Art of Living UK Summer Retreat 2025
The Art of Living UK Summer Retreat is back for a full range of Adult Courses, Workshops, Treatments and Youth Programmes on August 21st - 25th 2025 in Malvern, Worcestershire.
This holistic retreat comprises a schedule of wellbeing programmes designed for both the individual and/or the entire family and includes meditation, yoga, breathing practices (including the world renowned Sudarshan Kriya technique) and Ayurveda.
The youth programmes from the Art of Living support the building of mental resilience to help children and young people deal more effectively with the day to day stressors of life. They support individual growth and encourage cooperation, communication and other human values within age appropriate class groups of 8-12yrs (ART Excel) and 13-18yrs (YES! / YES2) plus a child care programme for children aged 3-7 (out of nappies).
Adults (including parents of children on the courses) find our retreats to be a perfect setting to be excused from the world and its day-to-day stresses and duties and instead, immerse themselves in a world of relaxation and rejuvenation, improving all aspects of their wellbeing.
All course teachers are professionally trained with many years of experience teaching and working in the wellbeing field.
Art of Living Part-2
21-25 August 2025
A graduate programme available after completion of the Art of Living Part-1 (previously known as Meditation and Breath Workshop or Happiness Programme).
The Art of Living Part-2 (previously known as Silence Programme), offers a unique set of meditations called ‘Hollow and Empty’ which take you inwards, towards self-discovery, allowing for deep rest and healing. Whilst in silence, you will receive precious knowledge, renew and recharge your energy levels, rebalance your emotions, and experience a deeper state of inner silence and bliss.
Teacher: Sue Hindle
Contact: Aditi Dasoondi
Email: aditi@uk.artofliving.org
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Sri Sri Yoga Deep Dive Retreat
21-25 August 2025
An advanced level yoga course that includes yogic detox processes which have a profound impact on the body and also the mind. It is only when the body is cleansed, that the mind is able to come to a point of stillness. When your mind stops, you find a relaxation deeper than the deepest sleep.
Teacher: Tahir Sharief
Contact: Tahir Sharief
Email: tahir@uk.artofliving.org
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Art of Living Part-1
22-24 August 2025
This course combines practical wisdom with powerful breathing techniques that cleanse the system of emotional and physical stresses and impurities, increasing mental focus, heightening awareness and allowing us to reach our highest potential, through the Sudarshan Kriya Yoga breathing technique, meditation, yoga and wisdom.
Teachers: Deepak Paretha, Jagruti Tank
Contact: Deepak Paretha
Email: deepak@uk.artofliving.org
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Sahaj Samadhi Meditation
22-25 August 2025
Learn the art of effortless meditation in this course, which deeply rejuvenates and energises the system. A personal ‘mantra’ is given to settle the mind, achieve deep relaxation and release stress.
Teachers: Su Bowerman
Contact: Su Bowerman
Email: su@uk.artofliving.org
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Sri Sri Yoga Foundation Programme
21-25 August 2025
Experience a blend of yoga postures, breathing techniques, meditation and yogic wisdom offering you a holistic approach to the body, mind and spirit with advanced asanas, detox and blissful meditations.
Each session includes a beautiful blend of yoga postures, breathing techniques, meditations and yogic knowledge
Teachers: Hina Pancholi,Aparna Ghildiyal
Contact: Hina Pancholi
Email: h.pancholi@uk.artofliving.org
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ART Excel
(8-12 Years)
21 - 25 August
This course supports the overall well-being of children by teaching them empowering techniques that foster peace of mind, mental clarity, focus and emotional stability, nurturing values like sharing, playing in harmony and developing a sense of belonging with others.
Through yoga practices, meditation, nuggets of knowledge (Golden Keys) and powerful breathwork, (including the Junior Sudarshan Kriya/ Happy Breath technique), pranayama and other breathing processes, they learn how to apply these skills and tools beyond the Course.
Teachers: Anne Turner
Contact: Debbie Turner
Email: debbie@uk.artofliving.org
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YES! (Youth Empowerment Seminar)
(13-18 Years)
21 - 25 August
YES! is dedicated to providing teenagers with practical tools, research backed Sudarshan Kriya technique and life skills to manage stress and emotions, helping them gain the ability to focus and perform well academically and build positive relationships with peers, parents and teachers.
It includes breathwork to relieve stress, manage emotions and inhibitions and focus the mind and experiential processes to develop problem-solving strategies and dynamic group discussions designed to help them feel at ease in challenging situations.
Teachers: Birgit Konig
Contact: Birgit Konig
Email: birgit@uk.artofliving.org
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YES!2
(13-18 years)
21 - 25 August
YES! 2 is an advanced meditation and leadership workshop for students who have already taken the YES! workshop and want to go deeper with their experience. Through processes, wisdom and deep meditations, teens overcome personal limitations and explore the joy of service, the rejuvenation of silence and the depth and clarity that comes from meditation.
For parents familiar with Art of Living’s adult programmes, this workshop is a teens' combination of the Silence Retreat, DSN and Volunteer Training Programme.
Teachers: Rishi Pancholi, Su Bowerman
Contact: Su Bowerman
Email: su@uk.artofliving.org
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ANGELS
(3-7 Years)
The Angels programme combines fun games, art and craft, yoga, nature walks and storytelling for children aged 3-7 who are out of nappies. This allows their parents to fully relax on their own course, knowing the little ones are taken good care of.
Teachers: Aditi Pancholi
Contact: Aditi Pancholi, 07719045100, aditijn13@gmail.com
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DAY WORKSHOPS AND TREATMENTS
Ayurvedic Mother & Infant (AMI):
Know Your Child (KYC):
Know Your Teen (KYT):
Eternity Process:
Ayurvedic Treatments - Marma and other treatment registrations to be done at the venue
Other links and info tbc
RETREAT LOCATION DETAILS 2025
Malvern St James School, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3BA
HOW TO GET THERE:
Good road links and access to the location via buses and trains. Malvern St James is located just across the road from Great Malvern Train Station. The station is serviced by West Midlands Trains and Great Western Railway.
West Midlands Trains operate a direct service to Birmingham which is only one hour away. This service stops at stations such as Worcester, Droitwich Spa, Bromsgrove and University. The line also serves Hereford in the opposite direction.
Great Western Railway operates a direct service to London Paddington via the Cotswold Line which stops at major stations including Oxford and Reading.
By Car: For Sat Nav use WR14 3BA, the School is only 10 miles from both the M5 and M50. We have plenty of parking at the school and in the surrounding area.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation consists of single rooms (not ensuite), family rooms and dormitories with shower blocks and toilet facilities nearby. Bed linen, duvets and towels (excluding swim towels), will be provided.
The Malvern Hills is an area of outstanding natural beauty. The hills are famous for their natural mineral springs and wells, which were responsible for the development of Great Malvern as a Spa in the early 19th century.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE !!
