Root & Receive - Midwinter Retreat on the Isle of Skye

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Jun 12
3 min read

Updated: Jul 16

A sacred two day winter retreat of slow ritual, embodied movement and creative rest.

Rest, receive and return to yourself

As the days grow short and the land draws inward. Root & Receive is an invitation to step out of the rush of the season and into stillness – to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with your body, spirit and creativity.

Over two days, you’ll move gently through yoga and mindful movement, find quiet in meditations, drift off on a sound journey, drink cacao in community, embrace Skye’s wild elements and let the rhythm of ceremony and ritual guide you back to yourself.

Date: Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th December Time: 10:00 AM – 16:30 PM

Availability: Just 10 spaces available Location: Isle of Skye Candles Visitor Centre, Portree, Skye

Price: £300 non-residential weekend (early bird £270 price when booking before September 1st, use discount coupon tweettweet at checkout). Or you’re welcome to pay in instalments to help spread costs.

Includes: Restorative Yoga, Mindful Movement, Nature, Meditations, Poetry, Creativity, Nourishing Lunches, Sea Sauna, Sound Journey, Circle and Cacao Ceremony.

Come as you are. Root down, receive fully, leave rested, restored, and a little more rooted – carrying a piece of magic home with you as we approach mid-winter.

Book Now

Please book through Louise's retreat booking page (under the Book Now section) Pay now or pay in instalments by requesting a payment plan (at the bottom of her page, under Payment Plan Options)

Meet Your Hosts

Join Rev. Jo Royle, Claire Cameron of White Lotus Complementary Therapies and Louise Kennedy of Tursa on the Isle of Skye to step into stillness and soothe your senses.

You can find our more about us here:

Visit Rev. Jo Royle’s website to read her story

You can view Claire’s White Lotus Complementary Therapies Instagram here

And Louise’s story on this site.

What you need to know

Retreat flow

We will be weaving a detailed retreat flow together soon so stay tuned.

Yoga practice and mindful movement sessions

All movement sessions are gentle, restorative and suitable for all levels. We will also explore outdoors so do bring suitable footwear and warm layers.

Lunch and dietary requirements

A light lunch will be available as a takeaway service from the Skye Candles cafe below us and we will enjoy it together upstairs at Skye Candles.

The sea sauna experience

We will have a sea sauna on Saturday early evening, down at Staffin and set against a beautiful ocean backdrop. Please bring a towel, swimsuit and water bottle to hydrate well.

Bookings, availability and cancellation

Full payment of £75 is required at the time of booking (link below). All payments are non-refundable.
The final balance will be collected via a payment link by end October. We will send you this link nearer the time and it must be paid in full before the event start date.
Spaces are limited to 10 participants and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
Transfers to another participant are at the organiser’s discretion and must be arranged in advance.
If you are unable to attend, please contact the organisers as soon as possible to discuss options.
In the unlikely event of cancellation by the organisers due to unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be provided.

Payment plan options

We’re happy to offer an instalment plan if that’s best for you, send your name and email to us and we will be in touch as soon as possible to arrange it and book your space.

We can’t wait to welcome you to this peaceful winter gathering on Skye!