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Join Laura Pearce & Ciara McKinley for an immersive half-day Yoga & meditation retreat, designed to help you welcome the new season with calm and clarity.
I'm very excited to announce our first ever half day retreat at the magic Glasshouse Yoga studio. This will be a self-reflective and immersive experience designed to help you shed winter's heaviness and embrace the renewing energy of spring surrounded by awakening nature in the Glasshouse and secret gardens surrounding us.
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​Our retreat journey centres on the profound capacity of Yoga to reawaken our bodies and spirits after winter's dormancy. As we move through intentionally crafted sequences, we'll gently open areas that have become contracted during colder months—the shoulders, hips, and heart space.
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We will work with the traditional Yogic principle of Aparigraha—non-grasping or non-possessiveness. Together we'll explore how this teaching invites us to release what we've been holding onto, whether physical belongings, limiting beliefs, or emotional patterns that no longer serve us. Spring offers the perfect metaphor for this letting go and making space for new growth.
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Your Schedule
Escape the everyday and immerse yourself in a carefully curated day retreat that harmoniously blends the ancient practices of yoga, breathwork, and sound healing. Set in the serene environment of The Glasshouse, this transformative experience is designed to reconnect you with your inner wisdom and natural rhythms. Goody bags with lots of wellbeing boosting treats will be available.
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Step into the timeless tradition of sacred sound where voice becomes prayer, breath becomes music, and ancient Sanskrit syllables unlock doorways to deeper consciousness. This transformative day retreat invites you to explore the profound healing power of sound through yogic practice, breathwork, and soundbath.
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YOUR SCHEDULE
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11:30am - Arrive & Welcome
Land in the beautiful Glasshouse Yoga Studio, enjoy a cup of herbal tea and meet your kindred spirits for the day.
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12pm - Yoga Flow with Laura
A dynamic, deep holds flow with Sanskit names and embodiment of poses. We weave concepts from ancient Yogic philosophy through this practice to illuminate yoga's deeper dimensions; going beyond asana to understand how a holistic Yoga practice offers tools for genuine transformation.
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1pm - Break & Refreshments
Enjoy a break between sessions with some fruit and snacks - bring something more substantial to eat (sandwich or full lunch if you'll want it).
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2pm - Breathwork with hands-on release & sound
We will practice a variety of deep release Pranayama practices that will culminate in a conscious connected breath practice. This modality uses sustained, connected breathing while surrounded by carefully chosen music that supports the journey through different emotional and energetic landscapes. Laura will feel and guide your breathing body through this practice so we can get the most from our breathing bodies.(please let your instructor know if you'd prefer not to be touched during this sessions).
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3pm - Sound healing & Goody Bags
Finish off the day with a full sound bath, to deeply relax, and leave with a goody bag full of wellbeing treats from our brand partners to see you through the summer. Your goody bag is worth more that the cost on the ticket!
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Meet your hosts
Ciara McGinley
Meditation teacher & founder of Finding Quiet
Ciara McGinley is a health and wellbeing expert, certified trauma-informed meditation practitioner (DipBSoM) and the founder of Finding Quiet, where she hosts luxury meditation experiences and day retreats.
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She believes wellness is deeply personal, so whether you’re meditating on your yoga mat or your morning commute, she’s dedicated to helping you discover practices that align with your values and your lifestyle.
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Her signature approach blends meditation, mindfulness, visualisation, journaling and positive psychology to guide you towards a place of calm, clarity, and self-connection. Through a compassionate and achievable approach, Ciara will empower you to manage stress, build resilience, nurture your everyday wellbeing, and cultivate a more heart-centered, intentional life
Laura Pearce
Senior Yoga teacher, Breathworker & founder of Yoga Collective London & Kin Yoga Mats
From physical limitation to spiritual liberation, Laura's Yoga journey began as a necessity rather than a choice. Born with a heart condition that left her constantly sick and with breathing difficulties, she fell down the most magic rabbit hole searching for ways to improve her breathing and wellbeing. She not only overcame her respiratory challenges, but it was a journey led her to physiological achievements that she could never have dreamed of, including high-altitude climbing, and deep-sea freediving.
Today she guides others through practices that honour both limitation and possibility. She believes that our greatest challenges often lead to the deepest wisdom, and our obstacles can become pathways of growth and healing. Laura has achieved things she never thought possible, and loves helping others do the same.
Laura is our resident Glasshouse Yoga chief Yogi, she teaches high-profile corporate clients, and founded the ultimate wellness brand; Kin Yoga Mats in 2020.
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"My classes are soulful, challenging, a little wild, non-dogmatic, and riddled with breathwork".