







Your Retreat Hosts
Dr Alicia Ray
Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) | Consultant Clinical Psychologist | Yoga Therapist |
Mindfulness Teacher | Ayurvedic Lifestyle & Nutrition Consultant
Rich Lacey
Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) | Breathwork Coach | Surf Instructor
Drawing on knowledge from psychology, physiology, yoga and Ayurveda,
Alicia and Rich blend insights from modern science with Eastern holistic practices
to create an accessible and restorative approach to wellbeing.
A Day to Reset & Replenish
Throughout the day, you’ll experience a carefully selected combination of movement,
breathwork, mindfulness, meditation and time immersed in nature.
Your retreat includes:
- Guided yoga practices
- Regulating Breathwork Workshop
- Pranayama and mindfulness practices
- Guided mindful walk through the gardens to Bream Cove
- Time to connect with nature
- Optional guided sea dip
- Restorative meditation
- Sound bath
- Hot drink on arrival
- Vegetarian buffet lunch
- Cornish cream tea
There will also be free time to relax, explore the surroundings, take a sea dip
or simply find a quiet place to enjoy some time to yourself.
10.00am | Arrival & Welcome
Arrive at Hotel Meudon and enjoy your choice of hot drink in the beautiful lounge
or on the terrace. Take some time to settle in, soak up the surroundings and arrive
into the day.
We’ll introduce the retreat and invite you to consider your own intention for the day,
while exploring the importance of nervous system regulation and creating space to reset.
Morning | Yoga, Breath & Movement
Connect with body and breath through grounding movement, Pranayama and an
all-levels Vinyasa Yoga practice led by Alicia.
Weather permitting, we’ll practise outside surrounded by nature or on the beach.
An indoor practice space is available if the weather has other ideas.
Mindful Walk | Hotel Meudon to Bream Cove
We’ll take a guided mindful walk through Hotel Meudon’s beautiful subtropical
gardens to secluded Bream Cove.
At the beach, we’ll explore balancing Pranayama and mindfulness practices while
connecting with the sights, sounds and sensations of the coast.
Regulating Breathwork Workshop
Rich will lead a regulating breathwork workshop, blending modern understanding
of physiology and the nervous system with Eastern Pranayama and breathwork practices.
You’ll explore practical techniques that you can take away and incorporate into
everyday life.
Lunch & Free Time
Enjoy a delicious vegetarian buffet lunch prepared by the chefs at Hotel Meudon.
There will be some free time to relax, explore the grounds, enjoy the scenery
or head down to the beach.
Optional Guided Sea Dip
For those who would like to take to the water, Rich will lead an optional guided
cold-water sea dip.
This is completely optional – you’re equally welcome to use this time to relax
and enjoy the surroundings.
Afternoon | Restorative Meditation & Sound Bath
The afternoon slows things down with a deeply restorative meditation
and sound bath, creating space for the body and nervous system to rest and integrate
the practices from the day.
Cornish Cream Tea
We’ll complete the retreat with an indulgent Cornish cream tea – giving you time
to reconnect with the group, reflect on your day and absorb the benefits of the
experience before heading home.
What You’ll Need to Bring
- Your own yoga mat
- Warm layers for outdoor yoga and meditation
- Suitable footwear for walking to the beach
- Optional change of clothes after the morning yoga session
- Swimming costume and towel for optional sea dips

