Our immersive Fire & Ice mini-retreat experiences:
Come and experience the profound benefits of holistic breathwork, yoga and hot and cold-water therapy for a complete reset and upgrade of mind, body & spirit, in this luxury countryside retreat. Bookings will open very soon. Our retreats sell out, so please join our waitlist for priority booking.
Skill Level:
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
A 3-HOUR WHOLE BODY RESET
Reset your body, mind & spirit
Energise and reset your system with evidence-based breathwork practices combined with our iconic fire and ice therapy, mindset training, yoga flows and bedtime yoga nidra.
Discover the transformative effects of the Bluestone Retreats Framework in a truly immersive, luxury countryside retreat setting and for yourself. This holistic breathwork practice incorporates the legendary Fire & Ice experience as well as movement, mindset & meditation.
EXPERIENCE THE BLUESTONE RETREATS FRAMEWORK
Harness your potential
Are you ready to break through your own barriers and liberate yourself from day-to-day stress, and limited and negative thought patterns? The Bluestone Retreat experience is set up to promote your own growth and self-development as well as building connection and community through the experiences including the fire pit and cold water ice bath.
The best bit, is that you'll go home feeling grounded, centred and energised with a renewed sense of what is possible for you and a tool kit of techniques to use in your daily life.
HOT & COLD WATER THERAPY
Release your inner Wim Hof
Release your inner Wim Hof as we use cold water therapy and heat therapy in our iconic 'Fire and Ice' process to upgrade the body's stress response. First we'll spend time in the Sauna. This dilates your blood vessels, causing you to cool down quicker when you then jump into ice-cold water.
We then use Breathwork to harness the power of the fire and ice after the ice immersion, after which you are free to re-enter the sauna. Each individual's cold exposure is timed by stopwatch and managed closely by Katherine, a qualified fire and ice instructor. Staying within the time limits will ensure you stay within the safe operating physical 'training zone' for your body.
What to expect
Led by certified Yoga Teacher and Breath Coach Katherine Howlett, you will learn a toolkit of scientifically proven breathwork techniques and ancient and modern research into heat & cold exposure to increase your overall health, vitality, sense of connection and life longevity.
Yoga Bodywork Styles:
Bhakti, Kundalini, Hatha, Vinyasa Flow, Yin, Yoga Nidra for Sleep Restoration
Breathwork
As the foundation to our practice, you'll learn to use your breath to upgrade your nervous system, brain chemistry, respiratory and cardiovascular health.
Yoga Asanas
Focussed yoga flows to connect your breath to your posture work to internalise awareness, warm up the body, strengthen, tone and detoxify.
Mindset practice
Upgrade your mindset through evidence-based breath and mindfulness practices designed to help you harness your true potential & thrive.
Sauna heat therapy
In our wood-fired barrel sauna, we will be using alternating heat and cold therapies to boost brain function, promote weight loss and optimise wellbeing.
Cold water therapy
Embrace your inner Wim Hof with ice baths and wild swimming to strengthen the parasympathetic & sympathetic nervous system, focus the mind. Increase endorphins and more.
Community
Make friends for life through our community focussed approach and support. Commune around the fire pit each night and enjoy meals together.
ALL INCLUSIVE CURATED HOLISTIC WELLNESS RETREAT
BREATHWORK, YOGA, MINDSET TRAINING, SAUNA HEAT & COLD WATER THERAPY, COMMUNITY
What's included in our 3-Day Retreats
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Two night's stay at our stunning farmhouse
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Introduction to Breathwork and Yoga Postures Workshop
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Daily early morning alchemy breathwork and yoga
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Daily breathwork to rejuvenate your midday energy
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Daily breathwork and yoga nidra for a soulful end of day and deep reset
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Conscious breathing including: Ujjayi, Box Breathing, Three-Part Breath
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Ancient Yogic Pranayamas including: Kapalabhati, Bhastrika, Nadi Shodhana
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Wim Hoff's Meditation and Breath Technique for Mindset Training
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Woodland wood-fired sauna, nestled amongst the trees
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Communal ice bath cold water immersion in our woodland glade
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Wild swimming in the stunning lake, nestled in the forest
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OM Chanting Circle for group healing
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Mantra Meditation workshop, using sacred beads and sound vibration
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Guided walks in beautiful countryside
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Fire Ceremony and Evening bonfires
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Seasonal, 'hyper-local' and wild foraged nourishing meals
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Daily healthy snacks, coffee and a range of yogi and fruit teas
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A transformed spirit, mind and body equipped with the knowledge and tools to continue your practice in the comfort of your own home.
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The Bluestone Retreat e-Book: A comprehensive instruction manual filled with techniques, instructions, and inspirational content to bring the retreat experience home with you.
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Lifetime membership of the Bluestone Retreat Community, with access to guided live stream weekly breathwork classes and pre-recorded content.
What's Not Included:
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Travel and transfers
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN NATURE at 42 ACRES REGENERATIVE ESTATE
Stunning countryside location
Our retreat takes place at our award winning Luxury Regenerative Estate,
42 Acres, set in the stunning Somerset countryside. This beautiful location, nestled in 173 acres of ancient woodland, lakes and meadows, is a wildlife sanctuary, offering a home to beavers, wild boar, pine martens, barn owls, otters, hares, kestrel and buzzards, just 20 minutes from Frome, Gillingham and Westbury. 42 Acres is a luxury wellness retreat dedicated to bringing you back to nature.
Immerse yourself in luxurious 42 Acres where every detail has been meticulously crafted to cocoon you in comfort and indulgence, including our 'Soil to Gut' hyper local, nourishing food with premium wild foraged ingredients. Surrender to the therapeutic embrace of nature as you experience green landscapes, wild swimming and unwind amidst the harmonious sounds of the forest.
There is a choice of luxury accommodation on offer, including private and shared rooms.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Katherine Howlett, Retreat host
Katherine is a qualified yoga instructor and breath coach as well as a qualified fire and ice instructor and the founder of Bluestone Retreats. She offers a holistic retreat approach through six foundational pillars: breath, yoga, mindset, fire, ice & community.
Her effervescent energy and passion is infectious and her light-hearted curiosity for the practice makes it accessible and fun for both beginners and seasoned practitioners alike.
Katherine prides herself on delivering retreats centred around transformation and connection. She encourages her students to explore connecting mind, body, and spirit; communion with nature and community.
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REGENERATIVE HYPER-LOCAL WILD FORGAGED FOOD
Delicious chef-prepared food
Our regenerative, hyper-local and simple food demonstrates a way of eating that continues the traditions of the past and supports our shared future. As we cultivate and restore the wellbeing of our planet Earth, we cultivate and restore the wellbeing within ourselves.
Our 'Soil to Gut' Menu
To grow and eat in a way that serves the health of people and the planet.
We journey well beyond the farm to table concept and delve deeper into our soils and our gut. We believe that the soils in which we grow food and our guts in which the food ends up, are one and the same.
Since the health and contents of the soil will inevitably end up in our bodies, we should treat them with the same care. Our locally sourced, home-grown and wild foraged ingredients reflect how we nourish the land and local environment. We keep our menus simple so that our incredible ingredients can take the stage.
