We feel there are three key factors that make a perfect wellness retreat: a spectacular location, proximity to low a cost airport and last but certainly not least, exceptionally talented, fun and friendly staff.
At Wild View Retreat we have handpicked the very best professionals in the wellness industry to make the retreat experience a cut above the rest.
Andrew’s has been on quite a journey culminating in the eventual creation of Wild View Retreat. If you have a moment his transition to this new path can be read here.
Nutritional Therapist, Yoga Teacher, Founder
Ornagh is the owner of an online studio More Chalk and holds an extensive range of wellness qualifications: Gymnastic Ireland L1 Coach, Gymnastic Bodies L1 Coach, Crossfit Gymnastics L1 and L2 Coach, 200hr yoga and meditation and has also worked as part of the Crossfit European Gymnastic seminar team.
Growing up in Ireland and now based in Portugal, Ornagh has been in the industry for over 12 years coaching and learning from some of the best athletes, gymnastic, weight lifting and movement coaches. Through this she has created a very niche and specialised coaching style.
Her primary focus is now centred around the running of her private online studio and her flexibility, mobility & meditation workshops.
CrossFit, Gymnastics, Weight Lifting, Balance and Meditation
Maintenance, Grounds, Repairs
Guest Liaison, Client and Staff Management
Karelle is a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist with a specialisation around Integrative Sports Nutrition with the prestigious Institute for Optimum Nutrition and Centre for Integrative Sports Nutrition in London. Karelle is French native and lived in UK, Australia, Singapore and now Portugal for the last two decades. Karelle discovered nutrition therapy shortly after the birth of her second child who suffered repeated allergies, as well as ear and respiratory infections. As a result of several life events, Karelle also struggled with adrenal fatigue, severe anaemia and gut dysbiosis.Sports Nutrition, Allergies, Gut Health
As a qualified Yoga teacher and personal trainer, Sue has studied with well known international teachers such as Jason Crandall , Jo Phee and Sarah Powers. She teaches many styles of yoga including Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, restorative, meditation and pre-natal Yoga.
Sue likes to introduce themes to every class – taking you on a journey through your retreat experience, which compliments all the other activities you will do.
Expect Humour, kindness and inclusivity – all levels are welcome and options/ alternatives are always offered.
As well as teaching yoga,Sue uses her skills as a trained midwife to work as a Doula and hynobirthing educator.
Splitting her time between Dorset and Abu Dhabi ( and Portugal of course!), Sue loves getting out in nature, walking ,cycling and wild swimming.
Vinyasa, Hatha, Pre-Natal, Yin
Sally comes to health and fitness with lifelong experience; in it for the endorphins, Sally believes we owe it to ourselves to be strong in mind and body.
A gymnast in her youth, a mother and podium triathlete in her 30’s and now a PT and strength + conditioning coach in her (early!) 40’s, Sally understands how it feels to be on a health and fitness journey on many levels and this show in her approach + encouragement.
Sally provides inspiring and motivating HIIT + strength-based classes. Her teaching method is encapsulated by unlimited energy (killer playlists!) and a constant feed of positive mind health and physical movement, deep rooted in purpose and intent.
Scientific and creative programming is designed to enable clients to truly achieve their goals to the point of life changing. The experience is inclusive, immersive + fun.
HIIT, Strength, Kettle Bells, Met Con, 1-2-1
Lina is from Lithuania and has now settled in Barcelona and shares a passionate for life, wellness and living with an open heart. She strongly believes that through the power of our breath and movement we can transform our body and our mind.Lina trained to become to yoga teacher Goa India, 2018 and has never stopped learning further completing advanced yoga trainings with Jason Crandell & Katarina Rayburn and a advanced Reiki Level II Certification. She loves to have balance in life and her classes vary from strong power/ vinyasa/ mandala flows to calmer yin & yang and blissful yoga nidra meditations paired with magical singing bowls.
Lina feels it difficult to put into words what yoga means to her as it’s more of a feeling, emotion and sense of purpose to I teach, it brings serenity and peace into everyday life and a gratitude to be able to share a joy with the World and everyone around me.
Vinyasa, Nidri, Yin, Meditation
Elena studied yoga and wellness in India, Bali, Mallorca and Dubai and is now a highly experienced 700 hour International Yoga teacher. In 2020 she from Dubai to the Algarve, Portugal where she teaches private and group classes, host workshops, weekend and week-long retreats for her “HAVEN” community in the Algarve of which she is the founder. Elena is also a team member of Green Yoga International in Mallorca where she delivers regular Yin Yoga Teacher Training. She has a background in dance as such movement with sound is a big part of her practice brought into her Power Vinyasa Yoga Classes. To create balance she also teaches Yin Yoga, a relaxing form of yoga essential for everyone’s lives. Her passion is to pass on what she has learnt from her past gurus and teachers to all those around her.Power vinyasa and yin yoga
Stephen has been practising yoga for over 20 years and teaching for 7 years. His yoga story has taken him around the world and into many styles and schools. As a sports enthusiast too, he understands the body having trained in martial arts and endurance events. Through extensive yoga and pilates he has worked himself back from injury to peak fitness on a number of occasions . With an interest in the philosophy of yoga too he is equally focussed on relaxation techniques and mind/body connection. He did his teacher training with the Shamanic school of yoga in the rainforests of Costa Rica and is further qualified with the yoga nidra network. He has taught all over the world and has worked with Google, Microsoft. BDO, and the UK government. He writes often for the wellness press and has also worked with hotels including Lanserhof and the Ace hotel and devised a sleep programme for the Palm Retreat Hotel in Dubai in January 2020.Yin yoga, Meditation, Nidra and Vinyasa
From a young age Yuwa was captivated by plants and valued health as an aid to athletic performance. This progressed to professional training in Sydney, Australia as a Naturopath, Nutritional therapist & Herbalist. 18 years on, Yuwa is now a highly experienced practitioner with diverse knowledge within the natural health/wellbeing industry, working for a variety of organisations such as the Institute of Optimum Nutrition, the London Clinic of Nutrition and the College of Naturopathic Medicine.
Yuwa is fuelled by a passion to see transformation arise in the lives of the individuals and groups that she works with, believing that knowledge, self-empowerment and transformation in one area can have profound ripple effects throughout many other areas of life.
In clinical practice she is committed to assisting her clients to improve their health, energy and overall wellbeing through simple, sustainable choices. Whilst as an experienced lecturer and speaker, Yuwa is known for her ability to make complex material understandable and enjoyable.
Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbal Medicine, Hormonal, Reproductive and Digestive Health
Kat is a nutritional therapist with a passion for healthy eating and female health. She specialises in helping women achieve hormonal balance and non-diet related weight loss around their midlife. Going through the menopause herself she has a real understanding and empathy for supporting women during this time with diet and lifestyle changes. She never wants her clients to feel deprived of food when they come to her – she believes that food should make you feel good and nourish your body – the word diet is banished!Hormone balance, menopause, lifestyle and dietary support
Gemma’s journey in health and fitness began in 2013 with the epiphany of a love for exercise, clean eating and general wellbeing. Whilst navigating my way through the world of work, in 2015 I met Joe Wicks aka ‘The Body Coach’ and began working closely with him during the launch of his company. I supported his online clients with all aspects of health and fitness further developing my commitment to fitness. In 2020 she founded Gemma Kate Lifestyle, having been furloughed from the corporate world, a blessing in disguise to wake up to her true passion. Gemma offers a wide range of fitness classes, one to one training and specialises in pre and postnatal exercise as well as exercise for a balanced lifestyle. Cardio, Strength, Core, 1-1 PT, Pre and Post Natal Exercise
Rosie is a yoga teacher and paddleboarding coach with 5 years of teaching experiencing and 10 years of personal practice. She is known for her warm and engaging teaching style and personalised approach. She believes that yoga is not a ‘one size fits all’ and encourages individuals to work with their own bodies not against them. Rosie has facilitated numerous retreats and specialises in experiences that combine yoga, water (be that on it or in it) and a deep connection to nature; both your own and the outdoors. Rosie has a background in psychology with a focus on Eastern psychology and body psychotherapy and is currently studying for a masters in psychological anthropology. These learnings add colour and depth to her teaching and her classes aim to support the body, mind and spirit combined. When not teaching yoga or paddling, she can be found in cold water (swimming!) or drinking tea in bed first thing. She currently lives in London and travels extensively for work and life.Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Forest Yoga, SUP Yoga
Milly is an experienced personal trainer and group fitness instructor with an infectious energy and zest for life.She has worked in gyms across London, extensively at retreats abroad and in the UK and now more recently most of her classes being 1-2-1 coaching online through her Move With Milly platform.
Fun and consistency are at the heart of Milly’s approach to fitness because, after all, if you’re not enjoying what you’re doing, you won’t keep on doing it! And if you don’t do it consistently, you won’t see any positive progress.
Milly is a strong advocator of most forms of movement, but especially HIIT training and strength work in all of its forms. She really gets the importance of building and maintaining muscle mass via resistance training in the quest for optimal body composition (and fat loss).
Retreat, Cardio fitness, HIIT 1-1 PT, Fat Burn
Alice is an experienced yoga teacher with over 500 hours of training – primarily with internationally renowned teachers Jason Crandell (Power Yoga) and Bridget Woods Kramer (Anusara). Through intelligently sequenced and thoughtful all-level vinyasa yoga, her aim is for students to come away feeling empowered, and wonderfully content within themselves. Expect good music, heart-felt philosophy, no dogma, a little sweat and a lot of warmth. Alice currently lives in Glasgow teaching yoga full time but is originally from Oxfordshire then London. She recently completed an MSc in Psychology at the University of Glasgow as part of her ongoing interest in the unity of science with spirituality.
Yoga Teacher, Strong Vinyasa, Yin, Functional Movement
Irene is a fun loving wonderful Nutritional Therapist and owner of LadyBird Nutrition in Dublin, Ireland. Having difficulties conceiving in her 30s, Irene left a successful career in development economics in 2005 to study nutrition to improve her fertility. After three years of study and the birth of her two gorgeous and healthy children she set up her Nutrition Clinic in Dublin, a busy Nutritional Therapy practice specialising in women and children’s health. A committed foodie she is passionate about helping people fall in love with taking care of themselves and maximizing enjoyment of their life.
Nutritional Therapist, Women’s Health, Gut Health and Fertility
This born and bred Irish man has been moving and grooving all his life, falling in love with theatre, dance and drama from age 9, he started to build on his craft and attend various performing arts trainings, workshops and then eventually hopped over the sea to train in London were he spent 3 years training at dance school, working with various artists/companies such as The BBC, SONY and X factor artists (as well as a brief moment being in boy band), he felt something was missing so through his movement journey into Yoga and spirituality he found more of himself that was waiting to be discovered, this led to him training in over 600 hours of Yoga Teacher Trainings. (Vinyasa, Hatha, Rocket, Hot Yoga, Yin and Therapeutic)
Diving further into his own connection to the universe; the world of Astrology was calling (but really it was there the whole time), and Kyle invested years of studying and training in Astrology in depth and helping others through offering Astrology/birth chart readings “Connecting to the cosmos literally changed my life and my perspective of it, and by using the gifts of the stars to help his clients heal, rejuvenate and revitalise themselves. In his eyes Astrology is like becoming your own therapist, the results are very real!
Kyle now successfully runs a Yoga and massage business (level 3 professional sports massage therapist), is a Yoga Teacher trainer, a full time astrologer and a Gong practitioner offering Gong Baths and sound healing.
Vinyasa, Rocket, Yin Yoga and Gong Baths
Carin’s journey and transformation started when diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis 10 years ago, which today is her blessing in disguise. Carin is known as the ‘Swedish PT Girl’, with a passion to train clients with classes outdoors alongside Box Strong Classes at Sevenoaks Boxing Club in Kent England. She’s a bundle of energy and manages this alongside her full-time city job! She loves seeing her clients develop confidence and feel strong. Carin is also an amateur boxer with 2 fights under her belt but equally passionate about yoga. She packs a punch! You will love this lady. “Strong Mind. Strong Body” PT, Strength, Core, Weights and Boxing.
Jonathan is a qualified British Chef with more than 16 years of experience. He grew up in Cornwall, UK, a land famous for its delicious seafood and excellent local produce. He has extensive knowledge of cooking different styles of food, having previously worked and travelled all over Europe, Africa & Southeast Asia.He had the honour to work with talented chefs such as Rick Stein in Cornwall, Tom Aikens in London, and international Michelin Star Chefs from all over the world in Bangkok, where he lived for a few years.
He takes his pride from sourcing the finest local ingredients from farmers and artisans, using his travel experiences as a daily inspiration to offer a creative, tasty, and healthy cuisine.
Wholesome, Local, Seasonal Cuisine
Frankie has a background in commercial jazz dancing and has been moving & shaking since she was 6 years old. She now works in the fitness industry & is on a mission to put the fun back into fitness. She does so through her positive, fun and challenging workouts. Frankie is inspired by the retro music of the 70s, 80s & 90s so expect throwback classics that motivate you to push yourself further. Expect to leave dripping in sweat with a huge smile on your face! Frankie enjoys making people feel their most confident while they workout and she will certainly inspire you to challenge yourself in a warm, safe & encouraging environment.
Personal Trainer / Barre / Cardio Barre / Body Sculpt / Stretch / Dance Cardio
Lindsay has been part of the health & wellness industry for 30 years as a Wellness Director for international 5 star health resorts and retreat spaces. In the past the constant demands juggling family and career took a toll on her health leading to chronic fatigue & hormone imbalances. Lindsay has been a holistic therapist since 1989 later qualifying as a Health & Wellbeing Coach & studying Nutrition & Lifestyle medicine inspired her to set up her own practise on the Isle of Wight. She is currently working alongside the NHS with patients & clients with a multitude of health issues from Weight Management. Type 2 Diabetes, Gut Health. Lindsay is passionate about supporting clients implementing simple, lifestyle changes & healthier habits to live a fun & purpose filled life.
Health & Wellbeing Coach, Holistic therapist, Wellness Expert
Max trained as a chef near the Black Forest in southern Germany and moved to Berlin at an early age where he gained a lot of experience in various Michelin-starred restaurants. After becoming a happy dad for the first time, he left the classical gastronomy and founded his own catering company. Following eight very successful years and countless events, he sold the company at the beginning of 2018. He took a creative break and went on a two-year round the World trip with his wife and children spending time South Africa, Southeast Asia and South America. In 2021 he and his family moved back to Europe finding their new home here in Portugal.
Plant Based Chef, nutritious international cuisine
Katie is a fun and laid-back fitness instructor that loves to get people moving especially outside in the fresh air. She is the owner of her own outdoor fitness company West Beach Fitness in Whitstaple Kent and gets a kick out of inspiring and motivating the local community to get fit and feel incredible. She specialises in high intensity interval training and loves using a variety of weights, kettlebells and battle ropes to ensure her clients get amazing results quickly. You will love her classes!
Outdoor fitness, Kettlebells, Circuits, Weight Training
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