Over the past five years, I have run various residential retreats with my great friend and co-creator, Miranda Bailey. We choose venues where we are immersed in nature to encourage both relaxation and our ability to connect with our own nature: it is this process that seems to facilitate healing. At Cae Mabon, in Snowdonia, we have run retreats for approximately 15 women. The venue is gorgeous - a true Shangri-La. We tend to hold a number of different sessions: exploratory group work, yoga and conscious, connected breathwork which is an extremely powerful means of releasing tension and trauma. Miranda is the chief chef and produces gorgeous vegetarian meals; I am sous-chef and keep the wood-fired hot tub going! This is a vital role to ensure that participants can soak in the heat and then either jump into the (very cold!) stream next to the tub or trot a few minutes down the path and hop in Lake Padern for a swim - either way, bliss!