“I want you to know that I am having the most magnificent experience in my life… I want to tell you all about it and the transformation I have made and the joy and hope I’m experiencing. Most important, I want to express my gratitude to you for being who you are, developing this program, working with me, and allowing me to find my way. It’s working beautifully. Working daily has been amazing.”
– RR
Beth Sanderson and Lorraine Bowe (O’Mullane) are delighted to host a nine-day Beyond Addiction immersion retreat with Dr. Sat Dharam Kaur ND at Hawthbush Farm, Sussex—her first in-person Beyond Addiction retreat in the UK. This all-inclusive experience is a rare opportunity to deepen your understanding of yourself, what underlies all addictive behaviours and how to move beyond these.
What is the retreat offering and who is it for?
Beyond Addiction is a program designed for individuals seeking to develop healthy habits and overcome addictive behaviour. For health professionals, yoga teachers, CI practitioners and clients, therapists and anyone who works with addiction, this is a unique opportunity to bring a new understanding and awareness to a complex issue. For certified Kundalini Yoga teachers who would like to teach a yoga-based addiction recovery program, this is your first step towards this. Beyond Addiction programs have been offered since 2008, beginning in Owen Sound and Toronto, Ontario. Following this program’s incredible success, they are now taught internationally. Bringing the Beyond Addiction program to the UK will offer participants an alternative to the limited provisions available for those struggling with addiction.
What is the structure of the program?
Join us for this 9-day immersion followed by a 16-week integration, where you will be guided to connect deeply with yourself and others, cultivate healthy habits, explore the root cause of addiction, make peace with your past, gain understanding and choice in your behaviour, thrive in the present, acknowledge your strengths, and create an inspired, fulfilling future.
The Beyond Addiction program consists of 16 theme-based modules. Many people take the Beyond Addiction program several times – it can become a lifelong journey of self-discovery and self-refinement.
In each module, there are:
- Written materials to read and absorb – the manual totals over 500 pages
- Yogic guidelines for recovery
- Dr. Gabor Maté video clips
- A pranayam (breathing exercise), kriya (yoga set), and meditation taught by Sat Dharam Kaur ND
- A detoxification and rejuvenation guide for the colon, kidneys, liver, lymph, glandular system and to balance brain neurotransmitters
- A weekly home practice program
- Self-assessment forms and research questions to track your progress
The program includes:
- A nine-day in-person immersion
- A 4-month home practice program with online yoga videos
- Over 90 teaching clips from Dr. Gabor Maté
- A 500 page manual and weekly group support
(Food and accommodation are included in the course fee)
Participate in this 9-day immersion course to:
- Connect deeply with self and others
- Cultivate healthy habits
- Explore the root cause of addiction
- Make peace with your past
- Gain understanding and choice in your behaviour
- Thrive in the present moment
- Acknowledge your strengths, and create an inspired, fulfilling future
Learn About Beyond Addiction through a short video:
What you will learn:
- How to use Kundalini Yoga and meditation to rejuvenate body, mind and spirit, and heal the wounds of trauma
- Utilize yogic techniques to decrease cravings
- Restore the nervous system, brain, frontal lobe and adrenal glands with yoga and naturopathic therapies
- Access your spiritual center and learn to rely on your Higher Self
- Develop neutrality and clear subconscious patterns
- Manage your reactions to people and events
- Enhance communication and relationship skills
- Make a healthy shift in perspective and attitude
Images of our Owen Sound programs
Location & Dates
Sept 18-27, 2025
Food:
Locally sourced nutritional food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We will cater for all dietary needs. Natural spring water straight from Hawthbush spring. Constant flow of warming drinks.
Treatments:
2 treatment rooms, where there will be offerings of different therapies throughout the day and early evening.
Program Instructors
Founder, Lead Trainer, Naturopathic Doctor
Sat Dharam is a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher trainer and instructor, author, and naturopathic doctor practicing in Owen Sound, Ontario. She has studied Kundalini Yoga since 1976 and has facilitated teacher training programs in Toronto (ON), Canmore (AB), and Owen Sound. She developed the Beyond Addiction program, inspired by the teachings of Dr. Gabor Maté an other addiction and trauma experts. She has also developed … Continued
Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Professional Trainer, Clinical Psychologist, Addiction Expert
Dr. Wendy Harris (Livtar Kaur) is an IKYTA Level Two certified teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation and Director of the Addiction and Recovery Specialization at Antioch University Los Angeles Masters Program in Clinical Psychology. As an instructor and teacher trainer with Beyond Addiction, she integrates her experiences and knowledge as a yogi, teacher, and therapist to bridge the gap between academia, clinical settings, and … Continued
Fees & Registration
Retreat capacity and rooms (32 in Total)
£2,445pp / 10 X Glamping bell tents / 2 Per tent / 20 beds Total
£3,200pp / 2 x Private Cottage Room / Single / 2 beds Total
£2,995pp 5 x Cottage Room / Shared 2 per room / 10 beds total
Testimonials:
Please email Beth Sanderson [email protected] if you have further questions or concerns.
Cancellation Policy:
Please note that because SAOIRSE RETREATS organising on behalf of BEYOND ADDICTION is limited to a small number of students, to allow for a more personable, intimate experience, our cancellation policy is in place to help guests and us alike work together sharing expenses that may arise from unexpected cancellations.
Hold deposit is non-refundable
Hold deposit is not transferable to another attendee
Full balance due 6 weeks before start date.
Cancellation requests submitted within 30 days of retreat date, 50% of total amount (less deposit) will be refunded.
Within 14 days of your retreat: sorry but no refunds given, no exceptions.
We understand that no one books a course with the intention of cancelling it, but unexpected events do occur, so please consider purchasing travel insurance (see below) and that it is your responsibility to read and understand our cancellation policies.
Exceptions cannot be made for any reason, including weather, injury/illness, or personal emergencies. No refunds or credits for failure to attend or failure to complete the retreat, or for arriving late or leaving early. We recommend that you purchase your own travel insurance.
We encourage you to purchase trip cancellation insurance in order that your trip fees will be covered should you or your family have a medical problem prior to your trip or while on the trip. Trip insurance should also be purchased to cover medical expenses in the event you have an accident while on the retreat. Most travel insurance must be purchased within 14 days of making your reservation.
We reserve the right to cancel retreats with inadequate participant interest, in which case all money paid to SAOIRSE RETREATS will be refunded. Notification of cancellation will occur at least 6 weeks prior to the retreat start date.
SAOIRSE RETREATS cannot be held responsible for any personal expenses, such as airline tickets due to changes in itineraries or retreat cancellations