Majorca | Lake District | South Africa | Set up your own retreat

Pilates Retreats
Give yourself an opportunity to break out of established patterns and refresh yourself with an inspiring experience that can change the way you see yourself, your work, your purpose. It’s a time to explore creative ideas with thoughtful people in a nourishing environment. Add to that pilates in the morning and evening with relaxation/ meditation and to top it all – massages and healthy Mediterranean cooking.

Sarah's Pilates retreats have recently been included alongside other retreats all over the world in the book written by Caroline Sylge, entitled Body and Soul Escapes. The book can be found on Amazon. February 2009 Country Living Magazine will have a full feature on Sarah's retreat at Es-Castell in Majorca. Sarah has also been featured in various press around the world. In 2008, Sarah was on BBC Radio 5 talking about Pilates and Gordon Brown's connection to Pilates.

IS A PILATES RETREAT/HOLIDAY FOR YOU?

Yes.. probably. If you want to learn pilates for the first time, and if you've practised for years too! I modify for those who need it and always start with the basics.

WHAT SORT OF PERSON GOES ON THE HOLIDAY?

If I'm honest.. mainly women BUT we welcome men too and couples have always been very comfortable. It usually is a mixture, and the beauty of a small group is that everyone tends to get on really well.

New Dates Selling fast for 2010

Pilates holiday/retreats organised for 2010 are:

Sarah Rosenfield, a Pilates Instructor and member of the Pilates Institute, has been successfully running Pilates and Massage Retreats many years.
Working closely with a Holistic Therapist, they have developed their own unique brand of retreat that focuses on body work and relaxation. These retreats are suitable for all levels of Pilates students, including complete beginners, and have proved especially helpful to clients with muscular skeletal/ back problems where the development of core stability through Pilates can be aided by remedial massage.
top

From the peaceful, green landscaped grounds to the cinematic views from the house, Miller Howe has been designed very much with the outdoors in mind. Thanks to the privileged location you can look out over the lake and fells whether you are sitting on the terrace, relaxing in the lounge or enjoying a candle lit dinner in the restaurant.
Individually designed and beautifully furnished - each of our 15 bedrooms is named after a Lakeland beauty spot.

Miller Howe was built in the middle of the First World War by wealthy industrialist and ship builder Thomas Fredric Harrison.

Raised in Windermere, Thomas was seeking a Lakeland Summer retreat and selected Miller Brow - a place described by Victorian journalist and novelist Harrier Martineau as 'a view unsurpassed for beauty in the whole Lake District'. The property remained in the Harrison family until 1948.

In the 1980's Miller Howe was one of the most fashionable destinations in the North of England. Former international newspaper editor Charles Garside took over from Tovey in the mid 90's and continued to uphold the hotel's reputation for unsurpassed luxury and exquisite dining.

Today the Miller Howe story continues in the hands of owners Martin and Helen Ainscough who have restored many of Miller Howe's original features and reintroduced various appropriate arts and crafts pieces of furniture. Along with carefully selected modern works of art, the result is a stunning combination of a classic hotel with a contemporary twist.

And in 2010… the historic home has opened it's doors to one of my Pilates and Massage retreats.

On this retreat, as with all the others, we start on Monday evening with a welcome dinner, served in the Miller Howe Restaurant. The Miller Howe Restaurant has excellent fresh, imaginative food prepared with quality, locally sourced ingredients. Head Chef, Andy Beaton has worked under Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons for a number of years.

The setting for dinner has been designed to ensure you can enjoy your meal whilst looking out over the magnificence of Lake Windermere and the majestic Langdale Pikes beyond.

Bright and early Tuesday morning, we start our first of 4 x 2 hour Pilates classes. Each class ends with 15 or 20 minutes of relaxation. Whether you are a beginner or more advanced in Pilates you will benefit from these workshop style classes and you will learn Pilates in such a way, you will never forget. We start over with the basics of Pilates and each class builds up and if necessary you can modify or advance according to your needs.

At the end of the morning session, a large brunch will be served in the dining room. If this doesn't keep you going, there will be afternoon tea at 4pm prior to your second Pilates class at around 5pm. A half hour massage is included and can be taken from the minute you arrive. If you have time, there will be an opportunity to book additional massages.

Dinner will be served once more at 8pm in the Miller Howe Restaurant.

On Wednesday we do it all over again!

On Wednesday evening we will have a very special dinner with the opportunity to explore some different wines with our wine tasting host, Nigel. You should be made aware that Miller Howe has been shortlisted fo AA wine list of the year, for the last 3 years. The list is quite eclectic!
You can leave on Thursday after a leisurely breakfast or feel free to stay on a day or so more to enjoy the Lake District and the surrounding area. There is a very special rate, should you decide to do so.

The very special price including

3 nights full board,

dinner including wine,

bed, brunch and afternoon tea,

4 x 2 hour pilates classes,

1 x half hour massage

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - IF BOOKED BEFORE 31ST JANUARY 2010, £459.

After that date, the price is £499 per person and single supplement is £30 per night in addition.

For more information as ever, contact Sarah

Please email/ telephone for a booking form.
Sarah Rosenfield –Tel: 020 7722 4373 or email: sarahpilates@aol.com.

This is a trip of a life time for you and a group of friends. A pilates retreat around your own timetable. Give me the dates and how many friends, I'll price it and make this holiday work for you and your budget.

South Africa - 2008 or 2009.

Our wilderness journey combines a unique experience of health and fitness in the wildernessl. It takes us on a special private safari of discovery through one of the primary big 5 Wild Life Regions of South Africa.

Your stay at the Safari Lodge includes:

• Welcome drink on arrival at Safari Lodge
  
• Accommodation on shared basis
  
• Daily game drives (early Morning 6:00 AM or Afternoon 4:00 PM)
  
• Bush walks with your professional Game Ranger
  
• All Breakfasts - High Tea's and Dinners in the bush or at the lodge
  
• Daily Pilates classes
  

On the reserve, we will just do one class of Pilates a day - the rest of the time, we will be out with the rangers spotting game. I had the pleasure of visiting the games reserve early this year and was totally spoilt there and had an experience of a lifetime. If you love animals, you won't want to leave the bush. It's another world and true relaxation.

From the games reserve, we will move on to Cape Town.

Your stay includes the cost of:

• Complimentary Soft and Alcoholic drinks & cocktails on arrival at the boutique hotel in Bantry Bay
  
• All Breakfast's at the boutique hotel, Lunches OR Dinner on Touring Days.
  
• All Tours and entrance fees to National Parks, Monument, Museums and Wineries
  
• Bottled still or sparkling mineral water & ice supplied on touring days
  
• DAILY PILATES CLASS
  

ALSO INCLUDED:

• ½ day tour of the Cape Peninsula which will take you to the Cape Point Nature Reserve where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean in spectacular surroundings at the tip of the African continent.
  
• Afternoon ½ day tour of the world famous Cape Wine lands which includes a visit to a famous Vineyard for Wine tasting and culminates with Dinner at one of area's top rated gourmet Restaurants.
• 
  A Dinner at Moyo's which is a great place for African song and Dance and a lot of ambience...

Costs: The approximate cost (subject to interest rate change) for all of the above to the games reserve and Cape Town is £1,549 per person, sharing room with one other person. This does not include international flight, but does include the internal flight from Jo'burg to Cape Town.

This trip has 5 star accommodation, fabulous gourmet food – truly an executive holiday.

Please let me know if you are interested in booking this trip and I will send you the booking form and confirm all costs with you.

For more information about classes/ workshops/ retreats, please contact Sarah Rosenfield on 020 7722 4373.