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Valentine’s Day is usually framed around romance. For me, it has gradually shifted towards something quieter: self-care. At my children’s secondary school, next week they celebrate the 'Week of Kindness'. Students are encouraged to notice the power of small gestures – a word of encouragement, a shared moment, a genuine compliment. It reframes Valentine’s Day entirely.Kindness towards others starts with kindness towards yourself. With gentleness. And sometimes, with stopping. Pausing. Creating space. Not as an act of indulgence, and certainly not with guilt, but as a necessary reset. A moment where both mind and body are allowed to be still.Many of the people who travel with us live permanently switched on. They lead, care, organise, carry responsibility. Even on holiday, the mind keeps running while the body lags behind. Rest is postponed. There is always one more thing to handle first. Until, at some point, there isn’t.The places we select are designed to interrupt that pattern. Small, boutique Health and Wellbeing hotels, set in nature, personal in scale. Nothing needs to be planned or optimised. There is no performance, no agenda. What stays with you is not the feeling of having escaped, but of having cleared space. You leave more rested, more settled — not because you were inactive, but because the constant demand to do was finally lifted. The mind quiets. The body catches up. Sleep becomes deeper. Breathing steadier.This isn’t just a holiday. It is space. A point of rest. A pause that doesn’t need explaining.Everything is taken care of. Your presence is all what is needed.