After a delicious chef-prepared Japanese breakfast, it’s time for our creative juices to flow. In the morning, you will learn several techniques at the loom that you can experiment with throughout the weekend and begin to discover the breadth of creativity possible with SAORI weaving.

After a sumptuous Japanese lunch, the afternoon is yours to explore a range of SAORI weaving techniques, immerse yourself in colour and texture at the loom and tap into your creative potential. More guided weaving techniques will also be offered. Afternoon tea will be served to ensure your bellies are happy as you weave through the afternoon.

Our guided weaving session concludes in the early evening, and we come together for an amazing Japanese banquet dinner. Evenings are free time that can be spent back at the loom, 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 your practice as you find your meditative flow at the SAORI loom.

After a delicious Japanese breakfast, you will reconnect with your loom and weaving practice through a guided weaving meditation and silent weaving session. Lose yourself in your creativity to find your true Self emerge.

Our chef-prepared lunch will keep our energy going for an afternoon of creative exploration as you continue with your woven piece. If we have time and opportunity during the day, we may also delve into the art of Sakiori – the Japanese art of slicing up cloth with the specially designed Sakiori fabric cutter to use fabric to weave and create with.

Spa treatments will also be scheduled for this day 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 Japanese banquet dinner, with the rest of the evening dedicated to weaving, socialising or relaxing for our final night at the Ryokan.

Another delicious traditional Japanese breakfast to start the day, then the morning will be spent finishing up our projects on the SAORI loom. We may also have time to go through tips and tricks for freestyle SAORI clothing design and a discussion of the exciting possibilities that SAORI cloth can offer in creating clothing and soft furnishings.

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!!)