The Zest Life

14/06/2026

Sometimes all you need is a week away from the demands of everyday life.

A week where someone else does the cooking.
A week where your biggest decision is whether to swim, read or stretch out in the sunshine.
A week where you remember what it feels like to put yourself first.

The first retreat has sold out, our second Ibiza retreat is almost full, with just a few places remaining.

Could this be the year you finally say yes?

11/06/2026

There's a particular kind of calm that only comes from being in wild water.

Our late-summer swim retreats are open, two chances to swap the noise for slow mornings, open water and proper rest. Join us in Anglesey this August, or as the season turns in September head to the Lake District.

Yoga, wild swimming, beautiful food and small groups in stunning surroundings. The kind of few days you come home from feeling like yourself again.

A few places left for August. If your summer has been all about everyone else, this is your nudge to claim some of it back.

09/06/2026

Twenty-five years ago, I broke my back.

A perfectly ordinary wave threw our boat into the air off the coast of Perth, and in a single moment the course of my life changed. I spent six weeks lying flat, learning patience the hard way.

When I finally got to walk again and made my way back to the UK, a doctor told me to try yoga as part of my rehabilitation. I opened the Yellow Pages, found a class, and watched my body and my life quietly get better.

Yoga has carried me ever since. Through worry and stress, pregnancies and break-ups, high days and low ones. And these days, in midlife, I lean on it most for the parts no one can see: the breath, the stillness, the steadiness.

It isn't complicated, and you don't need to touch your toes. Slow movement and steady breath are simply how we tell the nervous system it's safe to soften.

I've written the whole story in our journal this week. Take the time to read it, you'll find the link in our bio. 🤍

07/06/2026

When was the last time you truly switched off?

Not checking emails.
Not thinking about what's for dinner.
Not planning the next thing on the list.

Just a few days where someone else takes care of everything.

And the best part?

You don't need to board a plane to find it.

No airport queues.
No early morning flights.
No luggage restrictions.
No complicated travel plans.

Just a beautiful location here on Anglesey, easy to reach and a world away from everyday life.

Imagine spending your days practising yoga, swimming in clear waters, walking in nature, enjoying delicious food and connecting with like-minded guests.

Returning home feeling rested, refreshed and more like yourself again.

Sometimes the escape you need is closer than you think.

✨ UK Yoga & Wild Swimming Retreats
✨ Solo travellers welcome
✨ Everything organised for you

👇Comment RETREAT for details.

04/06/2026

Sweden is now live to book. 🇸🇪

A week of yoga, wild swimming, sauna, beautiful food, nature and space to properly exhale.

No rushing.

No endless to-do lists.

No being pulled in a hundred different directions.

Just still mornings by the water, long summer evenings, movement, laughter, good company and the chance to reconnect with yourself in one of the most beautiful places we have ever hosted a retreat.

This is not about escaping your life.

It is about stepping away from the noise long enough to hear yourself again.

If you have been craving more space, more calm and more time in nature, this might be exactly what you have been looking for.

✨ Sweden Retreat 2027 is now open for bookings.

👇 Comment SWEDEN and we'll send you the direct booking link.

Or head to the link in our bio for full details.

02/06/2026

I don't think we keep returning to the sea because we love swimming.

I think we keep returning because of how it makes us feel.

Somewhere between taking our shoes off and that first minute into the water, something changes.

Our breathing slows.

Our shoulders drop.

The endless mental to-do list gets a little quieter.

For a while, there is no rushing, no being pulled in a hundred directions.

Just water. Sky. Breath. Ease.

Maybe that's why so many of us crave the coast when life feels busy or overwhelming.

Not because the sea solves our problems.

But because it reminds us who we are underneath them.

This week's journal is about what I call The Blue Prescription – the restorative power of water and why the sea has such a remarkable way of bringing us back to ourselves.

I will be forever grateful for it's power to heal.

I wonder, have you ever noticed how differently you feel after time in or by the water?

👇 I'd love to know.

28/05/2026

This is your sign to book a calming retreat that doesn’t feel like a to-do list.

Six days in the Stockholm Archipelago.
Yoga. Sauna. Cold water. Kayaking.
A private island. Long light evenings.
And space to finally hear yourself think.

Our Sweden Yoga & Adventure Retreat is coming soon....(next week!)

Not a packed itinerary.
Not a wellness bootcamp.
A slower, wilder, more beautiful way to travel.

Comment SWEDEN to be first to know.

26/05/2026

It's been the hottest May on record and all I could think about, stuck landlocked in the Midlands, was this time next year we'll be in Sweden.

Cool water. Pine forest. A morning swim as the sun comes up over the archipelago.

This is what we are building towards and if it calls to you too, there's something exciting coming next week.

Watch this space.

🌊 Sweden | May 2027 | Small group

👇Link in bio to join the waitlist or comment SWEDEN below and be the first to know.

21/05/2026

19/05/2026

Sometimes the path feels clear, almost Spring like.

You feel grounded.
Calm.
Light.
Like yourself.

And then there are seasons where the path feels completely overgrown, the way is messy.

You’re juggling work, family, emotional labour, endless mental lists and trying to keep everything moving whilst quietly feeling disconnected from yourself underneath it all.

I think so many women in midlife feel like this.

Not broken.
Not failing.
Just carrying a lot.

Lately I’ve been thinking about the small things that bring us back to ourselves again.

A walk.
Fresh air.
Movement.
A proper meal.
Five quiet minutes before everyone wakes up.
A conversation with someone who makes you feel safe.
Tiny moments that remind you that you matter too.

Not perfection.
Not some impossible wellness routine.
Just small, realistic ways of supporting yourself through the season you are in.

I wrote a longer piece about this today, about overwhelm, self-care, comparison and finding your way back when life feels noisy.

If you’re in a season where you feel a little lost in the woods, this one is for you.

Link in bio 🤍