A Wellbeing Retreat for Caregivers on International Forest Bathing Day
Do you give tirelessly to others, but find it difficult to prioritise restorative time for yourself? This Forest Bathing Day Retreat is designed specifically for you.
Imagine a day immersed in the loving embrace of nature, nestled in the heart of private woodland near Salisbury, Wiltshire, where you can’t hear traffic – just nature’s symphony!
This day is open to professional and personal caregivers, from nurses and GPs, teachers to parents, care workers and those caring for elderly loved ones to escape to a nurturing refuge for a day filled with evidence-based activities designed the help you replenish your spirit.
Activities on offer to you at the Forest Bathing Day Retreat
This retreat offers more than just a break – it offers a memorable experience designed to leave you feeling grounded, rejuvenated, and empowered to continue your caring journey. Your day will be filled with the following activities.
Deep Relaxation Techniques
Let go of tension and find deep peace with practices like Forest Bathing and EcoNIDRA.
Renewal and Reflection
Discover calming techniques and strategies for problem-solving and setting boundaries.
Mindful Nature Connection
Discover the healing power of the outdoors and develop a deeper appreciation for the natural world.
Mindfulness and Clarity
Gain a new perspective on your story and leave with a clear path towards more balance, wellbeing, and mindfulness.
Personal Growth Activities
Explore your story, set intentions for the future, and find a path towards greater balance and well-being.
Supportive
Community
Connect with other caregivers in a safe and understanding space.
Nourishing Food
Savour a fully catered delicious and healthy vegan spread.
Leave this retreat feeling equipped with:
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A renewed sense of calm and clarity
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Practical tools for stress management and self-care
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A deeper understanding of yourself and your needs
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A clear path towards more balance and fulfilment in your caring role
Meet your retreat hosts
Jo Hacking
Retreat organiser. Founder & Director of About Wellbeing Ltd
Dr Jo Hacking is a certified Transformational Coach and runs her own coaching and wellbeing training business “About Wellbeing Ltd”. She also works as a Mental Health and Wellbeing advocate, retreat organiser, and an Education and Wellbeing Support worker for the WIltshire Wildlife Trust.
Jo has a medical background of over 25 years as a doctor, with 10 years as an NHS Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. She experienced a burnout and mental illness journey some years ago and learnt the power of accepting help, honest self-awareness and compassionate self-care. Her lived experiences – with the benefits of going through psychotherapy (provided through Practitionner Health) and coaching – inform her current work, but it is the importance of Nature – and the human experience of being a part of nature – which provides the dominant theme underpinning Jo’s value set.
She is an advocate of creating cultural change and increasing opportunities to support the benefits of nature connection for wellbeing. This has now become a full time occupation, such that she finally stepped away from clinical medicine in 2023.
She lives in Wiltshire with her husband, three children and various other animals.
Sonya Dibbin
Nature Therapy Trainer & Guide
Adore Your Outdoors
Following the birth of her son, Sonya regularly went for slow countryside walks and realised she felt better than she had in years, despite the ‘New Mum’ struggles.
Fuelled by her ignited curiosity, a couple of years later she pulled on her big girl pants 🩲 and swapped the corporate hustle for an 18-month journey of transformation, retraining as a guide in Forest Therapy, EcoNIDRA, and Mindfulness.
She has since introduced hundreds of like-hearted folk to the magic of Nature Connection and fondly refers to herself and the community she’s built as Nature Nerds.
The details
What’s included
- Delicious vegan lunch
- All wellbeing activities
- Small group (max 12 guests)
- CPD certificate
Dates & times
Spring 2025 – Date to be announed
10.30-16.30
Your investment
£145 all inclusive
About Wellbeing Retreats are suitable for CPD purposes
Retreats offer an immersive learning opportunity and safe environment for participants to:
- explore and address their individual well-being needs
- learn skills and strategies to apply in their onward personal and professional journey.
Each retreat will be delivered to a small group with a tailored range of coaching, workshops and wellbeing activities.
This retreat can be considered a business expense (for personal development) and a CPD certificate will be provided by About Wellbeing Ltd.
This CPD provision does not detract from the experience being a retreat in the traditional sense of the word!
Here’s what some of our attendees have to say about our Wellbeing Retreats
“A sanctuary of self care, allowing much needed me time, to truly consider what is important, whilst enjoying beautiful food, surroundings and activities. The perfect balance of “me” time and “us” time with a group of understanding peers.”
“An unexpected thing for me was definitely around creativity, which wasn’t something I was aware was missing from my life but felt like a really valuable thing to rediscover. I also really enjoyed learning more about birds and wildflowers..“
“This retreat carves out and protects a space for you to meaningfully review where you’re at and provides many suggestions on how you can move forward to where you want to be… thank you.”
