SISU X Performance Breathworks

8th December 2024

Our Winter Retreat, in partnership with Andy Ritchie from Performance Breathworks, was a great success!

This immersive and transformative one-day retreat was designed for women to recharge, reconnect, and learn strategies to tap into their innate resilience. Participants learned to hone skills in guided breathwork, mindful movement, hot-cold water therapy, and the revitalising embrace of nature.

At SISU, wellness means showing up for ourselves - even when it’s hard - and trusting in our capacity to heal, grow and rise to challenge injustice and inequality. Each moment of this retreat reflected the amazing strength and heart within each woman, and the power of community when supporting and celebrating each other.

“I really enjoyed learning more about breathing techniques from Andy, it was amazing how much of a difference it made when doing cold water therapy (a highlight for me!) and I’ve used the breathing techniques every day since.”

Retreat Participant, December 2024

“This was one of the best days I’ve ever had. I gained vital help and support from the breathing techniques, the peer support, the connections to nature and my own body. These all helped me tap into parts of me that I haven’t been able to for a long time. The benefits of the hot and cold worked great too! And I’ve already been using a lot of the techniques in my day to day life since. I feel very lucky to have taken part in the retreat. So thank you!”

“I had a few highlights: the woodland walk where we were encouraged to be mindful, and to notice the increase in difficulty of our breath as we walked uphill, the mindfulness then has meant that the memories of that walk, the trees , textures, the light and views have stayed with me vividly.”

“I felt very comfortable in the living room and taking time to journal with the others around me. The lunch was so nice, a huge healthy buffet, it was really special to be able to choose from it and eat together at the big table.”

UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming Events

March 20th, 27th, | April 3rd, 10th, 24th |
May 1st

Seeds for Growth:

A Journey of Nourishment and Connection

House of Toad, 23 Park Circus, Glasgow G3 6AP | 4-6pm

This six-week journey is designed to support you in exploring the themes of Spring - nourishment, growth, connection, and visioning.

Together, we’ll shape the experience on day one, ensuring it feels meaningful and relevant to everyone. Through movement, mindfulness, and creative exploration, we’ll make space for renewal and transformation, stepping into new possibilities just as the season invites us to.

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May 4th 2025 | Ardmay House, Arrochar | All day

SISU X Performance Breathworks

Ready to embrace spring's call for renewal before the summer months? Building on the success of our Winter Retreat, SISU is once again partnering with Performance Breathworks to offer up to fourteen young women a rejuvenating one-day retreat tailored for those who want to recharge and reconnect.

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