Retreat: A day to remember

BalanceTime is running a one-day retreat called A Day to Remember at Beech Hill Memorial Hall on Sunday 15 November, from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. It's a six-hour day built around making space for grief in all its forms, whether it's something fresh or something that's been with you for years.

BalanceTime describes it as a gentle, nurturing day with no pressure to fix, rush or explain anything. It's not about 'moving on', they say, but about learning to carry love, loss and life's changes with a bit more compassion. The day is guided through meditation, mindful reflection, pilates-inspired movement, reflective journaling, and rituals of remembrance and release. There's also time spent in nature and an optional sharing circle if you feel like it, with nourishing vegetarian refreshments served throughout. You don't need any prior experience with meditation or mindfulness to take part.

They've kept the doors open to a wide range of loss, too. It's for anyone grieving through bereavement, divorce, estrangement, illness, redundancy, retirement, loss of identity, miscarriage, infertility or other significant life transitions. If you've been through any of those, you're in the right place.

It runs from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm at Beech Hill Memorial Hall, Wood Lane, Beech Hill, RG7 2BE, and tickets are £157.80.