Mindful Sunday Escape
8th March 2026
Let us take care of you for a few hours, in the stunning surroundings of Ness gardens. Just turn up and switch off the world.
Everything is provided at this beautiful location:
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Blankets, cushions & mats
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Refreshments & light lunch
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5 hours of relaxation and reflection (10am - 3.30pm)
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Guided mindfulness practices
- Entry to Ness gardens
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Gifts - You won't want to leave but when you do, take your experience home with access to our popular sleep guide Sleepy Nights and the calming aroma of our sandalwood, candle Mindful Moments.
£99.00
Enter offer code SPECIAL10 to book your place for £79. Applies to the first 4 bookings ONLY.
Book NowWomen are brilliant at looking after everyone else but when it comes to their own space, they often need a little nudge. For the past 4 years, we've been doing a little nudging by creating the perfect calming escapes in beautiful surroundings. This retreat is being hosted at the stunning Ness gardens.
Described by our customers as a spa for the mind, body and soul, this is an opportunity for you to switch off and get back to nature. With access to Ness gardens included, you'll leave feeling rested, relaxed and maybe a little energised for the year ahead.
What our customers are saying..
Lou Poyser
"The whole day was just incredible it exceeded all my expectations. The welcome, location, food, content, pace and overall experience was just incredible. Julie’s pace led the group along seamlessly and the tasks were perfect. The mindfulness sessions were embedded into the day for maximum effect and I left with a just had a massage feeling of chillness and contentment. Looking forward to the next retreat so much. Started my Easter holidays off perfectly. Thank you Julie.🙏"
Jacqui Woods
"Thoroughly enjoyed my mindful day retreat with Julie.
To take time out for me alongside like minded people and discover I'm not alone with my experiences was reassuring.
Julie's guided meditations left me feeling refreshed and renewed.
If you need an introduction to mindfulness then seek out Julie whose experienced, empathetic, connected and caring nature will support you into your mindfulness journey."
Laura Seymour
"I had the pleasure of attending one of these incredible retreats. I was delighted to meet some beautiful like-minded souls. The practises throughout the day were truly lovely and I came away feeling so relaxed and refreshed. Great food, amazing teacher and I look forward to many more. Laura, Editor Wirral Well Being Magazine."
"A little bit of space in our busy worlds."
What to expect
Getting here
Ahead of the day, you'll receive a reminder email complete with directions.
Meeting up
Arrive by 10am, kick off your shoes and get to know the other women over refreshments, overlooking the gorgeous Ness gardens.
There's no rush and as we lightly ease ourselves into the day, I'll talk through what to expect and explain the difference between mindfulness and meditation.
Guided Mindfulness
When everyone has settled in, we'll move into our first practice. Relax on our thick meditation mats under a lovely blanket and just allow yourself to be guided by the soothing voice of your host.
We'll look at how our busy minds take away our peace and you'll be guided through a simple practice that illustrates just how you can settle your mind and emotions.
If you've ever been intrigued by the constant flow of information on self care and gratitude, you may be fascinated to learn that scientists have researched the power of kindness and self talk. Learn about the recent discoveries before experiencing your own guided kindness practice.
Before we depart, we'll reflect on the day and follow a guided visualisation to set our intentions for the year ahead.
Refreshments
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Garden Access
The retreat price includes access to the beautiful gardens, and we'll set an hour aside, so you can explore this magical space for yourself.
Gifts
You won't want to leave but when you do return to the outside world, we've created two gifts to help you take a little bit of your day with you. Our exclusive, sandalwood Mindful Moments candle handmade by the Liverpool Candle Company is yours to take away. You'll also receive access to our calming sleep guide, "Sleepy Nights", recorded by your host and accessible anytime from your mobile or tablet.
The perfect essentials to create a little bit of "you" time at home.
What's Included
The experience is limited to 7 people and runs from 10am to 2pm including optional time in the gardens.
The Space, the food and the gifts
A beautiful dedicated area - make yourself at home. Includes:
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blankets and cushions but feel free to bring anything you need
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Refreshments
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A light lunch
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Guided practices to soothe the mind and body.
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Mindfulness exploration of key themes such as busy minds, scattered thoughts, emotional balance, kindness and self care.
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A guided visualisation to set your intentions for the year
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Access to Ness gardens
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Sleepy Nights, for guided sleep
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Mindful Moments calming, aromatic, handmade sandalwood candle
What We'll explore:
- What mindfulness is and how it differs from meditation
- How to really listen to the emotional signals in the body
- How kindness creates happiness hormones and helps us to restore balance
You'll leave fully refreshed with a sense of how you can bring more stillness and emotional balance into your day even through the toughest of times.
In mindfulness we have a saying that "in just turning up for yourself, you are doing something in your own greatest interest".
*Limited to 12 places. Offer price of £79 for the first 4 bookings. *
"Your own time and space to explore"
There's no better teacher than nature. When we pause to take a look, it offers us great beauty throughout the seasons. I found this beautiful picture of the snowdrops, courtesy of trip advisor.
Whether you want to get to know another member of the group, or you just want some alone time, the retreat price includes access to the gardens.
There'll be an hour to explore before or after lunch, and as we aim to finish between 3 and 3.30, you can head off to the gardens again before you leave.
More Details
Why mindfulness?
Mindfulness has been a feature of Eastern culture for thousands of years. We are all born with the capacity to be mindful but somewhere along the way our busy minds take over.
Mindfulness is a gentle way of approaching our experience which unfolds uniquely for each of us. It allows us to start where we are, and go at our own pace simply working with the edges.
Join the Community
Once you're signed up to Just Breathe you are part of a conscious community. We are dedicated to using a percentage of our profits to provide education and mindfulness support to communities that don't have access.
Typical benefits
- Learning to take time out can have an immediate impact on our well being and sleep patterns.
- We can learn to balance our emotions and experience more happiness in our lives.
- Getting less caught up in stress impacts our immune system, our well being and can even influence our sleep patterns.
- You are guided in a safe and supported environment that encourages compassion around all experiences. This brings benefits to ourselves and those we interact with.
- Mindfulness practice can rewire the connections between the threat system and the executive function giving us greater control over our reactions.
The Experience
- Allow from 10 - 3.30 for the full experience
- You will learn the basics of mindfulness, the importance of tuning into our body and the science of emotional balance and kindness.
- There will be a guided body scan practice and a guided compassion practice.
- The experience includes an opportunity to talk through your experience and enjoy light refreshments with like minded people.
- Practices are usually done lying down, contact us if you have any special requirements.
Meet your guide
When I was sitting at my desk in 2017, wondering if I was destined to just "make do" with a career I didn't like, I could never have imagined how much mindfulness was about to change my life. In fact at that point, I hadn't even heard of it. Yet, many years on, it's helped me to work with stress, deal with narcissism and to live each day in colour.
My retreat days are designed to bring that experience to you. A sense of inner and outer calm that isn't always available in the hustle and bustle of life.
For those of you who want to go a little deeper, I also run courses, offer an app of my practices and as of 2025, I'm the best selling author of The Emotional Hustle. This is the book that proves that life can change for anyone, whether they're expecting it or not!
Qualifications
Julie is the author of the best selling book The Emotional Hustle. Julie has a masters degree in mindfulness from Aberdeen University and qualified to teach with the British Mindfulness Association. Here specialisms are emotional resilience, energy and interrupting the patterns of stress. Julie also has diplomas in life coaching, NLP and a masters in I.T.
