United Kingdom·June - September
The Clearing
A weekend to detox, reset, and restore your natural balance.
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Overview
Modern life loads the body with more than it’s built to handle — stress, screens, processed food, constant distraction and chatter . Over time, those pressures slow the systems that keep you well: the liver, gut, skin, and lymph. The Clearing is about stimulating these systems and giving them space to recover. Across the weekend we use proven, natural methods to support detox and renewal — sauna and cold-water immersion to boost circulation and immunity, breathwork and yoga to open the lungs and digestive tract, and native herbs, juices, and simple food to feed the body’s repair process. Held in a meadow and ancient woodland near Whitby, the programme weaves science and nature together: movement, sound, foraging, and firelight. Two days to let the body do what it already knows how to do — cleanse, balance, and begin again.
Highlights
Evidence-based approach
Grounded in real physiology — detox practices that support the liver, lymph, skin, gut, and nervous system.
Led by qualified facilitators
Experienced practitioners in yoga, breathwork, herbal medicine, sauna, and cold-water therapy guide every session.
Rooted in nature
Set in meadow and ancient woodland near Whitby, with walks to Falling Foss.
Community and connection
Shared meals, discussion circles, and partner practices build genuine community and support.
Practical tools for daily life
Learn short, sustainable habits: tongue scraping, oil pulling, dry brushing, foot soaks, breath resets, hydration and fasting know-how
Real results
Better sleep, clearer skin, calmer mood, improved digestion, stronger immunity, and a feeling of spaciousness inside.
Schedule
Day 1 – Release & Reset We begin by waking the body’s natural cleansing systems with movement, breath, and warmth, then move into herbal medicine, self-massage, and sauna to clear and recharge. The day ends with shared food, fasting insights, and a fire ceremony to let go of what’s heavy. Day 2 – Renew & Integrate An early walk to Falling Foss begins with breathwork in the Hermitage and a cold-water cleanse beneath the waterfall. Back on the land, we close with nourishment, sound, and reflection — grounding the body and mind before an early afternoon finish.
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Arrival & Welcome Ritual
We begin the day gently, arriving to the smell of woodsmoke and the sound of the kettle coming to the boil. The fire is already burning, and a simple breakfast is waiting . Warm lemon water | Tongue scraping | Oil pulling demo | Intention setting around the fire. Sets digestion, hydration, and focus for the day.
Morning Movement & Breath Activation
– Detox Yoga Flow – twists, core compression, inversions for liver and gut stimulation
– Chi Gong Flow – gentle movement for lymph and energy channels
– Somatic Shaking – releasing tension and cortisol
– Breath of Fire (Kapalabhati) – energising, oxygenating, metabolism boost
– Alternate-Nostril Breathing (Nadi Shodhana) – balance stress and recovery
– Humming Bee Breath (Bhramari) – clear sinuses, tone vagus nerve
– Diaphragmatic Breath Reset – long, grounding exhale
– Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose (Viparita Karani) or head stands! – gentle inversion for lymph flow
Afternoon" Foraging Walk & Herbal Medicine Workshop
Walk the meadow and woodland identifying cleansing plants — dandelion, nettle, cleavers, yarrow. Prepare teas for liver, lymph, and kidneys. Short talk on bitters and bile flow.
Evening – Sauna & Cold-Water Immersion
– Sauna Session – sweating for skin detox, circulation, immune response
– Cold-Water Plunge – vagus nerve reset and endorphin release
– With practices like lymph massage, epsom salts, clay masks and body scraping!
Night – Fire Ceremony & Reflection
Symbolic and emotional release through fire.Journalling prompts to integrate the day’s letting-go.
Day 2 Morning – Early Morning at Falling Foss
Releasing Breathwork in the Hermitage – warm the inner fire, open lungs, prepare for immersion. Waterfall Immersion & BlessingCold plunge beneath the falls | Breathwork | Barefoot grounding on riverbank. + breakfast
Early afternoon – Sound Bath & Closing Integration
Gong and bowl frequencies | Deep rest | Guided reflection and gratitude meditation.
Tickets
Day 1 Saturday Sept 11th: 9am until 6pm and into the evening if you wish.
Arrival & welcome tea, lemon water, tongue scraping & oil pulling demo | Morning movement, yoga & breathwork for digestion, lymph & lungs | Foraging & herbal medicine – gathering cleansing plants and making medicine | Light soup lunch & talk: the science of detox | Guided self-massage, dry brushing & gua sha for lymph flow | Foot detox & reflexology ritual with Epsom salts & herbs | Lymph and self massage | Sauna & cold-water immersion – fire & water in rhythm | Hearty fire-cooked dinner | Discussion by the fire: fasting, rest & rhythm | Fire ceremony & reflection circle | Optional evening grounding walk or herbal tea before rest
Day 2 Sunday Sept 12th 9am until 2pm and later around the fire if you wish
Walk (optional) through woodland to Falling Foss for breathwork and waterfall & water blessing with cold immersion | Warm oats, berries, seeds & herbal tea breakfast | Juicing & nutritional rehydration – fresh juices & mineral drinks | Sound bath for deep rest & nervous system balance | Community lunch, reflection circle & farewell | Early finish – depart clear, grounded & re-energised
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Whitby Wellbeing’s own meadow and woodland,
Stone circles on the moor tops, ancient trees, a wild corner of North Yorkshire that holds us quietly.
Tucked away down a single-track lane just south of Whitby — the kind with grass growing down the middle, surrounded by fields, farms, and ancient woodland. It’s quiet, sheltered, and undisturbed — the perfect place to slow down.
The meadow opens wide for gathering and fire, watched over by ancient oaks and encircled by hawthorn.
The woodland holds cool shade and the sound of running water from a small stream that winds through it. There’s space to wander, sit in reflection, or simply be alone. A teepee and a weatherproof outdoor kitchen mean we’re comfortable in any weather, and there’s plenty of parking.
