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Capture your Imagination

By Barry Williams | januari 30, 2024

A foggy landscape with silhouettes of trees in the foreground and middle ground. Mist covers the fields and trees in the distance, creating a serene, ethereal atmosphere.

Our all-inclusive photography retreat is hosted by award-winning photographer Paul Mitchell. You are invited to make our gorgeous Chateau your home-away-from-home for this long weekend. The landscapes and woodlands around the Chateau and nearby are truly stunning.

Free energy – the holy grail

By bdvsadmin | oktober 11, 2023

A person in a gray shirt with Group Evolution Retreats lifts a dumbbell with their right hand. They are wearing a watch on their wrist. The background shows gym equipment.

Do you hate the off season? Do you hate the gym and see little point in strength and conditioning? Or are you on the road to enlightenment and see some value in gym work in improving your resilience to injury. Most of us see gym work as unnecessary, or, at most, a necessary evil. However, well-designed and targeted strength and conditioning programmes improve not only our resilience to injury but also our biomechanical and physiological efficiency. Such programmes are also dynamic, challenging and, best of all, enjoyable. The ‘free energy’ that is harnessed helps take our performance to the next level.

Cook’s Corner Bircher Muesli

By Barry Williams | oktober 8, 2023

Two dessert glasses filled with a mixture of oats, yogurt, and fresh berries, including blueberries and raspberries, are placed on a dark table. Elegant white lilies and green foliage lie in the background.

Live life like a bowl of Bircher muesli:
make it healthy, hearty and wholesome (or fruity, nutty and fulfilling).
Make it your own…

Healthier you, healthier planet

By Barry Williams | februari 24, 2023 |

A large wooden arrow is attached to a tree stump in a forest, surrounded by tall trees and green foliage. The arrow points to the left, blending with the natural environment. Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground on this peaceful trail, perfect for relaxing in nature.

We are proud to launch our ‘healthier you, healthier planet’ initiative our first step to becoming a leading destination for the environmentally conscious traveller.

Waking up to the Importance of Sleep

By Barry Williams | oktober 15, 2021

A cozy bedroom with angled walls and a small window, featuring a neatly made bed with white pillows. A black lamp sits on a nightstand beside the bed. The room has a calm, minimalist atmosphere.

In this, our third blog in our off season series, we explore the importance of sleep and how to improve the quality of sleep we each get.

The quiet revolution

By Barry Williams | augustus 2, 2021

A man wearing a light-colored hat and navy shirt smiles at the camera in front of an outdoor swimming pool with lane dividers, surrounded by trees and greenery under a clear blue sky.

In this, the fourth in our off season series, we explore how skills acquisition research is impacting how we best learn and master sports-related skills.