Wild Wellness

The Barefoot Experience

📅 17–21 August 2026

📍 Halsbeer Farm, Cullompton, Devon

Five days of movement, nature, nourishing food and genuine connection in the beautiful Devon countryside.

**Only one luxury yurt remains, sleeping 1–5 people—perfect for sharing with friends or enjoying as your own private space.**

???Prefer not to stay on site? Non-residential places, day passes and individual experiences are also available. Contact me privately for details.

Discover the full Barefoot Experience ⬇️

**The Barefoot Experience**

A journey through the five elements
Each day invites you to reconnect with a different element of nature—and within yourself.

Activities may change with the weather as we flow with nature rather than against it.

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🌍 Monday 17th August

EARTH
Arrive • Ground • Belong

Our first day is all about arriving. Feeling the earth beneath your feet, slowing your pace and settling into the rhythm of nature.

3:00 pm – Arrival & Check-in
5-7pm
🌿 Golden Hour Grounding Walk
🧘 Gentle Qi Yoga in the Woods
7:30 pm
🍽 Welcome Dinner & Introductions
“Feel the earth beneath your feet and let yourself arrive.”
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💧 Tuesday 18th August

WATER
Flow • Soften • Restore

Today invites us to embrace the healing qualities of water—fluidity, surrender and renewal.

6:30 am
☀️ Sunrise Meditation
8:00 am
🌊 Morning Flow
Optional Pond Dip
9:30 am
🥣 Nourishing Breakfast & Morning Circle
11:00 am–4:00 pm
Free Time
Relax
Woodland Walk
Swim
Rest
4:30 pm
💦 Aqua Flow
6:30 pm
🥗 Community Pot Luck Dinner
8:30 pm
🌅 Sunset Gathering
“Like water, allow yourself to move with ease rather than force.”
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🔥 Wednesday 19th August

FIRE
Adventure • Joy • Connection

The energy rises as we head to the coast. Fire represents courage, vitality, laughter and community.

6:30 am
☀️ Sunrise Meditation
8:00 am
Morning Flow (30 mins)
9:30 am
Breakfast
11:00 am
Depart for Branscombe
12:00 pm
Meet on the Beach
12:30 pm
Beach Yoga
Optional Sea Dip
2:00 pm
Lunch
Afternoon Beach Time
5:00 pm
Return to Camp
7:00 pm
🍕 Pizza & Storytelling Around the Fire
8:30 pm
Sunset
“Let your inner fire burn brightly through adventure, laughter and connection.”
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🌬 Thursday 20th August

AIR
Breathe • Expand • Celebrate
Air reminds us to breathe deeply, create space and embrace freedom.

6:30 am
☀️ Sunrise Meditation
8:00 am
Morning Flow
Breathwork
Optional Cold Dip
9:30 am
Breakfast & Morning Circle
11:00 am–4:00 pm
Free Time
Optional:
Gong Bath
Massage Treatments
5:00 pm
🥘 Paella Feast
8:00 pm
✨ Glow Flow & Sunset Celebration
“With every breath, create more space for joy, freedom and possibility.”
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✨ Friday 21st August

SPACE
Reflect • Integrate • Carry it Home

The final element is Space—the place where everything comes together. A chance to pause, reflect and carry the experience back into everyday life.

6:30 am
Sunrise Meditation
8:00 am
💚 Farewell Flow (30 mins)
10:00 am
Departure
“The retreat may end, but the space you’ve created within yourself goes wherever you do.”
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🌿 The Barefoot Devon Way

Throughout the week you’ll be invited to move through the elements:

🌍 Earth — Ground yourself.
💧 Water — Flow with ease.
🔥 Fire — Awaken your spirit.
🌬 Air — Breathe deeply.
✨ Space — Integrate and simply be.

Remember, everything is optional. This is your retreat, and there is no right way to experience it. Join every activity or simply rest, reflect and reconnect in whatever way feels right for you.

Get in touch if this calls you…

🙏❤️

**Gather Your Tribe 🌳☀️🥰**

Everything feels a little more magical when it’s shared.

Whether it’s your sisters, your closest friends, your yoga buddies, your work besties or the women who have always promised each other a weekend away, this is your invitation to make it happen.

Imagine waking up together in a beautiful yurt, sharing coffee in the morning sunshine, walking barefoot through nature, laughing around the fire, taking time to breathe, reconnect and simply be.

**Barefoot Devon Retreat**
**17-21st August 2026**
**Blackdown Yurts, Cullompton**

What’s included:

🏕️ 4 nights accommodation in luxury yurt
🧘‍♀️ Morning Flow classes barefoot on the grass
💦Breathwork and cold water dips
🌳Grounding walks in nature
👙Aqua classes in the pool
🏖️Trip to Branscombe for Yoga on The Beach and Sea Dip
🔥 Storytelling around the Fire
🥘Paella Night
🌟Final night Glow Party 🥳

Optional Extras:
🔔Sound Bath
💆‍♀️Massage
🍕 Wood-fired Pizza

Our yurts comfortably sleep small groups, making them the perfect way to enjoy the retreat together while sharing the cost.

🌿 Bring Your Tribe Offer

Book a yurt together with between 2 and 5 women and receive 10% off your shared yurt accommodation.

Cost per person with discount:

£395 for king size bed
£290 for single bed

It’s the perfect excuse to finally plan that girls’ weekend you’ve been talking about.

Because some of life’s best memories are made when women come together.

Come and reconnect—with nature, with yourself, and with each other.

Gather your tribe. Share a yurt. Create memories that will stay with you long after the weekend ends.

To reserve this yurt get in touch today below ⬇️

Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp: +385 992 106302

Next Monday 29th June: all welcome 🧜‍♀️🌊❤️

To join just comment “Moon” below or drop me a message and I’ll send joining details 🙏

Full details here ⬇️

🌕 Moving Through the Storm

An Embodied Journey with Sedna

Monday 29th June 2026

6–8pm UK time (Live on Zoom)

Recording available if you can’t join live

£15

Inspired by the ancient Inuit story of Sedna and the illuminating energy of the Full Moon, this two-hour workshop is an invitation to pause, breathe and reconnect with yourself as you navigate life’s changing tides.

Through gentle embodied movement, mobility, breathwork, storytelling and meditation, we’ll explore how to find steadiness even when life feels uncertain.

With many of us experiencing hot weather, busy minds, heightened emotions or hot flushes, I’ll also be sharing a collection of cooling movement and breath practices to help regulate the nervous system, settle the body and create a greater sense of ease.

During our evening together we’ll explore:

🌊 The next chapter of Sedna’s story

🌕 A calming Full Moon meditation

🌿 Gentle embodied movement and fascial flow

❄️ Cooling practices to soothe the body and nervous system

🫁 Breathwork for regulation and resilience

📖 Quiet reflection and journaling

This workshop is open to everyone.

You don’t need to have joined The Blue Cave course, and no previous experience is needed.

Simply bring a mat, some water, a journal if you’d like one, and come exactly as you are.

Because every woman experiences a Sedna moment.

A moment when life asks us to let go of what no longer serves us and discover a strength we didn’t know we had.

I would love to share this evening with you.

With love,

Gillie

From my heart to yours, may you trust the wisdom within.

New for 2027! 🥳

I’m so excited to be collaborating with the fabulous Karen Austin on this brand new retreat which will take place near Zadar in May 2027.

We will be sharing details very soon but if you’d like to get on the priority list and receive all the information first including Early Bird Offers, just go to this link below ⬇️

https://karen-austin.aweb.page/adriatic-glow-retreat-croatia

After six years of hosting retreats in Croatia, I felt a strong pull to return to Devon 🌳❤️

Many of you may remember joining me for Yoga on the Beach in Exmouth, Retreat Days at Powderham, or Wild Camps and other gatherings at Highfield Farm in Topsham.

Those were such special times, and over the years my connection to Devon, the land, and the natural world has only deepened.

If you’ve spent time with me before, you’ll probably remember that my work has always been rooted in nature, grounding, and helping people reconnect with themselves through the wisdom of the body and the earth beneath their feet.

While those foundations remain the same, my work has evolved too.

Alongside yoga, I now weave in more free-flowing somatic movement, gentle practices that help us listen to the body’s signals, release tension, and move in a way that feels natural and nourishing. There may even be a little dance, some Qi Gong, and plenty of opportunities to explore movement with curiosity, freedom and joy.

This retreat isn’t about getting things right.

It’s not about self-improvement or taking life too seriously.

It’s about stepping away from the noise and demands of everyday life for a few days.

A chance to slow down, breathe deeply, reconnect with nature, move your body, share good food, laugh, rest, and remember what it feels like to simply be.

Think barefoot walks, fresh air, meaningful conversations, nourishing meals, gentle movement, moments of stillness, and lots of lightness along the way.

The retreat is now almost full, and we only have the yurts remaining at £320 per person.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, we’d love to welcome you. And if there’s a friend, partner, sister or someone you know who would enjoy a few days of connection, nature and nourishment, why not invite them along too?

Some experiences are even more memorable when shared.

I’d love to reconnect with familiar faces and welcome new ones as we gather together in the beautiful Devon countryside.

With love,

Gillie ❤️🙏

Blackdown Yurts

The Blue Cave: Six Week Embodiment Journey 🐬🧜‍♀️

This June I’m inviting you to join me for a new six-week journey called The Blue Cave: Into the Deep.

Inspired by the archetype of Sedna and the wisdom of the ocean, we’ll be exploring movement, embodiment, nature and the deeper currents that live within us.

This isn’t about pushing harder or becoming someone new.

It’s an invitation to slow down, reconnect with your body, trust your instincts and remember what is already there.

We’ll journey with Dolphin, Seal, Octopus, Whale, Starfish and Orca, exploring themes of curiosity, intuition, strength, playfulness, power and renewal through daily Flow practices.

🌊 8th June – 17th July

🌊 Weekday mornings
8:00–8:30am UK

🌕 Includes a special Full Moon Descent Workshop
29th June • 6:00–8:00pm UK

💻 Join live on Zoom or enjoy the recordings later

💙 £60

If you’ve been craving a little more connection with yourself, your body and the natural world, I’d love to have you with us.

Simply comment below or send me a message to join.

With love,

Gillie

The Blue Cave
Into the Deep

More details here

https://gilliesutherland.co/2026/06/03/the-blue-cave/