Live with Intentionality: Retreat at Shore Hall Manor House
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Join us for this three-night retreat led by Lara Holliday to learn to live with greater intentionality, harness your energy, and unleash your potential while you relax and rejuvenate yourself.
Thursday, June 6 - Sunday, June 9, 2024 | 3 nights
Live With Greater Intentionality
Many of us get to a point in our lives where we realize we have been following a certain life and career pathway without having taken a step back to determine if it’s actually right for us. For some of us, we have made important life decisions based on a narrow range of options that were presented to us, rather than taking the reins and designing our own destiny in an intentional and strategic way. For others, our needs, interests, and values have shifted over time, leading us to re-evaluate how we are spending our time and energy. This can lead us to a place of feeling disillusioned, uninspired, and unfulfilled.
This is what happens when we don’t play a leadership role in our own lives: we allow happenstance and convenience to dictate our journey. To avoid this, we need to live our lives with greater intentionality.
Learning to live with greater intentionality is the cornerstone to enjoying a more fulfilling and productive life. It gives us the opportunity to direct our energy in such a way that we can pursue our passions and our purpose with renewed vigour and fresh perspective.
Join us for this three night retreat at Shore Hall Manor House and Gardens to learn to live with greater intentionality, harness your energy, and unleash your potential while you relax and rejuvenate yourself. You'll enjoy enlightening sessions with Lara Holliday, wholistic wellness treatments, and an innovative coaching methodology known as Equine-Facilitated Learning that uses the therapeutic benefits of the horse/human relationship to help you reflect, learn, and grow.
The retreat will be structured around Lara’s proprietary methodology for personal and professional growth: the ABC’s of Living with Intentionality.
Shore Hall Manor House and Gardens
We are thrilled to welcome you to Shore Hall Manor House and Gardens, a 16th Century, Grade II Listed manor house nestled into a quiet corner of the English countryside.
Shore Hall sits on the edge of the Essex/Suffolk border in the United Kingdom and is easily accessible from London via a 50-minute train from Liverpool Street. It is a 25-minute drive from Stansted airport and easily accessible by train from Heathrow airport.
Situated on 22 acres of stunning formal gardens, orchards, paddocks, groves, and historic stables, Shore Hall is the perfect opportunity for a retreat to allow you to focus on relaxation, learning, and growth.
Shore Hall is dedicated to sustainable land conservation practices and supporting women-led and local businesses. They feature products by business owners who share their intention to create best-in-class experiences while leaving a light footprint. The property is powered with solar electricity, they proudly offer electric vehicle charging points, and they make every effort to reduce their use of fossil fuels.
Learn more about Shore Hall here.
Accommodations
Shore Hall offers us 16th-century manor house living with all the modern luxuries and technology we need for an exceptional experience.
Shore Hall's facilities include a heated outdoor pool and a serene meditation centre for recuperative body treatments, yoga, and mindfulness practice. You'll enjoy restful walks through the woods, the orchards, and the meadows, with stops along the way to sit and enjoy the idyllic views.
See pictures of some of the Shore Hall bedrooms here.
Schedule
Thursday, 6 June
4-5 pm: Arrive at Shore Hall, explore the manor and grounds Tea and treats served in the Drawing Room
5:00 Tour of the property with Lara Holliday
6:17 pm: Cocktail/Mocktail Hour in the Drawing Room; meet the other guests; orientation to retreat
7:00 pm: Intention Setting with Lara: Workshop your intentions for this retreat to help you get the most out of the experience
7:30 pm: Dinner in the Dining Hall
9 pm: Tea and digestifs by the fire in the Great Hall
Friday 7 June
Early Risers: Enjoy the grounds -- perfect for walking, running, breathing, and journaling
8:30 am: Breakfast is served in the Manor Kitchen
9:30 am: Awareness: Looking Back + Looking Ahead
12 pm: Lunch in the Summerhouse
After Lunch: Independent time. Enjoy the pool and tennis court, or find suggestions for inspiring activities posted in the Library, including mindful horse grooming, gardening to find clarity, flower pressing, and Shore Hall scavenger hunts
3:30 - 5:30 pm: Building Blocks: Manage Your Inner Critic
6:17 pm: Cocktail/Mocktail Hour in the Drawing Room
7:30pm: Dinner in the Dining Hall
9pm: Tea and digestifs by the fire in the Great Hall
Saturday 8 June
Early Risers: Enjoy the grounds -- perfect for walking, running, breathing, and journaling
8:30 am: Breakfast is served in the Manor Kitchen
9:30 - 11:30 am: Building Blocks: Develop Your Leadership Principles
12 pm: Lunch in the Summerhouse
After Lunch: Independent time. Enjoy the pool and tennis court, or find suggestions for inspiring activities posted in the Library, including mindful horse grooming, gardening to find clarity, flower pressing, and Shore Hall scavenger hunts
6:17 pm: Cocktail/Mocktail Hour in the Drawing Room
7:30pm: Dinner in the Dining Hall
9pm: Tea and digestifs by the fire in the Great Hall
Sunday 9 June
Early Risers: Enjoy the grounds -- perfect for walking, running, breathing, and journaling
8:30 am: Breakfast is served in the Manor Kitchen
10 am: Commitment: Small Steps for Forward Progress + Accountability Partners and Planning
11 am: Departure
What is Equine-Facilitated Learning?
Equine-Facilitated Learning is an experiential learning process that involves an individual working alongside a horse under the guidance of a trained coach to do the self-reflection and deliberation that is common within professional development contexts.
Over the thousands of years that horses have lived alongside humans, they have adapted to very accurately reflect back to us our emotions and energy. Horses effectively provide insight into our mindset, demeanour, and behaviour, and when facilitated by a trained coach, can provide an extraordinary learning experience.
We will be working alongside horses, not riding them, and you do not need any experience with horses to gain from this unique and powerful experience. During an Equine-Facilitated Learning session, you may find yourself stroking a horse, grooming a horse, walking alongside a horse, or simply observing a horse in a paddock, alongside a certified coach.
Your Retreat Hostess
The retreat will be led by Lara Holliday, entrepreneur and executive coach. She is the proprietress of Shore Hall and also the founder and CEO of Tide Risers, a membership-based community for women leaders across North America, the UK, and the EU.
Lara holds a BA from NYU, is a TEDx speaker, and was named an OBO Top 100 innovator. A Senior Member of the ACCPH (Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists, and Hypnotherapists), Lara champions nature-based therapies, particularly Equine-Facilitated Learning, to help people uncover hidden barriers, get unstuck, and improve their lives professionally and personally.
Who is this for?
While Tide Risers is known for community-building amongst women leaders, we are pleased to welcome all people regardless of gender to this retreat!
Join us if any of the following apply to you:
You want to find greater fulfilment in your life or career
You are approaching a period of personal or professional transition
You would like to hone your leadership skills
You want to experience something new and different
Costs
We offer a range of accommodations to suit your needs and budget.
Private Super King Suite with Ensuite Bathroom £1850
Private Bedroom Suite with Double Bed and Ensuite Bathroom £1750
Private Bedroom with Double Bed and Shared Bathroom £1550
Shared Single Room with Shared Bathroom £1250
See examples of Shore Hall’s exquisite bedrooms here.
Retreat Costs Include:
Three nights accommodations at Shore Hall
All group activities
All meals throughout your stay
Add-on Services:
We offer additional services to take your retreat experience to the next level. Please feel free to choose any of the following options (all include an additional cost):
Private 60-minute Massage and Reiki treatment
Private Equine-Facilitated Learning session
Private Career and Life Coaching with Lara Holliday
Extended stay at Shore Hall
One-to-one personal coaching via Equine-Facilitated Learning
Transfer to and from Stansted Airport or Audley End train station
Cancellation Policy:
If you need to cancel your reservation, cancellation fees will apply. Any notice of cancellation must be provided in writing.
Please refer to the following for a breakdown of applicable cancellation fees:
If you cancel 90 days or more before the start date, you will be refunded the full amount paid up to that date for your retreat.
If you cancel between 60 – 90 days before your start date, you will be refunded 50% of any sums paid.
Cancellations less than 60 days before the start date are non-refundable and will result in a forfeit of any and all sums paid.
Due to our need to commit to accommodation and other arrangements in advance, exceptions to our policy cannot be made for any reason.