What a busy year so far!! I've been super lazy with updating my blogs with all that has been going on, so having just completed my third yoga retreat at my little piece of heaven in Lee North Devon, I thought i'd take this time to share with you all about it!

my first retreat took place in June.  The weather was amazing.  The cleave seems to have its own microclimate so I knew it would be good weather.   this was my first retreat I had ever hosted but being used to delivering training for up to 70 people I was not nervous or daunted but very excited.  I had 6 people in total. 

the theme for my retreats is the heart chakra.  so all of my yoga flows, essential oils, crystal meditations are based around this beautiful centre.  The reason I chose this theme is the heart stands at the centre of all energies and unifies our being as a whole.  it is the point around which all the energies turn.  A discord or imbalance in the heart chakra will adversely affect all the other centres so  it is important to maintain a balance in all the energy centres so a healthy level of awareness is manifested in our everyday lives.   balancing the heart chakra is key!

July's retreat bought me 8 beautiful souls and was even hotter than June!  scorching in fact.  Thank goodness that we have an electrical awning to the yoga study to create shade as the floor would have been scorching.  homemade vegan scones,  banana bread and dumpsy Dearie jam went down a treat and I felt like a domestic goddess for a few moments!  (Not really into baking or cooking but it all turned out well)

Zoe is our amazing caterer and her food is simply to die for!  we all keep saying to her that she should put together a cook book of all her culinary skills.  Think she'd sell loads at the retreats plus it would stop people asking her how she made every dish she served up.

karen and her amazing sounds provided us with healing vibrations during an amazing gong bath.  Listening to her Jupiter gong along side Tibetan singing bowls is so therapeutic.  having experienced a few different gong baths, I love the way karen plays.  I have booked her for all of my heart chakra yoga and spiritual retreats for 2022.

I was joined by 7 goddesses for Septemer's retreat.  this retreat also saw me hosting my first cacao ceremony.  This was so profound, with everyone feeling a sense of bliss, peace and deep shifting of energies, along side opening the heart chakra.  having been practicing with cacao myself for a month or so, it was wonderful being able to share the wisdom of mama cacao with others. 

during our free time we walked down to sandy cove at lee bay.  Naked wild swimming with the local seal just topped off all that we had done earlier on in the day.  nothing more freeing than swimming naked in the sea as nature intended and being in the water with such pure and high vibrations felt like a washing away of all that no longer served us.

Bring on Octobers retreat next weekend!  I've written the wild swimming into the itinerary so don't forget your bikinis!!