🌿 Meet Your Sauna Master 🌿
Hello! Here I am in all my Sauna Master glory!! And yes, I know I look like a garden gnome/ pixie/ witch/ Victoria Plum (delete as appropriate!) but this is my uniform now! 🧙 🔥🌿
Handmade by a true Lithuanian Sauna Master, it was gifted to me by Sarah @freespiritescapes for my birthday after we’d experienced an amazing Lithuanian Pirtis sauna (more on this in another post!) At first I wondered when on earth I’d actually wear it, not knowing at the time that a few months later I’d train to be a sauna master myself! Made from all natural materials to keep my skin safe and cool and prevent microplastics and other nasties from synthetic materials being absorbed into my skin. 👏🏼
So, if you spot a little woodland creature wielding birch branches — don’t worry, it’s just me sharing some traditional sauna love! ❤️
Keep following to find out more about what a sauna ritual/ Pirtis involves!
#Pirtis #Sauna #SaunaLover #SaunaLife #SaunaSuit #SaunaRitual #Loyly
🌿 Introducing Blossom Yurt Offerings 🌿
Nestled on a working farm and glamping site on the edge of the Lake District & Yorkshire Dales, Blossom Yurt is a brand new wellbeing sanctuary for rest, renewal, and connection. Immersed in the sprawling landscape of the Howgill Fells, Blossom is a space to escape, pause and breathe🌿
Open to glamping guests and the local community, here’s what’s on offer:
🧘 Yoga & Meditation
💆 Ayurvedic Yoga Massage
🔥 Contrast Therapy & Sauna Rituals (coming soon)
🌱 Health & Wellbeing Coaching
🌸 Day & Weekend Retreats
🏕️ Bespoke Wellness Packages
📅 Check out our upcoming events on Eventbrite – from retreats to seasonal gatherings, there’s something for everyone who’s ready to pause, recharge, and blossom.
🔗 /blossom-events
Get in touch for massage bookings or enquire about bespoke packages.
📞07825631503 | [email protected]
📍 Howgills Hideaway @howgillshideaway
#BlossomYurt #YogaYurt #WellbeingYurt #YogaStudio #WellnessRetreat #LakeDistrict #YorkshireDales #Yoga #RetreatLife #Yoga #YogaRetreats #YogaWorkshops #WellbeingEvents #YogaYurt #LakeDistrict #YorkshireDales #Cumbria #Glamping
🌱 What is Ayurvedic Yoga Massage? 🌱
I’m loving offering Ayurvedic Yoga Massage (AYM) @howgillshideaway - a beautiful and powerful treatment that’s unlike anything else I’ve experienced. Thank you everyone who’s been to see me so far!
So, what is it?
AYM blends traditional Ayurvedic principles deep tissue massage with assisted yoga stretches, using hands, elbows, and even feet to provide a deep tissue massage while guiding you through gentle movement and breathwork.
Assisted yoga stretches are used to gently open up the body, release deep-seated tension, and improve flexibility. These stretches are guided and supported by the therapist, allowing you to access a greater range of movement.
This isn’t your typical massage — it’s a full-body journey. Using oil and Ayurvedic calamus powder to exfoliate and release toxins, this is a grounding, energising, and deeply restorative experience.
Expect:
🌱 Deep muscular release
🌱 Greater mobility and flexibility
🌱 Nervous system regulation
🌱 Detoxification + energetic reset
🌱 A feeling of lightness and calm
If you’re curious to try it, have questions or want to book, feel free to drop me a message — I’d love to share more with you 🌱
#AyurvedicYogaMassage #AYM #MassageTherapy #Bodywork #WellbeingJourney #Ayurveda #MindBodyHealing #HolisticWellness #MassageAndMovement #Yoga #SelfCare #MassageTherapy #LakeDistrict
What if life doesn’t look like you expected… and it turns out even better ?
In this episode of Finding Foundations, I’m joined by Fiona for a conversation about reinvention, grief, intuition, anxiety, yoga, starting over, and building a life that actually feels like your own.
We talk about the moment where “coping” stops working. The pressure women feel to follow a certain path. The grief of realising life might not unfold the way you imagined. And what happens when you finally stop trying to fit inside the box society handed you.
Fiona shares her journey from ending her marriage, leaving a successful NHS career, selling her home, and completely rebuilding her life around yoga, wellbeing, and creating her yurt space in the Lake District. Talk about a blow up!
This is a conversation about trusting yourself, even when you don’t fully know where you’re going yet.
About learning to sit with discomfort instead of suppressing it.
About creating a life that feels full — with or without the things you once thought would complete you
We also explore: – gut instinct and reconnecting to the body – anxiety, burnout, and midlife awakening – letting go of attachment – why slowing down changes everything – building a life on your own terms – the courage it takes to choose differently
A really honest, thoughtful conversation for anyone questioning whether the life they’ve built still fits who they are becoming.
Check out the episode now where you get your pods!
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🎶 Don’t Judge Me 🎶
This is a true story. It just happened (obviously I recreated it on video 😝)
I have such a wide ranging and eclectic taste in music it’s always a ride leaving my playlists on shuffle!!! I literally listen everything from spiritual music to pop to Disney & musicals (I said don’t judge), to happy hardcore (seriously!) electric and rave to country and metal! Yup I’m a real mixed bag!
Anyone else’s playlist like this?
#Music #PlaylistShuffle #TrueStory #IThoughtItWasFunny
🌱 Mental Health Awareness Week 🌱
So much of what I offer exists because, at different points in my own life, these things helped me too. Not as quick fixes or magical cures, but as anchors. Things that brought me back to myself when life felt loud, heavy or overwhelming.
Movement. Nature. Warmth. Rest. Community. Quiet. Conversation. Breath.
I think as a society we’re still not very good at seeing these kinds of practices as preventative care. We often view them as a “treat”, a luxury or a reward once we’ve pushed ourselves to exhaustion… rather than something woven into everyday life that helps keep us well in the first place.
Not a sticking plaster once we’re already at breaking point but small, regular acts of care that help keep us afloat.
A gentle reminder this week to make time for yourself before you desperately need to. Not just once in a while. Regularly. As a priority, not an afterthought.
And if mental health is something you struggle with, please reach out.
To a friend. A professional. A community.
You don’t have to carry it alone 💕
#MentalHealthWeek #BeKindToYourMind #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SelfCareIsNotALuxury
🔥 Sauna Seats This Saturday 🔥
Availability this Saturday 16th May…
Sauna Ritual - 6 seats *Use code: SAUNADAY10 for 10% off*
Social Sauna - 1 seat
BOOK NOW! Link in bio & on stories 🔗
#SaunaTime #SaunaUK #SaunaRitual #LakeDistrict #Howgills
🌱 Minute Midweek Meditation 🌱
Stop scrolling! 🛑 📱
Pause ⏸️
Take a breath 🧘🏼♀️
For just one minute ☝🏼
Look at the tree 🌲
Look at its roots connected to the earth 🌍
Bring your awareness to the base of the spine, your root chakra, for grounding and stability 🙏🏻
represented by the colour red ❤️
Imagine two beams of light travelled down the legs and out through the soles of the feet, connecting you to the earth 🌍
Take a breath in…and out 🌬️
Have a good day 🙏🏻
#MinuteMeditation #MidweekMeditation #Meditate #Meditation #Breathe
😆 Laughter is good for the Soul 😆
This is the soundtrack of my events. 🎶
Something I’m noticing more and more is the laughter. 😆
Yes, there are quiet moments too… the deep breaths, the stillness which I love and are so important to create. But I’ve never really been about the super serious, stuffy approach to wellbeing. Life’s heavy enough sometimes without making relaxation feel like another thing to “perform” perfectly.
I love hearing people laugh. Really laugh. The kind that softens shoulders, brightens eyes and makes everyone else join in too. 😂 😂
Our nervous systems needs calm and rest, yes… but it also needs joy, playfulness, lightness, connection and moments that remind us what it feels like to feel alive. 🙌
Moments like these. ❤️
When was the last time you laughed like this?
#LaughterIsMedicine #LaughterIsGoodGorTheSoul #LaughterTherapy #Wellbeing #YogaRetreat
🔥 Fire & Flow 🔥
What an incredible time we had on our retreat this weekend, stoking our inner flames with fiery Sauna Rituals & yoga!
There was just the 5 of us after a last minute cancellation and I was worried smaller numbers may affect the atmosphere but how wrong could I be!!! The group bonded so well and shared and laughed openly. So much laughter! 😆
And because it was a smaller group it meant they were treated to some extra special treats, face massages after meditation, back massages and assisted yoga stretches were well received! 💆🏼♀️
Group size when running events like this is always a consideration but honestly, it worked so well and I’m so happy these gorgeous ladies got to have some extra pampering as they all deserved it!
Thank you Jackie, Chris, Hayley & Ellie for making my job feel so worthwhile ❤️ I loved spending time with you all.
And remember…
This little light of mine…I’m going to let it shine! ✨😁
Next Fire & Flow is 3-5 July!! Or if you fancy booking a private retreat for a group, get in touch!
#YogaRetreat #WellbeingRetreat #BlossomYurt #LakeDistrict #Howgills
🌿 Feel the Ritual 🌿
Curious about sauna rituals but not quite sure what to expect?
Think… heat, leaves, sounds, scents, sweat and breath.
A chance to soften, slow down and truly let go. To surrender to the rhythm of the ritual and be guided through the experience moment by moment.
Trust it. Trust me. Let me take you on the journey. 🔥🌿
We’ve got 10% off our next sauna ritual on Saturday 16th May with code SAUNADAY10 ✨
Come feel it for yourself.
#Sauna #SaunaRitual #SaunaLife #LakeDistrict #Howgills
🔥 Next Saturday 🔥
Just one week until our next Monthly Sauna Sessions! And there’s still 10% off our ritual with our World Sauna Day code: SAUNADAY10
What are you waiting for?!
🌿 Guided Sauna Ritual - 5 seats left
A carefully curated sensory experience using seasonal foliage, fragrant herbs, birch and oak whisks to wrap you in warmth as your nervous system softens and your body begins to let go. Cool off between rounds in the cold plunge tubs!
🔥 Social Sauna - 1 seats left
Connection, warmth and easy conversation. A chance to share the heat with friends old and new, chat, laugh or simply sit companionably in the glow of the sauna.
Choose one or both sessions. More dates coming soon!
📍 @howgillshideaway
🗓️ Saturday 16 May
⏰ Sauna Ritual 10:00 - 11:30 | Social Sauna 12-1:15
💵 Sauna Ritual £40pp | Social Sauna £15pp
💌 Limited spaces
🔗 Booking link in bio
#Sauna #SaunaLife #SaunaLove #SaunaRitual #SocialSauna
