How To Retreat – Caroline Sylge (1)

You might use controlled movements to protect your joints, while hypermobile bodies can activate the core to prevent overextension. If you’re stiff, start with smaller movements and gradually increase their range. Afterwards, take proper time to hydrate and rest. Reflect on your practice Notice the quality of presence you have cultivated, and how your body feels during the rest of the day. Then, during the rest of your week, if you find some time, do your chosen practice again or try a different one, and check in to see how you feel after.

Is this something you might want to make part of your regular routine? Continue your practice Embodied movement is a perfect way to start your morning, or it can be used to pep yourself up whenever you need it during your day. If you’d like a practice to take with you into the rest of your life, experiment until you find the one that suits you best, trying out different classes and workshops. To get into the discipline of a regular practice, commit to doing a few key movements, then slowly build up to more.

Invest in a mat if you don’t have one. To make it easier to get into a habit, you could lay your mat out the night before and go straight to it in the morning. You don’t have to take a full hour – even 15 mins of embodied movement each day will make a difference. Note that listening to, and making, sound can also be forms of embodiment (See A Pause For Sound, this page).

Hosted embodied movement retreats There are oodles of lovely hosted retreats that feature Qigong, Tai Chi, Pilates, Yoga, Somatic movement, dance and other embodied movement practices to help you relax, rebalance and get fitter. The best are held in gorgeous natural locations and include healthy, nutritious meals and downtime. Take time to research the teacher, who will be key to a successful retreat. The most effective teachers will draw on the depth of their own practice and life experience, in addition to having a sound knowledge of anatomy, to help you move in the right way for your body.

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Published in the United Kingdom by Rider Books, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House UK, London. ISBN 9780593981184 Ebook ISBN 9780593981191 Book Team: Production editor: Mark Birkey • Managing editor: Allie Fox • Production manager: Angela McNally Cover design: Holly Ovenden The authorized representative in the EU for product safety and compliance is Penguin Random House Ireland, Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin D02 YH68, Ireland. https://eu- contact.penguin.ie a_prh_7.3_155359034_c0_r0 OceanofPDF.com CONT E NT S Dedication Introduction How to Use This Book Your Retreat Toolkit PURGE Retreat for an Hour: Clear Your Mind Retreat for a Day: Refresh Yourself Retreat for Longer: Declutter Your Stuff CONNECT Retreat for an Hour: Journal Retreat for a Day: Garden Retreat for Longer: Be Kind CREATE Retreat for an Hour: Make a Mark Retreat for a Day: Find Your Flow Retreat for Longer: Be an Artist NURTURE Retreat for an Hour: Embody Retreat for a Day: Treat Yourself Retreat for Longer: Stay Put TRUST Retreat for an Hour: Affirm Retreat for a Day: Choose Gratitude Retreat for Longer: Practise Self-Reliance RECLAIM Retreat for an Hour: De-Excite Retreat for a Day: Say No Retreat for Longer: Unplug SETTLE Retreat for an Hour: Breathe Retreat for a Day: Be Mindful Retreat for Longer: Go Into Silence PLAN Retreat for an Hour: Design Your Day Retreat for a Day: Trim Your Choices Retreat for Longer: Re-Imagine Your Life References Resources Retreat Poems Acknowledgements Biography OceanofPDF.com To my friend and fellow retreater Victoria Spicer, for her trust and unwavering support.

To my husband Tom, for being both my rock and my rock star. To my daughter Annoushka, for making me laugh, and for opening up my heart. OceanofPDF.com INTRODUCTION ‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’ Mary Oliver, ‘The Summer Day’ I first read the compelling words in the epigraph above on a writing retreat in my twenties.

I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life at the time, and I hadn’t thought of it as being either wild or precious.

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