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Starboy Fitness & Massage, Congburn Garden centre, Durham (2026)

18/01/2026

✨ My energy is wild, deep and beautiful — physically, spiritually and mentally — and it’s being felt everywhere.

Clients, algorithms and the event diary are all responding… virtually, telepathically and in person 💫

🌲 Close to capacity SELL-OUTS

• Congburn Woods, (march 8th)
• The next two events
• March –

🏰 All overnight events for 2026 are now FULLY BOOKED

✨ With the only availability being the Women’s Empowerment & Wellness Retreats in August & September.

💬 This Wednesday, I have the absolute privilege and honour of speaking to up to 1,000 employees at one of the region’s largest employers — launching a newly formed, confident women’s community for their workforce.
Watch this space…

📺 Recent BBC TV coverage,
📰 a front-page story in The Northern Echo,
📈 and huge growth on Facebook means my message — and the energy of the incredible — is reaching far and wide.

💖 My message to you:

If you’re even thinking about attending an event in winter, spring or summer, book now.

Spaces are moving fast — and this energy is only expanding ❤️✨️🌳🌊🏰

Next up is sell out next weekend- see you all soon. 30 plus beautiful souls ✨️ How amazing 🔥❤️✨️ i cant wait !!

18/01/2026

🌕✨ FULL SNOW MOON CASTLE RETREAT ✨🌕

🏰 A Soul-Seducing Evening of Healing & Magic
Step inside a historic castle for an unforgettable night of deep relaxation, connection & transformation.

🔔 As featured on BBC TV – Starboy

🌿 What’s included:

✨️ Guided meditation
✨ Full Sound Bath
✨ Massage or
✨ Reiki Healing
✨ Sacred Sharing Circle

📍 Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham
🗓 DATES:
🌕 1st February | 5–9pm
🌑 29th March | 4–9pm

💷 £49 per person
👥 Limited to 25 guests

⚠️ Only 4 spaces left for February
Previous retreats SOLD OUT — this one is already filling fast.

✨ Expect deep healing, powerful energy, and pure castle magic under the Full Moon.

18/01/2026

🌲 CONGBURN WOODS – FIRST WOODLAND WELLNESS EVENING 🌲£29PP 😍

Sunday 8th March | 5–9pm | £29pp

I’m so excited to introduce the very first Woodland Wellness Evening at Congburn Woods 🌿
A deeply grounding, fire-lit evening designed to calm the nervous system, reconnect you with nature and bring people together in warm, supportive community.

✨ Soundbath
✨ Massage or Reiki around the fire 🔥
✨ Meditation & sharing circle
✨ A beautiful woodland community
✨ Marshmallows & s’mores

A full 4–5 hour wellness evening for just £29pp.

🌿 WHY £29? 🌿

In 2026, our Woodland & Beach Wellness Evenings remain £29pp for the 8th year in a row
(excluding woodland buffet events)
Each evening includes:

✨ Your yoga or soundbath
✨ Your massage or reiki
✨ Your meditation
✨ A welcoming fire-circle community
✨ Marshmallows & s’mores

I’m not here to make big money or take advantage of anyone financially.

I’ve been running these experiences since 2018 – they’re magical, original, and built on years of real-world experience, learning and love.

🌿 UPCOMING WELLNESS DAY & EVENING EVENTS 🌿

(Listed in date order)

💥 Saturday 1st February – 🏰 Lumley Castle
Soundbath & Massage Evening | 5–9pm | £49pp
⚠️ Only 3 spaces remaining

💥 Sunday 1st March – 🌲 Hamsterley Forest (Opener)
Sunset & Soundbath Gathering | 4–6pm | £19pp

💥 Sunday 8th March – 🌳 Congburn Woods, Durham
Forest Wellness Evening | 5–9pm | £29pp
🌟 Soundbath
🌟 Meditation
🌟 Sharing circle
🌟 Massage or Reiki around the fire 🔥
(27 spaces)

💥 Sunday 15th March – 🌊 South Shields Beach
Beach Wellness Evening | 5–9pm | £29pp
🌟 Soundbath
🌟 Meditation
🌟 Massage or Reiki around the fire 🔥
(27 spaces)

💥 Sunday 29th March – 🏰 Lumley Castle
Soundbath & Massage Evening | 4–9pm | £49pp

💥 Saturday 12th April – 🌊 South Shields Beach
Beach Wellness Evening | 5–9pm | £29pp
✨ Same therapies & itinerary as March

💥Monday 25th May- 🌞Brinkburn priory & estate Soundbath & Massage day retreat, with freshly made mid afternoon buffet. 10-5pm £89PP

💥 Sunday 21st June – 🌊 South Shields Beach
Beach Wellness Evening | 6–10pm | £29pp
✨ Same therapies & itinerary

🌙 OVERNIGHT WOMEN’S WELLBEING & EMPOWERMENT RETREATS 🌙

✨ NOT SOLD OUT EVENTS– WITH SPACES AVAILABLE ✨ALL OTHER 2026 OVERNIGHT RETREATS NOW FULL / SOLD OUT !

📍 Barnard Castle NEW !!

💫 £109pp (includes accommodation and everything below)
✨ Saturday 29th – Sunday 30th August
✨ Saturday 26th – Sunday 27th September
🕔 Arrival from 5pm Saturday
✨ Includes:
• Yoga & movement
• Massage
• Conflict management & self-defence
• Keep-fit sessions
• Stone-fired pizzas 🍕
• Overnight accommodation
• Safe, supportive women-only space
A powerful overnight experience focused on wellbeing, confidence, empowerment and connection for women.

Tag your friends ✨️✨️

17/01/2026

NEW & EXCLUSIVE! ✨🌿 Brinkburn Day Retreat
Bank Holiday Monday | 25th May | 10am–5pm

This one-day wellness retreat is the perfect escape from the noise of everyday life 💫

Step into the deep calm of Brinkburn Estate, Northumberland – a hidden sanctuary wrapped in ancient woodland, birdsong and the gentle flow of the River Coquet. At its heart sits the stunning 12th-century Brinkburn Priory, a place of contemplation and stillness for centuries. The energy here is timeless, peaceful and deeply grounding.

🌿 The Newest Starboy Retreat 🌿
Spend the day in Brinkburn’s beautiful barn-loft studio – exposed wooden beams, stone walls and countryside views flooding the space with natural light. A truly warm, welcoming and restorative setting.

✨ What Your Day Includes ✨
• Full soundbath, gong therapy & guided meditation
• Opening & closing sharing circles
• A barefoot connective grounding experience
• Herbal teas & refreshments throughout
• Late afternoon buffet (approx. 3:30pm)
• Leave feeling refreshed, recharged & deeply relaxed

🌀 The Power of Sound 🌀
As the gongs are played, waves of sound ripple through the space, vibrating gently through the body. These deep, resonant tones calm the nervous system, release tension and guide you into a meditative state where time softens and the body can truly rest. Each soundbath is a unique, immersive journey that works on a cellular level to restore balance and emotional wellbeing.

🌾 Choose Your Deep Relaxation Experience 🌾
After the soundbath, you’ll choose one of the following:

✨ Individual Massage Treatment
or
🥁 Group Reiki Drumming Session
Massage helps release muscular tension, improve circulation and calm the nervous system, allowing the body to fully integrate the healing effects of sound. Reiki drumming combines rhythm and energy work to ground, rebalance and restore – a powerful collective experience.

🌟 Your Retreat Team 🌟
Brought to you by
✨ Atusa AKA Just a Girl and her Gong and her Gong sound & gong journey
✨ Lisa Jefferson – Fellow Massage Therapist
A truly star-powered team 🌟🌟🌟
💫 Only £89 per person – a stylish, therapeutic wellness experience
💳 £50 non-refundable deposit secures your place

📅 Remaining balance due 1st March 2026
Leave Brinkburn as countless others have over the centuries – calmer, clearer and more connected.

📍 Brinkburn Estate, Northumberland
📅 Monday 25th May (Bank Holiday)
⏰ 10am – 5pm

✨ Spaces are limited – this WILL sell out ✨
Perfect as a gift, a reset, or a well-deserved pause for yourself 💚

17/01/2026

One of the questions i get asked most often is:
“Do people come on their own, or as part of a group?”

The simple answer is — it’s a mix of everything.
Many people choose to attend our retreats and events on their own. They come for that important personal time — space for reflection, healing, and gentle solitude. Being on your own doesn’t mean being alone; it often becomes one of the most powerful parts of the experience.

Others attend with friends or as part of a group, and that works beautifully too.

For our larger groups, there are always at least three therapists (sometimes four), so there’s plenty of support and opportunity to speak with the team. I’m also fully connected with the team throughout, ensuring everyone feels held, supported, and safe.

And quite often, people leave having formed new friendships.

Starboy events draw people from every background — different personalities, energies, and professions. This creates a unique opportunity where you may find yourself sitting side by side with someone you may never have crossed paths with otherwise.

So whether you’re coming solo or with others, you’ll be welcomed exactly as you are 🤍

Image is from a hugely successful November retreat at TCR the Hub where we have many magical events, weekends and experiences scheduled, most are now fully booked for 2026 onwards.

Check out last nights post for

🌟WOMENS EMPOWERMENT & WELLNESS RETREAT🌟️

An opportunity for a Saturday & Sunday in AUG & SEPT too all for £109 PP ! includes accommodation, yoga, massage, keep fit, self defence and conflict management workshops and your stone fired pizzas 🍕 😍✨️

17/01/2026

1 min read 🌟When life knocks you down, roll over and look at the stars ! 🌟When you see me speak about connection—to nature, the stars, and the wider universe—know this: it comes from lived experience.

These are the things that saved me in a very dark place around 13 years ago. Whether it was the wild fells, Congburn🌳, or deep in the forest, it didn’t matter if it was 9 pm or 3 am. Nature became the place where I could release energy, connect to something greater than myself, and feel held.

The trees listened.
The moon watched.
The water reflected my journey.

And still, I continue.
Tonight, I feel deeply intertwined with nature and the cosmos. It’s nearly 1 am, and here I am—dancing alone in the woods with my rave music lifting my spirit. Then I take my headphones out and listen instead to the stream, the night, the stillness between sounds.

Congburn is the place I call home.

Some of my posts include science-based studies and links to medicine, neuroscience, professors, and research. But what you’ll mostly find is my story. What worked for me. What didn’t. What I believe—because I lived it.

For seven years, I had a cabin in the woods. A place not only for time with my family, but also a working base where I offered everything from massages to indoor fitness within a healing environment. For three years, on and off, I also lived in the county’s largest forest—grounding, recharging, and sleeping beneath vast night skies.
A few days from now, I’ll be calling on your help. This will be the first time I’ve done this since creating Starboy Retreats—with nothing more than £30 to my name, a massage bed, and a dream.

All of this followed a promise I made to myself and to the stars: to flip negativity and poor mental health on its head, and to find inner strength, belief, and the happy, loving, positive vibe of the inner boy within me. That promise was forged many moons ago, while staring up at the stars on one cold, scary, dark night in 2013✨️✨️

Now, the time feels right.

Things are aligning✨️✨️

This isn’t just about you or me.
It’s about creating something bigger than us both—collective energy, beautiful souls, connection to the trees, the stars, Mother Nature, the universe… and beyond.

Watch this space.
Something magical is coming. 🌲✨🌌

Photo the stars over Congburn woods from waldridge fells ✨️co Durham ✨️

16/01/2026

If you’re deep in grief, you’ll go through phases 🤍
The last day or two I’ve had lots of time on my own, time off work, and I’m off again on Saturday.
It’s important to remember to reflect.

Sit with your feelings.
Have a cry, have a smile — whatever is natural.
I feel it’s important not to push it away.
Find time for yourself.

If you’ve not been doing this on your journey of grief, healing, or simply for your overall wellbeing — this is your call from the stars ✨

Check out
There are so many woodland, beach, and castle events in the diary — all affordable and accessible, no silly price tag.

Starboy is spiritual, healing, and supported by a growing team of beautiful souls working side by side.

I write this as the loving father of Ben Whiteman, who we lost in 2024 to ***de.

Always by our side, guiding us all, just as he promised.
Some boy ❤️
Always loved. Never forgotten.

I promise you, you'll all be welcomed with open arms. No judgement and only good vibes & good energy from this magical team ✨️

🌟STARBOY
🌟ATUSA - SOUND HEALER
🌟LISA - MASSAGE THERAPIST
🌟BETH - YOGI

With additional therapists, healers, workshop specialists linking up on various connective nourishing events & retreats.

Have a great weekend. Thank you all for continued love & support. Means a lot ❤️✨️

Starboy 💫

16/01/2026

2026- Creating magical experiences & wow! they're are selling out😍WOMENS RETREATS are the next 2 just launched...🌟 “AUG & SEPTEMBER” WOMEN’S WELLNESS & EMPOWERMENT RETREAT 🌟

🌞 Something truly special is coming this summer… 🌿

🌟 YOGA 🌟 SELF-DEFENCE 🌟 KEEPFIT 🌟 MASSAGE 🌟 MEDITATION

I’m so excited to share our Summer Women’s Wellness Overnight Retreat dates.

⚠️ IMPORTANT UPDATE:
Our previously posted overnight retreats from January through to August are now SOLD OUT.
Over 50% of spaces for these August & September retreats have already been taken by the waiting list.

🗓 RETREAT DATES (5pm start)

Saturday 29th – Sunday 30th August
Saturday 26th – Sunday 27th September
Each retreat is limited to 33 women per event to keep the space safe, personal and supportive.
These unique women’s wellness retreats are designed to nourish your body, mind, and soul in a beautiful, supportive setting.

✨ Each retreat includes:
✨ Guided meditation with Starboy
✨ Starboy Swedish massage
✨ A choice of Massages with Lisa
✨ Yoga with Beth (a yogi of over 10 years)
✨ Lakeside yoga & keep-fit with Beth & Starboy (Sunday morning)
✨ A powerful 2-hour Self-Defence & Conflict Management workshop with Alex, an experienced professional
✨ Sharing circles, connection and reflection
✨ Stone-baked DIY pizzas, enjoyed during twilight around the fire alongside your massage and great company
✨ Overnight accommodation included
This is so much more than a retreat — it’s a space for real women, real stories and real transformation. 33 beds across 5 rooms.

🌿 Our team brings both professional expertise and lived experience:

Alex — specialist in women-only self-defence & conflict management and a lover of natural beauty and selfcare & personal wellbeing. Owner & founder of Valkyrie Protect ✨️

Lisa — family law specialist & massage therapist.
Someone who has lived through domestic violence herself and has lost a partner to su***de, bringing deep compassion, understanding and lived experience into her work.

Beth — yogi of over 10 years & mam of 2 young girls. Who loves, family, friends, nature, connection & community.

Starboy — host of events for 15 years, beauty & massage therapist, personal trainer and group fitness instructor for 8 years.
I’m also a single, hard-working parent who raised four children, and who has lived through the heartbreaking loss of a child to su***de 💙.

These retreats are held with deep compassion, understanding and respect for every woman’s journey ❤️

📍 Location:

Barnard Castle — TCR The Hub

💷 Everything listed above is included — £109 per person ❤️✨

💳 Booking Information:

All retreats and events are fully paid and booked via bank transfer

Spaces can be held for up to 24 hours prior to payment

Based on 2026 demand for Starboy experiences so far, be ready to book — nudge your friends & family and have bank details ready to go 💫

✨ These retreats fill fast — and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Working on even more men & women wellness events, with more dates to follow. Stay tuned 💫

16/01/2026

🌟 NEWS! “AUG & SEPTEMBER” WOMEN’S WELLNESS & EMPOWERMENT RETREAT 🌟

🌞 Something truly special is coming this summer… 🌿

🌟 YOGA 🌟 SELF-DEFENCE 🌟 KEEPFIT 🌟 MASSAGE 🌟 MEDITATION

I’m so excited to share our Summer Women’s Wellness Overnight Retreat dates.

⚠️ IMPORTANT UPDATE:
Our previously posted overnight retreats from January through to August are now SOLD OUT.
Over 50% of spaces for these August & September retreats have already been taken by the waiting list.

🗓 RETREAT DATES (5pm start)

Saturday 29th – Sunday 30th August
Saturday 26th – Sunday 27th September
Each retreat is limited to 33 women per event to keep the space safe, personal and supportive.
These unique women’s wellness retreats are designed to nourish your body, mind, and soul in a beautiful, supportive setting.

✨ Each retreat includes:
✨ Guided meditation with Starboy
✨ Starboy Swedish massage
✨ A choice of Massages with Lisa
✨ Yoga with Beth (a yogi of over 10 years)
✨ Lakeside yoga & keep-fit with Beth & Starboy (Sunday morning)
✨ A powerful 2-hour Self-Defence & Conflict Management workshop with Alex, an experienced professional
✨ Sharing circles, connection and reflection
✨ Stone-baked DIY pizzas, enjoyed during twilight around the fire alongside your massage and great company
✨ Overnight accommodation included
This is so much more than a retreat — it’s a space for real women, real stories and real transformation. 33 beds across 5 rooms.

🌿 Our team brings both professional expertise and lived experience:

Alex — specialist in women-only self-defence & conflict management and a lover of natural beauty and selfcare & personal wellbeing. Owner & founder of Valkyrie Protect ✨️

Lisa — family law specialist & massage therapist.
Someone who has lived through domestic violence herself and has lost a partner to su***de, bringing deep compassion, understanding and lived experience into her work.

Beth — yogi of over 10 years & mam of 2 young girls. Who loves, family, friends, nature, connection & community.

Starboy — host of events for 15 years, beauty & massage therapist, personal trainer and group fitness instructor for 8 years.
I’m also a single, hard-working parent who raised four children, and who has lived through the heartbreaking loss of a child to su***de 💙.

These retreats are held with deep compassion, understanding and respect for every woman’s journey ❤️

📍 Location:

Barnard Castle — TCR The Hub

💷 Everything listed above is included — £109 per person ❤️✨

💳 Booking Information:

All retreats and events are fully paid and booked via bank transfer

Spaces can be held for up to 24 hours prior to payment

Based on 2026 demand for Starboy experiences so far, be ready to book — nudge your friends & family and have bank details ready to go 💫

✨ These retreats fill fast — and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

15/01/2026

Wow ! New kit for new website coming too Starboyretreats.com - modelled by myself 🤡 Thanks to Printing Mad Washington great work as always.

If you workout with me. You're a massage client or a retreat guest drop in the comments if you'd quite like one yourself.

T-shirts £25
Hoodys £40

🌟DURHAM 🌟HAMSTERLEY 🌟SOUTHSHIELDS
🌟BARNARD CASTLE 🌟LUMLEY CASTLE

15/01/2026

✨ Glow. Relax. Sleep Better. ✨
Only at – DH7, Durham
Looking for real skin results and total body relaxation – without luxury-brand prices?

Our Kaeso Facial + Full Body Swedish Massage gives you both… for just £49 💆‍♀️✨
Or treat yourself to a 60-minute Starboy Swedish Massage for only £29 (normally £58 – HALF PRICE)

🌿 Why Kaeso?

Kaeso is a professional-grade skincare brand trusted by therapists because it delivers visible results without harsh chemicals.
Your skin will feel: ✔ Deeply hydrated
✔ Plumper & smoother
✔ Calm & balanced
✔ Naturally glowing
Perfect for dry, tired, stressed or ageing skin.

💆‍♂️ Why Starboy Swedish Massage?
Our signature full-body massage: ✔ Releases deep muscle tension
✔ Reduces stress & anxiety
✔ Improves circulation
✔ Helps you sleep better
✔ Leaves you feeling lighter & reset
This isn’t a rushed treatment – this is real relaxation.

🌙 Late nights? We’ve got you.
We offer appointments most days until 10pm
So if you’re a shift worker, night owl, or just need to switch off after a long day – we’re here.
Trouble sleeping?
Book this just before bedtime and drift off relaxed, calm and tension-free 😴

⭐ Why Starboy Retreats?
✔ 15+ years’ experience in beauty & massage
✔ Featured on Robson Green Weekend Escapes
✔ Trusted by hundreds of happy clients
✔ Located in DH7, Durham

💥 SPECIAL OFFERS

✨ Kaeso Facial + Full Body Swedish Massage – £49

✨ Starboy 60-otis Swedish Massage – £29 (HALF PRICE)

No luxury brand mark-ups.
Just real results, real relaxation, real value.

📩 Message now to book – limited evening slots available!

14/01/2026

Little did I know back in the 1980s…
That a kid dressed as Superman would grow into The Star Boy of 2026 — not here to show off his powers✨️but to help others discover theirs.

Back then it was just fancy dress.
Now it’s purpose.

In 2026 I aim to do exactly what this photo represents:
help people realise how strong they really are.
Through bootcamps, fitness and team-building days, I won’t just help you find your limits —
I’ll help you push past them.

Because limits aren’t there to stop us…
they’re there to be broken.

Already here in the early days of 2026, my heart is glowing with what’s to come —
with the hugely popular wellness events I create and host, and the incredible teamwork that helps people truly feel good at .
From woodland retreats to beachside escapes,
from quiet moments in nature under the stars ✨️✨️to powerful shared experiences,
everything is designed to help people find themselves again — and awaken their very own superpowers.

Because when you step away from the noise…
when you breathe, move, connect and feel supported…
you remember who you are.
And that’s when the real magic begins.
I’ll be encouraging, empowering and supporting so many of you through:

✨ Confidence-building women’s groups
🧠 Men’s mental health
💛 Disabled and disadvantaged kids and young people
🤝 Those bravely overcoming addiction
💬 Mental health, bereavement and the stresses of everyday life
🌟 And those flying high — inspired, stable and in a good place

I’ll be embracing and welcoming so many new faces, because this is what community looks like.
This is what happens when we come together and support one another.

I’ll also be connecting and working alongside people in support roles, mental-health services and therapies, creating something far bigger than any one of us.

I be taking my mid-week breaks to reset, reflect and stay grounded.
Saturdays are family day — because strong people come from strong roots.

And then, the rest of the week…
It’s time to do just this.
It’s time to shine —
each and every one of us. ✨✨️✨️✨️

⭐ Starboy Fitness

• Strength & conditioning for real-world confidence
• Bootcamps that push your limits — safely and powerfully
• Team-building that builds trust, resilience and unity

🌿 Starboy Retreats

• Inner strength — reconnecting to who you really are
• Spiritual & personal growth — mind, body and soul aligned
• Reset — stepping away to recharge and realign
• Connection — community, belonging and shared healing

Starboy Fitness & Massage
Helping you find — and break — your limits.

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