PRIVATE RETREATS

Personalized Mindfulness RetreatsPersonalized mindfulness retreats are an opportunity to transform stress, anxiety, and overwhelm into peace of mind. You will discover the real inner causes of your stress and develop a range of practices to assist you in all situations. You will learn mindfulness techniques so that you can observe rather than engage with unhelpful thoughts and uncomfortable emotions. Whether you are facing a crisis, feeling overwhelmed or just want some time out for yourself, you will come home feeling recharged and revitalized.

Your retreat accommodation will be a the luxurious The Place to Stay and sessions will be held a few minutes walk away in Annie’s home office.

Highlights

  • Two extended private sessions daily
  • Daily mindfulness practices
  • Personalized retreat experience
  • Free time to reflect, relax, and explore the surroundings
  • A complimentary cup of tea and homemade biscuits
  • 2 nights’ accommodation
  • Daily breakfast

Benefits

Mindfulness retreats offer a unique combination of therapeutic self-discovery, mindfulness practice, and sitting in presence. With your own personal facilitator at hand, you will get all the support you need to make this retreat truly transformational. Whether you are going through crisis, are overwhelmed and at the end of your tether, or just want to depend your practice, this retreat will support you to reconnect with your vitality and joy. Between sessions there will be time for you to practice, reflect, and relax with pampering treatments and invigorating country walks.

On your retreat you will:Benefits of Mindfulness retreats

  • Discover precisely how you create your stress
  • Uncover the core causes for these patterns
  • Experience transformational processes
  • Learn powerful tools to maintain this change
  • Discover ways to connect with presence no matter what is happening
  • Develop a step by step plan to support you once you leave

Sample daily schedule

  • 08:30 Breakfast
  • 10:00 Mindfulness session
  • 12:00 Lunch, reflection, and walk
  • 15:00 Mindfulness session

In the evening, you will have plenty of free time for supper, practices, and journaling. If you prefer to go and explore some of the local sights, Annie can exchange your afternoon session for an evening session to give you a free afternoon. The itinerary can be tailored to suit you wherever possible.

AccommodationAccommodation

Your luxurious accommodation will be at the Edwardian guesthouse The Place to Stay in Trudoxhill. You will have your own beautifully appointed room with en-suite and garden views, and there is also an airy breakfast room, comfortable lounge, and pampering room with full range of body and beauty treatments.

The Place to Stay is a three-minute walk from your private practice where you will have your sessions.
It is surrounded by beautiful Somerset countryside with many beautiful walks along tracks, fields, and through the woods.

Available for all guest are:

  • Corkscrew and wine glasses
  • Extra blankets
  • Fluffy towels
  • Free off-road parking
  • Free Wi-Fi on site in the public areasAccommodation
  • Refrigerator and fresh milk

For your comfort, all rooms offer:

  • Flat screen television
  • Hairdryer
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Sam’s homemade biscuits
  • Tea and coffee making facilities
  • Toiletries

LocationLocation

This mindfulness retreat will take place in Trudoxhill, Somerset, United Kingdom. It is conveniently situated just off the A361 between Frome and Shepton Mallet.

Spa Treatments 

Pampering treatments are available at the relaxation and beauty salon, The Bodhi Tree. These include full body or neck and shoulders massages, aromatherapy, Indian head massage, reflexology, lava shell massage, facials, pedicures, manicures, and gel nails. You can enjoy the treatments for extra costs.

Things to Do Locally

You are welcome to move your afternoon session to the evening if you’d like to take in a sightseeing trip to explore the surrounding areas. Within walking distance of Nunney, with its famous Nunney Castle ruin close by, Trudoxill is the perfect place to stroll after a real West Country breakfast.

Guests typically visit the Roman city of Bath and Wells – the smallest cathedral city in England. Of course Glastonbury and its famous Tor, Stonehenge, are close by as are Salisbury, Devizes, and Sherbourne. Farmers markets can be found in the area most weekends. Please ask The Life Training Institute for more details.

If you fancy snapping up some bargains, then there is plenty of factory shopping conveniently situated at Mulberry in Shepton Mallet, Clarke’s Village at Street and the Wilton Factory Outlet near Salisbury.

For sport and leisure, there are golf courses and of course plenty of walks. Annie would be happy to arrange pony trekking or horse-riding for anyone interested.

Things to Do LocallyThe Place to Stay is within easy reach of:

  • Bath
  • Bradford-on-Avon
  • Glastonbury
  • Longleat Safari Park
  • Salisbury
  • Shepton Mallet
  • Stonehenge
  • Stourhead house and gardens
  • Wells