Mellulah Yoga Retreats
cornwall and Dorset, England
Intimate yoga retreats with meditation, healing and nature bathing in glorious rural locations
Mellulah Yoga Retreats is the creation of Saira Francis, who specialises in intimate retreats with first class yoga tuition and nurturing healing sessions. Her retreats are held in Cornwall and across Dorset in a variety of peaceful rural settings, from a rainforest above a waterfall to a tranquil sculpture garden with a lake to a gorgeous farmhouse with purpose-built pool and yoga studio. Choose from one-day workshops, weekends or midweek breaks.
our Reviewer SALLY KIRBY says of her DORSET retreat:
‘It was lovely to be part of a small group, just five women, all celebrating 40th and 50th birthdays – what a great birthday gift we’d been given!’
Queen of Retreats says:
‘Saira's passion for yoga and healing is contagious - her teaching is top-notch, non-judgemental, and caring. Guests are invited to detox digitally, physically, mentally, and emotionally and deep transformational healing is supported by a personalised approach’
Finding Your Wild Retreat, St Nectan’s Glen, Cornwall
Rejuvenating four-night digital detox retreat deep in the rain forest, nestled atop a sacred 60-foot waterfall. Connect deeply with the elements, nature spirits and water gods from treetop wooden houses with lovely yoga studio, meditation cabin, private garden and fire pit.
Expect healing meditations, water ceremonies to cleanse and purify, storytelling, walking, wild swimming, forest bathing and restorative and vinyasa yoga. Enjoy delicious vegan meals and cosy shared bedrooms and bathrooms.
may and september 2025
Find Bliss Luxury Yoga Retreat, Blandford, Dorset
Blissfully rejuvenating yoga weekend at Launceston Farm, a gorgeous farmhouse in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Enjoy energising morning yoga with mantra and meditation, and relaxing afternoons of yin and sound baths, in a purpose-built yoga studio.
Relax with holistic and ayurvedic therapies, swim in the indoor pool, have a sauna, or go for a walk. Bedrooms are en-suite and either in the main house or one of two cottages. Expect delicious, plant-based meals.
november 2024
Vagus Nerve Reset and Healing Retreat, Lyme Regis, Dorset
Rejuvenating midweek retreat at Bonhay’s Farm, a dedicated sustainability-led retreat centre in the West Dorset hills, between Bridport and Lyme Regis and just two miles from the sea. Reset your nervous system through yoga, sound healing, breathwork, guided meditation, wild and pool swimming and nature bathing.
Sleep in one of three cottages with shared bathrooms, a shepherd’s hut or a tucked away cabin in the woods (both with wood-burning stoves, compost loo and showers). Enjoy delicious vegan meals in the conservatory.
december 2024 and march 2025
Yoga and Sound Retreat, Moreton, Dorset
Rejuvenating one-day yoga retreat at Moreton Village Hall to reset and rejuvenate in a lovely spacious village hall with gorgeous rural views and plenty of light. Enjoy an energising morning yoga flow, meditation, breathwork and mantra.
Spend the afternoon in sound healing with gong, crystal and Tibetan bowls, and a closing meditation. Bring your own lunch and make new friends around the table. Enjoy vegan cake and herbal tea at teatime (provided).
november 2024
Rural Retreat, Sherborne, Dorset
Intimate day and weekend yoga retreats to rejuvenate at Middle Piccadilly, a cosy 17th century farmhouse with pretty gardens near Sherborne. Expect a calm, unhurried atmosphere with no more than nine guests, energising morning yoga and yin with meditation, and nurturing afternoons with sound healing, gong baths and crystal bowls.
Relax with holistic and spa therapies including reiki and massage or take a walk. Bedrooms are in converted courtyard cottages, en-suite or with private bathrooms. Enjoy delicious plant-based meals, cake and smoothies.
2025 DATES COMING SOON
Finding Peace Yoga Retreat, Sherborne, Dorset
Weekend yoga retreat at Springfield, a luxury seven-bedroom country home near Stoke Wake, offering stunning private gardens with a lake and ample space for solitude. Enjoy yoga, meditation, sound healing with gong and crystal bowls and chanting and mantra sessions, all designed to promote healing, rest and wellbeing.
Spend your downtime making new friends, on a guided walk across the Dorset Downs, or treat yourself to an ayurvedic massage. You can also look forward to cleansing and nourishing plant-based meals, refreshing breakfast smoothies and healthy sweet treats.
august 2025
Yoga and Sound Healing Retreat, Weymouth, Dorset
Tranquil one-day yoga retreat at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, one of southwest England’s most stunning gardens. Practice meditation, breathwork and vinyasa flow yoga in a marquee on beautiful lawns. Take a meditative walk around the garden and return to the marquee for sound healing with chakra crystal singing bowls, chimes and gongs.
Enjoy a vegan lunch on the lawn (weather permitting) or inside, and delicious vegan cake and chai at teatime.
