Restorative Retreat Days with Ruth Polden, Friday July 5th, Saturday 3rd August, Saturday September 28th

Restorative Retreat with Ruth Polden. Gentle Yoga informed by the Feldenkrais Method.

We are thrilled to welcome Ruth Polden, esteemed Feldenkrais yoga teacher and lecturer, back to Wellbeing in the Wild for a summer series of replenishing retreat days by the lake.

The session is open to all abilities. Ruth is skillful at adapting to meet individual needs, whilst ensuring everyone in the group feels supported and inspired.

The Feldenkrais Method is a safe, gentle approach suitable for people of all ages and abilities. Lessons help you change habitual patterns of posture and self-use and improve your physical comfort. Whether you want to be more comfortable sitting at your computer, playing with your children and grandchildren, re-learn skills and function following an injury or stroke or simply feel more stable and present doing what you love, this respectful approach will give you back more choice, more freedom and more enjoyment.

Through gentle movement combined with directed, relaxed attention, you will increase your ease and range of movement, improve your flexibility and coordination, rediscover graceful, efficient movement and re find your natural ability to move, think and feel with spontaneity, joy and ease. What’s not to like!!

The Schedule for the Day:

11:00 am- Arrival at Lime Cross Nursery, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, BN274RS, please follow the signs down the driveway to the right of the main building, where Ruth and your Lime Cross host will meet you by the lake.

11:00- 11:15am- Meet and greet, teas and coffees and checking for any ailments, relevant health information. Please make sure you fill out the online waiver, we will ask you some questions regarding your health, fitness levels, dietary requirements etc, there will also be a short section to fill out on wild swimming safety.

11:15- 12:45pm – Lake side Nourishing Yoga informed by Feldenkrais class, Ruth will tailor this session to the groups capabilities and ensure that the session is both nurturing and fulfilling for all. Please feel reassured that you do not need any previous experience, equally Ruth will ensure that experienced yoga students feel challenged and engaged.

12:45 pm- Wild Swimming briefing and refreshing apple juice spritz and granola cookie. Please note that the lake is 30ft deep and is not suitable for nervous or beginner swimmers, as there is no shallow areas, it's deep almost as soon as you enter. 

12:45- 2:15 pm Take the plunge into the crystal-clear lake, feel invigorated and refreshed and then warm up in the wood fired hot tub!

2:15pm Alfresco two course, seasonal lunch. 

3:00 pm- Explore the conifer Pinetum, vineyard and ancient woodland, where we will gather in a circle for a 15-minute simple movement meditation.

Ensuring you feel relaxed, replenished and blissed out as we move to the end of the day.

4:00 pm finish the day with two 75 ml tasting size pours of ‘The Secret Vineyard’ white & rosé and homemade cake

Option to purchase bottles of our limited production, ‘Secret Vineyard’ wine at a discounted price.

4:30 pm departure

If you are interested in staying in the ÖÖD Mirror House the night before or after the retreat, please follow this link for more information and photos and email us to book. Retreat guests will receive a discount.