The Zen Academy

29/11/2025

I have had a last minute space become available for the Flourish healing & empowerment day tomorrow (Sun 30th) @ The Lygon Arms in Broadway. A beautiful day & a chance for much needed rest & healing ! DM or message for more details! 🙏✨

18/11/2025

I am so excited to announce…..

✨🌊 FLOURISH BY THE SEA 🌊✨
Friday 20th to Monday 23rd March 2026
Daymer Bay, near Polzeath, North Cornwall

Imagine this for a moment…..

Crisp coastal air, soft white sand, big Cornish skies. You walk through the garden gate, straight onto the Southwest Coastal Path, knowing that for the next three nights you do not have to hold anyone or anything together but yourself.

Flourish By the Sea is a 3-night women’s wellness retreat for just 8 women, in a contemporary coastal home above Daymer Bay. A light filled sanctuary with sea views, quiet corners to exhale and a starry night fire pit for those soul stirring evening circles.

You will be welcomed, cared for and deeply nourished as you:
✨ Slow your nervous system and let your body finally soften.
✨ Meet your unique seven energy centres and map your energetic blueprint.
✨ Remember who you are beneath the rushing, the roles and the expectations.
✨ Release old stories through breath, sound, ritual and ceremony.
✨ Embody calm, clarity and self-trust so you can rise with courageous action.

Across the 4 days you will enjoy:
🌿 Opening circle and intention setting
🌿 Energy mastery workshop and seven energy centre journey
🌿 Conscious connected breathwork
🌿 Psychic and mediumship circle
🌿 Mother Cacao ceremony and Future Self activation
🌿 Blue Lotus tea ritual
🌿 Kintsugi bowl ritual with a beautiful take home piece
🌿 Guided coastal path walk with beach activation and clifftop meditation
🌿 Group Reiki and crystal sound bath
🌿 Pre retreat Zoom and a gentle WhatsApp community
🌿 One 60 minute post retreat integration, reading and healing session with me

🔗https://www.thezenacademy.co.uk/flourish-by-the-sea/

You will be nourished by our private retreat chef, with seasonal, colourful food that feels like a warm hug from the inside. All dietary needs are welcomed. Think cosy breakfasts, vibrant bowls, generous salads and comforting evening plates that do not leave you feeling heavy.

Every activity is an invitation, never an obligation. This is your time. If you need a quiet hour with your journal, a cup of tea with your feet tucked under you or simply a nap, that is honoured.

One room is already booked and there are only 8 places in total, so this will stay an intimate, safe space where every woman is seen and supported.

You might be wondering…
💰 “It feels like a big investment…”
I understand. Investing in yourself can feel scary. This is not just a few days away, it is a reset for your mind, body, emotions and energy. You leave with practical nervous system tools, your own energy map and a simple plan for the first 30 days back home.
🕰 “I do not have the time…”
You were never meant to live permanently in survival mode. Stepping out of the noise for a long weekend means you return more grounded, focused and present, rather than running on empty.
🌧 “Is March in Cornwall too cold and miserable?”
March by the sea is powerful. Fresh air, wild beauty and then the comfort of a warm, luxurious home, candlelight, ceremony and nourishing food. Spring will be just round the corner. Perfect conditions for reflection, release and quiet rebirth.
👭 “I do not know anyone…”
Most women come on their own. We connect on Zoom and in a WhatsApp group before the retreat so you already feel familiar faces when you arrive. The space is gentle, inclusive and judgement free, and you will be carefully matched if you choose a shared room. Many guests leave with friendships that feel like soul family.
🌀 “What if I am not very spiritual or it does not work for me?”
You do not need to be anything other than who you are. Flourish meets you exactly where you are on your journey. Whether you are burned out, at a crossroads, or simply craving time to reconnect, the work is grounded, accessible and always guided with care.

If your body exhaled as you read this, Flourish By The Sea is probably for you.

📍 Daymer Bay, near Polzeath, North Cornwall
🗓 Friday 20th to Monday 23rd March 2026
💫 4 days and 3 nights in a luxury coastal room, all catered for.
💷 £300 deposit to secure your place, payment plans available
Comment “SEA” below or see the booking link below.

🔗https://www.thezenacademy.co.uk/flourish-by-the-sea/

19/09/2025

✨Feeling drained, restless, or out of balance? ✨

The Autumn Equinox is nearly here — and it's the time of year when day and night stand equal. It’s a moment of balance, reflection, and renewal. 🍂

On Sunday 28th September, we gather in Stratford-upon-Avon for the Soul Sister Circle: Reset & Renewal — a women’s meditation and healing circle designed to help you:
🌸 Let go of stress and tension
🌸 Restore balance in mind and body
🌸 Reset your energy before the week ahead

This evening is your chance to pause, breathe, and come back to yourself. Through meditation, Reiki energy, journalling, and gentle ritual, you’ll leave feeling calmer, clearer, and ready for the new season.

💬What women are saying:
"Joanne is such a special soul, she really holds a space of safety and calm to allow the healing to come through. She has helped me with some deep healing work around anxiety and I’ve come away from her sessions feeling lighter, clearer and more connected to myself."

"Joanne's ability to release emotional tension and negativity is astounding. The result is beyond explanation, but suffice to say I have been converted."

🕯Details:
📅 Sunday 28th September | 6.30–8.00pm
📍Lifeways Centre, Albany Road, Stratford-upon-Avon
💷 £22 – all equipment provided (just bring your journal & something cosy)

👉 Spaces are limited. Book now and give yourself the gift of calm: http://bit.ly/4mhGL1V

A women’s meditation and healing circle in Stratford-upon-Avon. Join to pause, release, and reset before the week ahead.

12/09/2025

✨ By popular demand… one final Flourish Retreat date has just been added for 2025! ✨

Our October retreat has one space remaining.
Our November retreat is completely sold out.

But so many of you have asked for another chance to join before the year ends — so I’ve opened a new date:

📅 Sunday 30th November 2025
📍 The Lygon Arms, Broadway, Cotswolds
⏰ 10am–5pm

A sacred day of healing, reconnection and empowerment, blending:
🌿 Nervous system reset & empowerment coaching
💖 Cacao ceremony & Reiki healing
🔮 Ho’oponopono practice for deep energetic clearing
🌀 Sound bath with 1:1 Reiki
🌸 Oracle cards & intuitive guidance
🍴 A luxury two-course lunch at The Lygon Arms

💫 As a thank you to my community, you can save £20 with the code 20LOYALTY at checkout until 20th September.

🎟 £139 with the discount code | Women only | Limited places

👉 Book here: https://www.thezenacademy.co.uk/retreat/

This is the final chance in 2025 to experience Flourish. When these spaces are gone, doors close until next year. 💜

01/09/2025

💫 Don't forget the early bird booking ends tonight for the Flourish Healing Retreat Dates. 💫

You can secure your place for only £70 and then pay the remaining balance 14 days before the event. Please select at checkout and let me know if you have any problems.

As a reminder Flourish is your unique Autumn reset, each retreat is always different and meets you where you are at.....

Flourish is your invitation to stop, soften and reconnect.

A sacred women’s retreat at the historic Lygon Arms, Broadway, in the Cotswolds – with cacao ceremony, Reiki, gentle yoga, Ho’oponopono, sound bath healing and more.

Both dates are already half full & limited spaces per date:
Saturday 11th October & Sunday 23rd November 2025.
Early Bird £139 until 1st September (£159 after).
Pay in full or £70 deposit with remaining payment 14 days before the retreat.
Click here to learn more and reserve your space: https://www.thezenacademy.co.uk/retreat/

❤️ 👈

26/08/2025

When was the last time you truly paused?

We promise ourselves rest, but there’s always one more thing to do. We’ve been taught that slowing down is a luxury – even a weakness.

But what if your racing mind and tired body are simply asking for care?

Flourish is your invitation to stop, soften and reconnect.

A sacred women’s retreat at the historic Lygon Arms, Broadway, in the Cotswolds – with cacao ceremony, Reiki, gentle yoga, Ho’oponopono, sound bath healing and more.

Both dates are already half full & limited spaces per date:
Saturday 11th October & Sunday 23rd November 2025.
Early Bird £139 until 1st September (£159 after).

Pay in full or £70 deposit with remaining payment 14 days before the retreat.

Click here to learn more and reserve your space: https://www.thezenacademy.co.uk/retreat/

❤️ 👈

01/07/2025

So where has the last 6 weeks gone……✨☀️🌼

For me it has been a time of physical healing, but I have definitely had to get a grip on my own boundaries, emotions and have a sense of patience, kindness and compassion towards myself that I never expected and I guess realised I didn’t have 🫣

Were there some dark times, yes there were, but as with all things in life the duality between light and dark showed itself and I was given the time to also make some lovely memories with my family and friends.

I may have the toolkit and my spiritual connection may be strong, but it doesn’t mean that this human existence hasn’t tested me 🙈 🤣

But as I turn the corner in my healing journey, I am feeling good and the connection to myself feels stronger. I feel lighter, lucky and grateful to have had the time for me. More importantly, that the bad things that were in my womb are now gone and caught early enough that no further action is needed, and to be honest the relief is immense.

I wanted to say a BIG thank you to everyone who sent me well wishes, chatted when I needed a friendly ear, as well as the gifts, distance healing and even the breath work meditation to keep me sane 😊

You all know who you are and from the bottom of my heart I am truly grateful and feel lucky to have the support of so many beautiful women in my life 💜

I am back at work from next week and the appointments are filling up and I have my beautiful retreat this weekend with an amazing group of ladies…a space remains if you feel called to join us…..I feel truly blessed to do this work 🌼

More will be loading over the coming weeks as I ease myself back in and thank you again and I hope to see you all very soon ♥️

30/06/2025

This morning I found a feather on the floor beside my desk.
No obvious reason for it to be there — just one of those small, unexpected moments that makes you pause.

It got me thinking about how we create meaning from the little things. Whether or not you believe in signs, sometimes a small detail can feel like reassurance. Like someone’s watching over you.

I do believe in signs. I think we receive them all the time — we just don’t always notice. Or we ask for a sign, but don’t recognise it because it didn’t arrive how we expected. Sometimes, we wait for a “signier” sign, dismissing the gentle ones that already came.

As I returned to work and continued planning this weekend’s retreat, this feather felt like a quiet, comforting reminder: I’m not alone in curating this space. It was a good way to start the day.

Have you ever had one of those moments — something small, but it felt like so much more?

29/06/2025

✨ “I didn’t realise how far I’d drifted from myself…until I came to Flourish.” ✨

That was the first thing she told me — a woman who arrived at my last retreat day carrying the weight of everyone else’s needs but her own.

She was burned out and anxious
Running on empty.
Smiling through it, but disconnected inside.

By the end of the day — she was grounded, connected, calm, peaceful and alive. 🌿

Flourish isn’t a luxury. It’s time for you.

This is the exhale you didn’t know you were craving.

A sacred space where the woman who “does it all” can finally let herself feel.
Be seen. Be held. Be empowered.

💫 What if Monday didn’t feel like another survival cycle…
…but like you actually connected back to yourself?

📍 Flourish is that place.
It’s the pause you keep putting off.
And it’s waiting for you.

⏳ There are just 2 spaces left.
This is your sign. Your nudge. Your sacred yes.

Booking 🔗 https://www.thezenacademy.co.uk/retreat/

🗓 Sunday 6th July | Berry Farm Cotswolds, Cirencester
✨A full-day summer immersion for healing, reconnection & remembering who you are.

19/06/2025

🌼 Two spaces have become available.…🌼

🌸 Are you ready to Flourish? 🌸

Have you ever felt like you're living life on autopilot, giving to everyone else... and quietly forgetting yourself?

Maybe you’ve been strong for too long.
Maybe you’ve been craving space to just be.
Maybe you’re ready to feel safe, whole, and you again.

🌼 Flourish is a full-day women's wellness retreat designed to awaken, heal, and reconnect you to yourself —
Body, mind, emotions, and soul. 🌿

✨ Empowerment Coaching
✨ Limiting Belief Healing
✨ Soul Essence Meditation
✨ Heart-Opening Yoga
✨ Reiki & Sound Bath Healing
✨ Cacao Ceremony under a summer sky

🩷 Flourish is not just a retreat. It’s transformational and a sacred return to yourself.

On Sunday 6th July, join us for a full day of healing, reconnection, and soul-nourishment at a beautiful wellness haven in the heart of the Cotswolds in South Cerney near Cirencester.

This is your invitation to pause.
To listen.
To bloom.

Only 2 spaces remain.

✨ Click here for more information & to book - https://www.thezenacademy.co.uk/retreat/

✨ Link in bio / DM for details

The woman you’re becoming is already within you.
It’s time to remember.

Join Flourish, a one-day healing and empowerment retreat for women in the Cotswolds. Experience a Cacao ceremony, empowerment coaching, yoga, reiki and sound healing at Berry Farm, South Cerney, Cirencester. Limited Spaces Available!

23/05/2025

My mind, body & energy have been having some alignment issues.
So today, I sat down, breathed deeply, & dropped into the quiet. Something unexpected happened.

I found myself reciting the 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒌𝒊 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔 🌀 Just for today… I am grateful for the breath that moves through me. For the lessons, the laughter & the love. For this sacred moment, here & now.

It struck me deeply. I’ve been a 𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒌𝒊 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 8 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔, & these words were some of the very first I learned in Reiki 1. I haven’t consciously spoken to them in a long while. Why now?

Because I’ve been racing ahead—living in the future, not the present. Reiki gently pulled me back. Reiki was my first step on my journey to 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓. I am healing physically, so no surprise that’s exactly where I was taken back to.

“𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚” is not a dismissal of tomorrow. It's a powerful invitation to presence. In the quiet moments between breaths, there is a choice: to focus on what's missing, or to open our hearts to what is & gratitude.

Gratitude is more than a feeling—it's a practice, a vibration, a way of returning to presence. When we honour what we have, no matter how small, we invite peace, abundance, & healing into our lives.

𝐀𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: you don’t need to have it all figured out. Just begin with gratitude.

🌸 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? Share below your gratitude, it could be the spark that lifts someone else’s day. ✨👇

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📣 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐢 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝— 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 💫
I’m teaching:
🌀 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐢 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝟏 – 𝟐𝟕 & 𝟐𝟖 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 (𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 + 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬)
🌀 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐢 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝟐 – 𝟏𝟖 & 𝟏𝟗 𝐎𝐜𝐭 (𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐬 + 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 + 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬)
Full details coming soon.
✨ Small groups in Warwickshire. DM me for more info. 💌

Thank you Pat Ray for the beautiful flowers. I love you ♥️

22/05/2025

🌿 Why I Created Flourish (And Why It Might Be Exactly What You Need!) 💜

A few people have asked me this question lately...and my why is pretty simple!

There was a time in my life when I felt like a stranger to myself.
Pulled in all directions.
Overgiving.
Questioning who I was — beyond the roles, expectations, and old stories.

I know what it feels like to lose touch with your true essence...
and I also know the power of choosing to remember.

🌸 That's why I created Flourish & why I choose to move women through the stories we tell ourselves and the masks we wear.

Because healing isn’t about fixing yourself — it’s about reconnecting to the wholeness that was always there.

At Flourish, we create space to:

✨Rest your nervous system
✨Release emotional and energetic weight
✨Reignite your self-trust, clarity, and inner confidence
✨Return to a place of balance, love, and possibility

Surrounded by the Cotswolds countryside, the heart-opening cacao, the nurturing sisterhood, the deep sound healing —
you'll find yourself again.

This is more than a retreat.
It's a sacred remembering.

If your soul has been whispering for more… this is your invitation.

Date: 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 6𝙩𝙝 𝙅𝙪𝙡𝙮 2025, 10𝙖𝙢-5.30𝙥𝙢
Location: 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙢, 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮, 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝘾𝙤𝙩𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙨
👉 https://www.thezenacademy.co.uk/retreat/

🌸 Spaces are limited to honour the sacredness of our circle.

I would love to hold space for your next chapter 💜

The early bird spaces are already filled & we are now over half full!
Payment plans are available, please contact me for more information.