Why This Mother Retreats (and you might need to)
- Carolyn Thompson
- Jun 13
- 2 min read
I used to think retreats were about adding more to my life—more yoga, more meditation, more experiences, spiritual practices, more ...
But as a mother especially, when there is often so much to hold, retreating has actually become about subtraction. It's about all the things you get to not do for a whole weekend (as well as the joy of the things you do too).
Because sometimes what we need most isn't more self-care activities. It's the simple freedom to exist, without someone needing something of us.
The Rested Mother Retreat Is Your Space for...
Morning yoga where you can actually listen to your body—without little helpers "doing yoga" beside you or having to explain your "weird stretching" to your teen.
Meditation time where you attempt sitting quietly with your thoughts without someone asking for money, snacks, or WiFi passwords.
Space to lie down without listening for the monitor, feeling like a climbing frame, or fielding requests for lifts to friends' houses.
Proper meals, prepared by a chef, with full conversations. Or time to just enjoy each bite, without having to talk, if that's what you need.
Time to get lost in a book, take a nap, or use the sauna without being pulled in seventeen different directions by others needs.
A full night's sleep in your own bed without small visitors at 3am or parent radar switched on, waiting for the jangle of keys.
An entire weekend of bathroom time without an audience of curious little ones, or your young adults knocking on the door.
Your own schedule (all yoga and workshops are optional) with no nap routines to navigate, or teenage emotions to support.
Pour It In.
This weekend is about abundant space for you. Remember who you are before and beyond the beautiful chaos—whether that's learning weening ideas, singing along to Disney songs or pretending you know the latest TikTok trends - and everything in-between.
You love them more than words. You do so much out of choosing love (not begrudged self-sacrifice). But also, you recognise the need to choose love for yourself.
We are worthy of this care.
And yes, your cup will be bigger to pour from afterward. But right now, this moment, it's just about you.
Join Us.
Simply message me here with any questions, or just let me know if you'd love a private room, or to share a room with a friend. I'll get back to you soon.
Always happy to chat if you'd like to arrange a call too.
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