Different Types of Retreats
A retreat is dedicated time away from your usual routine, with the purpose of working on one or more specific goals in a group of like-minded people.
Many different types of retreats offer different goals, focuses, and activities to complete. Popular retreats include holistic, yoga, mental health and detox – find out more about these retreats here.
Holistic Retreats
Holistic retreats are designed to help you relax, restore, and rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit as a whole.
These retreats focus on providing an overall sense of balance and harmony with activities and experiences that will help you reconnect with yourself and the natural world. You can expect healing treatments, relaxation classes, meditation sessions, and more, all designed to help restore your physical, mental, and emotional well-being and help you become your best self.
Because this approach focuses on supporting a whole person, not just mentally but spiritually and physically as well, a holistic retreat is perfect for a full refresh of the mind, body and soul. You will leave feeling rejuvenated.
Yoga Retreats
Yoga retreats are the perfect way to immerse yourself in the practice of yoga whilst enjoying a relaxing break away from your hectic, busy life.
These retreats provide an opportunity to deepen your yoga practice in a beautiful, peaceful atmosphere surrounded by like-minded individuals. During a yoga retreat, you can expect to receive guidance from highly experienced teachers, learn new techniques, and practice meditation and relaxation techniques. The yoga retreat’s focus is to help you relax, improve your physical flexibility and strength, and gain a deeper understanding of different types of yoga.
Some yoga retreats are focused on a particular yoga practice, such as Hatha yoga, Restorative yoga, or Ashtanga yoga, so if there is an area you would like to explore or strengthen, there is likely a retreat available to help you do exactly that!
Mental Health Retreats
Mental health retreats are specifically designed to help those struggling with stress and anxiety who want to find effective, natural ways to manage these issues.
These retreats focus on providing a safe, calming, relaxing atmosphere and restoring balance and harmony. During a mental health retreat, you can expect to receive professional guidance, learn various stress management strategies, practice relaxation techniques, and more.
The goal is to help you improve your overall mental health and well-being, so you can return home feeling refreshed and renewed, as well as to teach you practices to enhance your mental well-being going forward and effectively deal with the stresses of everyday life.
Silent Retreats
A silent retreat is a type of retreat where participants are asked to observe complete silence for a designated period of time.
The aim of a silent retreat is to provide participants with an opportunity to disconnect from the distractions of everyday life and to focus on their inner thoughts and emotions. Retreats can vary in length from a weekend to several weeks, with participants living in communal housing and practising meditation, yoga, or other spiritual practices in silence.
They can also tie in with different types of retreats, so keep an eye out if you are interested in a silent yoga retreat, for example!
Detox Retreats
Detox retreats are designed to help cleanse your body and restore it to optimal health. In the modern world, picking up unhealthy habits that can damage your body in the long run is easy, so a detox retreat is ideal if you want to break some of these habits and kickstart your health journey.
During a detox retreat, you can expect to receive guidance from experienced practitioners, learn healthy lifestyle habits, practice yoga and meditation, and receive treatments such as massages, sauna sessions, and detox juices.
These retreats are designed to help you rid your body of toxins and restore it to its natural state of balance and harmony whilst connecting with like-minded people.
These are just some of the retreats that happen here. West Lexham also offers spaces for retreat leaders to run their own retreats. If you wish to attend a retreat, have a look on our What’s On page and see what retreat leaders are running what types of retreat! If you are looking to put on your own retreat, then have a look at our stunning spaces.