A Day Retreat for Insight, Integration and Embodiment

Saturday | 10:30am – 5:30pm | The Yoga Loft, Station Mill, Alresford
Limited to 12 participants

There is a point where stress stops being motivating…
and starts becoming overwhelming.

The mind gets busy.
The body tightens.
You know what would help but you cannot seem to access it in the moment.

If this feels familiar, this day is for you.

This is not another wellbeing day

Most approaches either help you:

• understand your patterns
  or

• calm your nervous system

Very few bring both together in a way that creates lasting change.

This retreat is designed to do exactly that.

Overwhelm to Ease

A carefully structured day that moves you through three stages:

Insight: From science and ancient philosophy

Integration: Through experience and understanding

Embodiment: Becoming who you are meant to be

Meet Your Teachers

Sophie Le Reste

Sophie Le Reste is a Mindful Wellness Coach specialising in nervous system regulation, emotional wellbeing, and relational patterns. Her work blends neuroscience, polyvagal theory, and attachment-informed coaching to help people understand how their inner world shapes their outer experience. Sophie supports clients to recognise and shift the patterns that drive stress, overwhelm, and disconnection, guiding them towards more grounded, conscious ways of relating to themselves and others. Her approach is warm, insightful, and deeply practical, creating real change in how people live day to day.

Emily Bruce

Emily Bruce is a Yoga Therapist and meditation teacher specialising in stress, sleep, and nervous system health. Her work integrates embodied practices such as breathwork, movement, and deep rest with the timeless wisdom of yoga philosophy, offering a pathway from coping to lasting calm. Emily creates inclusive, nurturing spaces where people can reconnect with their bodies, soften out of over-effort, and experience a deeper sense of ease. Known for her grounding and uplifting presence, she supports clients not just to feel better in the moment, but to embody lasting change in how they live and respond to life.

What makes this day different

You will be guided by two complementary approaches:

We'll explore how overwhelm is actually created and reinforced in real life

• How the nervous system shapes perception in relationships

• Why emotional patterns repeat even when you “know better”

• How overwhelm shows up in behaviour, thought loops and daily life

• The subtle ways control and uncertainty drive stress

We will also discover why those patterns are not who you are

• The difference between your state and your true self

• How ancient yoga philosophy maps the layers of your experience

• Why your mind fluctuates and how to relate to it differently

• A powerful shift from over-identification to inner steadiness

This is where space opens. Where something deeper than stress becomes available.

The Bridge Between Them

Together, this day reveals:

You can feel everything
and still choose how you show up

You will begin to understand overwhelm not as the enemy
but as information

A messenger pointing you back towards balance

What You Will Learn

• The difference between stress and overwhelm and how to recognise both early

• How the “monkey mind” operates and how to work with it rather than fight it

• The connection between control, uncertainty and nervous system activation

• How your patterns are formed and how they can change

• Why calm does not always stick and what actually creates lasting shifts

From Insight into Experience

Understanding alone is not enough

The afternoon is designed to help your body experience something different

Through:

• Gentle, accessible movement

• Yin yoga to release held tension

• Restorative practices to create safety

• Yoga Nidra to support deep nervous system reset

This is where change begins to land

The Philosophy Meets the Science

Throughout the day you will be introduced to simple, powerful frameworks that make sense of your experience

• Modern nervous system science and your window of tolerance

• The ancient model of the Gunas and how they mirror your internal states

• The idea of Samskaras as patterns that can be reshaped through practice

• A deeper understanding of how to act with clarity even in uncertainty

All shared in a way that is practical, grounded and immediately relevant

A Day to Shift Your Relationship with Overwhelm

You will arrive with your own understanding of overwhelm

And leave with a new one

More spacious
More empowered
More embodied

The Day

10:30 Opening Circle
11:00 Gentle Flow
12:00 Workshop (Insight + Integration)
1:30 Lunch
2:30 Yin
3:30 Restore
4:30 Yoga Nidra
5:00 Closing Circle

Investment

£145
Early Bird £135 (until mid May)

Upgrade your experience:

£195 including a 60-minute Thai Massage or Reiki session

This is for you if

• You feel overwhelmed, even when life “looks fine” on the outside

• You are aware of your patterns but struggle to shift them

• You want more than coping strategies

• You are ready to feel calmer, clearer and more in control of how you respond

A small, intimate group

With just 12 participants, this day offers space to:

• be seen

• reflect

• and integrate

A final thought

Change does not come from one breakthrough moment. It comes from what you practise and what you stop gripping so tightly.

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