The weekend runs Friday to Monday, three nights, with arrival from 5pm on Friday and departure after brunch on Monday. Friday evening starts with a welcome and a show to your room, then pre-dinner Power Pilates, a welcome talk and dinner, finishing with restorative yoga. Saturday is the fullest day: a smoothie or juice and breakfast bar, Dynamic Pilates Flow, brunch, a nutrition workshop, a morning hike, time for the pool or to relax, Yoga Flow before dinner, then meditation.

Sunday keeps a similar shape with Yoga Flow, a country walk, brunch, Power Pilates, breathwork, dinner and meditation. Monday closes with Dynamic Pilates and Yoga Flow, a morning hike and a farewell brunch. The schedule is a sample; the confirmed version goes out two weeks before arrival, and you can skip any session you like.

What separates this from a generic country-house yoga weekend is the teaching. Jessica is a STOTT Pilates and Xtend Barre instructor and a Registered Nutritional Therapist who has taught in studios in London, Hong Kong and Dubai. Zara is a Yoga Teacher (RYT) and Nutritionist (ANutr). Between them you get structured Pilates progression, daily yoga and meditation, and a nutrition workshop rather than a token talk.

Anthology Farm is a private farmhouse, used just for this group. Bedrooms are calm and Scandi-style, several with deep baths, and the studio looks out across the valley. There is a heated indoor pool on site. It sits in the Cotswold hills a short drive from Cheltenham, about 1 hour 45 from London by car, with Cheltenham Spa the nearest station.

Food is fully catered: breakfast, light lunch, dinner and snacks, cooked fresh with plenty of plants and locally sourced meat, fish and eggs. There is no restriction built into the menu, and dietary requirements are catered for if you say so when booking.

What's included

- 3 nights at Anthology Farm - Breakfast, light lunch, dinner and snacks - Daily Pilates with Jessica - Yoga and meditation with Zara - Nutrition workshop - Welcome goody bag

What's not included

- Travel to and from the retreat - Insurance - Additional treatments such as massages and facials

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