Jon Kabat Zinn is a professor of medicine and the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine Health Care.
Kabat-Zinn was a student of Zen Buddhist teachers such as Philip Kapleau, Thich Nhat Hanh and Seung Sahn and a founding member of Cambridge Zen Center. His practice of yoga and studies with Buddhist teachers led him to integrate their teachings with scientific findings. He teaches mindfulness, which he says can help people improve their experience of everyday life and cope better with stress, anxiety, pain, and illness.
Founder of Synergy Experiences & Synergy Jewellery.
An experienced retreat leader and an accredited meditation & mindfulness teacher who has practiced mindfulness directly under the guidance of Jon Kabat Zinn who is responsible for bringing mindfulness to the western world.
Clover has designed and written all of the content for Synergy E
Founder of Synergy Experiences & Synergy Jewellery.
An experienced retreat leader and an accredited meditation & mindfulness teacher who has practiced mindfulness directly under the guidance of Jon Kabat Zinn who is responsible for bringing mindfulness to the western world.
Clover has designed and written all of the content for Synergy Experience as well as designing a beautiful range of affirmation jewellery for Synergy Jewellery.
Clover is an Online Hosts
Yoga & mindfulness teacher with over 18 years of experience running retreats.
Nina is a respected yoga teacher since 2000 trained at the Madonna center, California. Nina has studied under many greats such as Babi Hari, Donna Farhi, David Swensen, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jon Kabat Zinn and others. Nina's approach to yoga is to create a space that
Yoga & mindfulness teacher with over 18 years of experience running retreats.
Nina is a respected yoga teacher since 2000 trained at the Madonna center, California. Nina has studied under many greats such as Babi Hari, Donna Farhi, David Swensen, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jon Kabat Zinn and others. Nina's approach to yoga is to create a space that brings you strength, freedom and grace.
Nina is an Online Hosts
Emma is a qualified toga teacher from the prestigious Yoga Campus she incorporates mindfulness in a kind and gentle manner she inspires her students to bring mindfulness into everyday life with softness and grace.
Emma has been a yoga teacher for over 8 years with a core focus on mindful content and breath work in her classes.
Marzia came to yoga after the painful experience of loosing a loved one and found her true calling in helping others discover the healing and calming properties of this ancient discipline.
Marzia trained with Yoga Alliance UK and has been teaching for 5 years. Her classes are a blend of yoga and mindfulness and are rooted with its breathing and meditation practices.
Nkoya has worked as a physiotherapist for 14 years; she has a personal love for mindfulness and uses it in her clinical work. Nkoya is also a trained Hatha yoga teacher and she uses it regularly with her patients. Nkoya brings a wealth of professional experience including implementing mindfulness within the military industry to help with mental focus and stress.
Helen is a Licensed Acupuncturist LicAC BSc (Hons) and Qualified BETEC Yoga Teacher for 20 years. Trained in Scaravelli yoga, a gentle restorative form of yoga centered on the breath, gravity and the spine.
Helen is also a Reiki master and essential to the practice of reiki is the ability to be grounded, centered and present which are core values within mindfulness.
Alison is a yoga (British Wheel of Yoga) meditation and mindfulness teacher Mindfulness permeates
every aspect of her classes with specific focus on the importance of us being in tune with the
rhythms of the natural world. When she in not teaching you are likely to find her out in
nature with her camera using photography and mindfulness to capture the beauty around
her.
Susie is a Yoga Teacher with a passion for well-being in every sense of the word. Having gained her qualification in 2015 from the British Wheel of yoga Susie has gone on to develop yoga classes that are focused on using yoga therapeutically. Susie is keen to help people recognise how stress affects their health and well-being, and to d
Susie is a Yoga Teacher with a passion for well-being in every sense of the word. Having gained her qualification in 2015 from the British Wheel of yoga Susie has gone on to develop yoga classes that are focused on using yoga therapeutically. Susie is keen to help people recognise how stress affects their health and well-being, and to discover how we can use yoga, mindfulness and relaxation to reduce the many negative effects that stress can have on both our mental and physical health. "I feel that with the right toolbox we can unlock our potential to lead more peaceful and balanced lives."
My teacher training is accredited with the British Wheel of Yoga which holds National Governing Body status by Sports England. I am currently teaching on the Gentle Years Yoga trial funded by the National Institiute for Health Research Northumbria and York University. I aim to bring a holistic approach to the day and passionately embrac
My teacher training is accredited with the British Wheel of Yoga which holds National Governing Body status by Sports England. I am currently teaching on the Gentle Years Yoga trial funded by the National Institiute for Health Research Northumbria and York University. I aim to bring a holistic approach to the day and passionately embrace that YOGA and being fully present (mindfulness) is for EVERYBODY. I have a cockapoo call Buddy who reminds me everyday on our walks what it is to be in the moment!
From the moment you arrive at our retreat you will feel looked after, you will have the chance to truly rest, relax and immerse yourself in our gentle teachings of mindfulness and meditation.
he various activities throughout the day provide a soothing environment, the yoga is gentle and suitable for all abilities, enjoy the sound healing for deeper relaxation, immerse in a beautiful walk with mindfulness practices and have fun with art activity, the lunch is often one of the highlights of the day and has been rated Excellent by 100% of our guests.
We look forward to welcoming you on one of our fantastic day retreats soon!
Typical Retreat Day Itinerary
10.15 - Registration
10.30 - Gentle Mindfulness Yoga
11.30 - Guided Meditation & Sound Healing
12.15 - Beautiful walk & Mindfulness practices
13.15 - Delicious Lunch & Relaxation
14.00 -Affirmation art
15.00 - Mindfulness Toolbox
15.30 - Meditation
16.00 - Finish
10.30am - 4pm
(Times may vary)
We will provide yoga mats if you don't have one.
Wear comfortable warm clothing and footwear (workout clothes are fine)
Bring a reusable water bottle, a blanket for meditation
A waterproof Coat and shoes if it is /has been raining
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