The Avandra 'How We Think' Wellness Day

The Avandra How We Think Wellness Day is a refined and restorative retreat curated to help you cultivate a mindset that elevates, rather than limits, the life you are building.

This is a day designed to reset mental patterns, deepen inner steadiness, and open a new, clearer way of thinking.

Calm. Clarity. Perspective. This is thinking as a wellness practice.

Friday 27th February 2026

Myrtles Courtyard, The Hampton Estate, Seale Lane, Puttenham, Surrey GU10 1HL

Limited to 15 women

9am - 4pm

£200 per person

A Retreat Devoted to Mental Clarity, Emotional Strength & Thoughtful Living

Within the House of Resilience model, How We Think is the pillar that shapes every other element of our wellbeing.

Our thoughts influence our biology, our decisions, our relationships, and our capacity to thrive.

When the mind is balanced, spacious, and well-supported, the entire human system moves toward health, longevity, and ease.

What to expect

What This Day Offers

Grounded in psychological insight and evidence-based principles, the day explores how we can shape our inner narrative, shift emotional patterns, and create a mind that supports rather than sabotages our wellbeing.

You will be gently guided toward:

mental spaciousness
emotional resiliency
clearer internal dialogue
renewed self-trust
a strengthened sense of possibility

This is an elegant, intelligent day devoted to creating a lighter, more empowered inner world.

Guest Expert

Madeleine Williams

Adult & Child Therapist

BSc (Hons), MSc, Adv Dip, Dip CC, MBACP

We are honoured to welcome Madeleine Williams, a highly respected therapist whose work spans both adult and child psychology. Warm, deeply intuitive, and clinically grounded, Madeleine specialises in helping individuals understand the roots of their thinking patterns and shift them toward healthier, more expansive states.

During the retreat, she will guide guests through the foundations of mental optimisation, offering insight, therapeutic tools, and practical approaches to:

transform habitual negative thinking
build emotional robustness
cultivate clarity and confidence
break cycles that hold us back
create a mindset aligned with thriving, not surviving

Madeleine brings a rare combination of academic expertise and profound human sensitivity.

Her session is both soothing and transformative, a recalibration of the mind’s landscape.

Meet Your Co-Hosts and Expert Guest Speakers

Niki Bruce

Founder of Avandra Escapes

Co-hosting the day, Niki Bruce brings the House of Resilience model to life with warmth, elegance, and a deep commitment to human flourishing. Her ability to create safe, beautiful, deeply nourishing spaces is central to the Avandra philosophy. Together, Niki and Madeleine guide guests through a journey that feels expansive, grounded, and profoundly elevating.

Sally Iddles

Founder of Sally Iddles Fabulous Food

The day is accompanied by a beautifully curated menu from Chef Sally Iddles, bringing calm, seasonal nourishment to support cognitive balance and emotional steadiness. Sally's food is light, elegant, thoughtful, crafted to keep the mind clear and the body supported throughout the experience. Expect refined simplicity: fresh ingredients, grounding plates, and mindful pacing that complements the mental work of the day.

What You Will Take Home

Guests leave with:

a calmer, more regulated internal state
tools to interrupt unhelpful patterns
renewed focus
a strengthened ability to self-support emotionally
clarity on how to cultivate a thriving, resilient mindset

This is not merely a workshop; it is a turning point in how you relate to your inner world.

What our guests say

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I feel held

I feel great. I feel wholesome, I feel nourished, looked after and most importantly I feel held. I spend a lot of my time looking after other people, and it's really nice to come to a day that enables you to feel looked after.

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I'm much more relaxed after today's retreat

It's a really nice thing to do on a Friday before heading into the weekend. The sunshine has helped, but most of all it's been really great just having time to fully relax, learn some new things and meet some new people.

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Health, fitness, and longevity are so important for my age

I came to an Avandra retreat because health and fitness, and longevity, are so important for my age. The more I learn, the longer I'll be able to keep up the level I would like in life.

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I've been able to think about myself

I've reached that age and stage where my children are starting to leave home and I've started to be able to think about myself and things that I need. It's been great listening to professionals put everything together for you in one place.

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I feel a lot more relaxed

I'm a lot more aware of my breathing and hopefully I'll be able to handle my teenage children and husband when I get home!

Reserve Your Place

This exclusive Avandra Escapes wellness day is intentionally intimate to ensure depth, personalised guidance, and a sense of true retreat.

Join us for a day devoted to the art and science of thinking well, a day that restores clarity, strengthens emotional foundations, and repositions you at the centre of your own wellbeing.

Your clearer mind begins here.

Avandra