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When diets and detoxes aren't enough

January 01, 2016 by Penelope Swithinbank

It's that time of year again ....

  • to shake off the dust of regret and disappointment

  • to diet

  • to detox

  • to devise ways to a better new year

We live in a world where many are facing demands that are overwhelming;
where work is taking up more and more of our time;
where we have less and less time for the things that REALLY matter .....


( See: https://theconversation.com/no-its-not-you-why-wellness-isnt-the-answer-to-overwork-42124)


SO - How is your soul?
How is your relationship with Jesus?

 
Maybe, just maybe, it's time for designing the relationship with him that you truly desire?
 

As you face the prospect of returning to work on Monday, realising that the festivities are over for another year, maybe you realise that actually it was no holiday - it was fairly demanding. In every part of you.
 
You're exhausted and in need of a bit of dieting and detoxing in body and mind!

And your spirit needs it too.

A fresh new you is the whole of you - body, mind and spirit. 

Time to BE and reflect and be refreshed.

For each part of you to be renewed - in body, mind and spirit


Maybe it’s time to treat yourself to a day or three away from normal routines?
To have space and time  - to sleep, read, reflect, redesign ...

To re-discover the person God intended you to be. 

"The place and space you have created is something very precious and special and tranquil and of God" -  Rhiannon, December 2015

"Thank you for peaceful breathing time at your lovely home.  My two-day stay at The Vine has played a huge part in the story of my life..." - Linda, November 2015
 

Make this the time for a fresh new you -  in body, mind, and spirit. Plan to go away somewhere special; get the time in the diary and you'll have it to look forward to. It's something you won't regret!


One place you could go, of course, is
THE VINE at MAYS FARM:  
 

  •  A HOME AWAY FROM HOME THAT ISN’T HOME 
  • PEACE AND TRANQUILLITY   
  • BRACING WALKS (with the option of the dog!)
  • AROMATHERAPY TO COMFORT AND RELIEVE
  • DEEP COMFY BEDS AND FLUFFY TOWELS
  • HOME COOKED LOCAL PRODUCE; wine with supper; traditional afternoon teas
  • A RHYTHM OF CHAPEL PRAYERS -  CANDLELIT COMPLINE, MORNING  MEDITATIONS
  • 1:2:1 SESSIONS OF MENTORING, COUNSELLING, SPIRITUAL DIRECTION AVAILABLE
  • WINDOW SEATS AND WOODBURNER STOVES
  • OH, AND BREAKFAST IN BED.  

Full details here:  www.thevine-at-maysfarm.com - photos, prices, calendar and availability

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN FOR JANUARY - JULY 2016

to book a fresh new treat,  email
penelope@ministriesbydesign.org

 

 

 

 

January 01, 2016 /Penelope Swithinbank
Diets, Detoxing, retreats, The Vine, overwork
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