This January, join us in the heart of Somerset for a retreat woven from rest, creativity, and connection.
Set in Holm — our restaurant with rooms, nestled in a golden hamstone village near the Somerset Levels — this weekend invites you to pause, breathe, and embrace the quiet beauty of winter.
Across three days, we’ll gather for family-style feasts prepared by Chef Nicholas Balfe, share time in circle and candle-lit yoga, walk the winter countryside, and awaken creativity through painting and imagination. There will be space for stillness, for joy, for laughter, for music and dancing.
Together we’ll welcome the season as it is — crisp, dark, tender — and leave with intentions planted, carrying light into the months ahead.
Sample Schedule
Friday
Arrival from 3pm — herbal tonics, teas & welcome
Opening circle & first workshop in the studio
Family-style supper prepared by Chef Nicholas Balfe
Candle-lit yoga & breath to close the day
Saturday
Optional morning call (chanting, breath, movement)
Communal Breakfast
Countryside all weather walk
Oil painting class with Franny Watts & picnic lunch on the Somerset Levels
Rest & reset back at Holm
Supper together
Music & dancing in the studio
Sunday
Morning kundalini yoga
Vision setting & seasonal imagination workshop
Celebratory brunch
Departures
Your hosts
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Lesley Asare is a British Ghanaian Multidisciplinary Artist, Tamalpa Teacher training graduate, Somatic Coach, Breathwork Practitioner and Mentor.
Driven by her quest for truth, her ability to listen deeply, and the belief that we all have the ability to heal ourselves, her work honours the spirit of play, intuitive knowledge, the healing power of the creative process, the life force within the breath and the wisdom within the sacred archive of the body.
She creates safe and sacred containers for people to courageously come home to themselves through the breath, the body and the expressive arts. Within these spaces, participants give room to what is alive within them and consciously call more love and understanding into their lives.
Lesley holds 1:1 Somatic Movement Coaching sessions, 1:1 Conscious Breathwork Experiences and leads Somatic Movement and expressive arts workshops in the UK and Ghana. She has had the pleasure of working with Chalewote Arts Festival, Fact Gallery, Our Naked Truths, Fuel Theatre, Masaaki London, Milton Keynes Gallery, The V&A and Black Minds Matter UK.
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Natali founded On Balance. She is a qualified self-discovery + mastery coach, author and speaker. Find out more here.
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Maria Flowers is a practising astrologer and wellness advocate with a passion for promoting a holistic approach to our humanity through the integration of body, mind, and soul methods.
Pricing and Practicalities
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All rooms are en suite, with Egyptian cotton sheets, artisanal Haeckels bathroom products, a well-stocked minibar, contemporary artwork and locally crafted ceramics.
These cosy twin rooms are perfect for friends joining together. Due to their size, they must be booked as a pair.£980 for two or £490 each.
Your stay includes nourishing meals, seasonal snacks, yoga, workshops, the countryside walk, and the oil painting session — everything is woven in, so you can simply arrive and sink into the experience.
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All rooms are en suite, with Egyptian cotton sheets, artisanal Haeckels bathroom products, a well-stocked minibar, contemporary artwork and locally crafted ceramics.
These classic rooms are designed for single occupancy, offering a peaceful and private space to retreat.£790
Your stay includes nourishing meals, seasonal snacks, yoga, workshops, the countryside walk, and the oil painting session — everything is woven in, so you can simply arrive and sink into the experience.
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These beautiful rooms have an additional free-standing bath for complete relaxation. As well as Egyptian cotton sheets and artisanal bathroom products from Haeckels, you can expect a well-stocked minibar, stunning contemporary artwork and a variety of locally produced ceramics and objects.
These spacious rooms are designed for single occupancy, offering a peaceful and private space to retreat.
£890
Your stay includes nourishing meals, seasonal snacks, yoga, workshops, the countryside walk, and the oil painting session — everything is woven in, so you can simply arrive and sink into the experience.
Winter season
Four masterclasses
Three co-working journalling sessions
Community Whatsapp Group
Astrological forecast
Weekly emails
Seasonal reading suggestion
Access to the portal
Investment: £150.00
“I pride myself in being a very honest person and it’s with great honesty that I say this is the most wonderful programme I’ve experienced.”
Winter season plus
Four masterclasses
Three co-working journalling sessions
Community Whatsapp Group
Astrological forecast
Weekly emails
Seasonal reading suggestion
Access to the portal
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Four 1-1 coaching sessions with Natali
Investment: £450.00
“Working with Natali has been nothing short of transformational for me. The shift that happened in me was massive, and I am incredibly grateful to have found Natali when I did - she was exactly what I needed and an absolute joy to work with.”