Only rarely do spectacular weather and lunar events come together to produce the most phenomenal of winter conditions. Clear, calm skies without a breath of wind combine with sub-zero temperatures to freeze water vapour in the air producing ice crystals on the cold surfaces of trees, plants and ground. The result is a hoar frost that brings to all it comes into contact with, a touch of breathtaking magic as the world is seen again in a new light. The landscape is brought to our attention suddenly, as if for the first time, when the taken for granted shapes of nature – leaves, grasses, berries and seed pods – are made shockingly beautiful overnight, and revealed dramatically by day: their forms and edges highlighted with feathered white crystals glistening in the winter sun.
Add to this a magnificent Wolf Moon, and you have the perfect conditions for a winter yoga retreat in England.