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Well Bath Yoga & Wellness Centre · Charlcombe
A quiet moment at the top of a hillside, looking out over a distant valley.

Care at Well Bath

For those stepping out of the working years

Written and reviewed by Joe Macnab, Well Bath. Last reviewed .

The last shape has moved. What used to fill the days, the meetings and the arrivals and the standing being of a role, has ended. Something in the body is trying to catch up with a life that has changed its shape. This is what to expect when you arrive.

Retirement is one of the biggest transitions a body carries, and often the least held. The nervous system that ran for decades on adrenaline and appointments is being asked to rewire around something quieter. Sleep changes shape. Purpose changes shape. The physical body notices too, sometimes with aches that were always there but never had the space to be felt.

Sue's Holistic Health Consultation is a long conversation about the whole picture: food, rhythm, meaning, movement, connection. It is a map rather than a treatment, and often the right first door for anyone in a big transition. Joe's Introductory Wellness Evaluation is a shorter version of the same, tuned to Well Bath's practices specifically. Both are good places to begin.

On the movement side, Gentle Hatha with Ilona, Yin, and Lauren's Yin Restorative on Sunday evenings all meet a body that has been sitting at desks for years. Sound Baths with Kate, Reiki with Heidi, and the monthly Reiki and Meditations evening offer the deepest rest. Nothing is asked of you except to lie down.

Who holds this at Well Bath

Practitioners

Naturopathic nutrition, Eco therapy, Cancer support

Sue Judge

Naturopathic nutritional therapy, eco therapy, and cancer support. Works with the body's ecology from the inside.

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Tui Na, Shamanic Breathwork, Prana Kriya, I Ching

Joe Macnab

Sole owner and lineage practitioner at Well Bath. Trained in Tui Na under Errol Lynch. Founding voice of the sanctuary.

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Yoga Therapy

Jane Dziadulewicz

One-to-one Yoga Therapy. First 20-minute consultation is free.

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Gentle Hatha

Ilona

Weekly Gentle Hatha. Soft, unhurried, forgiving of every body. A good first door into the studio.

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Wake Up and Flow, Yin and Restorative

Lauren

Two sides of the yoga schedule: the early morning flow and the softer restorative evenings.

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Reiki, meditation, energy clearing

Heidi

One-to-one Reiki treatments, monthly Reiki and Meditation workshops, and the full Traditional Usui Reiki training path.

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Crystal bowl sound baths, Vinyasa Yoga

Kate

Holds the monthly Crystal Bowl Sound Baths. Also teaches Vinyasa on the studio side.

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Kirtan

Tim Chalice

Leads the monthly Kirtan. Not call-and-response. Everyone sings together as one constant wall of sound.

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Not sure where to begin

Start with a conversation

The Introductory Wellness Evaluation is a one-to-one with Joe. Half an hour. No treatment. Just a chance to be heard and to find the right first door into the sanctuary.