Peaceful holiday for single lady, 28

I had an email recently from someone in Zakynthos offering their premises to run retreats etc. However, they do have their own therapists and look as though they run their own breaks.

I don't know how much they cost, I just have a guideline for running retreats but it might be worth contacting them to see:

:)Oh I so want to go there,its absolutely fabulous.this would be my perfect holiday 🙂

:)Oh I so want to go there,its absolutely fabulous.this would be my perfect holiday 🙂

It was just an unsolicited email I received but it's one of the few I actually read and then saved it.

I haven't got time to organise anything there this year but I am tempted to organise a retreat there next year, partly just so that I can go! I love the Greek Islands anyway so any excuse to go there!

Bannick,sounds wonderful,I have never been to Greece,I might email just to get an idea of the prices 🙂

Hi Ms Moomin

Sounds like a lovely holiday you are planning 🙂
have you thought about Ibiza or Algarve or Cyprus? as you're booking in June you might be able to get a deal before the high season kicks off in July.
Theres a website called theretreatcompany.com , might have some ideas for you?

Let us know where you end up going?
Heidi

Hi there

Finding it difficult to decide? I want total relaxation as well as lots of massage therapies and treatments, maybe some yoga and pilates as well.

Preferably coastal and not in the middle of nowhere.

Finding something for around £500 is really difficult!

Has the £500 got to include travel/accommodation? If so, I think you may need to rethink the budget or stick to a weekend retreat. Have you investigated Malta? My father and his wife went to a spa there last year and loved it - she enjoyed the yoga and various therapies and he read his book in total peace beside the pool!!

Hi there.

I have found a potential yoga holiday in Andalucia, Spain but it is £575. Sounds good lots of yoga and walks.

What I really want is to heal myself. I am trying to get over a very painful break up and I am very depressed. I also can't relax. I am totally burntout.

Any advice would be welcome. Maybe I need to post on the other topics!

Hi Ms_Moomin

I did find a link for yoga holidays on a shoestring although I thought they still seemed a bit expensive. I guess everyones shoestring is a different length 🙂 There are some affordable ones in the UK, depends if you have your heart set on going abroad.

There is also another link in Mallorca but I think you may have to share a room. There are other retreat holidays on this site that might be worth a look. I am not sure if the price included flights.

[DLMURL] http://www.spa-in-spain.com/package/mallorca-1-week-yoga-more-with-claudia-hubberten/ [/DLMURL]

Good luck with your search hope you soon find something

Lorraine x

Finding it difficult to decide? I want total relaxation as well as lots of massage therapies and treatments, maybe some yoga and pilates as well.

Preferably coastal and not in the middle of nowhere.

Finding something for around £500 is really difficult!

Does it have to be OS? What about yoga/health retreats here in Scotland or Devon?

Or there are also the Buddhist retreats, as well. Might they do the trick? There are several good ones in the UK.

Or what about doing a Vipassana? I went on their 10-day retreat many years ago. It's hard work (up at 5am, meditate for 11 hours) - but you feel that you have really achieved something. You can't do the shorter retreats unless you've done the 10-dayer. But that may well have changed. Worth contacting them to check, it you think it might be of interest.

Ava x

Hi there.

I have found a potential yoga holiday in Andalucia, Spain but it is £575. Sounds good lots of yoga and walks.

What I really want is to heal myself. I am trying to get over a very painful break up and I am very depressed. I also can't relax. I am totally burntout.

Any advice would be welcome. Maybe I need to post on the other topics!

Hi miss m
Am sorry to here of your dificulties, you know often the hardest step isthe first acknowledgment that there is a problem 🙂 Infomation is power but its sooo important to get hold ofthe right information from reputable web sites. The royal collage of psychiatists have a great selection of leaftlets and self help material also the moodgym is excellant and something you can work through in your own time.Look at everything, diet we know emotional eating is often at the heart of weight problems (either way fat or thin yet another reason to feel down,ugly undersiving etc)try to eat as healthy diet as you can. Exercise,... yoga... whatever appeals to you is proven to be as good as anti depressents tho even these are helpful sometimes:) Counselling/cbt can often be accessed though your gp. let your family/friends help and support you, so often we feel we have to be the strong ones and end up rejecting the very people who would help us the most. Try whatever therapy appeals to you the most reiki reflexology aromatherapy are all worth trying and finally ...if your very best friend was suffering as you are what would you say to her???? how would you treat her??? be your own best friend 🙂 be very kind to yourslef and forgiving (eft can really help with this part) to coin a phrase YOU ARE WORTH IT!!! (sorry if i'm lecturing i dont mean to) gentle hugs (0)(0)
love light and blessings Pollyp

Hi miss m
Am sorry to here of your dificulties, you know often the hardest step isthe first acknowledgment that there is a problem 🙂 Infomation is power but its sooo important to get hold ofthe right information from reputable web sites. The royal collage of psychiatists have a great selection of leaftlets and self help material also the moodgym is excellant and something you can work through in your own time.Look at everything, diet we know emotional eating is often at the heart of weight problems (either way fat or thin yet another reason to feel down,ugly undersiving etc)try to eat as healthy diet as you can. Exercise,... yoga... whatever appeals to you is proven to be as good as anti depressents tho even these are helpful sometimes:) Counselling/cbt can often be accessed though your gp. let your family/friends help and support you, so often we feel we have to be the strong ones and end up rejecting the very people who would help us the most. Try whatever therapy appeals to you the most reiki reflexology aromatherapy are all worth trying and finally ...if your very best friend was suffering as you are what would you say to her???? how would you treat her??? be your own best friend 🙂 be very kind to yourslef and forgiving (eft can really help with this part) to coin a phrase YOU ARE WORTH IT!!! (sorry if i'm lecturing i dont mean to) gentle hugs (0)(0)
love light and blessings Pollyp

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Hi miss m
Am sorry to here of your dificulties, you know often the hardest step isthe first acknowledgment that there is a problem 🙂 Infomation is power but its sooo important to get hold ofthe right information from reputable web sites. The royal collage of psychiatists have a great selection of leaftlets and self help material also the moodgym is excellant and something you can work through in your own time.Look at everything, diet we know emotional eating is often at the heart of weight problems (either way fat or thin yet another reason to feel down,ugly undersiving etc)try to eat as healthy diet as you can. Exercise,... yoga... whatever appeals to you is proven to be as good as anti depressents tho even these are helpful sometimes:) Counselling/cbt can often be accessed though your gp. let your family/friends help and support you, so often we feel we have to be the strong ones and end up rejecting the very people who would help us the most. Try whatever therapy appeals to you the most reiki reflexology aromatherapy are all worth trying and finally ...if your very best friend was suffering as you are what would you say to her???? how would you treat her??? be your own best friend 🙂 be very kind to yourslef and forgiving (eft can really help with this part) to coin a phrase YOU ARE WORTH IT!!! (sorry if i'm lecturing i dont mean to) gentle hugs (0)(0)
love light and blessings Pollyp

Thank you for all of these suggestions, I will look into them as I am really trying to help myself. I have read a lot of self help books, not all of them are good but some have helped. I am going to see a GP tonight although not sure I would like to take antidepressants - I am reluctant to take any drugs as I always get side effects. I am hurting a lot as I cannot get over someone. I also feel unhappy with my career but I am trying to figure out my next move.
This weekend I am going to put some time aside to look into the various holiday options and book 🙂

Thanks all I will post back to let you know what I decided!

I am going to see a GP tonight although not sure I would like to take antidepressants - I am reluctant to take any drugs as I always get side effects.

Please be aware that antidepressants take around 4 weeks to work - and yes, most people get side-effects of some sort. May I suggest that you try a self-nurturing approach to yourself, instead? Clearly you intuitively feel that having a nice holiday is right for you... so you are in that headspace already. Rather than take medication you may wish to buy for yourself some really nice really healthy foods that you like - which will make you feel good (fresh salmon, asparagus, lovely organic wholemeal bread, nice dried apricots, a nice wholefood breakfast cereal... whatever)? Look in your diary and arrange times to see your closest friends. Check out the cinema times and find a film you want to see. Plan a really lovely walk with someone in a local green space. Buy a very good multivitamin, aromatherapy handcream, fresh flowers. I get the feeling that you need love and support and nice things... rather than medication.

Please have faith in yourself, and trust that things will feel better. Good luck finding a nice cheap holiday. Let us know what you decide.

Ava x

Holiday idea

Hi Ms Moomin

As it's a few weeks since you posted your thread, I'm hoping you are some way towards feeling a little better.

In case you hadn't yet found a holiday, I thought you may be interested to know of a yoga holiday that I am teaching in Spain in July. The dates are 10-17 July 2010 and the cost is £450 for a single room (no single supplement payable, excluding flights and transfers). The purpose built retreat centre is in the mountains near Malaga and takes only 10 people, so it is sure to be peaceful and relaxing. I will be teaching two classes a day. For full details please see my website .

I myself have been through hard times and know how awful it feels to be at one's lowest. The advice given to you already by others about surrounding yourself with friends and accepting their help and nurturing, is good advice indeed. And of course taking some time out by having a relaxing holiday is a great idea. Above all else, be kind to yourself.

I trust that you will find your way back to happiness, but it just takes time.

Best wishes to you x

Update

Hi all,

Thank you for your support. I have booked a week at a holistic retreat for 495 Euros - it is not yoga specific but seemed like a nice place for me to go and relax. It is a villa run by a British couple in Lanzarote.

Anyone heard of this break?

It is B&B so I will have to go out to eat for lunch and dinner and that is going to cost me! 🙁 They are also charging 30 Euros per yoga class and 70 for massage and/counselling so it may be more than I wanted to pay, but I was feeling particularly down yesterday so just went ahead and booked it.

I have been very unhappy in my job and it drains me of all energy, and I am still carrying baggage around from other problems. I don't know what to tell my employer, as I don't want to get sacked. I also need to earn money to do the things I want to do: i.e. travel and maybe work abroad. I feel trapped and like my life has not been going anywhere. But at least I am trying to help myself.
I wanted to save my money but I am going to try a holistic break, because I am so very burntout.
Some days it is so bad I can't move, like today I couldn't get out of bed and called in sick.

There were spa breaks in the UK but seemed more geared towards day visits or overnight, and I wanted a longer break.

Wish me luck!

Hi Miss m
glad you have finally managed to get somewhere it sounds fab and just what you need to get away and have a lovley time pamering and looking after yourself. Perhaps then when you get back you will feel more able to take a bit of contol over you situation at home. perhaps make a few plans a few things to work towards ie new job, letting go of the negative relationship that has been holding you back. I have a great feeling about this M and defo think you are going to have a real turn around for you. Have a wonderful wonderful holiday and come back relaxed refreshed and rareing to go :)x (0):D

holistic retreat

Hi Miss M

Not sure if you have been or are going on your holistic holiday, hope you have a fab time. Because of the costs for the sessions perhaps an idea would be to take a class in Yoga to learn some moves and then perhaps you can practice them on the beach, in a park (I can't advise anything on yoga as its not somethig I am able to do), you could search the internet as I am sure there would be a lot of info about yoga and perhaps some members on this forum can point you in the right direction or give advice (you might need to put your question in a different forum within hp)

I think some priors offer retreat weekend breaks, I do not know which area you are in, but in Kent there is Aylesford Priory

I visited there years ago, not for a retreat but I was in the area, its a very peaceful place.