WINTERING DAY RETREAT
Sunday 11th January 2026
Flow Tunbridge Wells
Let this be your invitation to withdraw from the world, if only for a day.
To delve into the powerful and transformative act of wintering, slowing down in order to see more.
Dear You,
Let this be your invitation to withdraw from the world, if only for a day. To delve into the powerful and transformative act of wintering, slowing down in order to see more.
The concept of wintering was brought to the world by Katherine May in her 2020 book Wintering. Here she shows how we can take inspiration from nature and drop into a cycle of rest, recharge and reflection during the winter months.
Through wintering, we can honour the seasons and embrace the wisdom and teaching of the dark. As we embrace this acceptance, a new opportunity arises to slowly explore the resources required to begin the necessary steps of preparing for what is to come.
I so hope you’ll join us.
With love
Lucy xxx
Our Venue
Flow Tunbridge Wells
A second home to so many of our students, Flow has offered a safe haven and contemplative sanctuary to clients since 2015.
For this day, our home will become exclusively yours. You’re invited to enjoy the studio, garden, and kitchen at your leisure.
With a maximum of 10 guests, you’ll be free to roam with plenty of space to move, chill and reflect.
Our schedule for the day
Sunday 11th January, 9 am - 5 pm
Our day will be spent together, moving between the Flow studio, the garden, and the kitchen. We will share somatic movement practices in the studio, easing into our bodies and respecting whatever turns up for us on the day.
Breath work and meditation will be included in our reflection, contemplation and deep rest.
Brunch will be provided in the bright and sunny Flow kitchen and lovingly prepared with your nourishment and gut health in mind.
Tools gleaned from ancient yogic wisdom to modern psychotherapy practices will be shared and taught across the day, with a special focus on Internal Family Systems and the transformative power IFS offers.
Poetry, sound, science, and awareness will be peppered throughout the day, with a healthy dose of fun and laughter along the way.
What to expect:
Our day has been carefully crafted to ensure you have the most wonderful experience, guided by Lucy and held in the beautiful surroundings of Flow Tunbridge Wells
9 am - Arrive & gather
9.15 am - Welcome & introduction with tea & refreshments
9.45 am - Breathing & IFS-focused meditation practice to ground and settle
10.30 am - Somatic movement & yoga practice to honour our bodies, ground & create a sense of calm and restoration.
11.30 am Neti pot cleansing exploration, weather depending
12 – Vegetarian seasonal brunch
1 pm - IFS informed Group Exploration & teaching to inspire a Sankalpa
2 pm - Rest & relaxation with restorative Yoga Nidra
3 pm - Meditation & stillness practice in silence to deepen into the seed of the new
4 pm - Reflections & observations to build an inner sense of your Sankalpa and stirring towards Imbolc
5 pm - Snack & refreshments
5.30 pm - Departure
WHAT IS IFS?
IFS, Internal Family Systems, is a transformative tool that conceives of every human being as a system of protective and wounded inner parts led by a core Self. We believe the mind is naturally multiple, and that is a good thing. Just like members of a family, inner parts are forced from their valuable states into extreme roles within us. Self is in everyone. It can’t be damaged. It knows how to heal.
IFS is frequently used as an evidence-based psychotherapy, helping people heal by accessing and healing their protective and wounded inner parts. IFS creates inner and outer connectedness by helping people first access their Self and, from that core, come to understand and heal their parts.
But IFS is much more than a non-pathologizing evidence-based psychotherapy to be used in a clinical setting. It is also a way of understanding personal and intimate relationships and stepping into life with the 8 Cs: confidence, calm, compassion, courage, creativity, clarity, curiosity, and connectedness.
The mission of IFS Institute is to bring more Self-leadership to the world.
Good to know:
Lucy is a fully trained IFS therapist, having completed both her Level 1 and 2 training with IFS UK. The explorative IFS group work included in this retreat will focus on finding and building our innate Self-energy.
Lucy is available for individual IFS therapy & counselling by appointment.
Let this be your invitation to withdraw from the world, if only for a day.
Let this be your invitation to withdraw from the world, if only for a day.
Take Away:
When we gather together in a reflective community, we begin to notice things that might otherwise have remained mysterious or invisible. We awaken our innermost curiosity and enliven our senses to allow more calibration between our internal and external existence. When we deepen into our inner landscape, we find ourselves exploring a deep well of stillness and as we dive into the stillness, we are exposed to the ever-expanding vastness of stillness that connects us to all things in a way that may not have been experienced ever before.
Try it, it just may be the best thing you’ve ever done for yourself.
Good to know:
You need no experience in any practices to attend this day retreat. Only a willingness to be surprised and an acceptance that being can be far more productive and powerful than simply doing.
Your Retreat Guide
Flow Founder, Lucy Parker offers you a wealth of know-how, experience and knowledge to guide you expertly through your day of reflection and self understanding.
Lucy Parker
Lucy opened her first Yoga Studio, Pantiles Yoga, in 2010, having gained her Yoga Teacher Training accreditation through Yoga Campus, London 2010. Together with her Husband and Osteopathy Ben, she established Flow Tunbridge Wells in 2015.
In response to her clients' needs for psychological as well as physical support, Lucy trained as a psychotherapist, gaining a Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma from the University of East London in 2023. She followed her passion and curiosity into the fascinating world of Internal Family Systems Therapy, gaining both her Level 1 and Level 2 IFS Training through IFS UK in Bristol.
Lucy now works therapeutically with a wide range of clients, offering Yoga, Meditation, and Breathwork as well as Psychotherapy, Counselling and Coaching. She is registered through the BACP, membership number 400493.
Lucy began practising yoga when she was 18 years old, some 35 years ago. She believes fully in the bio-psycho-social model and has dedicated the past 20 years of her life to working intimately with people to support their mental as well as physical health through both movement and stillness during all stages of life.
Delicious & Nutritious
Flow’s own Ben Parker will be sharing his creative genius in the kitchen by cooking up a storm of vegetarian & seasonal specials to offer you for Brunch. Using the freshest of local ingredients, all cooked lovingly on-site.
You’ll also be free to help yourself to ample water, herbal teas and tasty homemade treats throughout the day.
Should you require gluten or dairy-free options, please let us know on booking.
Cost & Booking
This full day retreat with Lucy is £120.
This price includes all practices, drinks, snacks and brunch. As well as both a neti pot and a copper tongue scraper.
Spaces are limited to just 10 guests, so don’t delay in securing your space today!
NB> Please see the FAQs below for what is included in your day with us.
NB> The number of spaces currently available = 10 out of 10
Dates & Times
Sunday 11th January 2026
We’ll arrive, park up, and kick off our shoes, ready to take a deep breath of fresh air by 9 am.
Departure time is 5.30 pm, but you’ll be free to rush off at 5 pm if you need to.
NB> Parking is free on the road outside Flow. On Sundays, spaces are readily available. Please do not park on our drive.
FAQs
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All our food will be lovingly prepared by Flow’s own Ben Parker.
All food will be vegetarian.
Dairy-free or gluten-free options can be available when pre-ordered.
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Yes, please do!
Lucy has been teaching for over 15 years and is skilled at helping you to feel welcome, comfortable and safe to explore new techniques and methods.
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Yes, we welcome everyone from beginners to more advanced practitioners and will offer something for everyone to enjoy and experience throughout the day
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Yes, Woodbury Park Road has ample free parking for everyone, especially on a Sunday.
You can just drop the car off and forget about it for the rest of your stay.