Retreats - Home & Away
Our Retreats
We have just enjoyed a successful Winter retreat in December 2023 . Our next workshop is Saturday 27th April 2024 . Blackhall Mill Community Centre. NE17 7TQ. Please enquire below.
Home
Yoga Day Retreats take place at Minsteracres Retreat Centre, set in a 120 acre site in South -West Northumberland. As you turn into the mile long drive you are greeted by an avenue of giant sequoias which lead you into open countryside with views of the cheviots These days run from 10 am to 4.30pm with lunch and refreshments provided. We have sole use of the Italianate ballroom and the parlour and access to the grounds. The day is an opportunity to spend some time away from daily routines, to nurture the body mind and allow some space to be created in a peaceful and uplifting setting.
“Not only was the day everything you’d want from a retreat, beautiful setting, fresh air, perfectly paced, lovely dinner but the yoga and approach was so much more than a good stretch. Yoga with Karen is like a re - programming, turning off and on again, it leaves me feeling energised, clear headed and ready for the season ahead.”
- Debbie
Away
Residential Retreats in Italy. These take place in Ripaioli in rural Umbria. We also include qi gong and Tai Chi alongside the yoga. The accomodation is a spacious , newly built contemporary style house set in the hillside just below the village of Ripaioli, with stunning views of the surrounding countryside. A yoga studio is in the semi basement with doors opening onto the garden. Italian meals are lovingly prepared for you and there are sight seeing opportunities to visit local towns, restaurants and cafes. These are five day retreats, leaving on the fifth day after breakfast. Practising yoga , tai chi and qi gong in another country away from distractions can have a very beneficial effect on physical and mental wellbeing. The group size is approximately 8 to 10 people. More details to follow for the next retreat in 2023.
Ripaioli, Umbria
Yoga studio in Ripaioli
Yoga , Tai Chi and Qi Gong Course – Ripaioli
“Our course was held in a beautiful house, in a beautiful setting in the rolling hills of Umbria near Todi. Our very experienced tutors, Karen & Dominic were very supportive and made the course very enjoyable, energising and safe.
I had attempted several Yoga classes previously but found it difficult & abandoned them. However Karen’s introduction to Yoga was unusual, gentle & most enjoyable (e.g. the experience involved us getting in touch with our senses in our new environment – involving herbs, olives, figs etc.!) So much so we are hoping to do further work with her in the New Year.
The extracurricular activities were wonderful too! Delicious Italian homemade food on the terrace, great wine, great company – Cathy & Gaetano were wonderful hosts; breakfast and a wonder around medieval Todi one morning & visits to other local towns; occasional evening meals in restaurants in beautiful hilltop towns; pottering around the tiny hamlet of Ripaioli just up the hill – so many great memories!”
- Pat