A restorative weekend to reset Vata imbalance and calm the nervous system, combining rhythm, nourishment, AromaPoints, and deep rest. Guided by Corinna and held within the sanctuary of your own home.
12 hours over 3 days
Early Bird: £175 until 7 February | Standard: £250
or February Bundle £195 for 3 Experiences
What if the deepest form of care is learning to truly resource yourself — creating time and space to slow down, return to your natural rhythm, and let your body remember what safety and deep rest feels like?
This retreat is for the woman whose mind is moving too fast.
Whose body feels depleted.
Who longs for steadiness and deep rest, but does not quite know how to build it from within.
This is medicine for Vata imbalance — when life feels scattered, cold, and overstimulating. When anxiety hums beneath everything. When sleep is elusive, digestion is sensitive, and your inner ground feels shaky.
Over this weekend, you will be guided through simple, grounded practices that support regulation, nourishment, and integration — drawing on Ayurvedic wisdom, nervous system understanding, and aromatic medicine.
You will learn:
What Vata imbalance is and why it is so common
How daily rhythm (Dinacharya) creates real steadiness
How to prepare simple, nourishing food that supports the nervous system
How to create sustainable structure that calms rather than controls
The depth of Pure Essential oils and working with AromaPoints to support nervous system settling
Learn to cook food as nervous system medicine - simple, deeply nourishing dishes that balance Vata and restore steadiness.
We will prepare together:
Cumin, Coriander & Fennel Tea
A warming Breakfast Bowl
Vegetable or Chicken 'Soul' soup
Healing broth from scratch
Satisfying spiced nuts
Bliss Balls (sweet energy no crash)
Golden Milk (the Ayurvedic elixir)
Whether you are omnivore or vegetarian you will learn principles you can apply to your own way of eating.
All recipes are preservative - free , no sugar, no caffeine or alcohol. Recipe Pack includes lactose-free, gluten free and vegan variations
This retreat weaves three pure essential oils through the weekend. Each supports a different aspect of your nervous system reset:
Bergamot - arrival, opening, balancing
A brightening companion for self-acceptance, confidence, lightness, and gentle optimism.
Geranium - love & trust, feminine wisdom and heart-holding
A harmoniser for emotions, steadiness, and reciprocity.
Lavender — integration, completion, deep rest. A soft settling into calm, safety and deep nervous system ease.
You will be guided in simple AromaPoints practices using these oils to support calm, grounding, and emotional regulation
Movement, Nervous-system friendly practices that support rather than deplete:
Gentle flow
Restorative movement
Grounding pranayama
Simple meditation and intention-setting
Grounding mantra
Deep Rest is where the reset truly happens:
Extended Yoga Nidra
Abhyanga self-massage with essential oil blends
Spacious integration time built into the retreat
Overnight pure essential oil AromaPoints protocols to support for deeper settling
Corinna Kitchen is a licensed biodynamic psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience and Director of the Institute of Biodynamic Medicine. She is a Chopra Center–certified Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant with advanced training in Ayurvedic food and nutrition and Pure Essential Oils
Her work takes a flexitarian approach to food and nourishment, adapting traditional Ayurvedic principles for modern life, whether you eat vegetarian or include meat and fish.
Corinna’s work weaves nervous system understanding, ancient wisdom, and the healing properties of pure essential oils into embodied practices that can be integrated into everyday life. This retreat brings together Ayurveda, biodynamic medicine, and AromaPoints — her method of working with pure essential oils to support emotional and physiological regulation.
A Nourishing Weekend of Guided Practice, Embodied Teaching, and Gentle Ritual
Space to pause, reset, nourish, and centre - guided by Corinna within a like-minded community.
Welcome Circle and Overview
Introducing the three oils + Bergamot - Self Acceptance + Reset + new Balance
Setting Intentions + Questions Pause
Intro to Ayurvedic Food & Nutrition
Making Oja building Bliss Balls & Golden Milk Elixir
Gentle, nourishing, opening: 2 hours
Questions about information shared - Pause
Gentle Flow Yoga - with Yoga Teacher Saskia Dornan Pause
Intro to Geranium feminine wisdom, heart coherence + reciprocity
Pranayama, Grounding Meditation
Short Integration + Questions
Informative and embodied, opening into steadiness and receptivity 2 hours
12:30-3pm - SPACE for Lunch & Rest - Integration + Digestion
Ayurvedic Food Principles teaching - with focus on Vata + the Nervous System
Prepare CCF tea - Ayurvedic Longtime Favourite
Prepare together - Spiced nuts Supportive Snack
Preprare together Soup for the Body Mind and Soul (Chicken or Veggie)
Integration + Questions & Reflections
Practical nourishment for deep bodily restoration
5:30-8pm - SPACE to Enjoy your Creations, Digest and Integrate
Self-Massage Session Demonstration
Bergamot + Lavender + Geranium Protocol
Yoga Nidra
Gentle Closing
Practical experiences with supportive Rescources + Practices to support a Good nights sleep 2 hours
Overnight integration
Dinacharya - Building Daily Practices A Safe Structure for Vata
Morning Rituals Demonstration (Tongue Scraping, Oil Pulling, Warm Drink) Pause
Gentle restorative yoga
Integration, reflection, and conversation around what is landing and what you may wish to continue
Practical, Structure + Education 2 hours
12:15-3pm - SPACE for Lunch, Rest and Integration
Lavender - the Oil of Calm & Communication
AromaPoints practice Point Lavender Protocol
Centring and Restorative Mediation
Full Weekend Integration
Closing Circle - Reflections + Sharing
Bringing everything together AromaPoints Gentle Closing 2 hours
Welcome email with preparation guidance
A selection of Pre-recorded Videos to understand Ayurveda and the Nervous System and the 'Why'
Recipes and Shopping lists + a Prep-Ahead Guide for our Cookery
Three Pure Essential Oils posted to you: Bergamot, Geranium, Lavender + illustrated AromaPoints cards+ Bag
12 hours of live sessions across the weekend
Cookery demonstrations + teachings
Movement, breath, meditation yoga, nidra restorative and yin practices
Abhyanga self-massage and other Dinacharya (daily practices)
AromaPoints methodology and Inner soul nature exploration of the oils
Real-time Q&A and support
All recordings (lifetime access)
Initial Prerecorded Content to keep
All Weekend Sessions Recorded for you to keep
Complete Recipe Pack with variations
Sanctuary Space to ask me questions related to the Retreat
Optional monthly offerings for those who wish to continue the journey
Because it resets Vata through the four foundations of regulation:
Nourishing food that calms, grounds and lubricates
Essential oils + AromaPoints for emotional & nervous system support
Rhythm that creates predictability and safety in the body
Deep rest that allows integration and repair
And because it happens at home - your personal Sanctuary - no travel, no overwhelm, no extra depletion.
This is love and self-care as real medicine
Biodynamic Medicine is the foundation - total support for your Bio Life Dynamic Energy
Ayurvedic Dinacharya Vata balance needs rhythm and structure - we create these boundies to create a support for natural release
Ayurvedic Food and Nutrition I teach the principles of Ayurveda. I do not offer prescriptive diet. Vegan,Vegetarian or Omnivore all welcome
This Retreat is nervous system medicine.
You rest in the holding, learning and experience
Do I need to have attended other workshops?
No. This retreat is self-contained and suitable for beginners.
What if I can’t attend everything live?
All sessions are recorded and yours for lifetime access.
I am not in the UK - can I still join?
Yes. This is a live online retreat. I am unable to ship oils but can advise
What if I have dietary restrictions?
Everything suits all diets and the principles adapt beautifully.
Will I receive the oils in time?
Guaranteed with early sign up.
A weekend to settle your nervous system. To nourish your body. To return to steadiness - from the inside out
"Corinna's work is exceptionally professional. Her meditation sessions create total relaxation - I lose all sense of stress in my body. Her voice has a lovely, caring quality that allows the words to guide us in our own way. These sessions are uplifting and offer something meaningful to carry with you throughout the day. Though I was hesitant about video at first, I soon discovered a safe, welcoming space. Being part of a group of like-minded people has become something I genuinely enjoy."
"The recipes are just delicious. As a Vata dosha, I am feeling wonderfully grounded and nourished both from cooking together in community and eating my delicious creations. A key part of the feeling for me is in the preparation and making of the food - particularly together - where we can ask questions and share our creations too. It has been a joy to join Corinna and cook in this way - ongoing learning, integration, and mindful eating - and feeling better for it."
"Corinna nurtures each member of her community as if we are part of her Enchanted Garden - each of us needing soil, light, water, and attentive care. She creates a place where we feel held, seen and able to grow. How wonderful that a tiny drop of oil can make such a difference when applied to the right point on the body. After using them for only a short time, I found I could naturally tune in to when I needed them. The precision and care in the AromaPoints practice reflects the intelligence woven through all of Corinna's work."