Why I Created the End of Summer Retreat?

There’s something about the end of summer that always feels like a natural point to pause.

The days are still light, life hasn’t quite moved into autumn yet, but there’s often a sense that things are beginning to change. September brings routines back, work gets busier, schools return and suddenly the year seems to speed up again.

That was really the thinking behind my End of Summer Retreat.

I wanted to create a day that gives women proper time to stop, reflect and think about how they actually feel before moving into the next season.

So much of life is spent moving from one thing to the next. Work, family, appointments, responsibilities, plans. Even when we do take time off, it can still be filled with doing.

This retreat is intentionally different.

Over the course of the day, we’ll use a mixture of cacao, movement, breathwork, EFT, meditation and Reiki, not because I believe everyone needs fixing, but because different practices give us different ways of noticing ourselves.

Sometimes that means recognising that you’re more tired than you realised. Sometimes it means noticing something you’ve been carrying for far too long. Sometimes it’s simply remembering what makes you feel good.

There will be space to reflect, space to relax, moments that are quieter and moments that are a little more energising, and plenty of opportunity to simply experience the day without needing to achieve anything.

More than anything, I want people to leave feeling that they’ve had a genuinely good day for themselves.

A day that feels meaningful, but not heavy.

A day that gives you time to think, breathe, laugh, experience something different and move into the next part of the year feeling a little lighter and clearer.

The End of Summer Retreat takes place on Sunday 6th September, from 10am to 4pm at Penarth Methodist Church.

If it sounds like a day you’d enjoy, you can find all the details and booking information on the event page.