with Ana Barretxeguren
8-11 May 2026 | Cabilla, Cornwall
A four-day retreat for the practice of Moving Fascia, immersed in the ancient rainforest of Bodmin Moor.
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Moving Fascia is a practice of relationship, a way of listening through movement, breath, and touch. As we soften to the pressure of the ball or the ground beneath, something begins to reorganise. We restore ease, expand perception, and meet ourselves in motion, in dialogue with self, and the environment.
This retreat brings the Moving Fascia practice into a spacious, immersive format with four days of guided exploration, shared rhythm, and the potency of being in place.
Cabilla's rare temperate rainforest, an ancient oak woodland is the home of our Moving Fascia retreat.
The soil, the light, the rhythm of the land will shape the atmosphere of our time together.
Our sessions won’t happen in a place, but with it – inviting you to attune to the environment, and to notice how your body and movement respond, adapt, and co-create in a continuous, relational exchange.
Swipe through to get a feel for the land and spaces that will hold us.
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Cabilla's rare temperate rainforest, an ancient oak woodland,
will be the home of our Moving Fascia retreat.
The soil, light and rhythm, will shape the atmosphere of our time together.
Our sessions won’t happen in a place, but with it,
inviting you to attune to the environment
and to how body and movement respond and co-create as a continuous, relational field.
Swipe through to get a feel for the land and spaces that will hold us.
Moving Fascia is a practice of relationship, a way of listening through movement, breath, and touch. As we soften to the pressure of the ball or the ground beneath something begins to reorganise. We restore ease, expand perception, and meet ourselves in motion in dialogue with self, and the environment.
This retreat brings the Moving Fascia practice into a spacious, immersive format four days of guided exploration, shared rhythm, and the quiet power of being in place.
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From 3:00pm – Arrival & settle into your Koyt
Light refreshments & welcome circle
Introduction to the land: guided walk through Cabilla’s temperate rainforest
Moving Fascia® practice led by Ana Barretxeguren
Dinner together with nourishing food by Sophie
Evening fire, sit with the flames with herbal tea or cocoa, and share or simply rest in quietness
Unlimited herbal teas & fruit
Breakfast with nourishing food by Sophie. Barista coffees available 8-10am
Morning Moving Fascia® practice led by Ana Barretxeguren
Free time for rest, walking the land or forest and river bathing
Lunch together with nourishing food by Sophie
Afternoon environmental movement session in the rainforest lead by Ana Barretxeguren
Evening Moving Fascia® practice lead by Ana Barretxeguren
Dinner together with nourishing food by Sophie
Evening fire, sit with the flames with herbal tea or cocoa, and share or simply rest in quietness
Unlimited herbal teas & fruit
Breakfast with nourishing food by Sophie. Barista coffees available 8-10am
Morning Moving Fascia® practice lead by Ana Barretxeguren
Free time for rest, walking the land or forest and river bathing
Lunch together with nourishing food by Sophie
Afternoon woodland sauna experience
Evening Moving Fascia practice lead by Ana Barretxeguren
Dinner together with nourishing food by Sophie
Evening fire, sit with the flames with herbal tea or cocoa, and share or simply rest in quietness
Unlimited herbal teas & fruit
A quiet practice with Ana brings the retreat to a close.
Breakfast with nourishing food by Sophie. Barista coffees available 8-10am
Goodbyes, and departures by 11am.
Unlimited herbal teas & fruit
This retreat is for curious humans that want to reconnect to their own fabric, learn from the land and explore a fascia-focused approach that values movement as a form of dialogue.
Whether you come from Pilates, yoga, somatics, bodywork, breath-work or fascia-informed practice, this retreat offers space to deepen your own embodiment, refresh your perspective, and be nourished by nature, community and the rhythm of the land.
I’m Ana Barretxeguren, the creator of Moving Fascia®, a fascia-focused somatic movement method that supports people in restoring ease, minimising pain, and deepening their relationship with breath and movement.
I’ve been teaching embodied anatomy to movement and manual therapy practitioners for the last two decades, and hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Anatomical Sciences from the University of Edinburgh.
But my path is more than academic. I live with catamenial pneumothorax, a rare condition of recurrent lung collapses, which continues to shape my understanding of breath, body, and fascia. Each collapse has been an opportunity to meet breath, rhythm, repair, and the quiet intelligence of cycle. This lived experience fuels my ongoing inquiry into the visceral body and the landscape within.
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“The practice of Moving Fascia speaks of movement as dialogue. We yield to the pressure of the ball, soften to the input of the environment, and restore movement not as isolated function, but as relationship.”
When the inside becomes subject rather than object, when we honour its motility, its hidden rhythms, something inside reorganises.
It feels important to offer an opportunity to connect with self, to relate with others, and to move with the more-than-human world around us. What better place to do this than under the canopy of centenary oaks, beside the clear water and sounds of the river, and held by a community of movers gathering in person.
I hope you can join me.
Cabilla’s off-grid wooden Koyts sit gently within the landscape, offering warmth, stillness, and a close connection to the natural world.
Each cabin has a log burner, soft Egiptian cotton bedding, hot water bottles, and windows that open to the trees and sky. Bathrooms are a short stroll away in the communal barn area.
Bespoke log burner, with firewood, kindling and matches
Comfortable cotton bed linen and towels provided
Hairdryers and Luxury Bramley toiletries
Individual shower in the communal barn area a short stroll away
Moonsoon shower with underfloor heating
Battery-powered lighting
Hot water bottles
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Our signature soft balls are designed to meet your body, not to force it. Their adaptability offers a responsive input that supports yielding rather than guarding and stimulates a deeper interoceptive awareness.
You’ll be provided with a full set during the retreat, and they’re yours to take home for continued support, practice, and exploration beyond the forest.
Over the four days, the Moving Fascia sessions will follow the rhythm of the Moving Fascia principles: SERI (Soften, Expand, Restore, Integrate).
Each session will carry its own tone and focus, guiding you through a journey that:
Soften unnecessary tension
Expands into new-found space
Restores relational movement patterns
Integrates a deeper connection to self, others, and the world around us
Four days with daily Moving Fascia® sessions
Rainforest walks and nature-based movement
Outdoor sauna and fire pits
River and forest bathing
Space to rest, reflect and re-connect
Nourishing meals by Sophie Gordon
Your own set of Moving Fascia tools to take home and continue your practice after the forest
If you'd like to spread the cost of your retreat, you're welcome to book with a £250 non-refundable deposit and complete your payment in four monthly instalments.
Fill in the form below to request a payment plan.
Ana's knowledge and enthusiasm and commitment shine through; the huge amount of effort invested by the the team to give a high quality personal experience to students is really evident.
A comment on all the work and thought you have put into the manual - it’s amazing and I realise how invaluable it will be as I go over the techniques to really learn them - thank you!"
Everything has been a new experience for me which is great. I loved all of the sequences we've done today, I loved the scapula work, that was amazing. The feedback I was getting was just incredible and I feel great!
I am in awe of your set up, it's amazing. All the different angles available, that was really beneficial to be able to see so clearly exactly where the ball was - on your foot, on the scapula - that was really advantageous.
Informative; thought-provoking; absorbing; beneficial on a personal mind-body level but also providing a wealth of ideas which will inform my teaching.
It’s exciting! It has taken me to the next level in my personal development and now I can offer it to my clients. I see it as the jumping board of a lifelong exploration of fascia.
Immediate access to Moving Fascia® Foundations upon enrolment - 20 hours on demand content which serves as your your prep work
(worth £449)
6 core training days, starting in October 2025, with Ana Barretxeguren -
live streamed online
10 x monthly live online follow up sessions and group appraisals
Student online platform with all recordings and materials
1 year access to the Moving Fascia® LAB (worth £219)
Private Moving Fascia teacher community forum
Downloadable PDF Manual
Final assessment and review
12 month access to all online resources
Moving Fascia® teacher certificate after completion of final assessment
IICT Approved Training programme
Graduates are eligible for professional IICT membership and insurance
Approved continuing education provider with the National Pilates Certification Programme
(members receive 80 CECs)
You get the flexibility to sign up today and split your payment into monthly instalments.
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This retreat will be shared with a small group, and spaces are limited. Fill in your details below to receive an email with everything you need to confirm your place and pay your deposit via bank transfer.
