The Art of Being Alone: A Psychology-Based Retreat on Loneliness and Self-Connection
The Art of Being Alone: A Psychology-Based Retreat on Loneliness and Self-Connection
Lubborn House, Lubborn Lane, Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, UK
Up to 8 in group
Aug 13 - 16, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- Experience psychology-based work on loneliness, boredom, and emotional regulation in an intimate setting of just 8 guests. Led by an advanced integrative psychotherapist trainee and meditation coach, this retreat combines neuroscience, somatic practices, and experiential exercises designed to help you sit with what you've been avoiding.
- Unlike conventional wellness retreats, this work doesn't promise transformation or healing. It teaches you the capacity to be alone with yourself, regulate emotions through presence rather than avoidance, and recognize productivity culture's grip on your nervous system.
- Through four therapeutic sessions, daily yoga and breathwork, and one individual therapy session, you'll explore the science of boredom (why your best ideas come when you stop trying), practice sitting with difficult emotions without bypassing them, and discover that being alone isn't loneliness — it's coming home to yourself.
- Key highlights:
- Maximum 8 guests for intimate, held therapeutic work
- 4 in-depth group sessions integrating psychotherapy, neuroscience, and somatic practice
- 1 individual 30-minute therapy session per guest
- Daily yoga, meditation, and breathwork for nervous system regulation
- Experiential exercises revealing how productivity culture and loneliness operate
- All meals freshly prepared on-site with locally sourced ingredients
- Grade II listed Somerset countryside estate with private grounds
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Advanced Integrative Psychotherapist Trainee | Wellness Travel Adviser | Advanced Meditation Coach & Yogi
Ucman left a six-figure banking career after experiencing burnout firsthand. Combining advanced integrative psychotherapy training, experience as an advanced meditation coach and yogi, and travel across 115+ countries that shaped a radically different perspective on rest and transformation, he brings both clinical credibility and lived understanding of what happens when productivity culture becomes unsustainable.
As Europe's first dedicated wellness travel adviser operating Brown Boy Travels Shop, he's designed transformative journeys for clients worldwide — experiences grounded in psychology, not just pretty locations. Now, he brings that same depth to retreat work, facilitating with therapeutic rigour, somatic awareness, and genuine compassion for people ready to stop performing wellness and start being present with what's actually here.
Details of this retreat
Learn the art of being alone and reconnect with yourself. This three-night psychology-based retreat integrates science and ancient wisdom to help you develop genuine emotional regulation, unlock dormant creativity, and discover that stillness and boredom are not emptiness — they're pathways to clarity, insight, and self-connection.
Through experiential exercises designed to be challenging yet safe, you'll practice emotional regulation in real time, not just learn about it. You'll explore the neuroscience of boredom and the default mode network (why your best ideas come when you stop trying), alongside somatic practices and meditation techniques rooted in traditional wisdom. The work helps you regulate your nervous system, develop the capacity to sit with difficult emotions, improve your ability to truly listen, and recognise productivity culture's grip on your wellbeing.
Led by an advanced integrative psychotherapist trainee, meditation coach, and yogi, this retreat bridges scientific rigour with contemplative practice. With daily yoga and breath-work, four therapeutic sessions, and one individual therapy session, you'll leave with practical tools for emotional regulation, deeper self-awareness, and the recognition that being alone isn't loneliness, it's coming home to yourself.
In an intimate group of 8, surrounded by Somerset countryside, you'll discover genuine rest, reconnect with your creativity, and learn that self-connection is the foundation for everything else.
Through experiential exercises designed to be challenging yet safe, you'll practice emotional regulation in real time, not just learn about it. You'll explore the neuroscience of boredom and the default mode network (why your best ideas come when you stop trying), alongside somatic practices and meditation techniques rooted in traditional wisdom. The work helps you regulate your nervous system, develop the capacity to sit with difficult emotions, improve your ability to truly listen, and recognise productivity culture's grip on your wellbeing.
Led by an advanced integrative psychotherapist trainee, meditation coach, and yogi, this retreat bridges scientific rigour with contemplative practice. With daily yoga and breath-work, four therapeutic sessions, and one individual therapy session, you'll leave with practical tools for emotional regulation, deeper self-awareness, and the recognition that being alone isn't loneliness, it's coming home to yourself.
In an intimate group of 8, surrounded by Somerset countryside, you'll discover genuine rest, reconnect with your creativity, and learn that self-connection is the foundation for everything else.
Schedule
Thursday
Afternoon — Arrival and settling in
Evening — Welcome dinner
Evening — Opening circle: setting the container
Friday
Morning — Yoga, meditation, and breathwork
Morning — Breakfast
Morning — Session 1: Stillness — learning to sit with it
Morning — Individual therapy sessions (rotating schedule)
Afternoon — Lunch
Afternoon — Session 2: The science of getting bored
Afternoon — Individual therapy sessions (rotating schedule) + free time
Evening — Dinner
Evening — Gentle walk (optional)
Evening — Evening breathwork
Saturday
Morning — Yoga, meditation, and breathwork
Morning — Breakfast
Morning — Session 3: Loneliness and dealing with difficult emotions
Morning — Individual therapy sessions (rotating schedule)
Afternoon — Lunch
Afternoon — Session 4: The art of getting bored
Afternoon — Individual therapy sessions (rotating schedule) + free time
Evening — BBQ dinner under the stars
Evening — Gentle walk (optional)
Evening — Evening breathwork
Sunday
Morning — Relaxed stretch, breathwork, and meditation
Morning — Breakfast
Morning — Closing circle: bringing it all together — connection
Afternoon — Departure
Free time throughout the retreat is unstructured — for rest, nature walks, journalling, or solitude.
Afternoon — Arrival and settling in
Evening — Welcome dinner
Evening — Opening circle: setting the container
Friday
Morning — Yoga, meditation, and breathwork
Morning — Breakfast
Morning — Session 1: Stillness — learning to sit with it
Morning — Individual therapy sessions (rotating schedule)
Afternoon — Lunch
Afternoon — Session 2: The science of getting bored
Afternoon — Individual therapy sessions (rotating schedule) + free time
Evening — Dinner
Evening — Gentle walk (optional)
Evening — Evening breathwork
Saturday
Morning — Yoga, meditation, and breathwork
Morning — Breakfast
Morning — Session 3: Loneliness and dealing with difficult emotions
Morning — Individual therapy sessions (rotating schedule)
Afternoon — Lunch
Afternoon — Session 4: The art of getting bored
Afternoon — Individual therapy sessions (rotating schedule) + free time
Evening — BBQ dinner under the stars
Evening — Gentle walk (optional)
Evening — Evening breathwork
Sunday
Morning — Relaxed stretch, breathwork, and meditation
Morning — Breakfast
Morning — Closing circle: bringing it all together — connection
Afternoon — Departure
Free time throughout the retreat is unstructured — for rest, nature walks, journalling, or solitude.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Ucman Scher, Lubborn House, Lubborn Lane, Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, UK
Directions
By Train:
The nearest train station is Castle Cary (7 miles from Lubborn House), with direct services from London Paddington (approximately 1 hour 45 minutes). From Castle Cary station, taxis are available (around £15–20, 15-minute journey). We can help coordinate shared transfers with other guests arriving at similar times.
By Air:
Bristol Airport is the closest (35 miles, approximately 50 minutes by car). From Bristol Airport, you can hire a car, take a taxi (around £60–80), or arrange a private transfer. London Heathrow is approximately 2 hours by car. London Gatwick is approximately 2.5 hours by car.
By Car:
Lubborn House is easily accessible by car, approximately 2 hours from London via the M3 and A303. Private parking is available on-site for up to 6 vehicles.
From Glastonbury:
The property is 5 miles from Glastonbury town centre (approximately 10 minutes by car or taxi).
Full address and detailed directions will be provided upon booking confirmation.
The nearest train station is Castle Cary (7 miles from Lubborn House), with direct services from London Paddington (approximately 1 hour 45 minutes). From Castle Cary station, taxis are available (around £15–20, 15-minute journey). We can help coordinate shared transfers with other guests arriving at similar times.
By Air:
Bristol Airport is the closest (35 miles, approximately 50 minutes by car). From Bristol Airport, you can hire a car, take a taxi (around £60–80), or arrange a private transfer. London Heathrow is approximately 2 hours by car. London Gatwick is approximately 2.5 hours by car.
By Car:
Lubborn House is easily accessible by car, approximately 2 hours from London via the M3 and A303. Private parking is available on-site for up to 6 vehicles.
From Glastonbury:
The property is 5 miles from Glastonbury town centre (approximately 10 minutes by car or taxi).
Full address and detailed directions will be provided upon booking confirmation.
Accommodation
6 Private rooms 1 shared room 4.5 communal toilets
Private Room
Shared twin Room
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Lubborn House is a Grade II listed country home set down a quiet lane in the village of Baltonsborough, five miles from Glastonbury and one hour from London. Surrounded by acres of mature gardens, fields, and woodland, the property offers genuine stillness and privacy essential for this depth of work.
The house features multiple living areas including two sitting rooms and flexible studio space for sessions, with accommodation for 8 guests across rooms with shared bathroom facilities. Private gr
The house features multiple living areas including two sitting rooms and flexible studio space for sessions, with accommodation for 8 guests across rooms with shared bathroom facilities. Private gr
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
What's Included
- 3 nights accommodation at Lubborn House, Somerset
- All meals (Thursday dinner through Sunday breakfast) — freshly prepared on-site by private chef using locally sourced, seasonal ingredients with Ayurvedic principles
- Saturday evening BBQ under the stars (weather permitting)
- Daily yoga, meditation, and breathwork practices (morning sessions)
- Evening breathwork sessions before sleep
- 4 in-depth therapeutic group sessions led by advanced psychotherapist trainee
- 1 individual 30-minute therapy session per guest
- Guided journalling prompts and integration materials
- Access to private grounds, countryside walks, and fire pit
- Gentle evening walks (optional, weather permitting)
- Therapeutic facilitation throughout by qualified professional
- Maximum 8 guests ensuring intimate, personalised attention
What's Not Included
- Travel to and from Lubborn House, Somerset
- Travel insurance (required — guests are responsible for arranging comprehensive cover)
- Personal expenses and items
- Alcohol (this is an alcohol-free retreat)
- Additional spa treatments or therapies beyond what's included
- Transfers from train station or airport
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