Most of us are holding a lot. Work, family, the people who need us. Rest tends to be the thing that gets moved to next week, and then the week after that.
Sowena is a bridge into looking after yourself. You don’t need to arrive knowing how…you just need to come. Some find their way here through a yoga class, a full day retreat, a workshop, or because a friend brought them. There’s so many ways in.
We’re small, purposefully intimate and by the time you leave you’ll know the names of the people who sat beside you.
Our practitioners are people whose work we know and trust personally, a treasure chest we open for our community and the bridge into Sowena goes both ways. As you go back across to your everyday life you will have left with something. A breathing practice that helps at 3am, a different way of noticing the weather, whatever it turns out you needed. Think of it as a toolkit you build slowly and carry with you.
Our prices are set with generosity, on a sliding scale, so you can choose what genuinely works for you including the option to donate into our community funded spaces fund. Those who can, lift those who can’t. That’s the heart of how Sowena works.
Let us help you to carve out the time and space that we all need.
Sowena is a not for profit Community Interest Company prioritising social impact over profit. We facilitate and provide an array of classes to help you destress, recharge and find your own inner balance. Our accessible wellness days are sourced and delivered starting at cost price, ensuring that everyone can prioritise their wellbeing.
A Community Interest Company (CIC) is a special type of company that exists to benefit the community rather than its shareholders or owners. The primary aim of a CIC is to create a positive impact on society or the environment. This means that the company’s activities are driven by a clear and specific social mission.
Sowena exists so that money never decides who gets to feel well. Our sliding scale, supporter prices and donations all feed one community fund and that fund buys part and fully funded places for people who couldn’t otherwise join us. Those who can, lift those who can’t.
Generosity: We give more than expected in every interaction.
Community over competition: Practitioners and participants are welcomed as collaborators, not competitors. We grow slowly, sustainably, and together built on consistency and trust rather than pressure and pace. We will actively seek to support local organisations, businesses, and collaborate with experts in the field of wellbeing. Anyone who wishes to collaborate with us can contact us.
Authenticity: No performative wellness. Sowena acts as a bridge into self care meeting people where they are and a bridge back out, with tools and experiences people carry into their everyday lives.
Nature as the foundation: We believe connection to the natural world is fundamental to human wellbeing. We hold deep respect for the land, the seasons, and the rhythms that sustain us. Rest is built in.
Access: We are working towards a world where financial barriers do not determine who gets to feel well. That work is ongoing and at the centre of everything Sowena builds.
Discover more about the local practitioners that Sowena partners with by delving into their bios and the “5 Minutes Worth” reading segment.
