Dorset Yoga Retreat

Friday 18th - Sunday 20th September 2026

Join me for a late summer weekend of yoga, hiking and good company at Bonhays Meditation Centre, a beautiful eco-retreat at Whitcurch Canonicorum, just two miles from the Dorset Coast. Enjoy wonderful vegetarian meals prepared by Bonhays’ chef from local ingredients, practice yoga together in the spacious, well-stocked yoga room and dip your toes in the heated indoor swimming pool; weather permitting there will be time for a hike to Charmouth, perhaps an outing to Lyme Regis, or simply the opportunity to release and relax in front of a cosy log fire. All in all a perfect seasonal re-set.

We'll arrive any time from early afternoon on Friday, allowing plenty of time to settle in and explore. We'll aim to gather for our first yoga session at 5pm. A delicious home-cooked supper will follow around 7pm.

On Saturday after a light breakfast, we'll set aside a good part of the morning, from 10am to midday, for yoga practice. After a tasty lunch at 1pm the afternoon is free for walks, resting, swimming, a trip to the beach, a hike along the coast path... Back to the centre for a recuperative evening yoga session at 5pm, then a wonderful 3 course supper at 7pm. We might try out some chanting after supper.

Sunday morning brings a pre-breakfast yoga practice (I'm thinking 7-8.30am, let’s see how we feel!), then after breakfast a walk to Charmouth along the river (1.5hrs) or country lanes (1hr) if the weather permits. Lunch will be back at the centre at 1pm. We will gather our things and say our farewells mid-afternoon.

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