After a delicious cooked Japanese breakfast, it’s time for our creative juices to flow. In the morning, you will delve into colour and creativity as we explore the significance of Self Love, Soul Purpose and Spaciousness.

During the morning we will delve into the Japanese concepts of ikigai – discovering joy and meaning in daily life – and nogomi – finding balance, harmony, and fulfilment within yourself and your world. These teachings will support you in exploring what truly nourishes you, helping you to align with a more centred and purposeful way of living.

After a sumptuous Japanese lunch, we will explore working with our hands enjoying ancient textile handicrafts to connect to a deeper part of ourselves.

This afternoon will also offer you the opportunity to connect in with your senses and nature through a guided Forest Immersion Experience. Shinrin-Yoku, the Japanese art of 'forest bathing' allows you to connect with nature and the the landscape with all of your senses, awakening a greater sense of Self.

Afternoon tea will be served to ensure your bellies are happy as you explore creativity throughout the afternoon.

In the early evening, we come together for an amazing Omakase Japanese banquet dinner. This sumptious multi-course meal celebrates the skill of the Japanese chef with a range of delicious dishes created from fresh seasonal produce in an exquisite journey of taste.

Evenings are free time for relaxing or crafting in the lounge area, soaking in the private outdoor Japanese onsen or retiring to your room for a luxurious bath and an early night.

Today is an opportunity to deepen into serenity and solace as you find your meditative flow, let go of expectation and enjoy creative play.

After a delicious Japanese breakfast, you will reconnect with yourself through a guided meditation and gentle energetic movement and breathwork.

The morning will be spent creating at the Japanese dye pot, as we deepen our understanding of the importance of letting go of expectation and reconnecting to nature through Japanese shibori techniques and natural dyeing using handcrafted Japanese earth dyes.

Our delicious chef-prepared lunch will keep our energy going for an afternoon of creative exploration, with more dye activities and other creative practices as you continue exploring and relaxing.

Spa treatments will also be scheduled for this day for the ultimate relaxation and a delicious freshly baked afternoon tea will also be enjoyed.

In the evening, we will celebrate our day of creativity with another incredible specially prepared Omakase Japanese banquet dinner, to nourish our bodies and tantalise our tastebuds!

The rest is free time to spend on creative practices, socialising, soaking in the private outdoor onsen or relaxing for our final night at the Ryokan.

Another delicious traditional Japanese breakfast to start our final day, followed by a gentle movement session to reset our energy and presence in the space.

The morning will be spent exploring colour therapy, using watercolour pens and paints to find flow and freestyle creativity, as well as tapping into mindfulness practices and self reflection.

A final Japanese lunch will be enjoyed together as our amazing, immersive experience draws to a close and we emerge from our cocoon of serenity and back into the hubbub of the world outside.

The Retreat will conclude after lunch, where we bid farewell to each other and return to our lives and the hustle and bustle of the real world. (Truth Bomb: You won’t want to leave!!)