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RESET

Four days to stop, feel and choose yourself.

A retreat for capable women who are tired of living in constant doing.

Step away from the demands, so you can return home calmer, clearer and more connected to yourself.

WHEN

Friday 30 October –
Monday 2 November 2026

WHERE

Tregulland Private Estate, Launceston,
North Cornwall

GROUP

An intimate retreat for
up to 12 women

INVESTMENT

 From £999
(payment plans available). 

This is where RESET begins—not by asking more of you, but by giving you permission to put something down.

Imagine arriving in Cornwall – where you can finally let go

You arrive at Tregulland and breathe as there is nothing for you to organise and no one else’s experience to manage.

Your room is ready. The food is taken care of. Each day has been thoughtfully created, while leaving enough space for you to rest, wander, use the pool or simply be quiet.

For four days, you can step away from the decisions, demands and constant anticipation of what needs doing next.

You will be guided through gentle movement, meaningful reflection and restorative experiences, with time to sleep deeply, eat well, connect with nature and receive care.

There is nowhere else you need to be and nothing you need to prove.

WHEN REST ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH

Perhaps this is why you have been craving space

You may not feel at breaking point, but your mind can feel as though it has a million tabs open.

You may still be working, caring, organising and getting everything done. From the outside, you appear completely capable.

We live in a world that gives us endless ways to keep moving, distract ourselves and avoid what we have not had time to feel.

But your mind rarely switches off, your body carries more tension than you realise, and your own needs are often the easiest ones to postpone.

Woman looking across coastal countryside in the evening light

RESET may be for you if:

  • You understand your patterns intellectually, but still find yourself repeating them in everyday life.
  • You are capable and dependable, yet struggle to switch off or relax without guilt.
  • You rush even when nothing is urgent and carry tension in your shoulders, jaw or body.
  • You spend much of your life thinking, planning and anticipating, while feeling disconnected from what you need.
  • You have tried books, meditation, programmes or time away, but the same internal pace keeps returning.
  • You want more than temporary relief—you want to feel calmer, clearer, more energised and better able to trust yourself.

 

RESET is for women who do not simply want a break from their lives, but a different way of being within them.

You do not need to wait until you are no longer coping to give yourself this space. This is an opportunity to listen to the part of you that already knows something needs to change.

Four days to stop, feel and choose yourself

THE PURPOSE OF RESET

RESET is not only about recognising what has felt heavy.  It is also about remembering what it feels like to be fully alive. 

It is about helping you return to your life from a calmer, clearer and more connected place within yourself.  You do not need to keep pushing yourself towards another version of success. Sometimes you need to come back to yourself first and let what matters become clearer.

RESET creates a different kind of pause combining genuine rest and care with meaningful experiences that guide you back into your body, help you understand what you have been carrying and allow you to hear yourself more clearly. Alongside the deeper work, there is room for laughter, joy and the kind of energy that helps you feel more like yourself again.

The intention is that you return to your life calmer in your body, steadier in your emotions, clearer about what matters and more connected to yourself beneath the noise. You may also remember that you are here for more than simply coping and getting through each day.

BODY

Calmer in your body.
Step out of constant bracing and begin to notice what tension, tiredness and sensation have been trying to communicate.

MIND

Clearer in your mind.
Create space beneath the demands, decisions and mental noise so your own thoughts become easier to hear.

EMOTIONS

Steadier in your emotions.
Acknowledge what has been held or overridden and learn to meet your feelings without being consumed by them.

ENERGY

Replenished in your energy.
Understand what continually drains you, what genuinely restores you and where your boundaries may need to change.

CONNECTED

More connected to yourself.
Return home more able to recognise what you need, trust what you feel and make choices that honour who you are now.

“I didn’t know what to expect, but I left feeling powerful and more trusting of myself. Joanne doesn’t just hold space—she helps you open up to yourself.”

— Previous retreat guest

BEYOND THE RETREAT

Now imagine returning home

You return to the same life—but you meet it from a different place within yourself.

Your body feels less braced. Your mind is clearer. You understand more about what has been draining you and what helps you feel like yourself again.

You notice the moments when you are about to say yes but mean no. You pause before automatically putting yourself last. You feel more able to trust your decisions, protect your energy and honour what you need without so much guilt.

Woman looking across coastal countryside in the evening light

What you will experience at RESET

In a private Cornish estate, surrounded by nature and thoughtfully supported throughout, you will:

✔️ Release some of the tension and emotional weight you have been carrying through gentle movement, breath, sound and restorative practices

✔️ Reconnect with your body and notice what it has been trying to tell you beneath the busyness, overthinking and constant doing

✔️ Understand the patterns that keep you overriding yourself and explore what you need in order to respond differently

✔️ Strengthen your self-trust by reconnecting with what you feel, need and know—without immediately questioning yourself

✔️ Restore your energy through genuine rest, nourishing food, nature and time in the spa house

✔️ Create personal anchors to take home through reflection, ritual, aromatherapy and practical integration tools

✔️ Return feeling calmer, clearer and more able to stay connected to yourself within your work, relationships and everyday life

RESET is not about escaping your life for four days. It is about returning to it with a different relationship to yourself.

“This retreat was a turning point for me. I left feeling lighter, more connected and with a clarity I hadn’t felt in years.”

— Previous retreat guest

WHY I CREATED RESET

RESET is the retreat I once needed

"Joanne, retreat facilitator and founder of The Zen Academy"

“Joanne does not just hold space.
She helps women open up to themselves.”

Hi, I’m Joanne. I understand the woman who looks capable on the outside, but underneath feels as though she is simply surviving and needs room to breathe, because that was me! 

My priority is not simply that you enjoy four beautiful days in Cornwall.

It is that you leave changed in ways you can feel—and carry home with you.

After more than 20 years in demanding corporate environments, I understand the capable woman—the one who manages, achieves and keeps everything moving.

I became very good at thinking my way through life. But beneath that capability, I began to lose some of my lightness and connection to myself. I was functioning, but less able to hear what I needed or recognise how far certain patterns were taking me away from myself.

What helped was not another demand to improve. It was enough care, safety and space for my body to soften, my mind to clear and my own experience to become easier to hear.

That is why I created RESET: a retreat that combines genuine nurture and rest with the deeper reflection that helps you return home calmer, clearer and more connected to yourself.

I remain your consistent guide throughout the weekend, holding the thread between each experience so that it feels like one connected journey rather than a collection of separate workshops.

MY APPROACH BRINGS TOGETHER:
  • Coaching and NLP
  • Emotional awareness
  • Nervous-system support
  • Energy psychology
  • Guided reflection
  • Grounded integration

This is not about being pushed into deep work or told who you should become.

It is about being supported in a way that helps you feel safe enough to soften, honest enough to listen and able to reconnect with yourself at your own pace.

THE ESTATE

A Private Estate in Cornwall

For three nights, RESET will be held within the private Tregulland  luxury estate near Launceston, Cornwall—16 acres tucked away in its own valley on the edge of Bodmin Moor.

This is a full-estate experience: spacious, cocooned and designed for gathering, resting, wandering and retreating.

Across the weekend, the house, grounds and Pool House become part of the holding—giving you space to swim, soak, steam, read, walk, sit beside the fire or simply let the space do some of the work.

The venue is not just where the retreat happens. It is part of the retreat.

“The venue was stunning, and it allowed us to completely relax and enjoy the experience. The food was amazing and so nourishing. The group dynamic felt safe and supportive, and we were all on our own journeys while being held by each other.”

The Pool House

A restorative spa space with a heated indoor freshwater pool, steam room, & outdoor Dutch wood-fired hot tub — woven into the weekend for embodied rest between sessions.

The Pool House with indoor pool and spa facilities

The Grounds

Private land including lawns, woodland, a stream, trails, meadow and a lake — giving you space to walk, breathe and feel away from everyday life.

 

Private grounds and lake at the Cornwall retreat estate

Living Spaces

Beautiful shared spaces for fireside conversations, tea, journalling, reading and quiet moments — with enough room for connection and solitude throughout the weekend.

Cosy living space at the private Cornwall retreat estate

THE RESET EXPERIENCE

Experiences that restore

RESET is not a packed schedule of activities or another weekend where you are expected to keep up.

Each experience has been thoughtfully chosen to help you slow down, come back into your body, understand what you have been carrying and reconnect with the part of you that can hear what you truly need.

Movement & Breath

Gentle movement and guided breathing to help release tension, settle your nervous system and bring you back into your body.

Coaching & Guided Reconnection

Joanne-led experiences that create space to notice what you have been overriding, understand yourself more deeply and hear your own inner voice again. Most importantly, we will explore how you carry what you have discovered into everyday life when you return home.

Cacao & Kintsugi Heart Alchemy™

A meaningful ritual of reflection, creativity and reconnection—honouring what life has shaped while reclaiming the parts of yourself you are ready to choose again.

Nature & Stillness

Quiet walks, fresh Cornish air and unhurried moments across the private estate, giving you room to breathe, reflect and simply be.

Sensory Rituals

Aromatherapy, grounding practices and carefully chosen sensory experiences that help you reconnect through the body—not only through thought.

Sound & Integration

Restorative sound, firelight, quiet reflection and spacious evenings that allow the experiences of the day to settle gently within you.

THE WOMEN BESIDE YOU

Held by the experience—and by the women beside you

Something shifts when women who are used to being the capable one enter a space where no one has to hold everything together.

You do not need to arrive knowing anyone or share more than feels right. Connection develops naturally—over meals, walks, laughter and the quieter moments in between.

Previous guests often say that the women they met became one of the most meaningful parts of the retreat. Genuine friendships have formed, with some women continuing to meet and stay in touch long after returning home.

There is space to connect and space to be quiet. To join in and to step back.

More honesty. More laughter. More freedom. More room to be fully yourself.

“I left with new friends and a full heart.”

— Previous retreat guest

A Slower Kind Of Day

 

You wake to the quiet of the estate and begin gently—with movement, breath and breakfast around the table.

Later, Joanne guides you through experiences that help you notice what you have been carrying, where you may have been overriding yourself and what you need now.

There is no rush into the next thing. You might take what has surfaced on a walk through the grounds, let it settle in the private pool or return to your room and rest.

At another point, you may sit with cacao and piece together a Kintsugi heart—reflecting on the parts of yourself you are ready to reclaim.

As evening falls, sound, fire, aromatherapy or quiet reflection help the body absorb what the mind has begun to understand.

The rhythm is intentional: experience, space, reflection and rest—so something can genuinely shift without you feeling rushed through it.

You are being cared for, while being gently guided back into a clearer relationship with yourself.

YOUR STAY

A beautiful place to rest, retreat and integrate

For three nights, you will stay within the private Tregulland estate, surrounded by peaceful grounds, warm living spaces and the quiet of the Cornish countryside.

Every room has its own character, giving you somewhere comfortable and private to return to at the end of each day.

YOUR ROOM WITHIN THE RETREAT

Space to close the door and simply be

At the end of each day, your room becomes your own quiet place to rest, reflect and allow the experiences of the retreat to settle.

You can choose a private ensuite room for complete privacy, or a shared twin ensuite room if you are coming with a friend or are comfortable sharing.

Every room includes

  • Private ensuite bathroom
  • Beautifully designed interiors
  • Underfloor heating
  • Robes and swimming towels
  • Amphora Aromatics toiletries
  • Full use of the estate and Pool House

PRIVATE ENSUITE

Your own room

£1,222

For women who know they will value complete privacy and their own quiet space at the end of each day.

Payment plan

£333 deposit, followed by four monthly payments of £222.25

SHARED TWIN ENSUITE

A beautiful room to share

£999 per person

For friends booking together or women who are happy to share a twin room while still enjoying an ensuite bathroom.

Payment plan

£333 deposit, followed by four monthly payments of £166.50

Both room options include:
three nights’ accommodation, all meals, the complete RESET retreat experience, use of the Pool House and estate facilities, the pre-retreat Zoom and post-retreat integration circle.

Choose the room that feels right for you

Live room availability, room selection and payment plans are managed securely through WeTravel.

NOURISHMENT

Food that feels like care

Food is a central part of the RESET experience.

Across the weekend, Nina will prepare generous Mediterranean-inspired meals designed to feel nourishing, comforting and beautifully uncomplicated.

Nina also cooked for Joanne’s previous Cornwall retreat, where her food became one of the most-loved parts of the experience.

This is food that helps your body feel cared for—not restricted, rushed or overcomplicated.

All dietary requirements will be catered for.

“The food was amazing and so nourishing.”

— Previous retreat guest

EVERYTHING YOU NEED

What’s included

Your retreat place includes everything you need to feel held, nourished and supported across the four days.

Your stay

  • Three nights’ accommodation
  • Private or shared ensuite room
  • Use of the pool, hot tub and steam room
  • Full use of the estate and grounds

Your nourishment

  • Mediterranean-inspired meals by Nina
  • Generous Sunday lunch as the main meal
  • Drinks and refreshments throughout
  • Dietary requirements catered for

Your experience

  • Gentle movement and guided breathwork
  • Joanne-led workshops and reflection
  • Cacao and Kintsugi Heart Alchemy™
  • Nature, sensory and grounding experiences
  • Restorative sound and evening rituals
  • Spacious time to rest and enjoy the estate

Your integration

  • RESET retreat workbook
  • Pre-retreat group Zoom with Joanne
  • Private retreat WhatsApp community
  • Personal support from Joanne throughout
  • Post-retreat integration circle
  • Practical anchors to take home

Good to know

  • Optional treatments may be available at an additional cost.
  • Travel to and from the venue is not included.
  • Personal travel insurance is recommended.
  • Additional practitioner purchases are not included unless confirmed.

BEFORE, DURING & AFTER

Support that extends beyond the four days

RESET does not begin the moment you arrive in Cornwall or end when you leave. You will be supported in preparing for the retreat and in carrying what has shifted back into everyday life.

BEFORE THE RETREAT

Pre-retreat Zoom & private community

Before we gather, you will be invited to a group Zoom with Joanne to meet, ask questions and begin preparing gently for the experience.

You will also be welcomed into a private WhatsApp community, giving you an opportunity to connect with the other women before arriving.

AFTER THE RETREAT

Post-retreat integration circle

Once you are home, we will gather online again to reflect on what has shifted, reconnect with your intentions and explore how to continue choosing yourself within everyday life.

FROM WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN HERE

Kind words

Words from women who joined Joanne’s previous Cornwall retreat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions before booking?

A few things women often wonder before joining a retreat.

 

Do I need to know anyone else coming?

No. Many women come to retreat alone.

You will be welcomed gently, and the group will be held with care from the moment you arrive. There will be time to connect with the other women, but also space to be private, quiet and completely at your own pace.

You do not need to arrive knowing anyone. You only need to arrive as you are.

What if I feel nervous about coming?

That is completely normal.

Many women feel nervous before a retreat, especially if they are coming alone, travelling further from home, or know they may be giving themselves permission to soften for the first time in a long while.

The retreat is intentionally small, warm and gently held. Nothing is forced, and you will never be expected to share more than feels right for you.

Do I have to participate in all activities?

No. The programme is there to guide you, not to pressure you. You are welcome to step back, rest, walk, spend time in your room or use the spa facilities whenever you need. Nothing is forced, and you remain in choice throughout the weekend.

Will I have to share personal things in the group?

No.

There will be opportunities for reflection, journalling and group sharing, but you will never be asked to speak about anything you do not wish to share.

You are welcome to participate quietly. Listening is also participation.

Is this retreat very spiritual?

The retreat includes a gentle layer of energy work, ritual, cacao, crystals, sound and intuitive reflection, but it is grounded in the body, emotional reconnection, nervous system support and practical tools.

You do not need to identify as spiritual or believe anything specific to feel held here.

The intention is not to make the retreat feel overly spiritual, intense or inaccessible. The practices are there to support reflection, release, grounding and reconnection in a grounded and meaningful way.

Is this a therapy retreat?

No.

This retreat is not a replacement for therapy, medical care or mental health support.

It is a reflective, restorative and transformational retreat for women who feel ready to reconnect with themselves in a supported group space.

There will be emotional depth, but this is not an intensive trauma-processing retreat. The work is held gently, with choice, privacy and care.

What food will be served?

All meals are included from Friday evening to Monday morning.

Food will be prepared by Nina, who catered Joanne’s previous Cornwall retreat and was one of the most-loved parts of the experience.

Expect generous, nourishing Mediterranean-style food that feels grounding, healthy, beautiful and supportive.

Sunday lunch will be the main meal of the day, with a lighter supper before the Sunday evening sound journey.

All dietary requirements will be catered for.

Will alcohol be included?

Alcohol is not part of the retreat offering, and we ask that guests do not drink alcohol during the weekend.

The retreat has been created as a clear, grounded and deeply held space, with reflective work, energy practices, cacao, sound, ritual, spa facilities and emotional integration woven through the experience.

For that reason, the weekend will be alcohol-free, apart from a small optional celebratory glass of bubbly at a suitable moment.

The focus is on nourishment, rest, clarity and reconnection.

What is included in the retreat price?

Your place includes 3 nights accommodation, private or shared ensuite room depending on your booking choice, all Mediterranean-style meals by Nina, daily gentle movement, workshops with Joanne, blue lotus tea and meditation, cacao and Kintsugi Heart Ritual, Fire Pit Threshold Ritual, aromatherapy blend, candlelit sound journey, retreat workbook, pre-retreat Zoom and post-retreat integration circle.

Travel to and from the venue is not included. Optional treatments and any additional purchases from practitioners are not included unless otherwise confirmed.

How does the payment plan work?

A deposit secures your place, with the remaining balance split across monthly payments through WeTravel.

Private ensuite room: £1,222.
Shared twin ensuite: £999 per person.

Full payment plan details will be shown when booking through WeTravel.

What is the cancellation policy?

Please read the full cancellation and refund policy  before booking.

Your deposit secures your place, and retreat spaces are limited.

What should I wear and bring?

Please bring loose, comfortable clothing that you can relax and move in.

Layers are recommended, especially as the retreat takes place at the end of October and some parts of the weekend may be outdoors, including the Fire Pit Threshold Ritual.

You may also want to bring swimwear for the pool, hot tub and steam room, comfortable shoes or boots for walking, warm clothing, slippers or cosy socks, a journal, pen and anything that helps you feel comfortable.

A full packing list will be sent before the retreat.

Can I travel from further afield or overseas?

Yes. Women travelling from further afield or overseas are very welcome.

Full travel guidance will be shared before the retreat, including recommended arrival times, local transport options and details to help you plan your journey.

If travelling from overseas or a long distance within the UK, you may wish to arrive in Cornwall the day before or stay locally afterwards to make the journey feel more spacious.

Travel to and from the venue is not included.

Are there any restrictions or precautions for attending?

This retreat includes practices such as cacao, sound healing, energy work, gentle movement, meditation, aromatherapy and use of spa facilities.

Some practices may not be suitable for everyone, including those who are pregnant, have certain heart conditions, sound-induced seizures, severe tinnitus, complex medical needs or severe mental health concerns.

Cacao may not be suitable for some heart conditions or certain medications.

If you are unsure whether the retreat or any part of it is suitable for you, please contact Joanne before booking. You are responsible for making sure the retreat is appropriate for your own health and wellbeing.

You will also be asked to complete a short wellbeing / suitability form before the retreat.

THE RESET RETREAT

Ready to choose yourself?

You do not need to arrive with everything worked out.

You only need to feel the quiet pull towards space, rest, reconnection—and a life in which you no longer disappear beneath everything you hold.

This is your invitation to stop, feel and choose yourself.

FUTURE DATES

Not quite ready yet?

Join the waitlist and be the first to hear about future RESET retreat dates — with an early bird discount reserved for waitlist members.