Singing Ourselves Home - Embodied Song retreat with Sophia Efthimiou, 29th May - 1st June 2025

Three days of vocal exploration, harmony singing, therapeutic voice work and improvisation, with nourishing food and morning yoga.

“Your retreat was like a doorway for me to enter that led me to myself. You created and held so beautifully a space in which I was free. Free to dance, to breathe, to sing, to be”. Anne

Some of us know, and some are yet to discover, the healing power of sound and voice work for personal and collective transformation. Everything has a vibrational frequency. Through working consciously with sound and intention we can shift our own frequencies, enabling stuck patterns to unravel and accessing places of power and potential that have been deeply buried in our beings. When we sound together in a group we create a morphic field of resonance where the sound waves ripple out, within, and then beyond, not only healing ourselves but also affecting the wider sphere of existence.

Many of us have experienced, whether consciously or otherwise, feeling shut down around our vocal expression. Society has imposed ideas around what is acceptable, that don’t allow for the full depth and breadth of what it is to be a resonant and creative human. We may have adopted ideas around certain sounds being acceptable. When we take the lid off and allow our voices to sound freely, old stories and hidden emotions can be re-written and released and we are able to access a deep-rooted source of strength from within.

Through the voice we can discover and integrate the hidden parts of ourselves, celebrate the joy and creative expression that is our essential nature and sing ourselves home.

What’s included:

• A spacious programme with time to rest, integrate and enjoy the beautiful surroundings
• Private or shared accommodation in rustic, outdoor huts, cabins and yurts (option for own tents/campervans)
• Therapeutic vocal exercises and guided somatic journeys
• Embodied vocal practices and therapeutic voice work to deepen and expand our relationship with our voice
• Vocal processing techniques to unlock stuck patterns and transform limiting stories and beliefs
• Gently guided group improvisation and singing games
• Beautiful harmony songs woven into the journey to uplift the soul and reconnect to our hearts
• Guided dance journey to free stagnant energy in the body and connect to freedom of movement
• Nature connection and singing walk
• Gentle morning yoga
• Fireside singing and prayers
• Biodynamic massage (for an additional fee)
• Daily sharing circle
• Delicious, organic, plant-based food

Coed Hills Rural Art space is a sustainable community that is situated in the Vale of Glamorgan, around 8 miles west of Cardiff, run on alternative energy. There is ancient woodland, a human-made lake and a sauna

What participants have said:

“It was beautifully, skilfully curated in a way that made going really deep feel incredibly safe. I felt honoured to be part of it and I’m so proud of myself for being braver than I knew I could be.” Emma

​“Sophia is an inspiring teacher. She leads with clarity, gentleness and awareness. There is a sense of the sacred in the way she is and also a fabulous sense of humour. Sophia invites ‘messy’ woman – real, earthy embodiment of the feminine”. Magdalena

“I came home to myself - landed back into my body and my heart. I felt seen and accepted and appreciated in my unique expression. It was a real joy”. Bonnie

“Every day since, I have woken up feeling calmer, more rooted in my body and like I have remembered a connection that it is easy to lose and forget about”. Jody

“It’s hard to say exactly why, but you just make it be so real, and make everyone feel so supported, and trusting, that you help us truly go there”. Sarah

“I came home to myself - landed back into my body and my heart. I felt seen and accepted and appreciated in my unique expression. It was a real joy”. Bonnie

“I honestly don't think I've ever managed to let go of so much tension in my life” Rachel

Booking and accommodation:

​There is a range of unique and creative accommodation spaces, including a converted railway carriage, gypsy wagon, shepherds huts and a Mongolian yurt, all supplied with electricity lights and power points, clean fresh linen and a wood burner or electric blankets to keep you warm through the colder evenings. Coed also has an abundance of meadowland available to pitch your own tents if you’d like to get back to nature and a few areas for Motorhomes or Camper vans.

​*INCLUSIVITY - I would like to enable people with lower incomes to access these retreats, so the camping and camper van spaces are reserved for those who would struggle to come and pay for a room or cabin. Please book your place with this in mind*

The prices for the different accommodation options are below (please note that these prices are inclusive of all meals and group sessions):​

Price per person:

​Farm house - 50m from main workshop space with central heating and shared bathroom

• Grand room with view - Kingsize £545 OR shared twin £465
• Double room - £525 OR shared (couple/sharing bed) £445
• Single room - £495

Cabins with woodburners

• The Woody Wagon, Double Bed - private £525 OR shared (couple/sharing bed) £445
• Gypsy Wagon, Double Bed - private £525 OR shared (couple/sharing bed) £445
• Railway Carriage, Double Bed & bunk beds - private £525 OR shared £445
• Station Wagon, 1 x Double and 2 x Singles beds - private £525 OR shared £445

Shepherds huts, 2 x single beds with electric blankets - private £495 OR shared £425

19ft yurt - 4 x single beds, shared, £425

Camping in your own tent/camper van, £395 (limited number available)

I look forward to sharing the journey with you :)