WOMEN’S WELLNESS RETREAT
A day of clinical
insight,movement
and rest, built around
perimenopase
and menopause.
Sunday 20 September
11am to 5pm
Willow Grange Farm
Why This Day Is Designed For You
Women put their own health last. You look after everyone else first and your own health slips down the list. This retreat puts you back at the top of it for a day. Gillvray Health and The Ness Club have joined forces to help you understand your hormones, your body and your options through perimenopause and menopause. You'll leave with real answers, a plan you can use and the confidence to ask your own doctor the right questions.
The
Collaboration
Gillvray Health and The Ness Club share the same approach to health and wellbeing. Gillvray Health is Cambridge's first lifestyle medicine clinic, led by Dr Claire Gillvray, a doctor with over 25 years of clinical experience.
The Ness Club runs Willow Grange Farm, home to reformer Pilates, yoga and strength training. Together, the two teams built this retreat around the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, connection and cutting out harmful habits. You'll see how each pillar plays out in daily life, not just in theory.
WHAT’s INCLUDED
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Workshops on perimenopause and menopause with the Gillvray Health team.
Nutrition workshop focused on making a healthy little something whilst discussing maintaining realistic and sustainable habits. -
Reformer Pilates, Breathwork, Yoga Nidra and Strength Circuits with The Ness Club Team through the day.
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If you opted to take any of the additional tests before the day, Dr Claire will be on hand to discuss your results in private with you.
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Your chance to ask further questions of the whole team and dig deep!
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Lunch and refreshments throughout the day, all made with fresh ingredients from Willow Grange Farm Shop & Cafe.
SaVE YOUR SEAT
Your ticket to the Women’s Wellness Retreat in conjunction with Gilvray Health.
Enhance Your Day
As part of the event, you have the opportunity to choose from a range of optional health assessments as home blood tests. These tests are not essential, and there is absolutely no expectation that you have any or all of them. However, they can provide additional information that may help you better understand your health during the peri- and post-menopausal years. Some of these tests are not routinely offered through NHS general practice unless there is a specific clinical indication, but they can highlight areas where nutrition, exercise, sleep and other lifestyle changes may help optimise your health and wellbeing.
Simply add your chosen test to the basket alongside your retreat ticket. You will be sent a kit to take the blood as a finger prick test and envelope to post back. Please allow 2 weeks before the event to be sure to have your results on time to make the most of the opportunity to discuss them. If you order later you will still receive your results. 
Oestradiol (oestrogen) and Testosterone
Hormonal levels fluctuate considerably during perimenopause and menopause, so blood tests do not always explain symptoms or determine treatment. However, in some circumstances they can provide useful additional information, particularly when considered alongside your symptoms, medical history and current hormone replacement therapy (HRT). These results will always be interpreted within the wider clinical context rather than in isolations. If you’re taking a contraceptive, these tests will not be accurate. These tests are best taken on day 3 of your cycle if you have one.
You may also choose to wear a continuous glucose monitor for two weeks before the event. A CGM measures your glucose levels throughout the day and night, allowing you to see how your body responds to different foods, exercise, sleep, stress and daily routines. Many people find this a valuable way of understanding their own metabolism and identifying simple, personalised changes that can improve energy levels, appetite regulation and long term metabolic health.
Ferritin, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and Omega-3 Index
These tests assess nutritional status and can identify deficiencies or suboptimal levels that may contribute to symptoms such as fatigue, reduced energy, impaired concentration, low mood or poor recovery. Identifying low levels can helps guide dietary changes, supplementation where appropriate, and other lifestyle strategies to support your overall health.
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