De-stress & reset through meditation, nature, art & group hypnotherapy in the Yorkshire Dales

This 4 day retreat is an opportunity to use nature and art to erase past stresses and reboot your present and future.

Away from noise, hustle and bustle, you can switch off, nurture the budding artist in you and empower yourself to face a new winter.

Using the power of hypnosis and mesmerism, artist and hypnotherapist, Melissa Alley Tecklenberg will use her experience to help you fully enjoy and connect with the stunning Yorkshire Dales scenery. Each day, before a morning walk, you will be taken in to a meditation to help instil new habits of mindfulness so you can fully engage with the natural world. Every afternoon you will build upon these experiences in practical art workshops to help you break through past limitations and reset your life to become brighter and more creative.

The workshops will last approximately 3 hours and will include a short tea break. 

Workshop #1: After your walk observing the Autumnal hues, you will learn basic colour theory as well as the symbolism of colours and their history.

Workshop #2: You will work from a still life created from things found on your walk (after being helped to break through creative blockages with the help of Melissa’s hypnotherapy skills).

Workshop #3: You will learn how to create abstract work and to focus on finding ways for you to access your imagination for creative fulfilment. This could kickstart you to work independently and there is an offer of a free half hour feedback session with Melissa available for up to a year after the course.

The chosen venue, Brownber Hall, an award winning Victorian country house in the Yorkshire Dales, will be the setting for this bespoke retreat of no more than 8 guests - this will allow us to respect social distancing.

This event follows the latest Covid-19 guidelines set up by the government.

• Total cost of the retreat for a single occupancy room with en-suite bathroom is £589 per person.

• Total cost of the retreat for a double occupancy room with en-suite bathroom is £439.50 per person or £879 per couple.

A full refund will be offered should this event be cancelled due to another lockdown.

What’s Included • 4 nights accommodation • Nutritionally balanced Vegan breakfast, lunch & dinner for the duration of the retreat • Afternoon tea breaks • Morning meditation sessions • Guided morning walks • Afternoon art workshops • Art supplies • A free private half hour feedback session with Melissa.

What’s Not Included • Travel to and from Brownber Hall.

What To Bring • Notebook and pen • Small blanket • Clothing and footwear suitable for outdoor walking in October • Yoga mat to lay on the floor during meditation (optional).

Programme •

• Day 1 - Monday 4 October - Check-in at 4pm. Welcome afternoon tea. Introductory chat. Dinner.
• Day 2 - Tuesday 5 October - Breakfast. Morning meditation. Guided walk. Free time. Lunch. Workshop #1. Afternoon tea break. Free time. Dinner.
• Day 3 - Wednesday 6 October - Breakfast. Morning meditation. Guided walk. Free time. Lunch. Workshop #2. Afternoon tea break. Free time. Dinner.
• Day 4 - Thursday 7 October - Breakfast. Morning meditation. Guided walk. Free time. Lunch. Workshop #3. Afternoon tea break. Free time. Dinner.
• Day 5 - Friday 8 October - Breakfast. Check-out at 10.30am.

Melissa Alley Tecklenberg is both a practicing artist and hypnotherapist. She graduated in Fine Art at Central St Martins in 1986 and has exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and Venice Biennale satellite exhibitions backed by the British Council. She trained with the visionary artist Cecil Collins and her paintings are included in 'Cecil Collins, Visionary Artist and Educator' by Nomi Rowe. Her artwork hovers between abstraction and figuration and most recently has revolved around creating empathic portraits that she uses as a tool for insight in her therapy practice. She has taught art privately from her studio in London and holds City & Guilds certificates for teaching adults for further education.

Melissa has been an Advanced Hypnotherapist for nineteen years using N.L.P., Gestalt Therapy and Mesmerism to help create transformation for her clients.

" Melissa ran a mesmerism and art session that I attended last year. I found it very calming and I enjoyed it immensely. I am not an artist but I did produce a piece of art that day that I am very proud of and it's encouraged me to do more." Katie.

To know more about Melissa Alley Tecklenberg check out https://www.melissaalley.com & https://www.hypnosisworks.london

Partner Charity: Wild At Heart Foundation.

£50 from every booking will be donated to WAHF, helping towards their global projects.

Check out their amazing achievements here: https://wildatheartfoundation.org