Ground & Grow
Space to reset. Clarity to move forward.
12–14 March 2027 · Tewinbury, Hertfordshire
Three days to step away from the noise of everyday life and make space for yourself, your ideas and what comes next.
Set within the Hertfordshire countryside, Ground & Grow brings together personal coaching, professional guidance, creativity, movement, nourishing food and time to properly slow down.
Come as you are. Leave rested, clearer and with a stronger sense of where you want to go next.
Does any of this sound familiar?
You don’t necessarily need to change everything. You just need enough space to work out what needs to change.
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You’ve been so busy keeping everything moving that you’ve lost sight of where you are going.
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You have ideas, but never seem to have the time or headspace to properly explore them.
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Something in your work, business or life feels stuck - but you’re not quite sure what needs to shift.
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You’ve lost some of the confidence, energy or spark you used to have.
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You know you want something more, or perhaps simply something different, but you can’t quite see what that looks like yet.
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You keep telling yourself you’ll make time to think about it when things calm down. They rarely do.
If some of that feels familiar, Ground & Grow gives you the space - and the right support - to start untangling it.
Your Ground & Grow Retreat Weekend.
Thoughtfully supported before, during and beyond your stay.
Before the Retreat
Arrive with space already beginning to open.
Before we meet at Tewinbury, you’ll have a private one-to-one conversation to talk about where you are now and what you would most like from the weekend.
There’s nothing to prepare or achieve beforehand. This is simply a chance for us to understand what has brought you here, so your retreat can feel personal from the moment you arrive.
The Retreat Weekend
Space to slow down. Support to look forward.
Over three days, restorative time and professional guidance are intentionally woven together.
There’ll be personal coaching and reflection, business and creative clarity, yoga, meditation, sauna and cold immersion, time outdoors, nourishing seasonal food and the simple pleasure of creating and eating together.
Some moments will help you look inward. Others will help you look at your work, ideas or direction with fresh eyes.
And between them, there’ll be room to breathe - walks, conversation, good food and time when nothing is expected of you.
After the Retreat
Take what has shifted back into everyday life.
Ground & Grow isn’t designed to feel wonderful for three days and then disappear the moment you get home.
Before you leave, we’ll bring together what has surfaced over the weekend - the ideas, decisions and changes you want to carry forward - and turn them into a small number of clear, realistic next steps.
You’ll also remain connected to the Luce & Earth community, with opportunities to continue the conversations, connections and support that began around the table.
Come to rest, but leave with something moving.
Who is this for?
You don’t need to have everything figured out. That’s partly why you’re here.
Ground & Grow is for anyone who feels ready for something to shift - personally, creatively or professionally.
You might be running a business and have lost sight of where you’re taking it. You might have an idea you’ve never quite made time for, be considering a change in direction, or simply feel that somewhere amongst work, family and everyday life, you’ve lost a little of your own spark.
You don’t need to arrive with a business problem to solve or a big decision to make.
You just need to be open to stepping away, looking at things differently and giving yourself the time and support to work out what comes next.
You’ll probably feel at home here if you value good conversation, good food, creativity, thoughtful people and the idea of leaving with more than simply feeling rested.
Next Retreat
Tewinbury Farm, Hertfordshire
Ground & Grow · Spring at Tewinbury
12–14 March 2027
Friday - Sunday
Small group: 6–8 guests
Your weekend includes:
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Two nights’ accommodation in your own private en-suite bedroom
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Seasonal meals, refreshments and drinks throughout the weekend
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Personal coaching and guided reflection
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Business clarity and strategy support
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Creative and design guidance
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Guided meditation and affirmations
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Yoga and restorative movement
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Sauna and cold immersion
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A hands-on cookery experience, preparing and enjoying food together around the table
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Countryside walks and time beside the water
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Space to rest, think, talk and simply be
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A private pre-retreat conversation to help shape your experience
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Small-group sessions alongside opportunities for individual guidance
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Clear, realistic next steps to take home with you
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Continued connection through the Luce & Earth community
Investment
Sharing a double room - £995 per person
For two guests attending together and sharing a double bed.
Private double room - £1,195 per person
Your own double bedroom for the duration of the retreat.
£250 deposit per person to secure your place.
The remaining balance can be spread across monthly instalments before the retreat.
Ground & Grow brings together more than a weekend away.
Your stay, food and restorative experiences sit alongside professional coaching, business and creative guidance - giving you both the space to step back and experienced support to help you make sense of what comes next.
The people behind your retreat.
Different expertise, brought together with one purpose - to help you find clarity and move forward.
Paola Sawle
Founder of Luce & Earth · Creative Guide
Paola is the founder and creative mind behind Luce & Earth, bringing together her background in design with a love of food, nature, creativity and gathering people around a table.
As a graphic and website designer, she has spent years helping people take ideas that feel tangled or unfinished and turn them into something clearer, more considered and genuinely their own.
Throughout Ground & Grow, Paola will host and guide the weekend, offering creative and design support where it’s useful - whether that means looking at an idea, your brand or online presence, or simply helping you see what you’re trying to create with fresh eyes.
Her role is also to make sure there is space between all of that: for good food, conversation, creativity and the moments where ideas have room to surface.
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Angela Christine Coaching
Transformative Life Coach
Angela is an accredited Transformative Life Coach with 16 years’ experience as a Registered Dietitian, bringing a thoughtful understanding of both personal wellbeing and meaningful change.
Her coaching creates space to step away from the noise, reconnect with what matters and look more clearly at where you are now and where you would like to go next.
During Ground & Grow, Angela will guide personal coaching and reflection, helping you explore what may be holding you back, reconnect with your confidence and begin turning what emerges into positive, realistic change.
Her work complements the practical and creative parts of the retreat by beginning with the person behind them.
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What previous retreat guests have said...
To Paola and Nick, I have grown to love and adore you both after you hosted the retreat at Glastonbury, in the magical Hunters Moon lodge over the spring solstice. You have shown me wisdom, grace, patience and wonderful hospitality for that I am grateful.
M.J / Hertfordshire
Such a heart warming, spiritual time. I got more out of being here than expected. Thank you. The house looks so magical. Paola & Nick are so heartwarming, loving, happy and a joy to be with. House was great and food was inspiring.
M / Bushey
Relaxing, peaceful & educational. I came to relax & unwind. I leave refreshed, alive and with purpose. The house is so, so beautiful & unique in such a beautiful location (think a bigger version of a hobbits house). Our hosts were like long lost friends & the food was delicious. All the guests & hosts got on like a happy family.
H.J / Hertfordshire
I feel alive and charged with such positive energy. I loved all the activities - Yoga, Past Life, 4 Pillars and especially the morning meditation and journal writing. The only way to fit more in is to extend the length of the retreat (yes please!). I have benefited from everything here. The morning meditation and journal writing will continue. The best thing I take away with me is knowing I am on the write path.
H / Radlett
It has been absolutely amazing. Paola has done everything in her power to make the stay enjoyable and relaxing and just perfect. Absolutely, this has exceeded my expectations. The organisation that has gone into this Retreat. The food has been amazing and has inspired me to live better.
K.B / Somerset
The house has the wow factor. A very relaxing place - perfect for a retreat. It's such a great location and only a short walk to the spa. The atmosphere was so calming and relaxing. Everyone here got something from it and will go away feeling better. I learnt so much speaking to other like minded people. I found the whole thing so interesting.
B / Somerset
I feel less tired, less stressed and my body aches less. Absolutely - I want to come back. Thank you Paola for creating such a lovely retreat. It's been so lovely.
S.J / Somerset
Very relaxed & enjoyable experience. Very warm welcome. Relaxed & friendly atmosphere. Accommodation and surrounding area lovely. The house (like a hobbit house) was very suitable for the occasion. It provided everything needed. Hosts were warm and welcoming & worked hard at meeting our requirements.
C.S / Chorleywood
Why Tewinbury?
Tewinbury Farm, Hertfordshire
Because where you step away to matters.
Set within the Hertfordshire countryside, Tewinbury gives Ground & Grow room to breathe.
Surrounded by fields, water and a working farm, it feels removed from everyday life without being far from it. There are paths to wander, places to sit beside the River Mimram and space to notice the landscape beginning to change as winter gives way to spring.
The estate itself has grown from a family farm into a place centred around food, nature, wellbeing and gathering - values that feel naturally at home with Luce & Earth.
For the weekend, Kingsbridge House becomes our own space within it: somewhere to eat together, talk, create, rest and return to between sessions.
It isn't simply where the retreat takes place.
The setting is part of what makes slowing down possible.
Where clarity becomes confidence.
Step away from the noise. Come back knowing what deserves your attention.
Ground & Grow isn’t about arriving with a problem that needs to be fixed.
It’s about creating enough space to see things differently.
Across the weekend, personal coaching, business insight, creative guidance and restorative experiences come together to help you look at where you are now - what’s working, what feels stuck and what you want more of.
There will be time to explore the ideas you’ve been putting off, conversations that offer a different perspective and experienced people around you to help turn thoughts into something more tangible.
You won’t leave with every answer.
But you will leave with a clearer sense of what matters, greater confidence in your direction and practical next steps that feel like your own.
The Journey.
Arrive
Step away from the everyday, settle into the house and allow the pace to change. Good food, a warm welcome and time to simply arrive.
Root
Slow things down. Through personal coaching, reflection and conversation, begin looking at where you are now, what matters and what might need a little more attention.
Create
Explore what wants to move forward. Through creative guidance, business clarity and hands-on experiences, give yourself permission to think differently, make something and follow the ideas that surface.
Restore
Make space for your body as well as your mind. Yoga, meditation, sauna and cold-water immersion, countryside walks, nourishing food and time when nothing is expected of you.
Grow
Bring the pieces together. Leave with greater clarity, renewed energy and a small number of meaningful next steps - ready to take what you’ve discovered back into everyday life.
How to request your space.
Booking Process
1. Tell me a little about you
Complete the short request form and tell me what has brought you to Ground & Grow, where you are right now and what you would most like from the weekend.
2. We’ll have a quick clarity call
We’ll have a relaxed 15-minute conversation to answer any questions, talk through the retreat and make sure it feels like the right fit for you.
3. Secure your place
If you’d like to join us, you’ll receive everything you need to confirm your place.
A £250 deposit secures your booking, with the remaining balance payable in instalments before the retreat.