Take a well earned break. Enjoy some one-to-one individualised personal care and attention. Address physical and emotional health issues, exhaustion, and stress. Give yourself time out to recover and recharge whilst retreating from the pressures of everyday life.
This is an opportunity to fully rest and be. You will have space to learn about your own unique body and mind constitution, how to best care for yourself, with delicious organic food, a tailored Yoga practice and authentic Ayurvedic treatments in an idyllic location.
This retreat is available Monday – Friday and can be from 3 -5 days duration. This whole experience is tailor made for your individual requirements using authentic Ayurveda and Yoga practices. You are encouraged to rest, self care, be quiet and spend time reflecting and reading. Virginia will be with you throughout each day of the retreat.
This retreat includes –
Full Ayurvedic health assessment and treatment plan
Accommodation in a secluded peaceful cabin
Therapeutic morning Yoga
All meals, tailored for your individual requirements
Daily therapeutic Ayurveda bodywork
Walks on nearby Dartmoor, cookery lessons, sound healing (didgeridoo) and extra treatments are possible at extra cost
3 – 5 days stay
To arrange a FREE 15 minute online chat or to book please click below and message Virginia
Below is a typical schedule for this retreat. This may be adapted according to your individual requirements. Virginia will be available for you every day until supper time.
630am – Wake up, practise morning routine and hot drink.
7 – 830am Morning Yoga practice.
830am Breakfast of fruit or mixed grains porridge or muesli with nuts, seeds and Dartmoor honey.
1030am Ayurvedic bodywork treatment, massage and bespoke treatments. More details on treatments are HERE.
1pm Lunch of locally sourced organic vegetables and grains, lovingly prepared and tailored to your individual requirements.
2 – 4pm Free time to rest, read, relax or time for a Dartmoor walk, extra treatment, sound healing, cookery (extra cost)
4 – 5pm Pranayama (breathwork) and meditation or Yoga Nidra.
6pm Supper of soup and home made bread.
8pm Night time drink of golden (turmeric and spices) milk or herbal tea.
930pm (latest) – Bed time.
Note – Herbal teas are available in the cabin kitchen for you to enjoy throughout. Food is plentiful, you will not go hungry.
To arrange a FREE 15 minute online chat or to book please click below and message Virginia
This individual retreat is located at The Hands on Retreat in South Devon, UK. This area is peaceful and secluded, with Dartmoor National Park on the doorstep there is ample space to gently explore and to rest undisturbed.
The nearby towns of Totnes, Ashburton and Buckfastleigh are known for having holistic approaches to health as well as bespoke shops and a focus on the local economy. This area has an abundance of organic and natural food production, which you will enjoy in your meals and cookery session (optional).
Guest accommodation is in a beautiful secluded wood cabin which has its own bathroom, wood burner and kitchen area. Treatments take place in the main retreat building.
The retreat is easy to reach by car and onsite free parking is available. Directions for arrival by car are HERE
Totnes and Newton Abbot train stations are well connected and are a 20 minute drive away. Exeter airport is just over 20 miles away. Collection is possible by prior arrangement.
Cost and Booking
The cost of this retreat is £275 per day.
This cost includes –
Private accommodation with a bed space, kitchen, shower room, outside space, wood burner
Full Ayurvedic wellness assessment and plan
Three meals daily, freshly prepared with organic local produce and adhering to Ayurvedic principles for your individual needs
Daily 90 minute morning Yoga session
Daily 90 minute Ayurvedic bodywork treatment
Ayurveda herbs if indicated
Optional (at extra cost) are –
Walks on nearby Dartmoor (dependent on location and duration)
Dates will be subject to availability of the retreat venue and Virginia. Booking as far in advance as possible is advisable. To arrange a FREE 15 minute online chat or to book please click below and message Virginia
This minimum ten day Pancha Karma process is a complete reset for the body and mind which includes complete one-to-one individualised personal care and attention. Address physical and emotional health issues, exhaustion, and stress. Give yourself time out to recover and recharge whilst completely retreating from the pressures of everyday life.
These practices of Yoga Nidra (meaning Yoga sleep) give us deep rest, time to just be, to absorb and benefit from the moon cycle energies as they shift and change.
In this circle space all women are goddesses. We will explore what this means for us individually and collectively as we share and support one another throughout this half day journey. Practices will include feminine movement, deep restful Yoga Nidra, Mudra and Mantra.
