Walking is often treated as exercise. But perhaps we’re overlooking another reason to walk. Recent research continues to explore the relationship between walking and creative thinking, with stud...
We often think about wellness as something we do to ourselves. Yoga. Meditation. Cold water. Sleep. But research continues to point towards something much simpler: our relationships matter to our well...
One of the bigger shifts we’re seeing is towards social wellness: experiences that bring people together through movement, nature, sound, food and shared experiences rather than the traditional ...
We’ve become very good at being connected. Perhaps that’s why being unreachable is becoming so appealing. Phone-free clubs, digital detox retreats, analogue experiences and screen-free gat...
There is something slightly strange about turning rest into another thing to achieve. Another class. Another treatment. Another metric to improve. In 2026, wellness is increasingly moving towards emot...
Wellness retreats are changing. The trend for 2026 is moving away from rigid schedules and towards more personalised experiences, with space to respond to what people actually need when they arrive. P...
When you stay somewhere surrounded by nature, nature occasionally has the audacity to come inside. Leave your window open and the lights on when you come back from the pub, and you may find a collecti...
“So, you’re a wellness destination. Do you have a spa?” No. We have a river. And, occasionally, a pop-up sauna. We have muddy walks, cold water, trees, fires, good food, and somewhere to sit without a...
In the Christian calendar, Lammas is celebrated on the 1st of August as the first day of the harvest. Looking further back, we find that Lammas, or Lughnasadh, was celebrated across Celtic Britain and...
At the beginning of July, I met my coaching client at Brinkburn. This was my first coaching session on the Brinkburn estate. You can never predict what nature will provide in coaching sessions, so thi...