.
What's included
- All cooking and nutrition classes
- All food and drink
- All yoga classes
- Meditation sessions
- 2 nights accommodation
What's not included
- Massage
- Travel cost
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Luton Airport
86 km
Transfer not provided
Gatwick Airport
128 km
Transfer not provided
London City Airport
123 km
Transfer not provided
Heathrow Airport
92 km
Transfer not provided
London Southend Airport
163 km
Transfer not provided
London Stansted Airport
127 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at any London airports such as Heathrow Airport (LHR), Luton Airport (LTN), London City Airport (LCY), Gatwick Airport (LGW), London Stansted Airport (STN), or London Southend Airport (SEN). Airport transfer is not included in the price. For more information on how to reach the accommodation from the airport, please send an inquiry.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% 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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