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A Taste of the Retreat: Nourishing Vegan Recipes from Our Latest Escape

There’s something quite magical about gathering around a table after a morning of slow, mindful movement. Your body feels open, your breath feels deeper, and somehow: everything tastes better. At our latest retreat, the kitchen became just as much a sanctuary as the yoga mat. As a Leiths trained chef, I pour so much love…

Why a New Forest Yoga Retreat Will Change the Way You Recharge

You know that feeling when you finally exhale, really exhale, and your shoulders drop away from your ears? When the noise in your head quietens, and you remember what it feels like to simply be? That’s what happens when you step into the New Forest for a yoga retreat. Not a quick fix. Not a…

Pasta Salad with Roasted Garlic & Chili Olives in Harissa-Yogurt Dressing

There’s something quietly magical about the meal that follows a yoga practice. Your body feels open, your mind a little clearer, and your appetite, well, it tends to speak up with rather insistent enthusiasm. This is when food becomes more than sustenance. It becomes a continuation of the care you’ve just shown yourself on the…

Transform Your Year: 4-Part Yoga Series in Milford on Sea

This 4-part series is designed to move students through the process of letting go of the previous year and building strong, clear intentions for the year ahead. Each 3-hour session will follow the same structure: Flow Yoga (dynamic movement), Yin Yoga (deep stretching/release), Sound Bath, followed by Snacks & Tea. Start Date: Monday, January 12th…

Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide for Wellness Retreats

Finally some ideas to help you cross off some of your christmas list! Novamilesko Christmas Gift Guide: The Gift of Wellness Give the ultimate gift this holiday season: an experience that refreshes the body, calms the mind, and lasts long after the tinsel is packed away. Treat a loved one—or yourself—to one of our exclusive…

Cucumber & Pepper Salad with Fennel-Yogurt Dressing

Here’s a refreshing cucumber and pepper salad with a zesty fennel and yogurt dressing that’s perfect for a light meal or a vibrant side dish! This salad is all about crisp textures and bright, fresh flavors. The cool cucumber and sweet peppers are perfectly complemented by the creamy, aromatic fennel and yogurt dressing. Yields: 2-4…

Now and Again.

We have to keep coming back to where we are. I recently ran a retreat, where I had started from an extremely low place and which is the worst place to try to be inspiring from. So the theme for the retreat was rest and restore, when I knew it needed to be “Hope” as…

Making Your Intensions Work For You

“Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.” -Yehuda Berg Four Agreements…

Rest is the best

A yin practice for the Metal element The meaning of letting go changed deeply for me when I read Jack Kornfield’s explanation of the phrase. According to this dear teacher the phrase should feel more like “let be” than “let go”. It is because, when we say let go, we may be saying it with…