Keeping it Real in a Frantic World with Ruby Wax 19 - 24 February 2025

Highlights

We are offering this 5-night retreat because we know that when we feel connected to our bodies and minds, it’s as if we’ve found home. And when we find home, things like uncertainty and loneliness don’t pack the same punch. The outside world may be in chaos, but if we know we’ve always got the house of “us” to come back to, we will always have a refuge.

The aim of this retreat is to help you find that refuge, or at least help you build one. To do that, we have to be fearless, bring dark realities out into the light and accept them. This takes courage and effort, and most people would rather just “have a nice day”. But we’ve seen what happens when the days stop being so nice. We know we need some kind of safety net so the fall doesn’t kill us. So that when the waves of living feel unswimmable, and we feel we’re going under, there are enough life jackets to go round.

During the retreat, we will offer workshops and tools which support us to get through a day - without thinking we’ve failed, that we didn’t do enough, that we should have or could have ... (well, you know the lyrics). To remind us that who we are is enough. And that if we can believe that, if we can create a calmer environment inside us, this will impact on what’s outside us, too."  

Keeping it Real in a Frantic World will take place in Avalon, the UK’s leading, state-of-the-art wellbeing centre and beating heart of Broughton Sanctuary. This stunning building is based on biophillic (organic) design with sacred geometry and the Fibonacci incorporated throughout. During your stay, you will have the opportunity to experience the unique Pool Suite: a low-chemical swimming pool looking out onto the adjacent woodland, a sauna, a steam room and hydrotherapy pool. There are many places beyond the building itself in the Sanctuary grounds to return to source, from meditation labyrinths, wild swimming reservoirs, a cosmic garden and much more.

Rooms

Hall or Retreat house - Shared bathroom

This room will either be allocated in the Hall or in one of the Holiday Cottages 

Room has a single bed or a small double bed. 

Bathroom is shared.

Double occupancy not available in the room type. 

Price:

£1,600 for single room use

* The image is an example of a room.  All rooms are different.

Retreat House En-suite

This room has a double bed with a private en suite bathroom.

Located in one of the Holiday Cottages 

Double occupancy not available in the room type. 

Price:

£1,800 for single occupancy

* The image is an example of a room. All rooms are different.

Broughton Hall Standard - Shared bathroom

This room is located in the grand Broughton Hall and has a shared bathroom.

Suitable for single use or shared use (double or twin bed) 

Price:

£1,900 for single occupancy

£3,600 for 2 people sharing a room (£1,800 pp)

* The image is an example of a room. All rooms are different.

Broughton Hall Premium - En-suite

This room is located in the grand Broughton Hall.

Room has an en-suite bathroom

Suitable for single use or shared use (double or twin bed) 

Price:

£2,500 for single occupancy 

£4,200 for 2 people sharing a room (£2,100 pp)

* The image is an example of a room. All rooms are different.

Broughton Hall Deluxe - En-suite

This room is located in the grand Broughton Hall.

Room has an en-suite bathroom. 

Suitable for single use only.

Price:

£2,950 for single occupancy

* The image is an example of a room. All rooms are different.

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