Salt, Sea & Sensuality Retreat
1st - 6th Nov 2026
a creative juicy homecoming for your body
Do you love the sea and long for its healing magic?
Are you swooning at the idea of creative workshops and making beautiful meaningful art inspired by the light, sea, artists, myths and your own journey
Join International Artist, Poet and therapist Clare Beloved and a group of juicy humans as we snuggle in to an enchanting studio on the beach in St Ives and immerse ourselves in creative community, take time out from our lives to blow away the cobwebs, inspire courageous creativity and stir up inner magic by the wild sea.
Expect a juicy, reflective, restorative, deep but divinely irreverent time with soulful humans.
This is a gorgeous opportunity to enjoy West Cornwall at this very quiet time of year. We will be inspired and enriched by wild sea and deeply nourished by a delicious spacious timetable and the magic threads of our shared gathering…
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Further Juicy Information
What is Included ?
Creative Workshops and deep diving daily Circles with Clare Beloved.
Meditation, somatic movement, art and shrine making, creative writing and reflection
A beautiful art journal to create in and record your journey
Basic art materials
One Entry to Tate St Ives
One Entry to Barbara Hepworth Museum
Mini photoshoot for each participant with Clare Beloved
Pre Event What’s App and Facebook Groups to Connect to your group and prepare
Access to an on line juicy resource for you to prepare and also continue the journey after you get home includes playlists, area guide and book lists.
A mini bus will take us on our organised visits and people usually share cars for spontaneous trips in our free time.
A divine exclusive 2025 Tote Bag full of delicious exclusive gifts and goodies
What is not included/ extra?
Travel is not included. We can help connect people who might be travelling by car, train or bus. The nearest Train Station is St Ives Via Penzance.
Food and Accommodation are not included. This allows you to choose your own suitable accommodation and food based on requirements and budget.
There will be opportunity to book a beautiful massage in house or other treats - these will be extra.
Welcome Space
This retreat is open and welcoming people of all genders, sexualities, identities, and bodies.
I am a queer and neurodiverse facilitator who offers different ways of taking part in the community spaces and workshops.
We actively support and celebrate our queer and trans communities.
The venue is on one level and has a lift to an accessible toilet.
What will the timetable be like ?
There will be a gorgeous mix of deep juicy morning circles and profoundly beautiful, creative workshops as well as optional spontaneous wild swimming, time for reflection, poetry, group and individual work as well as spacious free time to nap, integrate, process , to get a massage and too mooch around the shops and galleries. Evenings will mostly be free with optional meet ups and a candle lit gathering one evening.
Will I be ok coming on my own ?
Most people come on our workshops alone and we set up a what’s app group before the retreat so I you can connect and ask questions or check in if you are lost on the way ! It is often peoples first time travelling on their own and people find it gives them confidence to travel alone more and a way to gain a whole group of new friendships some that can last a lifetime. We are big hearted nurturing souls and if you feel wobbly you will probably be in good company and you will be looked after in safe hands.
Costing & Payment
We try to keep the costs of our retreats as low as possible while offering something that feels special too. We offer flexible payment plans which can spread over the year. We also do a range of sliding scale payments where possible. We have some partial bursary rooms over at the booking page which are subsidised by Clare - and if you want to offer a contribution towards a bursary also let us know. Most of our work has taken place in marginalised communities and has been free at point of access for people in financial need - although this is currently not possible on these retreats - we dream of a day when it can be.
You chose a beautiful space close to the coast near the point where the seas meet and mingle in Cornwall. You wove your juicy magic amongst us all, creating a bond that has lasted until the present day. Your presence was the catalyst for personal reflection and spirituality. You sprinkled the dust of the eons and witnessed people unfurl and shed their burdens. It was a coming together of disparate souls who found within themselves and each other a potent soul connection.
Catherine Reynolds
“I went on Clare's mermaid retreat quite nervous and having no idea what to expect - I'm so glad I did! So many beautiful experiences fitted into such a small time, new friendships made, deep realisations, belly laughs and of course creative inspiration. The retreat both nourished and challenged me in ways that still resonate years later. I highly recommend it to anyone ready to dive in…’
J Franck
“Your belly laughter carries the lost dreams of us all .”
Janet Wilkinson
I first spent time in south west Cornwall in my early 20s. It is a soul place for me. I always return full up and go straight to the canvas to paint and poems flow freely. I have been bringing people here in groups for thirty years and it’s always a juicy portal for deep creative transformation. I love the mix of sacred sites, selkie magic, beautiful food, colour drenched galleries and jumping in the healing salty sea- this retreat will bring all the most amazing things together in a delicious package for you … come and make new connections with the land and a group of brilliant new friends ”
— Clare Beloved
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Clare Jasmine Beloved
Artist, Poet, Therapist and Workshop Host
“Clare is a force of nature!
Her down-to-earth style and deep wisdom is guaranteed to leave you transformed, empowered and opened up in ways you won’t have thought possible.
Expect to be guided so gently away from your safe paths and set patterns that you won’t know it’s happening until you arrive somewhere completely new within yourself!
I cannot recommend her workshops or the mermaid retreat highly enough - just go”. J Frank
A guide to South West Cornwall Adventure
By Clare Beloved
listen to an inspiring audio and read about Clares favourite places - gorgeous imagery and links to hotels, travel info and sacred swoon shops
