We will share a delicious vegetarian lunch, gluten free options are available.

Jess will share some simple but powerful tools that you can easily implement into your lives to create change in mind and body.

We will be lead in a silent walk through the stunning Wasing woods and en route we will spend some time connecting and immersing with nature and the trees, which has been scientifically shown to boost our immune system, improve sleep, increase energy levels, reduce stress, and improve mental wellbeing.

Arriving to a beautiful lake and wood-fired sauna, we will experience through a Cold-water Immersion and Sauna experience. NO experience is necessary for this and it’s such an invigorating and empowering experience! 

In the afternoon we will practice Yin and Restorative yoga and allow all tension and stress to melt away. 

And conclude the day with a powerful Crystal Sound bath

You will receive a follow up email including the tools and practices we share on the day and recommended reading to help you implement and build further on this day of empowerment and inner strength

Your guides on this journey 

Jess Horn

Jess is a Senior Yoga Teacher, teaching workshops and leading retreats across the world, a Yoga Teacher Trainer and Teachers Mentor.

Practicing for over 20 years, she has found it to be an empowering, transformational and supportive practice and is passionate about sharing the tools that support her in living a more Empowered and Conscious life, with others

Particularly interested in teaching meditation, movement and mindfulness which she feel’s is so necessary to help deal with the challenges of modern living.

Jess skilfully provides a space where everyone feels comfortable, and can challenge themselves safely, whether they are complete beginners, or more experienced yogis.

Jess is also a fully certified Sound Healer and loves to share the profound and magical experiences of the Alchemy Crystal Bowls 

Jess has been featured several times in Yoga Magazine, OM magazine and collaborates regularly with YogaMatters.

Tania Park 

Tania is a Forest Bathing Practitioner, Massage Therapist, and the Wellbeing Coordinator at Wasing.

Having found huge support in her personal journey through yoga, meditation, contrast therapy and breathwork, she is passionate about holding space for people to enable them to take a pause from the business of life and reconnect to their inner selves.

Tania is delighted to be offering these day retreats at Wasing, with the intention of providing people with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the healing properties of the natural world.

Includes:

• Yoga
• Meditation
• Breathwork
• Yoga nidre 
• Sound Bath
• Cold Water Immersion
• Wood-fired Sauna
• Nature Immersion
• Nourishing & tasty lunch (gluten free option available)
• Herbal teas & delicious sweet treats
• Cacao
• Nearest Train Stations

Each gathering includes:

• an explanation of the chakra we are working with
• a guided intention-setting meditation
• gong bath and sound immersion
• integration time with optional journaling and chance to pick an oracle card
• herbal tea and grounding snacks
• a gifted organic roller oil blend for the specific chakra

What to expect

Upon arrival at our beautiful Yoga Pavilion, you will find a comfortable space to lie down – we supply yoga mats, bolsters, eye-pillows and blankets, you are also very welcome to bring your own if you prefer.

We begin with a short-guided meditation to help you settle and bring focus to your intentions. From there, you will be bathed in the sounds of the gongs and other instruments, allowing the vibrations to gently realign your energy and bring you back into balance.

After the sound, you’re welcome to take your time re-emerging, to journal, pick an oracle card, sip a nourishing herbal tea, and enjoy a grounding snack.

As a gift, you’ll also receive a beautiful chakra-specific essential oil blend to use during the session and take home with you.

Your host – Monica Bazzani

Monica is a qualified sound therapist, Reiki Master, and Qigong teacher. Monica is passionate about sharing sound and its many healing benefits on the body, mind and nervous system, and during the Sound Bath will blend gongs, crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls, and other percussion to create a rich, resonant soundscape.

About Wasing Estate

At Wasing, we see things differently. That we are inherently part of nature and that what harms the planet ultimately harms us. Everything is connected. Wasing Wellbeing is a dedicated & unique space for revitalising and healing experiences, guiding your journey towards powerful personal care and sustainable health and wellness. These sessions take place at Wasing’s beautiful Yoga Pavilion.

Please note:

Not recommended for those with pacemakers, metal implants, tinnitus, sound sensitive conditions or epilepsy or those who are pregnant in their 1st trimester. We do not offer any medical advice whatsoever. You attend the event at your own risk. If you have any health-related queries, please consult with your Doctor before making a booking. T&C’s apply

A delicious vegetarian lunch will be shared, during which Dean will explain the science behind cold water immersion and breathwork. The day will offer lots of time for not only the physical practices, but also integration and discussion, within a small and welcoming group environment.

Following lunch there will be another breathwork session, offering the chance to explore the benefits of various breathwork techniques that you can incorporate in to your daily routine, using the breath as a tool for awareness, regulation, and release.

You will then be gently guided through an ice bath experience. Using the breath as an anchor, you will learn how to meet controlled stress with presence, helping to build nervous system resilience, increase stress tolerance, and cultivate a sense of calm.

This expansive day closes at our wild swimming lake, featuring a stunning wood fired sauna with panoramic views. You will be able to take an optional dip in the lake and enjoy time to unwind in the sauna, allowing warmth, contrast, and stillness to complete the cycle.

Throughout the day, there is an emphasis on listening to your body, moving at your own pace, and connecting with the beautiful landscape of the Wasing.

This retreat is suitable for both newcomers and those with previous experience. You are invited to arrive exactly as you are.

Your Host’s:

Dean Teyla

Dean is a certified Wim Hof Method Instructor and one of Bristol’s only Wim Hof and Buteyko practitioners. Specialising in Sports Performance, Clinical, and Wellbeing breathwork practices.

Dean also teaches QiGong/Yoga movement styles, and is a Ceremonial Cacao practitioner.

Dean’s goal is to share his knowledge and skills so that more people can live happier, healthier and stronger lives.

Monica Bazzani

Monica is a qualified sound therapist, Reiki Master, and Qigong teacher.

Monica is passionate about sharing sound and its many healing benefits on the body, mind and nervous system, and during the Sound Bath will blend gongs, crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls, and other percussion to create a rich, resonant soundscape.

Includes:

Cacao
Mindful Movement
Sound Bath
2 Breathwork sessions
Ice Bath
Vegetarian lunch
Wild Swimming
Lakeside Sauna

About Wasing Estate

At Wasing, we see things differently. That we are inherently part of nature and that what harms the planet ultimately harms us. Everything is connected. Wasing Wellbeing is a dedicated & unique space for revitalising and healing experiences, guiding your journey towards powerful personal care and sustainable health and wellness. The workshop takes place at Wasing’s cosy Pavilion Yoga studio and at the Wild Swim lake & sauna.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you have had any health problems or surgery in the last 6 months, or are concerned about applying any of the techniques due to an existing illness, please ensure you consult with your doctor before booking and attending this workshop. We also ask that you make the instructor aware before the workshop starts.

This workshop is not suitable for those who are pregnant.

Please contact [email protected] for any enquiries.

T&C’s apply.

You will then continue our evening with a restorative crystal bowl sound healing journey, connecting with your chakras (our energy centres), different frequencies and vibration. Sound creates a beautiful frequency and intent, which encourages healing.
This session is designed to help you feel grounded, calm and relaxed.

Veronika uses the following instruments throughout the session:

• Crystal Bowls
• Koshi Chimes
• Tingsha
• Drum

Please ensure that you wear warm, comfortable clothes. All yoga props will be provided. 

Herbal tea will be served after the session to create further relaxation in your body and mind.

For any enquiries please email: [email protected]

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Note:

This session is not suitable for anyone suffering from epilepsy, tinnitus or sound sensitive conditions, pregnancy (1st trimester) and anyone with metal plates in the body. If you are expecting, please do reach out to us prior to booking onto the workshop, so we can ensure our teacher is able to support you and your baby through the session or advise otherwise.

Autumn Equinox Half Day Retreat Includes:

– Welcome circle 

– Grounding Autumn Flow Yoga practice (incl Somatic Movements, breathwork and meditation)

– Silent woodland walk and hilltop meditation

– Cacao ritual

– Wholesome treats

– Journaling (guided by journal prompts)

– Time to reflect and set intentions

– Use of essential oils and self-massage

– Restorative Yoga (incl optional light hands-on touches)

– Deep guided relaxation and luxuriously long Savasana

– Take-home seasonal reflections

Please wear something comfortable and warm, and bring suitable clothing, footwear, and your journal for our walk.

Your host:

Senior Yoga Teacher Maura Barber-Oosterhuis

Maura’s love of yoga is infectious. Her guidance is ‘soulful and seasonal’ and focuses on deepening breath, body and self-awareness. Committed to offering a heartfelt experience she will encourage you to reach further by breathing fully and feeling deeply. Her 25 years of yoga experience range from the dynamic Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow Yoga to the gentler Somatic Movements, Yin and Restorative Yoga. With a keen interest in mindfulness and meditation Maura’s unique style is infused with these. She feels hugely inspired by the teachings of Ayurveda and loves sprinkling her offerings with little gems of Ayurvedic wisdom. Always taught from the heart, Maura’s gently flowing yoga is a compassionate blend of deep breathing and mindful moving.

“I love celebrating the seasons. Recognising and honouring the changes in nature always encourages me to adjust my own rhythms accordingly. Moving with the energy of the Earth feels beneficial on many levels and definitely helps my day to day life flow with more ease. Honouring the seasons with like minded people is always a powerful experience, it would be lovely to have you with us!” – Maura (Tranquil Flow Yoga)

T&C’s apply.

Our special gathering features an inward-focussed Winter Flow Yoga practice (including  Somatic Movements and breathwork), use of essential oils and self massage, a silent woodland walk and hilltop meditation, a cacao ritual with time to journal, reflect and set intentions, Restorative Yoga and a luxuriously long relaxation (including light, massage-like touches). Wholesome treats are also included, as well as your take-home seasonal reflections.

Groups are small, offering lots of space and personal attention. No experience is necessary and beginners are very welcome. The retreat takes place at the beautiful Pavilion yoga studio, yoga mats, props, blankets and eye pillows are all provided.

Our Winter Solstice Half Day Retreat includes:

– Welcome circle

– Inward-focussed Winter Flow Yoga practice (incl Somatic Movements, breathwork and meditation)

– Silent woodland walk and hilltop meditation

– Cacao ritual

– Wholesome treats

– Journaling (guided by journal prompts)

– Time to reflect and set intentions

– Use of essential oils and self-massage

– Restorative Yoga (incl optional light hands-on touches)

– Deep guided relaxation and luxuriously long Savasana

– Take-home seasonal reflections

Please make sure you wear something comfortable and warm, and bring suitable clothing and footwear for our walk, and pen and paper for journaling.

Your host:

Senior Yoga Teacher Maura Barber-Oosterhuis

Maura’s love of yoga is infectious. Her guidance is ‘soulful and seasonal’ and focuses on deepening breath, body and self-awareness. Committed to offering a heartfelt experience she will encourage you to reach further by breathing fully and feeling deeply. Her 25 years of yoga experience range from the dynamic Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow Yoga to the gentler Somatic Movements, Yin and Restorative Yoga. With a keen interest in mindfulness and meditation Maura’s unique style is infused with these. She feels hugely inspired by the teachings of Ayurveda and loves sprinkling her offerings with little gems of Ayurvedic wisdom. Always taught from the heart, Maura’s gently flowing yoga is a compassionate blend of deep breathing and mindful moving.

“I love celebrating the seasons. Recognising and honouring the changes in nature always encourages me to adjust my own rhythms accordingly. Moving with the energy of the Earth feels beneficial on many levels and definitely helps my day to day life flow with more ease. Honouring the seasons with like minded people is always a powerful experience, it would be lovely to have you with us!” – Maura (Tranquil Flow Yoga)

T&C’s apply.

We will begin the day at our beautiful yoga studio with a warm welcome circle.

You will be guided through a somatic breathwork journey, where you will explore how the breath can dissolve old layers of tension, heal emotional blocks, and expand your capacity to give and receive love.

We will immerse ourselves in the ancient woodlands as we walk to the beautiful wild swimming lake, where you are welcome to dip in the rejuvenating waters and rewarm in the stunning wood fired sauna. We will then gather around the fire for a delicious lakeside lunch.

The day will continue back at the yoga studio with another guided somatic breathwork session, allowing integration time to expand your awareness and reconnect to your inner clarity.

Throughout the day, you will be held in a safe, nurturing space designed to open the heart, anchor you into the present moment, and awaken a deeper sense of compassion and connection.

Whether you join us with your partner, on your own, or with friends, everyone is welcome.

What the day includes:
• Guided, heart-opening breathwork journeys
• Somatic movement & gentle stretching
• Nature immersion
• Optional wild swimming and sauna session
• Herbal tea, healthy snacks, and a delicious vegetarian lunch

Your guide on this journey

Rebecca Dennis

Rebecca has been a practitioner for nearly 20 years. Through her intuitive and compassionate approach, she supports communities, clients and workplaces in better understanding their patterns and behaviours, how the past has shaped their experiences, emotional blockages and physical tension. By bringing awareness to the breath, the landscape of the nervous system and somatic healing methods she helps people feel empowered by their innate ability to heal from within.

Rebecca’s approach blends breathwork, bodywork, coaching, somatic trauma counselling techniques, bi-lateral processing, nervous system regulation, parts work, shamanic, IFS (Internal Family Systems) and mindset tools for a holistic approach. Through her skilled space holding and extensive experience, she is dedicated to helping individuals access lasting transformation and optimum well-being.

Rebecca is a Somatic Breathwork Trainer and practitioner, certified Trauma Counsellor and earned an ITEC Diploma in Anatomy & Physiology. She has co-trained with Transformational Breath, studied Polyvagal Theory, Breath Mastery, Reiki Levels I, II, and III, Somatic Bodywork and Deep Tissue Massage and Counselling. She also completed Eagle Condor Shamanic Training and trained in Movement in Modern Life, Somatic Attachment Work, Parts Work, and Somatic Trauma Therapy.

Rebecca is on a mission to teach as many people as she can how to empower their lives and improve their physical and mental wellbeing with integrative somatic breathwork techniques.

About Wasing Estate

At Wasing, we see things differently. That we are inherently part of nature and that what harms the planet ultimately harms us. Everything is connected. Wasing Wellbeing is a dedicated & unique space for revitalising and healing experiences, guiding your journey towards powerful personal care and sustainable health and wellness. The workshop takes place at Wasing’s Yoga Pavilion and the beautiful Wild Swim lake & sauna.

If any of the below conditions apply to you, please ensure you contact Rebecca directly before booking, to ensure this day retreat will be suitable for you: [email protected]

* Pregnancy first trimester

* Detached Retina or Glaucoma

* High Blood Pressure (not controlled with medication)

* Cardiovascular disease including angina, previous heart attack or stroke.

* Diagnosis of aneurysm in the brain or abdomen

* Uncontrolled thyroid conditions and diabetes

* Asthma

* Epilepsy / Seizures

* Prior diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or previous psychiatric condition.

* Hospitalisation for any psychiatric condition or emotional crisis within the last 10 years.

* Any other medical, psychiatric or physical conditions which would impair or affect ability to engage in any activities that involve intense physical and/or emotional release.

Please contact [email protected] for any enquiries.

 The day

9.30am
Arrival at the woodland venue

10.00am-10.30am
Welcome circle by the fire with cacao and a light snack

10.30am-12.30pm
Guided foraging walk through the woodlands

12.30pm
Seated lunch under the stretch tent

After lunch
Dessert by the fire

Finish: approximately 3pm – 3.30pm

Example of menu (please note this is subject to change)

Foraged mushrooms with hand cut pasta, and walnut and wild garlic pesto

Venison ragout with mustard mash king edward potato, grilled hisbee cabbage

Pumpkin pie spiced cheesecake with pumpkin jam

Your Host:

Joe Cathers is a chef, and forager, and has been exploring the woodlands of Wasing for many years now.

‘From a young age, I found myself drawn to the forest. At first a playground. Chasing a flutter of butterflies, peaking the tallest trees, collecting cobnuts, wild strawberries, raspberries and black ones too. The forest always gifted us a snack to continue following the deer trail.

 The vast layers of knowledge that lay on these trails would not open up until many years later when I found myself an accomplished chef in search of harvesting the perfect ingredient.

I started my journey in the kitchen at a young age for pocket money. Before long I found myself at Johnson and Wales University studying Culinary Arts in Charleston South Carolina. After graduation, I trained at the highly acclaimed Keswick Hall in Virginia. Working here increased my desire to become fully immersed in all sensual aspects of modern cooking. Wanting to increase my knowledge I bound for England to work for one of the most upcoming chefs, Heston Blumental at the Fat Duck. From here I went to the Montague Arms to work with Adrian Coultard before leading the kitchen at the Running Horse in Winchester. Here I became recognized for creating award winning food but also connecting with local farmers, fisherman and foragers. Provenance became everything to me. Developing relationships with the folk producing the food encouraged me back to the deer trail. In search of a better work life balance, I found myself at Wasing Park Wedding venue. Here I unstilled the same philosophy-Field to Fork. Feeling ever more drawn to the forest, I left the wedding venue to head the woodland kitchen so I could continue my quest to become more entuned with what lies on the deer trail.

 There must be mushrooms in this forest, I would tell myself. After hours becoming days and days becoming weeks. My first Porcini had disclosed is location to me. The memory of my Cheshire smile still lives with me. Then came my first troop of winter chanterelle. They were everywhere!

Wanting to share some of my knowledge, I took my son out on a forage one day. His first question was about some green weed that we walked past. I had no idea what it was, and I then found myself on another quest of understanding Weeds and what they had to offer.

Our forests and hedgerows have supplied humans with medicine and food for as long as we have walked along the deer trail.’

Please note:

This event is suitable for participants aged 12 and over.

This event is run outdoors and will take place come rain or shine. Please bring appropriate clothing and shoes.

Please note that this is an outdoor event and will take place in all weather conditions, where it is safe to do so. Appropriate attire and footwear are recommended.

T&C’s apply.

For any enquiries please email [email protected]