Bonhays Retreats

21/11/2025

If you are interested to start a journey with the incredible art of Nei Gong, a foundations training is the first step.

It will be held here at Bonhays

Details -->. https://www.sophieneigong.com/foundationsofneigong

20/11/2025

The first proper frosty morning this winter @ Bonhays retreat centre

18/11/2025

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘅, 𝗿𝗲-𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲? 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱?

．．．．I mean...who doesn't these days!

The thought of navigating this alone can feel too much. You are not alone in this!

Bonhays retreat centre is hosting a New Year Detox retreat, supported by a wonderful team of experienced therapists offering:
* Detox programme level 1,2 or 3
* Daily workshops on food, detox and nervous system awareness
* Embodied movement sessions specifically to release tension & restore balance
* Somatic experiencing workshops for nervous system regulation
* Optional bodywork sessions for deep relaxation
* Optional 1:1 somatic experiencing sessions
* All detox meals & teas
* Single room with shared bathroom

You should expect to leave feeling
refreshed, renewed and grounded for the year to come.

Email us @ bonhays.calendar@gmail.com with any questions or for further info see this link:
https://linktr.ee/bonhaysretreatcentre

06/11/2025

A few moments of Autumn here at Bonhays retreat centre, Dorset Uk

30/10/2025

A beautiful weekend of wild nature walks, sauna by the ocean, yoga, rest, nourishing autumnal home cooked meals and plenty of cups of tea.

Hosted by naturalconnection.org.uk

28/10/2025

The beautiful Rosanna from 𝐹𝑜𝓁𝒾𝒶 𝑀𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒶𝑔𝑒 Therapy is available to offer bespoke massages to your lovely retreat participants right here at Bonhays.

A wonderful addition to a restorative retreat. And personally feel extremely relaxed after a session with Rosanna!

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29/09/2025

A wonderful and far too short (!) weekend with these lovely people of exploring the subtle in the art of Nei Gong. I really enjoyed teaching this weekend., the material we covered started to go deeper.

We looked at:

* Defining what we mean by the word ‘body’ to break down some of the concepts which limit our capacity to perceive truthfully

* Understanding the relevance of continual development of the lower Dan Tian when starting to work with more subtle levels of qi

The practices had an emphasis on nourishing the kidney system, including the spine and the whole lower abdominal area , as well as the opening and activating of the yellow Court.

Unusually for my teaching these days, it was a relatively small group, so it’s been interesting to notice how that is after spending a lot of time teaching much larger/fuller courses. I am certainly very much less tired, even though the teaching (and helping) was exactly the same as it would’ve been if I’d had 30 or 40 (just less) and a few years ago teaching a group of 14 would’ve been quite tiring. Perhaps there’s something to all this Qi building after all 😂

23/09/2025

Nei gong retreats for all levels @ Bonhays retreats Dorset with Senior LNG teacher Sophie Johnson
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🌱𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲🌱

𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐢 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐠
𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 - 𝐅𝐞𝐛 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨

Classical Daoist methods to assist students to enter this transformative process, philosophy, bodywork, lower dantian activation...plus a lot of laughs along the way!

A foundations course is the best place to begin your nei gong journey, and also for those who have trained a while or online who wish to deepen in the foundations.
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🪴𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬🪴

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬
𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟓𝐭𝐡-𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Deepening & refining the body mechanics and principles as well as breathing and meditation practice
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🌳𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞🌳

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 - 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫
𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝟑𝐫𝐝 - 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

All details on the website link below, and feel free to message us with any queries or to book in at Bonhays.calendar@gmail.com

Happy training everyone!

https://www.sophieneigong.com/retreats

30/08/2025

The autumn email newsletter is out now with news, classes & Nei gong retreats at Bonhays

Greetings everyone from me and us all at Bonhays, autumn is arriving here in Dorset, we can feel its nip especially in the early morning air, carrying with it the need to keep nourishing the lung system as the beginning of the contraction away from the expanse of Summer deepens.

18/07/2025

Upcoming at Bonhays Retreats

𝔼𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕦𝕓𝕥𝕝𝕖

26th - 28th September 2025

What do we mean by the subtle?

Should this therefore be barely perceivable?

Why bother work with the denser levels of manifestation if we are focused upon spiritual development, as surely that’s all that matters?

These and other questions, inquiry and practice will be the orientation of this weekend, alongside work to bring the Qi towards nourishing this understanding.

This retreat is not for people brand new (first year) to Nei Gong.

For more info and bookings
https://www.sophieneigong.com/enterthesubtle

Any questions, please feel free to reach out: bonhays.calendar@gmail.com