Yoga and Running Retreat Competition

We’re at the 2025 National Running Show this month, and we have an amazing giveaway for attendees – enter our competition and WIN £250 off any retreat!

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Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you all!

We are so excited for what 2025 has in store. A new year means fresh beginnings, and we have something special coming your way. Stay tuned for our new brand, an inspired website, exciting online offerings, and a whole new look for our retreat experiences. It’s going to be an amazing year of transformation!
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Win a Zest Life Yoga Retreat

WIN A ZEST LIFE YOGA RETREAT!

🎄 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway with The Zest Life 🎄

This Christmas, we’re spreading the joy with an amazing 12 Days of Christmas giveaway! Starting Sunday, December 1st, 2024, and running through Wednesday, December 11th, 2024, we’ll be giving away a fabulous health and wellness inspired prize each day. On Day 12, all 11 daily winners will be entered into a draw for the GRAND PRIZE – a spot at our Zest Life Yoga Retreat!

Ready to enter? Here’s how:

How to Enter:

1. Follow us on social media:
   • Instagram
   • Facebook
2. Like our competition posts every day.
3. Complete the Daily Challenge by naming the yoga pose in the comments.
4. Bonus Entry: Share our post to your story for an extra chance to win!

Increase Your Chances of Winning!

• For more chances to win the Grand Prize, enter daily on both Facebook AND Instagram!
• After your first comment, each additional comment must tag a friend who loves yoga too!

Grand Prize Details:

The lucky winner on Day 12 will receive a Zest Life Yoga Retreat experience at Plas Cadnant on Anglesey in 2025! This is your chance to unwind, recharge, and deepen your yoga practice in a tranquil setting.

T&Cs:

• Competition runs until: 11:59 pm (GMT), December 12th, 2024.
• Open to UK entrants only.
• Winners will be contacted via: @thezestlifeuk on Instagram direct message (beware of scammers!).
• You must be following our Instagram accounts at the time the competition closes for your entry to be valid.
• Grand Prize: A twin room at the 2025 Zest Life Yoga Retreat at Plas Cadnant, Anglesey. No cash alternative is available.
• Travel and additional costs (like treatments) are the winner’s responsibility.
• Prizes will be sent by Royal Mail – Zest Life is not responsible for lost packages.

Don’t miss out on your chance to win – the more you enter, the more chances you have to win! 🎁✨

Good luck, and Happy Christmas from The Zest Life! 🌟

The Zest Life feature on Outdoor Swimmer magazine

We’re proud to have been featured in Outdoor Swimmer magazine. The article gives an overview of what to expect at The Zest Life Yoga and Wild Swimming retreats with their perfect combination of yoga and swimming in the outdoors. Our retreats are held in stunning locations, choose the lakes and sea around Anglesey and Snowdonia in north Wales or the epic lakes of the Lake District. (more…)

The Famous Footballers Who Swear By Yoga

There’s no doubting the summer holidays can be a stressful time of year. That dream beach or peaceful mountain retreat sounds great on paper but the hassle of getting there can try the patience of even the most patient. The traffic jams to the airport, the queues to check-in, having to go through onerous security – and you have to do it all again at the other end. So much standing around waiting for the next stage of the process means your body goes into hibernation almost leaving you feeling slow and lethargic. Being able to disconnect from your surroundings, even for a few moments, can do wonders for stress levels as a BBC TV show called Trust Me, I’m a Doctor found out and perhaps the whole travel scenario is just one reason why more and more people are seeing the benefits of yoga. (more…)

Embracing the simplicity of being human

So, this month sees the celebration of Simplicity Day. Theirs seems to be a day for everything these days but this is one that really struck a chord with me.

Since the lockdown when everything was much simpler, life has sped up. I don’t know about you but it almost feels like it is back to how it was pre pandemic. It’s hard to remember what it was like all those months ago when we had to go so slow and we actually had time to stop smell the roses as they say.

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