Welcome to my
CALENDAR OF SPECIAL EVENTS
Retreat Days
Workshops
Seasonal Events
Come and reconnect and recharge
Deep Rest Reset
Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra & Somatic Unwinding
Unwind, restore, and reset with 90 minutes of deep rest.
This session is an invitation to step out of the usual pace of life and into a slower, more supported space where your body can soften, your nervous system can settle, and you can simply be.
We’ll begin with gentle restorative yoga, using props to fully support the body in rest. From here, you’ll be guided into somatic unwinding practices, allowing space to release tension and reconnect with subtle sensation.
The session will close with Yoga Nidra - a guided meditation designed to bring you into a state of deep rest, somewhere between waking and sleeping, where the body can restore and the mind can quieten.
This is a quiet, nourishing space. There is nothing to achieve, nowhere to get to, just an opportunity to rest more deeply than you might usually allow.
This session may support you if you:
Feel tired, overwhelmed, or mentally busy
Struggle to fully switch off or relax
Are holding tension or stress in the body
Want to support your nervous system and overall wellbeing
Details:
Sunday 18th October
5.15-6.45pm
Chinley Community Centre
Investment: £23
Spaces limited to 10 to keep the group small and supported
Last three have sold out!
Leave feeling grounded, nourished, and gently reset, ready to move into your week with more ease.
Shake the Dust
Friday 6th November | 6.15-7.15pm | Chinley Community Centre
End your week with movement, freedom and a chance to shake off the dust of the week gone by.
Come and experience Shake the Dust - an uplifting movement practice combining free movement, somatic exploration, and music to help release stress, shift stagnant energy, reconnect with your body, and awaken a sense of aliveness and joy.
Shake the Dust is more than just a workout- it’s a transformative, embodied practice of the body, heart, and mind, and a form of activism through movement. Each session invites you to shake off what no longer serves, personally and collectively, and to reclaim your body as a powerful tool for change.
Guided by a poetic theme and an epic playlist, we move together through waves of shaking, jumping, resting, dancing, intuitive flow, plus elements of yoga, Pilates, somatics, and bodyweight strength work.
This is a space where movement becomes a statement, where you can sweat, release, and build a resilient body while also grounding into the values and vision for a better world.
This is a practice for ALL. Whether you’re a yogi, a seeker, or simply ready to move with purpose, Shake the Dust is your invitation to take up space, break patterns, and come alive.
No experience needed - come exactly as you are.
A Dance for Samhain with Samar Linn and Sally Eccleston
Samhain Dance: An Evening of Movement, Music & Connection
Wednesday 4th November 2026 | 6:45 - 9:00pm
Chinley Community Centre
As the days grow shorter and the natural world begins to draw its energy inward, Samhain marks a turning point in the seasonal cycle. A time of transition, of honouring what has been, releasing what is ready to fall away and making space for what is yet to emerge.
Rooted in ancient Celtic traditions, Samhain marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the darker half of the year. It invites us to acknowledge the cycles of life, death and renewal, and to remember that letting go, slowing down and resting are just as much a part of life as growing and becoming.
This Samhain, you're invited to gather in community, to move, to feel, to celebrate and to honour this seasonal threshold through dance.
Join us for a special evening of music, movement and connection, with a 5Rhythms-inspired conscious dance journey guided by Samar Linn.
Through an immersive musical landscape, we'll explore the shifting rhythms and energies of movement, creating space for expression, release, reflection and connection.
There are no steps to learn, no choreography to follow and no expectations about how your movement should look. Instead, you're invited to listen to your body and allow movement to emerge from within, whether that means dancing wildly, shaking, swaying, stretching, stomping, moving slowly or finding moments of complete stillness.
As we move towards the darker months, this is an opportunity to explore what it means to let go. To shed some of what we've been carrying, to make space for the parts of ourselves that may have been quietened or forgotten, and to reconnect with the wisdom of our bodies and the rhythms of the natural world.
Samhain reminds us that we don't have to be constantly growing, producing or moving forward. There is wisdom in the pause, in the descent, in allowing things to come to an end.
And there is also joy to be found in gathering together, in music, in movement and in the simple experience of being alive.
We'll begin with a gentle, guided embodied arrival, creating space to land, connect with ourselves and acknowledge the seasonal transition. From there, Samar Linn will guide us through a rich musical journey, inviting us to explore different rhythms, emotions and qualities of movement before gradually returning towards rest and stillness.
You might come to release some energy, reconnect with your body, honour something you're ready to leave behind, celebrate the changing season or simply enjoy the freedom of dancing alongside others.
There is no particular experience you need to have. Whatever you arrive with is welcome.
What to expect
A warm, welcoming and non-judgemental space
An opening inspired by Samhain and the changing seasons
A gentle guided embodied arrival and warm-up
A 5Rhythms-inspired dance journey guided by Samar Linn
Freedom to explore your own movement without choreography
Space for expression, reflection,
What are others saying?
“I was fortunate to secure a place on Sally’s Spring Equinox Day Retreat in March 2024, and the experience was truly sublime. I’ve done a couple of other retreat events with Sally but you never know what she has in store for you! From the moment of arriving, I instantly felt at peace; the pretty location and light airy space, with gorgeous scents and music filling the room, accompanied by sounds of the river flowing by outside; every detail created a perfect idyll of relaxation and comfort. The day was arranged to include variety, a lot of warmth and joy, at times challenging in an enriching way, like a personal journey of self-rediscovery and release from unwanted strains and negativity. Our break for a delicious wholesome lunch added to the nourishing benefits of the day. The experience is wholly rejuvenating and beautiful in so many ways, a treat for the soul and senses, Sally’s retreat events are by far one of my most favourite days of the year. Thank you so much Sally for making this possible, you are a treasure I am so privileged to know!”
“I really enjoyed Sallys spring reset retreat, the setting ( wellness centre in Whaley Bridge) is perfect, the river runs alongside & the room is bright & warm. Sallys approach to yoga is really refreshing & professional, the day was very well planned & the music was in keeping with the atmosphere. The food was delicious & fresh. The day flew by, I think all of us went alone, such a lovely group of people of different ages & abilities, everyone was catered for and given alternatives. I left the day feeling calm, controlled and very relaxed. Thank you Sally , hopefully see you soon.”
“I’ve never attended a wellness retreat before and Sally made me and everyone else feel really, really at ease the whole day. There was so much variety in the activities throughout the day making it exciting. Leading up to the day I had been feeling really tense physically and mentally, as well as a bit bored with things in everyday life. By the end I felt powerful, calm and ready for the next big changes in my life, with a much less busy mind. Plus the social aspect of meeting other lovely women was really nourishing after all the disconnection during the lockdowns. If you’re interested in any aspect of a retreat with Sally just go along and enjoy it- she makes it so easy!”
““Spending a day with Sally and meeting brilliant new women on the new moon retreat was everything I needed to help banish the stresses of the last year. It was in the most incredible setting and I came away feeling refreshed and renewed and floated in to my week. The day just flew by and had so many treats in store - aside from the delicious food - that made it great value for money””
“I went to this last Sunday and it was amazing. The session was invigorating and relaxing for both body and mind and Sally is just lovely. It really set me up for the week ahead.
I know that it might seem expensive vs a gym class or membership but they’re not comparable. I absolutely can’t wait for the next one.”
“There are so many wonderful things I would love to say about the retreats I have been on with Sally but as this is a review and not a book, I will keep it short!
I have been on 2 retreats now, an all-day one and a 4-hour afternoon one. Going in I felt a little tired and disconnected with myself, the way the retreats are structured ensures you float out feeling completely the opposite, I felt invigorated, sure of myself and knew what I needed to do to regain some of that connection .
I loved the cocoa ceremony at the beginning, and this is something I have brought into my day-to-day life, I loved shake the dust yoga and found allowing myself to move in whatever way I wanted entirely profound! I now have mat sessions in which I just move, however I like, I feel free and at ease with the world again!
The food on both of the retreats was excellent, everything was plant based, I was inspired to bring a little more plant based into my life! The truffles! Oh my gosh the truffles!
The goody bags were an amazing touch, a nice little addition to my home practice, allowing me to bring a little relaxation home with me!
All in all I loved every minute of these retreats, they were what I never knew I needed in my life! Oh and of course there is Sally! A wonderful, serene, judgement free, joyous woman!”
