A very special reward for supporting Friends of the Dart from our friends at The Sharpham Trust. A nourishing retreat next to our beautiful River.

We are very grateful to the fabulous Sharpham Trust who are offering 2 mindfulness retreats up to the value of £600 each as rewards to support our Crowdfunder. Before choosing this reward please read the description and criteria below.

The Sharpham Trust is a charity managing 550 acres of land alongside the River Dart and hosts mindfulness retreats, public events, weddings and natural burials. A strong connection to nature underpins everything that the charity does, and over the past 4 years it has been rewilding former farmland on the Sharpham Estate and helping to restore nature. See our short film about this here

You can choose to come on retreat in various venues across the estate: the Grade I-listed Georgian mansion Sharpham House, visible from the river, The Barn retreat centre for Buddhist-inspired retreats, The Coach House retreat centre and our Woodland Campsite for close-to-nature retreats, as well as the solitary retreat venue The Hermitage.

Canoeing retreats are among the most popular offers that the Trust has, where people mindfully paddle on the River Dart. These featured on national TV when BBC Countryfile visited earlier this year.

CRITERIA/TERMS

Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment. Being able to observe rather than react to our patterns of thoughts can really help to manage stress and enhance our sense of well-being. Though it has its roots in Buddhist meditation, a secular practice of mindfulness has entered the mainstream in recent years. Learn more about mindfulness here

The NHS, the Mental Health Foundation and the National Institute of Clinical Excellence recommend mindfulness as a way to treat depression, anxiety, stress and pain. However, it is not for everyone. To attend a Sharpham Trust retreat you need to be in a relatively stable period of mental well-being and if you donate to receive this Crowdfunder reward you'll be expected to go through our booking process to ensure that coming on our retreats is right for you at this time.Find out more about our approach and our booking process here

Browse Sharpham Trust retreats here: www.sharphamtrust.org/mindfulness-retreats

To claim these rewards via our Crowdfunder page, ensure you put your email address in when you donate so that The Sharpham Trust can contact you and arrange your retreat.