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Weekly Signature Retreats

Our Dreaming Signature Retreats

We warmly welcome you to our Dreaming Signature Retreats. These retreats are a gentle call back to true nature, within yourselves and with the magical and ancient lands, forests and waterfalls that surround us.

We hold our signature retreats weekly throughout the year on a Tuesday to Friday, or Friday to Monday. Curated as a nourishing antidote to the complexities and overstimulation of the modern world, our retreats beckon you to digitally detox, and lean in to a healing, most memorable few days.

Through mindful activities, deep connection to the land, and ancient practices, we aim to soothe and restore your nervous system, leaving you enriched by the enchanting landscapes, delicious food, and meaningful connections you’ll experience here.

We believe wellness should be accessible to everyone, so we offer flexible and affordable payment options. Our sliding scale pricing for our 3-night retreats begins at just £540, with the convenience of instalment plans through our booking system, or Paypal. From the day we opened our doors at The Dreaming, we have offered a Pay What You Can scheme, and we’re excited to soon introduce a Pay It Forward initiative, allowing us to extend our offerings to those who are in need of some time to retreat, but face financial challenges.

Whether you seek deep soul discovery, a peaceful nature retreat, or simply a place to rest, we invite you to join at your own pace. Read on to find out what awaits…

In Essence

  • Luxurious shared accommodation for 3 nights

  • Nourishing Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner prepared each day by our Chef Zac.

  • All refreshments included

  • Specialist retreat sessions and workshops led by carefully selected practitioners

  • Two natural plunge pools accessible for wild bathing

  • Free roam of the land, including 47 acres of ancient woodland to explore

  • Digital Detox and Cleanse

  • Nature Crafting Sessions

  • Retreat team led nature walks

Your Retreat Experience

One day at The Dreaming will never be the same as another as we weave a seasonal programme of offerings that change in alignment with the ecosystem that surrounds us in this rural and stunning heart of Mid Wales.

Throughout each day there will be a number of wellbeing offerings, ranging from the very grounded and practical to the deeply soulful and esoteric. You are invited to participate in as many or as few of these offerings as you wish.

Offerings could be yoga or qi-gong, sound healing ceremony, foraging, mythic storytelling, star-gazing, cold water immersion, singing at dawn, den building, sensory portal building, painting, dance, dreamwork, outdoor cinema, herbalism, woodwork, meditation, Qi Gong, silent disco, night time forest bathing, and many more.

As well as the crafted offerings there is always time to explore the land at your own pace. You may wish to take your sheepskin and herbal tea and sit amongst the soft mosses, or spend the afternoon relaxing at one of our natural plunge pools.

You may just wish to grab a book and make a nest in your room, or find yourself at night, out gazing at stars in the 2nd darkest sky in the UK. We want you to feel completely free to explore and engage however you wish.

“I embraced being solitary in nature and felt completely held by the land. I wondered through the forests and sang to the trees, cried, laughed, and came home to myself after what felt like a long time of feeling out of balance.”

- Zaffire, Retreat Guest 2023

Example Schedules

These schedules are purely an example of how are days are structured,
your retreat will differ from below.

Tuesday

3pm: Arrivals


4pm: Opening Circle


5pm: Connecting with the Land

6:30pm: Evening Feast 


8pm: Meditation

Wednesday

6:30am: Chanting at Dawn

7:30am: Breakfast 


9am: Morning Gathering


10am: Qi Gong

1pm: Lunch

3pm: Log Splitting & Cream Teas

6pm: Evening Feast 



8pm: Campfire/Movie Night

Thursday

7:30am: Breakfast


9am: Morning Gathering

10am: Harmony Weave

1pm: Lunch


3pm: Nature Crafting


6pm: Evening Feast 



8pm: Nocturnal Blessings
(Silent Disco on the land)

Friday

7:30am: Breakfast

9:15am: Closing Circle


10am: Depart

Friday

3pm: Arrivals


4pm: Opening Circle


5pm: Connecting with the Land

6:30pm: Evening Feast 


8pm: Night Time Forest Bathing

Saturday

6:30am: Celestial Blessings
(Silent Disco on the Land)

7:30am: Breakfast 


9am: Morning Gathering


10am: The Big Walk

1pm: Lunch

3pm: Mapping the Dream of your Body

6pm: Evening Feast 



8pm: Campfire/Movie Night

Sunday

7:30am: Breakfast


9am: Morning Gathering

10am: Shamanic Yoga

1pm: Lunch


3pm: Sound Journey


6pm: Evening Feast 



8pm: Journalling by Candlelight

Monday

7:30am: Breakfast

9:15am: Closing Circle


10am: Depart

ACCOMMODATION

Luxurious rooms with modern amenities awaits you, each designed by award winning designers to provide comfort and tranquility.

Each rooms interior reflect our passion for other cultures. Natural materials and tactile draping create den-like spaces, whilst original floorboards and textured walls give coherence and a cosseting feel to the seven rooms, each with its own distinct name and character.

The essence of connection thrives through our shared rooms. Our distinctive approach assigns beds individually rather than by room, encouraging meaningful interactions with fellow guests.

Embracing shared living is ingrained in The Dreaming’s values, creating an environment where bonds flourish.

  • For 2 Individuals Sharing

    Inspired by Luna herself, The Moon is designed to honour the lunar goddesses. Using handmade natural materials, it is a purifying and calming space, with soft flowing white fabrics. Luxurious beds with fabric privacy screens, a spacious seating area, and an ensuite with moon-shaped bath overlooking the Moon Garden.

    It is south facing, overlooking the Elemental garden, with a breathtaking view of the Nant Caethon Valley.

  • For 2 Individuals Sharing

    South-facing with a balcony, to take in the breathtaking views of the Elemental garden and the Nant Caethon Valley, The Mystic’s furnishings have been hand-sewn using a collection of decadent Indian saris, drawing attention to the changing tones throughout the day in its spacious seating area, and luxurious beds with fabric privacy screens.

    Perhaps the most magical of all, this warm room also has an ensuite with a golden tadelakt shower, surrounded by botanical plants.

  • For 2 individuals sharing

    The best place to experience the breaking of day, The Dawn is south facing with a balcony to enjoy the view of the Elemental garden and the Nant Caethon Valley.

    The handmade soft furnishings were created using natural dyes to reflect the colours of sunrise, bringing a brightness to the room. With luxurious beds and fabric privacy screens, a seating area, rustic pine furniture, and an altar to honour the solar deities, a stay in The Dawn is an energy restoring experience. Its bathroom is across the hall, and has a Moroccan-inspired tangerine tadelakt shower.

  • For 2 Individuals Sharing

    Inspired by the wonders of mycelium (the network of fungal threads that connects all the plants of the forest together) The Mushroom is designed and crafted using rustic natural materials to achieve an earthy, grounded feel, dark antique wooden furniture and warm neutral tones in its spacious seating area, and luxurious beds with fabric privacy screens.

    It is south facing, overlooking the Elemental garden, with a breathtaking view of the Nant Caethon Valley, and includes an ensuite bathroom, with a walk-in shower, and a bath with a view, surrounded by a selection of botanical plants.

  • For 3 Individuals Sharing

    A stay at The Wanderer is an immersive experience, with natural materials and artefacts from Africa, Peru and Mexico. This is the room for explorers, and has a spacious seating area, and luxurious beds with fabric privacy screens.

    The room is south facing, overlooking the Elemental garden, with a breathtaking view of the Nant Caethon Valley, and includes an ensuite bathroom, with a shower and bath, and a window seat to take in the view.

  • For 1 Individual or Couples

    Honouring the design and forest reverence in Japanese culture, Forest Spirits is north facing and overlooks the ancient woodland.

    With traditional Japanese tatami flooring, a spacious seating area, and a luxurious king-size bed, the room also has an ensuite bathroom with a black tadelakt shower and a porcelain lotus sink. Immersive Japanese experience for all of the senses, including the scent of traditional Japanese Tatami Mats.

  • For 2 Individuals Sharing

    North-facing to the deep forests, The Womb is a celebration of womanhood. With soft flowing fabrics, all handmade and dyed using natural ingredients, it has the nourishing, secure feeling of being swaddled. Luxurious beds with fabric privacy screens, a seating area, and a playful ensuite with a pink tadelakt shower.

The Location

Nestled in the heart of the Elan Valley, Wales. Our retreat offers a serene and rejuvenating environment, away from busy work life, whatever the weather.

Set within forty seven glorious acres of ancient land, The Dreaming is a rural wonder which offers true serenity and blissful tranquility. Once a 15th century Cistercian monastery, this fabulous property passed through Georgian and Victorian aristrocratic families to the designer Laura Ashley and her family in the 20th century.

Laura Ashley directed her multinational interior design company from Rhydoldog House and then, in 2020, our founder Charlotte Church, with the help of talented collaborators, reimagined, refurbished and reconfigured it.

“It gave me everything I needed to be able to slide back into daily life with more hope and a greater feeling of knowing myself.”

Georgina, April 2023