The Rest (.ed) Retreat
Teen Rest Retreat
Learn. Allow. Honour.
In a world that constantly asks teens to do more and move faster, learning to pause is essential. Rest supports focus, movement, emotional regulation, and creativity. When the nervous system settles, performance and clarity naturally improve.
This rest education retreat invites emerging adults to slow down, drop expectations, and reconnect with their own inner knowing. Through nervous system awareness and body-based practices, participants rediscover what ease actually feels like on their own terms.
By honouring stillness as much as action, the retreat reframes rest as wisdom, not weakness, empowering teens to trust their bodies and build a more balanced, sustainable relationship with effort and creativity.
"I came on this retreat thinking rest just meant sleep or doing nothing. Turns out, it’s way more than that.
We explored different kinds of rest : physical, mental, emotional and it made me realise how tired I am in ways sleep doesn’t fix. I’ve heard people talk about slowing down before, but I think I actually needed to be on a retreat like this to give it a real try.
Only by experiencing it not just hearing about it do I actually feel connected to it and understand what my body and mind need."
Teen Rest Retreat - Teen Experience
Our Retreat Schedule
Confirm & Reserve
Arrival
During
Departure
You will be contacted by email to design and arrange your journey.
You can select your preferences and activities choices.
A detailed itinerary is emailed 1 month before arrival.
Arrive into Chamonix Mont Blanc from 4pm onwards.
We will deliver your pre-planned retreat journey!.
Our choice, change and challenge design allows you and your teen further flexibility to change plans when you get here.
Depart Chamonix Mont Blanc from 3pm onwards
Retreat dates 2026
May
Friday - Sunday 15th - 17th May
Friday - Sunday 22nd - 24th May
Friday - Sunday 29th - 30th May
Begin your
teen journey
in 4 steps...
Step 1:
Select your
retreat & date
Step 2:
Register your
interest
Step 3:
Receive information & updates
Step 4:
Confirm & reserve
your place
"Self-care and awareness of what your body needs to take care of YOU is golddust! How we nurture respect for the mind & body connection during the teens years helps shape our resiliance and consistancy habits for our future selves. It's so rewarding to share with teens the power they have to energise their lives, even when it's challenging."
Charlotte Edelsten, Journey Guide