The Healthy Home is an ideal space if you are a retreat host in search of a beautiful space for about 10-12 guests. If you are looking for a venue in Yorkshire with lots of breathing space and expansive views, then this is the place for you.
The house is a product of loving design and attention to detail, curving surfaces and all natural materials including wood, marble and natural eco paints. The sensitive renovation and building work inspired a best-selling book called ‘The Healthy Home’.
The History of The Healthy Home
The house became known as ‘The Healthy Home’ when healthy living author, Gina Lazenby, moved in and following on from the successful launch of her international best-selling Feng Shui House Book was asked to write The Healthy Home title. The development of the house from tiny cottage to the larger property on offer today, provided the research for the book.
The Healthy Home philosophy is to live in a calm, healing and regenerative environment with minimum toxins and low electro-magnetic fields.
Since the house was made available for exclusive use, it has hosted several yoga and wellbeing retreats and this is what the house was originally intended for to provide an oasis of calm in a natural and rejuvenating space.
The atmosphere is peaceful and calming. People visiting from the city often find they sleep unexpectedly deeply, feeling rested and rejuvenated.
For Yoga Retreats and Workshops
The Big Room is a large space is ideal for meditation or yoga and comfortably fits eleven mats which is usually the leader and ten guests.
The doors open onto the top terrace and there are spectacular views over the gardens to the valley below. This big room opens into the lovely Conservatory where you can enjoy valley views and our private woodland.
In addition to the Big Room, there are five other lounges and gathering spaces: the Conservatory, Panoramic Lounge facing the sunrise, Barn TV Lounge, cosy Tea Parlour and Dining Room with Library area. The Barn Lounge has two large, long sofas and chairs set around a big curved TV.
Kitchen & Catering
The kitchen is very well equipped for group meals. There is a Gas hob, two electric fan ovens, fridge freezer and second tall larder fridge.
Covered food can also be stored in the cold cellar (off the kitchen). We have a hand blender, NutriBullet, Juicer, large slow-cooker, Popcorn maker.
There is a log fire in the kitchen and stools to sit by it. There is a Farmhouse style dining table for buffet service and additional space.
There is plenty of space for cooking demonstrations or cookery teaching. If you don’t want to bring your own cook, we have contact with cooks and catering services who can provide the meals that suit your programme.
A Walkers Paradise
There are many hilltops walks straight from the house and the garden. For more adventurous walking the Pennine Way can be joined around Lothersdale and is just a 10-15 minute walk from the house. There is a table with plenty of map books, print outs of local walks and a compass. We have paced out a 2-hour walk from the house over the Moor top and down to the valley ending in the local Hare & Hounds pub in Lothersdale.
