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3 Day Mindfulness Meditation Weekend Retreat in Muchalls, Scotland UK
Toadhall Bed & Breakfast, Muchalls, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wellness Retreat in the United Kingdom
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Mindfulness is a mind-body-based approach that helps people manage their thoughts, feelings, and mental health. When you are more mindful, you are more open to new ideas, increased creativity, and an enhanced sense of purpose. This retreat will include a variety of mindful meditation practices, experiential work, and group discussions. Come and find more clarity about yourself and find ways to improve your overall well-being!
Meet the instructors
Angela
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Highlights
- Daily mindfulness meditation practice
- Various mindfulness workshops led by Angela Wilken
- Learning how to integrate mindfulness into your daily life
- Complimentary pick up from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)
- Course workbook and MP3 meditations
- 5 minutes walk to a private beach
- Daily meals
- 2 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
3 days with instruction
Group size: Maximum of 10 participants
Airport transfer included:
Aberdeen Airport
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
17:00
Facilities
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Free Wi-Fi
- Ironing / ironing board
- Parking lot
Toadhall Bed & Breakfast
You will sleep in a private room or share a twin room with your friend or another participant at Toadhall Bed & Breakfast.
Toadhall is an idyllic location for a retreat. It is quiet and peaceful with no passing traffic and enjoys breathtaking scenery. There are beautiful walks along the clifftops leading to beaches, caves, rock arches, fascinating geological formations, and peaceful tranquil spots for mindful movement.
Program
About the program
Mindfulness meditation has been scientifically shown to decrease depression, distraction, anxiety, rumination, emotional reactivity, and more. A mindfulness retreat is an ideal opportunity to simply focus on reconnecting with yourself and becoming more present and aware. When you are more mindful, you are more open to new ideas, increased creativity, and an enhanced sense of purpose. This retreat will include a variety of mindful meditation practices, experiential work, and group discussions.
After completing this program, you will feel well-equipped with the tools learned to integrate mindfulness into your daily life. Mindfulness will increase your level of awareness of yourself and others in each and every moment. This increased awareness brings choice and ultimately more freedom.
Mindfulness can help you reduce stress levels at work or home, become more creative and open to new ideas, focus more, and feel a general improvement in your well-being. This weekend is suitable for beginners and anyone who seeks the following:
- Interested in discovering the health benefits of mindfulness in a non-judgemental environment
- Would like to feel less stressed
- Would like to improve relationships
- Needs time to slow down and rest
- Overstressed and in need of a new perspective
- Wants to explore mindful meditation and feel calmer
- Wants to deepen your personnel mindful practice
- Becomes more creative and open to new ideas
- Improvement in your well-being
What you will learn
- How to take care of your mental health
- How to deal with your constant inner chatter
- Mindfulness of thoughts
- Triangle of awareness thoughts - body - emotions
- Mindfulness of emotions
- Cultivating compassion
- How best to take care of yourself
- How to integrate mindfulness into your daily life
- Mindful eating
- Mindful walking in nature
- Mindful meditations
Sample daily schedule:
Day 1 - Friday
- 14:00 Arrival, time to settle in and relax or go for a walk along the clifftops
- 18:00 Opening meditation (if arriving later, this meditation will be done after dinner)
- 19:30 Dinner
- 21:00 Calming candlelit mindful meditation
Day 2 - Saturday
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 16:00 Mindfulness workshops (two 120-minute sessions) with breaks for lunch and refreshments (you will be spending time outdoors during these workshops, weather permitting)
- 19:00 Dinner
Day 3 - Sunday
- 08:30 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 15:00 Mindfulness workshops (two 120-minute sessions) including a walk in nature
- 15:30 Tea before heading home
Instructors
Angela Wilken
Angela is an accredited MBSR teacher. After seeing the benefits that mindfulness brought - being more productive and focused improved business, and personal relationships, less stress, improved well-being, and the ability to remain calm when dealing with stressful situations, Angela decided to step back from her beauty distribution business and train as a mindfulness teacher. She has since established a bed and breakfast and retreat center, where she now runs a variety of mindfulness programs.
Location
Muchalls, Scotland
The retreat will take place in Muchalls, Scotland, United Kingdom. Toadhall is set in a tranquil rural setting, a five-minute drive from Stonehaven and 10 minutes to Aberdeen in Scotland, UK.
Distances
- Stonehaven - 5-minute drive
- Aberdeen - 10 minutes
Food
Vegetarian meals
You will enjoy delicious vegetarian breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day with the plant-only-based option, as well as all refreshments, delicious homemade cakes, and healthy snacks included in the price.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
In your free time, you can go on lovely walks to private beaches.
What's included
- All mindfulness workshops led by Angela Wilken
- Course workbook
- MP3 meditations
- Complimentary pick up from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)
- Complimentary pick up / drop off Stonehaven Railway Station
- All refreshments, delicious homemade cakes, and healthy snacks
- Healthy vegetarian breakfasts, lunches, and evening meals
- 2 nights accommodation
What's not included
- Flights
- All travel expenses
How to get there
Recommended Airports
ABZ
Aberdeen Airport
21 km
Transfer included
GLA
Glasgow Airport
188 km
Transfer not provided
EDI
Edinburgh Airport
139 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Book your flight to arrive at one of the following airports:
- Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
- Glasgow Airport (GLA)
Please note that only transfers from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) are included in the package.
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
You can get a bus or tram into the city center where you will be able to get a train to Stonehaven. Mindfulness Balance will arrange for you to be picked up free of charge from Stonehaven railway station. The return train fare from Edinburgh to Stonehaven will cost approximately 50 GBP.
From Glasgow Airport (GLA)
You can get a train from the airport to Stonehaven which will cost approximately 69 to 85 GBP. This is not a direct train. Mindfulness Balance will arrange for you to be picked up from Stonehaven railway station free of charge.
Airport: Aberdeen Airport
Airport transfer included: Aberdeen Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 24% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 28 days before arrival.
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