Open Door Retreats is the creation of Hugh Williams-Preece who has had the vision to create a space where guests could visit and be immersed in a world of complete wellbeing. With a background in international, bespoke events management, and a passion for fitness and health, if anyone should be running a retreat – it’s Hugh.
The concept of Open Door Retreats is simple though the results should be anything but. Having direct access to a host of experts from across the wellness industry for three days, guests will gain invaluable insights into how to implement positive changes – for life. Workshops will cover the importance of good sleep with best-selling author and journalist Rob Hobson. Sleep affects every part of our lives, and we need to ensure we get the right amount of it. Nutrition is also an integral part of how we feel, and topics will cover how to shop, cook and really enjoy healthful meals. Helen Ford is passionate and highly knowledgeable on the subject of nutrition, not just for the everyday, but also harnessing the power of good food to heal and restore. Using creative art as a way to calm the mind, Jaq Chase will give guests the chance to understand how they can use their creativity. Jaq focuses on each person’s potential and encourages a sense of freedom that builds confidence and joy.
Sunrise yoga is the perfect start to each day at Open Door Retreats. Yoga guru Julie King leads these sessions, using the time to focus on different aspects of movement and breathing each day. Tailored fitness sessions with Kate Rowe-Ham and David Gover are designed for every individual guest to work out well and learn how to take those lessons into everyday life.
Hugh told Frost Magazine: “It’s so important to us that guests feel completely welcome and unjudged. This is not a fitness retreat, it’s a wellness retreat, so any active session is literally for every body, whatever stage of fitness they might be at.
“The setting for our retreats is New House Farm, a country estate nestled in 12 acres of outstanding natural beauty in East Sussex. The open space, stunning views and trail walks and runs from the back door are magnificent and complement the programme content to perfection. Meals are made from local ingredients that are organic wherever possible, and are designed to give our guests the very best of healthy, nutritious and balanced food.”
It certainly does seem that attending an Open Door Retreat will leave guests feeling rejuvenated, renourished and reconnected. In this busy world, they will have had the time and space to look at their wellness and understand which habits need to be changed and how to change them – for life.
Hugh is so right when he says, “There has never been a more perfect time to stop and put ourselves first – all of us deserve the chance to create a more balanced and healthy life. Not just for ourselves but for our families, employers and communities too”.
Find out more aboutHugh’s launch retreat here: https://www.opendoorretreats.com/book-now-open-door-retreats.html#events