Two day Wellness Retreats are booked for 2024:

• Saturday 6 April 2024 10.00am – 6.00pm, The Fintry, Godalming, Surrey
• Sunday 7 April 2024 10.00am – 6.00pm, The Fintry, Godalming, Surrey

Saturday 6 April 2024

The Fintry Trust, Godalming, Surrey, UK
Day Retreat
10.00am until 6.00pm

On Saturday our day begins with Hatha Yoga taken by Beverley Gibbs, who has been practicing Yoga for over 25 years. Beverley teaches Yoga in Weybridge, Shepperton, Staines and Guildford.  Her focus is on physical alignment, to create strength and flexibility, whilst helping build awareness of the body.

Beverley encourages everyone to try Yoga and from her own experience, she believes there are many physical and mental benefits to be gained from the practice.

I am delighted that Roberta from Weybridge Salsa will be joining us for an hour of Salsa Dancing.  Salsa is a fun and uplifting social dance which benefits both the body and soul.  Roberta was born and raised in Milan, Italy and moved to London almost 20 years ago.  Roberta has taught Salsa in different venues across London.  Roberta has recently obtained her ISTD Intermediate Ballet Qualification.  Her extensive training, and interest in different dance genres makes her a versatile and enthusiastic teacher.

After lunch,  Ellen Collins from Emerald Lynx will be leading our Women’s Circle meditation.  A space where women come together, sit in a sacred Circle created with the intention of making women feel seen, safe, heard, held and witnessed on their journeys through life.

Our theme will be Aries Circle – Connect to your Inner Child. There will be a guided meditation to visualise and connect with your inner child.

They say when one door closes, another one opens and that definitely is my case!

Having enjoyed a wonderful 30 year career as a Retail Manager with the John Lewis Partnership, the chapter ended happily with Voluntary Redundancy. I retrained as a Massage and Beauty Therapist. So far in my new career, I have worked with two big brands: Aveda and Facegym. The foundations from my John Lewis career have always been the customer service journey and this is where I thrive. Ensuring my service to my clients is always first class and is of paramount importance to me.

My very first Wellness Retreat in the summer of 2022 was a success. My vision was to create a space where one could go to relax, take time out, enjoy some nourishing food, have a spa treatment and try a Yoga class. For some, it was their first taste of meditation, yoga and even a Hot Stone Massage!

My ethos and passion is to give people the opportunity to take time out of their busy lives and enjoy a peaceful and relaxing time away from the stresses of today: this really has been so timely, with many people more stressed, overworked and the fact that many companies are squeezing more out of us, with some ‘engines’ running very low! Simply turning up to my events with all the planning and organising being taken care of, means that our guests can fully unwind and take time out for themselves.

We then moved our retreats to the tranquil, peaceful, The Fintry Trust in the Surrey Hills. This proved a popular venue, set in beautiful grounds.