The Inner Child Retreat

This retreat is known as the Inner Child Retreat or if attended as part of professional therapy training, Holding Space.

Can you imagine finally living without feeling guilty and duty?

Would you like to experience life without anxiety that takes over? To be able to make decisions without fear?

How would it be to live life truly for yourself and not feel selfish?

Is there always a voice in your head telling you that you aren’t good enough?

That you aren’t clever enough?

Do you have low self esteem and low self confidence?

Do you struggle with body positivity?

Have you attracted toxic relationships?

If the answer is yes to any of these questions isn’t it time to break free of all of this which is holding you back?

Our retreat was started to help our clients do some intensive work around the common issues we saw them struggling with in clinic.

It evolved to become part of our training for our practitioners because we realise that you can’t be a good practitioner without dealing with your own emotional stuff first.

These days we specialise in the peri to post menopause transition and we believe that this transition is a gift.

Many of us go through our lives putting other people first, we are taught to be good girls and people pleasers and boundaries are commonly an alien concept in case we rock the boat or upset people. And then we have careers and children, and we get busy, very busy. And when we are busy, we often don’t have time to prepare nourishing meals for ourselves and instead, grab things on the run. We might not prioritise exercise, or self-care. We don’t have time for self-reflection and for stillness.

But menopause can be physically challenging, and we have NO choice but to be in radical self-care. We have a stigma around being selfish but the definition of selfish is to have less concern for others than we do for ourselves. Isn’t that great? Aren’t we taught to put our own oxygen mask on first before helping others? It’s just alien to us if our conditioning has taught us to put everyone else first and ignore our own needs.

The liminal space of peri menopause is highlighting to us all that we need to leave behind, and this will be different for different women but could include toxic dynamics or situations, behaviours that our body can no longer handle, negative self talk and outdated beliefs.

This is exactly the work we do, over six incredible days in a beautiful venue with great food and fantastic support. We give you the tools to get rid of the baggage and beliefs that no longer serve you and move into the new phase of your life claiming your true self.

This year we have booked the exclusive use of Fair Oak Farm for our retreat. Converted farm buildings, farmhouse, cottages and lodges are nestled in a private, secluded 12 acre country estate, within the High Weald, a protected Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in East Sussex. We have availability for 18 guests to join us.

A gated entrance and private gravel driveway leads to a complex of buildings with private parking available for up to 15 cars. The accommodation at Fair Oak Farm provides each guest with single occupancy to their own private lodge, cottage or double room. Guests can chose between a range of traditional, boutique and quirky accommodation, all with bathrooms or shower rooms and many with their own personal living, dining and kitchen spaces.