3 Day Women's Private Healing Sanctuary Retreat in Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Women's Relaxing Therapy Meditation Retreat in UK
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For those looking for somewhere to connect with higher energies, Song of the River Women's Retreat Sanctuary is the perfect place to unwind, a true hidden gem. They are situated along the River Clywedog Nature Trail, a truly beautiful setting on the outskirts of Wrexham. Whilst they are a women's retreat, couples are most welcome for some shared time and relaxation sessions. There are many walks all around, a beautiful woodland setting. Do bring walking boots and some autumn / winter showerproof clothing for October to March.
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Highlights
- Daily meditation sessions
- 1 discovery consultation on arrival
- Crystal harp sound, Egyptian healing, and pyramid healing available
- Free time for getting in touch with nature
- Possibility of going on beautiful walks
- 2 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
Accommodation
Facilities
- Garden
- Free Wi-Fi
By meditating there at Song of the River, you will have the most amazing and memorable experience. You will be accommodated in a stunning four-bedroom bungalow in its own grounds. The Golden Room is next to a stunning tiled bathroom and large shower.
If only one person is booking, they automatically close the extra spare bedroom (Green Room). However, if you are coming with a friend / relative and thus booking for two people, they Song of the River Retreat Sanctuary open the Green Room, and you can both share the bathroom. Complementary Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
The retreat is open to single solo travellers or a maximum of two people who will come together.
Program
When you arrive at 10.00 a.m. you will be met and greeted with refreshments and a discovery consultation.
There will be sessions for you in the morning and lunch at 1 p.m. At 2 p.m., there will be sessions again, depending on your needs. You may wish to have some quiet time or get in touch with nature with some beautiful walks. Evening meal will be at 7.00 p.m., and after, you will have the evening for whatever you feel comfortable with - maybe talks, discussions, and relaxation.
Breakfast will be at 9 a.m. The second day will be the same schedule as the day before, apart from different sessions, if you so wish.
Meditation
Meditations are known to reduce stress, control anxiety, and promote emotional health. Many people enhance their self-awareness with meditation practices, and you will find that with specific energy tools, which you will use, you will probably feel heightened, bringing you into an amazing space and allowing peace and harmony to engulf your very being.
Meditation can also help with age-related memory loss, generate kindness, lengthen attention span, and enhance positive feelings towards yourself and others. It is known to also help with addictions and dependencies by increasing your self-control.
When you look into the many more benefits of meditation, it can improve sleep and also help control pain by reducing strain on the heart and decreasing your blood pressure.
Crystal harp sound therapy
Quartz is a noble, natural material that possesses an immense vibratory capacity. Eight crystal tubes of the crystal harp are tuned precisely on the C major key scale (432Hz) for perfect sound. The crystal harp produces powerful, resonant sounds which are multi-directional and multidimensional.
You can play the crystal harp flat on a table, upright on its stand, or hold it with one hand. The crystal harp can also be used in its acoustic quality as a musical instrument for therapy and meditation. The two instruments complement crystal sound instruments in a perfect way and intensify their sound, a wonderful therapy for the 21st century.
Barbara provides the crystal harp sound therapy for those in need, so relax, sit back, close your eyes, and experience inner peace, love, and harmony.
Egyptian healing rod therapy
For 3,000 years, statues of the Pharaohs depicted healing rods by holding them in their hands. High priests and pharaohs were the only ones allowed to touch and use what you now know as healing devices.
When the dynasties ended, the knowledge, the purpose, and use of the rods were known only to a few secret mystical societies who kept their existence hidden, until a European Russian scientist rediscovered them in a museum about 45 years ago. He was allowed to copy them in strict accordance with the original specifications.
By holding the Egyptian healing rods for approximately 15 to 20 minutes - the copper rod in your right hand (sun energy) and the zinc rod in your left hand (moon energy) - they may help with reducing stress and fatigue, improve vitality, balance the meridians, deepen meditation, and expand physical abilities.
Rods Quartz, Rods Kont, Rods Crystal, Rods Star, Rods Connectivity, Rods Consciousness, as well as the latest new rods, the Amber Rods, are all available for sessions there at Song of the River Sanctuary, a wonderful complement to any other therapies and meditation practices.
Pyramid healing session
The pyramidal shape acts as a beacon, a transceiver for energy. The geometric structure amplifies the energy, creating a vortex within the pyramid. This is where the energy will be utilised and directed.
The structure and materials of pyramids can be made of many types of materials: for example, cardboard, copper, and stone, and can have a different number of sides: for example, three, four, and six.
Using good energy conductors, such as copper, seems to help the energy flow. The pyramids do not need to have a solid structure. This design is based on an octahedron, which is made up of two four-sided pyramids, one inverted and placed beneath the other. The top section relates to the male aspects and the bottom section to the female aspects.
When someone enters the pyramid, it constantly tries to keep its own energy field in balance and in doing so, can sometimes help to balance and release blockages in their subtle energy fields (auras and chakras).
Instructors
Barbara Allen
Barbara qualified as a beauty and holistic therapist 20 years ago and has since that time had a great following for the Ancient Egyptians, their culture, their wonderful buildings and statues. She soon got involved with designing her treatment rooms with an Egyptian theme. Egyptian energy healing was something else she had researched and had a calling to look into some healing tools which she has been using for some years now. These wonderful sacred energy tools can help people overcome so many issues like stress, fatigue, insomnia, and also advancing their spiritual path.
Location
The retreat will take place in Wrexham, Wales, UK, at Song of the River Women's Retreat Sanctuary. The retreat is based in a beautiful private and secluded countryside setting on the River Clywedog nature trail. A quiet tranquil place which offers stunning views and country walks. The place is cosy and warm in winter and cool and airy in the summer.
Food
All the food is cooked fresh and Barbara and Nick cater for special dietary needs if required. Water, soft drinks, and hot drinks are supported.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Soda
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Pescatarian
- Whole food
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
Bulgarian rose
Bulgarian rose oil, or Rose Otto, is the essential oil extracted from the petals of one of the rarest flowers in the world, the Bulgarian Rose Damascena, which is only cultivated and harvested in the Rose Valley of Kazanlak (also known as the “Bulgarian Rose Valley”) each year between May and June. Due to its amazing properties, multiple applications in skin care, medicine, aromatherapy, and fine perfumery, pure genuine Bulgarian Rose Otto is considered as one of the most precious essential oils in the world.
Royal rose facial
- Step 1 - Exfoliation to clean and smooth: sloughing away dead skin cells
- Step 2 - Balance and moisturize whilst hydrating the skin with Rose Oil facial serum
- Step 3 - A scalp, neck, and facial massage to enhance the deeply relaxing experience
Duration: 45 minutes
Hot stone massage - Thermal hot stones and jade stones (Ancient Stone therapy)
Thermal basalt volcanic hot stones used in massage may ease away stress and tension, aches, and pains, helping to promote a deeply relaxing experience. Basalt stones are believed to be therapeutic and have wonderful healing energy. They are commonly used in massage therapy for relaxation and healing benefits.
Specifically, basalt stones are used for hot stone massage because of the magnetic iron, which holds heat. Basalt stones are present during volcanic eruptions and most are found mainly in coastal areas. Moreover, they contain a certain proportion of oxygen and silica as a combined element. When used in therapeutic massage, they are shaped especially for their smoothness and healing properties.
The benefits of basalt thermal stones are:
- Revive and relieve body muscles
They do revive and relieve the body muscles and tissues, and are perfect for relaxation of body and mind. When you are stressed and tensed because of your daily cares in life, the heat from the basalt stones will help your muscles relax. When your muscles are relaxed, the thermal stones can penetrate deeper to help you release your tension. The pressure applied can rejuvenate tight muscles. Besides, the heat from the basalt stones has a calming effect on body muscles.
- Improve blood and lymph circulation
Basalt stones are the natural carriers of magnetic iron and are able to hold heat for a certain period of time. For these reasons, when it is placed on certain parts of the body, it is believed to improve blood and lymph circulation. The heat and the pressure from massage promote healthy circulation of blood and lymph. The flourishing circulation can release you from fatigue and stress.
- Relieve pain
The hot basalt stones associated with the pressure of massage will relieve your pain from arthritis, stiff joints, and others. The penetrating heat can provide greater relief and a calming effect on the body. When suffering from body pain, a hot stone massage from basalt stones will re-energise your body.
Jade stones
Known to the Chinese as the stone of heaven, jade has always been a prized gemstone in many parts of the world. It has been used by the African Egyptians and Mayans as a massage and meditation tool for over 7,000 years.
Jade is considered the health, wealth, and longevity stone. It has the composition of iron, magnesium, and calcium. It is also the only massage stone that can hold both heat and cold equally well.
Jade stone benefits are:
- Promotes relaxation and vitality while releasing toxins and inflammation
- Fewer stones with alternating temperatures for deeper results
- Mental and spiritual benefits
- Relaxation of the mind is achieved from the intense nature of the massage with the help of penetrating heat from the basalt stone
When the mind is relaxed, mental stress and tension have no room in your thinking - no thoughts of deadline, cares of life, and anxiety. The heated stones that are positioned in the pressure points of the body, together with the pressure of the massage, are capable of putting your mind at ease. When the mind is calm and relaxed, you can achieve what they call the deep meditative state.
Shungite wand therapy
Shungite is a black, lustrous, non-crystalline mineraloid consisting of more than 98 weight percent of carbon. It was first described from a deposit near Shunga village in Karelia, Russia, from where it gets its name. Shungite has been reported to contain trace amounts of fullerenes.
Shungite has been used as a folk medical treatment since the early 18th century. Peter the Great set up Russia’s first spa in Karelia to make use of the water-purifying properties of Shungite, which he had himself experienced. He also instigated its use in providing purified water for the Russian army.
The anti-bacterial properties of Shungite have also been confirmed by modern testing.
Shungite has been used since the middle of the 18th century as a pigment for paint and is currently sold under the names carbon black or Shungite natural black.
Shungite has the ability to clean water from almost all organic compounds (including pesticides), metals, bacteria, and harmful microorganisms. Water from Lake Onega in Russia can be used for drinking without any prior cleaning. It is the result of thousands of years of interaction with Shungite.
What's included
- Daily meditation sessions
- All treatments and sessions included (after the discovery consultation)
- 2 nights accommodation
- All meals
What's not included
- Flights
- Airport transfers
- Personal expenses
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Manchester Airport
63 km
Transfer not provided
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
35 km
Transfer not provided
Driving directions from Wrexham
- The retreat area is approximately 3 miles outside Wrexham.
- Take the A525 off the A483 (Junction 4) Wrexham Road. Head towards Coedpoeth.
- After 1.2 miles take a left into Rhoseberse Road (signposted Nant Mill). Do not go up into the village as you may get lost, and then 0.8 mile 2nd left past Nant Mill into Hoel Penyfelin (their lane).
- Follow the single track down, until parallel with the white footbridge over the small river. With the Ford to your left, go straight ahead into the private drive, up to the first house Can-Yr-Afon.
- Park on the left by the garage. You have arrived at your destination.
Driving directions from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL)
- Head out of the airport towards M56 motorway signposted Chester/Wrexham.
- At Junction 15 (M56) keep left. Follow signs for M53 Chester/Wrexham.
- Continue onto A55 (N.Wales) exit Junction 38 turning left at slip road onto A483 Wrexham.
- Follow A483 for 11 miles exiting at Junction 4.
- At lights - Take a right turn onto the A525 signposted Ruthin/Coedpoeth.
- After 1 mile take left turn into Rhoseberse Road.
- Follow road round RH bend (keep right) follow road over small brow.
- Then slight left into Heol Penyfelin (their little Lane).
- Come down to the white footbridge, then forward onto the private drive.
- You will see Song of the River (first bungalow) 120 meters ahead.
- Park by green garage door (you have arrived at your destination).
Driving directions from Manchester Airport (MAN)
- Head out of the airport and look for M56 Chester/Warrington.
- At Junction 15 (M56) keep left. Follow signs for M53 Chester/Wrexham.
- Continue onto A55 (N.Wales) exit Junction 38 turning left at slip road onto A483 Wrexham.
- Follow A483 for 11 miles exiting at Junction 4.
- At lights - Take a right turn onto the A525 signposted Ruthin/Coedpoeth.
- After 1 mile take left turn into Rhoseberse Road.
- Follow road round RH bend (keep right) follow road over small brow.
- Then slight left into Heol Penyfelin (their little Lane).
- Come down to the white footbridge, then forward onto the private drive.
- You will see Song of the River (first bungalow) 120 meters ahead.
- Park by green garage door (you have arrived at your destination).
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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