Breathwork transforms health and wellbeing in myriad of ways. You'll learn how to use your breath to upgrade your nervous system, brain chemistry, respiratory and cardiovascular health. You'll have a tool kit of techniques to use in your daily life after returning from retreat, and you will always be a valued member of the Blue Stone Retreat community. You'll have access to the LIVE daily breathwork sessions after returning from the retreat, plus other events, to enable you to keep progressing with your practice and keep in touch with people you meet on retreat. 

There's nothing like getting in the ice to feel alive! Its incredible how much energy and focus you  get after being in the cold water. It really takes away stress and tension from the mind and body. People who talk about the experience do so in an excited tone of voice, like followers of a new religion.  You'll feel incredible afterwards!. Its like pressing the reset button: if I you survive one minutes in the cold, you can handle anything! Providing an adrenalin shock to the system, ice baths strengthen the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, reduce stress hormone cortisol, increase endorphins, stimulate weigh-loss and improved brain function and memory. Plus, crucially, supporting each other and achieving this right of passage as a group, creates a strong sense of community on retreat, and new friends for life.

We will be using the 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. Breathwork to harness the power of the fire and ice will follow ice immersion, after which you are free to re-enter the sauna.   Each individual's cold exposure is timed by stop watch 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.

We are fortunate to have an on-site woodfired barrel sauna for the retreat. We will be using alternating heat and cold therapies to boost brain function, promote weight loss and optimise wellbeing

Our yoga flows will be focused on connecting your breath to your posture work to internalise awareness, warm up the body,  strengthen, tone and detoxify. This all creates the optimum environment for the following standalone breath work sessions. There will be opportunities for strength work and relaxation in the posture work. The yoga room is a purpose-built beautiful space heated with a woodburning stove. It has clean white walls, a spacious ceiling, full length bi-folding doors opening out to nature and a smooth and warm natural wooden floor. Toilets and showers are outside the yoga studio and have underfloor heating.  All yoga mats, cushions and blankets will be provided for you to ensure you have everything you need to get the most juice out of your posture work ready to reap the benefits of your breathwork. Sessions are led by Katherine, an advanced yoga teacher and breathwork coach. 

Human have been connecting around a fire since primordial times, and now scientists have discovered tangible health benefits to gazing at a warm hearth. Not only do fires significantly lower blood pressure but they also promote pro-social behaviours. Certified in Fire Ceremonies, instructor Katherine will honour all who are present, holding a space for you to let things go and ask for what you need.  The firepit also provides a welcoming and inclusive focus for relaxing or socialising with your fellow retreat participants each evening 

A rare gem, Gambledown Farm is immersed within nature with excellent transport links to London, Winchester and Southampton.  Situated within fields, the only sound is birdsong and the rustling of leaves. 

For those arriving by public transport, life shares and pickups can be arranged.