4 night retreat
Monday 4th – Friday 8th September, 2023
Seven Sisters, East Sussex
From £950
Join us on the edge of the South Downs by the Sea
Come and experience true health and spiritual enhancing food. Five days of relaxation & rejuvenation immersed in all that nature has to offer. Our retreat centre is truly a ‘soul sanctuary’, perched on top the cliffs right by the sea. You will have the opportunity to enhance your well-being on every level, soothing your soul, and nourishing your mind, body and spirit.
Delicious top quality balanced meals feature highly on your stay, the best quality organic, local and seasonal vegan cuisine cooked by our own macrobiotic chef providing a truly first class nurturing and healing experience.
You can enjoy a complete break from daily life, enhancing your well-being on every level. Each day a perfect balance of wellness activities and free time. There will be a cooking workshop focussing on the healing energy of food, you will be guided through wellbeing practices including Alchemy Crystal Sound Sessions with Light Language, Meditation/Chanting, Do-In Massage (Gentle Self Shiatsu) & Group Palm Healing.
You can enjoy the outstanding natural beauty that surrounds this beautiful venue, breathe the fresh sea air on coastal walks, enjoy a swim on the beach and end the day watching the sun go down followed by an evening together star gazing around the fire pit, the time is yours to decide.
What is included
- 4 night’s stay
- Unlimited refreshments
- 3 vegan macrobiotic meals a day (intolerances catered for)
- Daily healing and wellness activities/workshops, including Do-In Self Shiatsu, Alchemy Crystal Sound Bowls, Meditation & Chanting, Guided Relaxation
- Guided Coastal Walks
- Wellbeing Workshops
- Vegan Macrobiotic Cooking Demonstration
- Free time to do as you please
- Nutritional & Dietary/Macrobiotic Consultation (optional extra)
- Onsite Holistic Therapies, including shiatsu, energy healing (optional extra)
- Relaxing Lounge Areas
- Acres of private natural grounds
- Evenings around the Fire Pit
- Stunning Location
ABOUT US
Hello! We are David & Nicola McCarthy your Retreat Hosts…
More about Nicola
Nicola is an Energy Healer, Spiritual Intuitive, Natural Life Advocate and teacher of macrobiotics, having expert knowledge of the healing power of food.
Nicola loves to guide others on their pathway of transformation and share the magical healing frequencies from her growing collection of Alchemy Crystal Sound Bowls and Channel Light Language, the language of the heart.
She sparkles with life and passionately shares the macrobiotic knowledge that changed her life. Her legendary cooking demonstrations will have you wanting to jump into the kitchen and get started, her enthusiasm for her subject is contagious. She has even been known to provide macrobiotic food for movie sets, pop-up restaurants and for the odd Hollywood celebrity!
More about David
David, a Pharmacist, Energy Healer, Dowser, Macrobiotic Mentor & Natural Health Consultant, discovered both Spiritual Healing and The Healing Power of Food following his son, Jonathan’s terminal diagnosis at the age of 9.
The gift Jonathan left his father was a thirst for knowledge of diet and natural healing methods and a quest for answers and to educate himself and others.
For the last twenty-five years David has studied natural approaches to healing and the healing power of food, from Ayurveda to Veganism, eventually his path led him to macrobiotics. Then educating and helping people, the world over how to improve their health and life. The clarity of thought and power given to him by eating and living according to the macrobiotic philosophy has enhanced David’s sensitivity and healing skills, David now has a busy practice helping others strengthen and recover their own health and healing his clients, their homes and businesses and transforming darkness into light, wherever he can, striving to make the world a better place for our children to live in.
Your Chef Jarka
We met Jarka almost twenty years ago at Deshima Amsterdam – Kushi Macrobiotic Institute of Europe. With 25 years of experience, Jarka is the most talented macrobiotic chef, delighting everyone she cooks for, with the most mouth-watering, nourishing plant based meals.
Expect the most delicious plant-based food as you’ve never experienced!
A TYPICAL DAY
- Do-In (Self-Shiatsu)/Gentle Morning Exercise
- Breakfast
- Free time
- Wellbeing Workshop
- Lunch
- Guided Walk, Beach Visit, Sea Swim, Free Time, Relax, Treatments
- Group Healing/Meditation in the yurt
- Dinner
- Alchemy Crystal Sound Bowl
- Star Gazing around the fire pit
The Venue
Our home for the 4 nights is Florence House, an exceptional retreat venue for those looking to rebalance, reconnect and rejuvenate. It is a gem, completely private and tucked away, on the top of the cliffs, by the beach on the edge of the South Downs. Surrounded by lush landscapes, mature trees, a walled garden, yurt, fire pit and sea breezes, its truly a haven of inspiration and calm, that provides the perfect ‘Soul Sanctuary’.
NOURISHMENT
Delicious top quality balanced meals feature highly on your stay, the best quality organic, local and seasonal vegan cuisine cooked by our own highly skilled Macrobiotic Chef Jarka, providing a truly first class nurturing and healing experience.
ACCOMMODATION
There is a selection of rooms, private or shared all of which are elegantly styled and newly decorated in a modern, tasteful style. All rooms are bright and airy with stunning views across the walled garden, surrounding cliffs and private gardens.
GETTING TO US
Florence house sits on the Cliffs between Brighton and Eastbourne and within easy reach of London & Gatwick by rail. It is easily accessible too, only a 10 minute walk from Seaford Railway Station.
“Nicola & David’s energy, expertise and love is infectious”
“As well as digesting the delicious food, I’m also digesting all the nuggets of wisdom”
“Every single meal is so delicious, I can’t even put it into words – there is just happiness that comes from every meal, I was so satisfied I didn’t have one single craving”
“A truly amazing experience that will help set me on a healing path, both mentally and physically”
BOOKING
*Please make sure you have read our terms and conditions page before booking this retreat to ensure that you understand and accept our refund/transfer policies. In booking with us you are agreeing to our terms.
There is a selection of rooms, private or shared all of which are elegantly styled and newly decorated in a modern, tasteful style. All rooms are bright and airy with stunning views across the walled garden, surrounding cliffs and private gardens.
| Standard Triple, Shared Bathroom | £950 |
| Shared Occupancy, Twin Room | £995 |
| Single Occupancy, Twin Room | £1,150 |
| Single occupancy, Twin Room with En-Suite | £1,195 |
