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.

*You are welcome to participate in the program as much or as little as you would like. This is a sample itinerary and subject to change. 

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.

*You are welcome to participate in the program as much or as little as you would like. This is a sample itinerary and subject to change. 

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 reflect on our experience and intentions going full circle back to our daily lives. We expect the closing circle to end around 11.30am, 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.

*You are welcome to participate in the program as much or as little as you would like. This is a sample itinerary and subject to change. 

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.

Mae Bird

Mae Bird is a ceremonial musician, song-writer and creator of Hearth-song mystery school. She is devoted to tending the collective hearth of the world with song and ceremony, weaving the wisdom of nature through healing medicine music and guiding people to remember the power of their voice.

Mae has been studying the healing power of music and song since she was child, first discovering voice-alchemy for her own healing and then moving into learning how to guide others on their journey of remembrance. She has been a voice-alchemy practitioner for ten years, working in ceremonial spaces, holding workshops and one to one sessions. She combines somatic therapy, song writing and vocal-healing practices to create a unique space for people to really hear themselves and the wisdom of their bodies.

Dmitry Glazkov

Dmitry has been teaching yoga, meditation and breathwork for more than ten years. He shares a deep and powerful toolkit of techniques, drawing from 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 and Pancha Karma facilitator. He dedicated himself to studying and practising Satipatthana Vipassana through sitting extended silent retreats and teaching yoga at a Vipassana centre in Thailand.

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.

Hoppi Wimbush 

Hoppi Wimbush is a Medicine Woman and has been helping people heal for nearly three decades. She works with Creativity, Nature, Sound Vibration & Music and 

Sacred Ceremony.

After co-creating the world renowned Lammas Eco-village in 2009, she founded the Lammas Earth Centre with her life partner Tao. Hoppi has been living a life of real balance and deep harmony with Mother Nature for over a decade and this journey has birthed The School of Natural Shamanism. Part of her work is connecting people  into the power of the Elements for heart-opening Soul growth.

She loves to support people in finding their inner joy and passions.

Andy Jupp

Andy Jupp is a father, gardener and sweatlodge leader. Buzzard Medicine is a sweatlodge 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. Andy is grateful to be able to offer and sharing this sacred ceremony with you.

Anna Loveridge

Anna is a trained yoga teacher, musician, massage therapist and sound facilitator. Her classes guide students towards a deeper intimacy with one's 'self', inspired by the natural rhythm's of nature and music.

Anna first trained in Ashtanga and Vinyasa Yoga in India in 2017 and has since taken further training in Meditation and Pranayama, Tantric Krama Vinyasa, Sound Healing, Thai Yoga Massage and Holistic Body Massage. All of which deepened her fascination with the mind-body connection and continue to inform her teachings.

Expect classes that weave together breath and movement to welcome a wider experience of where the body is in space and facilitate a deeper sense of opening and presence.