「從心出發」移英香港女性(春季)退修營 (3-6 April)

New Journey Spring Retreat for Hong Kong Women Leavers - The retreat will be held in Cantonese.

退修營開始| Retreat start:  4pm Friday 3rd April 2026

退修營結束| Retreat end:  2pm Monday 6th April 2026

Date| 日期: 3rd to 6th  April 2026 

Location|地點:  Braziers Park, OX10 6AN, Oxfordshire

*退修營將以廣東話進行 | 

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誠摯邀請您參加這場為移英香港女性而設的 「從心出發」退修營 , 我們會在 地靈人傑的Braziers Park——位於英國牛津郡靜謐鄉間的歷史社群, 與大自然連結、來自香港的姊妹一同靜心療癒，與自己內心相遇，預備好自己開啟新的篇章。本次退修活動將包含：

• 喚醒身體能量、提升靈性平靜的瑜伽練習

• 讓身心回到穩定與溫柔滋養的哈達瑜伽練習

• 八段錦氣功，促進療癒與健康

• 頌缽引領平靜身心

• 瑜伽睡眠與聲音療癒，深度放鬆

• 戶外與大自然的連結練習

• 社群分享圓圈，彼此傾聽與支持

• 簡單健康的共食餐點

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You are warmly invited to join our “New Journey” Spring retreat for Hong Kong women living in the UK.

We will gather at the beautiful and historic community of Braziers Park in the peaceful countryside of Oxfordshire. Together, we will connect with nature and with other women from Hong Kong, take time to rest and heal, and gently reconnect with our inner selves as we prepare to begin a new chapter in our lives.   Our retreat will include:

- Yoga for strength, mobility and inner peace

- Grounding nourishing hatha yoga

- Eight Brocades for healing and wellness

- Singing bowl to calm mind and body

- Yoga Nidra & Sound Healing for deep relaxation

- Outdoor Nature connection practices

- Community sharing circles to be heard and held

- Simple healthy shared meals

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Facilitators |導師:

🌿Linda To

Linda曾是香港的非政府組織領袖及社會工作教師，致力於婦女權益工作，同時也是正念與非暴力溝通（NVC）實踐的學習者。她喜歡練習八段錦和氣功。

Linda is a former NGO leader and social work teacher in Hong Kong devoted to women's rights work, and a learner of mindful / non violent communication practices.She enjoys Eight Brocades.

🌿Josephine Ma

Josephine 自2017年起在香港教授瑜伽。2022年移居利茲後，她熱衷於幫助學員提升身體靈活度與力量，同時培養內在平靜。Instagram @machoyogaleeds

Josephine has been teaching yoga in Hong Kong since 2017. Having moved to Leeds in 2022, she is keen to share her passion for yoga, helping participants enhance their mobility and strength while cultivating inner peace. Instagram @machoyogaleeds

🌿Mandy Tsui 

Mandy 專注於頌鉢與聲音療癒,喜愛大自然，並相信聲音能帶來深層放鬆與內在力量。以溫柔穩定的引導陪伴參與者，讓身心安定、清晰，重新連結自己與世界。我希望每個人都能在聲音與自然的支持中，感受到平靜、力量與愛

Mandy focuses on singing bowls and sound healing. She loves nature and believes sound can bring deep relaxation and inner strength. With her gentle and steady guidance, she supports participants to calm their body and mind, feel clearer, and reconnect with themselves and the world. She hopes everyone can feel peace, strength, and love through the support of sound and nature. 

🌿Joy Lam

Joy 曾是社工，過去在香港參與婦女及社區工作，也曾從事社工教育。現定居英國，她希望在英國與香港婦女一起建立一個充滿姊妹情誼和互相關愛的空間，讓大家可以一同滋養身心靈，也一同學習如何更懂得自我關愛，掌握自己的人生方向。

Joy has worked with women and community groups in Hong Kong including in social work education. Now based in the UK, she hopes to create a supportive space where women can grow and care for their well-being together.

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費用| Cost

這次退修將住宿膳食費與活動費分開繳付。住宿膳食費 由 Braziers Park 收-- 他們採用三級制收費（Standard / Budget / Lower），讓不同經濟能力的人都能參加。

退修活動費 將以自由捐獻形式收取，參加者可於退修期間或結束後以支付。

Accommodation and meals will be charged separately from activity fees for this retreat. Accommodation & meals are handled by Braziers Park, using a three‑tier rate scheme (Standard / Budget / Lower) to allow people with different financial situations to join. 

Retreat activity fees will be collected as a voluntary donation, which participants can give during the retreat or transfer after it ends.

* 食宿費用（3晚住宿及膳食|Accommodation and food cost at Braziers for 3 nights and all meals

• 標準單人房|Standard single：£335

• 標準雙人共住|Standard shared：£305

• 經濟雙人共住|Budget shared：£200

• 低收入雙人共住|Low income shared：£125

*只有「Standard」可保證單人| Only the “Standard ” rate guarantees a single room. 

*我們會在確認你報名後，發出住宿及膳食付款連結| We will send out the payment link for room & food cost after your registration.

*退修營活動費（由參加者依個人經濟能力自由奉獻).  可於退修營結束時以現金或銀行轉帳方式繳交, 建議捐款金額為 £80-150。

The retreat fee for facilitators will be a voluntary contribution which you can make by cash or bank transfer at the end of the retreat according to your financial situation. Suggested retreat fee is £80-150.

Looks forwards to seeing you in at Braziers on 3rd April at 4 pm.

期待2026年4月3日下午4點在Braziers 與你相會。

Please book here:

Linda, Mandy, Josephine and Joy

​Date: May 22th-25th, 2026

Four days, three nights retreat with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and Myriam Bartu.

This is a women's retreat. All women are welcome!

Especially anyone who wants to learn more about how yoga nidrā can support your creative process, or unblock creative flow.

Especially anyone who would like to learn more about yoga nidrā.

If you are wanting to explore yoga nidrā for your own personal practice - to inspire creativity, this is the retreat for you.

If you are considering learning to facilitate yoga nidrā for others - this is the retreat for you, because this weekend counts as the prerequisite for the Total Yoga Nidra Teacher Training. 

If you are new to yoga nidrā and want to dive into the full range of practices on offer, then this is the retreat for you.

If you are an expert yoga nidrā facilitator, or you have done this course before - this will give you a fresh and inspiring perspective about the limitless possibilities of yoga nidrā for creativity. Unplug , disconnect from the distractions and noise and come back to peace and confidence. Ignite your feminine power and reconnect to your intuition.

Unplug , disconnect from the distractions and noise, come back to peace and confidence and reconnect to your intuition. All in the Shima retreat space, surrounded by mountains, rivers and forests in the Dishma valley.

Expect yoga therapy, yoga nidra, sound healing, meditation, nature immersion, forest bathing, dreamshare, Tarot reading and community to nurture the wisdom of your inner teacher whilst you deepen your understanding of Total Yoga Nidra.

• A cosy yoga nidrā nest in which to rest.

• 10 yoga nidrā practices, with dedicated time to connect to your creative process after yoga nidrā.

• Access to downloadable recordings of all yoga nidrās after the live event.

• Access routes to unlimited creativity in a nurturing, community environment.

• Nourishing time with the co-founder of the Yoga Nidra Network.

• Time to connect to the wellspring of creative inspiration - Bring your notebooks, colours or needles. .. whatever form of creative expression you prefer!

• 44 page manual to accompany the teachings on yoga nidra (Total Yoga Nidra Immersion Course Manual: Creative and Comparative Approaches to Yoga Nidra).

• Nutritious delicious vegetarian food served with vegan and gluten-free options.

The Total Yoga Nidra Immersion Experience is the pre-requisite for the full Total Yoga Nidra Teacher & Facilitator Training. Once you have completed this course, you will be eligible to start the full Teacher Training if you choose to.

Uma is a yoga therapist with special expertise in yoga therapy for women’s health. She has written four books on yoga for women, including the massive Yoni Shakti and two books on Yoga Nidra - Yoga Nidra Made Easy and Nidra Shakti and An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Yoga Nidra.

Uma shares yoga retreats, trainings and empowerments that support the natural arising of prana shakti: the power of life. She trains specialist teachers in Total Yoga Nidra and Yoni Shakti Well Woman Yoga Therapy for menstrual and menopausal health, pregnancy, birth, and postnatal recovery.

Uma is certified as a Yoga Therapist and has been teaching yoga since 1994. She is co-founder of the Yoga Nidra Network and has developed Total Yoga Nidra, Wild Nidra, Yoni Nidra and Nidra Shakti: radical creative and intuitive approaches to sharing yoga nidra.

Uma identifies her teachings as “post-lineage” yoga, rooted in yoga tantra and drawing on a variety of yogic traditions to share deeply nourishing and enlivening practices appropriate for contemporary life.

Her practice and teaching respects the cyclical powers of the living earth, and honours human life cycles as spiritual initiations (including menarche, conscious menstruation, menopause, birth and postnatal recovery).

Retreat Centre

Shima is a beautiful wooden retreat centre in the Dischma Valley, right by a river and forest.

Nutritious delicious vegetarian food is served with vegan and gluten-free options.

Retreat start:

Friday May 22, 2026 5:00 pm

Retreat end:

Monday May 25, 2026 2:00 pm

Retreat cost: 680 chf.-

Room & Meals at Shima:

Three nights full board

575 chf.- in a single room with own bathroom
515 chg.- in a single room with shared bathroom

500 chf.- in a twin room (with a friend)

Contact & Bookings:

Please book your retreat spot here:

A weekend for Mothers and daughters to come together in Nature, in community and in practice. Yoga Nidra relaxation, feminine empowerment practices, nature walks, shared meals, yoga and games in community.
This retreat is intended for mothers with 6-11 year old daughters.

Intended Retreat Flow

Saturday June 6th

11am | Arrivals

11.30am Introduction games & Nature walk

1pm Picnic lunch and free play

2pm-3.30pm Nature Connection practices and walk back

4.30-5.30pm Yoga, Yoga Nidra & and Mandala colouring in the Yurt

6pm | Dinner

7.15pm | Evening Circle with yoga nidra, gentle movement, feminine empowerment practices, story telling & mantra singing

8.15pm Good night

Sunday June 7th

7.30 am | Morning breathing practices & Yoga (optional)

8.30am | Breakfast (or earlier if needed for kids)

9.30-10.30am am | Kids Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Meditation and Mantra singing

11am Nature Walk, Picnic lunch & Fire Circle

2pm | Retreat Ends

Cost for mother and daughter together including all activities, overnight accommodation in a double 

room, dinner on Saturday, breakfast and picnic on Sunday.  chf 500.=

Please bring a picnic lunch for Saturday.

Retreat Centre

Shima is a beautiful wooden retreat centre in the Dischma Valley, right by a river and forest.

Nutritious delicious vegetarian food is served with vegan and gluten-free options.

Retreat start:

Saturday 6th June, 2026 11am

Retreat end:

Sunday 7th June, 2026 2pm (earlier end possible as needed)

Please book your retreat spot here:

​Date: June 11-14th, 2026

Four days, three nights retreat at the beautiful Schweibenalp Centre of Unity with Mandy and Myriam.

Take a break from your routine and come to Schweibenalp in Interlaken, the most scenic region of Switzerland. Immerse in Nature in this natural “kraftort” power place and recharge your inner battery with deeply nourishing practices amongst mountains, waterfalls, rivers and fields.

Nourishing yoga therapy, yoga nidra, sound healing, meditation, nature immersion, forest bathing, mountain walks, devotional singing, fire ceremony and community to nurture the wisdom of your inner teacher.

Retreat Centre

Schweibenalp is a vibrant alpine multi-faith centre, home to a thriving permaculture garden and community, surrounded by forests and turquoise lakes, where community, nature, and spirituality come together.

Accommodation is in a choice of simple, clean, single, double or multi-bed rooms. We practice in the “Earth room”, a warm, wooden ground floor yoga room with garden access.

Nutritious delicious vegetarian food is served with vegan and gluten-free options.

Retreat start:

Thursday June 11th, 4:00 pm

Retreat end:

Sunday June 14th, 2:00 pm

Typical Day Schedule:

7.15 am Nourishing morning Yoga & Yoga Nidra or Fire Ceremony

8.30am Breakfast

10am Nature Walk, Forest bathing soaking in the power of a massive waterfall or exploring mountains and rivers.

1pm Lunch

2pm | High mountain outing or mindful practices in the permaculture garden

6pm | Dinner

7.15pm | Satsang in the Temple with meditation and devotional singing or 1-1 sound healing or Akashi records reading with Mandy

* In case of wet weather, outdoor activities will be replaced by meditative and creative practices and sharing circles indoors.

Cost of Room & Meals at Schweibenalp

Three nights full board 278.- to 504.- depending on your choice of room. Please book directly with the Schweibenalp centre. Cost of food and accommodation:

• Single room: CHF 168.- per night

• Double room: CHF 140.- per night

• Multi-bed room: CHF 128.- per night

• In your own camper: CHF 110.- per night

• In your own tent: CHF 92.- per night

Retreat Fee: Early bird: CHF 280.- until May 1st. Regular: CHF 350.=

Those who have been displaced (including Hong Kong leavers) and those living on a low income are welcome to contribute by voluntary donation.

Contact & Bookings:

Please book your retreat spot here.

Location:  Ampleforth Abbey

Journey Home Autumn retreat for Hong Kong leavers.

We will gather at the beautiful and historic Ampleforth Abbey in the peaceful North English countryside. Together, we will connect with nature and with others, take time to rest and heal, and gently reconnect with our inner selves as we prepare to begin a new chapter in our lives.   Our retreat will include:

- Yoga for strength, mobility and inner peace

- Grounding nourishing hatha yoga

- Eight Brocades for healing and wellness

- Singing bowl to calm mind and body

- Yoga Nidra & Sound Healing for deep relaxation

- Outdoor Nature connection practices

- Community sharing circles to be heard and held

- Simple healthy shared meals

Co-facilitators:

Linda To

Linda is a former NGO leader and social work teacher in Hong Kong devoted to women's rights work, and a learner of mindful / non violent communication practices.She enjoys Eight Brocades.

Josephine Ma

Josephine has been teaching yoga in Hong Kong since 2017. Having moved to Leeds in 2022, she is keen to share her passion for yoga, helping participants enhance their mobility and strength while cultivating inner peace. Instagram @machoyogaleeds

Mandy Tsui 

Mandy focuses on singing bowls and sound healing. She loves nature and believes sound can bring deep relaxation and inner strength. With her gentle and steady guidance, she supports participants to calm their body and mind, feel clearer, and reconnect with themselves and the world. She hopes everyone can feel peace, strength, and love through the support of sound and nature. 

Myriam Bartu

Myriam has worked with women's empowerment NGOs in Hong Kong where she began teaching meditative practices in 2018. Now based in Zurich she is passionate about sharing yoga nidra, sound healing, women's yoga therapy and Nature Retreats to help women reconnect to themselves, to each other and to Nature. 

Joy Lam

Joy has worked with women and community groups in Hong Kong including in social work education. Now based in the UK, she hopes to create a supportive space where women can grow and care for their well-being together.

Cost

Food and accommodation costs £90 for two nights per person.

The retreat fee for facilitators will be an additional voluntary contribution which you can make according to your financial situation. Suggested retreat fee is £80-150.

Please book your spot here.

A long weekend to rest, renew, and reconnect with yourself, with others and with Nature held by Josephine and Myriam.

Retreat Centre

Stay at Locanda del Viandante, a warm, purpose-driven space for retreats and reconnection, a comfortable, cozy, home-like village house in the mountains.

Programme

Set up on a sunny mountain, surrounded by forests, waterfalls and rivers, this weekend offers:

✨ Mountain walks with Nature connection practices
✨ Yoga for strength, mobility and inner peace
✨Yoga Nidra relaxation & Sound Healing
✨ Community connection circles
✨ Breathing practices for balance and uplift
✨ Fire circle on letting go

Retreat cost:

Accommodation and food: 450- per person. Subsidies available.

Contribution to Facilitators: by donation.

Please book your spot here.