Charlotte Church closes Welsh wellness retreat after five ‘beautiful years’

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The Dreaming offered retreats aimed at helping people reconnect with nature and spirituality.

Charlotte Church is closing her wellness retreat in Wales after five “beautiful years”.

The Welsh singer, 40, opened The Dreaming in 2022 after buying the former home of fashion designer Laura Ashley a year earlier, with the renovation of the property also featuring in a Discovery Channel documentary series.

Based in Rhydoldog House near Rhayader, Powys, it offered retreats aimed at helping people reconnect with nature and spirituality, with experiences including sound healing, forest bathing and Druid ceremonies.

Last month, the retreat announced it would be “pausing” operations to “reassess” what it should offer.

In a statement posted on Instagram, The Dreaming wrote: “After five beautiful years, it is time to say goodbye to The Dreaming. As the year draws to a close, and the land settles into its winter slumber, we find ourselves at the end of a very special chapter.

“When we last wrote to you, we shared our plans for The Dreaming to pause, to go fallow, to rest and make space for whatever might come next. At that time, we had hoped this would be a period of hibernation, rather than an ending.

“Sadly, we’ve come to realise that this is not simply a time of hibernation, but the end of our journey with The Dreaming. What a beautiful, wild and wonderful few years it has been.”

It continued: “Together, we’ve sung, danced, laughed, cried, rested, feasted, wandered through the woods, plunged into cold water, sat around fires and gazed up at the stars. We’ve shared stories, made friendships, held space for one another and found moments of stillness in a world that so rarely allows us to slow down.

“Thousands of you have found your way to this little corner of the Welsh hills, each bringing something of yourselves, and each leaving a little something behind. You have made The Dreaming what it is.”

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