Winter Solstice Retreat Awakening The Spark Within, a journey of deep rest and renewal 2 Events

✨Winter Solstice Meditation & Sound Healing Retreats- 2 choices of times 19th December 2025 ✨

Friday 19th December 2025 | The Fold, The Carthouse
With Alexandra Jones (Meridian Yoga) & Angie Latham (Sacred Earth Sound Therapy)

Welcome and thank you for being here, we are so excited to offer these winter Retreats, and we hope we can accomodate those who like an earlier day time Rereat and those who prefer an evening. So when you have decided please click the appropriate timing as stated  further on in the information.

These 2 sessions are offered so you can choose your preferred Session

Afternoon  Retreat 3:00 -5:30 pm (arrival from 2:45 pm)
or

Evening Retreat 6:00 - 8:30 pm (arrival from 5:45 pm)

✨ Awakening the Spark Within

A Solstice journey of creative meditation and sacred sound to connect to stillness and re-awakening.

At the warm and cosy Carthouse within The Fold, we’ll gather to honour the turning of the year and the return of the light.

Allow yourself to be gently guided on a journey of sound, meditation, breath, and creative visualisation, woven with the magical tones of gongs, singing bowls, koshi chimes, percussion instruments, creatively crafted together by Alix and Angie.

Together, we’ll explore undiluted soundscapes and deep rest, releasing the old and welcoming the spark of renewal within. This is a time to pause, soften, and reconnect —As the pace of the festive season quickens, this is your invitation to pause, breathe, and come home to your inner quietening, a gift to yourself in the heart of winter, at the magical time around the Winter Solstice. We will gather to reconnect with the spiritual heart of and the ancient magic of the Winter Solstice — a time to reflect, release, and rekindle the inner light with fresh newness.

At the end of the Retreat  winter-themed refreshments  will be offered and an opportunity to share in warm community connection.

  We, Alix and Angie have been friends for over 30 years, and have been working together in our creative collaborations for many years sharing retreats, workshops and woodland wellbeing retreats , we love to work in harmony to bring people together to heal, unwind and restore.

Benefits of Visualization, Breathing & Meditation

✨ Creative Guided Visualization
Invites the imagination and intuition to awaken. This practice helps you connect with your inner world, release old energy, and open to new intentions. Visualization activates the body’s natural relaxation response and encourages a sense of clarity, inspiration, and peace.

🌿 Gentle Breathwork
Simple, mindful breathing practices calm the nervous system, balance energy, and bring you fully into the present moment. Breathwork helps quiet the mind, ease tension, and deepen your connection between body, mind, and spirit.

🕊️ Meditation & Stillness
Meditation cultivates inner quiet and awareness. It reduces stress, supports emotional balance, and allows space for insight and renewal. In the stillness, you reconnect with your natural state of calm and lightness — feeling restored, centred, and whole.

Sound Baths 

Benefits of Sound Bath & Sound HealingSound Baths immerse your whole body in beautiful and stimulating vibrations that help balance your physical, emotional and mental bodies. Extremely helpful for relieving stress and overthinking and to help you find that still point within. Leave your worries outside the door and gift yourself self-care and nurturing. A sound bath is a deeply restorative experience where you are bathed in waves of soothing sound and vibration. The harmonics of gongs, singing bowls, chimes, and other sacred instruments gently guide the body and mind into a meditative, peaceful state.

Sound healing works on multiple levels — physical, emotional, and energetic — helping to:

🌿 Reduce stress and tension by calming the nervous system

💤 Encourage deep rest and better sleep quality

💫 Rebalance energy flow and clear emotional blockages

🧘‍♀️ Quiet the mind and support meditative awareness

❤️ Promote wellbeing and renewal, leaving you feeling light, grounded, and rejuvenated

Venue

The Carthouse Barn

The Fold, Bransford, Worcester, WR6 5JB

Free ample onsite parking at rear carpark - follow the signs on entry and then walk back to the main buildings . The Carthouse is on your left just passed the studio courtyard and cafe.

map link below and on the ticket when purchasing.

https://share.google/W0nWzzm6snEAos638

What to Bring

A mat and a blanket isn't enough! treat yourself to a really comfortable session!

Please bring  comfy things to lie on, plus  a cushion/ pillow,  blankets, comfort mats, sleeping bags. Also a bottle of water for hydration and grounding and if you prefer complete darkness for meditation an eye pad or lightweight scarf to cover your eyes might be useful, bring as much as you need for a comfortable journey. It is so important to come with all of your things,s whtever it is to make you most comfortable on the wooden floor in this lovely warm space.

Often people turn up with nothing to lie on, it is essential for your comfort that you have plenty of things, your experience will be much richer because of that. 

Contraindications - Due to the powerful vibrations of the gongs this session is not suitable for those with heart conditions or pacemakers , those who suffer from epilepsy, ladies in the first trimester of pregnancy or those suffering from acute mental illness. If in doubt please message us for more info. I may use a small amount of natural oil incense to cleanse the space before guests arrive. If you have an allergy or are sensitive to incense please advise me via email before attending the session.

Terms and Conditions

Illness / Covid

Sound Baths/meditation and guided relaxation, and breathwork are very low risk events, but It is the responsibility of each client to take any extra personal precautions which may be needed. If you have any symptoms of an infectious illness please do not attend. If you have a  cough  please do not attend for the consideration of others relaxation. By purchasing tickets you agree to the above conditions. No transfers given to alternative dates. Refunds are given only if the ticket can be resold (this is very difficult if it is last minute) or if the event is cancelled by Alix and Angie . No refunds issued if event is cancelled due to Governmental intervention beyond my control e.g lockdowns/restrictions, please note refunds will be minus the booking fee.

Bad Weather Policy :

We regret that due to high costs transfers or refunds can only be issued if we cancel an event minus booking fee. It is down to personal choice and individual circumstances to decide if you wish to stay home or attend a session during bad weather or floods.

By purchasing a ticket you agree to the terms and conditions, thank you for your understanding.

Meet the therapists -

Hi I am Alexandra (aka “Alix”) I run  Meridian Yoga – Meditation & Relaxation based in the Malvern Hills, offering includes yoga classes , guided meditation classes, breathwork, workshops, retreats, one-to-one sessions, and online programmes, working from The Centre of The Hills. I teach inclusive Meditation classes, where a range of traditions are shared  to develop skills of meditation, breathwork and share guided relaxation.  

I teach a  yoga style inspired by Vanda Scaravelli  which emphasizes fluid movement, deep listening, freedom of the spine, grounding, use of breath, and gentle unfolding.  I  began practicing yoga in 1999. I later trained as a yoga teacher (Rosamund Jordan / Marilyn Freedman course at Morley College, London). Before yoga, I worked in teaching, and for the Acquired brain injury service, I then trained in complementary therapies  massage, reflexology,reiki healing and still practice Reflexology to date). I am resident yoga teacher at The Centre of the Hills in North Malvern. My ethos: making yoga accessible, and meditation inclusive and positive. I love sharing my classes and well being retreats, and 121 anxiety support sessions, my work is a complete joy and an honour to share with those looking to release, unwind and strengthen and develop resilience and strategies for a better life.a

Alix's business was awarded liveWire Prestige Awards in 2022/23, she was awarded Yoga and Meditation Services of the Year and in 23/24, Yoga Studio of the Year Award 24/25. Most recently, Winner for Yoga and Meditation services GHP Active Lifestyle Awards 2025 (Midlands)

Alix is a fully qualified Yoga teacher, Celebrant, Reiki, Reflexology and Massage therapist and  H.E Teacher (Certificate of Education in Higher Education)

Hello and welcome to Sacred Earth Sound Therapy and Quantum Healing.
My name is Angie and I am a Artist, Photographer and Sound Therapist. I'm also an Empath ,Energy Intuitive and Clairsentient qualified in Quantum Healing Hypnotherapy & Past Life Regression Therapy.
I have followed a Spiritual path all my life but my journey with sound and vibration really began when I was diagnosed with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 2015.
I was working in a demanding front line job within the NHS and eventually suffered burn out from the chronic stress and anxiety caused by the pressure of the job.
Being a highly sensitive person made me inclined towards over thinking , over giving and being a constant worrier. All these things contributed to my chronic levels of stress and my immune system eventually collapsed leaving me too ill to work.
Searching for a more holistic approach to helping my chronic anxiety and fatigue I began studying mindfulness and started a simple practice of daily meditation. Then I went to my first Gong Bath. It changed my life forever!
Like many people I had often struggled with traditional forms of meditation and turning off the 'mind chatter'. The effect of the gong on my busy mind was immediate and profound. The chatter just dissolved and I was able to fully open up and engage with the sounds and vibrations. It was an experience unlike anything I'd had before.
Gong Baths also had a positive effect on my energy levels. After a session I would feel uplifted and energised , totally relaxed but also mentally alert and clear. I felt more aligned to who I really am - as if the background noise had been turned down I was able to clearly hear my inner voice again.
Sound has had such a positive effect on me and my physical, emotional and mental health that I am now passionate about helping others - not just on a physical and mental level, but also as a way to reconnect with our inner being - our Soul's essence.
Understanding about sound and frequency have been the missing jigsaw pieces to my Spiritual understanding and beliefs. It has helped me understand how the Universe works and our place as co-creators within it. I am now a fully qualified Sound Therapist and I have also completed diplomas in Mindfulness and Reiki energy healing which is of great value to my sound work.I have gone on to qualify in Hypnotherapy & Past Life Regression , and a powerful therapy called Quantum Healing Hypnosis pioneered by the late Dolores Cannon to expand an individuals consciousness and re-connect them with their Higher/Soul Self for guidance and healing.
I bring the skills I have learnt from all these modalities as well as my 50 years of life experience into my healing and Soul Coaching sessions.

Thank you to you all for looking and or booking!

Love Alix and Angie xx