Retreats
We would like to welcome you to our 2026 retreat program
Healing Movement
A transformational 3-night retreat
with Julie & Greg
Life is movement.
Everything is in a constant state of change, of movement.
The seasons, weather, plants, trees, the animals, ourselves and everything else exists in the perpetual and interconnected dance of physical form. The interplay of yin and yang within the harmony of the Tao, of life.
Our dance, however, has become awkward and stilted. A disharmony caused by the conditioning of others and the traumas and pains of the past. The movement of our mind and body becoming habitual. To move differently reveals and releases these stagnant mental, emotional and physical patterns of behaviour, allowing our dance of life to become fluid and balanced, as it was intended to be.
This retreat will help you to move freely in life – to let go of the past and open to the joy of the present. To allow the energy within to flow naturally and harmoniously.
Specifically, we will:
Investigate and practice tai chi and chi kung in a new and exploratory way. Identifying and letting go of the hidden, unconscious traits that are restricting our movement through life.
Helping the body – mentally, emotionally and physically – to remember the peace and ease of its natural state of being.
Connect with the spirit within that is free of all burdens.
Explore and deepen into the liberation of meditation.
Learn how to bring mindful movement into daily life.
Discover the power of the mystical realms in releasing karma and bringing peace to our experience of the physical realm.
Connect with the healing rhythms of nature.
Let go of habitual and stagnant patterns of behaviour – family, ancestral and societal conditioning – that are obstructing the free flow of true expression and the realisation of destiny.
This retreat will also give you the tools to continue your unfoldment when you return ‘to the world’ after the retreat.
And, as always, there will be plenty of time to enjoy the company of like-minded souls, together with the beautiful, peaceful and relaxing surroundings of Samye Ling (the first Tibetan Buddhist center in the West) – its temple site, gardens, fairy hill, the café, shop and local countryside.
This retreat is suitable for all.
Price: £450, which includes 3-nights single room accommodation and full board (excludes transport).
Location: Purelands, Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, Eskdalemuir, Langholme, Dumfriesshire. DG13 0QL. (Just over the border into Scotland).
Date: Friday 11th September (start at 3.30pm) – Monday 14th September 2026 (finish at 1.30pm)
To reserve your place, please send your name, email address, and a deposit (non-refundable) of £150 to 20 Coach Road, Warton, Carnforth, LA5 9PR. Cheques made payable to Dragonfly Healing Limited, or email for bank details to transfer funds to [email protected]. The payment balance is due by 1st August.
Retreats Feedback
‘Thanks for the last few days on retreat – what a treat 😊. I loved it all’. Laura
‘Once again thank you a magical weekend. The spirits were looking over me and I’d a four hour delay to my flight home which was just perfect timing for catching up, reviewing everything and quietly reflecting on the weekend. I’ve come away with a wonderful calmness, clarity and confidence. Given I arrived with panic and fear I really feel so much deep energy has shifted from within and around me. It was a very profound, deep weekend for me. I also have some great new tools for managing my headspace.
Thank you both so much for being so generous and open with your time and energy. This is a wonderful path I’m on and I’m so privileged to have met you and have your support and guidance’. Eloise
‘Thank you with loving arms and the kindest most sincere gratitude for the retreat. Your guidance and spaceholding is nurturing, enlightening, safe and inclusive for my continued growth and soul development’. Mand
“I wanted to thank you so very much for a wonderful few days. You led us beautifully – what a team 💟 I have journeyed deep within, for myself and others, and loved every minute. I have learnt and experienced and absorbed a new practice and way of being. I am full of love and gratitude”. Lynn
“I just wanted to express a sincere appreciation & heartfelt thank you for the wonderful, magical time in Scotland with you both. You are a great team and amazing teachers. It was life altering & I’m looking forward to seeing you again at the follow up. Beir Bua! Grá agus Beannacht ☘️🧚♀️💕💫🙏 May the force be with you! Love & Celtic Blessings” Emer
“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the retreat and felt a real deepening. It’s been lovely to connect with old friends and new as well. I so love how you and Greg work together- you really live and epitomise the words ‘all you need is love’.” Angela
“Thank you for everything and all that you gave us this week, it was absolutely wonderful.” Liz
“I won’t even attempt to put into words how special the past few days were! Amazing…” Justine
“I just wanted to say a very big THANK YOU to both of you for enabling such a lovely weekend…the love, the laughter as well as the teaching! It feels good to ‘come home’ again with a community of like-minded souls.” Sally
“I’m sure I’m echoing what many have said but it’s important to offer my deepest heartfelt thanks and gratitude .. wow what a glorious, powerful time. Thank you both for attracting such a wonderful group of people, for your combined wisdom and insight, and for holding such a safe, ‘normal’ space. All the stories and experiences you shared with such honesty and humour made it so rich. I feel honoured to have shared the experience. It was transformative. I have such a feeling of ease, lightness and zest for more.” Jo
“What a brilliant retreat in Glastonbury – thank you so much. Everything seemed perfect – the teaching, the cottages, the company, the food and even the wind on the Tor. Plus a beautiful full moon.” Wendy
“As I left and drove home I was feeling so much calmer and more at peace inside after your healing retreat… and still do. Feeling much more connected to myself. Thank you to you and Greg for holding a healing space for us, filled with wise and loving energy”Ann
“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the retreat at Glastonbury and felt a real deepening. It’s been lovely to connect with old friends and new as well. I so love how you and Greg work together- you really live and epitomise the words ‘all you need is love’.” Angela
“Thank you for everything and all that you gave us this week, it was absolutely wonderful.” Liz
“Thank you for such a wonderful retreat! It’s been so nice to take time out and go deeper, and although very hard -the death ceremony on the first night was the best reboot! It is always so beautiful to meditate in a group. The insights have been powerful, and I think they’ll have lasting benefits. Having that combination of outdoors and indoor sessions was wonderful!” Resh
“Thank you for giving your time, energy and hearts to share your knowledge and wisdom. It was a privilege to meet you both and I feel very thankful and humbled. I am home now and will continue to assimilate and process all I have learned. For perhaps the first time in my life I have no questions, no fights to pick, no explanations needed. No desire to rebel. I feel like I have come home and that all that is left is love and self-awareness.” Charlotte
“Thank you for an amazing 4 days at Samye ling. I’ve felt I’ve had so many profound experiences- life changing.I felt as if I’d come home 🙂
You both hold the light for so many people to grow- I feel blessed to know you both”. Madi
“A big thank you for the beautiful time we all had together on the Retreat. I thoroughly enjoyed my 1st time at
Samye Ling and will certainly love to have the opportunity to join you on future retreats.
Thank you so much for facilitating a
ll the amazing energy experiences….
You both use your gifts with such beauty, integrity and wisdom.
Thank you”. Renata
“I just wanted to say thank you to you and Greg so much for the retreat. I learned so much and found the whole experience wonderful. I’ve never taken time out for myself before and it was so nice to find a new confidence in myself as a result. I found that a lot of things I’d been practising on my own all came together that weekend. I’ll definitely be joining in with another of your workshops in the new year particularly the chi kung. that was new to me and its beautiful.” Resma
“A grateful heart and soul is mine for the retreat weekend and a big thank you to both of you for confirming what my spirit is now remembering. I feel truly blessed to have met you and all the people that came on the retreat. I am truly connected to who I really am and this source energy is now shifting and moving my life in the right direction.” Joanne
“Thank you so much for all this Julie and Greg and of course for the Retreat which was so beautiful. Really making stillness a priority…………………………..Thank you again both of you for those very special days. You are both amazing. Lots of love Jan
“Words can not express how grateful I am to you both, and how much in awe I am of your incredible teaching. You are two of the most inspiring people it has ever been my privilege to meet.” Theresa
“I just wanted to say thank you to you both for the love and wisdom you shared at Samye Ling last weekend. I have felt “lighter” since I got home and “so be it” is definitely my mantra-to-go!…….you are both so warm, friendly and easy going it was a joy. Lots of love” Maureen
“I feel so shiny,and brand new,and I know your beautiful laughter,will stay with me for ever. Cheers!x” Mary
“When I think back to the retreat, it is as if it was a dream that I wish I could repeat, moment by moment!!! I wish I could bring everyone home and spend loads of time with them…. It was so opening and full of amazement….!!! Did it all really happen!!!!” Claire
“It is difficult to know where to start about commenting on the retreat, and then I thought why am I trying to say something, so I decided to feel it and look into my heart just like you teach with your heart, you are the flame full of wisdom, knowledge, truth, love and so so much more! Your flame ignites a little spark into your students and as those sparks ignite in us those same sparks will be passed onto others and as the sparks keep being ignited an eternal flame will gather, which mankind and the universe can only feel eternally blessed. From my heart to yours:- May you always be the flame that ignites the sparks”
Love Diane x
“I have to say that you are easily the best facilitator I have had the pleasure to be with – totally grounded, open to comment, lacking in ego or bias in your teaching and always seeking to flexibly contour the work to those present. And that’s quite an accolade coming from one who a) has attended many and varied workshops over the past year and b) is not a great bestower of praise (it takes quite a lot to really impress me – but I am improving on that front!). Most of all you bring knowledge, wisdom and humour to your subject in equal measure. Many, many thanks! Xx” Catherine
“Thank you so, so much for last weekend, you really are an amazing being and I learnt so many things about myself, and the universe! Things just made a lot of sense. I had strong visualisations during the meditations especially the Shamanic healing we did. It was really powerful for me and I really feel like a shift has occurred in my being, I feel very much more relaxed and loving towards everybody. I feel that I am speaking more from the heart and not as much from the head, and I see suffering where before I may have judged or gossiped. The retreat gave me tools that I can apply in daily life and I feel very connected to the universe, empowered to live my own truth and walk my own path. I feel so very fortunate to have crossed paths with you in my lifetime.” Sarah
“It was a beautiful week. The teachings you give to us, create a space and stillness within, that allows in the beauty of the moment, and that which we may have kept hidden. ” Tricia
‘ Julie is a wise and patient teacher with huge amounts of wisdom to impart which she does with grace, humour and humanness (if there is such a word!), often using her own life as an example. This makes her very approachable and understanding. Her courses really do change your life, with much tears and laughter on the way. Give yourself the gift and opportunity.’ Jo.
“Just a big thank you for a lovely weekend, I feel great after a lovely time with you. Leonard Cohen has come into my house and meat has gone out x hope you are both well and hope to see you both again.” Janet
“I wanted to say a BIG Thank you for giving us such a special weekend at Samye Ling two weekends ago. It really was memorable and I hold the time there in my heart.
These journeys in our life are not easy and it is assuring that I can find peace on occasions such as weekends like that. It sure helps!
Many many thanks again and hope to see you again soon” Eila
“ Thank you for a wonderful retreat at Samye Ling, it is the first time I have been there and it was such a wonderful experience, I learnt a lot which I intend to implement for me and will definitely be more mindful and connect to my heart as to what I actually want to offer the world rather than asking the world what they want and then trying to fill that gap. So thank you for the teaching and answering the questions I personally had.” Helen
“Just want to say a massive thank you for the weekend; I feel so much better, exhausted, but fine! I am managing to apply what I learnt, and will continue to, as soon as I have taken it all in! I feel a mega amount of healing took place for everyone and it was privileged to be among such lovely people. ” Jan
“Thank you for such a truly transformative and beautiful retreat (I´m thanking God too !) I felt so grateful to be there with such amazing people and left feeling bathed in love.” Jackie
“I just wanted to say how very special last weekend was and I feel honoured to be able to attend your retreats. The whole weekend was an amazing experience and extremely helpful and have come away with the hope that I will be able to find the peace within me as I did over the weekend. It was a wonderful group so we were lucky to be together.” Eila
“Jayne and I would also like to say thank you for a wonderful weekend. We are really looking forward to meeting again with you and hopefully others from the group on your next retreat. We both found the experience very beneficial and enjoyed soaking up all the knowledge which we are trying to put into daily practice. Thank you again.” Jayne and Helen
” Just wanted to thank you Julie for the weekend and for everything your course brings to us. I’m sure you feel and know the value of what you are teaching us all, but I also know, how nice it is to have that confirmed now and again!” Paula “I want to say a big thank you for the wonderful weekend we have all spent together. Everything was very transforming for me and my daughter , she is saying at last she thinks she has found herself, she felt so at home and comfortable with every one and everything. Thanks for that, if shes ok then I’m ok, I know you will relate to that. As for me you know how much I love being with you, and listening to your words of wisdom” Jean
“All your teachings have now brought me to a place of knowledge, understanding and peace at what could have been a most difficult time, thank you” Linda
“Thanks for a wonderful retreat, all the wonderful lessons, the learning, the experience, for assisting my growth. Your courage and trust is an inspiration to me.” Syl