Largus Retreats
Our Practitioners
Private Chef
Sarah Mooney
Sarah Mooney has 20 years of experience in the food industry.
As a passionate personal chef and resident luxury retreat chef, she specialises in creating vibrant seasonal flavours with a twist. Her infectious enthusiasm and commitment to excellence shine through every dish she prepares. With her extensive expertise in catering for all dietary requirements, private dining, events, parties, and menu tasting consultancy for weddings, Sarah is committed to providing exceptional customer service. She ensures that every culinary experience she delivers surpasses expectations. Sarah's dedication to culinary perfection is unmatched.
She is certified by the Level 5 Food Standards Agency and is fully insured. Through her bespoke cookery lessons and impeccable catering services she continues to redefine the art of delivering both homely and luxury dining, her creations leave a lasting impression on everyone who indulges in them.
Yoga Instructor
Jc Yogi
My experience in Yoga goes back to 2001. I felt drawn to it after attending my first class. However due to personal circumstances, I stopped practicing because I was running my own business as a Chef Proprietor. During this period, I became aware of how incredibly stressful life can be especially in the corporate environment and became inspired to help people restore their peace of mind and physical health. In 2006 I started attending yoga classes again in my local health club in Staines where I was very fortunate to meet many other inspirational teachers from other yogic disciplines such as Ashtanga, Hatha, Tantric, Anusara, Gravatonic & Mindfulness Meditation. In 2015 I took a leap of faith and quit my employment as a chef to teach yoga full time and to further my knowledge so I could help and encourage others to change their lives. I use my background in Lebanese Cuisine, with its healthy Mediterranean influence, to provide dietary advice to promote a holistic approach to good health. I also cater on some of the retreats I run as well as teaching yoga
.I organise and run various yoga retreats in the UK and abroad, monthly workshops and Rasa Yoga 200-hour teacher training in the UK and abroad. I also teach yoga at various festivals around Europe, as well as a bespoke one on one or two on one yoga classes.
Sound Therapy Practitioner
Emma Dunton
Improve your health and well-being through the power of sound therapy. Relax with a sound bath in a tranquil and welcoming group setting. Current weekly session in Hemyock in Devon, and monthly dates in Queen Camel, Curry Rivel and Pitney in Somerset.
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I am a British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST) qualified practitioner offering group Sound Baths in Somerset, the South West and beyond. Using a range of specialist instruments, I aim to enhance your overall health and well-being.
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Creating immersive soundscapes using a combination of traditional and modern instruments to promote relaxation and meditation. Utilising specific frequencies and vibrations to support healing processes, reducing stress and anxiety, and promoting overall well-being.
Sound Bath Practitioner
Emma Victoria
A Sound Bath is an experience where participants are “bathed” in sound waves. Several instruments, including gongs, singing bowls, percussion, chimes, rattles, tuning forks, and even the human voice itself, produce these waves.
Instead of having a memorable tune or rhythm as you would hear at a rock concert or symphony, the music is an expertly chosen wash of instruments and voices with pronounced resonance and overtones.
Yoga Instructor
Charles Pearson
Charles currently teaches in Edinburgh at Tribe, Hot Pod Edinburgh and Tidal Yoga studios. Charles also teaches regularly online, as well as private one-on-ones and at destination retreats. Charles first qualified as a yoga teacher in 2019 with a 200 hour Yoga Alliance Professionals (UK) training at Red Hot Yoga in Guildford, Surrey after embarking on a regular yoga practice 7 years earlier at age 50. Since then, Charles has taught consistently both in studios and online 10-12 times weekly. Charles has continued to learn and develop including in 2023 obtaining another 200 hour qualification, this time through Yoga Alliance (US) with Leslie Glickman at Yoga Journey in Boca Raton, Florida with emphasis on Yin and Vinyasa Yoga.
Charles also has additional 40 hour certificates for Yoga Nidra and for Yin. Charles teaches a variety of styles (hot, power, flow, vinyasa, slow flow, gentle flow, foundation, yin, and restorative) and mostly all level classes and is known for his focus on alignment, detailed cueing, and working his students hard but always with love and support and a sense of humour.
Yoga Practitioner
Carmen Lee
My name is Carmen. I’m a certified holistic relationship and sex educator, tantra yoga teacher, and childbirth doula.
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I have taught hundreds of women—just like you—how to access more pleasure, presence, and peace through my traditional yoga classes, workshops, courses, retreats, dance and callisthenic programmes.
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I combine science and spirituality in sacred union, to help you step into your highest self.
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If you’re ready to start a personal growth journey that helps you to refine your life for less stress, more fulfilling relationships, better sex, increased self-confidence and life-changing creativity that helps you to manifest the life of your dreams…
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Stick around for the juicy stuff and start your journey now.
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Founder
Joanne Chidwick
Joanne Chidwick is one of the technology industry’s most influential marketing women, with senior positions in the top tech organisations globally, including Oracle, SAP, Salesforce & latterly at Financialforce now Certinia, where she ran the EMEA & APAC Marketing teams. As a business leader, she has championed diversity and the empowerment of women throughout her career and is known for being a passionate evangelist for marketing around the needs of the customer and building strong partner relationships. Joanne is an active social commentator and innovative marketing thinker. Joanne set up and ran her own B2B marketing agency for 7 years while bringing up her children. With an entrepreneurial background, Joanne doesn’t wait for the world to change, but sets out to make the changes she wants to see in business, and in the world – and one of those is to support an end to the exploitation and trafficking of women. Joanne was Chair of the HERA Board of Trustees for 3 years having been a volunteer, mentor and then Trustee over her Year involvement with HERA. Joanne launched Largus Retreats earlier this year and has already run the inaugural wellness weekend at the luxury Jurston Barn in Somerset. There are 3 more retreats in January, March & April 2025 and more in the planning for June, September & October.
Largus was formed by Joanne to create luxury wellness experiences that bring a new approach with 5* accommodation, cuisine & activities that leave guests feeling ‘rested, revived & ready to take a new energised approach to life’
Holistic Wellbeing Practitioner
Carla Carolina Watson
I’m Carla, an accredited Wellbeing Coach with a rich background in somatic work through clinical hypnotherapy, neurolinguistic programming, breath work, over 250 hours of teacher training in yoga, emotional freedom techniques, mental health first aider, and the soothing practices of Reiki, women’s circles, and sound baths.
I specialize in delivering holistic, approachable, and sustainable wellbeing solutions for corporate teams, private groups and individuals, with a dedicated focus on women, pregnant individuals, and those navigating the postpartum journey.
My holistic approach encompasses mind, body, and spirit, offering personalised support to foster profound transformation and cultivate a balanced, fulfilling life.