The Breath Retreat 2026

The Breath Retreat, now in it's 4th year! Join us in this beautiful, wild setting to dive deep into the power of breath, connection and community. Our facilitators draw on a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer a range of practices including holotropic breathwork, meditation, yoga & movement, and nature-based connection.

The space will be welcoming and nurturing, allowing you to unwind and explore your edges at your own pace. Alongside the group teachings, personalised guidance will be given to support your journey and help you develop your personal practice.

There will also be plenty of opportunities to explore the beautiful surroundings, dip in the river, connect around the fire and walk through the woodland. Most importantly, we will have time to laugh, play, dance and reconnect to the simple joy of being together in nature.

• Holotropic breath day experience
• Functional breath practices
• Yoga kriyas and pranayamas
• Embodied flow and restorative yoga classes
• Meditation and mindfulness practices
• Workshops on understanding your breath with 1-1 feedback
• Delicious vegan food and snacks prepared by in-house chef
• Fantastic accommodation options from cabins in the woods to private rooms in the Mill house
• Experienced facilitation and guidance

What is Holotropic breathwork?

Holotropic Breathwork is an experiential psychotherapy technique developed by Dr. Stanislav Grof and his wife Christina, which uses accelerated breathing, evocative music, and focused bodywork to access non-ordinary states of consciousness. The goal is to foster self-exploration, promote healing, and gain deeper awareness of oneself and the world by allowing access to deeper layers of awareness and insight, bypassing usual defense mechanisms to release blocked emotions and traumas. 

On the Breath Retreat this will be held on the Sunday and will involve you being a ‘breather’ and also a ‘sitter’. In advance of the retreat there will be a process of screening to ensure that each participant is suited to this type of practice with checks done for both physical and emotional wellbeing. If it is deemed that Holotropic breathwork is not suitable for you, then you will be offered a tailored version of conscious connected breath that is appropriate and effective for you.

More about us..

We have come together to offer this unique retreat, combining a wealth of experience and knowledge.

Basia Zieniewicz: Holotropic breath facilitator, Yoga facilitator, Somatic therapist and Reiki master, 

Hazel Bugler: Breath facilitator, Yoga facilitator, Chiropractor and lead teacher on Yogasara teacher training

James Dunn: Breath instructor and yoga facilitator offering classes, workshops, retreats, and corporate wellbeing

Isabel Tew: Breath instructor, Wellbeing educator, Yoga Teacher, Life Coach, author and illustrator of Breath Cards, workshop facilitator

Optional deposit and payment plan 

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