Why a nervous system yoga retreat might be what you need
Are you running on empty?
If you’ve been feeling constantly tired, wired, anxious, or disconnected from your body — you’re not alone. Many of us are living in a state of chronic nervous system dysregulation, often without even realising it. From long-term stress and burnout to emotional trauma and the relentless pace of modern life, our systems can get stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn — unable to fully rest or feel safe. That’s where nervous system–focused yoga can help.
What is a nervous system yoga retreat?
Unlike more physically intense or fast-paced yoga retreats, a nervous system yoga retreat is designed to bring your body and mind into a state of deep rest, regulation, and repair.
At my upcoming retreat - Wild Reset: A Nervous System Yoga Retreat in Somerset, UK, we will weave together:
Embodied movement to reconnect with your body
Restorative and yin yoga to shift into parasympathetic calm
Myofascial release and acupressure to soften held tension
Sound healing and breathwork to soothe your stress response
Time in nature, nourishing food, and seasonal rhythms to restore your baseline
This isn’t about pushing or fixing. It’s about creating the right conditions for your body to remember its own capacity for healing.
Why focus on the nervous system?
Your nervous system is your inner compass — it controls how you feel, how you move, how you relate, and how you heal.
When it’s balanced, you feel:
Calm but energised
Connected but centred
Responsive rather than reactive
When it’s dysregulated, you might experience:
Exhaustion or burnout
Anxiety or overwhelm
Chronic tension or pain
Emotional reactivity or numbness
By learning to work with your nervous system, rather than against it, you start to access true resilience, not just surface-level calm.
Who is a nervous system yoga retreat for?
My nervous system retreats are open to all genders and experience levels. You don’t need to be “good at yoga” or know any anatomy.
It’s especially supportive for people who:
Feel emotionally or physically depleted
Are in recovery from stress, illness, or trauma
Want a gentle but transformative way to reconnect with themselves
Are curious about yoga beyond just movement — including its nervous system, energetic, and philosophical roots
Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced practitioner, you'll be offered tools and options that meet you where you are.
You can read more about my upcoming retreat - Wild Reset: A Nervous System Yoga Retreat here.
Why is 42 Acres a perfect location for a nervous system balancing retreat?
My nervous system retreat takes place at 42 Acres, a regenerative retreat space nestled in 173 acres of wild woodland, meadows, and lakes in Somerset, UK.
This isn’t just a beautiful backdrop — it’s a vital part of the journey to nervous system balance. Being immersed in nature helps to regulate your nervous system by reducing stress hormones, enhancing vagal tone, and restoring a felt sense of safety and spaciousness in the body. The land here holds that quiet medicine — soft, ancient, alive.
But the healing doesn’t stop outside.
42 Acres is home to a “soil-to-gut” food philosophy, where every meal is grown or sourced from the land with deep care — prioritising gut health, biodiversity, and connection to the earth. From wild-foraged herbs to fermented vegetables, their kitchen is designed to nourish the microbiome, which in turn supports your nervous system.
The gut and the brain are in constant communication via the vagus nerve. When you eat living, seasonal, probiotic-rich food, you're not just supporting digestion — you're helping your body shift into rest, repair, and resilience. Each bite becomes part of your regulation.
In other words: here, what you eat, how you move, and where you are all work together to bring you back into balance.
Ready to reset?
There’s no quick fix for nervous system healing — but there are places, practices, and people that help us begin.
My upcoming retreat is an invitation to pause. To feel what’s here. To move gently. To be held by nature, nourished by food, and supported by practices that restore your inner rhythm. If something in you is asking for space, stillness, or reconnection — this might be a place to begin.