♥ PLAYTIME♥
28th SEPTEMBER – 4th OCTOBER ’24
ISLE OF IONA AS OUR PLAYGROUND
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A week’s immersion into Iona as your playground – with Kate as your host and guide
Think of this as a week to reconnect to yourself and have some much-needed joyful play
Celebrations & Conversations
Laughter – always RAUCOUS laughter
Feasts & Walks (to walk off the feasts)
Refreshing Swims – or paddles in the shoreline
Quiet reflective time
Connections over dinner
Fireside chats on chillier evenings
As much alone time as you need – but we will entice you to play too!
PLAY, PAUSE, PONDER!
With your unique input and heartfelt ideas, our PLAYTIME week will be curated into a
beautiful shared experience ♥
♥ OUR HOME – ERRAID HOUSE IN THE VILLAGE LANE ♥
Just up the lane from the ferry landing stage on the beautiful Isle of Iona is Erraid, a traditional, whitewashed house that has been beautifully refurbished to provide all 21st-century comforts in a traditional setting. At the center of the island in Baile Mor Village, this beautiful retreat home makes it perfect to get anywhere on the island with ease.
North Shore is 20 min stroll up the road and Columba’s Bay is just 40 minute’s spectacular walk away.
The house has been furnished and equipped with great care and skill in a manner which perfectly complements the style of the house. A sunny porch with handy storage and seating welcomes you. The spacious sitting room has a beamed ceiling and cosy, comfortable seating that is centred round the open fire. With windows on three sides and lovely views of the Abbey, the room is lovely and bright by day and warm and welcoming by night.
The traditional dining room is partially open to the well-equipped and fully up-to-date kitchen so the cook doesn’t have to miss out on all the fun. The large range cooker means that cooking will be easy and having the useful utility room housing some of the appliances keeps the main space uncluttered. A family bathroom complete the downstairs accommodation.
Upstairs there are four bedrooms, two doubles and two twin rooms, that are all pleasantly presented in a cosy modern style.
There is also a modern, tiled wet room-style shower room.
Outside there is an enclosed fairy garden to the rear with a bench where you can sit out and admire the beautiful Abbey.
The house was originally built in 1939 by the retiring lighthouse keeper of Erraid and takes its name from the nearby island, which is where David Balfour thought himself marooned in Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’ and nearly starved, until two locals told him he could wade across to the mainland at low tide. Not one of his finer moments!
♥ HOW WILL WE BE NOURISHED ?♥
We will eat breakfast at Erraid house, lunches will usually be eaten out / picnic and then family-style dinner back at home. Support is requested for setting table / clearing up after each meal – everyone chips in so we can have fun with it! Zero stress.
ALL costs of meals and yummy afternoon teas, regardless of where eaten, are INCLUDED in the price!
Our final evening celebration will be a feast at the local hotel along the village street, complete with wine of course. Think kelp-fed lamb, locally caught fresh fish and delicious vegetarian food from the organic garden behind the hotel.
Please give advanced notice of any allergies.
♥ DAILY RHYTHM ♥
Days consist of WHATEVER YOU MOST NEED!
From quiet contemplation to group connection, sleeping- in, to long walks!
We will make the most of the island and the weather alongside the energy and needs of the group, day by day.
Expect very little structure
Optional silence built into the day, alone time, and delicious shared meals for connection and heartfelt chats. This is Iona after all … which means slowing yourself
down and having plenty of time and space to BE.
♥ WHAT’S INCLUDED IN MY WEEK? ♥
INVESTMENT – £1950 for the week ALL INCLUSIVE
PLEASE NOTE: You are welcome to come for less nights and if sharing a twin room we can discuss a revised rate
★ 6 nights accommodation – Erraid House 28th September – 4th October
★ All Dinners, Breakfasts, Teas & Lunches
★ Final evening celebration feast at the Argyll Hotel, wine included
★ Surprise experiences included – each day is a delight!
★ All materials required while on the island
★ Kate is the host and core of the group to ensure a magical week weaving play and pause together
★ Each person will hold a personal intention for the week to harness your time here
★ Kate is on hand for any 1:1 support required as it arises. Her wealth of experience s a coach and mentor means you are in great hands!
★ Pre-Travel Connect – connect with everyone coming to play and ask any questions about travel etc
A non-refundable deposit of £1000 to secure your room
Final balance payable 8 weeks before arrival
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED:
★ Transport to and from Iona Island. Getting here is part of your adventure
★ Any personal massages/treatments
★ Wine/alcohol other than final evening celebration
★ Bicycle hire to explore the island
★ Any items of a personal nature
★ Personal, medical or trip cancellation insurance
CONTRIBUTION:
Participation is appreciated by each person to help with laying the table/ washing up in our beautiful venue. Think of it as “service” to the group energy.
You are also encouraged to contribute ‘something from your heart’ to the retreat process. What do you just love sharing – what is your skill? This can be as simple as reading a couple of poems to us, leading a swim, baking a delicious cake for afternoon tea, hosting a yoga session on the beach, a fun game or sharing a life-changing technique you have learned over the years. The idea is to help you contribute to the experience and share from your heart. Maximum 90 minutes! Remember – everyone can do “something” so try and embrace this challenge in some form.
♥ WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT WORKING WITH KATE? ♥
No money can buy what I’ve experienced and learned from this Kate as it opened my eyes, ears and most importantly my mind to a different level. All the wonderful elements of my self-awareness journey over the past five years suddenly made sense to me. I have learned so much about myself, but more importantly about other people in the process. We all have to work through different issues in our personal and business lives. Seeing others solving problems, sharing successes and sharing their dreams helps one to look at your own life and set goals and commit oneself to your these goals.
BT – Agency Owner and Entrepreneur
I can’t tell you how fired up I am for a new growth area in my business that I hadn’t even contemplated. I’m motivated, excited, stretched, and flying! Maybe there is something that you are not seeing, that someone else can pinpoint for you straight away that will change/enhance/grow/improve/nurture what you doing at the moment. I can’t express enough how amazing it is to know that I’m accountable to other people who care about me and where I’m going. I can only thank Kate and my ‘Board of Directors’ for kicking my butt to become a force to be reckoned with in my dynamic business. The plodding-along approach that I was used to was a waste of time. This energy is vital to shift me to the next level.
Georgie Colling – owner of Rafia Solutions
My Mastermind coffee/breakfast/wine meets have become a highlight and an important part of me keeping myself in check in terms of where I’m at and staying committed to doing what I said I was going to do by when I said I was going to do it! I also have the gift and privilege of my own huge learning and insight through the open and generous sharing of my group and their experiences in their lives. Both good and bad. The friendships that I have found and grown in the Mastermind space are profoundly authentic and I have no doubt will continue forever with or without Mastermind”.
Brad Shorkend – leadership coach and partner in SEED ACCELERATOR – URBAN EVEREST THINK DIFFERENTLY
Leading a hectic life like most people, there is very seldom an opportunity to focus on things that are and should be treated as important. With MM I used the opportunity to do that and set that time as a priority for me… and suddenly I could break through in areas with interaction with my family where previously it looked like it was going to be impossible. Due to this, I have managed to achieve an ambitious amount of goals in 3 months.
Peet Van Jaarsveld CEO DIGICALL GROUP
“From the moment we met, it was an instant connection of like-minded, purpose-driven business owners. It’s an exciting platform for unpacking any possible, perceived obstacles and supporting and empowering one another in a non-obtrusive, safe and caring environment. Kate knew how to combine the personalities, ambitions and core values of each of us to create a hub of powerful exchange. The gifts of Mastermind groups are endless and I believe that it is a progressive, powerful way of catapulting people into even greater places in our lives – on every level!”
Bonita G – Keynote Speaker, TV Presenter Sydney
Mastermind has been a great opportunity for me to take the necessary steps to grow my business. The support and camaraderie you get from the group is wonderful while they gently but strongly push you out of your comfort zone towards greater success and growth. It also keeps you focused on your goals in a way that ensures positive forward momentum. You also know that there is a group of people always looking out for opportunities for you – like ambassadors for your business. I love every minute of Mastermind and have gained so much more than ever expected!
Dina Cramer – Spiritual IQ trainer
♥ WHY WORK WITH KATE! ♥
Did you see all the above videos – imagine an entire retreat!
Kate supports women on the threshold of making courageous leaps and she lovingly guides, supports and nudges you forward. She oozes light, possibility and presence.
HELPING YOU SHINE YOUR LIGHT!
She believes in the strategic power of disconnecting from the outside world to journey within to greet your heart. She is known to facilitate effortless and rapid shifts while also embracing the wisdom of patience and divine timing for transformation.
She has a diverse toolbox gleaned from 20 years of coaching, mentoring and facilitating transformational retreats globally. She lived globally #LocationFree for 7 years, leaning into her motto of #LiveLightLiveLarge. Her 5th book that inspires others over 45 to take this journey, titled “10 Lessons for Living Location Free” can be found here
Known as South Africa’s de-clutter expert ensures you will be in professional hands – someone who can see the bigger picture, yet who can also hone into the details of what’s keeping you stuck and stagnant. She embodies a unique combination of patience, compassion, insight, and kindness along with her no-nonsense, stop-mucking about energy and well-aimed heel when needed. Using a combination of down-to-earth spiritual practices, stress-busting techniques, 22years business and life coaching, EFT, NLP and a toolbox gleaned from over 2 decades of transformational work with international clients. She has facilitated
She has shared her life-changing work globally, from Dubai, Italy, Scotland, USA, South Africa, DRC, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Greece, Italy, Spain, Romania, the Czech Republic and more.
Kate is described as a mix of insightful spiritual energy that’s grounded in the real
world of practical life and business experience.
♥ CANCELLATION TERMS & CONDITIONS♥
A non-refundable deposit of £1000 secures your place.
If the retreat is canceled due to Covid or another emergency, there will be another retreat date offered.
The balance of payment is due six weeks before your retreat
You are strongly advised to take up trip, cancellation and medical insurance
Please note the following cancellation terms:
➜ Up to 90 days before the start date of the retreat, 50% of the full fee paid
(LESS THE NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT) will be reimbursed within 14 days
➜ 60-90 days before the start of the retreat, 25% of the full fee paid
(LESS THE NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT) will be reimbursed within 14 days
➜ 0-60 days before the start of the retreat, 0% of the full fee paid will be reimbursed