BACK INTO ALIGNMENT RETREAT

Loch Lomond, Scotland

Date: 17-18 May, 2025

A retreat specially designed to provide a restorative space for Helping professionals who frequently work under pressure supporting others.   

You may have been feeling drained or stressed, or you may have been at risk of burnout. Or perhaps you are coping well and just appreciate taking some time to slow down, restore your energy, and look after yourself.

We will be situated in a very special location amidst the peaceful Gaelic Scottish lands, where you can restore your emotional energy on a slow-paced day surrounded by nature, enjoying stunning views of Loch Lomond.

This retreat is for you if you are a Helping professional or volunteer working in Healthcare, Mental Health, Social care, Education, a Charity, or a Community project. You may be a nurse, a mental health professional, an occupational therapist, a social worker, a healthcare assistant, a vet, disability advisor, a victim support worker, a teacher, or another helping role.

• struggling with work-life balance: This may manifest as overworking and difficulties in maintaining boundaries between work and personal life, and perhaps constantly worrying and thinking about work.

• having limited time and space for self-care: Often finding yourself constantly on the go and in survival mode, prioritising tasks for others over your own wellbeing, and weeks passing by without a moment for nurturing or relaxation.

• working under pressure: frequently facing back-to-back appointments or tasks, coupled with never ending to-do lists and unrealistic work expectations. You may face stressful or challenging work scenarios that also contribute to this pressure.

• feeling drained: experiencing tiredness, fatigue, exhaustion, and mental fog after work shifts, leaving you with little energy for activities outside of work.

If you work in a Helping role, you may have experienced challenges such as:

I am excited to create this nurturing space for you, where you can end the weekend feeling at ease, calm, lighter, and clearer about your mission.
This special opportunity is for you if :

• You wish to be more grounded at work and in daily life.

• You would like to engage in somatic healing practices and workshops to increase resilience.

• You are open to discussion and personal growth activities.

• You would like to cultivate a sense of self-love.

It will be a weekend of bliss, enjoying guided meditations, somatic body movement, well-being, personal growth activities, and the opportunity to connect with like-minded practitioners in an idyllic location.

• 1-night stay in a Private Master bedroom *.

• 3 Healthy and fresh homemade meals.

• Jacuzzi and stunning views of Loch Lomond.

• Powerful practices to help you tap into your mission as a helping professional, support your healing while supporting your community, and prevent or recover from Burnout.

  Fee: £ 397

  Early bird: £ 357,3 (Until the end of Feb 2025).

  Bookings:

  Secure your place with a £111 Deposit. The remaining balance will be paid by the 15 th April 2025 to complete your booking.

  Activities:

• Guided Meditations and Visualisations to help you tap into your mission as a helping professional.

• Burnout recovery/prevention workshops.

• Embodied movement (yoga), Somatic practices, and Guided Relaxation to support your healing and emotional regulation.

• Opening and Closing circle and space for sharing.

• Time to enjoy nature, journaling, and reflection.

  Location:

  Gartochan area, Loch Lomond.

  *Closest train station: Balloch. Closest airport: Glasgow Int.

  Not included:

  Transfers

  It will be an intimate retreat and very limited spaces are available.

* The possibility of sharing a room with a close friend for an extra fee can be discussed.

'Isabel fuses her wealth of knowledge of the healthcare sector and the struggles professionals face, with a gorgeous fusion of mindfulness and compassion. Her unique approach has given me better tools!'

'The stresses staff are under in the healthcare sector are tremendous. The kind of approach Isabel offers is what is lacking across the board. I can see Isabel and others like her inspiring a loving army of people infusing the system with mindfulness, compassion, and clarity on how to make change.'

'Isabel made me feel like I was Alice in Wonderland .

We were served delicious food. I appreciated the balance between collective work (exercise, meditation), and a space for solitude.'

I felt called to create this retreat because I would have liked to have been held in spaces like this when I needed it many years ago, and I believe it is very needed in helping professions.

Helping professionals play a crucial role in the world. I am passionate about holding space for warm-hearted people, for helpers, and givers, and sharing what I have learned over the years.

This retreat is an opportunity to give yourself time to refresh, and for you to go back into alignment.

I look forward to welcoming you on this retreat,

Isabel, Mindful Space of Healing

Somatic Psychotherapist, Mindfulness and Embodied Movement teacher.