Release. Rewire.
Remember who you truly are.
This isn’t just a retreat, it’s a deep remembering.
A full-body exhale. A homecoming to yourself.
Welcome to Deep Reset & Restore, an integrative hypnotherapy and wellness retreat where you’ll reconnect with your body, reclaim your calm, and return to your natural state of balance and vitality.
Over nine restorative days in Zanzibar, you’ll step away from the noise of everyday life and gently uncover the survival patterns — the four Fs, fight, flight, freeze, and fawn — that keep your nervous system on high alert, frozen in inertia or a painful cycle between the two.
These protective states were once essential for your safety, but when they become your default, they can keep you stuck in chronic loops of anxiety, depression, disconnection, apathy, exhaustion, people pleasing and feelings of powerlessness
Chronic stress and unresolved trauma can keep the body stuck in survival mode driving constant activation of the nervous system. Over time, this can lead to real physical health issues like chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome hormonal imbalances, poor sleep, and heightened anxiety. When the body never feels safe, it diverts energy away from healing, digestion, and repair.
These patterns don’t just “go away” with willpower. The nervous system learns them for protection, and without the right environment, it keeps repeating them—leaving people feeling wired, exhausted, emotionally reactive, or completely shut down. This is why so many struggle to make lasting changes, even when they’re doing “all the right things.”
A health retreat creates the conditions your system needs to reset. Through guided support, nervous system regulation, rest, and targeted practices, you can begin to shift out of survival mode and into a state where your body can finally recover. It’s not about escape—it’s about giving yourself the space and tools to feel safe again, so real healing can happen.
Hypnotherapy is a potent tool for releasing and rewiring stress and trauma responses, especially when those responses feel automatic, overwhelming, or out of proportion to the situation.
What you will leave with
Through a powerful blend of group and individual hypnotherapy sessions, yoga, breathwork, massage, and an introduction to the healing powers of homeopathy, you’ll be guided to release deeply held tension, reconnect with your natural rhythm and innate life-force, and expand your capacity for calm, joy, and presence.
Understanding
A deeper understanding of your nervous system — you will learn how the four F responses work and identify how these show up in your body, your mind, and your behaviour.
Insight
Insight into healing from trauma and acute or chronic stress
regulation
Improved emotional regulation
Compassion
Greater self-compassion
Relationships
Improved relationships - learn how survival responses affect communication, conflict and, intimacy
Resilience
Build resilience - strengthen your ability to stay present and grounded under stress
Purpose
Clarity, positivity and renewed purpose
Connection
A renewed connection to yourself — grounded, embodied, and clear
Hypnotherapy at the Retreat
During the Reset & Restore Retreat, our expert clinical hypnotherapist Zoë Clews will guide you through a transformative journey to gently unravel the patterns of your stress responses that shape how you react to pressure and emotional triggers.
Clinical hypnotherapy is a gentle, evidence-informed approach that uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help you access the part of your mind where habits, emotional patterns, and automatic responses are formed. You remain aware and in control throughout, while working in a calm, focused state that allows lasting change to take place.
Through Zoë’s expert guidance, you’ll begin to reprogramme the old emotional codes, release deeply held fear, negative self-belief and cognitive distortions, clear emotional residue from past experiences, and experience a profound sense of release from dysfunctional and limiting systems (family, generational, societal and beyond). From here, you can begin to build new neural pathways of calm, confidence and connection, and reconnect with your True Self.
Hypnotherapy: Rewiring from Within
Zoe Clews
Clinical Hypnotherapist
Guided by Zoe Clews, one of the UK’s most respected and sought-after clinical hypnotherapists, this retreat offers a rare opportunity to experience profound inner transformation in the hands of a true expert.
With over 23 years’ experience working with complex trauma, anxiety, depression, and emotional wellbeing, Zoe has helped thousands of people release the subconscious imprints that keep them trapped in cycles of survival. Named one of the Evening Standard’s Top Ten London Hypnotherapists and founder of Zoe Clews & Associates, London’s leading hypnotherapy, coaching and therapy clinic, she brings deep compassion, warmth, forensic clarity, and clinical precision to her work.
This is not simply relaxation; it’s a deep and potent rewiring of your emotional landscape.
You’ll leave with a lighter heart, a calmer nervous system, and a renewed sense of inner power and peace.
ALSO IN THE PROGRAMME
Yoga: Vin to Yin
Classes are a mix of vinyasa and yin yoga — vin to yin. Practice begins with the steady flow of vinyasa to build heat and focus, then shifts into the quiet holds of yin to release tension and support the nervous system.
Massage: Restoring Flow and Ease
Our qualified massage therapist applies therapeutic massage techniques targeting stress-related conditions, chronic pain, injury recovery, muscle dysfunction, and postural problems.
Homeopathy: Subtle Support for Deep Healing
A group session with a homeopath who will introduce this holistic healing approach, established in the 18th century. Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine used safely by over 200 million people worldwide. It works by using diluted natural substances to stimulate the body’s own ability to heal.
Homeopaths recognise the deep connection between mind, body and spirit, understanding that emotional imbalances—such as stress, anxiety, or grief—can often show up as physical symptoms. By addressing emotional issues at their root, homeopathy supports gentle and effective healing on both emotional and physical levels.
Free Time: Time to have Fun, Explore or Simply Reflect
It’s not all inner work—there’s plenty of adventure too. Enjoy excursions to swim with dolphins, visit a local farm, and experience authentic Swahili culture through traditional cooking and palm-leaf weaving. And then there’s the ocean—yes, it really is that turquoise. Sip a coffee on soft white sand as the waves gently ebb and flow.
Our Programme
Zen Boutique Hotel
Your Retreat Venue
Welcome to ...
... Zen Boutique and The Zen Experience.
A stunning boutique resort set in tropical Zanzibar.
The Hotel
Tranquil bungalows in Jambiani
12 private bungalows available (8 with double beds, 4 with twin beds).
The perfect mix of expert care, barefoot luxury, and tropical restoration.
Amenities at Zen Boutique
Zen offers a blend of comfort, nature, and inspiration with a cosy gym tucked away in the tropical garden and an open-air yoga shala. There is a tranquil spa area, a serene pool and a welcoming restaurant serving fresh, seasonal food and drink. A three-story tower houses a peaceful coffee lounge and a rooftop terrace with breathtaking sunset views over the wild bush. This beautiful space with its muted colours, is also used for workshops, movement classes, or quiet reflection.
Food at Zen Boutique
Food is an important part of any retreat and Zen believes it should be memorable. They offer a wide range of options from traditional Swahili cuisine, rich with fragrant spices and the vibrant flavors of the coast, to elegantly crafted international dishes – all cooked with love by their dedicated chefs.
What`s included
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Daily vin to yin yoga – a mix of vinyasa and yin yoga
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Group hypnotherapy workshops and individual hypnotherapy sessions
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One therapeutic massage that targets stress-related conditions, chronic pain, injury recovery, muscle dysfunction and postural problems
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Two all day excursions, one to swim with dolphins, the other to visit a local farm and experience authentic Swahili culture through traditional cooking and palm-leaf weaving. Transport included
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An introduction to the healing powers of homeopathy
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner, or a picnic lunch on excursion days
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An individual bungalow with a king size bed and en suite bathroom. Four bungalows have twin beds
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Free afternoons to explore the island if you don’t have an individual session
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Complimentary tea, coffee and water in the bungalow, and your own fridge
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A safe in the bungalow
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You can bring a partner or friend for no extra accommodation charge if they’re sharing your room but NOT taking part in the retreat. Prices per person per night (pppn) are B&B £40 ($55), half board £60 ($82), full board £65 ($90)
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WiFi
What`s not included
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International or local flights
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Transfers to and from Zen Boutique from Zanzibar airport but we are happy to arrange taxis. Just let us know your flight times and we’ll book for you
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Entry visa. If you need an entry visa it costs $50 and can be bought online in advance here https://visa.immigration.go.tz/, or on arrival at Zanzibar airport
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Mandatory health insurance which costs $44. This must be bought in advance online from Zanzibar Insurance Corporation. https://www.zic.co.tz/
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Travel insurance. Highly recommended to cover cancellation or other unforeseen travel problems
