The Calm Before Christmas Mini (Re)Treat

Winter Solstice Mini Yoga Retreat

Join me for a cosy, mini yoga (re)treat to cultivate inner peace & calm before the busyness of Christmas begins.

 

When: Sunday 21 December, 2025 : 4.30-6.30pm

Where: Ashurst Village Hall, The Street, Ashurst, West Sussex, BN44 3AP (near Steyning)

Who?: For all yoga levels

Cost: Book By 7 December £25.00  /  After 7 December £30.00

 

The run-up to Christmas often brims with social plans and endless to-dos. This mini yoga retreat – open to all levels – is your invitation to pause, recharge & gift yourself some precious time before the busyness of Christmas begins.

Sunday 21 December is the Winter Solstice – the shortest day and longest night of the year. While the darker weeks leading up to it can feel bleak, the Solstice can be a moment of celebration, symbolising the turning point to the longer, lighter days of Spring.

Bask in the joy of doing less

Relax your body.  Let go of tension.  Feel grounded & calm.

Candlelit Yin Yoga

 

The Calm Before Christmas Highlights

 

Whether you’re wanting to de-stress, boost your wellbeing or just take a little time-out for you, I’ve got you covered!  As nature is resting at this time of year so should we. 

Join me to …

 

🎄 Immerse yourself in a calming atmosphere that invites your body to relax

🎄 Experience a breathwork practice that down regulates (calms) the nervous system

🎄Enjoy gentle, slow moving yoga asanas (postures) to release tension from your body

🎄 Delve into the restorative practice of Yin Yoga creating a sense of space & ease in the body

🎄 Then, lie back, get cosy under your blanket for a calming Yoga Nidra.  A guided meditation through your body taking you to a deeply relaxed state to help restore the body’s natural balance

🎄All accompanied with a carefully curated music playlist designed to calm body & mind

🎄 Slowly reawaken with a warming cup of Chai tea or Hot Chocolate before heading out into the night for home & a good nights sleep

If you’d like to know if this relaxing yoga session is suitable for your existing health conditions, please see here.

 

 

Photo Nicole Stone Yoga

 

Meet Your Teacher – Nicole Stone

Hi! I’ve been practicing & teaching yoga for over 20 years having discovered it whilst searching for something to relieve back pain.  I absolutely & truly believe in the power of yoga to help you enjoy greater flexibility, better mobility & strength in our bodies but also, to help cultivate a greater sense of peace and wellbeing. I live between Steyning, West Sussex and Spain where I run yoga retreats & weekly classes.  Discover more about me here  and, if you’ve any questions about this event, contact me here.

 

 

 

 BOOK YOUR SPOT here

Sunday 21 December, 2025 – 4.30-6.30pm – Ashurst Village Hall, The Street, Ashurst, West Sussex BN44 3AP

Please see retreat participation waiver here before completing your booking

 

     

    PLEASE PAY HERE

    Book BY 7 December £25.00 – PAY HERE

    Book AFTER 7 December £30.00 – PAY HERE

    We’ll confirm when your payment has landed safely & will contact you by email in the 3 days prior to the event to confirm everything you’ll need to know.

    FAQs

    What if you have to cancel your place after payment? 

    Let me know asap if you’re unable to attend the event after you’ve paid as I might have someone on a waitlist. Or, you are welcome to gift your place to someone else – I will need their name.  If I – or you – are unable to fill your cancelled place, I am sorry, but no refund will be given as costs will have been incurred on your behalf.  

    What should you bring?

    This is an indoor event but I suggest you wear warm comfortable layers that you can easily move in and bring a pair of warm socks for the final relaxation.  Please bring a yoga mat or similar, a blanket and a firm pillow – or cushion – and, if you have, some yoga blocks to prop yourself up in some of the yoga postures these would be good too.

    If you’ve never practiced yoga before

    This event is suitable for all yoga levels – including absolute beginners. As long as you can get up & down from the floor with ease you should be OK.  If you have any chronic health or mobility issues I recommend you speak to your medical practitioner to confirm if yoga is suitable for you.

    How can you contact the organiser of this event?

    The organiser & yoga teacher is me – Nicole Stone, a fully qualified yoga instructor with over 20 years yoga teaching experience and founder of Yoga Breaks in Spain a retreat company offering yoga inspired retreats in Spain & the UK.  Feel free to contact me with your questions via WhatsApp : 0034 620 147 089 or email