SOFT LANDINGS

ARC sits in Gloucestershire’s Five Valleys, Painswick. Narrow streets, British pubs, independent shops & rambling hills make Painswick the perfect quintessentially British January getaway.

True to it’s Cotswold Heritage, ARC was originally home of Cardynham House, a 15th Century Wool merchants manor house in the heart of the town. ARC has been restored in a way that pays homage to it’s ancestry whilst leaning into modern comforts and timeless minimalist design. Architecturally the manor has a circular flow around a central courtyard, entertaining & living spaces on the ground floor & bedrooms on the upper floors.

Lydia & Kelly will lead you through extended practices to bring a sense of spaciousness & ease. Think of this as an extended mid week Bolster Club, with a little extra spice. We will begin our days with Vinyasa based practices with a focus in somatics & breathwork before closing each night with Restorative & Nidra. There will be four practices,  each ninety minutes long (maybe one extra practice if time allows), journaling, meditation whilst also leaving space to enjoy the company of one another, go on long wintery walks or to hunker down by the fire and read a book. 

Mats & props are included unless you prefer to bring your own.

29th Jan 

11 Check in 

12:30-1:30pm Practice with Lydia 

Late lunch 

Mooch 

Cosy times 

6pm-7:30pm Bolster Club (Kelly)

8pm Dinner 

30th Jan 

8am- 9:30/10 movement practice (Lydia) 

10:30am Brunch 

Group walk & hunker down by the fire

Light lunch, cakes, nibbles 

Free time 

6-7:30pm Bolster Club- Nidra (Kelly)

8pm Dinner 

31st Jan

7:30-8:30am slow flow (Kelly) 

Croissants and coffee to go 

10am check out 

Each room at ARC is beautifully in keeping with the aesthetic of the house, so rooms lean more to the age of the home whilst others stand on the modern side. There are four double bedrooms with private bathrooms, one double with private bathroom & in room bathtub & two triple rooms with private bathrooms. 

Sleeps 3 £520.00pp 

Sleeps 2 £550.00pp or £680 single occupancy

Sleep 2 (With in room bath tub)  £600.00pp or  £750.00 single occupancy

Each room can be booked with a double or twin beds.

A private chef will be offering family feasting style meals & snacks so you will be plenty fed with seasonal vegetarian food. (Respectful of allergies & dietary requirements) 

All meals are included in your stay.

Travel to & from ARC is not included but there is great transport links. There is free on street parking and a free overflow car park however, spaces cannot be guaranteed.

Distance from London - 2 hours 20 minutes

Nearest airport Bristol Airport - 1 hour 5 minutes / 45 miles 

Local taxi services available

Nearest train station Stroud - 10 minutes / 4 miles Cheltenham - 25 minutes / 10 miles

Teaching from the heart, Kelly believes in the practice of yoga as a creative space to heal, reconnect and restore both body and mind. 

Practicing yoga for over a decade, Kelly has teaching experience in trauma-informed approaches to dynamic flow and restorative yoga. Influenced by playful, embodied and functional movement, classes focus on how your body feels over how your body looks, exploring rich sensation through soft awareness of breath. In Flow classes, you can expect a creative, strong but inclusive practice, with space to rest and play. Options are offered for all levels of experience and energy, encouraging curiosity and self-agency throughout. Restorative classes focus on nourishing our nervous systems and using rest as a catalyst for reconnecting with our innate creativity and calm.

Hwyl founder, Lydia has been passionate about movement from a child, be it countless hours of dance classes or attempting back flips off the living room sofa- it made her feel alive. Her initial discovery of Yoga was in her later teenage years, the curiosity in the practice continually grew from this point.

Almost ten years on from then Lydia trained to be a yoga teacher and immersed herself in the wider practice. Training & working as a contemporary dancer, Lydia was curious to learn people’s yogic journeys from all different walks of life, ages, physicality's & capabilities, consequently learning what it really means to teach yoga, share and encourage experiences. Lydia furthered her studies with dynamic practices of The Rocket and Mandala Vinyasa & Shamanism with The Yoga People in 2017 and later went on to train in Pregnancy Yoga.

Lydia teaches a vitalising & powerful practice that is dappled with functional movement and explorative sequencing. Believing, that the practice of yoga should not be about embodying an idealistic view of how it should look but rather connecting our conscious mind to a feeling. Additionally, and possibly most importantly, representing the ethos that yoga is a full-bodied experience that lingers long after the physical practice. Lydia gives huge thanks to all of her teachers that inspired her curiosity in this practice.

Sophie is a chef, caterer and author of ‘The Whole Vegetable’. With a huge love and passion for cooking she works with simple seasonal ingredients to create a variety of vegetarian and vegan based dishes for all occasions. ‘Working with seasonal ingredients allows each dish to be refined, full of flavour and vibrant’. She creates recipes that are dedicated to a veg-centric table, from the earth, fresh, to the table, aiming to create a spread that is not only environmentally friendly but a joyous experience. Keeping with the seasonal theme, Sophie encourages people to be mindful of their waste along the way, again, using the whole vegetable to create meals, using leftovers and getting creative in the kitchen. 

Sophie has been working as a chef for the last 10 years hosting regular supper clubs, catering for retreats and weddings across the globe, as well as organising local events - private, corporate and public. In 2020 she founded her catering business Florence Road Events to enable a broader range of catering. She aims to bring people together and encourage the idea of dining communally and enjoying those all important vegetables.

On retreat you can expect to see lots of vibrant autumnal dishes, working with some of the best local produce. Homemade granola, nut butters and scrambled eggs for breakfast, sweet and savoury snacks; think luscious confit garlic hummus and crudities or zesty date and nut balls. Homemade breads and Sophie’s all time favourite autumn vegetables; pumpkin, beetroot and dark leafy greens.

Her debut cook book ’The Whole Vegetable’ is now available to buy from all major book retailers, as well as the all important independents that feel extra special.

Dietary requirements will be catered for.