Rest, Reset, Renew: A One-Day Nurturing Women’s Retreat
9am – 4.30pm,
Ettington Park Hotel, Warwickshire CV37 8BU
Time to Reconnect, Realign, and Recharge
A deeply nourishing day of Yoga, Ayurveda, seasonal wisdom, self-care and stillness, held in a beautiful luxury hotel on the edge of the Cotswolds.
As autumn deepens and the year begins its turning towards winter, this seasonal mid-point invites us to pause and make time for self-care.
Mid-Autumn invites us to make time for intentionally letting go of what has been, honouring the quieter rhythms of nature and turning gently inwards.
This beautiful day retreat offers you the space and support to do just that.
To step away from the demands of everyday life.
To slow down.
To be nourished.
To receive.
And to reconnect with the quieter, wiser part of yourself.
Set in beautiful grounds with far-reaching views across the North Cotswolds and South Warwickshire, our day together will be guided by the spirit of the season and the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda.
Everything has been thoughtfully woven around the needs of autumn — from the Yoga and meditation practices to the food we share and the self-care rituals we explore together.
” The quality and range of your teaching is amazing…I can’t thank you enough.”
D. Owen, Stratford Upon Avon
REST
We begin by arriving.
Leaving behind the busyness of everyday life and allowing ourselves to settle into the beauty and stillness of our surroundings.
Our gentle, Ayurveda-inspired Yoga practice will be shaped by the nature of autumn — a season that can bring dryness, movement and depletion, but also invites us to gather our energy, strengthen our roots and prepare for the inward journey of winter.
Through grounding movement, nourishing breathwork, meditation and deep relaxation, we will cultivate strength, steadiness, warmth and balance.
There is no striving here.
This is Yoga as nourishment….for all levels of experience.
RESET
Throughout the day, I will share seasonal Ayurvedic wisdom and simple practices to help you understand what your body and mind may need as we move from autumn towards winter.
We will explore ways of caring for ourselves at this time of year — creating warmth, supporting our energy, calming the nervous system and finding steadiness amidst the natural increase in Vata that accompanies the changing season.
And because self-care isn’t simply something we talk about, we’ll have the opportunity to experience it.
A LITTLE AYURVEDIC PAMPERING
You’ll be guided through simple, deeply nurturing self-care practices to support your health and happiness this season. And you can take these home to make them part of your own autumn and winter rituals.
We’ll explore a beautiful Ayurvedic face massage, using herbal oils chosen according to your dosha, together with traditional marma points associated with relaxation, vitality and facial wellbeing.
We’ll also learn simple Ayurvedic foot massage techniques, working with the feet and their marma points to encourage grounding, relaxation and a sense of coming home to the body.
Each practice will be followed by a deeply nurturing guided visualisation, allowing you to soften, receive and rest.
These are not treatments to be performed on you, but beautiful rituals you will learn to offer yourself.
NOURISH
Our seasonal lunch will be specially prepared by the hotel chef, inspired by the teachings of Ayurveda and the foods of the season.
As the natural world begins to turn inwards, our food can support us by becoming warmer, softer, richer and more nourishing.
We’ll explore some of the qualities that make autumn and early winter food so supportive — and enjoy a delicious meal created especially for our day together.
There will be time to eat slowly, savour the food and enjoy the pleasure of being together.
WALK, BREATHE & BE
There will also be time to step outside and experience the season itself.
We’ll take gentle, meditative walks through the beautiful hotel grounds, with their wonderful views across the North Cotswolds and Warwickshire borders.
These won’t be walks for fitness or distance.
They’ll be opportunities to slow down and notice.
The changing light.
The autumn landscape.
The movement of the wind.
The colours and textures of the season.
Perhaps simply allowing nature to remind us that letting go, resting and turning inward are not things to fear — they are part of the natural rhythm of life.
RENEW
As the afternoon progresses, we’ll come together for a deeply restful time as we nourish ourselves with guided Ayurveda self-care practices – a face massage and foot treatment – and brief guided visualisations to support the nourishing,calming effect of the treatments.
This point in the year, offers us a beautiful moment to reflect on what we might wish to release as we enter the darker nights ahead — and what we would like to nurture within ourselves..
There may be things you are ready to put down.
Things you no longer need to carry.
And perhaps qualities you would like to cultivate: warmth, strength, nourishment, stillness, courage, connection or simply more kindness towards yourself.
We’ll create space for those reflections to be planted like a seed waiting to germinate, in a closing Yoga nidra.
Rest, Reset, and Renew Itinerary
A gentle rhythm of the day .
9:30am – Welcome & Orientation
Begin the day familiarising yourself with our beautiful retreat venue
9.45am – Seasonal Ayurveda Yoga Class
Yoga Posture, Breath, Relaxation and Guided Meditation are crafted together to bring you a collection of strengthening, balancing and calming practices.
11.15am Seasonal Ayurveda Tea Ritual
Pause for a calming infusion, shared in silence or soft reflection.
11.45am –Ayurveda & The Wisdom of Seasonal Living
We will explore why Ayurveda places so much emphasis on seasonal lifestyle and nutrition, and how to adapt both for your Ayurveda type this autumn.
12.45pm – Delicious Ayurveda-inspired Lunch
Seasonal foods, selected especially to support the nutruring and strengthening focus of our day together,
2:00pm – Guided Walking Meditation
A gentle walk in silence, present to each step you take in this practice, feel your awarness expand, and your heart and mind open to the wonders of existence,
2.30pm Seasonal Self Care & Pampering
Be guided through Ayurveda face massage and foot massage technques including vital energy points to relieve tired feet and to bring a lift to your face.
3:30pm – Afternoon Tea Ritual
A seasonal calming tea and light treat, plus time to spend getting to know your retreat buddies.
4:00pm – End of Day Breath & Movement
Enter the quiet of your innermost being with this progressive class as we move from posture to breath to stillness.
4:30pm – Closing Mantras and Goodbyes
Sacred sounds support us to give thanks for the day as we say farewell and begin to make our way safely home.
Your Retreat Host:
Sara Palmer is the founder of Heart of Ayurveda. She is passionate about sharing the empowering self-care practices of Yoga and Ayurveda, knowing that they nourish our body, heart and mind.
She has always put time aside for regular day or weekend home retreats, valuing the way they so perfectly bring us much needed the rest and stillness that allow us to settle back into the heart and soul of who we really are.
On this day retreat, we will explore the potently supportive benefits of seasonal Ayurveda yoga, breath, and meditation, plus the self-care techniques of Ayuveda that can rejuvenate the body, calm the mind, and uplift the spirit.
Alongside moments in silence, and the healing power of nature surrounding us, a day like this can restore us to a soulful connection with the essence of who we are, and wiith the essence of life itself.
Sara has been teaching yoga for over 20 years, starting her journey at a residential yoga ashram in the Bahamas. From the very beginning, she was captivated by the transformative power of yoga, and the wisdom of Ayurveda. She watched these two wisdom paths, change the lives of hundreds of people who came to the ashram seeking peace, healing, and connection.
On these day retreats, Sara wants you too experience the wonderful benefits of giving time to retreat from our everyday life for a while, and all in the gentlest, most respectful and seasonally-aware way.
RETREAT INVESTMENT:
October 31st 2026
£150 including seasonal, plant-based lunch. Please click the button below to reserve your place.
£125.00 early bird price when you book by September 21st.
Please book a retreat call to ask all your questions and find out more about the day retreat.
Arrival and Departure Times
Please aim to arrive at around 9.15am to give yourself time to find your place in the hall and prepare for practice.
We will close the day around 4.30pm.
The Venue
Our venue is Ettington Park Hotel, Warwickshire CV37 8BU.
Ettington Park, just two hours from London, is the sole AA 4 Red Star hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon and is renowned as one of Warwickshire’s finest resorts.
Guests have long been captivated by its Neo-Gothic mansion and the warm, uncompromising luxury it offers.
Set within 40 lush acres in a picturesque valley with the River Stour winding through, this stunning country house, built from six Cotswold stone types, boasts a centuries-old heritage reflected in its fine paintings and friezes.