What do we do at Forestry Wellbeing?

Day Retreats - Yikes (Yoga Hikes) - Family Days - Mindfulness

Emma and Claire share a love for yoga, walking and being outdoors.
We know that being outside in nature makes us feel lighter, happier, stronger & calmer. We want to help other people feel those benefits too!
We set up Forestry Wellbeing to encourage every sort of person to experience the beautiful forests of Cannock Chase in a way that suits them.
We offer mornings and days of yoga, family yoga, walking, relaxation, silence, meditation & mindfulness.
You can get revved up or wind down, bring along the kids or escape for some precious me/us time.
These sessions give you the gift of time; letting you leave your worries behind while the forests of The Chase restore your body, mind and soul.
We spend as much time as we can outside, strolling and barefoot, paddling in cool pools in summer, & briskly walking, practicing warming yoga and drinking tea round cosy fires in winter. Come prepared for all weathers, with layers, sensible shoes and a smile.
We have a forest cabin to keep our things safe, and provide a base (tea & biscuits, toilets and a warm, dry place to do our thing if we need it).

Mindful Day Retreat
Sunday 29th September, 10am - 1pm
​Birches Valley Forest Centre

A wonderful opportunity to allow your whole being to slow down, take some time and relax as we practice various mindfulness techniques to soothe body, mind & soul.
We will set up for the day in our little forest cabin and then spend as much time outside as possible, in the forest and in our yurt, experiencing mindful movement, breathing, relaxation, body scans, meditation and even mindful eating.
We will practice quite a few different techniques; learning how to be mindful of how we feel, our thoughts and what is around us. We will stand, sit (floor, chairs or on bum mats in the woods!) & lie down, letting the sights, sounds and smells of the forest help us fully appreciate being in the moment.
Please bring your own lunch, cushion &/or blanket.   ​£30 per person

Yoga Retreat Days in the Forest
Sundays, 9.45am - 3pm

 Each of these days is different, depending on the season, the weather and our theme, but they all are based on our forest cabin at Birches Valley on Cannock Chase. This is our base and where we can leave most of our stuff, have coffee & snacks and use the loos, but we try to be outside as much as we possibly can. Each Yoga Forest Retreat Day includes: some yoga,  always taught assuming your are a beginner, with options if you want a bit more, snacks, teas and coffees, a 2 mile-ish walk through the forests, by the lakes and into the woods, mindfulness and/or meditation in the woods or by the lake, a veggie lunch, either soup and bread or cheeses, eggs and salads, and a session of relaxation and meditation.
£35 per person