House 10: The feel-good events to book in the UK this week 

There’s a lot do in the UK. An awful lot. After an alcohol-fuelled bank holiday weekend, it’s time for something a little more wholesome, right? Across our Houses, you can attend a plant-based cooking session, poolside barre workout or Member Mixer and still feel like you’ve only scratched the surface. This bucket list (assembled by us, your trusty guides) is a good place to start. Read on, and roll on the week.

1. Poolside barre with Miranda at White City House

Head to the 10th floor for a session of poolside barre that will exercise muscles you forgot you even had. A ballet-inspired full-body workout, it’s all about high reps and isometric holds (so don’t be surprised when the shakes set in).

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2. Cookhouse: plant-based recipes at Babington House

Babington House’s Head Chef, Dionas Frank, leads this session on plant-based cooking. He demonstrates various techniques and answers any questions you may have about a plant-based diet, before you whip up a tasty lunch together – eating green has never been so easy. 

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3. thy.self presents: dance yourself free at 40 Greek Street 

Ready to unwind, let go and rebuild? Join us for a session celebrating community and dance with thy.self and The Curve Catwalk and Nike ambassador, Trina Nicole. Come as you are: all you need to enter this space is an open mind. 

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4. thy.self presents: beating loneliness at 40 Greek Street

Learn how to feel good from the inside out with actualisation techniques that are designed to combat loneliness and challenge our conventional understanding of wellness. Think of it as the future of feeling good. 

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5. thy.self presents: state shifting through sound at 40 Greek Street

thy.self hosts a calming morning, complete with a good vibration sound bath and a ‘manifesting through affirmation’ writing session, which helps to adjust and align personal goals, target stress points, improve the emotional experience, and clear your mind. 

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6. First Tuesdays: Member Mixer at Soho Farmhouse

It’s time for another monthly Member Mixer, where you can socialise, connect and meet other members and the membership team. Whether you’re a new member or have been one for years, head to the Mill Room and enjoy drinks and nibbles on us.

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7. Therapeutic movement at 76 Dean Street

Experience the healing qualities and therapeutic properties of Turkish dance in this session led by Turkish-born performance artist and movement psychotherapist, Ekin Bernay.

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8. Sex Talks: no more ‘should’ sex at Shoreditch House

Emma-Louise Boynton joins sex therapist, Kate Moyle, for a frank discussion about the cultural script around sex and relationships, and how we can challenge it – from the myths and misconceptions relating to the kind of sex we feel we ‘should’ be having and how we ‘ought’ to feel about sex to what we’re taught to think equates to a successful relationship. There’s also an anonymous Q&A where Moyle answers your questions agony aunt-style, so be sure to come armed with all your sex woes and wonderings. 

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9. In Conversation: Pearl Lowe at Babington House

Pearl Lowe fulfilled a lifelong dream of living in a house by the sea (yes, we’re jealous too), and now she’s bringing her laid-back decorating style to coastal living with her new book Faded Glamour By The Sea. In conversation with fashion industry commentator, Scott Wimsett, Lowe talks about her new home – a beautiful renovation project that she and her husband, musician Danny Goffey, have created in East Sussex. 

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10. Riding out with Simon Parker at Soho Farmhouse

In 2020 and 2021, while we were watching Tiger King and trying to make sourdough, award-winning travel writer and broadcaster Simon Parker cycled 3,427 miles around ‘Pandemic Britain’. In this multimedia presentation of short films, photos, audio clips and anecdotes, he discusses his discoveries about how the pandemic was impacting people all over the country.

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