Our 2022 Retreats
After the hustle and bustle of Christmas, we thought we would provide our dementia community with the opportunity to escape those long winter nights in the New Year.
Family, friends & their loved ones living with dementia deserve the chance to unwind and try something new, so we’ve decided to create some wonderful retreats, to bring you both some well-deserved relaxation in the first months of 2022.
How Our Retreats Came to Be
January, February and March can be long, dark months for everyone, but especially for someone living with dementia and their family carer. Thinking about how we could brighten up those winter months for our community, we started to consider what we could do to help. As a charity, our aims aren’t just to support people affected by dementia during peak seasons, our holidays are on hand to provide you with something to look forward to and benefit from all year round. With that in mind, we wanted to create something new and rejuvenating that enhances the well-being of our dementia community.
To help us better reflect the needs, wants & interests of our community we brainstormed and developed the idea of “Retreats”. Having developed the concept, we then reached out to our community via a survey and asked if this was something of interest to them. Simultaneously, we harnessed the MindforYou team’s passion for improving people’s lives and came up with a plan of how we could deliver quality our ‘2022 Retreats’. We listened and analysed all the feedback we received and are now very excited to offer three different Retreats in six different destinations throughout the UK. Each one allows you to make time for yourself, enjoy time with one another and see your loved one enjoying themselves. We believe living in the moment and allowing ourselves quality time together to enjoy and cherish one another’s company is so important, on what is often an unpredictable journey with dementia.
What Makes Our Retreats Different?
Our Retreats will each have a unique focus, blended with the MindforYou signature flexibility and personal touches you’ve all grown to love. But what makes them different to our regular holidays?
We’re introducing NEW experts who will deliver something extra special on your Retreat. They will entertain and educate you with a variety of sessions so you can enjoy your favourite activities alongside others who share your passion.
Our experienced & compassionate holiday staff will be on hand to support you both so you can have quality time together and enable you to focus on the wonderful activities on offer. Unlike our standard holidays all the support on our Retreats will be 1-1 to give you ultimate flexibility and so we can personalise the itinerary and activities to our guests.
Our Retreats are all inclusive. This means the 1 – 1 support you receive, your meals, your accommodation and the activities you decide to do are all included within the cost. Included in Your Retreat is the choice of up to 3 activities to do per day.
We feel our MindforYou Retreats will provide that extra pick me up in those winter months and look forward to welcoming you on one of our special breaks tailored just for you.
Everyone at MindforYou x
Our Rest & Relaxation Retreats
Mindfulness, Poetry, Art Therapy & Massages
Finding your head a jungle and feeling overwhelmed? Why not take some time for you and prioritise a proper break after the busy festive period. We want to enable you to truly unwind on our Rest & Relaxation Retreats. Sit back and relish in the calm whilst the MindforYou team and our passionate experts host a wonderful array of tranquil, therapeutic activities that will leave you both feeling refreshed.
Our Nature Retreats
Wildlife, Stargazing, Bird Watching & Exploring
Want to escape the country? Are you somebody that loves to immerse themselves in everything Nature? Then let us take you on a journey as we step into the wonderful world of wildlife. Come along on one of our Nature Retreats as the MindforYou team and our passionate experts host a range of activity sessions that tap into the environment around you. We’ll enjoy activities both inside the property and in the great outdoors.
Our Cultural Retreats
Food, History, Travel & Music
Do you enjoy immersing yourself in different ways of life? Do you appreciate learning about extraordinary foods, music and history from around the globe? Let us whisk you away on an adventure exploring the world from the comfort of our holiday properties on one of our Cultural Retreats. Come along with us as the MindforYou team and our passionate experts host a range of activities that delve into different societies, their beliefs and interests.