An Swinnen
An is the Managing Director of award-winning BECS which she founded in 2004. She is a clinical solution-focused psychotherapist and hypnotherapist and a member of the National Board for Modern Psychotherapy. An has a degree in education and has worked in primary, secondary, higher and special needs education in England. An is the author of ‘Brain Based Stress Management’, ‘The Mental Health Survival Guide (Because It’s A Jungle Out There)’ and ‘The Business Survival Guide (Because It’s A Jungle Out There)’.
Melika Clason
Melika is a clinical solution-focused psychotherapist and hypnotherapist. She has worked in education as a tutor and in the social services sector as a counsellor and mental health support worker for 28 years. Melika also offers Emotional Freedom Technique sessions and a program that guides individuals on their paths to love.
Veronique Mertes
Veronique is a clinical solution-focused psychotherapist and hypnotherapist. She is a Master in NLP, a teenage parenting expert and trained in family therapy. Her additional area of expertise is menopausal support.
Natalie Taylor
Natalie completed her yoga teacher training at Himalaya Yoga Valley in Goa, India in 2017. She completed a yoga therapy course for Mindfulness and PTSD at The Minded Institute in London. She then continued her journey and completed her Acro Yoga teacher training in 2020. Natalie set up the Move Forward Wellness Studio in Totnes which has become the ‘go to’ place for yoga lovers.
Emma Carter Bromfield
Emma is an established expressive award-winning seascape and landscape artist based in South Devon. Her work is widely collected by collectors on home and foreign shores. Emma also loves to inspire others on their own creative journey sharing her 35 years of experience. Watch her at work on beautiful Burgh Island.
Sally Wilson
Sally is a qualified sound and gong therapy practitioner. She trained in harmonisation sound therapy and sound meditation. Sally also has a degree in Five Element and Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and offers Chinese medicine facial Guasha.
Blue Peace Gallery
Gregg and Di Millwood create paintings, greeting cards, decorative art and driftwood sculptures made from beachcombed, reclaimed and recycled materials.
Haldon Riding Stables
Haldon Riding Stables is a family-run business with a small, friendly yard in a beautiful setting. They will take riders of all levels into Haldon Forest. It is an Association of British Riding Schools approved riding school.
Mental Health Retreat 