Reset and Recharge: A Wellness Retreat for Smart Works
Join Smart Works Reading and The Great House at Sonning for a beautifully curated day of nourishment and connection as our wellness experts guide you through a tailor-made experience that leaves you feeling both uplifted and deeply relaxed.
Reset & Recharge: A Wellness Retreat for Smart Works offers a beautifully curated day of yoga, sound healing, meditative walks in nature, and reflective journaling, alongside a delicious lunch and fashion pop-up sale - all while raising funds to support unemployed women across the Thames Valley.
The full-day retreat has been designed as an opportunity for attendees to invest in their own wellbeing whilst directly funding life-changing support for women who need help getting back into employment.
The day will be led by experienced wellness practitioners including a yoga session with Yasmin Strong from Grace and Gravity, a sound bath with sound and reiki healers Kate Rawlings and Helen Goddard and journaling with holistic life coach Sophia Cleverly. Set against the beautiful Berkshire backdrop, this very special retreat will leave attendees feeling rejuvenated and deeply relaxed.
Attendees will also enjoy a nourishing buffet lunch, unlimited herbal teas and coffee throughout the day, and the opportunity to shop Smart Works' fashion pop-up sale featuring designer and preloved pieces at up to 70% off RRP.
Every ticket includes a luxury goody bag worth over £100.
Programme:
- 10:00am - Arrival with welcome beverage
- 10:30am - Yoga session overlooking the river
- 11:45am - Guided meditative walk in nature
- 12:45pm - Nourishing lunch
- 1:15pm - Fashion pop-up sale, raffle & magic tree
- 2:00pm - Restorative sound bath
- 3:00pm - Reflective journaling session
- 4:00pm - Close
All proceeds from the retreat will support Smart Works Reading's free interview coaching and clothing service for unemployed women across the Thames Valley. In 2025, 67% of women supported by the charity secured employment within one month of their appointment.
As you leave feeling restored, rebalanced and reconnected, every penny raised from the day will help another local woman gain the confidence, support and opportunity to move forward into work and transform her future.
About Smart Works Reading
Smart Works Reading is a charity that supports local women into employment via our free job interview dressing and coaching service. We provide a free two-stage consultation at our centre in central Reading. Clients are given an interview-ready outfit that is theirs to keep, followed by a one-to-one coaching session with an HR professional to help them excel at interview.
We help some of the most vulnerable women in society who are referred to us from job centres, prisons, refugees, mental health charities and other support services. The women we see want a job but lack the confidence to succeed at interview.
Last year, 67% of women who benefited from our service went on to get a job within a month.