Winter Solstice Retreat
Slow down, Reconnect, and Honour the Turning of the Season Together
with Louise, Fiona & Friends
Thursday 18th December – Sunday 21st December
A Retreat for Rest, Reflection, and Reconnection
As the year draws to a close, you’re invited to gather in the warmth of the yurt, a sanctuary of firelight, softness, and soul, for a nourishing winter retreat of rest, creativity, and connection.
This is a time to exhale, to pause between the years, and to let the quiet wisdom of winter bring you home to yourself.
Together we’ll slow down, reconnect with nature, move our bodies, and awaken our inner spark, surrounded by the beauty of the land and the warmth of community.
Embracing the Essence of Winter
In the stillness of the darker months, nature turns inward, and so can we.
This retreat offers time to reflect, dream, and restore your energy, with gentle movement, mindfulness, creativity, and elemental rituals that honour both the darkness and the returning light.
Let the flicker of the fire, the rhythm of your breath, and the songs of the circle remind you of life’s deeper cycles.
Slow Down
Reconnect
Honour the Turning of the Season
What to expect:
Yurt Life
Creative Expression & Playful Connection
From gentle dance and movement to spontaneous creative play, rediscover the joy of self-expression and authentic connection.
Mindfulness & Presence Practices
Drop deeply into stillness through guided mindfulness and presence based practices that anchor you in the body and attune you to the subtle rhythms of the season.
Nervous System Regulation
Learn gentle, body-based ways to calm and co-regulate, allowing your system to unwind and return to its natural rhythm. Through breath, movement, and gentle nourishing platonic touch, we’ll explore how being safely held, and learning to hold others, supports the body to soften, release tension, and return to a state of grounded peace.
Cacao & Ceremony
Open your heart in a shared cacao ceremony, a space to connect, listen deeply, and invite in the magic of manifestation as we dream the new year into being.
Fireside Ritual & Togetherness
Gather around the sacred fire with Vic, our Fire Keeper, for a ritual to honour the Solstice — calling in the light, letting go of the old, and connecting to the timeless dance of transformation.
The Sauna Experience
Be bathed in nourishment with our wood-fired sauna ritual, complete with body scrubs, veniks (birch or oak leaf bundles), and optional cold plunges.
Let heat, scent, and touch restore your circulation, open your senses, and melt you into deep relaxation.
Sensory Experience: Eating in the Dark
A sensory mindful experience, sharing a meal in darkness to heighten presence, gratitude, and the joy of simple nourishment.
Nourishing Food
Enjoy wholesome, seasonal meals prepared with love, featuring produce from the Leela Gardens and our local organic farm, Goldhills.
A Journey of Inner Exploration
Themes of the Retreat
Nature & the Elements
Nervous System Nourishment
Fire & Candlelight
Mindfulness & Presence
Rest & Reflection
Creativity & Play
Holding the space is:
A transformational coach and mindful living guide, she brings warmth, embodiment, and creativity to her offerings.
Rooted in a deep love of the natural world, she weaves ritual, circle, and manifestation into her work, creating spaces that honour both depth and lightness.
She loves to work in tune with the cycles of nature, crafting rituals and experiences that nurture both presence and joy.
Drawing from years of experience in somatic coaching and her own personal journey of healing, she creates gentle, grounded spaces where transformation happens through presence, empathy, and embodied connection.
Her work is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and remember the body as home.
With support from:
She loves to hold space for creativity, healing and connecting the sacred and the mystical. One of her alchemical gifts is offering a gateway to sacred oils and layers of vibration. She brings a warm, fun-loving approach to all that she does.
Bayari will be bringing her potions and alchemy to the Winter Solstice Retreat.
Details
Start: Thursday December 18th @ 7:00pm (arrive from 5pm)
End: Sunday December 21st @ 2:00pm
We close with a shared meal, leaving the afternoon free for integration, rest, or a healing treatment before heading home.
Registration Tickets Winter Solstice Retreat (this includes the retreat, all meals & drinks)
£330 – Early Bird (until December 1st)
£360 – Full Price
£250 – Concession ticket (limited to 5 places available)
To apply email Louise: louiseatleela@gmail.com
Accommodation for 3 nights:
Female Deluxe Dorm £60
Male Deluxe Dorm £60
Large Private Room £150
Premium Ensuite Private Room £180
Mobile Front Room £150
Pod Single Bed £105
Pod Double Bed £135
Shepherd’s Hut £135