May 3rd - 6th at Old Kilmun House, Dunoon
What is included?
Three nights accommodation
2 yoga classes per day with Sampuran Yoga
Breathwork and Meditation
Re-activate your diaphragm workshop
Arm balancing/inversion workshop
Bespoke massage treatment from Silver Circle
Breakfast, dinner and snacks (optional lunch available)
Laughter
What else might you try?
Nothing — as in the verb to do...
Cold water dips in Holy Loch
Barefoot love
Hot tub and sauna detoxing
Being outside as much as possible
Walks in the gorgeous countryside
What might a day look like?
0800- Breath work
0830 — Gentle Mobility focused flow
930 — Mediation
1000 —Brunch
1100 — free time to collect your massage | swim | play
1700 — Breath work
1730 — Strong vinyasa style flow/work shop
1830 — Mediation
1930 — Dinner
Tell me about the yoga…
Sam’s yoga style is influenced by his passion for martial arts. He creates classes that blend yoga and functional movement together seamlessly. They always incorporate specific mobility work which not only prepares your body for the flow sequence but for living in the world away from the yoga matt.
These yoga classes will leave you feeling strong and in charge of your body. You will learn where you might have weaknesses that you can work on to improve the functioning of your body as a whole.
What about the massage?
Anna has a unique style that she has a developed over the 12 (yikes) years that she has been a massage therapist. It is a hybrid of therapeutic delves and relaxing flows that melts away the tension you stubbornly hold onto.
It is deep and slow motion, allowing your tissue time to unravel and unstick. It is a dance and a negation with your muscles so that they willingly yields to her varying pressure.
She wants to restore your body to it’s happy pain free place and show you how to keep it there.
Every treatment is different because everybody is different everyday. In short it is always exactly what you need.
You will leave feeling open, lighter and strangely euphoric.
Let’s talk about food.
Ready, steady, drool.
Food love.
Our first love is food so we couldn’t do a retreat and not have food as a main event.
Food is a celebration in itself and so when we are served up a boring, bland and beige platter we cry inside; it is such a wasted opportunity for happiness.
We love eating of course, but for us the real kick is in the creation of crazy delicious food. And what is food without people to share it with; to revel in very the sublimeness of it all?
Food style.
We are extremely fortunate and delighted to be partnering with “Swadish” by the multi award winning chef Ajay Kumar to bring you Indian cuisine that ignores cultural boundaries and transforms peoples perceptions of Indian food.
We also love Yotam Ottolenghi and Anna Jones style food so you can expect some fresh, vibrant, lip smacking dishes with a Middle Eastern, summer vibe.
It is all about the quality of ingredients and using what is in season. Locally sourced, soul nourishing plants will be the stars of the show.
Well seasoned, well balanced — moreish food and plenty of it.
Food menu.
All dietary requirements can be catered for but the food will be vegetarian and delicious unless requested otherwise.
There will be a breakfast feast buffet including home made granolas, bread from Forn bakery, yoghurt, fruit, lightly forked avo, very good coffee, wanky milk, etc.
Lunch will be available as (probably) the best sandwiches you have ever had — which can be eaten on location or made into a pack lunch for you.
Dinner will be the afore mentioned Indian or Middle Eastern deliciousness with a cheeky wee dessert .
Plenty of tasty snacks to keep you going and always good coffee and other refreshing drinks, whenever you want them.
That location though…
Located on the banks of Holy Loch in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park, Old Kilmun House is an imacculately presented 17th Centuary Manor House. With gorgeous views to take in and dreamy gardens for you to explore it is the perfect place to forget about the ‘real world’.
Old Kilmun House oozes with charm and character and is extremely well equipped. With its own dedicated games room (complete with 3/4 sized billiard table) and on-site hot tub and sauna, you’ll have everything you need to relax and unwind.
To top it all off there is a stunning purpose built yurt located within the grounds where the yoga will take place.
Local Beauty
You will have afternoons free to explore…and what an area it is!
The walking all around Old Kilmun House is absolutely fantastic. There are six spectacular routes that take you into some magical places in the Forest Park.
Pucks Glen is unmissable, but the Ardnadam Heritage Trail, Glen Finnairt, Ardentinny Forest, and Cowal Way are also highly recommended.
And so to bed…
The accommodation comprises 6 bedrooms all with shared bathroom facilities.
The rooms at Old Kilmun House exude charm and character, and the feeling of staying at a family home. Each room benefits from luxurious duvets and pillows, Egyptian cotton sheets and thoughtfully sourced accessories.
Secure your place with a £200 investment with the balance due 30 days before arrival.
Triple Room
Share a cosy loft room with two other retreatees.
Use of a shared bathroom with bath and shower.
6 places available
Investment : £550 per person
Twin or King Rooms
Share with one other friend/partner or other retreatee.
Use of a shared bathroom with bath and/or shower and underfloor heating.
Loch Views.
4 places available.
Investment: £600 per person
Double Room
Enjoy your own room with a double bed.
Use of a shared bathroom with bath and/or shower and heated floor.
Loch views.
2 places available.
Investment: £675 per person
You want to come?
Fabulous we would love to have you!
Please email us with the room you would like to book into and we will get back to you with information on how to pay by bank transfer!
Any other questions please just get in touch!
Email anna@silvercirclemassage.com
Getting there
By ferry
If you’re arriving by ferry, then you can take the Western Ferry from MacInroe’s point (a mile from Gourock). They depart every 20 minutes and the journey takes approximately 20 minutes. We recommend buying your ticket in advance here.
By road
We recommend taking the scenic route through Loch Lomond, Loch Long, Loch Fyne and Loch Eck. It’s a stunning trip that takes about an hour and a half from the Erskine Bridge and an hour and forty minutes from Glasgow Airport.
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