Leader: Dr. Fiona Schneider
Cost: £360 including including room, all tutoring and materials, dinner and refreshments on day one, breakfast, lunch and refreshments on day two.
Retreat Description:
A 48-Hour Retreat for Discovery & Replenishment of Mind, Body, and Spirit, for men and women.
Course Overview:
Day 1 Spacious: Entering Spacious Space
16.00: Arrival, Refreshments and Welcome
17.00: Making Space for God
18.00: Dinner
19.15: God’s Spacious Grace
20.30 Optional: Early Rest or Individual Journalling or Prayer Ministry
21: Close
Day 2 Gracious: Restoring the Inner Life
07.30: (Optional): Morning Exercise & Meditation
08.30: Breakfast
09.30: Values and Needs – Living aligned with values
11.00: Break
11.30: Content versus Noise – What’s filling our lives unnecessarily?
13.00: Lunch
14.00 Creative Space: Visual Journaling or Soul Collage
15.30: Break
16.00: Conflict & Inner Peace
17.30: Free time or Prayer Ministry
18.30 Dinner
20.00 Evening Worship: Precious in His Sight”
21.00 Close
Day 3 Precious: Returning Whole
07.30 Personal Prayer Journaling or Optional Walk/Prayer Labyrinth/Scripture Meditation
08.30: Breakfast
09.30: Energy Management for a Sustainable Life
11.00: Break
11.30: Boundary Mapping and Grace
12.30: Creating a Replenishment Plan
13.00: Lunch
14.00 Optional Departure or Time for Individual Reflection or Exercise
16.00 Close
Bio:
Fiona Schneider is a Licensed Lay Minister at All Saints’ Church in Ilkley, with a unique background that spans medicine, coaching, and spiritual direction. She originally trained as an obstetrician and gynaecologist in London, Leeds, and Oxford, and has worked extensively in England, Germany, and in the US Armed Forces Hospital in Frankfurt. Her international experience gave her a broad and holistic understanding of women’s health.
While running her own women’s health clinic in Germany, Fiona expanded her expertise into herbal medicine, psychosomatic care, and nutritional health. On returning to the UK, her work in gynaecology and sexual health brought her face-to-face with the deeper challenges women face — from trauma and exploitation to the hidden impact of adverse childhood experiences. These encounters led Fiona to pursue further training as a coach, focusing on supporting women who juggle multiple responsibilities and risk burnout. She now runs the successful online programme Flourish After 45 and wishes to now offer this as an in-person retreat. This would be led by Fiona Schneider but with others addressing some sessions.
To complement her coaching work, Fiona trained as a Spiritual Director with the Diocese of Leeds, where she discovered the deep interconnection between prayer, healing, and personal transformation. She served as Chair of a charitable House of Prayer in Ilkley, and has a passion for prayer, mission, and encouraging others in their spiritual journey.
Fiona has wide-ranging ministry experience, from planting children’s groups in Silsden, supporting rural congregations in Blubberhouses, to serving as a visiting chaplain in the tourist resort of Zermatt. Whether through healthcare, coaching, or spiritual guidance, Fiona’s calling is to empower and equip others to live with purpose, balance, and renewed faith.
