Reclaim Your Self

	Ham & High - High Flyer Retreats “A Stroud Green woman who turned from the high flying life to a slower pace is helping others unwind on yoga retreats. Jools Sampson pictured worked in international development and was working in Tanzania when she discovered a passion for massage... After a life threatening bout of malaria, Ms Sampson followed her heart and trained in massage and yoga techniques and six years ago began Reclaim Your Self – a company which sends people on yoga retreats across the world to unwind.” 15 July 2010 Download full article (pdf, 652KB)

	The Telegraph Spa Spy – Reclaim Your Self Retreat Marrakesh “Less an actual spa, more a four day, body and soul retreat at a private family riad in Marrakesh. Led by London-based massage therapist Julia Sampson, Reclaim Your Self offers wellbeing holidays across Europe, Africa and India...Spa Spy’s symptoms: Spy has sensitive digestion, which often leads to bloating. It gets worse after eating and when she is stressed. The prescription: A combination of nutrition, yoga, breathing exercises, hammam treatments and life coaching to support the body, de-stress the mind and kick-start an improvement." 8 February 2010 Download full article (pdf, 229Kb)

	Times Online – Reclaim Your Self, Marrakesh “My four days were an uplifting break that took me out of my familiar head space. I especially enjoyed the Scaravelli yoga – it’s based on the style of yoga developed by Vanda Scaravelli, who emphasised the importance of the spine, the natural gravity of the body and awareness of the breath. We had a 2 hour rooftop class each morning and, after watching the sunset, an hour’s class in the evening, which was usually punctuated by the other worldly sounds of the call to prayer. Helen Noakes was a vibrant, clever teacher who kept the movements basic to cater for a very mixed ability group...” 30 October 2009 Download full article (pdf, 32KB)

	The Guardian Travel - Marrakech retreat recommended 6 June 2009 Download full article (jpg, 77KB)

	Conde Nast Spa Guide – Go Figure "Reclaim Your Self founder Julia Sampson first studied massage when she was an aider worker in Dar Salaam, so she’s at home in Tanzania. Based at the lovely Ngare Sero safari lodge on the slopes of Mount Meru overlooking snow capped Kilimanjaro, the company’s new retreat runs 9-15 April and includes healing therapies from India, Tibet, Zanzibar and the UK, as well as detox meals, yoga, sunset meditation, cooking classes and personalised nutritional guidance." March 2009 Download full article (pdf, 494KB)

	Body and Soul Escapes Britain and Ireland – Well Being Break “You practise yoga before breakfast, and enjoy treatments in the afternoons. Jools gives expert deep tissue and hot stone massages; you can also try craniosacral therapy and chavutti thiramul massage. Isreali therapist Ariel Rubin offers Tibetan healing, combining acupuncture, osteopathy, bodywork, stretches and Tibetan medicine in his sessions. The weekends include two treatments. Jools chooses different houses in rural locations for her retreats, such as Holycombe House in the Cotswolds. The weekends take a maximum of 15 people." December 2008 Download full article (pdf, 461KB)

	The Guardian Travel - Wales retreat recommended 21 April 2007 Download full article (jpg, 134KB)