If you break a bone you take some time to heal, so why aren’t you doing the same for your mental health?
We are all living in a chaotic world, with busy schedules and constant demands from our colleagues, families and most importantly, ourselves. This isn’t even counting the endless e-mails, notifications and phonecalls that plague our smart phones. So, how are we going to learn to slow down and consider our wellness?
ease offers you a unique experience that helps you learn how to take a moment just for you. We help you calmly explore your mind by inspiring you to be proactive with ease. This includes a range of methods such as learning new skills, communicating with authentic people and relaxing in beautiful locations.
You may be wondering, what can ease offer me?
If you break a bone you take some time to heal, so why aren’t you doing the same for your mental health?
We are all living in a chaotic world, with busy schedules and constant demands from our colleagues, families and most importantly, ourselves. This isn’t even counting the endless e-mails, notifications and phonecalls that plague our smart phones. So, how are we going to learn to slow down and consider our wellness?
ease offers you a unique experience that helps you learn how to take a moment just for you. We help you calmly explore your mind by inspiring you to be proactive with ease. This includes a range of methods such as learning new skills, communicating with authentic people and relaxing in beautiful locations.
You may be wondering, what can ease offer me?
If you break a bone you take some time to heal, so why aren’t you doing the same for your mental health?
We are all living in a chaotic world, with busy schedules and constant demands from our colleagues, families and most importantly, ourselves. This isn’t even counting the endless e-mails, notifications and phonecalls that plague our smart phones. So, how are we going to learn to slow down and consider our wellness?
ease offers you a unique experience that helps you learn how to take a moment just for you. We help you calmly explore your mind by inspiring you to be proactive with ease. This includes a range of methods such as learning new skills, communicating with authentic people and relaxing in beautiful locations.
You may be wondering, what can ease offer me?
At ease we want you to succeed in becoming an effective and profitable Airbnb host.
Our goal is to teach you not only the techniques that will benefit you in becoming an Airbnb host but also providing you with specific resources that will help you utilise hosting as a realistic means of income.
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Let’s talk about the basics.
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"FINDING YOUR VOICE" with Ease
and author Laura Pashby
Friday 28th March 2025
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In our notebooks, we press our past selves between the pages like diaphanous flowers,
so that we can look back and remember who we used to be.
‘I attended Laura Pashby’s Finding Your Voice workshop and it was just inspiring.
Open, honest and revealing. It reminded me why I write’ — Claire, 2023
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Where: Spend the day with a small group of like-minded women in the most gorgeous venue
hidden away in the Oxfordshire countryside.
What to expect: A full day of learning, writing and nourishment set in a calming and relaxing environment. This is a really special day, where you will learn to find your voice and tell stories that capture both who and where you are.
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Laura Pashby tells stories using words and photographs. She is the author of the narrative non-fiction Chasing Fog,
which is published by Simon & Schuster and was described by Literary Review as 'a frequently beguiling and
thought-provoking book'. It was by The Bookseller as an Editor's Choice non-fiction title and the I called it 'an
exquisite piece of nature writing' in their 'Best New Books to Read in August 2024'.
Her first book Little Stories of Your Life is published by Quadrille. illustrated by Laura's photographs, it is about
the beauty of ordinary days, and the magic that we find when we pay attention to the details of our lives.
Laura Pashby has an MA in Modern & Contemporary Poetry from the University of Bristol. She shares stories on
Instagram (@circleofpines) on her bestselling substack Small Stories and in beautiful magazines such as The Simple Things, Ernest Journal and Country Homes & Interiors.
Over the course of a day, she will share her insights into writing stories of self and place with you. Laura will talk
you through the experience of writing yourself onto the page, providing real life examples, and writing exercises
to help you learn to channel your inner writer and capture stories of who, and where, you are in your life right now.
She will also offer advice on sharing stories via social media and / or Substack.
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This is an outstanding opportunity to learn about finding your voice and telling your story with meaningful words
and soulful images. Hosted in a stunning private residence in the Oxfordshire countryside, you'll receive a welcome
goody bag, and feast on delicious local produce around the dining table for lunch. There will also be an opportunity,
should you wish, to sit in the garden, to get some fresh air between workshops and writing sessions. You may of
course prefer to stay indoors with your notebook and get cosy on the sofa.
This will be a really beautiful and unique day which we hope will leave you creatively and spiritually inspired.
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This retreat is for you if…
1. You're ready to tune in to your inner writer & find your own voice.
2. You'd like to nurture your creative confidence & enhance your writing by using photographs for
prompts & illustration.
3. You're keen to know how to capture self & story on the page.
4. You'd like to incorporate aspects of place into your writing.
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How the day with flow...
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10am: Welcome! Grab a cuppa. Find your seat.
This is your own safe space for the day.
1030 - 1pm: Morning Masterclass: ​
Find your voice, tell your story.
Tuning in & capturing your unique voice, discovering what lightsyou up,
exploring story as a way to construct self, journalling as a way in to memoir
1pm - 2pm: Delicious light lunch
2 - 4pm: Afternoon Masterclass: ​
Creating soulful images.
Photo walk/place writing.
Using the senses to capture who you are & where you are
430pm: Wrap up the day and say our farewells.​​
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If you would like to book your place – please email hello@easeretreats.com
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