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Yoga retreat myths – busted
February 15, 2023
Not sure if yoga retreats are “for you”? Our founder Jools busts the myths — reminding us that yoga’s for everybody (and every body). No human pretzels required.
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Do you have a Traveller’s Mindset?
March 3, 2022
In last month’s blog, I wrote about how bookings have been rapidly increasing for our retreats and how wonderful it is to be back in business again. But…. it is not back to “business as usual” as, understandably, a lot has changed in the past two years. Now that we are back running retreats again, I wanted to share some
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A Not So Wintery Weekend
January 26, 2022
In mid- January we had the first Reclaim Yourself retreat of the year at a beautiful new venue in Sussex. And what a success it was! Jools designed the retreat to be a winter warmer – an opportunity to nourish the body and warm the soul in mid-winter. And we got that in buckets. What we didn’t expect was the
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2022: The year travel gets its mojo back
January 26, 2022
I’m relieved that this year is already rapidly turning out very differently to the last two. Reclaim Your Self has over twenty beautifully designed wellness retreats in the diary and the bookings have been flying in. There are so many reasons that this year is the year for wellness travel and heading out on a yoga retreat, but here are
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We are declaring a climate emergency
January 19, 2021
With many years’ experience organising yoga travel and wellness trips around the world and seeing the impact of tourism – both good and bad – we are committed to travelling in an environmentally and socially responsible way. We believe that if we do it right, travel can be a force for good. In 2019 we decided to make some significant
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Our First Food Focused Retreat
January 30, 2020
Good food can play such a huge part of a trip, holiday or experience. It is the nourishing reward after physical exertion, the flavours of new cultures and places, the tastes you take home with you and the memories of happy meals shared around a table.
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The Power of People
January 30, 2020
The power of people is boundless. It is the people that make our retreats so special.
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Slow Travel
December 31, 2019
What is slow travel? Slow travel is part of the ‘Slow Movement’ which focuses on the importance of connection to people, place and culture.  Slow travel is not so much a particular mode of transportation as it is a mindset. It is being mindful while travelling, not rushing through destinations without exploring and experiencing them. Slow travel is about considering
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Yoga retreat pioneers
December 31, 2019
Reclaim Your Self was born in 2005. It was created by me, Jools Sampson! I changed careers in 2004, moving from international development into the wellness world. When I started, there weren’t many yoga retreats around so we were pioneers. These days there are thousands of retreats around but we are still pioneering here in the UK – with our focus
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Best Yoga Retreats to See the Northern Lights
November 29, 2019
If seeing the real life magic of the aurora borealis is on your travel wish list, check out this compilation of our best retreats to see the Northern Lights.
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