Details:
Date: Friday 28th – Sunday 30th August
Retreat Leader: Lou Beaumont
Requirements: Everyone is welcome
Cost: Generosity Model – Donation only (by clicking the ‘Donate Here’ button below). Land of Joy provides: All meals, accommodation, workshops, materials and good firewood for soulful nights.
Format: Onsite only / Retreat begins: 7pm on the 28th August / Retreat ends: with lunch on 30th August
Recommended arrival: 3pm – 5pm on the 21st August to join for supper and get settled into the space
Accommodation: Land of Joy wishes for everyone who visits the centre to feel welcome, accepted, safe and secure. Our accommodation options are very limited, with mostly single-sex shared accommodation and a very limited number of single rooms. Single accommodation can therefore only be offered on a priority basis. Please read the relevant sections of the booking form carefully.
About the Retreat
Mindful Movement with Body & Breath is a gentle and nourishing retreat designed to reconnect you with your body’s natural rhythm and subtle energy.
Through the combined practices of pranayama (yogic breathwork) and qigong (mindful movement), we explore how breath and movement can harmonise the body, calm the mind, and support overall wellbeing. These ancient systems complement each other beautifully—breath guiding awareness inward, and movement allowing energy to flow freely.
Together, they create a grounded and accessible pathway into meditation, helping you feel more present, balanced, and at ease.
Themes We Will Explore
During this retreat, you will be guided through:
- Pranayama breathing practices to energise the body, regulate the nervous system, and cultivate inner calm
- Gentle qigong sequences to improve mobility, release tension, and support the flow of energy (chi) with meditation on chi energy.
- Awareness of subtle energy within and around the body
- Simple meditation practices rooted in breath and embodied presence
- Tools to quiet and steady the mind, supporting emotional and mental clarity
Each session is slow-paced and accessible, allowing space to move, breathe, and rest at your own rhythm.
Who is the Retreat For?
This retreat is open to everyone, whether you are completely new or already have experience with breathwork, yoga, or meditation.
It may be especially supportive if you:
- Are looking to slow down and reconnect with yourself
- Feel stressed, overwhelmed, or mentally busy
- Want to explore gentle, embodied practices for wellbeing
- Are curious about energy practices like qigong and pranayama
You simply need to feel comfortable with light movement (standing and sitting) — and of course, breathing.
Lou Beaumont
Lou Beaumont has taught yoga, pranayama (breathing exercises) & meditation – for many years & is a qualified Wheel of Yoga teacher. She has also practiced chi gong & tai chi extensively with a master in the Hun Yuan tradition. Lou has been a longtime Buddhist practitioner taking teachings from Buddhist masters & has studied for many years. She is committed to living and helping create a culture of loving kindness for ourselves and for our planet. You may already know her as a volunteer and teacher involved with Land of Joy from its first days as a retreat centre.
This weekend we will be doing some gentle sessions of pranayama & chi gong to energise & relax the body & mind where we can find a safe space without so many barriers setting a foundation on which to help us open our bodies and minds.