Hydration & Light
SPRING RETREAT 2011
at Ley Court, Gloucestershire
*****see below for review*****

The Hydration & Light pre-equinox SPRING RETREAT was in glorious Gloucestershire, March 11th-16th 2011, in Ley Court, Ley on the edge of the Forest of Dean. *****See below for review*****

Retreat description:

"A wonderful opportunity to cleanse, rebalance and reconnect with yourself.

This holistic retreat allows you to take things at your own pace, guided, supported and inspired by experts in one-to-one and group sessions.

The 5-day retreat includes:

* One-to-one consultation with Natural Nutritionist Kirsten Chick

* One-to-one session with yoga and movement teacher Hayley North

* Daily yoga / chi kung / meditation classes

* Daily Natural Nutrition talks / discussions / demonstrations
**including an afternoon/evening with Barbara Wren, author of "Cellular Awakening" and principal of the College of Natural Nutrition**

* Guided introductions to naturopathic techniques, and opportunities to try them for yourselves

* A delicious menu of nourishing, healthy, seasonal foods prepared with mindfulness, and designed to help gently support you on this retreat."

Review

"I could not have been more excited when I opened my Christmas envelope from my sister last year and discovered that she was taking me away for a Spring Retreat with Kirsten Chick and Hayley North, in the heart of Gloucestershire. By the time March came around, and the spring Equinox was on the horizon, I felt I really needed some time to reflect, heal, nourish and connect, and that is precisely what I got!

"Upon arrival at the lovely house we were to call home for the next five days, my sister and I discovered a bag of goodies each, with tools for techniques and a notebook included. Each morning, we woke our bodies up with flax-seed tea, followed by enlivening chi kung with Hayley and delicious nourishing smoothies prepared by Kirsten. Over the course of the retreat we had individual consultations with both Kirsten and Hayley, giving us the opportunity to really focus on where we were at, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"The retreat moved towards a day spent in silence with one another, drinking only the finest green juices. It was a magical day, during which we went for a silent walk as a group and spent time connecting with the earth and the trees, and basking in afternoon sunlight. The sense of peace and calm embued all our movements that day with a kind of reverence.

"We had time for quiet reflection, for journaling and thinking. Time for techniques that left the body open and flowing. Time for wonderful yoga classes full of Eureka! moments of discovery and deep, deep connection with the body. Time for feasting on delicious food cooked lovingly and consciously. Time to talk together and laugh and share together. Time seemed to stretch blissfully around us, Kirsten and Hayley creating a haven in which our every need was met with gentle awareness.

"My sister and I came home with our hearts open and our bodies alive - every cell zinging with potential. The sense of sisterhood we shared, talking as a group of women, gave the retreat a special sacredness that lingered long after.

"I cannot recommend a retreat with Hayley and Kirsten highly enough - their awareness, their passion for what they do, their openness to discovering aspects of themselves through their work, their integrity, kindness and honesty, not to mentino their sense of fun, inject their workshops with light and more than a little magic." LC

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