Jez Rose Slow Days. What are the benefits of a retreat?
Each Slow Day is curated for a different location, purpose, and unique experiences.
Why Slow Days? Why Retreat?
When was the last time you truly stepped away, not just from work, but from noise, chaos, overwhelm, distraction, and demands?
In our fast-paced, always-connected world, retreating is often misunderstood as escapism. But in truth, a retreat is one of the most powerful tools we have for personal growth, clarity, creativity, and well-being.
And no one understands the benefits of retreat quite like Jez Rose, a behaviour expert, bestselling author, and speaker who has designed some of the UK’s most unique and impactful one-day retreat experiences, which he calls Slow Days, through his slow+simple approach and years of research into human behaviour.
Let’s explore what makes retreats so essential and how Jez Rose’s Slow Days approach helps individuals and teams recharge with purpose.
What Is a Retreat?
At its simplest, a retreat is intentional time away from routine.
It’s not just a vacation or a break. It’s a purposeful pause; a space designed for reflection, learning, and renewal. Retreats can be solo or group-based, for wellness, leadership, creativity, or emotional restoration.
And in an era of burnout, disconnection, and mental fatigue, retreats are more important than ever.
The Top Benefits of a Retreat Experience
1. Mental Clarity and Focus
One of the most immediate benefits of retreating is gaining mental clarity. Stepping away from the constant noise of emails, notifications, and demands allows the brain to slow down and reset. It is a literal retreat: a move away from the world we inhabit to somewhere calmer, quieter, and a simple, slower space more of us yearn for.
Jez Rose’s Slow Days emphasise disconnection from the digital world to reconnect with what really matters. Many of his events are hosted in natural settings that support clear thinking and calmness - what psychologists call attention restoration.
“Sometimes we need space not to find answers, but to remember the right questions.”
— Jez Rose
2. Deeper Self-Reflection
Retreats create a container for introspection. Away from the roles we play (leader, parent, manager, colleague), we have the opportunity to explore who we really are and what we want next.
Jez’s work through his online community platform The Journey supports individuals in considering a slower, simpler life; a signature approach he uses to prompt meaningful reflection and change. His guided experiences help participants explore values, goals, and direction with honesty and curiosity.
3. Reconnecting with Purpose
Purpose can easily get lost in the day-to-day grind. A retreat gives space to reconnect with the why behind our work and lives.
Whether through a personal retreat or corporate team retreat, Jez Rose creates experiences that help people align their actions with their values; an essential step in improving both performance and satisfaction.
Discover The Journey – Jez Rose’s platform for purpose-led growth
4. Physical and Emotional Well-being
Many retreats focus on wellness, and for good reason. The link between mental, physical, and emotional health is undeniable. From better sleep and reduced stress to increased energy and mood, a retreat can reset the body as much as the mind.
Jez’s Slow Days often include curated experiences like tea-tasting, nature immersion, slow body and breath practices, and space to simply be. He believes in the power of environment to influence behaviour, something he’s studied extensively and applied in both personal and organisational settings for over 20 years.
5. Creative Breakthroughs
Creativity doesn’t happen on command. It thrives in space and stillness.
One of the overlooked benefits of a retreat is how often it leads to creative breakthroughs: new ideas, business strategies, or solutions that simply wouldn’t surface amid normal pressures.
Through both corporate and individual retreats, Jez helps people tap into the thinking that only emerges when we stop rushing and start listening.
6. Stronger Relationships and Connection
Group retreats build trust and connection. When teams retreat together, they move beyond surface-level conversations and begin to relate on a human level.
Jez designs retreats and leadership experiences that create authentic connection through storytelling, vulnerability, and shared purpose. The result? More engaged, empathetic, and aligned teams.
7. Long-Term Change and Integration
The best retreats don’t just feel good in the moment, they create lasting change.
Jez’s single-day retreats are built with integration in mind. He provides frameworks and follow-up support to help participants apply what they’ve learned to daily life, whether that’s through habit change, leadership strategies, or mindset shifts.
His slow+simple approach was born from thinking explored in his #1 bestselling book, and supports sustainable behavioural transformation long after the retreat ends.
Jez Rose’s Unique Retreat Philosophy
Jez’s approach to retreat is rooted in behavioural science. He understands that humans need space, structure, and support to change, not just motivation.
His Slow Days are unlike typical wellness getaways. They blend research, reflection, and renewal in a format that’s equal parts inspiring and practical.
Key features of a Jez Rose Slow Days retreat:
Grounding in nature and simplicity
Time for solitude and guided conversation
Science-backed techniques for mindset and behaviour
Emphasis on clarity, courage, and connection
Post-retreat follow-up and integration tools
Whether you're an individual seeking direction or a leader looking to transform your team, Jez offers retreat experiences that deliver on every level.
Who Should Consider a Retreat?
Retreats are for everyone, but especially:
Leaders facing burnout or big decisions
Individuals seeking clarity or a life reset
Teams needing renewed trust and collaboration
Creatives stuck in cycles of overwhelm
Anyone craving space to reflect and breathe
Returning Stronger
To retreat is not to escape, it’s to return stronger.
In a world that rewards speed, a retreat is a radical act of intention. It tells the world - and yourself - that growth requires pause, that clarity needs space, and that the best ideas and insights often come in the quiet.
Through his science-backed, soul-first approach, Jez Rose shows us that retreating isn’t about stopping. It’s about starting fresh, with purpose.
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