Women's Healing Retreat in Scotland, Summer 2027 | The Long Exhale in the Scottish Highlands with Meredith Sloane
A Women's Summer Solstice Retreat · Scottish Highlands
Summer 2027 · Dates coming soon
What if the most radical thing you did this year was slow down?
Join the 2027 waitlistThe Land
The Magic of Scotland
Scotland's bones are made of myth, stone and the pulse of the unseen. From Neolithic cairns to standing stones, this land has always been a living altar. At Solstice, when the sun lingers and the veil grows thin, it opens even wider.
Alba, the ancient Gaelic name for Scotland, means bright, mountain-lit. This is a land of light and lineage, where bodies soften into presence and the nervous system finally exhales.
The Land
Connect Deeply to Nature
Where the Earth Breathes You Back
Solstice light, forest and river recalibrate your whole system.
Moving at the Speed of Soil & Soul
Here, the pace is ancient. Joy lives in moss and mist, and your body finds the rhythm it has always known.
Silence as Ceremony
We walk in silence. We sit by the fire. We listen to what the wind says when no one is speaking.
The Body Remembers the Way
By the time we leave, something that was held tight for years has finally let go.
The Experience
Return to the Wild
In the Scottish Highlands, the land hums with old magic. The stones remember. The rivers carry songs older than language.
Among the heather and pine, in the shadow of mountains shaped by myth, you're invited to lay it all down and let the land do some of the work.
Activities may include
- Solstice celebration
- Silent forest walks and barefoot attunement
- Ritual clearing in ancient loch waters
- Elemental breathwork, sound and somatic ritual
- Fire circles, stargazing and dream entry
- Herbal tincture making
- Rainbow energy healings
- Time on ancient burial grounds and sacred land
- Medicine ceremony
- Returning to your divine feminine
Where You'll Stay & What You'll Eat
A Highland Home, and Food That Holds You
Pityoulish House
Built in the 1800s on over 25 acres of ancient Highland land, Pityoulish House is a lovingly restored private estate where ancestral energy meets modern comfort. In 2024 it was named Scotland's Home of the Year by the BBC.
Eight bedrooms, each with its own en suite, made for privacy and real rest. Expect forest views. Expect quiet. Expect red squirrels in the trees and the sudden hush when a golden eagle passes overhead. There's a sunken garden, forest paths and 1.5 miles of private riverbank along the Spey.
Nourishment from the Inside Out
A private chef prepares seasonal, grounding meals throughout the retreat, made to support your slowing down: warm, simple and abundant.
The Highlands
Everything Is Taken Care Of
Five Days, Held
You arrive, and the rest is handled. Dates, price and room options for 2027 go to the waitlist first.
- 5 days in the Scottish Highlands
- All meals by a private chef
- Summer Solstice ceremony
- Energy work sessions with Meredith
- Guided nature experiences
- An intimate women's circle
International flights are not included.
Scotland · Summer 2027
We're Going Back
The Highlands asked for another year. Dates and details are still coming together, and the waitlist hears everything first.
Questions? Email Meredith. I'm happy to chat.