Jump in and chill out: 10 of Britain’s best affordable retreats
From an ice-cold plunge to a Finnish sauna, treat yourself to massages, steam rooms and scrubs
Indigenous Amazon singers and sacred cacao … the UK festival that’s wild in a different way
The Medicine weekender specialises in nature and cultural exchange – a rare festival that you leave feeling better than when you arrived
My critical inner voice is driving me to distraction. Can I get it to shut up?
The key to getting rid of it is to think less, apparently. This seems the opposite of what I’ve been taught
Gently down the stream: a canoeing and mindfulness retreat in Devon
A historic estate overlooking the River Dart is the base for a mindful connection with nature that’s all about ‘stillness and flow’
10 UK retreats to re-energise mind, body and soul
If the past year has been a slog, these breaks focusing on yoga and mindfulness can help restore balance, health and creativity
My number one fear in life? Being boring
It started 40 years ago, at school, when I was telling a story and saw a yawn begin stirring on my teacher’s face. I’ve been on red alert for stifled yawns ever since, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles
Take a deep breath: how ‘Cornish’ air sells for £60 a bottle (even if it’s from Devon)
A firm selling air from ‘unspoiled places’ has caused a row by marketing air from Devon as being from the ‘Cornish heritage coast’. But who is selling air?
15 wellbeing retreats and detox breaks – for better days ahead
Retreats will help restore mind and body once Covid restrictions ease. Our UK and Europe picks hope to accept visitors again come spring
Reboot camp: 15 virtual wellbeing retreats for 2021
Start the new year with this inspiring choice of online health breaks – some beamed from France, Italy, Spain and India, as well as from the UK
Headspace Guide to Meditation: can Netflix deliver enlightenment in 20 minutes?
The streaming service and the mindfulness app have joined forces to inject some calm into our tech diet. Elle Hunt tries to switch off, while switching on