Join us for our popular Summer Yoga Retreat set in the Vale of the White Horse. This is our fourth visit to this stunning location. With outdoor Yoga Classes, meditation, walks along the ridgeway, workshops and much more, we offer a perfectly balanced schedule giving you plenty of activities, whilst ensuring you leave the retreat relaxed and rejuvenated. We will be joined again by the Beechen family caterers, Bob and Kathy who will be cooking up more of her much loved, homemade vegetarian treats.
Each of our Retreats has a theme running though the weekend such as Mudra and Bandha, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and The five Sheaths of Consciousness. The theme for this retreat will be confirmed nearer the time.
At our last Retreat we made the video below to show you what it's like to be on a Retreat with us.
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The Court Hill Centre is delightfully rural and tranquil, located in the Vale of the Whitehorse in Wantage, Oxfordshire. Surrounded by rolling hills and beautiful countryside, it is the perfect place to unwind and escape the stresses of everyday life.
Accommodation at this venue is in traditional bunkhouse style. There are two sizes of dormitory; 4 bed and 12 bed. There is one 12 bed dorm, available to women only. The 4 bed dormitories have two bunk beds and can be booked for 3/4 if you are travelling in a group. Single occupancy rooms are also available. The accommodation is basic, and all rooms have access to shared bathroom facilities. Bedding is provided, but you will need to bring your own towel.
Nearby train stations are at Didcot and Oxford, and there are good road links via the M4 and M40.
Retreat Theme & Weekend Programme
Our theme for this weekend will be the 5 layers of the body known as the 5 Koshas. These are the sheaths of consciousness.
This is a sample schedule which is subject to change:
Friday
4:30pm Arrival, time to settle and have your welcome Indian Head Massage.
6pm Yoga Class - The Physical Layer Grounding in the Physical Body.
7:15pm Dinner
8:30pm Yoga Nidra/Deep Relaxation
Saturday7am Early morning Grounding Meditation on the Earth Element and Physical Body
7:30am Morning Yoga class- The Physical Layer continued
8:45am Breakfast
10:15am Pranayama Workshop
11am Yoga Class- Opening the Breath and Energy Body
12:45pm Lunch
1:30pm Free time; relax, read a book, have a massage, go for a walk.
3:30pm Meditation on the Mind Sheath
4:15pm Yoga class on the Manomaya Kosha
6:30pm Dinner
8pm Vedic Chanting Workshop- The Ma Aham Mantra
Sunday
7am Early morning meditation
7:30am Yoga class - The Intuitive Body
9am Breakfast
10am Walking Mediation
11am Restorative Yoga class - Bliss Body
12:30pm Lunch
2pm Final Meditation and Relaxation
2:30pm Departure
Weather dependent we will try to run as many activities as possible outdoors.