Health and Fitness with Holly

31/08/2026

🍂 THE WIND DOWN RETREAT — EARLY BIRD NOW OPEN 🍂

When was the last time you gave yourself a whole day to simply slow down?

Before the busyness of Christmas begins, I’m inviting you to step away from the noise, put yourself first and spend a beautiful day reconnecting with yourself. 🤎

✨ The Wind Down Retreat is a full day dedicated to rest, reflection and renewal, held at the beautiful Cider Mill Barns in the Warwickshire countryside.

Throughout the day, you'll experience:

🧘‍♀️ Grounding yoga & mindful movement
🌬️ Breathwork & nervous system regulation
📖 Reflective wellbeing workshops
🔥 Letting go & a guided fire ceremony
🌙 Restorative Yin Yoga
🎶 Deeply relaxing sound bath
🥗 Delicious seasonal lunch & refreshments
🎁 Luxury gift bag & retreat workbook
🤍 Time to breathe, reflect and simply be

This isn't about achieving more.

It's about creating space to pause, reset and come back to yourself.

🌟 EARLY BIRD OFFER 🌟

For a limited time, you can book your place for £145 instead of £160 — saving £15.

Use code:

WINTERBIRD

when booking here: https://forms.gle/uux1hsxYBtSqjWah9

⏰ Early bird offer ends 15th September 2026.

And with just 14 spaces available, this is a deliberately small and intimate retreat.

If you've been thinking "I really need something like this"...

This is your sign. 🍂

📅 Sunday 15th November 2026
📍 Cider Mill Barns, CV37 8GF
🕘 9:00am – 5:30pm
🎟️ Early Bird: £145 with code WINTERBIRD

Book your place now and give yourself something to look forward to this autumn. 🤎

12/08/2026

The Wind Down Retreat Timetable

Sunday 15th November 2026 | Cider Mill Barns, CV37 8GF

As autumn draws to a close and winter approaches, nature reminds us to slow down, reflect and restore. Yet many of us continue to push through the busiest time of the year, leaving little space to rest and reconnect with ourselves.

The Wind Down Retreat has been thoughtfully designed to help you step away from the demands of everyday life and enjoy a full day dedicated entirely to your wellbeing.

Throughout the day you'll experience a carefully curated programme that blends movement, mindfulness, education and deep relaxation.

🥗 Seasonal nourishing lunch
☕ Unlimited teas, coffees & refreshments
🎁 Luxury gift bag

This retreat is suitable for all abilities—no previous yoga or meditation experience is required. Every practice can be adapted to suit your individual needs.

You'll leave with practical tools to support your wellbeing, a calmer nervous system, renewed clarity and a greater sense of balance as you move into the winter season.

Venue
📍 Cider Mill Barns, CV37 8GF
Date
📅 Sunday 15th November 2026

Spaces
Only 9 places are left to ensure a personal and high-quality experience!

Standard Investment: £160
Early Bird Discount: £145 available until 15/9/26
USE CODE: WINTERBIRD

21/07/2026

🚨Don’t forget!🚨
Every Wednesday in the garden 6pm
Every other Saturday in the garden 9am

Book in your AF app or speak to the team!

See you there 🙏🧘‍♂️

20/07/2026

19/07/2026

We have a few spaces left for Tuesday 21st July 6pm!

Book your spot here:

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18/07/2026

🍃 Testimonial Time 🍃

Don’t take my word for it… take theirs 👀

Feedback like this is exactly why I love creating these retreat days.

My aim has always been to provide a calm, welcoming space where you can step away from the busyness of everyday life, connect with others, and leave with simple, practical tools to support your wellbeing long after the day has ended.

I’m so grateful to everyone who joined my previous retreats and took the time to share their experience. Your support truly means the world.

If you’ve been thinking about taking some time for yourself, my Wind Down Retreat this November has been designed with that same intention—to help you slow down, breathe deeply, and head into the winter months feeling calmer, more grounded, and restored.

I can’t wait to welcome another wonderful group of people. 💚

17/07/2026

Your sign to slow down 💜

I was contemplating whether to post this or not but I think it might be useful for alot of people.

Yesterday - I struggled to wake up, get out of bed, motivate myself to do anything. I had brain fog. Felt tired and lazy. It felt like a waste of the day.

But upon reflection I did get out of bed, I may have been in and out but the point is I did get up!
I went out and picked blackberries from the garden to use in my meal planning.
I read some chapters of my book (in bed and outside). Reading is something I do to relax and something I enjoy.
I managed to do some budgeting and organising my next few weeks.
At 7pm I managed to motivate myself to get up and just meet my minimum target of 10,000 steps. Luckily I live close to the greenway and it’s a beautiful walk, the sunsetting helped motivate me too as it’s cooler and I love a sunset.

So all day I had felt rubbish and been putting myself down for being lazy and unproductive and wasting my day off. But actually I hadn’t been any of those things.
I’d been recovering, relaxing and getting ready for my working week ahead.

We focus so much on achieving, meeting out next goal, pushing harder and harder and taking very little time to recover from all the effort we are putting in.

So if anyone needed it - this is your sign to slow down. Just for 1 day 💜

14/07/2026

Feeling tired...

But somehow unable to switch off?

You're not alone.

Many of us move through life permanently in "go mode."

Always thinking.

Always planning.

Always doing.

This Wind Down Retreat has been designed as an opportunity to step away from the noise and reconnect with what your mind and body actually need.

No pressure.

No expectations.

Just space to breathe.

🍂 Nervous system support

🍂 Deep rest

🍂 Reflection

🍂 Yin yoga

🍂 Sound healing

🍂 Time for yourself

Because rest isn't something you earn.

It's something you need.

📅 15/11/26 9am -5pm

📍 Cider Mill Barns, CV37 8GF

Limited spaces available

Standard Investment: £160
Early Bird Discount £145 use Code: WINTERBIRD
Tickets here: https://forms.gle/GAtnCccTQFSM8PPz6

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07/07/2026

At the start of this year, I made the decision to step away from my wellbeing business.

It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was the right one.

For six months, I gave myself permission to slow down. I stopped putting pressure on myself to constantly create, achieve and be “on” all the time. Instead, I focused on getting out and about, reconnecting with myself, and practising the same habits that I encourage others to embrace every day.

That time reminded me that wellbeing isn’t about always moving forward. Sometimes it’s about pausing. Taking a breath. Re-evaluating where you are, refocusing on what truly matters, and allowing yourself the space to reset.

We often feel guilty for taking a step back, but I’ve learnt that rest isn’t a setback—it’s part of the journey. Looking after yourself isn’t something you earn once you’ve done everything else; it has to come first.

After six months of slowing down and going back to basics, I finally feel ready again. Ready to share, to guide, and to help others prioritise their own wellbeing.

I’m so excited to be launching two brand-new day retreats:

🍂 The Wind Down Retreat – 15th November 2026
🌸 The Spring Renewal Retreat – Spring 2027

These retreats have been created with intention—to give you the opportunity to pause, switch off from the demands of everyday life, reconnect with yourself, and leave feeling calmer, lighter and re-energised.

If there’s one thing I hope you take from my journey, it’s this:

✨ It’s okay to pause.
✨ It’s okay to reset.
✨ It’s okay to take time for yourself.
✨ You don’t have to be productive every day to be moving forward.

Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is simply slow down.

I can’t wait to welcome you to one of these retreats and be part of your wellbeing journey. 💛