Soul garden retreats

“Homecoming”

Balance your energy and reclaim your power

5th - 7th July, 2024

The Quaives Estate, CT3 1RU

Welcome to “Homecoming” a summer retreat in the beautiful Quaives Estate just an hour and a half from London.

An Enchanted weekend in rural Kent. Guided and immersed in nature you are invited to a weekend exploration of seasonal blessings. Balance your energy and reclaim your power in the healing arms of Mother Earth. Find alignment and community with ancient wisdom, medicines and movement.

Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicines theory of nature, yogic philosophies and ideas and somatic movement principles.

We will explore the seasons of our existence through Yoga and Qigong based movement, Breath-work, Reiki healing, Meditations, Nature walks, Music, Card pulling, Seasonal food and Herbs and Cacao. All designed to bring us into natural alignment and awaken our potential to live a life of fulfilment, harmony and health.

WHATS INCLUDED

  • Daily yoga, Qigong, somatic movement and meditation practices.

  • Card pulling and readings

  • Herb and tea ceremonies

  • Individual and personalised Reiki sessions

  • Specialised workshops

  • Use of hot tub

  • Tennis court and equipment

  • Use of hammocks and reading areas

  • Access to grounds and gardens

  • Access to lounge rooms

  • All Vegetarian and Vegan food made by Michelin Star Chef

the venue

The Quaives country estate is less than 2 hours drive from London, in the village of Wickhambreaux, Kent. There are 19 acres of open space, manicured gardens and winding paths leading to private cottages, secret gardens, a yoga studio, tennis court, swinging kissing bench and hot tub.

A beautiful estate and retreat centre in rural Kent. The estate has some interesting history; being previously owned by Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac for 25 years.

Accommodation

Kula Shared cottage

Four adult bunkbeds and three bathrooms

Kula is a lovely space that can sleep up to 8 people. It’s light, clean and spacious and comes with all the amenities of the cottages.

£400 for one bed or £525 for one whole bunk bed to yourself, both beds

All private accommodation is now booked but there are still a few spots left in the shared cottage

WEEKEND PASSES AVAILABLE - Must be able to travel to and from venue independently everyday. No accommodation included. All other amenities, treatments, practices and food included.

£250

the food

Our Chef Chris Bassett has kindly taken a weekend off running two successful London restaurants to come and prepare us some wholesome soul food. Food and produce is something that both Chris and I are very passionate about and we believe feasting and eating is a celebration of life, a ritual and a time to be grateful. The time we take to pause, come together and eat is as much a part of this retreat as everything else we do and is very much aligned with nature and seasonal living. Expect the food to be just as indulgent as it is healthy and nutritious. Chris will focus on local, seasonal produce to bring us the best of the British summer. We can’t wait to share this time with you at the table.

*all dietary requirements and allergies will be carefully catered for

Meet the facilitators

Teacher and host - Jasmine Badr

Hi! I Imagine most that are reading this already know me, but if you don’t then I will introduce myself a little. Im Jasmine, Yoga, Qigong and Mindfulness coach and creator of Soul Garden. Im very excited you to welcome you to “homecoming” and I cant wait to meet you and share this special weekend of natural alignment together. If you would like to know more about me or SoulGarden please head to the “about” section of the website.

With love.

Chef - Chris Bassett

Chris, who has over 15 years experience in kitchens will take charge of the pots and pans to cook up some delicious seasonal food. He is the executive chef of 1* Portland restaurant and their sister, neighbourhood restaurant, Clipstone in Fitzrovia, London. We are very blessed to have him come along and share his wisdom of seasonal eating with us via our plates and taste buds.

Reiki Practitioner - Helen Calvert

Helen is a trauma informed Reiki practitioner. She qualified after navigating many intense and challenging years of traumatic and adverse experiences, while helping her son heal from a very rare and complex bone condition. Learning of the impact of trauma and working holistically with the energetics of the body gave answers in ways that allopathic medicine couldn’t. Helen now wishes to share her knowledge from her lived experiences with others, in the hope that they too can find relief and even resolution from any spiritual, emotional or physical discomfort they may be experiencing.

INVESTMENT and payment plan options | Payment plans available

Prices shown below are total costs for the 3 days and 2 nights including accommodation and all retreat amenities, classes, workshops and food. Travel to and from the venue is not included.

Chestnut Twin room

Retreat with one of the beautiful master bedrooms in the main house. For one or two people.

Chestnut | Sleeps one or two in twin beds

£675 for one or £575pp for two

Kula shared room

Kula sleeps up to 8 people, or you can reserve one set of bunk beds to yourself (you will have both beds)

Retreat with one bed in kula - £400

Retreat with one set of bunk beds to yourself - £525

Weekend pass (no accommodation) -

£250

Below is a link to the bookings form where you will be asked what accommodation type you would like along with payment plan options. I will be offering up to 6 month payment plans and deposit amounts are flexible depending on your circumstances. I hope this makes it more accessible and inclusive so please do reach out to me if you have any concerns.