A Dedicated Day of Fun
We’re big believers in fun and play over here at SUP & Soul - we know just how essential these are for our wellbeing. Our Water & Wellness days have been designed to help tap you back into your joyful self, rewild your spirit with our natural world, and to reconnect you with like-minded souls.
All things that are rather good for the nervous system and can help boost immunity not to mention the positive impact fun and play have on our overall mental wellbeing! Laughter and having fun makes us more resilient, able to cope in uncertain times and opens us up to new possibilities in our lives.
We want to help you embrace more fun in your every day and give yourself permission to simply let go and be in the moment.
Location
We’ll be based at Weir Wood Reservoir, nestled in the heart of a nature reserve in East Sussex - approx 25 miles north of Brighton and 25 miles south of Croydon. We’ll be completely surrounded by nature at its finest with only the wildlife for company - and each other of course. We’ll feel a million miles away from the real world, tucked away in our wild classroom for the day. We’ll spend all of our time outside, truly immersed in nature and getting cosy with blankets, comfy outdoor seating and maybe even some campfires. We’re so spoilt with this location - we’ll have direct access to the water and barely any other water users! What bliss.
A Taste of Your Time
Your SUP & Soul water and wellness experience will be a fun, wild and enlightening journey exploring your inner workings and your natural surroundings.
Welcome
We’ll start the day with introductions, getting to know each other, landing in the space and taking some time to set our Soul Intention for the day.
Fun & Enlightening Life Coaching Workshops
We’ll start our time together by really landing in the space and disconnecting from the outside world. On the life coaching side we’ll play fun games to help you get you in touch with the fun and playful side of yourself. We’ll explore what truly gives you joy in your life in small and big meaningful ways. You’ll be expertly guided by our life coach Théa to tune into your body wisdom and start to really listen to what it needs from you.
Paddle Boarding Adventures
Your paddle boarding instructor and guide, Camilla, will take the coaching out onto (and into!) the water. You’ll learn to paddle board in our sheltered reservoir surrounded by a stunning nature reserve. You’ll progress your paddling skills over the course of the session exploring the reservoir and hopefully meeting some of the local wildlife on the way.
Already an experienced paddle boarder? Not to worry - we’ll factor this into the planning and group guests based on level of ability - we’ll do our best to ensure your experience is tailored around you as much as possible.
Afternoon Activity Choice
Sadly there just isn’t enough time in the day so the last session of the day is a choice of either SUP yoga and meditation with the very calming and zen Georgie or a wild swim coupled with a blue mind nature connection & meditation session hosted by water advocate and Blue Health & Mindfulness Coach Clare.
You Time
We want to ensure your every need is catered for and appreciate it can be an intense experience so there will be breaks and a lovely lunch with down time and space factored into the day where you can choose to eat, relax, explore and/or socialise. This is your time to do whatever you need.
Sample Day
09:00-09:30 ~ Arrival and Settle into the Space
09:30-10:00 ~ Welcome Check In and Introductions
10:15-12:15 ~ Life Coaching Session - centred around Fun & Play
12:15-13:15 ~ Lunch & Down Time
13:30-15:30 ~ Paddle Boarding Adventure - Playing On the Water
15:30-16:00 ~ Afternoon Tea
16:00-17:30 ~ A Nature Connection & Wellbeing Coaching Session with a Wild Swim or SUP Yoga Session (both sessions include guided meditation)
18:00 -18:30 ~ Check Out and Close
Homemade Lunch & Snacks
Over the course of the retreat we’ll enjoy al fresco dining with lunch and snacks lovingly prepared and delivered by our local chef - Tania, who runs Hugo’s Cafe in Forest Row (part of the cohort of artisans, merchants and creatives that make up The Bazaar). Tania’s delicious food is inspired by her Scandinavian roots, she uses only the best fresh, locally sourced and in-season ingredients. We’ll provide you with a menu to choose and pre-order your lunch. Please advise of any dietary requirements and allergies at this time - rest assured we can cater for everyone’s needs!
Group Sizes
There are up to 16 places available on each of our experience days. We’ll aim to remain in smaller groups of 10 people maximum - up to 8 guests plus the group hosts. You’ll remain in your group for the day and move around the activities.
Price
All Inclusive Price: £175 per person
What’s Included:
Homemade lunch provided by Tania from Hugo’s Cafe - Tania is a local chef with Scandinavian roots whose food is infused with a Swedish hue
Tea, coffee and hot water to keep you going throughout the day
Entry fee to the reservoir for the day
All paddle boarding equipment - top quality boards, paddles, leashes and buoyancy aids as well as cleaning of the kit between groups
Approx 2 hours of paddle boarding - which will either be a beginner lesson or a more advanced coaching session aimed at improving technique. We’ll take a tour of the reservoir and have some fun and games on the water too - importantly you’ll learn how to self rescue.
Paddle boarding sessions are hosted by Camilla who is a qualified ASI instructor with outdoor first aid and water safety training
Approx 2 hour life coaching session
Life Coaching hosted by Thea who is a qualified NLP, EFT and Intuitive Life Coach
There is the option to book private life coaching time with Théa before or after the day. Just let us know if this is of interest and we can get a quote over to you for this - special 1-2-1 rates for SUP & Soul guests
A choice of either yoga on a SUP or a Wild Swim coupled with an Embrace Your Body Workshop
What ISN’T Included:
Transfer to the location - but there is plenty of free parking available
Overnight accommodation - this experience is intended as a one day experience where all guests arrive by 09:00 each morning and leave by 18:30 each evening. There is no accommodation included in this experience. We can recommend local places to stay - please ask at the time of enquiring.
Wetsuit hire - we have agreed a special deal with Sarah from Tri Wetsuit Hire based in Horley - the price to hire a wetsuit for a week is £25 (usual price £45) - chat to us once you’ve booked to access a time discount code.
To ensure everyone’s safety amidst the pandemic we ask that you bring your own hand sanitiser, outdoor chair, cushion, blanket, mug for hot drinks, reusable water bottle, hot water bottle (to help stay warm) and yoga mat/large towel. We would normally supply all of these items but it’s just not feasible to keep everything clean at all times throughout the day and your safety is our priority. We’ll provide a full list of suggested things to bring to help make your time more comfortable.
Personal travel insurance - it is a recommended that all guests have their own travel insurance. If we need to cancel for Covid-19 reasons or because of bad weather we will give you a full refund or the opportunity to book onto another day, subject to availability. We’ll do our best to make this decision between 24-48 hours prior to the day based on the local forecast but do bear in mind the weather is a funny old thing and can change at the very last minute.
But if you need to cancel for personal or (non covid) health reasons then we cannot offer a refund as cannot guarantee to fill your place. Read on for our full cancellation, date change and refund policy.
Cancellations, Date Changes and Refunds
If we need to cancel the event due to bad weather or a local lockdown/law change around outdoor gatherings due to Covid-19 we offer an 80% refund or the option to book onto another experience day free of charge.
If you cancel with at least 14 days notice we will offer an 80% refund of the full balance - 20% of the balance is non-refundable, this is required to cover the administrative cost of processing your booking/cancellation.
If you need to cancel within 14 days of the start of the event we cannot offer you a refund as we cannot guarantee we can fill your place.
If you need to change the date of your booking you can do so up to 14 days prior to the event, free of charge.
If you need to change the date of your booking within 14 days of the event date you may do so with a 20% fee to cover the cost of filling your place for the original date.