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Fleur

Fleur is a baker and chef and you will see her in the retreat kitchen prepping and testing recipes. She ran her own wood-fired bakery producing sourdough breads and vienoisserie and now continues to teach baking courses at Tracebridge Sourdough in Somerset. Fleur is passionate about creating better relationships between food producers and consumers. She believes eating seasonally, using organic where possible and building relationships with small local producers can help us work towards a more sustainable future. Fleur enjoys testing and developing recipes balancing nutrition and flavour and experimenting with the seasons.
As well as spending her days off cooking and eating with family and friends, Fleur loves to be in nature and enjoys walks, foraging and swimming outdoors when the weather is nice.

Wendy

Wendy at The Body Retreat

Wendy is a Retreat success story after many years of trying every diet under the sun Wendy turn to Julie for help, nearly 2 years later she as lost over 3 stone and has maintained her new fitter weight for over 4 years by following the behaviour, nutrition and exercise principals learn’t at The Body Retreat.

Wendy will inspire young and old to take the approach believe in you and you will succeed. Wendy is a Level 2 Gym instructor and along with other members of the retreat team has a keen interest in running for mental and physical strength. Wendy ran her first marathon in April 2012 and plans to run one marathon a year.

Jo

Jo has many years experience of yoga and has been teaching yoga to adults and teenagers for over 25 years.

Having practised many different types, she has returned to an all-round, gentle hatha yoga approach, incorporating “chi gung” and “kum nye”, as she enjoys introducing others to these energy exercises which she has found to be so useful herself.

Jo holds a British Wheel of Yoga diploma and her teaching is informed by the postgraduate Pranayama, Philosophy, Yoga Nidra and Meditation modules that she has completed with the BWY.

She has taken part in weeklong silent retreats several times a year for over ten years and is interested in how we can incorporate a short, simple meditation practice in our daily life to enhance wellbeing of body, heart and mind.

Shalini

Shalini has been teaching Bollywood dancing to adults for over ten years and her Just Jhoom! classes are inspired by her training in Indian classical and folk dancing. She has an MA in South Asian Dance and is also a qualified ETM Instructor and is currently undergoing her Pilates training.

Shalini is the founder of Just Jhoom! a brand new form of dancercise that is inspired by the glitz and the glamour of Bollywood. Drawing on a range of dance styles from classical Indian to salsa with dashes of hip-hop, jive and jazz, Just Jhoom! is energetic, sexy, tongue-in-cheek….and a fun way to keep fit!

So, don’t just sit there…Just Jhoom!

Pippa

Pippa has over 15 years experience of providing complementary therapies in health farms, spas, gyms, salons, special needs homes and old peoples homes and has taught special interest courses for the local technical college. As well as looking after her own private clients; Pippa has set up a Therapies at Work service for NHS staff in local hospitals.
Pippa’s key motivation is the satisfaction of knowing that her therapies can often significantly contribute to your sense of well being on your path to total fitness by lowering stress levels and thereby boosting the motivational process by putting you back in touch and control.
As a full member of the Complementary Therapists Association, Pippa is fully qualified, insured and adheres to their strict code of professional conduct.