Yoga and massage wellbeing retreasts for two – who will you invite? Mothers & daughters (16+), friends or couples – these 2.5 hour mini retreats comprise a 30 minute massage each plus a tailored yoga class . While waiting for your turn for a massage, you can enjoy tea in my garden or read/rest/journal in the cabin.
A balm to your nervous systems, providing a beautiful way to both relax and bond together. A wonderful birthday present or just a shared experience. All aspects are completely tailored to your needs on the day. Investment: £150. You won’t find these exclusive retreats on my booking system as I book them in based on your diary. To discuss a date and time, or find out more, get in touch on katie@katiewheaterwellbeing.co.uk
Three and a half hours to soak in a whole new level of support for your nervous system. We’ll replenish energy, expand self-compassion and a sense of spaciousness with restorative yoga and nidra enabling you to sink into deep states of peace and inner sanctuary. There’ll be optional hands on support and massage at various times throughout. You’ll feel like a weight has lifted from your shoulders, the blinkers have fallen from your eyes and you’ve experienced the deepest and most prolonged exhale and release possible within the time we have together. Expect gentle, compassionate movement, learning to listen to, respond and feel out the needs of your body and your mind. If the weather is kind, we have the option to practice in my beautiful garden. In cooler, wet weather, we’ll practice in the calm of the cabin. There’ll be quiet time to yourself in the garden with tea/coffee and birdsong (possibly some cat-cuddles if both parties are willing). These are available in a variety of ways:
Open to all women: book here: investment £45pp Friday 1st May 10 – 1.30pm Friday 22nd May 10 – 1.30pm [the perfect way to start half term if you’re a parent]
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Private retreats for individual women or pairs – mothers and daughters, friends, couples of any description. Wonderful for everyone but especially 16+ daughters struggling with exam stress. These private classes are fully tailored to your personal needs and experiences. Investment: £200. Book these direct by emailing katie@katiewheaterwellbeing.co.uk and we will find a convenient time/date.
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For a private group of friends/colleagues (minimum 4, maximum 8). These private classes are fully tailored to your personal needs and experiences. Investment: £200. Book these direct by emailing katie@katiewheaterwellbeing.co.uk and we will find a convenient time/date.
Is thinking that rest is lazy, or not for you or that you don’t have time, holding you back from trying out a deep rest yoga nidra class with me in Oxford? What if I told you that rest offers power? That resting give you a chance to pause and think about what you really want. What you really want to say. What you really want to do. What choices you make, for yourself and others. What food you nourish your body with. What words and phrases you choose to speak or write, and the tone you use. And the words and tone you choose not to use…
Rest is not lazy. Rest offers you the ultimate in soft power. A chance to pause and make considered choices. What difference might that make to your day, your weekend or week ahead?What difference would a rested version of you make to how you feel about yourself?
Join me for a beautifully relaxing, deeply restful experience where you’ll be nurtured and nourished, enabling you to emerge radiant and replenished – able to make choices of how to use your time, your words and actions as the best version of you, the rested version of you. Join a small group of women in a deep rest class in Oxford – all the dates and booking details are here. Give yourself permission to rest and replenish. Read all about deep rest in Oxford here and testimonials here.
Receiving a foot massage must be one of the loveliest experiences. Giving a foot massage is an act of love – either to yourself, or as a gift to someone else. It’s so simple, can be done in two minutes and can improve sleep, rest, relaxation, a sense of gratitude and bonding.
You can do this for yourself or ask a partner. No oil is needed but if you want to use some, any kind will do, olive oil, coconut oil or any other moisturiser. I often massage my own feet as part of a my bedtime routine – blog on this coming soon – and it makes a huge difference to how relaxed I feel and how quickly I fall asleep.
Set yourself up in a comfortable, supported seated position, in bed or on a comfortable sofa/chair. Take a quick body scan and note if you’re holding tension anywhere in the body. Inhale noticing, exhale releasing each part of the body below:
Rub the hands gently together to create warmth. Take some deep breaths and bring your awareness into the sensations in your feet. Notice how the feet feel – their temperature, quality of the skin, if they feel achy or a bit puffy from standing all day? Relax your shoulders and bring one foot into your hands in whatever way feels comfortable for you to do this. You might want to support yourself with more pillows/cushions behind your back, under your knee, anywhere that needs support.
Begin by cupping your hands around the forefoot – the part in front of the toes – and stroking upwards towards the knee. You can pause at the ankle and take some circles.
Taking hold of the fore foot, gently curl and uncurl the sides of the foot towards and away from the midline of the foot, if this feels good for you.
Bring your hands to the underside of the forefoot and massage in a circular motion using your thumbs, into the fleshy pads under the toes.
Coming to the mid-foot, thumbs one on each side of the sole and stroke gently along the arch. I like to stroke towards the toes using the side of my thumb but find what feels good for you. Remember to relax your shoulders and soften your whole body.
Taking both hands to the outside of the foot, use fingers and thumbs to knead up the side of the foot. Again you can stroke/gently pull the flesh towards the outside of the foot.
Cup the heel in the palm of your hand, and using either the palm and fingers of that hand, or fingers of the other hand (or both), knead into the underside of the heel. You can work up to the ankle and around the ankle joints.
Notice how the massaged foot feels compared to the other. Repeat on the other side.
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