Winter Solstice Retreat
Schedule
Thu, 18 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 03:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Leela | Shaftesbury, EN
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Winter Solstice RetreatSlow down, Reconnect, and Honour the Turning of the Season Together
with Louise, Fiona & Friends
A Retreat for Rest, Reflection, and Reconnection
As the year draws to a close, you’re invited to gather in the warmth of the yurt, a sanctuary of firelight, softness, and soul, for a nourishing winter retreat of rest, creativity, and connection.
This is a time to exhale, to pause between the years, and to let the quiet wisdom of winter bring you home to yourself.
Together we’ll slow down, reconnect with nature, move our bodies, and awaken our inner spark, surrounded by the beauty of the land and the warmth of community.
What to expect:
Yurt Life
Cosy up in the flow of the fire, surrounded by soft blankets, candlelight, and community, a cocoon for rest, reflection, and gentle joy.
Creative Expression & Playful Connection
From gentle dance and movement to spontaneous creative play, rediscover the joy of self-expression and authentic connection.
Mindfulness & Presence Practices
Drop deeply into stillness through guided mindfulness and presence based practices that anchor you in the body and attune you to the subtle rhythms of the season.
Nervous System Regulation
Learn gentle, body-based ways to calm and co-regulate, allowing your system to unwind and return to its natural rhythm. Through breath, movement, and gentle nourishing platonic touch, we’ll explore how being safely held, and learning to hold others, supports the body to soften, release tension, and return to a state of grounded peace.
Cacao & Ceremony
Open your heart in a shared cacao ceremony, a space to connect, listen deeply, and invite in the magic of manifestation as we dream the new year into being.
Fireside Ritual & Togetherness
Gather around the sacred fire with Vic, our Fire Keeper, for a ritual to honour the Solstice — calling in the light, letting go of the old, and connecting to the timeless dance of transformation.
The Sauna Experience
Be bathed in nourishment with our wood-fired sauna ritual, complete with body scrubs, veniks (birch or oak leaf bundles), and optional cold plunges.
Let heat, scent, and touch restore your circulation, open your senses, and melt you into deep relaxation.
Sensory Experience: Eating in the Dark
A sensory mindful experience, sharing a meal in darkness to heighten presence, gratitude, and the joy of simple nourishment.
Nourishing Food
Enjoy wholesome, seasonal meals prepared with love, featuring produce from the Leela Gardens and our local organic farm, Goldhills.
Find out more:
https://osholeela.uk/event/winter-solstice-retreat/
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Where is it happening?
Leela, Gillingham, Dorset, Shaftesbury, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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