THERAPEUTIC AND HOLISTIC
Our holistic approach to mental health combines mind, body, and lifestyle therapies to promote overall wellbeing. From ice baths and neurotherapy to nutrition, mindfulness, and movement, we create personalised programmes that support emotional balance, physical vitality, and lasting recovery.
COLD WATER THERAPY AND BREATHWORK
Ice baths, or cold water therapy, have become a common recovery tool among athletes and fitness enthusiasts. The idea is simple: spend a few minutes in cold water to help the body recover after intense exercise. However, these practices are proving especially valuable for individuals living with ADHD and those navigating recovery, offering natural ways to regulate mood, manage stress, and boost focus.
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Regulate the autonomic nervous system
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Improve attention, mood, and emotional control
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Reduce stress, cravings, and impulsivity
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Support individuals in ADHD and recovery
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Empower clients to actively participate in their own healing
These are not just tools. They are training methods for the nervous system, helping individuals build resilience, awareness, and a deeper connection with their bodies.
MEDITATION
Our guided meditation sessions provide a calm and supportive space for individuals to pause, breathe, and reconnect with themselves. Mindful breathing lies at the heart of the practice—encouraging slower, deeper breaths that help pacify the busyness of the mind and naturally lower the heart rate. This creates the conditions for emotional calm, mental clarity, and a deeper sense of presence.
Regular meditation offers a wide range of benefits, including:
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Slowing the breath to relax both body and mind
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Calming mental chatter and easing overthinking
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Lowering heart rate and blood pressure for better cardiovascular health
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Reducing stress and anxiety to restore emotional balance
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Improving focus and concentration, making everyday tasks feel more manageable
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Enhancing sleep quality, helping you wake feeling rested and refreshed
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Boosting emotional resilience, supporting a calmer response to life’s challenges
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Increasing self-awareness, fostering personal growth and self-understanding
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Whether your goal is to improve sleep, reduce stress, enhance mental focus, or simply take a mindful pause in your day, our sessions offer practical, evidence-informed techniques to support your wellbeing.
YOGA
At Montrose Health Group, yoga is a core part of our holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing, offered in our residential retreats and as part of our tailored therapeutic programmes. Each session blends mindful movement, breathing techniques, and relaxation practices to support both body and mind. Practicing yoga can improve flexibility, strength, posture, and balance, while also calming the nervous system, reducing stress, and easing anxiety.
It encourages greater body awareness, supports emotional regulation, and can help improve sleep quality. Whether enjoyed in our tranquil indoor spaces or surrounded by nature, yoga at Montrose offers a restorative, grounding experience that fosters clarity, resilience, and a deeper sense of connection to self.
AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE
Auricular Acupuncture (also known as ear acupuncture) is a form of alternative therapy where specific points on the ear are stimulated—usually with fine needles—to treat health conditions in other parts of the body. Based on the idea that the ear is a microsystem reflecting the entire body, it is often used to complement traditional acupuncture or as a stand-alone treatment.
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Benefits of Auricular Acupuncture:
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Pain relief (e.g., headaches, back pain, arthritis)
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Stress and anxiety reduction
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Support for addiction recovery (e.g., smoking cessation, substance use)
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Improved sleep and mood
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Appetite and weight management
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Support for hormonal and digestive issues
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It's commonly used in both traditional Chinese medicine and modern integrative healthcare settings and supports the rebalancing of energies by placing 5 needles in each ear.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Our outdoor therapy services harness the restorative power of nature to enhance emotional well-being and therapeutic outcomes. Conducted in carefully chosen outdoor environments, these sessions provide a peaceful, open setting that encourages reflection, emotional release, and deeper self-awareness. Being in nature naturally calms the nervous system—helping to reduce stress, ease anxiety, and elevate mood—while engaging the senses and promoting mindfulness through fresh air, natural light, and movement.
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Sessions can include gentle walking, hiking along scenic trails, or simply sitting in calming natural spaces. These activities create opportunities for physical movement, grounding, and connection with the environment, which can further enhance clarity and emotional balance.
Many clients find that the change from a traditional office to a natural setting fosters a sense of freedom and openness, making it easier to explore thoughts and feelings.
PRIVATE CHEFS
Our chefs meticulously prepare nutrient-rich, delicious meals, designed to support gut health, cognitive function, and overall vitality. Drawing on each guest’s unique nutritional profile, including insights from pre-arrival, each dish is thoughtfully tailored to a client's individual needs.
Whether crafting bespoke dishes on-site or offering therapeutic cooking lessons, the private chef service seamlessly blends culinary excellence with personalised nutritional care. This thoughtful integration ensures that nourishment becomes an intentional component of recovery, self-discovery, and lasting wellbeing.
FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE
Functional Medicine digs into the cellular level to restore homeostasis (biochemical equilibrium within the cells). It pays careful attention to toxic overload, proposing detoxification of the gastro-intestinal system and the liver in order to regenerate the tissues and boost the energy of the systems. It allows the physician to modulate in a more refined way the body response to any aggressions, whether infectious, inflammatory or psychologically stressful. It therefore demands a more in-depth medical history looking for genetic susceptibility, biochemical disruption, stress accumulation, hormonal imbalance, toxicity overload, unresolved psychological issues and unhealthy lifestyle habits, among which the Western diet plays a significant part.
NUTRITIONAL THERAPY
Nutritional therapy is provided to promote health through personalised nutrition and lifestyle support. We implement a whole-body approach to nutrition and with a 360 perspective that addresses the potential underlying causes of ill-health, rather than focusing on symptoms. E
Evidence-informed, it involves a wide range of tools which are used to assess an individual's health status and identify potential nutritional imbalances that may be contributing to symptoms. The focus is always on the individual guest.
FURTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE:
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Private Chauffeur
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Sound Baths and Therapy
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Reiki​
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Strength and Conditioning
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Personal Training
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Equine Therapy
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Sleep Hygiene
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Occupational Therapy
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Physiotherapy
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Longevity
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12 Step Recovery Coaching