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Sunlit treatment room with a cup of amber tea on a timber tableLamplit treatment room at dusk, seen through an open doorwayGarden room with a gaiwan of tea on an oak table in late-afternoon light

A world apart, without leaving London

ORA Retreat House. A private courtyard sanctuary in St John’s Wood.
We offer TCM-inspired wellness assessments, personalised herbal steam, restorative bodywork and the art of Oriental tea. Every visit is shaped around how you feel.

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Monday–Saturday 10AM–8PM

Sunday 11AM–7PM

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ORARETREAT HOUSE

Understand. Restore. Stay.

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It begins with you

No two people arrive at ORA feeling quite the same.

You may feel tired, tense, restless, or simply ready to slow down.

We begin by listening to how you feel today. The ORA Essential Experience brings together a focused TCM-inspired wellness assessment, personalised herbal steam and time for tea. Afterwards, settle into the garden or Tea Gallery and take your time to enjoy.

A consultation at a timber table with a notebook, tablet and teaA dim treatment corridor lit by a brass sconce

The ORA Method

UNDERSTAND. RESTORE. STAY.

  • Salt stones, hinoki wood and herbal oil laid out for a wellness assessment

    UNDERSTAND

    We begin with a TCM-inspired wellness assessment, taking time to understand how you feel and what you need from your visit.

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  • Meridian bodywork on the shoulder and back

    RESTORE

    Personalised herbal steam, focused bodywork and full-body renewal rituals, shaped around your comfort and how you feel that day.

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  • Tea set out on a low table in the Tea Gallery

    STAY

    Beyond the treatment room, an entire floor is devoted to our Tea Gallery. On sunny days, take your drink into our south-facing garden and linger a little longer in the quiet of St John's Wood.

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