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The Art of Slowing Down

Saturday 15th May  2027
8.30am – 5.30pm | Ash Farm

A thoughtfully curated day retreat designed to help you slow down, reconnect and create space through mindful movement, nourishing food, nature, creativity and deep rest.

A day to step away from the everyday, spend time in the peaceful surroundings of Ash Farm and simply allow yourself to slow down.

The Day

8.30am – 9.15am | Arrival & Welcome

Arrive slowly and settle into the day with tea, coffee, herbal teas and a nourishing seasonal welcome.

Take time to connect, enjoy the surroundings and ease gently into the retreat ahead.

9.15am – 10.45am | Pilates, Strength & Stretch with Naomi Pattinson

Begin the morning with mindful movement, combining Pilates foundations, controlled strength work, mobility and stretching.

Naomi will guide you through a session designed to help you connect with your body, build strength, release tension and move with greater awareness through breath and flow.

Suitable for mixed abilities, with options offered throughout.

10.45am – 11.45am | Nourishing Food Demonstration & Tastings with Sian

Gather around the Ash Farm kitchen for a relaxed and informal food demonstration exploring simple ways to build a colourful, nourishing meal.

Sian will share practical ideas for bringing together different flavours, textures and ingredients,  from homemade dressings and dips to grains, vegetables and plant-based proteins, with plenty of inspiration to recreate at home.

There will, of course, be opportunities to taste along the way.

11.45am – 1pm | Mindfulness in Nature with Hilary

Slow down and reconnect with yourself and the natural world through mindfulness, breathwork and grounding practices.

Guided by Hilary and inspired by the beautiful surroundings at Ash Farm, this is an opportunity to become more present, notice the changing season and create a little more space and stillness.

Weather permitting, this session will take place outdoors.

1pm – 2pm | Seasonal Ash Farm Lunch

Come together around the table for a homemade seasonal buffet lunch prepared at Ash Farm using fresh, nourishing ingredients.

A relaxed hour to eat, pause, chat and simply enjoy being together.

2pm – 3pm | Weaving on a Miniature Scale

After lunch, spend some quiet time creating with your hands.

Using found objects, threads and yarns, you’ll explore colour, texture and space through a simple, meditative weaving process.

No previous experience is needed, simply slow down, enjoy the gentle rhythm of weaving and create a small piece to take home.

3pm – 5.30pm | Yin Yoga, Guided Relaxation & Gong Sound Bath with Jo Rees & Geraint Thomas

The day gradually draws to a close with an extended period of deep rest.

Jo will begin with a gentle Yin Yoga practice and guided relaxation, allowing the body to soften and settle before moving seamlessly into an immersive gong sound bath with Geraint.

A deeply restorative end to the day, with time to become still, release tension and simply receive.

5.30pm | Farewell

Leave feeling rested, nourished and hopefully carrying a little of the day’s slower pace home with you.

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NOTES ON GONGS (With Geraint):

Photography

Should you prefer not to be included in photos, kindly inform us in advance of the workshop, and we will ensure you’re seated in a spot outside the camera’s view.

Special Considerations and Contraindications:

Please note the following and consult your doctor should you have any concerns:

Contraindications : Gong Sound Baths are not recommended with the following: 

• Pacemaker or metal implants
• During the first or last trimester of pregnancy
• Serious mental health issues such as schizophrenia or psychosis

Special Considerations: Gong Sound Baths may not be suitable for some prone to the following:

• Fits or seizures (including epilepsy)
• Sensitive to sound, like Tinnitus
• If you wear a hearing aid, your device should be turned off during the session

Not suitable for young children 14 and under. 15 and 16 year olds must be accompanied by their guardian.

PLEASE NOTE: BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

Thank-you for booking on to the Art of Slowing Down Retreat. If in the unfortunate event you are unable to attend it will be your responsibility to find a replacement as spaces cannot be carried forward. We are sure you appreciate being a small business any cancellations have a big impact on pre booked events.