Calm your mind and challenge your body in as little as four days at The Barn, a place of solace, where you are warmly invited to heal.

Whether you are a solo traveller, couple or group, guests participate together over a long weekend, in an active daily schedule consisting of 4 hours of low-impact exercise. This retreat is designed to bring you into perfect balance and help you jumpstart a path towards better health. The immersive programme is designed to allow you to connect with nature’s healing elements and improve your overall wellness.

It allows you to detoxify your body in a healthy, sustainable way, all whilst getting back to basics in nature. It will give you the opportunity to determine where you are on the road to balanced and healthy living, along with the knowledge and tools to make sustainable healthy changes in your daily life. The aim of the Signature retreat is to educate you on the inherent value of prioritising your physical health and mental health in equal measure.

Highlights include:

• Hiking across the breathtaking Clwydian Range through ancient forests with views to Snowdonia.

• Cold water immersion and wild swimming at the retreats secluded woodland swimming pond.

• Yoga and meditation that will free your body.

• Group session on mental fitness and work life balance with life coach Kerry Sutcliffe.

• Nourishing organic plant based meals.

• Time away from social media and digital distractions.

• Quiet healing spaces in your day without interruption to draw breath and nap.

• A private woodland to walk, sit, be and relax.

• Massage treatments, that really are a treat for self.

Dates:

Arrive 16:00 - Friday, 6 June 2025
Depart 10:00 - Sunday, 9 June 2025

Example Day Schedule:

7am Guest rising and hot drinks

7.30am – 9am Morning Yoga and Meditation in Yoga Room

9.15am Breakfast

10.30am-12.30pm Hiking across the Clwydian Hills
Cold Water Immersion Woodland Swimming Pond (optional)

1pm Lunch

2pm Nap time and Massages

4pm Juice and Snack

6pm-7pm Evening Yoga and Meditation in Yoga Room

7.30pm Dinner

8.30pm Fire pit and Stargazing (weather permitting)

9pm Bedtime

Yoga Teacher: Laura Bell

Laura is a yoga teacher and founder of Zest Life. Growing up at Plas Ashpool, her family home, Laura’s passion for nature and wellness grew, and it is here her inspiration for The Zest Life retreats began. She teaches vinyasa flow based yoga, a style that has come from her 20 years of yoga practice, focuses on movement with breath and alignment. Classes are set to rejuvenate the body and focus the chattering mind. Through continued meditation her practise follows a spiritual path which she incorporates into her teachings both on and off the mat.

Chef: Kelly Mason