About Mellulah - A Place To Come Back To You
For over 15 years, Saira Francis has been creating spaces where people can escape from the demands of everyday life and reconnect with themselves. Based in beautiful West Dorset and offering retreats in the UK and abroad, Mellulah Retreats offer something increasingly precious: time to stop, breathe and truly rest. Saira brings together her experience as a yoga teacher, holistic therapist and sound healer with a deep understanding of the healing journey. Her retreats are nurturing, welcoming and warmly held in a supportive space. Having walked her own path through healing and transformation, Saira understands how powerful it can be to simply have the space to slow down, breathe and come back to yourself. We simply need somewhere safe enough to let go. That is what Mellulah is here to offer. A place to rest, reconnect and remember yourself.
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Reconnect
Slow down, switch off and reconnect with yourself, surrounded by beautiful nature and nurturing spaces.
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Refresh
Nourish your body, restore your energy and breathe deeply with yoga, wholesome food and time in nature.
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Renew
Let go of what you’ve been carrying and create space for a renewed sense of yourself, your energy and your inner peace.
explore upcoming retreats
Find Your Retreat: What does your body, mind and soul need right now? Perhaps you need a day to yourself or you need to completely switch off and get away from everyday life, perhaps you’re craving connection, nature, movement, stillness, or simply the chance to breathe. From nurturing day retreats and workshops in Dorset to deeply restorative residential retreats in beautiful destinations, there is a Mellulah experience waiting for you. Explore upcoming retreats and find the one that feels right for you.
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'The deep relaxation, the depth of yoga practice, the support and wisdom of the group and the warm welcoming sunshine of this retreat was just what my body, mind and soul needed! Saira’s teaching was incredible. Already booked on her next retreat!'. Sarah Cook, December 2024
Happy River, Wareham, Dorset
£120
10 October 2026
- 10 October 2026
Starts: 10:00 am
Autumn Vagus Reset Day Retreat
A day of blissful relaxation at Happy River. Gain a deeper knowledge of how to regulate your nervous system, find optimum health and reset from a deep soul level. The perfect reset to send you into autumn with practical techniques and tools for managing anxiety, stress, lifestyle changes and more. Yoga, sound bath plus wood fired sauna and optional cold water plunge all set in a wonderful, natural, outdoor woodland space near Wareham, Dorset
Moreton
£18
30 October 2026
- 30 October 2026
Starts: 6:45 pm
Samhain Vagus Nerve Reset & Sound Healing Evening
Join our Vagus Nerve Reset Samhain Sound Healing at Moreton in Dorset with Saira this year. Learn simple techniques to reset your vagus nerve and calm your nervous system, followed by blissful sound medicine, with crystal bowls, gong and more, to bring in the powerful energies Samhain.
Moreton, Dorset
£65
31 October 2026
- 31 October 2026
Starts: 10:00 am
Wisdom of the Second Spring Menopause Day Retreat
A radically inspiring, menopause retreat day for any woman who has grown tired of the negative narrative around this time of change and rebirth, our ‘Second Spring’! This powerful retreat day with Saira Francis at Moreton Village Hall, in the rural Dorset countryside, will inspire and empower you to embark on a new journey towards this move into our wisdom years.
This day is for women of all ages, if you are curious about the idea of a wild, rebelliously holistic menopause and would love to approach it with positivity in your heart.
Dorset
From £399
6 November 2026
- 8 November 2026
Starts: 4:00 pm
Finding Bliss Nervous System Reset Yoga Retreat
Imagine a soulful escape in a beautiful bohemian manor house near the Dorset coast. This intimate retreat, invites you to slow down, soften, and reconnect.
Through gentle yoga, immersive sound healing, and nourishing plant-based meals, you’ll be supported in fully resetting your nervous system, leaving you feeling grounded, restored, and deeply held.
Meet your host
Saira Francis has been a healer for over two decades, offering authentic support, compassion, and guidance to those in her community. Based in West Dorset, Saira is an experienced yoga teacher, holistic therapist, and energy and sound healer. Drawing from her own experience treading along the healing path, Saira can offer heartfelt support for those just embarking on or continuing their journey. Her dedication to helping others has guests returning to Mellulah Yoga Retreats over and again for her energetic guidance and practise.
