Permission to Pause: A Calming Retreat Day for Deep Self-Connection

As the tranquil beauty of autumn descends and the seasons slow down, give yourself permission to pause. Enjoy this spacious, restorative gift to your soul and remember how rest feels deep within. Engage in nourishing, thoughtfully chosen practices like conscious breathwork, uplifting creativity and emotional healing, in a supportive container with other kind souls. From a fully qualified facilitator in breathwork and somatic release (also a trainee counsellor). 🌼🐦

"When you accept yourself just as you are, then you can change" - Carl Rogers, founder of humanistic psychology

“We are the ones we've been waiting for.” – Alice Walker

How often do you allow yourself to prioritise you? Listen to your inner calling and take this opportunity to be guided in coming into stillness and feeling joy. Make space for more contentment, while safely meeting whatever arises along the way. Allow your nervous system to settle and soften and rediscover your spark, away from the chaos of everyday life. In a beautiful grade II listed building, inside award-winning gardens.

Perhaps you'd like to reconnect with what lights you up inside and brings you a sense of passion or purpose. Maybe you need a safe space to let go of what you no longer need, and be held in processing long-held emotions. In this supportive container, you can release mental clutter and be fully present to wants to be felt within you. No expectations to be anything other than your most authentic self, showing up just as you are.

Find deep self-acceptance, inner compassion and new inspiration by tuning out all the noise. Be supported to meet emotional wounds, unmet needs and stuckness in the body. From a trauma-informed, internationally-trained space holder who continues to do the inner work herself, bringing her own experiences of navigating ADHD, past anxiety disorders and loss.

Be with yourself in all your humanness, taking a softer approach to finding your inner potential, loving yourself more and living life intentionally.

Group activities will include:

🧘 Conscious connected breathwork

A powerful, therapeutic practice to help you get better at feeling (it's not about 'feeling better' through emotional bypassing, but lovingly meeting what may have been suppressed), release stress and anxiety, and access your rest and repair state

✍ Guided journalling to access your subconscious mind

Unravel repetitive thoughts and let go of overthinking, to get clear on your inner wisdom, limiting patterns and deeper desires

🎨 Creative play through a relaxed art activity, for the pure joy and fun (no skill needed)

Creative expression has been shown to reduce stress, improve mental health and help us access our thoughts and emotions. Reconnect with your inner child and free imagination

🫀Heart-based inquiry and soulful somatic practices

Find what your heart truly desires and what your soul needs most. Nurture your mind-body-soul connection, get clarity on your deeper emotions and where they live in your body

🌳 Mindful nature walk

Be led in a group as you silently connect with the natural world. Invite deep presence to how your body feels as you move intentionally and observe beauty, noticing your senses come alive.

“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” – Carl Jung

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” – Lao Tzu

Read more about The Loud Quiet on the official website.Feedback has included:

“OMG it was amazing! Definitely needed this. I’ll be back”

“It was wonderful to find a place of safety within my body and to connect deeply with parts of me that have held pain in the past - THANK YOU”

“Freedom to play...joy in my heart…feeling of aliveness in the body...thank you”

“Enjoyed the whole experience, it was amazing and would recommend to everyone! It was lovely doing art / journalling / meditation. The combo is ace!”

"Just wanted to say thank you for such a brilliant session today... You’re amazing! I’ve been off work with a back injury and your classes have been pivotal to feeling positive during recovery!! I recommend you to everyoneeee I know!!

"I arrived at the session totally overwhelmed and anxious and feel amazing now! Loved it, and making that time for myself. Thank you!”

“Becky was fantastic. She made me feel at ease right from the start and guided me through. I feel so relaxed, thank you"

“Love how nurturing and welcoming Becky was, guiding us all the way through the session, making me feel comfortable and safe.”

About me:

I am fully accredited as a facilitator of breathwork and integrative somatic release. I carried out training in the UK, Mexico, Spain and Canada, holding space for and supporting participants from around the world. I now love bringing this work to local communities, creating reassuring, uplifting and relaxing spaces for healing and expansion. I'm also committed to continuously deepening my training, and expanding my own personal growth, in the field of somatic healing 💛

Personally, I have found breathwork incredibly powerful for managing ADHD symptoms, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and some difficult life events. It has been pivotal in my emotional wellbeing and physical health, and is now an essential practice for looking after my mind and body. 💆🏻‍♀️

As well as Manchester breathwork classes, I also offer 1:1 somatic therapy sessions.

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