Mobilates Retreat Day 2025

What is a Mobilates Retreat Day?

A Mobilates retreat day recognises that when dealing with health conditions. It prioritises rest and reconnection; all crucial for overall well-being. Rest allows the body to recover and recharge, while reconnection fosters emotional and social support.

Meeting at Paddock Wood in Kent presented a rare and unique opportunity for those with chronic health conditions, disabilities and mobility issues to come together in a safe and supported environment to experience the power of accessible exercise delivered by experts with lived experience. Open to both current members and those new to exercise and wanting to find out more.

I've ben a member for the past 18 months. I participate in numerous classes each week. This Mobilates event gave me the chance to finally meet some of my instructors and fellow participants in real time instead of in a square on my computer screen - although that's lovely too!

The chance to feel the full power of community spirit, acceptance, understanding and support without explanation or judgement. All key ingredients of Mobilates offer wrapped up in an in person meet up in a great location with everything you could possibly need and more. All delivered with care, knowledge, genuine love, friendship, warmth and respect.

Help Is Readily Available

Help is forthcoming - sometimes before you even know what you need its done and you don’t feel singled out because everyone in the room knows what it’s like to need that extra bit of care and attention. Simple adaptations are seen as normal everyday occurrences and not a challenge or extra effort.

Accessible & Modified Exercises

Need help with your wheelchair - no issue, need help with your socks - no issue, need some extra cushions - no issue. Need some reassurance - consider it done. Got a question then ask. Nothing too much or too little. Every little detail catered for and every little difference accepted and welcomed. A day when no one stares and no one challenges what some might see as a strange request.

Relaxation time and plenty of comfort breaks are built in to aid with fatigue levels and nothing feels rushed, forced or too strictly timetabled. Yet there’s a lovely flow and structure to the day with the flexibility required by people living with additional support needs.

Catering & Refreshments

A leisurely lunch, all cooked fresh and with plenty of dietary options eaten out in the sunshine was a real treat.

The chance to meet people from all areas of the country with varying needs and different stories to tell is like a breath of fresh air. A space where you can share your story, sit back and listen to others, connect in your own way and not feel the need to explain why you need the extra support thats so readily given to you. Feel like part of the crowd instead of the odd one out.

A Totally Inclusive Space

Imagine being in a space where no one questions why you need extra help and support. There are no invasive questions about ‘what’s wrong with you’ and instructors know your medical history so well that all the tools available to support you have already been planned into the day. Struggles are picked up and managed.

Then as we had our final check in the sad reality that the day is done. Lots of weary but very happy and relaxed people joining together to celebrate the amazing work by Leanne and the rest of the Mobilates team to create something so special.

Our feedback hearts generating a rainbow of inspiration, satisfaction, enjoyment and happiness. One last group picture to finish the day and we are through - the moment i’d been looking forward to for so long now a memory that I’ll never forget.

Resting afterwards the immediate thought in my head shifted to… when and where is the next one and how do I get myself there?!!!

Returning home I felt both grateful for the opportunity but also sad that the pure pleasure, joy and happiness couldn’t last that bit longer.

But I’ll be back to my online classes knowing just how special this group is and what it means to me. With some new friendships created and bonds firmly formed, as well as some top tips for accessible exercise and mindful breathing as well as some new experiences gained.

So want to know more? Then the timetable from Kent was as follows:

• Arrival and refreshments

• Time to get to know each other

• Seated pilates

• Break and time to connect with others

• Mindful breathing

• Qigong

• Lunch

• Check in

• Massage with balls

• Sound bath

• Coming together and feedback opportunity including the creation of a beautiful memory rainbow filled with hearts and finished off with a group photo.

Fancy giving it a go? Then hit this link for the Accessible Exercise Showcase information. Warrington - 14th September is the next available day to book.

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Mobilates CIC provides online and in-person inclusive exercises classes for people in the UK. Classes centre around supporting people with mobility issues, chronic pain, disabilities and long-term health conditions.

www.mobilates.com