5-Daagse Bewuste Kookkunst en Yoga De Retreat in Lake District, VK
Nourishing Yoga Retreat in UK
Join Clara and Suzy-Anne, the culinary creatives behind the delicious plant-based cuisine at Sunny Brow Retreats, for an immersive conscious cookery experience. Learn to cook in a conscious, creative, and healthy way for yourself, guided by two passionate teachers. You'll leave with an array of nourishing recipes that you've not only tasted but learned to prepare yourself, and a more conscious awareness of your body and food choices that complement you.
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Highlights
- 15 hours of combination cookery demonstrations and hands-on cookery classes
- 1 hour twice daily yoga/meditation sessions (morning and evening)
- Good-sized groups of 6 to 8 people
- Full-board food freshly cooked, plant-based meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Tea station with tea/coffee and eclectic herbal tea selection
- 1-hour personal holistic full body massage
- Daytime space for walks, exploring the amazing Lakeland countryside
- 4 nights in beautiful 5-star barn conversion accommodation
Niveau
- Beginner
- Half gevorderd
- Gevorderd
Yoga stijlen
4 instructiedagen in het Engels
Accommodatie
Faciliteiten
- Eetruimte
- Milieuvriendelijk
- Open haard
- Tuin
- Keuken
- Bruiloft
Sunny Brow Farm’s retreat accommodations are beautifully renovated barn conversions. Four barns have been renovated into self-contained barn cottages. Two cottages take up the upper and lower parts of a Lakeland bank barn, and two are smaller and separate.
All barns have bedroom/s, bathroom/s, a living space, a kitchen, and a dining area. The barns have been lovingly renovated to allow modern fittings and style to sit alongside the old features and optional log burners. Characterful yet with modern comfort, the barn accommodation will fulfill all your needs. They are all equipped with good Wi-Fi.
The yoga studio and massage rooms are nestled within the area of the barn conversions, and the studio overlooks woodlands and sheep pastures.
Itinerary of barns
- The Old Dairy: A ground-floor barn cottage with two private bedrooms - one double and one single - which share a bathroom and living space; this barn is also where retreat guests eat communally on a large oak table
- Sunny Brow Barn: One bedroom that can be twin or double ensuite, with private living space
- The Hayloft: An upper-floor barn cottage in a large renovated hay barn; two twin or double ensuite bedrooms that share a large open-plan living space
- Bracken Barn: One bedroom that can be twin or double ensuite, with private living space
Programma
Set in the natural beauty of Sunny Brow Farm, each retreat is gently held by the land’s close connection to nature. Within this nurturing space, Suzy-Anne and Clara create a transformative experience that invites you to explore new ways to support your health and well-being through food, practicing yoga, and meditation.
Suzy-Anne follows macrobiotic principles in her cuisine and is the author of Conscious Cookery. Clara specializes in plant-based, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free cooking, with a focus on gut health to support mental wellbeing.
What you’ll learn:
- Macrobiotic principles and yin–yang food energetics
- The fundamentals of good sauces
- Knife skills and the energetic quality of cutting
- How to prepare nourishing meals for everyday life
- Plant-based, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free baking
- How to tune into your intuition while cooking
- Expect a retreat that nourishes, inspires, and empowers you to bring more consciousness and creativity into your kitchen.
Itinerary
Woven with careful thought from over 10 years’ experience of running retreats, the itinerary is full and ample.
Monday
- Arrival from 15:00 – please aim to arrive by 16:00 as they love to start with everyone.
- 16:30 Snack and welcome
- 17:00 - 19:30 Cookery demo and interactive class
- 19:45 Dinner
Tuesday
- 08:00 - 09:00 Yoga
- 09:15 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 13:00 Interactive cookery class
- 13:30 Lunch
- 14:00 - 16:00 Free time
- 16:30 - 18:30 Cookery demo
- 18:45 Dinner
- 20:00 - 21:00 Restorative yoga/meditation
Wednesday
- 08:00 - 09:00 Yoga
- 09:15 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 13:00 Interactive cookery class
- 13:30 Lunch
- 14:00 - 16:00 Free time
- 16:30 - 18:30 Cookery demo
- 18:45 Dinner
- 20:00 - 21:00 Restorative yoga/meditation
Thursday
- 08:00 - 09:00 Yoga
- 09:15 Breakfast
- 10:30 - 15:00 Inclusive massage / free time
- 12:00 - 14:00 Buffet lunch
- 16:00 - 18:30 Potluck interactive cookery class
- 19:00 Potluck dinner
Friday
- 09:00 Breakfast
- Departure by 10:30
Instructeurs
Suzyanne Saunders
Suzyanne is the owner and manager of Sunny Brow Farm Holistic Retreats. In 2010 together with her husband, they bought a derelict Cumbrian farm, and self-renovated it into a retreat centre and family home. Suzy-Anne is passionate about spiritual development. She is a professional yoga teacher since 2004, shamanic practitioner, inner dance facilitator, breathwork practitioner, 'All Nations’ sweat lodge water-pourer, holistic therapist and Reiki master; and also, a blessed mum of three beautiful souls. She is always adding to her skill set and this year is undertaking a Rose Priestess Path.
Clara Pase
When it comes to food, my philosophy is simple: I believe in the profound connection between the brain and the gut. The more diverse the range of whole foods we eat, the happier our gut and our mind becomes. That’s how I approach my diet: a colourful array of vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains, always aiming to make them as delicious as possible.
Retreat locatie
Sunny Brow Farm is a beautifully renovated old Cumbrian farm, set within the hills and dales of the Lake District National Park. This allows easy access to the lakes, rivers, forests, villages, and beautiful hikes within the stunning South Lake District.
Sunny Brow Farm itself is nestled in the dale near Black Fell, with streams, sheep pasture land, and woodland directly on the doorstep. Being in such proximity to nature is such a gift for a quiet and natural stay.
The nearest village is Hawkshead (a 5-minute drive), and the closest small town is Ambleside (a 10-minute drive).
Deze yoga retreat is vegetariërvriendelijk
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Eten
Sunny Brow Farm's food ethos is to nourish the body with natural, elegant, and really tasty plant-based cuisine. A love of seasonal, organic, homegrown, and wild foods from nature’s garden influences their menus. Using inspiration from these elements, they consciously plan and prepare the menus for the retreats. The menus are always seasonal to allow for a deeper connection to nature’s gifts at each time of year.
Their approach is rooted in macrobiotic principles, emphasising gut health through healthy plant-based foods, whole grains, and optimum preparation methods like fermentation. They prioritize a rich variety of vegetables and predominantly unprocessed, plant-based ingredients.
Sunny Brow Farm maintains a fully gluten-free and refined sugar-free menu. While their focus is primarily on plant-based foods, they occasionally incorporate natural organic yogurt and farm-fresh eggs. They pride themselves on catering for all food intolerances at no extra cost to the guest.
On retreat, everyone will enjoy meal times around a large oak table at their Old Dairy barn, a social space to enjoy like-minded fellow retreat guests, and the gifts of foods cooked, prepared, and served with love. They serve two large eclectic meals each day, plus a lighter breakfast and afternoon tea snacks are also available.
De volgende maaltijden zijn inclusief:
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
De volgende drankjes zijn inbegrepen:
- Water
- Koffie
- Thee
De volgende dieetwensen worden geserveerd/zijn mogelijk:
- Vegetarisch
- Veganistisch
- Glutenvrij
- Lactosevrij
- Onbewerkt voedsel
Wat er te doen is
- Cosy down in your barn living space - maybe in front of a fire -with a book (there is a yoga / holistic book library if you wish to read) and a cup of tea or cacao (extra costs for logs and cacao)
- Enjoy a Lakeland walk/hike (varying from easy to more challenging)
- Wild swimming locally
- Enjoy a trip to Sacred Essence, a wonderful local shop (10-minute drive) selling great holistic goods
- Enjoy a trip to Hawkshead village, Ambleside, Windermere, or Coniston
Spa behandelingen
On your retreat, one of the holistic massages is included per person in the price (this can be swapped for Reiki should you wish to). There is also a selection of other additional treatments available to book at extra cost. The list for these is below.
Further information on each of these treatments is available in Sunny Brow Farm's retreat welcome pack and/or can be discussed in person when you are there.
- Extra holistic massage: 60 GBP / one hour
- Hot stone massage ritual: 70 GBP / one hour
- Reflexology: 55 GBP / one hour
- Himalayan salt scrub massage: 65 GBP / one hour
- Ayurvedic massage: 60 GBP / one hour
- Indian head massage: 30 GBP / half-hour
- Ginger compress with back massage: 65 GBP / one hour
- Reiki: 60 GBP / one hour
- Soul healing: 60 GBP / one hour
- Soul reading: 65 GBP / one hour
- Transformational healing: 60 GBP / one hour
- Crystal healing: 60 GBP / one hour
- Macrobiotic / dietary consultation: 60 GBP / one hour
In de prijs inbegrepen
- 15 hours of facilitated cookery sessions
- 5 hours of yoga/meditation
- 1-hour inclusive full-body massage
- Full-board food
- Tea, herbal infusions, and coffee
- 4 nights accommodation
- Access to yoga/holistic cookbook collection
- An Elemental Retreat Apron
Niet in de prijs inbegrepen
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Extra massages
- Cacao
- Logs for log burners
Bereikbaarheid
Aanbevolen luchthavens
Transfers niet voorzien
Manchester Airport
125 km verwijderd van uw bestemming
Transfers niet voorzien
Newcastle Airport
111 km verwijderd van uw bestemming
Driving directions from the M6
- Take exit 36 and head northwest towards Kendal and Windermere
- At Sizergh, the road becomes the A591, but keep driving straight ahead towards Kendal and Windermere
- You will pass Kendal and arrive at a large roundabout
- Take the second exit (straight on) towards Windermere
- When you arrive at Windermere, carry on following the A591 to Ambleside
- When you arrive on the outskirts of Ambleside (Waterhead), you will come to a junction with traffic lights
- Turn left here onto the A5059 Borrans Road, you will pass the Waterhead pub, and through a twisting section of roadway
- When the road straightens out, take the left-hand turning after the rugby club ground (signposted to Coniston and Hawkshead)
- Follow this road around to the bridge
- Turn left, going over the bridge
- You will now be on the A593
- After approximately one mile, take a left-hand turn onto the B5286 towards Hawkshead, driving over the Brathay bridge
- After approximately 1.5 miles, take a sharp right-hand turn; there will be a signpost there for The Drunken Duck Inn
- Drive up the hill and straight past the Drunken Duck Inn
- After 3/4 mile, the driveway to the farm will be on the right-hand side
Arrival by bus
From the Windermere train station, you can catch the 505 bus. If you are feeling adventurous, you can ask the driver to drop you at the junction for The Drunken Duck Inn and Sunny Brown Farm; it’ll be a short two-mile walk from there.
Please note that if you choose to use public transport to get there, not only will Sunny Brow Farm pick you up and drop you off in Hawkshead, but they will also pay for your first full day's bus pass (worth up to 22 GBP), which will give you unlimited travel within the Central Lakes Bus network.
Arrival by train
The nearest train station is in Windermere. From Windermere’s train station, you can use local transportation to reach Hawkshead Village. Free-of-charge transfer from Hawkshead Village is available upon request, but you will have to call or email Sunny Brow Farm at least two weeks before your arrival to arrange this.
On your departure, they will take you to Hawkshead Village too.
Annuleringsvoorwaarden
- Een reservering vereist een aanbetaling van 14% van de totale prijs.
- De aanbetaling wordt niet gerestitueerd als de boeking wordt geannuleerd.
- De rest van de betaling moet 30 dagen voor aankomst worden voldaan.
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