Antidotes to our world
Places that offer breaks to get your creative juices flowing
London-based writer, hatha yoga teacher and trusted Queen of Retreats ambassador Lucy Greeves ran The Arvon Foundation‘s first ever Writers’ Retreat with Yoga last month at Totleigh Barton, an atmospheric pre-Domesday manor house in Devon. Arvon is a charity that offers year-round courses taught by a stellar line-up of published writers on everything you can think of, from screen writing to children’s books, [...]
In short: A Harley Street nutritionist and naturopath for over 16 years, the vibrant Vicki Edgson started her luxury retreats on Ibiza in 2011 to help people reclaim what she calls the ‘vital energy’ they need to live a full and healthy life. On offer in June and October each year at a private villa [...]
The superior, empathic coaching skills of Larah Davis and the careful yoga teaching of Susie Howell are the reason to book a healthy holiday with Ibiza Retreats. We had a chilled out day of treatments, chats, yoga and NLP* coaching together at the Atzaro Hotel near Sant Joan in the Ibizan countryside – they were relaxed, down [...]
Mmm, I’ve always loved making marks with my feet in the sand and collecting shells and things. Maybe I should sign up for one of these? Environmental artist Helen Grove-White of the Creative Arts Retreat runs residential courses in Land Art, an art form for anyone who loves nature – especially city folk who are in dire [...]
In short: Tilton House is a large and lovely white-painted Georgian house set at the foot of the South Downs National Park. It offers a range of creative and holistic breaks during the weekends, and relaxing B&B and self catering during the week. It’s the former home of economist John Maynard Keynes and his Russian ballerina wife, [...]
