Soul Medicine Yoga & Sober Rave Retreat Festival

We begin by dropping into the body with an uplifting Yoga Flow, followed by deeply restorative Yoga Nidra to reset the nervous system and invite true relaxation.

Saira and Sam will guide you with their many decades of experience and dedication to wellness and retreats.

The entire day will have a backdrop of non-stop 90's classic dance tunes with DJ Andy Cleeton. Practice yoga to those spine tingling beats that bring up the nostalgia and so much joy.

With the option of an afternoon scenic walk up to St Catherine’s Chapel in Abbotsbury, an iconic landmark and a moment to breathe, reflect, and take in the beauty of the Dorset landscape.

We then close the daytime journey with a deeply immersive sound bath, featuring chakra crystal singing bowls and gong, allowing the body and mind to fully integrate the day’s experience.

As the day into evening festival unfolds, you have the option to bring your own picnic lunch and supper or pre-book delicious home made meals from award winning Cherries cafe right next door to our stunning venue.

As day moves into night, the energy shifts, we open the doors to all and invite you to stay with us into late evening. Guided by the sounds of live DJs we will let loose and dance inside the barn.

All evening there will be a bar with a tempting range of sober drinks and heart opening, ceremonial raw cacao drink to purchase to enhance your ecstatic dancing!

We are making this event as accessible for everyone as we can, so we have optional tiers for you to choose from:

£70 for the entire day retreat into evening sober rave 10am-9.30pm (daytime retreat nearly sold out!)

£60 for the day retreat 10-4pm

£18 extra to pre-book lunch and/or supper (or bring your own)

£15 to join just the sober rave evening - we'd love to see you! (plenty of spaces for the evening only)

10:00 am Arrive at Abbey Barn, Abbotsbury

10:30 am Yoga flow with Saira and Sam to the sounds of live DJ Andy Cleeton with beautiful Balearic beat tunes!

12:30 pm Bring your own lunch or pre-book a delicious lunch from Cherries Cafe.

1:30 pm Walk up the hill to St Catherines Chapel and admire the far reaching views right across the Jurassic Coast to Portland to Lyme Regis

2:45 pm Sound healing vibes with Saira using the crystal singing bowls and symphonic gong

3:30 pm Time for a tasty vegan treat and tea to ground you and give you time to integrate the day

4:00 pm The day retreat comes to an end, we hope you'll stay with us as we move into our Immersive Sober Rave and open the doors to all!

5:00 pm We will take a short break and you have the option to pre-order a healthy supper from Cherries cafe to give you the energy to dance the night away!

5:30 pm The vibe shifts and we move into an amazing evening of Sober Raving, Dancing to the best dance classics from the lates 80's and early 90's with live DJ

This evening event is open to book separately for anyone who would like to join - great for all those who love the old classics but don't do yoga !

9:30 pm Time to hang up those dancing shoes until next time!

Yes, you are so welcome to join us from 5.30pm and just pay for the evening rave event - we hope to meet you on the dance floor soon.

Absolutely, yoga retreats and sober raves are great events to come to on your own, you don't need to wait for friends to book with you.

If you've never been to a yoga retreat before, it's a very friendly space to be in. Lots of people come alone and Saira and Sam will make sure you feel comfortable right from when you arrive.

If you have any questions about joining us, just get in touch and we'll be more than happy to help.

There are abundant beautiful places to stay locally in the idyllic village of Abbotsbury where the retreat is held and beyond.

The address for the venue is: Abbey Barn, Church St, Abbotsbury, Weymouth, Dorset DT3 4JJ

Follow signs for Abbotsbury and find plenty of parking in the Village Car Park off Rodden Row (DT3 4JL). Note this is a pay car park and it costs £8 for 24 hours.

From there take a short walk on the foot path towards Abbey House Guest House and down towards Abbey Pond. You will see the barn on the other side of the pond. What3Wwords: Movements.They.Sorters.

There is no parking outside the barn due to the cafe using parking spaces for their visitors during the day. You can find spaces on the street in the village occasionally too.

There is free parking in the Abbotsbury Swannery Car Park, park in the far corner of the car park and then cut though a path back up to the lane and walk back up to the barn. Drop bags off with us at the entrance to the barn before heading down to park and we will take your belongings into the barn for you - please allow extra time.

Abbotsbury is an idyllic little village with lots to do for a weekend away. Close to the barn where our retreat is being held, there are some lovely boutique shops with local artists and crafts, Cherries Cafe for lunch or tea.

There is also Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens close by and just a few minutes drive you are at the beach.

Sound healing is not suitable for anyone who is pregnant, has pacemaker or who suffers with Epilepsy. Its also advisable not to join a sound healing if you have a severe mental health issue like psychosis, schizophrenia or severe bi-polar.

Please contact us if you have any concerns about whether joining a sound healing workshop is right for you.

Bring a yoga mat, loose comfy clothing and a blanket and pillow for the sound healing.

There is no heating in the barn so if the weather is cool bring layers and an extra blanket for the sound healing, but you will get warm when we dance!