FACULTY
Polly Moore- Founder & Accredited Coach
Polly worked as a Producer in filmmaking before escaping to the South Downs to find a better work/life balance . She cultivated a day- dreaming habit in her circular flint folly, and followed her intuition. Against all odds, she. and partner Shaun founded a retreat venue for other like minded folk, four fields away and set up beautiful Tilton House. To celebrate its huge success and a decade of collaboration with creative and wellness brands, she created the Department of Wellbeing, and began offering talks, retreats and coaching to further share knowledge of nature based events with partners in the global community of Wellness. Polly is an accredited coach working with women in the creative and wellness industries.
Shaun Treloar- Transformational Coach & Host
Shaun cut his teeth at Saatchi & Saatchi as a film producer, putting together stories for global brands, charities and organizations. Looking into his own story, he dived into the world of wellness, after facing serious health issues. He sought out experts to aid his recovery, and has deepened his purpose into the world of wellbeing where he partners Polly in growing Department of Wellbeing as a brand. Having run Tilton House retreat centre for 15 years, he now leads transformational programmes and coaching events.
Melanie Lacy - Fewtrell - Breathwork coach
Mel first encountered breathwork at a yoga & breathwork retreat in 2010. After experiencing many other modalities in her journey including; reiki, counselling/therapy, EMDR, & hypnotherapy; breathwork she realised it was the most invaluable tool by a mile! Mels’ passion is now holding space for others on their own healing and self exploratory journey through 121’s
Hannah Godman - Grounded Breathwork - Breath Work Healer
Hannah strongly believes that everyone’s access to inner healing lies within them and in their connection to others, the earth and energy. Her teaching journey started as a Yoga and Hot Yoga Teacher, a practice that adopted a somatic (body-oriented) approach to vinyasa flow and Hatha Yoga. Finding Conscious Breathwork in Bali in 2015, she completed her breathwork training with The Alchemy Of Breath in 2016, also studying with Giten and the Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma release Institute. Having since mentored on various two breathwork trainings Hannah continues to work with individuals, groups and corporate teams. Creator of www.brothersbreathwork.com and contributor to www.schoolbreathe.com which focuses on bringing breathwork education and practices into the school classroom.
Sarah Williams - Yoga Instructor
Sarah’s teaching focuses on inquiry based movement that is practical, accessible and rooted in gathering together in community. Bringing together traditional teachings in a modern context her classes provide a platform for students to get to know themselves rather than perform.
Sarah is inspired by teaching beginners and supporting the next generation of yoga teachers. She teaches regular classes, workshops, teacher trainings and teacher coaching programmes throughout the UK. She has taught high profile corporate groups including Opera Houses and creative business agencies.
Sarah has been featured in numerous publications including The Guardian as well as being a feature writer for Om Yoga and Lifestyle Magazine. Sarah regularly assists her primary teacher, Jason Crandell during his advanced teacher trainings and teacher renewal programmes and she is a proud ambassador for the charity Yoga Gives Back.
Lynne Jarrett - Yoga Instructor
Lynne has been practising yoga for about twenty years and teaching for thirteen of those. Lynne teaches Hatha, Pregnancy, Post-Natal yoga and provides one-to-one tuition. Lynne’s style of yoga is a combination of her yoga experience over the years but has strong influences from a mixture of Iyengar and Scaravelli yoga. I have also studied to teach people with conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinsons as this is something that is held very close to my heart and I feel absolutely essential in helping people living with such conditions to find a way to feel more comfortable and calm and more able to cope with the daily stresses of a long term chronic health condition.
Emily Scott - Yoga Instructor
Emily likes to teach a slow but strong vinyasa flow, mixed in with pranayama, restorative, and yoga nidra. My classes are pretty strong, but I try to make them accessible for all levels. She is passionate about using the breath as a tool to create change in the body and the mind, her aim is to create a space for people to improve their lives from the inside out.
Natasha Moutran -Yoga Instructor & Sound Healer
Natasha's classes are playful & creative with an invitation to connect to your inner wisdom, deeper intuition and begin to tap into your own innate healing. With a mindful approach to alignment and an infusion of spirit, her aim is to guide you to a place of curiosity and exploration in order to create transformation both on and off the mat. Natasha has been practicing meditation and yoga for over 20 years & teaching for a decade now, and has lived through an ever changing practice which she delights in sharing with her students, always teaching from a place of authenticity and connectedness.
Victoria Cooper - Hatha Yoga & Sound Healing
Vicky is passionate about helping make a difference to people's lives through yoga, mindfulness & meditation, hypnotherapy, massage and holistic therapies. When we learn to let go of our pain, be it physical or emotional, we can become more grounded and present. Allowing more space and freedom to enjoy life more and to its fullest potential. When we reconnect with our creative self, we can dream and create a positive future for ourselves, our loved ones, and ultimately the world.
Siobhan Swider - Sound Healer & Harpist
Siobhan uses and explores sound in a therapeutic approach by with the harp, Tibetan and crystal bowls, voice and gongs. She collaborates with other sound therapists and musicians giving sound baths which provide a deep sense of relaxation, creating balance throughout mind and body. Siobhan also offers private sessions for one to sound-bathe in a world of blissful vibrations.
Brighitta Moser Clark - Sound Healer; Sonic Therapist, Reiki Teacher
Brighitta plays alchemy crystal singing bowls which are made with 99.992% pure quartz and blended with other crystals, gemstones, and precious metals. Her Sound Baths are truly immersive as our bodies ‘hear’ the crystalline sound vibrations with every cell. The sound often resonates through our many layers - the body gives feedback with sublime movements of energy while the mind can see colours and visions of spontaneous insights. Brighitta is a Reiki Teacher, Sonic Therapist and author of The Reiki Way. Her ceremonial offerings weave empowered, holistic healing with an emergence of the soul, allowing our natural experience of being human to be completely embraced. Brighitta set. up Temple of Alchemies.
Lucy Pinto - Movement & Body Coach
Lucy is our very own action woman and flyweight. There’s almost nothing she won’t try, but when it comes to working our clients, she knows when to take you outside your comfort zone and when to keep it simple. Lucy owns The Box Brighton which she quotes is a lifestyle movement for mind and body. You’ll want her at your side if you are planning on upscaling your fitness, her understanding of a grounded level of health has become invaluable to Department of Wellbeing retreats.
Gyles Abbott- Boxercise Coach & Fitness Instructor
Gyles run Soul Fit studio in Lewes, East Sussex. His classes are fun and energetic, ideal platforms to learn in.
Charlotte Hopson - Chef/ Aurveydic Practitioner
Charlotte’s motivation is to share her passion for seasonal, plant-based ingredients and encourages guests to use their time on retreat to reconnect with their relationship to food. As a Pilates, Yoga teacher and Chef she believes that with a balanced approach to exercise, eating well, and making more mindful choices about how and what we consume, we can live a more nurturing, self-supporting and planet-friendly lifestyle.
Lucie Hawkes - Chef / Wild Alchemy Food
Lucie offers a variety of personal food services working with her passions to create and share a healthy & delicious range of foods. Her extensive portfolio covers a variety of work including recipe & product development, boutique event catering, fermentation & cooking demonstrations and as a personal chef.
Lucie has curated boutique & personalised menus for many private events in Sussex & London including; Saloni's store opening in Sloane Avenue, Sweaty Betty store opening in Kings Cross, Xtend Barre London's launch party, Soma House Yoga graduation ceremony, Tanya Borowski day retreats and several yoga retreats. The Wild Alchemy team are experienced in catering to specific dietary and health needs and are agile to customise the food to the needs of the event.
Jo Woodhurst - Nutritionist
Jo approaches clients with the same outset – to help you achieve optimal energy, motivation, zest for life and overall health. Good nutrition is the core foundation that your health and wellbeing are built upon. Not only that – eating well now can ensure you live well as you age. Food and nutrition are first and foremost about nourishment and enjoyment. Jo recognises each client as unique – there is no such thing as a perfect diet for humans – instead, we will work together to create an optimal nutrition plan bespoke to you.
What does ‘wellbeing’ look like?
It’s when every part of us connects and thrives as a whole.
It’s what we eat, as well as how, when and why we eat.
It’s sleep, sight, skeletons, skin. Muscles, medication and meditation.
The work we do and why and where we do it.
The environments we live in. Our relationships. Our children.
The technology we use and the clothes we wear.
Living our best selves, and making our best decisions.
What does wellbeing mean to you? What's your health story?
Join the conversation #wellbeingmeans
Department Manifesto:
We believe in starting new conversations about health and wellness.
We believe in finding new ways to define and consume wellness.
We believe in whole-system thinking, in connection and integration.
We believe in removing the bias, dogma and inaccuracy from how we learn about ourselves.
We believe in finding meaning, purpose, power and transformation through all aspects of wellbeing.