Farewell to our yoga therapists………and to Alanah……

We have just said goodbye to Heather Mason and her group of yoga therapists. We very much enjoyed their stay and were pleased that they had such a lovely return to summer weather for their visit. We were very impressed that their work is geared towards helping people facing mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, and also specialised areas including work with young people with anorexia and those suffering from post-traumatic stress. They incorporate yoga and mindfulness training with insight from neuroscience and psychotherapy and psychology.  For more information about their valuable work, visit their site at http://www.yogaforthemind.info/about-us/introduction.html.

We also said farewell yesterday to Alanah who has been with us for two years, helping in the kitchen whilst studying for her A-levels. We’ve really enjoyed having her on the staff team and watching her grow in confidence over her time here. After lots of hard work and dedication, she has just achieved her grades to go to Exeter University to become a radiographer. Due to being camera-shy, she never made it into our staff gallery on the website but we did manage to snatch a quick photo in the kitchen for the blog! We wish her very well for her new university career!

It’s a glorious hot sunny afternoon here at Poulstone and the cleaning and bed-making are in full swing. The leaves are just beginning to turn in the garden but the maple at the top of the drive is already a stunning red  blaze (see above)! After a lazy post-group morning, we’ll be out in the garden picking peas, beans and tomatoes and doing a bit of dead-heading to keep the roses in good shape.

That’s all for now!

Mel & Steve

Poulstone Court Retreat Centre

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