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We’re really delighted to announce this 5-day retreat in June ’26. Enjoy an Iyengar yoga immersive experience designed to heal, strengthen and liberate. 

Penpont 5-day Retreat Friday 26- Tues 30 June 2026

Set in the beautiful Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Penpont Estate offers extensive, well-kept grounds on the banks of the river Usk. A hedge maze, walled kitchen garden, courtyards, woodland, lawns and a riverside wood-fired sauna are just some of the attractions. The yoga hall is in a gorgeous converted barn, well ventilated and with a wooden floor. Penpont is family-run to high ecological standards and offers a perfect setting for deep release and quiet practice. 

All Penpont images courtesy of the estate and the original photographers.

The wonderful Gina’s Cantina will be providing a delicious and nutritious summer menu, all thoughtfully designed to complement the programme of yoga classes and making use of the seasonal organic fruit and veg grown onsite. Lunch and dinner provided daily, as well as early morning herb-tea and mid-morning hot drinks of choice. Please note that all places are full-board only.

About Jenny-May 

Jenny-May While is a Level 3 Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Teacher Trainer. She has been practising yoga since age 16 in the ‘90s and discovered Iyengar yoga in 2000, since when she has studied with advanced teachers in India, Europe and the UK. She completed her Introductory Teacher Training with Faeq Biria in 2007. Jenny-May is a student of Jayne Orton at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Birmingham and attended the post-compulsory Intermediate Teacher Training (Levels 1-3) with Faeq and Corine Biria and Patxi Lizardi in Paris between 2012 and 2015.

In 2014 she founded Hereford Yoga CIC, a not-for-profit social enterprise with the aim of making Iyengar yoga more widely recognised and practiced, especially amongst hard to reach groups. This led to the opening of Hereford Yoga Centre in January 2017.



Jenny-May’s teaching is up-beat and down-to-earth; an embodied exploration of the curious experience of being alive. She creates a friendly and inclusive space, allowing people to cultivate a disciplined practice in a fun and open environment.

Equipment

Please bring your own Iyengar yoga kit (1 mat, 2 blankets, 2 bricks, 4 foam blocks, 2 belts, 1 bolster). We will provide yoga chairs (and some spare bolsters). For those unable to bring the kit, there is an option to hire.

Friday

Arrivals 4 pm

Yoga session 1 5-6 pm

Dinner 6.30 pm

Group welcome 7.30 pm

Saturday-Monday

Mantra/meditation (optional) 7.30 am

Asana session 1 8-10 am

Break (hot drinks) 10-10.45 am

Pranayama 10.45-11.45 am

Lunch 12 pm

Asana session 2 4-6.30 pm

Dinner 7 pm

Tuesday 

Mantra/meditation (optional) 7.30 am

Pranayama 8-9 am

Break (hot drinks) 9-10 am

Asana session 10am-12 pm

12 pm Picnic Lunch

1.30 pm Departures

Subsidies

As always, we are very keen to encourage participation by those unable to pay the full price. As such, we can offer a limited number of places on a pay-what-you can basis for the yoga (after food and accommodation). If you are interested in taking one of these places please get in touch by email.

Payment

A 20% deposit is required to secure your place. Payment in full by 3^rd April 2026. 


Cancellation policy: If cancelled more than 10 weeks in advance of the event, you will receive a full refund. If cancelled less than 10 weeks in advance of the event you will receive no refund, unless your place can be passed on, in which case you will receive a full refund minus a 20% administration fee.