June Solstice Celebration Retreat
A Three-Day Luxury Retreat for Body, Heart, and Soul
19th – 21st June 2026, Biddenden, Kent
Breathe ∙ Dance ∙ Play ∙ Reset
For centuries, the Summer Solstice has been honoured as a powerful turning point, a time to pause, reflect, and acknowledge what is growing in our lives as the year’s light reaches its peak.
In many shamanic traditions, this moment is used for reflection, gratitude, and realignment with nature’s cycles. Gathering in ritual and community has long been a way to mark personal and collective transitions.
In today’s busy world, this pause is often missing. Instead of slowing down, we move faster. The Solstice invites us to do the opposite, to breathe, reconnect with what matters, and reset our direction.
This retreat brings breathwork, movement, ritual, and community together as a modern expression of these ancient practices, supporting you to step into the second half of 2026 with greater clarity, steadiness, and purpose.
What’s Included…
Breathwork Sessions
Multiple guided sessions to help you release built-up stress, regulate your nervous system, and reconnect with your body.
Each session is trauma-informed, grounded, and adapted to meet you where you are.
Morning Solstice Ritual
On the morning of the solstice, we gather before sunrise for a shamanic drumming and fire ceremony. Together, we welcome the rising sun in the open fields of the Kent countryside, setting intentions, offering them to the fire, and spending time in quiet reflection. This shared ritual marks the turning point of the year in community, connection with nature, and the element of fire.
Qigong & Gentle Movement
Slow, simple morning practices to calm the mind, support circulation, and restore balance after deeper work. These gentle sessions help you wake up, reconnect with your body, and begin each day feeling steady and present.
Sound Bath
A guided session using gong and crystal bowls, held outdoors when weather permits, to support deep relaxation, realignment, and integration.
Many participants experience this as one of the most restorative parts of the retreat.
Ecstatic Dance
A safe, facilitated space to move freely without choreography or expectation.
This is a chance to let go, enjoy your body in motion, release tension, lift your mood, and reconnect with your natural energy, without any pressure to perform.
Nourishing Group Space
A respectful, grounded group environment where you can feel safe to be yourself.
You are always free to share and join in as much or as little as feels right.
The Venue – A Space to Rest and Reconnect
Whitfield House is a beautifully restored listed building set within the quiet fields of Kent. This luxury retreat space offers stunning grounds, a boating lake, an outdoor heated pool, and an infrared sauna.
There is generous time built into the weekend for rest, journaling, reflection, and quiet moments in nature, giving you the space to properly pause and realign.
Extra Services
Optional sessions will be available to book over the weekend with our in-house therapists, including Massage, Myofascial Energetic Release (MER), and Spinal Energetic Alignment.
** These can be arranged and paid for separately, offering additional support if you would like to deepen your experience.
Food
All meals will be prepared by our in-house professional chef.
You’ll be served fresh, nourishing vegetarian food that is simple, satisfying, and easy to digest, designed to support the the energy of the solstice weekend.
Snacks and refreshments will be available throughout, so you feel steady, well-fed, and looked after from start to finish.
Who This Retreat is For
This retreat is for you if…
No previous experience with breathwork, dance, or ritual is needed. Everything is suitable for all levels.
meet Your Guides
Breathwork therapists Susie and Leigh both completed the same 3-year IBF certified breathwork training and bring a combined 15 years of experience working with conscious connected breathwork and somatic therapy.
They both run the Intuitive Breath Institute, a professional breathwork training school grounded in trauma-informed practice, nervous system education, and embodied facilitation.
Together, they have led retreats and workshops across the UK and have worked together on E4’s The Big Celebrity Detox.
The combination of Susie’s shamanic teachings and ancestral wisdom, Leigh’s extensive body-based and somatic training, and their shared trauma-informed, nervous system-led approach creates a grounded and supportive space for meaningful, transformational experiences.
Testimonials
Join Us This June
If you are ready to slow down, reset, and spend time in nature taking proper care of yourself, we invite you to join us.
Standard Price includes Shared room allocation:
Standard shared room – £625 (maximum 3 or 4 to a room)
Private Room Options: (limited availability)
Private Twin Room – 2 people Sharing = £1500 (with own bathroom & kitchenette)
Private Double Room: Single Occupancy £1500 – Couple £1400 (shared bathroom)
Additional Information
Logistics & Location
📍Location: Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8BZ – free parking available on-site
📆 Date: Friday 19th June – Sunday 21st June 2026
⏱️Timings: Please arrive at 2pm Friday for a prompt 2:30pm start. The retreat will finish around 4pm on Sunday.
Extras
Mats, pillows, and blankets are provided, though you are welcome to bring your own for added comfort.
Wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.
We recommend avoiding alcohol, caffeine, and heavy meals before the retreat. Full preparation details will be sent in advance.
Contraindications
Please consult your medical practitioner to ensure deep breathing techniques are suitable for you. If you have asthma, bring your inhaler. If you experience epilepsy, heart conditions, uncontrolled high blood pressure, glaucoma, detached retina, or certain psychiatric conditions, this retreat may not be suitable. Please contact Leigh or Susie before booking. If you are under psychiatric care, we require written consent from your practitioner before attending.
All participants will be asked to read and sign a medical disclaimer prior to the retreat.