A Pause for the Festive Season

Sunday 8th December 10am-2pm

Unfortunately we’ve had to make the difficult decision to cancel this retreat due to unforeseen circumstances, but watch this space for other retreats in 2025.

The festive period and Christmas can be full of joy, a time to reconnect with family and friends and make some memories, or 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 and refresh and reframe your feelings about the upcoming season so you can let go of the expectations and truly enjoy it for yourself. 

 “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!”

Do these feel familiar?

  • Are you bracing yourself for a busy festive season of parties, family events & 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?

  • Or does it feel like another time that doesn’t look like you pictured it because you haven’t reached your hopes for the year?

  • Does the joy of the festive period get lost in all the things you have to do and achieve?

  • Would you like to let go of the expectations and enjoy yourself more?

“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…

Reframe your thinking about the festive season through reflective journaling.

Enjoy the peace and nourishment from carefully crafted mindful activities for this time of year. 

Chat and connect with like minded women, and have the opportunity to pick our brains too!

Spaces 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 more prepared for what the season may bring.

About your tutors

Sally Harris is an accredited mindfulness 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, compassion and resilience.

Lynne Davies-Craine is a wellbeing Life Coach and facilitator who has over 10 years experience working in the NHS and charitable sectors, who 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 morning we have run together and absolutely love guiding these spaces. The flow of the morning is paced perfectly so you can just follow our lead, there’s no uncomfortable forced sharing 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 drop us an email at either:

hello@sallyharrismindfulness.co.uk or lynne@wanderingtowonder.co.uk

Book your spot for £35

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 concessional spaces available for £25, use code FESTIVE25

FAQs

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

  • There are no expectations for you to share your feelings or discoveries during the morning’s reflective journalling. 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 togetherness, 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.