Wellbeing Winter Singing Retreat in Brecon - December 12th to 14th 2025!

Description

Singing retreat in Brecon

Tucked away in the stunning Brecon Beacons, we’re hosting a cosy winter singing retreat, a weekend of music, laughter, and proper connection out in nature.

I (Molly King!) will be guiding you through a mix of harmony singing, vocal improvisation, breathwork, and soothing vocal sound baths, all designed to help you relax, reduce stress, and connect with yourself and others.

Expect hearty winter feasts, special hot chocolates, and evenings spent jamming and chatting around the fire.

There’ll also be playful games, calm meditation sessions, and a gentle guided walk through the beautiful Brecon Beacons.

Come join us for a weekend that’s all about music, connection, relaxation, a chance to reconnect with your voice, fill your cup, and leave with warm memories and new songs to share.

Sample schedule

Friday

17:00 - 18:30 - Arrive and settle

18:30 - 19:00 - Welcome check in and intros at the dining table

19:00 - 20:30 - Vegetarian Feast

20:30 - 21:15 - Vocal meditation and sounding session to wind down before bed

Saturday

08:00 - 10:00 - Self serving BYO breakfast / Free time

10:00 - 11:15 - Singing warm ups and games

11:15 - 11:45 - Tea break

11:45 - 13:00 - Rounds and songs

13:00 - 14:30 - Vegetarian lunch

14:30 - 17:00 - Free time / Guided walk / Crafternoon

17:00 - 18:00 - Vocal improvisation

18:00 - 18:30 - Free time / relax before dinner

18:30 - 20:00 - Vegetarian feast and secret Santa and hot chocolates

20:00 - 22:00 - Fireside jam, bring your voices, instruments, songs, stories, poems and offerings to share.

Sunday

08:00 - 10:00 - Self serving BYO breakfast / Free time

10:00 - 11:15 - Singing workshop vocal harmony singing

11:15 - 11:45 - Tea break

11:45 - 13:00 - Songs and recaps of everything learnt

13:00 - 14:30 - Vegetarian lunch

14:30 - 15:00 - Pack up all the rooms

15:00 - 15:45 - Goodbye check in, sounding and send off

Arriving

When you arrive, I'll give you a little tour of the house, and you can find your rooms and settle in. Your names will be on the doors of your bedrooms, so they are easy to find. 

What's included? 

A whole weekend of singing and voice workshops, accommodation, plus lunches and dinners.

What to expect

There will be musical games and warm ups, improvisation, song learning, sounding, connecting, feasting, meditation, laughing, singing, playing, walking, relaxing and having fun! 

Accommodation

The shared rooms are beautiful. There are mostly twin rooms and two small group rooms available. If you would like to be with a specific friend, or have any special requirements, let me know and I'll do my best to accommodate. 

Lunches and dinners
All food is vegetarian and some of the food is vegan and gluten free also. I am making a note of specific dietary requirements as well for our cook, so let me know if there's something I need to pass on.


Tea breaks and cakes
Please bring your own teas, coffees and special drinks you might like for the tea brakes.
Also, if anyone would like to bake or bring bread, cakes or biscuits to share for the tea breaks, and/or to accompany dinner that would be a lovely offering and very welcome.


Breakfast
Please bring your own food for breakfasts and snacks, as our amazing cook is just providing lunches and dinners and no deserts. 

Kitchen
The kitchen in the Manor is ours to use for breakfasts, snacks, and teas and coffees for the weekend. The bottom East-wing kitchen is for our cook, so that's just for them.

Toilets and showers
Some of the rooms have en suites, and some have communal bathrooms near their rooms. The downstairs loo is for a disabled member of the group, as it’s the only one she will have access to, so please only use the toilets near your bedrooms for the weekend so it’s always available for her. 

Workshop space
Unfortunately there is no lovely big resonant room for us to all be singing in, so if the weather is nice enough, we'll sing outside if we can. If not, we'll be singing around the dinner table which is fine, but it's nice to mix up where we'll be spending our time over the weekend. So make sure you bring warm clothes in case we're outside for long periods of time. Also, bring a yoga mat or something waterproof to sit on for potential morning sessions.

Mental health and looking after ourselves
The final schedule that I will send out a week before the retreat may seem rigid, but if at any point you're feeling overwhelmed, and you need to duck out and not attend one of the workshops, that is of course no problem at all.
We will be checking in with ourselves regularly as a group, but I encourage everyone to be checking in with themselves throughout the weekend too. Listen to your body, and allow what you need.
There will be no judgment if you need to go for a walk, have some time alone, have a cry, laugh hysterically.....
I have no doubt we will all look out for each other, but if anyone wants to come to talk to me privately about something, my door is always open, and I'll be more than happy to do what I can to accommodate anyone needing a bit of extra support.