Location: Ampleforth Abbey
Journey Home Autumn retreat for Hong Kong leavers and Friends. Everyone welcome!
Join us for a deeply restorative three-day retreat in the peaceful surroundings of the historic Ampleforth Abbey, nestled within the rolling countryside of Northern England.
This retreat is an invitation to pause, breathe, and gently reconnect with yourself during a time of transition and change. Whether you are newly arrived, preparing for a new chapter, or simply longing for rest and meaningful connection, these days together offer space to slow down and feel supported in community.
Stepping away from the routines and demands of daily life allows the nervous system to soften and reset. Time spent outdoors, practicing, resting, sharing meals, and moving together over several days can bring a deep sense of grounding, clarity, belonging, and renewal.
Surrounded by nature, we will walk, practice, sing, rest, reflect, and gather in a warm and welcoming community. Through gentle movement, stillness, and shared experience, we create space for healing, reconnection, calm and uplift.
Our retreat will include:
Yoga for strength, mobility, and inner peace
Grounding and nourishing Hatha Yoga
Eight Brocades (Qi Gong) for healing and wellness
Singing bowls 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
Time to rest, walk, reflect, and simply be
No yoga experience is needed. All practices are gentle, accessible, and open to everybody. Men and women warmly welcome.
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 2016. Now based in Zurich she is passionate about sharing yoga nidra, sound healing, women's yoga therapy and Nature Retreats to help humans reconnect to themselves, to each other and to Nature.
Retreat Cost
This price includes two nights accommodation in 3-bed shared rooms, all meals and all retreat activities and sessions.
Early Bird before July 1st:
Standard: £190 per person, £350 per couple
Low-Income: £140 per person, £250 per couple
Regular:
Standard: £295 per person, £560 per couple
Low-Income: £240 per person, £450 per couple
