‘A Festive Pause’ Online Retreat

Sunday 8th December, 10am-2pm

Set yourself up for a grounded festive season with mindfulness, self-compassion & guided journaling

The festive period and Christmas can be full of joy, a time to reconnect with family and friends and make some happy memories, or to rest and reset for the upcoming year.

But all the expectations can often leave you feeling fraught, without any energy to enjoy it, never mind navigating family dynamics and pleasing everyone.

Take time for yourself to relax, refresh and reframe your feelings about the upcoming season so you can let go of the expectations and truly enjoy it for yourself.

This button will take you to a short booking form on Lynne’s website

“I was massively able to let go of pressured expectations and had one of our best Christmas ever! Book me in for next year's one! Big thanks Sally and Lynne!”

Does this feel familiar?

Are you bracing yourself for a busy festive season of parties, family events and expectations?

Or do you worry that maybe your festive season isn’t going to be as fun and shiny as everyone else’s?

Do you get stressed out by the expectations of Christmas?

Do you dread the difficult emotions this time of year stirs up for you?

“I just wanted to thank you for the festive pause. I am feeling quite different this Xmas and I actually think that is in part down to giving myself the gift of your workshop and TIME to proactively think through some stuff and make peace and be in a much better position to face what usually comes up. So, thank you”

- Mim

Take some time to pause

Enjoy the peace and nourishment of carefully crafted mindfulness and self-compassion exercises led by Sally.

Reframe your thinking about the festive season through reflective journaling led by Lynne.

Chat and connect with like-minded people.

Gaps to step away from the screen and take a pause, as well as a mindful lunch break.

Go at your own pace, no experience required, we will guide you through the exercises, in the comfort of your own home. 

Leave feeling refreshed and prepared for whatever the season may bring.

About your retreat leaders

Sally Harris is an accredited mindfulness and self-compassion teacher with a background in mental health support work. She has been leading mindfulness courses since 2017, helping people meet life's joys and challenges with greater presence and wisdom.

Lynne Davies-Craine is a Wellbeing Life Coach and Factilitator who has over 10 years of experience working in the NHS and charitable sectors. She is passionate about helping women create everyday lives that they don't need to escape from.

‘for me you pitched it just right, a good balance, you make a great double act!’

This will be the sixth retreat we’ve run together and we absolutely love guiding these spaces. The flow of the morning is paced perfectly so you can just follow our lead and we’re always on hand to support you.

If you have any questions about whether it’s right for you then please don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing: hello@sallyharrismindfulness.co.uk

Tickets

£35 each

We understand and appreciate the current cost of living crisis and that this time of year can be expensive so we have a number of no-questions-asked concession spaces available for £25, use code FESTIVE25.

Sunday 8th December, 10am-2pm (live, online, via Zoom)

FAQs

  • All activities are suitable for beginners and you don’t need any prior experience of mindfulness or journaling.

  • There are no expectations for you to share your feelings or discoveries during the morning’s reflective journaling. Previously we have found the attendees very welcoming and supportive of each other and have enjoyed meeting like minded people.

  • We would really like to foster a sense of connection, so we would encourage you to be on screen as much as you feel comfortable to. But of course you can turn the video off when you need to and we will be making sure there are breaks away from the screen throughout the retreat too.