Dive straight in with a refreshing wild swim in the river Thames as we wake.

Revived from the waters we will flow into a morning yoga practice, focused on awakening the body and introducing yogic cleansing techniques.

After breakfast we will head to the sweat lodge to spend the day in ceremony and sweat.

Returning bathed by the cleansing fire from the sweat lodge,  a restorative meal will be served. There will then be an opportunity for rest, or to explore the gorgeous surroundings during some free time.

We circle back together to chant Om in a powerful mantra meditation, deeply embodying the earth's vibration.

Our evening around the campfire brings you music and songs that reflect the element of water and its ability to cleanse us, to shed old layers and embody a fresh perspective, making way for renewal. Appreciating the movement and fluidity of water, its tidal rhythms and how this transpires through the body and the healing powers of sound.

Another unique opportunity to experience the cleansing water of the Thames, as we wild swim when we wake.

The morning yoga practice will awaken the body and build on the yogic cleansing techniques learnt the previous day.

After breakfast we will delve into the topic of how our daily habits and routine can serve the process of cleansing and rejuvenation. Called dinacharya in the yogic texts, this important and fundamental ayurvedic tool may look different for each of us depending on our constitution, but is a vital first step in bringing about daily wellness. Try out the different recommendations to see how clean and cleansed you feel!

We rest and relax over a shared ayurvedic lunch, lovingly comprised of carefully chosen cleansing ingredients.

In the afternoon we walk to sit with one of the many ancient oaks on the land at Hardwick, tapping into their innate and profound serenity with a guided tree meditation. Breathe with these immense and timeless beings, and use their radiant energy to bring you to a state of deep connection and oneness.

There will be time for dinner and rest.

Gathering around the fire in the evening to find our own unique and natural conclusion to our journey, as we branch and flourish into our full being through the medium of story and song. Embodying the element of fire with its warmth, light and energy and its power to transform matter to ashes through flames and embers, we will reflect on the ashes we wish to leave behind and the embers we intend to carry forward.

We start the day with the third morning swim of the retreat to wash away the layers you have shed during this cleansing weekend.

Our final morning yoga session will bring our awareness deeply into our bodies, mind and beyond with the last instalment of your introduction to yogic cleansing.

After breakfast we will undergo an intuitive creative writing journey, reflecting on our experiences of the retreat and setting intention for the year ahead.

We will have lunch together, then gather for our closing circle to bring complete fullness to the retreat weekend.

Our final day and we reflect on our experience and intentions going full circle back to our daily lives. Embracing air as our element, with the power of the breath and how it gives us life, delivers our voice and carries our song and a reminder of how we can always tune in to the present using the breath as our anchor.

We expect the closing circle to end around 3.30pm, after which time you will be invited to pack down your belongings and begin your journeys back to your homes, resting in the freshness of your new self.

Andy Jupp of Buzzard Medicine

Karen Buckland and Dmitry Glazkov of Sadhama 

Lewis and Chantelle of Cheetah Ram

and YOU!

Andy Jupp

Andy is a father, gardener and sweat lodge leader. Buzzard Medicine is a sweat lodge ceremony that has been gifted from Canada and the Sundance.  By using indigenous teachings together with song, prayer, water, fire, rock and air a holistic healing medicine is created which touches the four parts of us, mental, emotional, physical and spiritual.  He has been working in these ways for 12 years and this ceremony has now been well established in the spirit of this land at Hardwick. 

Karen Buckland

Crafting beautiful, nourishing and heartfelt food is Karen's way of fulfilling her highest purpose. Serving people with joyful, nutritious meals made from earth-kind plant ingredients, is honouring the abundant and sensuous gifts of the planet's divine nature. Karen spent many years at the top of the restaurant industry working as a Head Chef in London running fine-dining kitchens, and successful event catering businesses at large events getting top reviews in Guardian and other media. Using this experience combined with a keen interest in holistic health and environmental sustainability, along with an understanding of Ayurvedic approaches to cookery and diet, Karen weaves the alchemy of food to make your whole self feel more vibrant, more alive, and more healed. 

Karen is a co-founder of Sadhama, running wellbeing retreats throughout the year and teaching online courses and classes.

Dmitry Glazkov

Dmitry has been teaching yoga, meditation and breathwork for nearly ten years. In his classes he shares a deep and powerful toolkit of techniques, drawing on Slavic, Vedic & Yogic traditions, as well as concepts of meditation and mindfulness taught by Buddhas. Dmitry has undergone teacher training in Hatha and Kundalini and as an Ayurvedic practitioner. He is passionate about studying the original texts to get to the ultimate and authentic sources of knowledge. By highlighting the fundamental and infinite number of characteristics which make each one of us unique, practices taught by Dmitry are tailored, bespoke and deeply transformative for each individual, as they connect with their true nature.

Dmitry is a co-founder of Sadhama, running wellbeing retreats throughout the year and teaching online courses and classes.

Cheetah Ram

Cheetah Ram are a dynamic duo of creativity and love; advocates for expression! They share their joy for creativity with live music, heart songs, medicine music & poetry. 

Their work is being shared far and wide, and can be experienced through workshops, sacred ceremonies, retreats, gigs and festivals. 

With influences from Mantra, the Jungle, the Celtic lineage and other frequencies of Spirit - Cheetah Ram creates a melting pot of genres and cultures. It is their hope that bringing music together in this way highlights the power of sound in the dissolving of separation.