Art and Wellness Retreat
Ruth Wheeler is an experienced and qualified yoga teacher of 12 years and a Seasonal Wellness and essential oils coach. She has also led many retreats and teaches art in schools and in her studio in Surrey. She takes inspiration from the earth itself and uses only natural materials in her own practise. She is particularly drawn to wood and she will share her 25 years of wood burning, sculpting and painting experience over the week.
Join Ruth and learn the basic techniques in wood burning (pyrography) copper, stone and clay throughout the week. Go home with four beautiful pieces or combine them all into a mixed media piece of art.
Location:
Coastal Valley Camp and Crafts is located in a beautiful valley and is within walking distance to Watergate Bay and Porth Beaches near Newquay in Cornwall, Uk
Dates:
May 22nd - 29th 2026
What to expect:
Includes two daily yoga classes and 6 hours of art classes on 4 of the days. Half board is included in the cafe onsite and includes breakfast a vegetarian dinner with tea and coffee and flavoured waters. A Camping pitch is also included in the price.
You can also upgrade to glamping if you wish. There are a few options for small groups, couples or individuals in pods, tents and cabins
Please enquire for prices and details.
THE RETREAT
Wake up in the morning for an energising slow vinyasa flow class to start your day, enjoy a healthy breakfast and four of the days you will have a 90 minutes art class either after breakfast or before dinner. Depending on the weather, activities and energy of the group, we will either come together before for a restorative / yin yoga or after dinner for either a yoga nidra or wellness workshop (Indian head massage with essential oils, meditation, yoga dance, seasonal life coaching session)
Art Workshops included:
1× wood pyrography art or pebble
1x copper embossing
1× soap stone mini sculptures
1x mixed media workshop
A typical day :
A typical day with an art class will either be a morning or afternoon depending on the weather. We will have a few days where we can spend the whole day out and about with no formal art class!
But you can still be creative yourself!
Typical Art and Yoga Day.
8-9 am Vinyasa flow yoga
9. 15 am breakfast
10.30 am - 12 pm Art Class or Beach / free time
Or
3- 4.30 pm Art Class or free time
5 - 6 pm Yin/ Restorative yoga
Or
8.30- 9.30 pm yoga nidra, essential oils, seasonal coaching etc
If you are interested in spending more time being creative with me and you would like more time to work on a bigger project over rhe week then I will be happy to do so and you can arrange it with me on an hourly basis £20 an hour. Or you may like to bring your own art materials and work on your own art too.
I am also offering a 5 night and a 3 night package, please look below at the options.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any enquiries.
ruthwheeler.sculptit@gmail.com