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Upcoming Special Events
Our multi-award winning five day Yeotox Retreat runs every week, from Wednesday to Sunday in Devon and Monday to Saturday in Madeira. Sometimes we team up with our favourite wellness…
‘I Think I’m Here to Heal You’…
I get asked a lot why we launched Yeotown over a decade and a half ago. After hearing my friend's story, it resonated with me to share it with you because in many ways, I believe it's why we do what we do.
How movement and exercise can improve your skin
At Yeotown Health and Wellness Retreat we can help you to understand and improve your skin health. Movement and exercise are an important part of skin health and here's why!
“A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDERS”
Hear from Yeotown founders, Mercedes & Simon Sieff, about what to expect when embarking on a wellness retreat at Yeotown Devon or Madeira.
Finding a calm place – with Julia Samuel MBE
Listen to a handy 5 minute video of Julia Samuel MBE guiding us through an effective therapy tool called ‘The Safe Place’ or ‘The Calm Place’.
The Benefits Of Meditation You Didn’t Know
The idea of the benefits of meditation seem commonly understood in our society but it’s true holistic value is still often misunderstood. Derived from the Latin meditari (to dwell upon)…
Beauty Without Cruelty – Why Wouldn’t You?
Yeotown co founder Mercedes shares her 5 of the Best cosmetic brands that don’t harm your face, the environment or animals.
Thoughtful Thinking
“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviour. Keep your behaviour positive because your behaviour becomes your habits.…
Why Weight Loss Boot Camps Are Not A Permanent Solution
Weight loss boot camps offer guests the chance to get fit and lose weight with regimented exercise programmes and a strict balanced diet. However, while they may be initially successful…
The Difference Between A Detox Retreat & A Weight Loss Boot Camp
Yeotown is the best of both worlds!
To Sleep Perchance to Dream
There’s a vast array of diets, detoxes, weight loss programmes and exercise regimes out there but all purveyors of wellness and good health advocate the same fundamentals; good food, regular…
Time For A Digital Detox?
Sometimes it can feel as if the biggest – maybe even the most important relationship – in your life is not with your partner, your spouse, your family or even…
Strong in Mind
The Yeotown ethos, Strong in Body – Clear in Mind is one we do our best to live by. But we know it’s not always easy. All day every day…
A Different Approach To Weight Loss Boot Camps
Traditional weight loss boot camps are all about strict diet and a ferocious exercise routine. And they work! Of course the regimental style of boot camps result in fat loss and…
If You Change Nothing, Nothing Will Change
Autumn is the time of year when change surrounds us. It is a transitional time when we should take the lead from mother nature and get in sync with what…
Why I love Surfing
If there’s a swell here on the North Devon Atlantic coast then you can be sure that just like thousands of others who’ve discovered a passion for surfing, I’ll be…
Keeping Calm In A World Of Constant Chaos
Whether we like to admit it or not, most of us fill our days with back-to-back appointments without allowing space in our schedule for quiet time. And during those rare…
Out of Order? Now That’s An Understatement!
As I sat there staring at a sign that read “Out of Order” plastered over a behemoth of a vending machine, I had to laugh at its accuracy. Upon first…
Keep Calm and Radiant After A Health And Wellness Retreat
While a health and wellness retreat provides the ideal environment to detox your system, increase vitality and restore energy, maintaining health and happiness once you return to your life back…
How A Health And Wellness Retreat Can Change Your Life
Most of us know, all too well, the exhaustion experienced from a persevering schedule that pushes us to our limits day in and day out. Too many hours in the…
Is Your Kitchen BPA Free?
With continued discoveries and vocalized fury over the food industry, what exactly can we eat? That’s a question many of us are asking ourselves. Each day presents further findings that…
Taming A Ravenous Beast
Have you ever wondered what happens when most of the world’s food supply (aka a prerequisite for human survival) is controlled by the hands of greed? Two million infuriated protesters…
Is Chronic Inflammation Making You Sick?
At Yeotown we are very aware the modern world, filled with conveniences and cutting edge technology never witnessed by prior generations, is changing drastically right before our eyes. We are…
Six Easy Steps To A Juicier, Healthier Lifestyle
It’s no secret that optimal health requires preparation, time, and energy, but lucky for you, the rewards reaped are worth every bit of effort you put forth. Your lifestyle, from…