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WELCOME TO THE
Thoughtfully designed retreats to help you reset
We offer exceptional Pilates and yoga retreats in beautiful locations across Europe and the UK
Our retreat locations are chosen for their comfort, calm, great food and accessibility to airports, helping you to easily escape daily life, while creating the space and tone for an uplifting retreat experience. We aim to make your retreat with us a genuine pleasure
Take a few days out of the ordinary
We Are Fold Retreats was created to give you a few days off — combining an uninterrupted flow of Pilates and yoga with pleasure and relaxation. Our retreats blend beautiful surroundings, purposeful workouts that help you progress, delicious healthy food, and low-stress pleasures like wine tasting, with plenty of time to unwind in good company
We believe that good movement helps you feel capable, grounded and uplifted, whatever your starting point. Our retreats help you remember what your body can do and how good that feels. When you move well, you think differently, more positively, and this is life enhancing
Our classes are taught with intelligence and care by experienced teachers and shaped to make you feel your best. Tension melts, muscles lengthen, and you'll leave feeling confident, energised, yet serene. No pseudo-science or snake oil - just thoughtfully designed retreats to leave you ready to step back into life with ease
Our ethos is simple: really good classes, nourishing food and beautiful surroundings that invite you to fold in, relax and enjoy yourself – knowing that when movement feels good, you feel good, and that changes everything
Welcome to the Fold
Beyond the mat, we make the most of where we are
Depending on the location, you might find yourself taking a walk on the coast, enjoying a little local shopping, renting a bike, playing tennis, or taking a long massage. With unhurried afternoons that drift from the pool to a final class of the day before a relaxing dinner, Fold days are devoted to simple pleasures, mindful movement, and genuine rest
MEET YOUR HOSTS
Aoife
Since discovering Pilates in 2002, it has shaped both my professional path and personal philosophy, leading me to train as a classical Pilates teacher in Los Angeles in 2005, and in contemporary Pilates in Paris in 2009
With over 2000 hours of professional training and more than 20 years of international instructor experience (in both English and French) I bring a depth of knowledge and experience to my teaching which emphasises strength and super-ageing
I hold a BA in Behavioural Science and an MSc in Psychology & Well-Being. I teach in my boutique Pilates studio in County Wicklow, Ireland, online & globally with We Are Fold Retreats
Pilates & Wellbeing
Clare
I discovered Pilates while managing a chronic arthritic condition. Regular practice has relieved pain, and strengthened and restored my functional movement. Inspired, I trained as a mat teacher in 2013, and teach group and private classes
Since then, I’ve trained in the Garuda Method (a blend of Pilates, yoga and dance), reformer, and more recently in Power yoga and Yoga Nidra - all of which shape my approach to movement and life, on and off the mat
Outside the studio, I work as a global health consultant. Central to both roles is a belief that knowledge, evidence and embodied experience can empower people to take ownership of their health
Pilates & Yoga
