Our bake and balance day retreats have been so popular! So we are will be starting them in Lymm too. In fact, if you want an event just for your own group we can do this. 

Bake and Balance events are a  chance to come together to bake, as well as enjoy a morsel of meditation, taste of forest bathing and a nourishing yoga session to end the day.

The day begins with friendly introductions, a cuppa and a sweet treat before we get started on some bread baking with Jen from Room Forty. While our loaf is proving we will enjoy a mindful meditation before more bread making activity. Each session has a different bread, so you can come more than once!

As lunch is being prepared we will enjoy a walk in the woods for some forest bathing.

After a home made lunch (included) we will continue with more baking relaxing and resetting in a nourishing yoga nidra or gentle yoga session. 

Friday 28 November  2025 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM  Get directions Ince Benet
Cross Barn Lane, Ince Blundell, Liverpool, Merseyside L38 6JD
Contact Jane to book [email protected]

Future Dates now confirmed and available to book now
10-3pm (arrive from 9.45am) 

8 Feb 2026  White bread
1 March 2026  Cinnamon buns
3 May 2026  Focaccia 
28 June 2026 White bread

Private groups of up to 8 people can book booked for this event Ask for details. 


A rough plan for the day
9.45 Arrival
10.00 Tea and coffee/ cake 
10.30 Begin to bake bread
11.00 Meditation 
12.00 Attention to the bread to knock back
12.15 Forest bathing 
1.00  Lunch and bake the bread 
2.00 Yoga 
3.00 Close 

Exchange £80 all inclusive. Gift Voucher available. 

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Will the yoga be hard?

Jane is an experienced yoga teacher, and will teach the class according to the level of  the participants.  Our retreats are aimed at being relaxing and restorative, so there won't be anything difficult, and if you just wish to relax on your mat, or in a chair, we're completely fine with your choice.

Often Jane chooses to do a yoga nidra instead of anything active. Here's a bit more information on yoga nidra.  


Yoga nidra, or yogic sleep, is a deep relaxation technique that takes the practitioner into a state of conscious sleep where the body is completely relaxed, yet the mind remains awake and alert. The practitioner is led through a sequence of verbal instructions incorporating a series of breath, body, and awareness techniques. Unlike meditation, which requires focusing on a single point, yoga nidra facilitates deep relaxation by withdrawing the senses internally.
A yoga nidra session can range from 15 minutes to over an hour in duration. The practice guides individuals between wakefulness and dreaming, a threshold where the subconscious mind is most receptive. This makes deep-seated transformative work possible at mental, emotional, and even physical levels.

What is Forest Bathing?

Forest bathing or ‘shinrin-yoku’ was first developed in Japan in the 1980s, following scientific studies conducted by the government. The results showed that two hours of mindful exploration in a forest could reduce blood pressure, lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol and improve concentration and memory.
They also found that trees release chemicals called phytoncides, which have a protective antimicrobial effect on human bodies and thereby boost the immune system. As a result of this research, the Japanese government introduced ‘shinrin-yoku’ as a national health programme.