Heart and Soul Yoga Retreat
6th June 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 8th June 2025 @ 1:30 pm
£340.00 – £485.00
Heart and Soul Retreat, South Wales, 6th – 8th June 2025
Run by myself, Claire from Dharmabelle and Tom
Dharmabelle invites you to our “Heart and Soul” Retreat, run by Claire and Tom. Claire is the Founder of Dharmabelle and has a wealth of experience from running small Circles to large weekend festivals. She is also a yoga, meditation and breathwork teacher who runs regular classes, workshops, and Circles in Colchester, Essex. She is a passionate healer and energy worker using nature and the elements as her guide.
Tom will be providing you with your delicious home-cooked, vegetarian food and snacks over the weekend. He is a passionate cook with many years of experience as a chef in an array of different types of restaurants. He is a keen swimmer and squash player, who appreciates the importance of self-care, so he often finds himself on a yoga mat also.
Summary
In our busy lives, we sometimes need a dedicated time-out to stop, reflect and reconnect with our senses and nature. So, come and experience a few days with us in the stunning Wye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty, where you can escape the bustle of modern-day life, and reconnect with your mind, body, and spirit with some wonderful Self-care in nature.
We are creating a weekend of love, laughter, nature, good food, and connection with other like-minded souls.
Our retreats are filled with lots of active rest, restoration, healing, love, and nature, for example – runs or walks, active and restorative yoga, forest bathing, eco-spa, a cacao ceremony, fire circle, nutritional Vegetarian food, reiki and free time for you to recharge and assimilate.
In this beautiful setting, you will surely feel a sense of tranquillity, energising yourself through the natural elements of air, earth, fire, water and space.
Give yourself the treat you deserve!
Yoga for everyone
We provide yoga classes to suit all bodies, Claire from Dharmabelle is passionate about Somatic movement and how a deeper relationship with one’s own body holds the possibility to help us heal and restore from a stressful week or from deep-held trauma. The classes will range from flow to restorative, so everyone can find a class that suits them. We want you to find ease in our yoga space.
We welcome all levels of experience to join us on this beautiful rejuvenating weekend retreat.
Shinrin yoku / Forest Bathing
This practice breaks down your senses so you can switch off, connect with nature, and nurture your wellbeing.
We enter the forest with a trained forest guide, Tom from Hill Farm, who guides us to reconnect through mindfulness with the natural environment and focus on its amazing smells, sounds, sights, tastes, and textures which in turn brings a deeper sense of relaxation. Physical and mental health are both boosted after spending time in the forests and through the art of Shinrin Yoku, the healing properties can be over four times more powerful. Shinrin Yoku also boosts creativity and your ability to deal with stress and trauma.
Shinrin yoku / Forest Bathing
This practice breaks down your senses so you can switch off, connect with nature, and nurture your wellbeing.
We enter the forest with a trained forest guide, Tom from Hill Farm, who guides us to reconnect through mindfulness with the natural environment and focus on its amazing smells, sounds, sights, tastes, and textures which in turn brings a deeper sense of relaxation. Physical and mental health are both boosted after spending time in the forests and through the art of Shinrin Yoku, the healing properties can be over four times more powerful. Shinrin Yoku also boosts creativity and your ability to deal with stress and trauma.
Holistic practices
We have some wonderful practitioners who will be on hand offering various holistic practices from yoga, meditation, reiki, Cacao ceremonies and circles around the fire.
Food
Nourish your body with delicious vegetarian meals and snacks. Tom, our head chef is passionate about cooking and providing food made with love and care, he creates the most delicious nourishing goodness. We source homegrown or local vegetables where possible, and all food will be home-cooked.
Throughout the retreat all tea, coffee, and juice will be provided, and water will be available from the local natural source. We will be serving you daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner with lots of snacks in between.
Benefits
- Become stronger mentally and find inner peace.
- Peace and quiet for the mind, refreshing energy for the body.
- The ideal place to unplug, slow down that fast pace, and get back in touch with nature.
- Relax and unwind in beautiful natural surroundings.
- Be more relaxed and refreshed than you’ve ever been.
- Have a wonderful time learning a different practice than your own.
- An opportunity to Rediscover yourself if you feel you have spent too long feeling disconnected.
What makes it special?
This Eco-friendly Retreat Centre is surrounded by natural beauty, as a result, it will offer you the space to calm your mind, reconnect with your body and awaken your spirit. Our food is made of fresh local ingredients and is home-cooked.
A wonderful retreat, where you will have the opportunity to meet new people, relax and have some fabulous and well-deserved me-time.
Included
- 2 nights’ accommodation in accommodation of your choice.
- 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners and all snacks.
- Tea/coffee, juice, and water.
- 4 Yoga sessions with meditation and breathwork.
- Cacao ceremony and fire circles.
- Eco-spa – wood-fired hot tub, sauna, and cold plunge pool.
- Forest Bathing – Shinrin Yoku
- 2 Bonfires (weather dependant)
Room with a view
Room with a view is a stunning space with all its own amenities including a kitchenette, toilet and shower and private entrance separate from the main house. We can make up a double or two single beds depending on your requirement.
Wake up to the bird song and enjoy your morning cup of tea or coffee overlooking the spectacular Wye Valley. This room comes with a stunning view over Tintern! You can even have your own fire outside your room if you wish.
Yurt
We have x2 4-bed yurts and x1 2-bed yurt, you can take a single bed in a yurt or maybe come as a group and have the whole yurt to yourselves.
The perfect option to escape 4 walls, connect with nature and maybe try something different. This is off-grid glamping, and each yurt comes equipped with beds, a wood-burning stove, an outdoor kitchen area and a picnic bench with all crockery and utensils supplied. The yurts are beautifully decorated with lots of little touches to make your stay luxurious. The woodlands envelop the yurts; on an evening, you may be lucky enough to see one of the owls.
Each Yurt will have its own cool box, with Ice packs which can be changed daily to keep any items you bring cool.
There are flushing toilets and hot water showers available, each yurt will also be allocated a compost toilet for you to use during your stay. We also have a rustic hot water horsebox shower on site.
Camping
We have the option for 2 single people or 1 couple to bring their own tent and camp. We also have campervan space.
Prices (per person):
Camping – £340.00
4-Bed-Yurt – £435.00
2-Bed-Yurt – £455.00
Room With a View – £485.00
You can secure your place with a 25% deposit, the remainder due 10 weeks before the retreat begins.
I’ve outlined the cancellation policy below in the question and answers section.
Accommodation is given out on a first come first served basis. The 2 and 4-bed yurts must be shared if not filled by a group.
Camping is bring your own tent or campervan.
This retreat is an alcohol-free event, and all food will be vegetarian, we ask all guests to respect this.
Please contact Claire at claire@dharambelle.co.uk to book or for more info
Programme (Example)
- Welcome teas
- Yin Yoga or Forest Yoga
- Dinner
- Circle around bonfire
- Hot Chocolates
- Yoga (Flow)
- Breakfast
- Workshop /Reiki /Free Time
- Lunch
- Yoga Yin
- Eco Spa
- Woodfired pizza
- Circle with music around bonfire
- Yoga (Flow)
- Breakfast
- Forest Bathing
- Feedback
- CLOSE
Questions about the Well-Being Yoga Retreat
What is a wellness retreat?
By definition, it’s travel or time away from the normal ebb and flow of life to promote health and well-being through physical, psychological, or spiritual activities. It can also mean stepping away from the busyness of day-to-day life slowing down, relaxing, and unwinding.
We would love to come to a retreat but we are not sure we want to participate in all that is on offer, is this ok?
Absolutely, of course, we would love you to join us throughout the whole programme but we understand that the whole programme is so varied that all activities may not interest everyone. Bring your partner, even if he/she doesn’t enjoy yoga or walking or fancies a natural spa, as we have so much more on the programme that we will be sure to cater for every person at some point. We also understand that sometimes you just need time to reflect, rest or assimilate – feel free and rejoin us when you are ready.
What is your cancellation policy?
At the time of booking, if it is 10 weeks before the arrival date, then you pay a deposit of 25% of the total price. This deposit is non-refundable. We require full payment 10 weeks before the start date of the retreat, and you cancel up to 1 month before the start date for a refund minus the deposit.
I have special dietary requirements, will this be catered for?
Yes, of course, please let us know at the time of booking so that we can cater for you and your needs. All well-being retreats are vegetarian unless stated, the reason for this is because, in yoga philosophy, one of the 8 limbs of yoga is Ahimsa, which means love and non-harming to all beings including animals. So in the spirit of yoga, we will only provide vegetarian food, and we ask all attendees to honour this while on retreat.
Disclaimer
The Women’s Circle and associated events are a peer support group, we are not mental health professionals. We offer only support.
If you are having any significant mental, emotional or physical health difficulties then we recommend you speak to your GP, therapist or support worker.
If you feel that you are in a mental health crisis then please attend your local Emergency Department or call 999.
Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to offer support – Phone Number: 116 123