OUR RETREAT
Spend three days in the English countryside with Francesca Rodrigues and Sophie Benge to reconnect with your divine feminine energy - your inner world of confidence and creativity; intuition and sensuality - that makes life more harmonious.
FEMININE RISING PHILOSOPHY
Do these phrases chime with you ..
- Being is not as valuable as doing
- Feelings are less reliable than logic
- Giving is better than receiving
- Structure is safer than trust
- Striving is what makes me worthwhile ..
Then ...
.... we overvalue the masculine aspect of ourselves and, even if not consciously, we deem our feminine side as ‘less than’.
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We live in a world where power over another is
prominent, where we are largely disconnected from nature, each other, even ourselves and where we suffer from intergenerational trauma from the long system of patriarchy, leaving us feeling 'scattered'.
We believe that tapping into our innate feminine nature brings us more balance. We enjoy more happiness and greater self-esteem.
When we connect to our authentic feminine selves we see a ripple effect of benefits in our lives ...
- we heal from past hurts,
- we learn to trust in life’s path,
- we show up more compassionately
- we magnetise into our lives more ...
- of what we want - with more ease.
- we attract more intimacy
- we grow our conscious awareness
What you can expect on retreat
Kundalini Activations
Kundalini Activations
Kundalini Activations
Francesca will lead three of these group sessions with the cumulative effect of releasing Shakti, your divine feminine energy to rewire your brain and nervous system. Lie down, receive the energy and feel it move in your body. The experience is different for everyone.
Feminine Alchemy
Kundalini Activations
Kundalini Activations
Sophie offers a couple of workshops to help us connect to the different types of energy within our bodies and to the energies of each other - to 'alchemise' - shift to a more sublime state of femininity, involving movement, breath, touch and sound. We'll both give and receive.
Herbalism
Kundalini Activations
Somatic Yoga and Meditation
Francesca is a trained herbalist and passionate about the alchemical healing effects of plants. Creativity is an essential part of our feminine nature so we'll have a workshop for you to make your own sensual, natural products for beauty and wellbeing.
Somatic Yoga and Meditation
Somatic Yoga and Meditation
Somatic Yoga and Meditation
These slow, mindful movement sessions are designed to help you feel waves of energy moving through your body, to feel a spaciousness and release areas of stuck energy. We'll focus on breathing and freeing energy in our hip and belly areas.
Journalling
Somatic Yoga and Meditation
Finding Your Voice
Journalling is a simple yet powerful formula for transformation. Focussing on gratitude, reflections and affirmations helps us break through the obstacles in our mindset. Sophie will take you through a session to help you harness the habit of shifting your algorithm. It's worked for me! Journals will be available.
Finding Your Voice
Somatic Yoga and Meditation
Finding Your Voice
It's traditionally shameful for women to express 'anger' and we can be weak at asserting boundaries and 'No's' in or communications. Francesca leads a physical and potentially noisy workshop to release stuck energy and get comfortable with expressing anger.
Feminine Rituals
Feminine Rituals
Feminine Rituals
Rituals take us elegantly out of our thinking mind, they are opportunities to 'play' and connect with each other. We'll do an evening cacao ritual outside by the firepit, a face mask ritual , tarot cards and yoni steaming one evening for those who wish to.
Nature Walks
Feminine Rituals
Feminine Rituals
This private family home in the Cotswold countryside has beautiful gardens and nature trails for you to explore. We'll also do one early morning walk in silence with a little ritual to help you feel nature's peaceful wisdom.
Time Out to Be
Feminine Rituals
Time Out to Be
You can attend whatever sessions you like - or not as you wish. There'll be dedicated free time in the afternoons to use the pool and gym, sit by the fires, play snooker, journal, wander or sleep.
Who we are
Francesca Rodrigues
Francesca Rodrigues
Francesca Rodrigues
Francesca is a wisdom weaver and plant alchemist, trained by shamans, gurus, indigenous communities, and specialists worldwide. She blends herbal traditions with ancient and modern healing techniques to empower individuals to heal their mind, body, and spirit. Passionate about helping others achieve their dreams, Francesca’s heartfelt approach inspires lasting and transformational change.
Sophie Benge
Francesca Rodrigues
Francesca Rodrigues
A profound realisation at a female sexuality workshop, set me on a path to reclaiming my feminine power. The transformative effects set me on the path to support other women in finding our own rich source of happiness and self esteem. I've worked in the international wellbeing industry for 27 years as a journalist, author, copywriter and consultant. I bring my personal and professional life together with techniques that draw from ancient philosophies, such as Tantra and Taoism, neuroscience, trainings and experiences that have had a profound effect on me.
