Farmacy Retreat

Camilla
Fayed

Founder Farmacy

Camilla Fayed is a mother of three, entrepreneur and pioneer of the plant-based food movement. A self-confessed ‘farmer at heart’, Camilla has witnessed first-hand the life altering benefits - both physical and mental - of a plant-based, local, and regenerative diet, which has turned her into an activist for food system transformation.

Driven by the desire to make the shift she experienced in her own life available to others, Camilla founded Farmacy in 2016 with the mission to serve transformational food that offers a different future.

Camilla believes that the way we eat becomes the way we think, and that the vitality of the mind can’t help but mirror the vitality of the soil. Food holds the power to be the detonator of a societal renaissance, regenerating our bodies, minds, and surroundings.Aligning with the conviction that food can speak to every major crisis facing humanity, Farmacy collaborates with an array of initiatives totransform the food system, restore human health, and expand consciousness.

https://farmacylondon.com/

Mike
Murphy

DipION, mBANT, mANP, rGNC, rCNHC - Registered nutritional therapist and health educator

After 25 years in the corporate arena, Mike learned first hand how diet and lifestyle can impact health. He founded Saffron Wellness in 2015 and is now a nutritional therapist and health educator. Using the principles of functional medicine, advanced diagnostics and an educational approach to health coaching.

Mike gives his clients the knowledge and practical guidance that empowers them to take back control of their own health, naturally. He currently lectures at the London-based College of Naturopathic Medicine where he teaches the application of nutritional therapy and lifestyle medicine to reverse chronic disease and promote health and vitality. His areas of clinical interest include digestive disorders, cardiovascular health, type-2 diabetes and anti-ageing nutrition.

https://www.saffronwellness.com/

Hayley McAlinden

Nutritional Therapist and Yoga Teacher

Hayley has profound passion for empowering individuals to embrace a low-toxin lifestyle. With a career spanning over a decade since 2010, she has been actively involved in promoting holistic living, drawing inspiration from her own transformative health journey, which involved conquering chronic fatigue and low immunity.

Hayley has not only developed her own remarkable line of organic skincare products but also cultivated a thriving global client base through her empowering courses and transformative workshops. Her invaluable knowledge and expertise make her an influential figure in the self-care and natural living movement, shining brightly as a beacon of guidance for those seeking to enhance their well-being naturally.

https://www.hayleymcalinden.com/

Kara Mia Vernon

Naturopath, Nutritionist and Clinical Hypnotherapist

Kara Mia approaches health from various aspects using bioresonance for testing, colon hydrotherapy for gut health and hypnotherapy for the all important mind aspect. Over the past 15 years she has performed over 12,000 colonics and has worked in several highly acclaimed clinics in London.

www.embracinghealth.co.uk

Anna DE PAHLEN 

 Yoga, Creative Dance Instructor & Movement Artist

Anna is a dancer, yoga teacher and creative dance facilitator. She has trained as a contemporarydancer at Trinity Laban and has studied dance movement psychotherapy. She holds a 450 ZTT. Anna has been practising yoga for ten years and has worked internationally in venues such as Fondation Beyeler, White Cube, Château Marmont, The Alpina Gstaad, The Serpentine Gallery and Christie’s, and festivals such as Harvest Kaplankaya as well as collaborating with brands such as Lululemon and Moncler. She teaches all over London and hosts retreats around the world throughout the year.

https://annadepahlen.com/

Deya

Creative Meditation Facilitator

Deya (Dia) was born in Ecuador, she is a Cacao sorceress, Chakra Dancing and Creative Meditation facilitator, Temple of Amor priestess and the founder of CacaoAmor. Her mission is to share the nurturing powers of Cacao. She is a beautiful being of light, laughter and the energetic embodiment of joy inherent in the spirit of Cacao. Deya has studied in different lineages, including Andean & Eastern wisdom. She has a passion for the connection between humans, nature and erotic innocence, and she has been initiated into the Lineage Of The Rose Temple Arts.

Deya works with a cooperative in Ecuador exporting ceremonial grade Cacao, protecting biodiverse farms, the people who care for them, and helping expand the Medicine of Cacao to the Seven Directions.

@cacaoamor @cacaosorceress www.cacaoamor.com

Ravi 
Freeman

Musician and sound healer

Ravi is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and one of the longest established Western players of the kora (West African harp). His music is the result of a lifetime exploring the edge, through world music, tribal cultures, throat singing and a journey that has taken him from India to the Amazon.

As well as over 20 CDs, international performances and workshops and the invention of the electric/stereo kora, Ravi has also worked with artists such as Nigel Kennedy, Jon Lord, Phil Manzanera, Baaba Maal, Dr John, Ronu Majumdar and Marlui Miranda. The most recent albums are “Songs for the Golden Age” and “Two Rivers” with master flautist Adrian Freedman.

www.ravifreeman.com

Mira
Khanya

Movement Healer

Mira Khanya is a passionate advocate of movement as a transformative and healing practice. Her journey began with her exploration of visual and performing arts which led her to a BA (Hons) Drama degree, focusing on Physical Theatre. She then expanded her experience to include meditation, shamanic journeys, butoh, yoga, embodied listening and contact improvisation, among others.

Mira's deep connection with dance led her to complete an apprenticeship and training programme with the founders of the School of Movement Medicine - Ya’Acov and Susannah Darling Khan. Today she is a mentor for the school and combines her wealth of experience as a dancer, therapist and artist - to create immersive meditative journeys.

@movementmedicinewithmira (instagram)

Olwyn
Evans

Chef/Health Advocate

Olwyn has been working as a professional health chef for the past 12 years in London and internationally. She has worked at various cutting edge restaurants in London and catered for many retreats around the world. Over the years she has also assisted in trainings, consulted for restaurants, and held workshops for other aspiring chefs. Olwyn originally trained as a raw vegan chef and has since moved into the world of cooked vegan and vegetarian cuisine. She now combines all these styles of cooking for a holistic approach to health.

Her passion for cooking is strongly fuelled by a deep curiosity of the inner workings of the body, mind and spirit.Her constant research into nutrition, detox methods and alternative health and how food affects all aspects of self is a true driving force for what she does. She loves to share her passion for organic, nutritious food with others and hopes to inspire them to a greater level of health and happiness through their daily choices.

Carlota
Oliveira

Chef/Health Advocate

Carlota is a vocal champion of local, seasonal, fresh, ripe, sun-kissed and sustainable produce. Vegan for many years, she has recently been focusing her studies in Raw Food, Alchemical Regenerative Cleanse, Liquid Nutrition and Animal Healing through Nutrition, Herbalism and Energy Healing.

Carlota worked as a chef and/or manager at Wild Food Cafe, Plants by Deliciously Ella, Farmacy and at the same time, embarked as a freelance chef in various venues across the UK. Carlota has helped many people around the world to rediscover the magic of Mother Nature and heal through food in a simple, fun and light-hearted way. She is our Guest Experience Manager aka House Mom and will be there to assist and support you during your retreat, making sure you have an enriching experience.

https://www.moreplantae.com/

Perry
Haldenby

Soil Science

For the last 5 years Perry has been a part of the biodynamic gardening team at Farmacy farm, growing and providing the Farmacy restaurant with nutritious vegetables all year round.

He is a certified soil food lab technician which allows him to access the microbiome in soil. Over the years his passion for growing nutritious produce has inspired him to further study the world of soil microbiology, understanding that this is where the nutrient cycling for healthy plants begins, which in turn provides the correct nutrition for humans. He is an advocate for a greater capacity to heal human health when we start recovering and sustaining the microbiology in soil.

Marcelle
Delahaye

Inner child therapist/Medicine woman

Over the last 14 years Marcelle has taken a deep dive into ancient wisdom traditions and been initiated in West African, Mexican and Egyptian sacred practices.Marcelle understands that it is the individual who heals themselves when a safe environment and space is created and held with unconditional love and respect.

With a focus on inner child work and therapy, Marcelle assists people in navigating and releasing trauma from their systems and removing limiting beliefs from the subconscious which are in the way of living a joyful and authentic life.

Bobbi Vogel

Founder of the Center for Etheric Medicine

She is a spirit taught Medical Intuitive, Clairvoyant Healer and Psychic Medium.

She brings into alignment the soul, mind, body and energetic architecture to create the environment for body’s innate ability to heal, it simply needs to be heard. When we embrace that we are resonant light beings connected to all vibrational things, we understand the gravity of healing Mother Earth if we are to experience lasting healing. There is no one without the other.