mindfulness & WELLBEING Retreats
MINDFULNESS DAY RETREATS AT ROSELAND FARM
Come and try a mindfulness retreat at our farm, Roseland, nestled between Mansfield and Chesterfield. We are just a 10 minute drive into the country from M1 Junction 29, perfect for anyone in the Midlands and North:
- Nottingham (45 minutes)
- Sheffield (45 minutes)
- Derby (45 minutes)
- Leeds (1 hour)
- Leicester (1 hr 10 minutes)
- Birmingham (1 hour 30 minutes)
Our mindfulness day retreats are about giving you space to reconnect with yourself. We'll guide you through meditations and different approaches like mindful walking. This is a meditation retreat for both complete beginners and more experienced mindfulness practitioners and run from 10am to 4pm. Refreshments provided, including lunch.
Join us at Roseland Farm for our next mindfulness meditation retreat. To hear about upcoming retreats (and to get discounts on our retreat fees*), sign up to our newsletter.
* Newsletter subscribers are entitled to a 25% discount on our standard retreat fee.
NEXT MINDFULNESS DAY RETREAT: SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER!
why would i come to a mindfulness retreat?
There are so many reasons: choose the ones that speak to you...
- "Getting a better understanding of how my mind works and why it takes me down unhelpful paths"
- "Finding a space where I can start to let things go in my head and have someone guide me through it"
- "Learning skills to help me breathe, reduce anxiety and tension, to feel more relaxed, less worried, more in the moment"
- "Learning how to be less caught up in the past or stressed about the future"
- "Having a 'reset', reconnecting with myself and what's important in my life"
- "Having a day of peace, stillness and silence"
- "Feeling connected to other people but without having to talk to anyone"
- "Learning how to unwind my mind"
- "Learning how to cope better with life's ups and downs"
- "Finding some inner peace"
- "Having a day that's just for me for a change!"
What do you do on a mindfulness retreat?
Meditation
Meditation
Meditation
If you are new to mindfulness meditation - don't worry! We'll guide you through it... Mindfulness meditation is a proven way of getting into a way of being that is different from our usual way of experiencing life. We sit and we notice what we notice, with curiosity and without judgement.
Our mindfulness meditations can be as short as 3 m
If you are new to mindfulness meditation - don't worry! We'll guide you through it... Mindfulness meditation is a proven way of getting into a way of being that is different from our usual way of experiencing life. We sit and we notice what we notice, with curiosity and without judgement.
Our mindfulness meditations can be as short as 3 minutes, but on a retreat day we usually go for about 20 minutes before taking a break where you can have some space.
QiGong
Meditation
Meditation
You might not have heard of Qigong (or Chi Kung, Chi Gong, Qi Gong, and even Ch'i Kung!). It's part of Tai Chi, which may sound familiar. Qigong explores movement and stretches from a standing position, all very gentle and designed to help you get back into your body and reconnected with your breathing.
We tend to use a set of movements ca
You might not have heard of Qigong (or Chi Kung, Chi Gong, Qi Gong, and even Ch'i Kung!). It's part of Tai Chi, which may sound familiar. Qigong explores movement and stretches from a standing position, all very gentle and designed to help you get back into your body and reconnected with your breathing.
We tend to use a set of movements called 'Shibashi' (or '18' in Chinese, referring to the 18 movements that make up a full sequence). Really easy, really accessible, really grounding.
Yoga
Mindful Walking
Mindful Walking
We have regular breaks during the day where you can go and do your own thing, including finding a quiet place for some gentle yoga (we have mats!). If you're not sure what to do, don't worry - we can show you some simple routines that are easy to get on with no matter how fit and agile (or not!) you are.
Yoga is great for moving us out of
We have regular breaks during the day where you can go and do your own thing, including finding a quiet place for some gentle yoga (we have mats!). If you're not sure what to do, don't worry - we can show you some simple routines that are easy to get on with no matter how fit and agile (or not!) you are.
Yoga is great for moving us out of our busy heads and back into our bodies. This helps to ground us and make us feel more connected to ourselves and to nature (we have outdoor spaces as well as indoor).
Mindful Walking
Mindful Walking
Mindful Walking
We are big believers in the power of mindful walking. It's something we do every day, but so often we are on auto-pilot, our minds having wandered somewhere else completely. We will go through the principles of mindful walking so that you can do it for yourself in everyday life.
Our walking route is just over half an hour, and it's easy te
We are big believers in the power of mindful walking. It's something we do every day, but so often we are on auto-pilot, our minds having wandered somewhere else completely. We will go through the principles of mindful walking so that you can do it for yourself in everyday life.
Our walking route is just over half an hour, and it's easy terrain - but if walking isn't for you, don't worry, that's not a problem (you can try some more meditation or yoga perhaps?)
upcoming Day Retreats...
Saturday 6 December 2025
This is a mindfulness meditation retreat for beginners through to experienced practitioners: there is something here for everyone. Drop us a message and get yourself booked in! The standard cost is £100 per day (reduced to £75 for our Newsletter subscribers) and this includes some nuggets of teaching throughout the day (covering psychology, philosophy and neuroscience) in addition to guided meditation and Qigong, plus space for mindful walking (bring your boots!) and yoga (we have mats!) if you fancy, or more meditation practice if not. 10am to 4pm with lunch and refreshments provided througout the day.
Join us at Roseland Farm for a mindfulness retreat in a wonderful rural setting.
Book your place today...
Places are limited - get yourself booked in now for a day of...
- Meditation
- Qigong
- Mindful walking and yoga for those who want it
- Insights from psychology, philosophy & neuroscience
who's my mindfulness teacher?
Paulo
Paulo is a registered mindfulness teacher. He is also a coach, therapist and part-time university lecturer and academic, specialising in law, psychology & mental health.
Paulo brings lived experience of how mindfulness helped him recover from a stress-induced breakdown (2016 to 2018) including severe anxiety and depresion. Paulo brings humanity and authenticity to his mindfulness teaching - he understands vulnerability and how mindfulness helps us stay in a really good and resilient place.
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF MINDFULNESS BASED APPROACHES
I am very pleased to be registered with BAMBA to teach mindfulness, having undergone a recognised mindfulness teacher training pathway. I am also a member of Oxford Mindfulness. I'm a specialist in mindfulness meditation retreats and work hard to ensure a meditation retreat for beginners and experience practitioners alike. Join me at Roseland Farm for mindfulness retreats in a rural setting.
Oxford Mindfulness Member
I am a member of the trained teachers programme at Oxford Mindfulness, a partner organisation of the University of Oxford. It is is internationally recognised as a mindfulness teacher-training organisation.
MINDFULNess & WELLBEING RETREATs
Roseland Farm
Nestled in 400 acres of arable fields, our farm is private and remote but also easy to get to for the day from pretty much anywhere in the Midlands and North. We offer a relaxed and informal atmosphere where you can rub shoulders with (and maybe get some good life advice) from our chickens, horses, goats and sheep...