A Nurturing & Playful Women’s Retreat

3 Days to Reset, Reconnect & Create

 

Dates: 9th-12th July

Price: £510 (£460 concessions)

Location: IOU Hostel and the Birchcliffe Centre 

Hebden Bridge

We also offer a non-residential option - check at the bottom of the page.

 

Step away from the noise of daily life and join us for a deeply nourishing women-only retreat in the stunning surroundings of Hebden Bridge.

This is your invitation to pause.
To breathe.

To laugh.
To reconnect with yourself and other women in a supportive, playful and restorative space.

 

What’s Included

• 3 nights at the IOU Hostel in shared dormitory with 3 others

• 9 hours of studio time

• Three grounding 3-hour sessions designed to bring you joyful & fully into the present moment through fun, mindful and creative practices

• Group walks in nature

• connecting walks to reset your nervous system, re ignite your connection to nature and awaken your senses.

• A sauna & ice bath session

• Invigorating contrast therapy to refresh the body and clear the mind and feeling amazing.

• 6 communal meals

• Nourishing & delicious vegetarian/vegan food provided

• Creative tools to take home

• Practical, sustainable practices you can weave into your daily life

 

Our Approach

Across the three days, we will explore:

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• Movement practices to open, enliven and soften the body

• Creative writing to deepen curiosity, reflection and expression

• Art-based tasks designed to be playful, grounding and freeing

Each day includes a 3-hour studio session — blending creativity in the studio and in nature — helping you feel present, connected and restored.

This retreat is about creating space:

• Space to reset from the busyness of life

• Space for meaningful connection

• Space to remember what it feels like to feel grounded and playful

 

Timings

Starts: Meet and greet dinner 6pm on 9th July

Sessions run 10th -12th July

End: 3.30pm 12th July 

 

You will leave not only rested, but resourced — with tools for continued mindful practice at home.

 

Facilitated by experienced practitioner Alice Robinson from Alice Robinson moves, The performers Playground and Mothers Who Make Manchester. 

 

This retreat is suitable for those with a good general level of fitness but no prior experience in art forms necessary. 

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