Private Retreats · Isle of Man
Half-Day Retreats
For Private Groups
Yoga, aromatherapy and deep rest at Ard Aalin, led by Jenny James and team. Bring your own group of up to 8, choose a date that suits you, and arrive with nothing to plan. Accommodation also available. Bespoke luxury retreats on request.
Up to 8 guests · 3 hours · Your choice of date · £450 or £570 for the group
What You're Booking
Three guided hours at Ard Aalin, for your group and no one else. One booking, one payment, one date that you choose.
Included
- Exclusive use of the retreat for your group
- 3 hours of guided wellbeing
- Yoga mats & props provided
- Seasonal aromatherapy
- Herbal teas, healthy snacks & fresh juice shot
- Small, nurturing environment designed just for your group
You choose
- Your preferred date
- Which seasonal theme
- Who you invite (up to 8 guests)
Good to know
Guests must be physically able to practise yoga. If this is a concern, consider our Face Yoga option instead.
Please note that alcohol is not permitted during the retreat.
Lunch, if you want it
The retreat is £450 per group. You can upgrade to £570 for the group, which includes a beautifully prepared lunch or afternoon tea together, extending your time to four hours in total.
Terms & Conditions
All payments for accommodation and retreats must be paid for in advance as a group booking (no separate payments)
Guests must be physically able to practise yoga.
See end of page for accommodation.
- Up to 8 guests
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- The Dairy, Grenaby Road, Ballasalla
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- Free parking on site
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- Most guests come by car
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- Bring comfortable clothing, water, warm socks and a jumper
- • Up to 8 guests
- • The Dairy, Grenaby Road, Ballasalla
- • Free parking on site
- • Most guests come by car
- • Bring comfortable clothing, water, warm socks and a jumper
How It Works
Gather Your Group
Gather up to 8 friends, family members or colleagues.
Choose Your Retreat
Select the experience that suits your group best.
Book Your Date
Reserve your private retreat and pay for the group booking.
Arrive & Relax
We'll have everything ready so you can simply enjoy the experience together.
Seasonal Retreats
Spring Yoga Reset
From stuck and sluggish → to clear, uplifted, and ready to grow.
A Wood‑Element reset to clear stagnation and awaken rising qi. slow flow yoga. meridian work, fascia‑hydrating yin, upward‑moving breath, and bright aromatherapy to help you.
Summer Yoga Reset
To help you move from frazzled and overheated → to calm, joyful, and centred.
A Fire‑Element retreat to balance heat, joy, and heart energy. Cooling pranayama, slow flow yoga & heart‑opening yin, and revitalising aromatherapy.
Late Summer Yoga Reset
To help you move from overwhelmed and worried → to steady, comforted, and nourished.
An Earth‑Element retreat for nourishment and grounding. slow yoga & expansive yin, Abdominal self‑massage, mindful nourishment rituals and aromatherapy
Autumn Yoga Reset
To help you move from heavy and cluttered → to spacious, clear, and emotionally lighter.
A Metal‑Element retreat for letting go. Lung‑supporting breathwork, slow flow yoga, yin fascia release, reflective journaling, aromatherapy.
Winter Yoga Reset
To move you from exhausted and depleted → to restored, grounded, and quietly resilient.
A Water‑Element retreat for deep rest and Kidney nourishment. Warming slow flow, calm yin, aromatherapy oils for solar plexus, candlelight.
Spring Yoga Reset
From stuck and sluggish → to clear, uplifted, and ready to grow.
A Wood‑Element reset to clear stagnation and awaken rising qi. slow flow yoga. meridian work, fascia‑hydrating yin, upward‑moving breath, and bright aromatherapy to help you.
Summer Yoga Reset
To help you move from frazzled and overheated → to calm, joyful, and centred.
A Fire‑Element retreat to balance heat, joy, and heart energy. Cooling pranayama, slow flow yoga & heart‑opening yin, and revitalising aromatherapy.
Late Summer Yoga Reset
To help you move from overwhelmed and worried → to steady, comforted, and nourished.
An Earth‑Element retreat for nourishment and grounding. slow yoga & expansive yin, Abdominal self‑massage, mindful nourishment rituals and aromatherapy
Autumn Yoga Reset
To help you move from heavy and cluttered → to spacious, clear, and emotionally lighter.
A Metal‑Element retreat for letting go. Lung‑supporting breathwork, slow flow yoga, yin fascia release, reflective journaling, aromatherapy.
Winter Yoga Reset
To move you from exhausted and depleted → to restored, grounded, and quietly resilient.
A Water‑Element retreat for deep rest and Kidney nourishment. Warming slow flow, calm yin, aromatherapy oils for solar plexus, candlelight.
Spring Yoga Reset
From stuck and sluggish → to clear, uplifted, and ready to grow.
A Wood‑Element reset to clear stagnation and awaken rising qi. slow flow yoga. meridian work, fascia‑hydrating yin, upward‑moving breath, and bright aromatherapy to help you.
Summer Yoga Reset
To help you move from frazzled and overheated → to calm, joyful, and centred.
A Fire‑Element retreat to balance heat, joy, and heart energy. Cooling pranayama, slow flow yoga & heart‑opening yin, and revitalising aromatherapy.
Late Summer Yoga Reset
To help you move from overwhelmed and worried → to steady, comforted, and nourished.
An Earth‑Element retreat for nourishment and grounding. slow yoga & expansive yin, Abdominal self‑massage, mindful nourishment rituals and aromatherapy
Autumn Yoga Reset
To help you move from heavy and cluttered → to spacious, clear, and emotionally lighter.
A Metal‑Element retreat for letting go. Lung‑supporting breathwork, slow flow yoga, yin fascia release, reflective journaling, aromatherapy.
Winter Yoga Reset
To move you from exhausted and depleted → to restored, grounded, and quietly resilient.
A Water‑Element retreat for deep rest and Kidney nourishment. Warming slow flow, calm yin, aromatherapy oils for solar plexus, candlelight.
Spring Yoga Reset
From stuck and sluggish → to clear, uplifted, and ready to grow.
A Wood‑Element reset to clear stagnation and awaken rising qi. slow flow yoga. meridian work, fascia‑hydrating yin, upward‑moving breath, and bright aromatherapy to help you.
Summer Yoga Reset
To help you move from frazzled and overheated → to calm, joyful, and centred.
A Fire‑Element retreat to balance heat, joy, and heart energy. Cooling pranayama, slow flow yoga & heart‑opening yin, and revitalising aromatherapy.
Late Summer Yoga Reset
To help you move from overwhelmed and worried → to steady, comforted, and nourished.
An Earth‑Element retreat for nourishment and grounding. slow yoga & expansive yin, Abdominal self‑massage, mindful nourishment rituals and aromatherapy
Autumn Yoga Reset
To help you move from heavy and cluttered → to spacious, clear, and emotionally lighter.
A Metal‑Element retreat for letting go. Lung‑supporting breathwork, slow flow yoga, yin fascia release, reflective journaling, aromatherapy.
Winter Yoga Reset
To move you from exhausted and depleted → to restored, grounded, and quietly resilient.
A Water‑Element retreat for deep rest and Kidney nourishment. Warming slow flow, calm yin, aromatherapy oils for solar plexus, candlelight.
Spring Yoga Reset
From stuck and sluggish → to clear, uplifted, and ready to grow.
A Wood‑Element reset to clear stagnation and awaken rising qi. slow flow yoga. meridian work, fascia‑hydrating yin, upward‑moving breath, and bright aromatherapy to help you.
Summer Yoga Reset
To help you move from frazzled and overheated → to calm, joyful, and centred.
A Fire‑Element retreat to balance heat, joy, and heart energy. Cooling pranayama, slow flow yoga & heart‑opening yin, and revitalising aromatherapy.
Late Summer Yoga Reset
To help you move from overwhelmed and worried → to steady, comforted, and nourished.
An Earth‑Element retreat for nourishment and grounding. slow yoga & expansive yin, Abdominal self‑massage, mindful nourishment rituals and aromatherapy
Autumn Yoga Reset
To help you move from heavy and cluttered → to spacious, clear, and emotionally lighter.
A Metal‑Element retreat for letting go. Lung‑supporting breathwork, slow flow yoga, yin fascia release, reflective journaling, aromatherapy.
Winter Yoga Reset
To move you from exhausted and depleted → to restored, grounded, and quietly resilient.
A Water‑Element retreat for deep rest and Kidney nourishment. Warming slow flow, calm yin, aromatherapy oils for solar plexus, candlelight.
Spring Yoga Reset
"From stuck and sluggish → to clear, uplifted, and ready to grow."
A Wood‑Element reset to clear stagnation and awaken rising qi. slow flow yoga. meridian work, fascia‑hydrating yin, upward‑moving breath, and bright aromatherapy to help you.
Summer Yoga Reset
"To help you move from frazzled and overheated → to calm, joyful, and centred."
A Fire‑Element retreat to balance heat, joy, and heart energy. Cooling pranayama, slow flow yoga & heart‑opening yin, and revitalising aromatherapy.
Late Summer Yoga Reset
"To help you move from overwhelmed and worried → to steady, comforted, and nourished."
An Earth‑Element retreat for nourishment and grounding. slow yoga & expansive yin, Abdominal self‑massage, mindful nourishment rituals and aromatherapy
Autumn Yoga Reset
"To help you move from heavy and cluttered → to spacious, clear, and emotionally lighter."
A Metal‑Element retreat for letting go. Lung‑supporting breathwork, slow flow yoga, yin fascia release, reflective journaling, aromatherapy.
Winter Yoga Reset
"To move you from exhausted and depleted → to restored, grounded, and quietly resilient."
A Water‑Element retreat for deep rest and Kidney nourishment. Warming slow flow, calm yin, aromatherapy oils for solar plexus, candlelight.
Available year-round
Face Yoga Reset
To move you out of tension and dullness → to lifted radiance and emotional ease.
Face yoga, lymphatic drainage, gua sha, meridian mapping, aromatherapy.
Relax, Restore, Renew
To move you from anxiety & stress → to steady, regulated, and safe in the body.
Somatic grounding, vagal‑toning breathwork, restorative yoga, chakra balancing & aromatherapy
Forest Bathing & Yoga Reset
From disconnected → to rooted, spacious, and attuned to nature.
Nature immersion (Shinrin Yoku) , sensory awareness, breathwork, grounding yoga, Lung‑supporting aromatherapy to move you from disconnected → to rooted, spacious, and attuned to nature.
Additional Notes
For Forest Bathing retreats, please bring hiking boots or wellies, weather‑appropriate clothing, and outerwear suitable for walking in woodland and open countryside. Layers are recommended, as island weather can change quickly.
What our Guests say...
"Attended the mini retreat on Sunday afternoon with a couple of friends. Jenny is kind & gentle, but her passion for aromatherapy & yoga shines through. We were unsure what to expect of the Soundbath, being a new experience for us all, but it was unbelievably relaxing & we have all slept much better since. Our only complaint is that this was a mini retreat - can we have all day next time, please?"
Claire
"I felt so rejuvenated after the half day yoga retreat at The Dairy, Grenaby studios. Slow flow yoga with lots of relaxation and breathing. All with carefully selected autumnal aromatherapy oils. If you are feeling a bit frazzled go along for a mini retreat. Jenny makes everyone feel welcome. Suitable even if you haven’t practiced yoga for a while. Treat yourself. Definitely recommend."
Suzanne
"Another amazing day retreat with Jenny with the support of Nadine. The space Jenny creates is amazing. Intimate, relaxing, understanding and extremely supportive. I highly rate Jenny as one of my favourite yoga teachers bringing in her amazing knowledge of yoga philosophy brings it all together. Amazing nourishment also the food was divine. I left feeling so relaxed and happy. I’ll def be back!"
Stefanie
"Enjoyed a beautiful wellness retreat at Ard Aalin this weekend; featuring a breathing workshop, ice bath challenge and gentle yoga class. Jenny’s enthusiasm and passion are contagious. She is dedicated to helping improve the physical health, mental wellbeing and fulfillment of all her clients. Her gentle compassionate approach coupled with years of acquired skills and research make for a truly inspiring experience. Will definitely be back!"
Nikki
"I have had the most wonderful massage and also attended a half day yoga retreat with Jenny, which was absolutely amazing!! Jenny has a beautiful and genuine aura and makes you feel extremely relaxed and comfortable She is very attentive, knowledgeable and has a genuine interest in your well-being! I’m looking forward to my next treatment and will definitely be booking on future yoga retreats!"
Lorna
Your turn to rest
Join us for a restorative seasonal retreat tailored just for your group.
Accommodation Options
If you would like to turn your trip to the Isle of Man into a bespoke retreat, please contact Ard Aalin to create the perfect package for you. Half day yoga retreats apply and treatments can be included at extra cost. For a full day yoga retreat package, please send us your requirements.
Grenaby Estates
Luxury Countryside Cottages
Stay at the place where the retreat is held. Grenaby Estates offers comfortable, contemporary accommodation in the peaceful countryside of Ballasalla — an ideal base for guests extending their Ard Aalin retreat into a restorative stay‑cation. The spacious cottages feature modern amenities, a sun terrace, wellness packages, outdoor seating areas and family‑friendly spaces, along with free WiFi and private parking.
Guests can enjoy garden views, quiet corners for relaxation and easy access to nearby attractions. With opportunities for yoga, hiking, cycling and coastal exploration close by, Grenaby Estates is perfectly placed for couples, families or small groups seeking comfort and convenience.
Lilac House Boutique Retreats
Boutique Retreats, Isle of Man
Sleeps 10 guests. For those seeking island escapism, the Lilac House (Ballalielah) offers a soul‑soothing contemporary homestay on the verdant edges of Castletown, with glimpses of Gansey Bay and the Isle of Man’s untouched countryside. This luxurious, dog‑friendly retreat sleeps up to ten guests across five beautifully designed bedrooms.
Perfect for families, friendship groups, or retreat guests wanting to extend their Ard Aalin experience, Lilac House offers effortless access to scenic hikes, coastal walks, heritage sites, and wonderful local eateries — an enchanting base for anyone wishing to immerse themselves in the island’s beauty. Ard Aalin is only 1 mile away on foot or by car.
Location
Grenaby Mooar, The Dairy, Grenaby Rd, Ballasalla IM9 3DP, Isle of Man