Introducing
A 4-day movement retreat
October 2025 TBC (April fully booked)
Redefine and reframe what movement means to you:
The foundations for starting new healthy habits, so you can move — and live —- with more confidence.
This isn’t your typical beach retreat or fitness break
In this retreat, you’ll learn new ways of moving that you can take back to your everyday life, so you can:
- Break free from limiting beliefs and behaviours
- Gain a deeper understanding of yourself
- Gather new perspectives
- Fully experience rest
- Develop your movement potential and enhance your wellbeing
Discover your move-ability
Too many outdoor retreats focus on movements, but not improving movement.
On this MOVES retreat. We will make sense of movement at a level that feels right for you.
- Movement and relaxation classes in our private studio and surfing/sea dips at Watergate Bay beach.
- Enjoy training in our private garden, meditations on the beach, a coastal adventure, evening talks and much more.
- You’ll also experience the true meaning of rest and gather a movement practice that you can easily fit into your lifestyle, once you get back home.
Our surroundings inspire how we want to move
What if a change of scenery could trigger a fresh perspective on how you see yourself in the world?
And build your confidence?
Come and spend time in unfamiliar spaces — our luxurious hideaway, the beach and the sea — to take you away from familiar worries.
Move into a better you. And move on, revitalised.
New moves for renewed clarity
Many of my clients had evolved into sedentary beings.
They had always been held back from moving, due to feeling tired, too old, too injury-adverse, or not being sporty-enough.
But they were unable to see the connection between their immobility and their stress.
The more we feel disconnected from our bodies, the more we feel disconnected from the world around us, the more we experience anxiety.
Through using my MOVES framework – my clients started to experience better mood regulation.
They felt stronger in themselves and more confident.
Being in new spaces forges new ways of thinking about our current situation.
Immersed in blue and green
Surrounded by woodland, this luxury, private house in Watergate Bay will be our base.
With an acre of garden and a private studio downstairs (and the beach in walking distance) there is plenty of space to move. Jacuzzi and Sauna available for the entirety of your stay.
All rooms can be arranged as 2 single beds or double bed occupancy (for couples). Single occupancy available.
Prices inclusive of luxury accommodation, all activities and meals (cooked by a private chef)
ROOM Selection
OCEAN – (master, sea view, private balcony, ensuite) – double occupancy
DRIFT – (sea view, ensuite) – double occupancy
DUNE – (ensuite) – double occupancy
BREEZE – (private bathroom ) – double occupancy
SINGLE OCCUPANCY (ensuite)
Newquay Airport is only 10 minutes up the road — airport transfers are included in the price, if you’re flying down to us.
All meals will be made by our professional cook, using local produce. All dietary requirements can be catered for.
Massages are available as an added extra.
A Typical Retreat Day
Wake up and coffee
Mediation and movement practice (studio)
Breakfast
Strength and conditioning workshop (garden)
Lunch on the beach
Movement practice
Sea Swim/Surf
Rest and Recharge – Sauna and Somatics
Dinner
Beach Fire – Talk
Meet the team facilitating your journey to moving with confidence
Lizzie Bird
Movement Educator and Osteopath
Wellbeing coach
I combine my experience as an osteopath, fitness trainer and yoga teacher with my love of the sea.
Movement is our greatest gift – age or ability should not define our movement potential.
I believe that provided with the right intel, motivation, and inspiration – when you move better, your whole life can change for the better.
Hayley Lawrence
Writer
Blue Health Coach
Hayley has long been an ambassador of the benefits of the ocean on health and well-being.
Immersed in the relationship between human health and ocean health, she uses her experience in the beach and ocean environment to create a keen connection between our body, mind and the ocean.
Also, a professional writer, she’ll bring some wave-side creative writing into your moves, too.
Ben Glazzard
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Fitness Expert
Ben is a pioneer of movement and a highly experienced movement coach.
He is owner of Fitness Wild, Falmouth and an expert in Capoeira. His expertise in fitness and nutrition is vast – with his keen eye for movement potential and his explicit training approach, Ben has guided hundreds of clients in exceed of their personal training goals.
Ben will motivate strength into your conditioning and bring conditioning into your strength, at the retreat house and on the beach.
Throughout the long weekend retreat, you’ll use my signature, habit-changing
M-O-V-E-S framework:
MOVE
It’s not about being stretchy or ‘fit’. Movement is who we are.
We will be moving at the retreat house, on the beach and in the sea.
There will be some challenging moments, but it’s all balanced with slower, restorative movement.
OXYGENATE
Breathwork is fundamental to moving better. Without breathing efficiently, movement becomes harder.
Breathing techniques will be a key part of the retreat.
As you learn to breathe better, your movement potential will naturally grow.
VISION
It’s very difficult to change our movement habits without looking at the stories we’re telling ourselves, about our weaknesses and limitations.
With the guidance of our behavioural psychologist Sarah Mundy and Blue Mind coach Hayley Lawrence, you’ll start to unravel what’s stuck. So you can start to make better decisions for your future self.
ENVIRONMENT
A new location can open up a new perspective. You’ll be spending 4 days in nature, without distractions.
The rugged beaches of North Cornwall are such a glorious location to recharge. Cliff-top walks and time to rest, will also change the way you move and feel about yourself.
SENSE
Clear your brain fog and experience life with clarity.
You’ll learn how to pay attention to how your body feels in our somatic classes and throughout the retreat.
These practices will help you naturally move better, helping you create resilience to the unpredictability of life.
The M-O-V-E-S framework is designed for you to build confidence in yourself, so you can move better, move more and feel more yourself.
Feel invigorated from being in new surroundings
Feel inspired to keep moving after you’ve waved us goodbye.
Take home a new approach to movement — one that begins at your current fitness level. Your first step to long-term clarity and confidence in life.
Fill in the form below to enquire about your spot on the MOVES retreat. You’ll get a reply from me answering your questions and with our availability in the next couple of days.
Dive deeper into the retreat experience with these FAQs
‘Is this a gender specific retreat?’
Absolutely not. However you identify, whether you’re 25 or 90, we can all relate to each other in how we feel: too busy and not spending enough time on what’s important in life. Or looking after ourselves.
We embrace individuals from all walks of life and of all energy levels.‘So what happens after we leave after 4 days with you?’
The support doesn’t end when the retreat does.
If you’re feeling uncertain about how to integrate the retreat experience into your daily life, you’ll get on-going guidance from me (Lizzie) via WhatsApp for 6 weeks after the retreat.
You’ll leave us armed with realistic and practical tools to maintain your newfound habits.
‘What are my payment terms?’
A deposit is due to confirm your spot on the retreat. Then the remaining balance will be due three weeks before the start of the retreat.
‘Tell me more about the accommodation we’re staying in.’
First up, the outdoor spaces which we’ll be making lots of use of: an acre of garden sits in a quiet valley, with a decking an 8-person HydroPool hot tub, for warming up when you’re just out of the sea. Plus, there are two woodburners for the chillier nights.
There’s a large open-plan south-west facing lounge diner, so we can catch the sunset from the house.
We’ll have our own movement room for workshops and massages.
For accessibility, there’s secure off-street parking for up to 8 cars and Superfast Broadband in the house too.
You can keep your luggage light as the house is stocked with anti-allergy duvets and pillows. There will also be spare blankets, hand towels, bath towels and beach towels.