Day Retreat: Yoga, Sound & Journal Making

Slow down, create your own journal, and reconnect with yourself and the landscape.

Step away from the pace of everyday life and spend a day reconnecting — with yourself, with others, and with the landscape around you.

This gentle, nourishing day retreat weaves together movement, sound and creativity to support deep rest and reflection.

About the Facilitator

Amanda Drago is a movement practitioner and teacher whose work brings together dance, yoga and sound. Trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, she has many years of experience working across both community and professional settings.

Her yoga teaching focuses on creating a calm, supportive space where people can move, rest and reconnect in their own way.

Amanda is also an accredited Crystal and Himalayan Bowl Practitioner through the College of Sound Healing. She uses a combination of crystal bowls, Himalayan bowls, chimes and other instruments to create gentle sound experiences that support relaxation and rest.

Alongside this, Amanda has a background in design, including a Diploma in Professional Soft Furnishings and Curtain Making from the National Design Academy, which informs the simple, creative approach to the journal-making session.

What to expect

We begin with a slow, grounding yoga practice. You’ll then be guided through a simple bookbinding session, creating your own simple handmade journal — something to carry your thoughts, reflections and creativity. After lunch, we take time outdoors for a gentle nature journaling session. Through simple prompts, you’ll be invited to notice the details of the landscape — no artistic experience needed. The day closes with a deeply immersive Crystal & Himalayan Bowl Sound Bath, allowing the body and mind to fully relax and integrate.

Timetable

10:00 – Arrival & welcome. Settle in, arrive gently and enjoy a warm drink

10:15 – Morning yoga. A gentle, accessible practice to awaken the body and ground the mind

11:15 – Pause & refresh

11:30 – Bookbinding. Learn simple techniques to create your own handmade journal

12:30 – Lunch. A nourishing, home-prepared meal with time to rest and connect

13:30 – Nature journaling. A relaxed, guided outdoor session to explore creativity and reflection through drawing and writing

14:30 – Rest & reset (15 mins)

14:30 – Sound bath. A deeply restful experience using crystal and Himalayan bowls to support relaxation

15:45 – Closing circle & tea. Time to reflect, share (if you wish) and gently close the day

16:00 – Home

What to bring:

• Please wear warm, comfortable layers that you can move in for yoga. If you have your own yoga mat, feel free to bring it — a small number will also be available.

• All materials for creating your journal will be provided. You may wish to bring your favourite pen or pencil for journaling.

• For our time outdoors, please bring suitable footwear and a coat.

• For the sound bath, we will provide mats, blankets, pillows and eye masks. You may wish to bring extra layers or a favourite blanket to help you feel as cosy as possible.

• A home-made lunch, cakes and a selection of hot and cold drinks will be provided throughout the day.

The Small Print:

Fees

A booking fee applies per ticket when booking online through our ticketing platform; booking fees may vary when booking third party events.

Refund

If you are no longer able to attend, tickets are non refundable or transferable to another day. You are welcome to sell or transfer your ticket to a friend to attend the same event on the same date and time.

If an event must be postponed, rescheduled or cancelled, tickets purchased for the event will be valid for any new date, and the ticket buyer is entitled to a full refund if they are unable to attend the new date.

Receiving your tickets

We do not print physical tickets, instead we email you a copy of your tickets. You can show us your tickets on a mobile device or simply give us the name of the lead booker when you arrive.