3 Day Weekend Yoga & Wellness Retreat: Nourish Your Soul, Connect with Nature in Peak District, UK
Yoga and Meditation Retreat UK
This Mindfulness weekend is filled with nourishing, soothing, energizing, and grounding yoga practices to suit all levels, including Mindful Yin Yoga, Mindful Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, Restorative / Gentle Yin with the most delicious soothing Gong Bath Sound Healing Therapy, Yoga Nidra meditation, Pranayama, Myofascial Release, as well as mindful walks to Lud’s Church, a natural stone cleft sliced into the hillside above Gradbach, and further exploring of the local area.
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Highlights
- 3 days of practice with qualified senior yoga teacher
- Daily multi-style yoga classes
- 2 hour workshop: Sound healing gong bath with Yin yoga therapy
- 2 hour workshop Yin yoga with Myofascial Release
- Mindful walks to Lud’s Church or other local area walks
- Yoga Nidra meditation and pranayama
- Daily healthy vegetarian meals and all dietary requirements catered for
- 2 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Bar
- Café
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Picnic area
- Smoke-free property
- Yoga studio
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Wireless internet
Gradbach Mill is a refurbished former silk spinning mill, which is now a 13-en-suite bedroom, luxury 4-star, stunning accommodation, full of history, set among some of the Peak District's most beautiful scenery in a wooded valley, situated along-side the bank of the River Dane.
Accommodating a maximum of 24 guests, all rooms are equipped with luxury bathrooms, double, twin, or king-size beds, and Wi-Fi. You can come with a friend or enjoy some 'you' time and book an en-suite room for yourself.
Program
This Mindfulness weekend is filled with nourishing, soothing, energizing and grounding yoga practices to suit all levels, including Mindful Yin yoga, Mindful Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, Restorative / Gentle Yin with the most delicious soothing gong bath sound healing therapy, yoga Nidra meditation, pranayama, and myofascial release, as well as mindful walks to Lud’s Church, a natural stone cleft sliced into the hillside above Gradbach, and further exploring of the local area.
Mindfulness practices of yoga, meditation, and sound healing (Nada yoga) are designed to reduce stress and promote relaxation, allowing you to focus on your own wellbeing. The mindful walks to Lud's Church provide an opportunity to connect with nature and take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
Legend has it that Lud’s Church, a natural stone cleft sliced into the hillside above Gradbach, was the inspiration for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight—a medieval tale of chivalry, bravery, and honor.
Start your day by joining (optional) a morning wild water dip in the River Dane. It is said that the benefits of wild water dipping include improved circulation, increased energy levels, improved physical strength, and improved mental clarity.
Additionally, the sights and sounds of being in nature can have a calming and restorative effect, helping reduce stress and anxiety as you breathe into the refreshing and revitalizing flowing waters, and once settled (yes, having got past the initial shock), allow your heightened senses to take in the views of the beautiful landscape and feel even closer to nature.
Gorgeous home-cooked vegetarian food and plenty of it, combined with fresh air and a chance to explore, can also help to reduce stress levels and promote relaxation. The stunning location, yoga, and mindfulness practices, including a mindful walk in the countryside, can be calming and uplifting. The weekend provides a much-needed physical, mental, and emotional recharge from your daily life.
Just a 45-minute drive from Manchester Airport, 22 minutes from Macclesfield Station, and 1.35 hours from Birmingham airport.
Optional alternative walks to The Roaches, a peak district gem, an impressively rugged and steep gritstone ridge, home to mythical mermaids and 15-meter natural gritstone straddling the parishes of Leekfrith and Heathylee, offering amazing views across the Peak District.
The weekend is filled with many styles of yoga to suit all levels and tastes, including:
- Mindful Yin yoga
- Mindful Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow
- Restorative Yoga
- Sound healing gong bath with tibetan bowl therapy
- Yoga Nidra meditation
- Pranayama
- MyoYin - Yin Yoga with Self Myofascial Release
Optional Invigorating Wild Water Dipping in the flowing fresh waters of the River Dane.
Optional Mindful walks to Lud’s Church, The Roaches or to The Three Shires Head. The Roaches are a peak district gem, an impressively rugged and steep gritstone ridge, home to mythical mermaids and 15-meter natural gritstone straddling the parishes of Leekfrith and Heathylee, offering amazing views across the Peak District.
Optional holistic therapies / treatments including massage, cupping, and facial treatments, at an additional cost.
Daily itinerary
Classes and timetable may vary slightly.
Day 1
Arrivals from 15:30 You will check-in, help yourself to the teas and coffees available at the drinks station, settle into your room, explore the local area, and join Kate Kearns, a senior yoga teacher, for a choice of Yin or Yang Vinyasa slow flow or Restorative yoga with yoga Nidra meditation before enjoying a delicious home-cooked dinner.
Day 2
Wake up to the sound of the stream and birds and choose from a dynamic mindful and modified Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow with pranayama and meditation with Kate Kearns or a Vinyasa Slow Flow to infused with breathwork and food for thought, a tool for self-inquiry, drawing on the beauty of moving meditation and heart-centered philosophy, to enable you to recognize the divine in all beings. The vegetarian breakfast feast is followed by a walk to one of the local spectacular locations.
You will enjoy your lunch followed by a delicious Restorative, Gentle Yin yoga with sound healing with Kate Kearns and the most wonderful, highly experienced sound healer. A workshop will help you to balance, nourish, and release yourself with sounds, vibrations, relaxation, and gentle opening Yin poses. There is a wonderful workshop to cultivate peace and harmony within. Another delicious homecooked dinner will be served, and you can enjoy a peaceful evening.
Day 3
A morning mindful Yin yoga with myofascial release workshop will offer deep releasing and embodied practice, developing awareness, encouraging self-inquiry, and deeply releasing as you use balls to release tension with Yin yoga poses and breathing meditation to find and release tension that you did not even know you were holding onto. You will feel truly connected, alive and refreshed, and deeply relaxed.
Your breakfast will be served around 10:15. At 11:00, you will check out of rooms and head home option to take a walk to the Roaches before starting the journey home.
Included excursions
During this weekend yoga and wellnes retreat, you can choose (or not) to join the mindful walks to Lud's church or The Roaches, or Three Shire Head depending on the schedule of the day and explore the local countryside on foot and join for an optional wild water dip in the River Dane.
Instructors
Kate Kearns
Kate started her yoga journey whilst on holiday in Goa in 2000 and has been practicing Ashtanga yoga for over 19 years now. She is passionate about Yin yoga and mindful Yin. She studied advanced Yin yoga with Norman Blair and Sarah Lo and has been honored to assist Norman on his Yin teacher training's in Manchester for the past three years. She has also studied pre and post-natal pregnancy yoga with Uma Dinsmore Tuli which including lots of Yoga Nidra and further studied at Yoga London and now teaches weekly Pre-natal Pregnancy Yoga Classes to support expecting mothers.
Retreat location
Buxton, Derbyshire
This year’s mindful yoga retreats will take place at Gradbach Mill, a 4-star luxury B&B. Oozing with history, a former silk spinning mill is in the stunning and peaceful location of Quarnford, located just outside Buxton, the famous spa town, on the borders of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, and Cheshire.
The River Dane flows by, with sheep and meadows, pine forests, and bluebells.
Distances
- Manchester Airport (MAN) - 45 minutes
- Macclesfield Train Station 22 minutes
- Birmingham Airport - 1.35 hours
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Enjoy the delicious vegetarian home-cooked food and Gradbach Mill's own spring water. Special dietary and vegan options are available.
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
- Vegan
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
Holistic Treatments
Yoga Aura UK offers holistic treatments including Reiki, massage and reflexology for 30 minutes for 35 GBP, and 60 minutes for 55 GBP
What's included
- All yoga and meditation classes
- Mindful walks
- Equipment
- All vegetarian meals
- 2 nights accommodation
What's not included
- Flights
- Airport transfers
- Other activities
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Birmingham Airport
83 km
Transfer not provided
Manchester Airport
25 km
Transfer not provided
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
57 km
Transfer not provided
East Midlands Airport
60 km
Transfer not provided
Trains from London Euston are also available to Macclesfield where you can get a taxi from or you can get the train to Manchester and a train to Buxton and a taxi from Buxton.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 35% 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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