Booked by Private Group
Places still available on May and October Space to Be!
Escape the hustle and bustle, and step back from daily life to breathe more deeply, enjoy silence as well as some purposeful conversations. Enhance a sense of well-being, gain clarity and focus. Trigonos provides the perfect space for you to rejuvenate with tranquil surroundings and nourishing food.
Join Ros Tennyson and Sophie Matthew, experienced trainers for an open retreat where a flexible programme is co-created by the group. Open to anyone who is looking for some quiet but purposeful time in beautiful surroundings as part of a small group.
Retreat Highlights:
Self Reflection Activities: Guided nature walks, journaling and creative exercises to explore your inner landscape.
Sharing & Discussion Space: Enjoy a safe space amongst a small group to share and reflect.
Solo Time: Enjoy moments for yourself to create, read, rest, write, or swim.
Delicious Nourishing Food: Enjoy our deliciously grown biodynamic produce, from the land to the plate, lovingly created by our chefs for you to enjoy.
Tranquil Surroundings: Indulge in relaxation, leisurely walks, and fireside reading in a beautiful part of Wales, Eryri National Park with Dark Sky Status.
What to Expect:
Deepen your Connection with Your Self: Enhance your self-understanding through personal reflective activities such as journaling, mapping.
Disconnect from daily life: Escape the hustle and bustle of daily life to truly unwind in a beautiful setting. A space to be.
Enhance your sense of well-being: An opportunity to pause, breathe deeply and gain clarity and focus.
Deep meaningful discussions: A safe space to share stories and experiences.
Tuning into nature: An opportunity to connect and explore nature and the senses, in a tranquil setting.
A space to create: A place to express through writing, drawing, and painting, reading and listening to music.
An opportunity to reflect and refresh in your own way and at your own pace. Completely non-denominational, the retreat is designed for you to make it your own whether your focus is on physical and mental health; relationship to the natural world; reflecting on your life’s journey or simply taking an opportunity to let go and see what happens.
“One of the things I liked about what you offer is that it is more accessible and less intimidating than a retreat. There are already so many different retreats on offer around the country, but I have never come across anything quite like Space to Be before.”
This Retreat will Help You:
Relax and recharge by ‘time off’ from day-to-day life
Become more present by quietening busy minds
Deepen awareness through personal reflection
Expression through creatively using words and pictures
Develop a sense of community by connecting with others
Be yourself • Reflect • Explore • Create • Be nourished • Be refreshed • Be quiet • Connect with others • Become renewed • Feel better
Who is this Retreat For?
Space to Be is open to anyone who is looking for some quiet-but-purposeful time with light-touch facilitation and a flexible, semi-structured programme so each participant can choose how they would like to spend their time.
Space to Be is designed for people to co-create what they want – whether in terms of: their physical and mental health; exploring their relationship to the natural world; reflecting on their life’s journey or just taking an opportunity to let go and see what happens. A range of resources and possible activities are available to help enhance the experience.
“An inspirational opportunity to retreat and meet personal goals – Trigonos and Space to Be are an ideal combination providing complementary nourishment.”
About the Facilitators
Ros Tennyson
The creator of the Space to Be retreats is Ros Tennyson who has many years of experience as a facilitator both in the UK and internationally.
The major focus of her professional career has been to understand and promote collaboration / partnerships for sustainable development.
In addition to facilitation, this work has involved training, mentoring, action research, case studies and the development of frameworks and tools.
Ros’s other interests include writing (fiction and non-fiction), music and walking. She is a trained Tai Chi teacher and Indian Head Massage therapist. She was a founder and co-director of Trigonos from 1996 to 2020 where she has facilitated many Space to Be retreats. Ros is based in Machynlleth (mid-Wales) – If you have any questions about the course with Ros, you may contact her here.
Sophie Matthew
Sophie is an experienced mindfulness and meditation teacher specialising in working with people with pain and long term health conditions, as well as stress and anxiety. She has years of experience in holding space for groups and individuals to explore and connect with themselves and others, she also runs retreats. Sophie is based in North London – and you can make contact with her here.
An Insight to the Day…
Each day starts with a meeting where the group agrees a plan for what they would like to do together and what they would like to do alone. The day will end with a gathering to share reflections. Facilitation will be ‘light-touch’ and all activities are entirely optional.
8am Breakfast together
1pm Lunch together
4pm Afternoon tea together
7pm Dinner together
“Thank-you so much for a really wonderful time on Space to Be. I found it incredibly nourishing in many, many different ways – the food, the company, the silence, the lake, the beauty of the surrounding nature, the flower garden, Trigonos itself, the poetry, music, creativity, connection, space, meditation, silence etc.”
Resources
A selection of resources will be available during the retreat including:
Art materials including paper, charcoal, acrylic paints, water-based crayons, paintbrushes, and felt-tip pens
Books on topics such as meditation, mindfulness, poetry, wellbeing, rewilding, storytelling and more
CDs suiting a range of musical tastes
Maps and guidebooks of the local area
Notebooks to capture reflections, thoughts, and ideas
Quotes and images to challenge and inspire
Cushions and bolsters for quiet times sitting or lying down
You are welcome to bring your own resources such as art and craft materials, books, musical instruments, meditation stools, yoga mats, and walking gear.
Cost
Residential – Prices are from £387.00 per person. Prices includes accommodation and all-inclusive catering.
You can choose from the following options:
Single Occupancy -Double Bed Ensuite £567.00 per person, Single Bed Ensuite £537 per person, Single Bed Non-Ensuite £417.00 per person.
Shared Twin Occupancy - Double Bed Ensuite £417.00 per person, Single Bed Ensuite £402.00 per person, Single Bed Non-Ensuite £387.00 per person.
Concession - Trigonos offers 30% discount off residential rates, and 10% discount off for non-residential rates, for Nantlle Valley Residents, unemployed and retired.
The facilitators on all Space to Be courses at Trigonos donate their time but participants can make a voluntary donation towards their costs at the end of the retreat if they wish to.
Terms and Conditions
A non-refundable £100 deposit is required within fourteen days of booking to secure your place. The remaining balance is then due twenty-eight days before the event start date.
The deposit will be retained for any cancellations up to twenty-eight days beyond the event start date.
The full cost of the event will be retained for any cancellations made within twenty-eight days of the event start date.
We advise that you take out insurance to cover against any costs incurred should you have to cancel.