Yoga Field & Sea

15/08/2024

We are currently away for summer traveling around France (now in week 4 of 6), and as always my good intentions of more yoga, swimming, running, strength work, healthy eating etc while on a work break have not exactly materialised! I started strong with 6am workouts every day for the first week (in Morzine), but the French cheese and freshly baked pastries were too good to turn down! In the second week (in Chatel) I didn’t sleep well and basically achieved nothing, in the third week (Talloires, Lake Annecy) I found my running groove on some amazing trails with the dog, and had some lovely long warm lake swims. Now in week 4 (hiking on Mont Blanc and onto Lac de Bourget), I’ve finally added my yoga groove with the help of some tiny goals! I have started using a free app called Habit which allows you to set little habits/ daily goals. When you achieve them daily you get a ‘streak’ just like with Duo Lingo etc. it’s really working! Goals like 30 push ups, 3 sun salutations, plank holds, squats. Just a few things that don’t take much time and I’m squeezing it in around the kids, the dog walking, the runs, the swims and the gazillion other things! Tiny habits, and back to basics for me on the yoga front at the moment ! Fingers crossed for weeks 5 and 6!

28/07/2024

One twin en-suite room (2 spaces) left for our Autumn retreats at this magical South Devon spot.
26-29 Sep. Yoga, hike and wild swim retreat! £995pp
Bookings via yogafieldandsea.co.uk/autumn or link in bio

27/06/2024

Our Mother Daughter retreat weekend dates are now live and available to book!

28-31 March 2025. While we do officially finish on the Monday morning, feel free to leave on Sunday night if you have to travel home for work/ school.

Retreat weekend includes
- 5* beach side accommodation (2 X twin en-suites, 2 X double and 1 X bunk room). 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom overlooking Slapton Ley Nature Reserve
- Hot tub and out door shower
- Direct access to beach and south west coast path
- 8 yoga sessions suitable for beginners/ experienced yogis, and for any age (10 years to 80+)
- 2 guided wild sea dips/ swims
- 3 guided coast path hikes
- All meals including morning smoothies/ juices, hearty hot breakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea and cake and 3 course evening dining experiences. We will also host a Mothers Day brunch on the Sunday.
- Beach robes, spa robes, towels, blankets and hot water bottles
- lots of little treats and gifts throughout the weekend

Check out www.yogafieldandsea.co.uk/mothersday or links in bio to book your place. Only 5 mother/daughter spaces available (10 guests total).

From £745pp (£250 deposit, balance due 8 weeks before)

24/06/2024

Hot off the press! Salcombe summer dates for our yoga, hike, swim, paddleboard retreats for 2025 are set.
Friday May 23rd - Monday May 26th (bank holiday)
Thurs May 29th - Sunday June 1st
2025

It’s definitely NOT too early to be planning next summer! Email [email protected] to reserve your space.
Bell tents for one, two or three (£695pp)
Double room cottage solo (£895pp)
Double room cottage shared for two (£745pp)
Bunk room in cottage (sleeps 2) (£745pp)

£250 deposit to secure your place

24/06/2024

Jump in quick. Our previously sold out Yoga, hike, swim Autumn retreats now have two spaces due to a cancellation….
26-29 Sep, 2 X twin en-suite share with sea views at luxury home Higher Poole, South Devon! £995pp.
Email [email protected] to put your name down. Bookings not yet opened back up online yet.

24/06/2024

Autumn retreats are now full! Next availability is for our popular January detox retreats. Last year we had such a fab time, eating SO much healthy / detox food from the incredible Janey at , hiking the coast path and dipping in the cold winter sea (about 9 degrees). If it seems a bit cold for a dip, no problem, the roll top baths, the hot showers, the hot tub, the snug log burner are just 15 seconds away from the beach!!!

We have some new spaces along the sea front.
Info and booking via www.yogafieldandsea.co.uk/winter

13/06/2024

For our Autumn retreats this year, we have just 1 space left across our two dates at Higher Poole, Slapton…

Yoga, hike, swim:
19-22nd Sep: 1 twin en-suite share. £995pp
26-29th Sep: sold out

Book via www.yogafieldandsea.co.uk/autumn

11/06/2024

Thursday 20th June is the Summer Solstice, join myself and chef Natalie Williams (most of you know her as Tall Nat!), for an evening of pampering and nourishment at our Slapton, South Devon, retreat home….

- Tasha’s tea and healthy cake on arrival. Arrive between 5 and 6pm.
- Yoga on the terrace overlooking the bay
- Hot tub, ice barrel dunks, sun lounging time
- Fluffy spa robes and slippers
- Try out the Great Yoga Wall with me for spinal traction and inversions
- Optional extra Epsom salts and local seaweed foot bath with shiatsu foot massage
- 3 course solstice dining experience, crafted by the very very talented Natalie Williams (all dietary allergies / requirements catered for)
- Chats around the camp fire, toasted marshmallows and watch the moon rise over the ocean
- Finish around 10/ 10.30pm
- £70pp
- Book at www.startbaystudio.as.me (link in bio)

09/06/2024

I’m too exhausted to write much today! The photos tell the story of the day. Another fabulous day on retreat with such a gorgeous group of men and women.

Huge thanks to , .phillips.77 for making the day so special

08/06/2024

A brilliant day here at - our wild swim day! We started with Janey’s delicious freshly squeezed juice, followed by 75 mins of Yoga for Swimmers and then a well deserved hearty hot breakfast.

All this by 9.30am and the day had hardly begun! We set off on a hilly 3 mile stunning coastal path hike, marveling at the beautiful wild flowers, and arriving to the ever glorious Soar Mill Cove for our wild swim. Kate, Hannah and Sennen were there to greet us, from having already done a full recce of the sea. The water visibility today was incredible! Some of us enjoyed a 10 minute sea swim near the shore, getting used to that chilly water (14 degrees) while a few other more experienced swimmers head off along the coast for a 30min swim.

Lunch and hot drinks, another hike, tea and cake back and the farm and by 5.30pm everyone was very ready for Restorative Yoga, a 3 course Thai inspired dinner from camp fire and then last but not least….back in the Yoga Barn for Yoga Nidra. Lavender eye pillows (thank-you ) and a few naps I think!!!

Sleep time now, ready for another full day tomorrow in the sunshine :-) 🌞

05/06/2024

Hands up if you would be interested in a mother/ daughter weekend retreat in 2025 to mark Mother’s Day? Bring your mum, bring your gran, bring your daughter! Age 10 and up. Dates are pencilled in to the Yoga Field & Sea calendar: Friday 28th-Sunday 30th March 2025.

We’d do some Yoga, we’d jump in the sea, we’d hit the coast path, we’d eat amazing food and have a wonderful time!

Good idea or rubbish idea ?!

05/06/2024

Beautiful bell tents ! Snug, warm and spacious, with blankets, hot water bottles and everything you need for a great night sleep!

2 tents available for this weekend 7-10 June. Tents can sleep one or two. Link in bio to secure a last minute space

05/06/2024

For those arriving on Friday for our second summer retreat of 2024, here is a little sneak preview of what’s waiting for you… Friday menu, and swipe left for the weekend itinerary!

Bell tent spaces available if any one fancies a very last minute South Devon mini-break! Link in bio!

05/06/2024

For this weekend’s retreat, 80% of our guests have either been before, or are being dragged along by someone who has been before !!! In fact, 2 guests (Rachael and Elle), have been 3 times before !

Last weekend on retreat it was amazing to see guests from previous retreats re-united and although 2 years had passed since they met each other, they amazingly knew each others’ names instantly !

Pic of Lisa last year during one of our Slapton Higher Poole retreats, enjoying the ice barrel !

04/06/2024

Soaking up the view !

04/06/2024

Trikonasana workshop! On retreats we have yoga classes yes, but it’s so much more than an average class. This weekend it included
- Classical Surya Namaskar alignment class and introduction to ‘being present’
- Yoga for Swimmers including breathwork techniques, and strengthening work for ALL the muscles of the upper body involved in the reach, early, mid, late pull, and the recovery.
- Balancing the hips, a restful restorative session overlooking Starehole Bay, working through every movement of the hip in a slow, considered way to discover which movements you need the work in to balance the hip
- Yoga Nidra focusing on finding health, and letting go of all tension
- ‘Be Warriors’ - a workshop all about the Warrior poses, learning the root of the poses, the Indian Mythological story behind the poses, as well as learning the correct form and alignment. This class includes a meditation on the topic of ignorance, inspired by the story of the poses, reflecting on the first of the Kleshas, which we also discuss!
- A restorative session on finding Balance for the Nervous system. Learning many ways to restore balance including triggering the all important Vegus nerve, ending in a deeply restorative pose for three Vegus nerve trigger points to turn in your parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest state)
- An hour long healing sound bath with beautiful global instruments led by the wonderful .phillips.77
- a workshop on Trikonasana. A deep dive into all the ‘watch outs’ in order to ensure your hip is safe, your spine is safe and you actually feel what you are supposed to feel in this pose. This class also pairs two very easy ways to create Nitric Oxide in your body (a vasodilator, helpful for decreasing blood pressure), via a breathing technique and a delicious freshly squeezed morning juice with miraculous properties!!

Wow! I feel exhausted just writing this all out. These 8 sessions all to be run again this coming weekend for our June 7-10 retreat. Few spaces left, link in bio. Including a full menu of delicious wholesome meals, stunning wild swimming, amazing paddle boarding and multiple south west coast path hikes !!

Bell tent spaces £595pp

30/05/2024

1 more sleep!
Safe travels to everyone coming to Devon tomorrow for our Salcombe retreat. Pack the sun cream!!!!!

29/05/2024

Starehole Bay, just below East Soar farm. My home for the next two weekend retreats!

Today Tasha and I, along with the kids and dog, hiked over to Soar Mill Cove (our swim beach) and we can confirm it looks as beautiful as ever.

2 sleeps to go until Tasha, Janey and I welcome 18 guests to for our first Yoga Field & Sea summer retreat of 2024

27/05/2024

As everyone knows who has been on one our retreats before, every single yoga class and workshop is crafted and curated very intentionally (over countless hours) using not only my 200 and 500 hour training, thousand of hours of teaching, countless subsequent teacher training workshops and courses, but also my very own inspiration, ideas and experiences. I take so much inspiration from some of these wonderful books, and they are ALL packed up and taken on retreat to share. I normally have at least 3 or 4 books on the go at once, I am a huge reader and I draw on these resources to create our sessions!

Very excited to bring these things to you for the next two weekends on retreat!

26/05/2024

Family surf at Bantham this weekend. Maximising time with the kids this weekend as the next two weekends are RETREAT time! Wooohoooo!

26/05/2024

All at East Soar farm are excited to welcome our summer retreat guests! Only 5 sleeps to go until we greet our May 31st- June 3rd guests to East Soar Outdoor Experience, just outside Salcombe, Devon.

Situated in a conservation area (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), right on the South West Coast Path, on a stretch of stunning cliffs, this National Trust site has dining barns, a yoga barn, 7 bell tents. and a cute cottage, amazing facilities and wonderful views!

No spaces for next weekend as we are sold out, but we have some spaces for June 7-10, for a weekend of coast, countryside, space, views, fresh air, yoga, walking, wild swimming and paddleboarding. Special last minute offer of £990 for 2 in your own bell tent. Fully catered. Link in bio to reserve your spaces.

25/05/2024

Yesterday’s playground for a 3km ocean swim after teaching 2 classes and before an afternoon of working indoors! Strete Gate to Blackpool sands. Absolutely stunning, especially with the beach sauna to warm up at the end.
Sadly the cramp returned with a vengeance at about 2.5km!

24/05/2024

Will the horrible electrolyte gel help with cramping while ocean swimming?!?! Let’s see !

23/05/2024

Sunrise swim time!

15/04/2024

06/03/2024

Full moon swim and evening of restorative yoga.
Monday March 25th 7.00pm - 9.30pm
Torcross, South Devon

7pm: Meet at Torcross beach for a lifeguarded sea swim (with Coast to Coast Water Safety) under the light of the rising full moon. Moon is set to rise up over the horizon shining on beautiful Start Bay at 7.01pm.
7.30pm: After swimming and changing we’ll walk approx 10seconds to our cosy Start Bay Studio for 2 hours of active asana (to warm up), restorative yoga (for relaxation) and sleepy candlelit nidra (for deep rest).

Bookings now open head to startbaystudio.as.me
£25pp/ max 12 spots.

06/02/2024

Our Spring retreat is fast approaching!
22-26 April
5 days and 4 nights
All inclusive break in sunny South Devon…

Lots of Yoga, Hiking, Wild Swimming, and utterly delicious but healthy food all cooked and served for you… morning juices / smoothies, breakfasts, lunches, cakes and 3 course evening meals. All set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in a 5 bed/ 5 bath home with incredible views, hot tub and ice barrel!

Spaces available
Twin en-suite X 3 (£1095)
Bunk X 2 or 3 (£995)
Bell tent solo occupancy (£945)

Book via yogafieldandsea.co.uk/spring with a £250 deposit. Or call Natalie on 07500 032781

Check out our 60 five star reviews on Google for what to expect