Meet Anabel & Steve
Creative partners, spiritual seekers, and your retreat hosts
We’ve been partners in life and creativity for over 18 years. Our journey has taken us from the fast-paced worlds of journalism and branding into a slower, more soulful way of living, rooted in mindfulness, creativity, and connection.
Steve built his career in advertising and branding, and now runs The Photography Movement, a not-for-profit dedicated to using photography to support mental wellbeing. Anabel was a long-time journalist and editor before training as a reflexologist — she now runs a practice at The Portland Hospital, helping others reconnect with their bodies and inner calm.
Creativity has always been central to our lives. From co-creating a RIBA award-nominated home in London to leading meaningful projects together, we believe in creativity as a path to transformation. A 10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat marked a profound turning point for us — since then, our lives have deepened with daily meditation, spiritual practice, and a new way of seeing the world.
Steve practices Buddhism, Anabel finds connection through yoga and mantra singing — and we both believe that peace and wisdom come through constant evolution.
This retreat is an invitation to step away, create, and reconnect. We’d be honoured to share the space with you.
Anabel Cutler is a qualified yoga teacher and somatic practitioner with a passion for helping individuals reconnect through nature and mindfulness.
With expertise reflexology and Reiki healing as well as yoga and meditation, Anabel offers a retreat experience that nurtures mind, body and spirit, providing space for reflection, growth, and self-discovery.
She specialises in foot and hand reflexology, facial rejuvenation, and restorative treatments to support well-being, stress, and anxiety. Prior to her wellness career, Anabel was a journalist and editor for leading publications like ELLE Decoration, The Times, Condé Nast Traveller, and InStyle.
As a retreat leader, she blends her diverse background to guide participants in reconnecting with their inner selves, helping them find clarity, healing, and inspiration during times of change or transition.
You can view her website at: https://www.reflexologyforlife.space/
Steve Wallington is a creative professional with extensive experience in advertising, branding, and photography.
Having worked with leading global brands, Steve now uses his skills to help others explore their creative potential.
He is actively involved in The Photography Movement project, using his work to raise awareness around mental well-being. His photography sessions explore emotional expression and storytelling. He also works with schools, crafting tailor-made workshops for students, encouraging them to uncover new perspectives, whatever their level of photography. Students gain clarity, and connect with their creativity through mindful photography.
Personally he has self-published two books, sold in The Photographers Gallery and The Tate, and has had two London exhibitions and in the last few months. Steve has recently completed an MA in photography at Falmouth University.
You can view his work at: https://www.sfwallington.me/photography-film/
Meet our Facilitators in Scotland
Donnah Murray
Roots & Cadence – Artist, Healer, Forager, Earth Elder
Donnah is a multi-disciplinary artist and holistic guide whose practice bridges the ancient and the elemental. A Karuna Reiki Master, sound and somatics practitioner, and professional forager, she weaves nature, movement and healing into every offering.
Having journeyed back from long-term illness, Donnah now helps others reconnect with their bodies, rhythms, and the living Earth. She hosts foraging walks, sound baths, yoga and energy sessions across the Highlands — including at Alladale Wilderness Reserve and Lochnabo House — always guided by intuition, ceremony and the wild.
You can view her website at:
Henry Fosbrooke
Musical Woodsman, Drum Maker & Fire Ceremony Guide
Henry is a woodsman and log builder. His journey into making musical instruments began with a simple question to a tree: “How can I fell you respectfully?” The answer? “Make drums.” Since then, he’s crafted his own instruments. Often described as the heartbeat of humanity, he now uses these drums to guide ceremonial fire sessions.
He fell in love with woodcraft at just 8 years old when given the opportunity to work on fallen trees at Sawston Manor—formally training in woodwork in 1991 on a Greenwood course. His musical roots trace back to piano and fiddle at school, pausing until guitar and songwriting found their spark alongside his drum-making.
Henry’s fire ceremonies combine custom-built drums, deep respect for trees and the land and an intimate connection with nature. In rhythm and ritual, he invites us to remember our own wild roots and commune with the ancestral pulse of the Earth.
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