October Maitri Retreat at Wylder

12th – 16th October 2026
Wylder, Somerset

One day you wake up and realise you’ve been holding your breath for years.

There comes a moment when the life you’ve been managing so well starts to ask something different of you.

You’ve been strong.

You’ve been generous.

You’ve been the one others lean on.

But beneath the competence and care, there’s a quieter truth – a tiredness that rest alone hasn’t touched. A sense that you’ve drifted a little from yourself while looking after everything else.

What’s being asked now isn’t more effort.

It’s presence. Space.

Time to come back into your own skin.

This retreat is an invitation to stop holding it all – and let yourself be held for a while. Let’s laugh, practise and be together, in support and kindness.

How We Work Together

You are craving a reset – space to breathe, move and remember yourself again
You’re done with striving, and curious about what happens when you soften instead
You love the feeling of countryside calm: walks, wildflowers, firelight and stillness
You are longing for some nurture and connection – real, nourishing, unforced
You want to step away from the noise and reconnect to your body, your breath and what matters

What We’ll Practice

This retreat blends movement, stillness, conversation and rest — without rigid schedules or pressure to participate. Think structure that supports, not controls. You won’t be asked to share more than you want. You won’t be asked to become someone else. You’ll be invited to notice what’s already there.

What Life Looks Like

Holding it together
Living in your head
Automatic patterns
Constant output

What We Explore Instead

Self-kindness, letting yourself be held
Coming back into your body
Awareness and choice
Restoration and clarity

Details

This retreat is built around space – inner and outer. Most guests will stay in private rooms. Some bathrooms are ensuite. If you’d like to share, a limited number of twin rooms are available.

Room Types

Private room: £1,900 | Early Price £1,800
Shared twin: £1,400 Per Person | Early Price £1,300 Per Person

Includes your room, all meals, drinks and snacks, access to the sauna, ice bath and pool, all group sessions, and a post-retreat group integration call.

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The Place

Wylder Somerset is a countryside sanctuary tucked away in the Somerset hills near Bruton. Elegant yet earthy, with gardens that hum with bees and long tables that invite stories and laughter to unfold.

Rooms are warm, cosy and beautiful – deep baths, linen sheets, quiet corners to read or daydream. The food is seasonal and abundant – vegetables from the garden, local cheeses, freshly baked bread and honey straight from their combs.

Here the days unfold slowly, morning mist, saunas, walks, fireside tea, indoor pool, wildflower fields and star-salted skies.

Wylder holds the kind of exhale that starts the moment you arrive.