Yoga Field & Sea

Yoga Field & Sea Yoga and coastal experience retreats in South Devon

I was doing some prep today for my upcoming Coastal Immersion retreats and went back through the classes I’ve taught sin...
07/09/2026

I was doing some prep today for my upcoming Coastal Immersion retreats and went back through the classes I’ve taught since last autumn, looking for one I wanted to draw from.

Then I saw the list and thought… wow, I’ve taught a LOT of different classes this year.

I create a new class every week for my studio and online students, and I love this bit of teaching — taking an idea, building the sequence, choosing the props and working out what I want people to actually feel or understand.

It’s also why the retreats are never the same twice. A few from the last year:

Thread, Twist & Balance — coordination + balance
Get Low — moving closer to the floor
The Anatomy of Peace — mind, heart + breath
Every Which Way — spine in every direction
Thinking Outside the Block — creative prop work
Strong for Life — glutes, calves, grip + breath
The Hamstring Project — length + back care
The Watcher — awareness + balance
Not All Hips Are Equal — individual anatomy
A Little Eccentric — strength while lengthening
Eagle Lines — shoulders + balance
Ripple Effect — one movement, three levels
Wonder — slowing down to feel more
Refine & Extend — Trikonasana + precision
Journey to Dancer’s Pose — progressive prep
Deep Support System — stabilising muscles
Finding Your Line — alignment + transitions
Primary Series Lab — Ashtanga, slowed down
Lunar Rhythm — Moon Salutations
Rise on the Diagonal — side-body strength
Becoming Warriors — strength + resilience
The Hidden Connector — the psoas
Anti-discombobulation — grounding + regulation
Longevity Descent — squatting + healthy ageing
Pull Yourself Together — push vs pull strength
Alveolus Awareness — lungs, breath + shoulders

Quite a lot of fun in there. Now I get to take some of the best bits and develop them further for the next retreats (Coastal Immersion 17-20th and 24-27th Sep)

The Coastal Immersion Retreat, South Devon. Come and feel alive with us. Four days immersed in the South Devon coast — m...
02/09/2026

The Coastal Immersion Retreat, South Devon.
Come and feel alive with us. Four days immersed in the South Devon coast — moving, swimming, walking, eating, laughing and slowing down.

Jump in the sea. Stretch your body. Build strength. Hike the coast path. We spend most of the time with wet, salty hair and that's how it should be! Full bellies. Cold sea, warm sauna, hot tub. Moving between wild and cosy, effort and rest. Fresh air. Big views. Tired legs. Good food. New friends.

17–20 & 24–27 September
Final spaces available · Solo travellers very welcome.
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31/08/2026

Nick has spent months designing our new sauna. It is going to be a traditional Finnish sauna to enjoy on every retreat, with EVERY single detail considered very carefully. A proper Finnish sauna experience isn’t simply about making a small room extremely hot. It’s about the relationship between heat, air, steam, space and the body. There are some details that are very important to get exactly right.......

Not just hot. The right kind of hot.
A traditional Finnish sauna allows us to carefully control the temperature and löyly (steam), creating the high-heat sauna experience used in much of the research around cardiovascular health, recovery and wellbeing. Every time you step inside, the heat will be at the right level.

Sauna stove + stones made in Finland
Our stove is being made-to-order in Finland, with the right stone capacity and heat output for our sauna. Why does that matter? Because great Finnish sauna isn’t just about temperature. It’s about löyly — the soft, enveloping wave of heat and steam created when water hits properly heated stones.

Benches at the right height.
Yes, it really matters where you sit. Hot air rises, so our benches are positioned high in the room, putting your whole body where the heat is — not your head at 90°C and your toes somewhere considerably less exciting.

Carefully considered ventilation
One of the most important but lesser known features of a sauna - ventilation. Fresh air and good circulation are a huge part of how a sauna actually feels. We want hot and invigorating, not hot and stuffy. This means you can sit longer in the heat, while feeling more comfortable.

Natural timber
Warm, tactile and comfortable against bare skin — chosen for the environment rather than simply for how it looks. Thermo Alder, the perfect material.

Finnish heat. Devon coast.
We are quite excited and we hope you are too!!!

Ooops, another year and another anniversary that we both totally forgot. 17 years ago on the August Bank Holiday weekend...
30/08/2026

Ooops, another year and another anniversary that we both totally forgot. 17 years ago on the August Bank Holiday weekend Nick and I got married at The White House in Chillington.

Nick only just made it (got caught in traffic on the way home from Bantham - having been surfing with his mates. Who drives that road on August Bank holiday weekend when you have your own wedding to get to!!!!???), and the registrar almost didn't make it either (the only reason she did was that her daughter just so happened to be waitressing at our wedding and casually told Nick about 30 minutes before that her mum wasn't coming). A few hasty phone calls and she was on her way, PHEW.

Luckily, I was none the wiser about any of this. 17 years has followed, of Nick shielding me from unnecessary stress, just like on that day!

Thank-you to Sophie! Such kind words, and my favourite bit has to be: "It’s rare to find such a unique combination of yo...
29/08/2026

Thank-you to Sophie! Such kind words, and my favourite bit has to be: "It’s rare to find such a unique combination of yoga, open-water swimming and time in nature, all delivered at this level of quality. A genuinely niche and magical experience. I would wholeheartedly recommend"
Come back soon!

Dear Sarah, Kathleen and Karen - we can't wait to welcome you back on our Autumn retreat this year for the THIRD time! T...
28/08/2026

Dear Sarah, Kathleen and Karen - we can't wait to welcome you back on our Autumn retreat this year for the THIRD time! The lovely and incredible Karen is coming again with her daughter Sarah (pictured here - excited for cake after our Hallsands swim) and step-daughter Kathleen.

Looking forward to hosting you again, to making this another new and different experience, to showing you new areas of South Devon, to showing you new places to swim/hike and so many new things to feel in our yoga workshops!

Same retreat, same time of year, same base but always a new itinerary!!

Where are all the men?So many wellness retreats are marketed almost entirely to women — and plenty are women-only. But n...
27/08/2026

Where are all the men?

So many wellness retreats are marketed almost entirely to women — and plenty are women-only. But not ours.

Men, you are very welcome at Yoga Field & Sea. We genuinely love having you there and really value the mix you bring to a retreat.

The thing our guests have in common isn’t gender. It’s that they love the sea, the outdoors, moving their bodies, trying new things and escaping to the coast for a few properly good days.

A few snaps of some of the men who’ve joined us over the years — some came with partners, some came on their own, all very much part of the group. These photos make me smile.

Yoga. Big walks. Sea swims. Good food. Sauna. Adventure.

Winter swimming is the best. It might be August at the moment, but I'm really looking forward to the water getting cold ...
26/08/2026

Winter swimming is the best. It might be August at the moment, but I'm really looking forward to the water getting cold again!
(Pic from last year's January detox retreats).

Last week’s class focused on a Pigeon variation — opening the outer hips, working on stability, and finding strength thr...
25/08/2026

Last week’s class focused on a Pigeon variation — opening the outer hips, working on stability, and finding strength through the legs and shoulders.

It was also, very definitely, hot yoga.

Filmed from the little apartment we were staying in at Talloires, Annecy: no aircon, Velux windows that wouldn’t open, straight after a lakeside run… and if you could see my face, it was almost exactly the same colour as my top.

A really fun class though — and I’m bringing it into my in-person studio classes next week.

Expect hips, strength, balance… and hopefully slightly less heat.

I run an online class every Thursday at 7.45am from wherever I happen to be, usually at home. £25 per month. startbaystudio.co.uk/videos

Many of you know I have severe scoliosis (sideways curves in the spine) My curves are close to 50 degrees in both my tho...
24/08/2026

Many of you know I have severe scoliosis (sideways curves in the spine) My curves are close to 50 degrees in both my thoracic and lumbar spine — although most of the time you’d probably never know it. (I've included a pic in the Adams' forward bend test which shows my wonkiness!!!)

I refused surgery at 14 and, for me, yoga has been completely life-changing. It’s helped me understand my body, build strength, create space and live a very active life with very little pain. Cycling, running, sea swimming, pool training, hiking, weights, yoga, tennis - my scoliosis hasn't stopped me doing any of these things.

My daughter Amber has scoliosis too. She’s 13 now and has worn a spinal brace since she was 6 years old, for 18+ hours a day. It doesn't stop her from doing the things she loves either.

I’m currently completing my Yoga for Scoliosis qualification with Elise Browning Miller, after several trainings with her, including an incredible week in Montana last year. The 3 month practicum involves teaching 4 students with scoliosis 16 hours of bespoke yoga each, to help them out of pain, and fully into life! I'm 4 weeks in, and can' wait to get back to it, when I return from my summer hols.

And next year I’m planning **Yoga for Scoliosis retreats in South Devon** — time to learn about your own spine, practise, build strength, meet others who understand, and go home with tools you can actually keep using.

Who do you know that would be interested in this? If you know someone, male, female, mother or daughter, any age, suggest that they follow, as I have so many great things to share. I am passionate about helping people both physically and mentally so that their scoliosis doesn't hold them back.

Yoga for Scoliosis retreats start in 2027 - along with sea, good food, sauna, fresh air, great company and everything else that makes us feel alive - and of course, my daughter Amber will be with me all the way :-)

Follow for more — I’ll be sharing details soon.

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