Welcome to Our Retreat Information Pages
Our ethos
Our private retreat space outside Steyning, West Sussex is set in beautiful surroundings overlooking the South Downs. A short drive from the town centre brings you into a hidden sanctuary where health and wellbeing have been a driving factor in its evolution.
We have personally designed a natural swimming space to give us a chemical-free, calming, stimulating and fun environment for ourselves, our family and for others to escape for a while and leave the stresses of modern life behind.
How we share this space is constantly evolving and guided by the people we meet, the energy they bring and the restorative process they experience. We find the collaboration between our retreat hosts and our retreat guests and how our space allows this to happen is something special.
We can’t wait to share it with you.
Spring Equinox Retreat
Friday 2oth March 2025 4-7:30pm
£65
8 Spaces Available
Join Shona and Nicky for a nourishing spring equinox afternoon of movement, rest, and guided journal writing. The spring equinox marks a turning point, where light begins to outweigh dark, and energy naturally starts to move forward again. This session offers time to pause, take stock of the winter months and gently orient towards what’s beginning to stir.
Through movement and guided journaling, you’ll be invited to reconnect body and mind, tune into instinct and notice what feels ready to shift or grow. Rather than pushing for momentum, the focus is on clarity; noticing what’s no longer supportive and what’s beginning to emerge.
You’ll be offered grounding teas and homemade treats before rounding off the experience with time in the sauna and wild swimming space. Whether you choose to rest on the poolside deck, refresh in the cold shower, or take a dip in the wild pool, you’ll be meeting contrast in a way that supports renewal and reconnection with your body’s natural rhythms. A simple, powerful way to step into the new season feeling clearer, steadier, and ready to move forward.
What we offer
We are proud to host carefully selected wellness workshops from local practitioners. Drawing on their broad experience of clinical practice and retreat hosting, our collaborators create a wonderful space for you to escape, rest and restore. Whether you have time to spend the whole day with us or just a few hours to focus on yourself, we have a variety of choices on offer throughout the year. Click on the links to find out more.
Yoga
Breathwork
We have designed and created a natural swimming pond with views overlooking the SouthDowns. 100% rainwater filled and naturally filtered, this chemical-free swimming experience, surrounded by nature is something very special. Our carefully designed Sauna comfortably seats groups of 6-8 and offers a wonderfully relaxing view across the pond to the views beyond. Whether you’re watching the birdlife swooping across, taking a dip or catching the incredible sunsets, you will find this a great way to take a mini escape.
**Whilst we develop our booking and payment system, please contact us directly to book.
Each Retreat is accompanied by nutritious snacks, drinks and meals, depending on the retreat package on offer. We are passionate about good nutrition as a cornerstone for our overall physical and mental well being. We love to introduce our guests to tasty and healthy food and are constantly developing our own knowledge to make this varied and relevant to the seasons.
“I joined Jo and Mel’s Ready for Autumn day retreat in Steyning yesterday and it was everything I needed and more. The day was filled with wonderful, nourishing practices (and food) beautifully guided by Jo and Mel.
The breathwork session was new to me and it felt truly powerful - it may have been life-changing. It gave me a huge lightbulb moment , especially in the supportive conversations we had afterwards.
I came away feeling inspired, with fresh perspective and a renewed commitment to my own self care. My sleep after was wonderful, which is not normal.
I have already booked to come back. ”
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