Retreat weekends

		Enjoy two blissful days... of massage, yoga, scrumptious food and country walks, all in the tranquil surroundings of beautiful Oxon Hoath
		¤ Two nights comfortable full board ¤ Delicious vegetarian cuisine ¤ Your choice of 3 treatments/classes (from a range of around 15) all for £239*

Design your own personalised programme ...

Choose any two treatments and a class, or two classes and a treatment or three classes to create your own bespoke programme for the weekend.

Individual treatments include: Aromatherapy, Massage, Organic Spa Facials, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology, Shiatsu, Emotional Freedom Technique, Hypnotherapy, Zero Balancing and more! (see below for a full list)

Innovative classes and workshops will shift your energy and lift your spirits - fun too! Yoga, Meditation, Tai Chi, Dance, Stress Management, Energy Medicine, Change your Life, Astrology, Sound Healing, Nutrition and more! (see below for a full list)

What our guests have said…

"Thank you for the perfect weekend - we all got so much out of it. The atmosphere, the food, the people, the treatments were all perfect, and the organic wine excellent!"

"Wonderful - just as I had remembered it from six years ago! The food was amazing - even better than I remembered. Staff all very friendly and helpful . Thank you!"

“Log fires, yummy food, cotton sheets - heaven!”

“So good to find a Retreat with a Bar”

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Retreat Weekend dates during Spring 2012

• March 23rd-25th
• April 20th-22nd
• May 18th-20th
• June 15th-17th

All these dates offer you 2 nights full board and 3 treatments/classes for just £239* !

Please note:
- Prices include: six meals, tea, coffee and herbal drinks all day, and VAT.
- *Prices are per person, based on two sharing a twin or double room.
- *Supplements apply to single, superior and ensuite rooms.
- Most classes comprise two sessions, one on Saturday and one on Sunday at no extra charge.
- Additional treatments and classes can be booked in advance, subject to availability.
- All treatments are for 45 minutes. Additional treatments at £40.
- All our therapists are qualified, experienced professionals.

Oxon Hoath's Retreat Weekends are recommended by
• Top Sante Magazine
• Time Out
• Here's Health
• The Lady
• The Evening Standard
• London Metro
• Wave Magazine

How to Book:
Call us on 01732 811071 or email us with your postal address, for a Booking Form and Brochure.

Retreat Weekends - Treatments and Classes

TREATMENTS

Aromatherapy

Practitioners:  Caroline Minnis, Fiona Houghton & Jay Erice

Aromatic plants have been used for therapeutic purposes for over 4000 years.  Aromatherapy makes extensive use of essential oils to promote and maintain good health on a mental, physical, and spiritual level.  In addition to promoting a feeling of well-being and balance, Aromatherapy can alleviate symptoms associated with headaches, insomnia, depression, muscular pain and inflammation, and much more.  Caroline will be offering Aromatherapy Massage, together with a range of Caromacare Skin and Hair Products made from natural ingredients and 100% pure Essential Oils.  Please visit the Caromacare Shop at www.caromacare.com.

Caroline Minnis holds an internationally recognised qualification in Aromatherapy Massage, and practices massage in Brighton.  Caroline uses a person-centred, holistic approach, addressing both the physical and emotional needs of her clients.  It is Caroline's belief that profound inner changes can be brought about through the client's own willingness to heal.  From this starting point, physical health and well-being can be achieved.

Astrological Natal Readings

Practitioner:  Caroline Minnis

Imagine that you have within you all of the tools you need to live a truly fulfilling and amazing life, but feel you can’t access that potential because you don’t know where and how to look? 
Psychological Astrology uses the “road-map” of our natal horoscope to guide us consciously and lovingly towards self-integration, joy and balance.  Our erroneous self-belief systems and recurring challenges can be reflected in the positions of our 11 planets (elements of our psyche), lunar nodes, angles, and zodiac signs within our 12-house Natal Chart – fixed at the moment of birth.  Conversely, our hidden gifts, talents and Higher Purpose in life can be brought to the fore with the help of this personalised one-to-one Astrological Consultation.  Clients will need to know the time (within a couple of hours), date and location of their birth for the reading to be accurate.  For those already familiar with their Natal Chart, there will be an opportunity for a Transit and Progression Chart discussion, showing you how “timing” plays an important part in mundane events and in your Soul’s Life-Journey.

Chakra Balancing

Practitioners:  Jyotish Patel and Margaret Wilson

The Chakras (wheel in Sanskrit) are the seven major energy centres – wheels of swirling energy – located along the spine.  They serve all human physical, mental, emotional and spiritual processes.

The Chakras bring in energy from the environment, process it, and make energy available to regulate the function of the physical body and its organs.  The Chakras work closely in relation to the endocrine system and hormonal function.

Chakras also transmit energy which interact with your aura, reflecting your personality and your way of being in the world.  Physical, psychological and spiritual evolution are encoded in the Chakras.  Like data banks, they hold your personal history and life story.

Chakra Balancing can help loosen blocked energy, and facilitate spontaneous adjustment in the balance and internal flow of energy.  This brings fresh energy and stability to mental, emotional and spiritual change.

A typical session is done through clothing and lasts 35 to 45 minutes.

Hands on Healing

Practitioners:  Jyotish Patel and Margaret Wilson

In a Hands on Healing session the healer’s hands are used to channel energy from a higher source to activate the body’s own healing energies.  This simple treatment brings the body, mind and spirit into balance leaving you feeling deeply relaxed and refreshed.

A typical session is done through clothing and lasts 35 to 45 minutes.

Holistic Facial

Practitioner:  Sue Kamolwan

This is a pure, holistic treatment based on the ancient Ayurvedic principles of rejuvenation.  The treatment – applied to the face, neck, shoulders and head – is designed to cleanse and awaken the body’s healing processes, and to eliminate toxins that affect the skin’s condition.  This unique Facial combines Indian Head Massage, Reiki and Chakra Balancing.  Rose Quartz Massagers are used to cool and stimulate the cells.  An arm/hand massage, or a Thai foot massage completes a totally delightful experience! 

Sue is a fully-qualified therapistr who has been practising for over 12 years.  All Ayurvedic products are naturally sourced and derived from 100% pure botanical ingredients, paraben-  and cruelty-free.

Hopi Ear Candling

Practitioner:  Jay Erice

Hypnotherapy

Certified Hynotherapist:  Julie Bremer

Hypnotherapy involves the application of hypnosis for healing.  The practice of Hypnotherapy dates back as far as the ancient civilisations of Egypt, India and China.  Hypnosis is not a state of sleep; it is a state of deep relaxation where the client is more receptive to assimilating an idea or a set of ideas.

Hypnotherapy can help us to: -

* Stop smoking
* Lose weight
* Reduce stress
* Overcome anxiety, fears and phobias
* Improve confidence and self esteem
* Improve concentration and memory recall
* Improve relationships
* Enhance performance
* Eliminate bad habits
*Remove blocks and Enhance creativity

During a Hypnotherapy session the client remains conscious, yet has access to the unconscious mind, gaining its support in healing and change.  Hypnotherapy is a profoundly relaxing and beneficial therapy.

Indian Head Massage

Practitioners:  Jyotish Patel, Caroline Minnis, Bettina Horvat & Jay Erice

Indian Head Massage is an Ayurvedic form of healing and relaxation – a gentle, yet powerful, method of balancing body energy through stillness.

It is beneficial and effective in many ways, and can bring relief from headaches, eye strain, stress and tension.  Indian Head Massage promotes a deep state of relaxation, leaving you feeling refreshed, rested and centred within your body.

Massage

Practitioners:  Fiona Houghton, Caroline Minnis, Bettina Horvat, Jay Erice & Christine Edney

Massage works by manipulating the body’s musculature and tissues to relax the muscles, oxygenate
the tissues, and promote a general feeling of well-being.  We are fortunate to have a number of gifted Massage therapists – each contributes their unique style and approach to Retreat Weekends. 

We are pleased to introduce Jay Erice, who now offers Hot Stones Massage as part of the Retreat Weekend experience – a genuine treat for the uninitiated!  

Reflexology

Practitioners:  Fiona Houghton, Caroline Minnis & Jyotish Patel

Reflexology is a gentle, yet effective, form of therapeutic foot massage.  In Reflexology, the feet represent a microcosm of the whole body so that, by applying pressure to the feet, the reflexologist balances the body's energy and moves obstacles in the path to self-healing.  Like Aromatherapy, Reflexology is a powerful therapy that works at all levels to leave the client feeling relaxed and energised.  Used in conjunction with a balanced diet and regular exercise, Reflexology is effective in
stimulating the body's immune system.

Reiki

Practitioner:  Julie Bremer

Reiki is a Japanese word meaning Universal Life Force – it is an ancient healing art based on channelling the healing energy found both in and around us.  Reiki treatment helps to restore physical and emotional harmony, as well as to accelerate the body’s natural healing process.

Reiki can:-

* Stimulate the immune system
* Balance subtle body energies
* Accelerate the body's own healing energy

Reiki is:-

* Completely safe (even during pregnancy)
* Works very well with orthodox medicine
* Relieves stress and pain

Reiki is compatible with all treatments and therapies.  During a treatment, the recipient remains fully clothed while they experience subtle yet powerful healing energy.

Julie Bremer is a Reiki Master/Teacher and has been practising for over 10 years.

Shiatsu

Practitioner:  David Morgan Jones

Shiatsu, or Japanese Massage, is a wonderful combination of energising and relaxing techniques that work holistically on the entire body.   Shiatsu is done fully clothed, and the massage is individually tailored to the client’s needs.  Whether this is dynamic, deep tissue style, or a gentle nourishing treatment, Shiatsu can offer something to everyone. Utilising hands, elbows, arms and feet, Shiatsu is applied in a flowing sequence of movements. 

Shiatsu is greatly beneficial for physical conditions such as muscle tension, headache, backache, sciatica, and repetitive strain injury.  Shiatsu is also effective for emotional conditions such as depression, anger, frustration and sadness.  Of course, one can experience Shiatsu simply to relax and enjoy!

Zero Balancing

Practitioners:  Jyotish Patel and Jo Brook

Zero Balancing (ZB) is based on the laws and principles of nature.  It works holistically with each person’s life story to promote health and actualisation. 

Zero Balancing is a hands-on, body/mind system that combines western views of science with eastern principles of energy and healing.  It clarifies and co-ordinates energy fields in the body, and balances body energy with body structure.  ZB uses energy as its working tool in the form of a “fulcrum” – a field of tension created through touch that serves to promote change.  The fulcrum makes contact with energy and structure simultaneously.

Zero Balancing  promotes a clear state of balance which underlies health and happiness by bringing a person closer to their true nature.  ZB is particularly valuable in dealing with stress, and allowing the individual to adapt to current changes, as well as to resolve past traumas.  People who receive Zero Balancing may move into a new state of awareness from which mental habits and old patterns of emotional response are released.

A typical session is done through clothing and lasts 35-45 minutes.

Energy Medicine  NEW!

Practitioner:  Jyotish Patel

Energy Medicine is the art and science of fostering physical, psychological, and spiritual health and well-being.  It is at the cutting edge of a scientific understanding of how better to support health and healing and, by so doing, reaches into the very heart of one’s being.

Energy Medicine focuses on the energetic communications and processes that influence health.  It combines concepts and procedures from ancient healing and spiritual traditions with western views of science.

Well-being and happiness are optimised by non-invasively activating the body’s natural healing energies, and by restoring energies that have become weak, disturbed, or out of balance.

Energy Medicine can address physical symptoms and emotional, or mental, conditions.  It also promotes wellness and peak performance.  A typical session is done through clothing and lasts 35-45 minutes.

Emotional Freedom Technique

Practitioner:  Anne Todd

Emotional Freedom Technique (or EFT – "temple tapping") as featured on TV by Paul McKenna, "Richard & Judy", "A Life Coach Less Ordinary", and in the national press, is a quick and effective therapy to help with relationships, anxiety, phobias, addictions, trauma and lack of confidence.

EFT encourages expression of honest feelings while tapping on key acupressure points on the face and hands to send pulses through the body’s meridian system, counteracting disruptions caused by negativity or anxiety.  You’ll learn how to tap on yourself to keep on track, or for a boost of confidence whenever you need it!

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Yoga

Teacher:  Lianne Campbell

Mind-body practice combining postures, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditation. Promotes suppleness, agility and deep relaxation.  Fine for all levels!  Two one-hour sessions. 

All dates.  FREE if Yoga is your included class for the weekend.  £8/per session as an extra class.

Meditation

Teacher:  Jyotish Patel

Meditation is one of the most effective ways of reducing stress, building energy and accessing deeper levels of creativity and awareness.  These sessions explore different techniques of Meditation including breathwork, visualisation, focus on surroundings and colour.  Two one-hour sessions.

All dates. FREE if Meditation is your included class for the weekend.  £8/per session as an extra class.

Tai Chi/Qigong

Teachers:  Lianne Campbell and David Morgan Jones

Simple, graceful movements practised slowly and mindfully in order to enhance health and clarity of mind – a deeply relaxing practise.  Discover the freedom and beauty of a moving meditation.  Two one-hour sessions.

All dates. FREE if Tai Chi is your included class for the weekend.  £8/per session as an extra class.

Sonic Resonance Sound Healing  NEW!

Facilitator:  Susie Self

Sonic Resonance is a unique system of sound and music healing developed by singer/composer Susie Self, ARCM.  By experiencing the sound and structure of music, we can deepen our ability to integrate all aspects of our personality.  At the core of the system, Sonic Resonance uses beautiful instrumental music, singing bowls, enchanted bells and overtone chanting to facilitate self-healing.  The sheer power of the heart-felt music allows us to access a deeper level of emotion than we can usually experience in everyday life.  When we connect with how we truly feel, we become harmonious and enjoy contented inner connection.  This energising soul-work is steeped in Jungian and Shamanic practice.  Jung described our life as a musical “opus, meaning “the work”.  Through experiencing the multi-layered Sonic Resonance approach, we develop a mastery of managing the complex tapestry of our unique self.

A session of Sonic Resonance is experienced on seven levels that correspond to the energies of the seven chakras in the body.  It is relaxing and enjoyable.  Participants spend much of the session lying down on comfortable cushions and mats.  No previous musical training is needed.

Susie Self is a composer of symphonies and an opera singer.  She has extensive experience of running courses at the Esalen Institute in California, Rancho La Puerta in Mexico, The Skyros Centre in Greece and at Oxon Hoath Country Estate Retreat in the UK.  For further information, please link to www.selfmademusic.co.uk.
       
Supplement of £5 if “Sonic Resonanc”e is your included class for the weekend.  £15 as an extra workshop.         

Energy Management – Foundation Course

Facilitators:  Josh Patel and Lianne Campbell

Simple Energy Medicine techniques which create a lasting foundation to enhance your health, empower your mind, support personal growth, and brighten your spirit!  This course will demonstrate practical strategies that are easily applicable in everyday life.

Energy Management will help you to:-

* Keep yourself healthy and vibrant with a 5-minute daily routine
* Bring energy and vitality into everyday life
* Overcome tiredness and lethargy
* Sharpen your memory and experience clarity of mind
* Enhance creativity
* Develop greater inner peace and enjoyment of life
* Empower the body and cultivate the spirit

                                       Energise your Life Force!

Life enhancing tools to bring fresh energy, a stronger immune system & greater vitality!
        
Supplement of £5 if “Energy Management” is your included class for the weekend.  £15 as an extra workshop.

Energy Medicine for Women  NEW!

Facilitators:  Lianne Campbell and Josh Patel

Hormonal health is central to a woman’s health and vitality.  This workshop teaches simple techniques designed to open up “The Seven Gateways” and balance the hormonal system.  The exercises you will learn here provide a stable foundation for all stages of a woman’s life, from puberty to the menopause, whether it’s boosting fertility, supporting pregnancy, or maintaining balance throughout the monthly cycle.  Energy Medicine for Women provides a sound basis for creating good health and a lust for life at any age or stage of a woman’s life.

Energy Medicine for Women will enable you to:-

            * Make space for hormonal messages to reach their destination
            * Keep bones and ligaments healthy and strong
            * Calm the nervous system
            * Create better communication amongst the hormones
            * Balance polarities and detoxify the liver
            * Restore energies that have been depleted
            * Turn on energy pathways that enable you to experience life at a deeper level

NB: “Energy Management” is recommended as a pre-requisite for “Energy Medicine for Women”. Together, both courses comprise the new series “Empowering Women’ which begins this June!

Supplement of £15 if “Energy Medicine for Wome”n is your included class for the weekend.  £25 as an extra workshop.

Dancing with your Hormones  NEW!

Teacher:  Lianne Campbell

A gently guided candlelit dance and movement class.  Balance your energies and hormonal system, tap into your unique flow and experience a moving meditation.

NB: Part of the series“Empowering Women”!

FREE if your included class for the weekend, or if both “Energy Management” and “Energy Medicine for Women” are subscribed.  £10 as an extra class.

Oriental Belly Dance

Teacher:  Kay Silver

"Discover your inner goddess!"

Come and liberate the Goddess within by learning a little of the most ancient and feminine of dances
– Oriental Belly Dance!  There will be a demonstration in full costume. Next you will have fun learning a simple choreography that you can dance for your own pleasure or for an audience.   And, finally, we will have a selection of Arabic music for you to have fun dancing to with your new-found skills!

Bring your own costume. or borrow bits and pieces from Kay’s collection!

FREE if Belly Dance is your included class for the weekend.  £10 as an extra class.

Can’t Paint Won’t Paint  NEW!

Practitioners:  Caroline Tate & Jane Spurgin

Explore, in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, painting and special effects that can be achieved by all.
No previous experience is necessary and no artistic talent required.

Let your creative creature loose and discover how much fun it can be to produce unique artwork simply by playing with a fusion of diverse materials such as:

            *Wax and Crayons
            *Sea Salt Crystals      
            *Paint
            *Tissue
            *Oil Pastel
            *Cotton Wool
            *Felt Tips   

Supplement of £10 if “Can’t Paint Won’t Paint” is your included class for the weekend.  £20 as an extra workshop.

The Art of Relationships

Facilitators:  Josh Patel and Lianne Campbell

When it comes to relationships, we each have a unique energetic style – yet this is often different from the energetic style of our friends, partner or work colleagues. These styles determine the way we communicate, the way we fight, the way we love, and the way we want to be loved. The Art of Relationships provides a deeper understanding of these different styles along with techniques to create deeper love and harmony, and a strong and lasting foundation in all of your relationships.

The Art of Relationships will help you to:-

* Gain a practical understanding of the energy of relationships
* Recognise the energetic styles used by you and your partner
* Learn how to bridge the two types of style
* Develop greater inner peace and enjoyment of life
* Empower the body and cultivate the spirit

Includes fundamentals of Josh and Lianne’s other foundational course, “Energy Management”!    

Supplement of £5 if “The Art of Relationships” is your included class for the weekend.  £15 as an extra workshop.

Change your Life NOW! Series: - Special Topic: Enjoying Life More! – NEW!

Facilitator:  Anne Todd

Enjoy being with others while exploring what really makes you tick.  So often we make logical decisions from our heads when our hearts are yearning to be listened to.  Let go, loosen up, and have more fun from now on!

Australian Anne is down to earth and provides practical handouts for reinforcement and encouragement after the workshop ends.  These workshops are open to residential Retreat guests or day/evening visitors to Oxon Hoath.

Supplement of £12 if “Enjoying Life More” is your included class for the weekend.  £22 as an extra workshop.

Nature's Rhythms - Moving Meditation

Teacher:  Lianne Campbell

"When the body dances, the soul sings"

An enchanting candle-lit session supported by a variety of styles of music and incorporating movement, breath-work and meditation.  This session involves both freestyle and guided movement. Open to all ages and abilities.  One hour and 15 minutes. 

Selected weekends only – please call for dates.

Guided Shiatsu Workshop

Facilitator:  David Morgan Jones

Come and experience the joy of giving and receiving a simple, safe and beneficial Shiatsu Massage! The workshop will begin with a simple set of exercises that can be practised at home to energise yourself at the beginning of the day.  We will then explore fundamental principles of Shiatsu massage that include correct pressure, quality of touch, posture, and movement of the body at floor level. Then, working in pairs and guided by David, students will give and receive a simple Shiatsu massage sequence.

Selected weekends only – please call for dates.

Nature and Local History Ramble

with Tina Whitfield

A two-hour guided walk through sweet chestnut woods bursting with bluebells, a cobnut platt (of which only two are remaining in the area), taking in the magnificent views across the Low Weald, a short visit to Old Soar Manor (with Oxon Hoath connections), up through an ancient sunken byway thought to date back to the Beaker people predating the Romans, passed Ragstone buildings, Oast houses and back through the apple orchards.

The going will be moderate with a few up hills and stout walking shoes/boots are recommended.

Cost will be £8 per person to include entry to Old Soar Manor, and tea and homemade cake at the end of the walk.

Selected weekends only – please call for dates.

Top to Toe Bliss Workshop
(Incorporating Essential Oils for both Acupressure Facial Massage & Lymphatic Foot Massage)

Practitioner:  Caroline Minnis

Discover which Essential Oils are beneficial to your skin.  Learn how to cleanse your face, then detox it using a simple organic face mask. And while you wait, enjoy a lymphatic foot massage!

Learn how to give and receive a powerful acupressure face massage using Ayurvedic techniques from India to help improve facial circulation, lymphatic drainage, skin tone, glow and rejuvenation using a choice of Caromacare moisturisers and oils.  Regular facial massage helps to reduce muscle tension, headaches, sinusitis, neuralgia, acne, eczema and dry skin conditions.

Easy step-by step demonstrations, taught in a fun and informative way with handouts and samples to that you can repeat it at home, plus the added advantage of being pampered from top to toe for the afternoon!

Beginners and day visitors welcome!  Just bring a towel, a pillow and some drinking water.

By request only – can be organised for parties of 6 and above.

Call 01732 811071 for advance details and bookings, or email us