The Exhale Gathering – Hawkhills, North Yorkshire 11 - 13 JUNE 2027

Three days. Three strands. One beautiful place to give your work and yourself some proper attention.

If you are a breathworker, coach, therapist, facilitator, healer or holistic practitioner, you probably spend a lot of time holding space for other people.

And somewhere between your clients, your training, your social media, your ideas and ordinary life, your own tending can get pushed to the side.

The Exhale Gathering is a different kind of retreat.

We are gathering for three days at Hawkhills in North Yorkshire to tend three things together:

Yourself.

Your craft.

Your business.

There will be time to work.

Time to think.

Time to practise and deepen your facilitation.

Time to look properly at your business rather than trying to squeeze it into the edges of everything else.

And there will also be time when you are not expected to do anything at all.

There is a place near York where the skies open wide and the land holds you before you have said a single word.

Hawkhills, North Yorkshire. Daffodils and hyacinths at the door. Trees you can walk among. A bug hotel at the edge of the grounds – small, quiet, and somehow rather profound.

This is a retreat. Not a workshop. Not a programme. A retreat, designed around the understanding that spaciousness is not a luxury bolted onto the edges of learning. It is part of the learning.

We don't want to fill every moment of your day.

We want you to leave having done meaningful work without feeling wrung out by it.

Across the Gathering, we'll explore the three branches of our work: business, the craft of facilitation, and self-tending.

The Three Strands

TEA & the Craft

Time to deepen your practice as a facilitator.

This isn't an introductory overview. It's an opportunity to explore the edges of your craft, ask questions you haven't yet had space to ask, share experiences and develop greater confidence in how you hold space.

We'll look at the practical, personal and relational aspects of facilitation, with opportunities to practise, reflect and learn together.

Rigorous without being rigid. Expansive without being overwhelming.

TEA & Business

Time to give your business the attention it deserves.

Sharyn brings her experience as a sole trader, alongside years working in corporate accountancy, project management and change management.

We'll explore the real questions that arise when you're building and sustaining a practice.

Pricing. Creating programmes. Bringing offerings into the world. Technology. Making decisions. Finding ways of working that are sustainable for you.

There will be practical working time as well as conversation, support and shared experience.

You don't need to have everything figured out before you arrive.

TEA & Tending

Time for you.

Not another set of things to achieve or practices to master.

We'll explore what it means to tend ourselves, including the difference between simply stopping and genuinely finding restoration.

There will be gentle practices, time in nature, space for reflection and opportunities to discover what rest means for you.

And sometimes, there will be nothing to do at all.

The Evening Business Masterminds

Both evenings after dinner, we'll gather for a relaxed but purposeful Business Mastermind.

You'll have the opportunity to submit a real business question or challenge beforehand.

Each evening, we'll bring two or three of these into the hotseat, working through the questions together with live coaching, practical suggestions and the experience of the group.

These aren't imaginary case studies. They're the things people are actually navigating in their work.

And even when it's not your question being explored, there's often a great deal to recognise and take away.

What is included

• Two nights' bed and breakfast at Hawkhills
• Your own private double room
• Three days of Gathering sessions across our three strands
• Business development and practical working time
• Facilitation and craft development
• Self-tending practices and space to rest
• Two evening Business Masterminds
• All Gathering resources
• Lunch and dinner on Friday
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday
• Breakfast and lunch on Sunday
• Time to enjoy Hawkhills and its grounds
• Co-facilitation by Sharyn With a Why and Marie Doherty throughout all three days

Dates

Friday 11 June – Sunday 13 June 2027

Arrival from 10:00am on Friday, with our Gathering beginning at 11:00am.

We finish by 4:00pm on Sunday.

Investment

Private double room: £650

Reserve your place with a £125 deposit.

The remaining £525 can be divided into equal monthly payments, with the full balance completed by 31 May 2027.

You're very welcome to pay in full if you prefer.

Who is it for?

This Gathering is for breathworkers, coaches, therapists, facilitators, healers and holistic practitioners, whether established, newly qualified or still finding their way.

It's also a space for those drawn to the restorative side of our work, who would welcome time to slow down, reconnect and tend themselves.

You don't have to arrive with a polished business.

You don't have to know exactly where you're going.

You can bring the half-formed idea, the thing that isn't working, the practice you want to deepen, the decision you've been circling, or simply the feeling that you need some space away from the noise to hear yourself again.

Sharyn and Marie will be present and co-facilitating throughout all three days. Two experienced practitioners, two perspectives and two ways of seeing, working together to support what unfolds across the Gathering.

And around our sessions?

Meals without rushing. Conversations that wander. Walks among the trees. Quiet corners. Rest. Tea. Space.

Come home with more clarity in your work, more confidence in your craft and more of yourself still intact.

Practical details

All dietary requirements can be catered for.

Bar and drinks are not included.

The arrival information will be shared with ticket holders closer to the Gathering.

For any questions, email enquiries@theexhaleawakening.com.

The Exhale Gathering

Hawkhills, North Yorkshire

11–13 June 2027