Meet the team
Fran partners with various professionals for each of her Back to Nature Yoga Retreats so that their expertise enriches the retreat experience. Here we have listed our most regular partners that you can expect to meet at our upcoming Yoga retreats.
If you or someone you know would make a perfect retreat partner we'd love to hear from you.
About Fran Davy
Senior Yoga Teacher
Fran loves going on Yoga retreats and over the years has enjoyed many, both locally and over seas. ​She has picked the best bits of all these, to bring you Back to Nature Retreats.
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Fran believes in creating a safe, nurturing space, in nature, where guests can reevaluate their life and perhaps the future direction of their life.
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Fran has been practising Yoga since she was 7 years old!
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“Mum was into Yoga in the 70’s. She would come home from Yoga and have my sisters and I doing lion pose, downward dog and shoulder stands in the lounge room!”
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At 18 years old Fran decided to study Yoga teaching in Brisbane, but an accident resulting in a knee injury put this dream on hold.
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Fran became a school teacher and enjoyed classroom teaching, Sport and Recreation Camps, National Parks and later Environmental Education.
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At 50 years of age a Vision Board exercise resulted in her deciding to finally study Yoga Teaching.
Fortunately the 12 month Diploma of Yoga Teaching was being offered in Newcastle and Fran enjoyed bringing her teaching skills and love of Yoga together.
About Kristin
Kristin and her chef partner, Scott own Mayfields in the Northern Rivers, NSW. They have breakfast stalls at various markets in the area. They often cater for film crews, who are filming in the area.
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Kristin is a lot of fun and people at the retreats tend to gravitate to the kitchen to hang out with her. Much laughter and banter is heard from the kitchen as Kristin makes use of all offers of help. She passes on a lot of her cooking secrets in the processs.
About Dan
Dan is our host at Wangat Lodge and a regular guide at a range of our retreats across NSW.
As an outdoor educator and practitioner of Bush Adventure Therapy, Dan has worked with schools, universities and the youth sector (with disadvantaged and at-risk young people) over the past 20 years.
Drawing on his own wild adventures that have been formative in creating his passion for educating in and about nature, he focuses on programmes that are hands on, inclusive and laden with adventure.
Dan holds a BA in Environmental History and is also qualified in Adventure Based Youth Work and Outdoor Recreation. Additionally he is the NSW representative for the Australian Association for Bush Adventure Therapy (AABAT).
He passionately believes in the power of story-telling and creating your own personal story through adventures had. His mottos include, but are by no means limited to, never say no to fruit and you never regret a swim!
About Kate
Kate is a Naturopathic Nutritionist based in sunny Sawtell.
Kate's clients include those who are proactive in staving off inflammation and illness and those with complex gut/digestive/bowel issues.
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For the past 20 plus years, Kate has had a strong interest in the area of Gut Health.
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She has done extensive study and research into this emerging area of health.
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With Kate's charisma and excellent communication skills she is able to relay complex scientific research into layman's terms and share her vast knowledge in the area of Gut health and nutrition.
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At our retreats Kate gives an excellent presentation on living well and is available for individual consultations.
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After the retreat she is available for ongoing consultations via skype and periodic visits to Newcastle.​