Wellbeing
Escape to the truly unique and hidden romantic world of D’Oyly Carte Island. Launching our wellbeing experiences for 2025.
Begin your journey with riverside yoga, breathe deeply during our empowering mat pilates sessions & let it all go in a sound bath under the stars. Immerse yourself in forest bathing, breathwork, a cacao ceremony or the gentle flow of Tai Chi to name but a few of the workshops from our eclectic, ever changing schedule —all lovingly curated by IO Project. Designed to soothe your soul & spark joy - for adults who’ve forgotten how to play.
Set in the lush, private grounds of this enchanting island, each wellbeing class offers a moment of magic, tranquility, and escape. Join us and our partners at IO Project and Anthro Contrology
Wellbeing Classes
Wellbeing – Schedule of Classes
May
SOLD OUT
Thursday 22nd May
6.30pm - 9.30pm
Island West Flower lawn
Hosted by Anthro Contrology, Cassie Awan & IO Project
Opening Ceremony
Join us for our opening ceremony- an evening retreat featuring some of the experiences we’ll be offering with wellbeing on the island. Starting proceedings with empowering mat pilates, going into a relaxing yoga class on the wild-flower lawn, before delving deep into a sound meditation featuring gongs & crystal bowls under the stars.
We’re delighted to be collaborating with Richmond’s boutique reformer pilates studio “Anthro-Contrology” on all our pilates offerings. Lululemon ambassador, Third Space instructor and Kew Gardens resident yogi Cassie Awan will be joining us this evening as our guest yoga instructor bringing her magic zen touch to the island. Closing the event we’ll have a cathartic sound bath by our resident gong master, Sam founder of IO Project. Designed to help you let go, bringing the body & mind back into synchronicity leaving you feeling blissed out & content.
Closing the evening with a burning ceremony to let go of anything we don’t want to carry with us into the summer season, followed by a celebratory light drinks’ reception.
Friday 23rd May
8.45am-9.45am
D’Oylys
Hosted by Laura Uprising Yoga
Energising Morning Yoga with Yoga Nidra
Experience the magic of our island before she’s woken up. Join us for an energising yoga class, right by the water, leaving you feeling lifted and alive. Closing the class with a meditative yoga nidra to help you feel present.
Sunday 25th May
11am-1pm
Ballroom & D’Oylys
Hosted by The Mum Club Elmbridge, Beetle Bum Yoga & IO Project
The Mum Club Elmbridge
A very special morning for Mummy’s and their pre-crawling babies. Come and reconnect, recharge and deeply relax in our decadent sunlit ballroom.
We start with a gentle postnatal friendly Mummy & baby yoga class led by Beetle Bum Yoga- a moment to stretch, breathe and connect with our little ones. Followed by a soothing sound bath by IO Project, suitable for little ears. Think crystals bowls, Venus gongs & healing shanti chimes.
Afterwards join us for a hot drink & nourishing acai bowl at D’Oylys our undercover open-air café at the end of the island. A chance to reflect, chat and connect with likeminded local Mammas in our beautiful, unique surroundings.
Monday 26th May
11.45am-12.45pm
By the fountain on the east lawn
Hosted by Luiza
Qi Gong Beginners workshop.
Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice involving coordinated breathing, movement, and meditation techniques. A variation on Tai Chi. Smooth, continuous and flowing movements create a state of openness where we can plug deeply into the Earth and smooth the lines of tension that we accumulate in our physical, mental and emotional bodies. At the end of the practice, you will emerge refreshed, revitalised and grounded.
Wednesday 28th May
6.30pm -7.30pm
West flower lawn or ballroom
Hosted by Anthro Contrology
Mat Pilates & Restorative Stretch
A mixed level mat pilates class where we will explore basic movements and build on strengthening the core, glutes and spine. We will end the class with a restorative stretch.
Thursday 29th May
6.30pm-8.30pm
Throughout island beginning at the west flower lawn
Hosted by Linda Prigarska (Forest Bathing Institute)
Forest Bathing Workshop & Tea Ceremony – Shinrin-Yoku
Reconnect. Recharge. Return to Nature.
Forest Bathing is a guided mindfulness experience in nature inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku. This practice invites you to slow down, awaken all five of your senses, and immerse yourself in the healing atmosphere of the trees. Forest Bathing offers a supportive space to unwind, reflect, and feel more grounded.
What’s Included:
* Gentle Guided Walk (1–2km, slow-paced)
* Breathwork & Sensory Awareness Exercises
* Mindful Pauses to engage your senses and deepen your connection with the natural surroundings
* Econidra – a unique, guided nature meditation combining body scan and visualization, enjoyed lying down
* Tea Ceremony – a grounding closing ritual to reflect and connect
June
Wednesday 4th June
6.30pm – 7.30pm
West flower lawn or ballroom
Hosted by Anthro Contrology
Mat Pilates & Reset
This Mat pilates class is designed for all levels of ability. During the class we will move through a series of exercises that help improve strength, balance and aid longevity. This session will end with a 10-minute mindful reset.
Thursday 5th June
6.30-8.30pm
West flower lawn or ballroom
Hosted by Leigh Jones (Breathwork Alliance)
Journey to Self: A Breathwork Experience to Regulate, Release & Reconnect
Join us for a 90-minute breathwork workshop designed to gently guide you back to yourself. In a world that constantly pulls us outward, this is an invitation to turn inward—toward your breath, your body, and the quiet wisdom within. This class is crafted to support nervous system regulation, emotional balance, and the restoration of inner harmony.
Through conscious connected breathing, somatic awareness, intentional sound, and subtle movement, you’ll be held in a space that invites release—of tension, of emotion, of stories no longer serving you. An incredibly powerful stress reliever.
Friday 6th June
8.45am-9.45am
D’Oylys decking
Hosted by Sheraleigh Sapphire Soul Yoga
Energising Morning Yoga with Yoga Nidra
Experience the magic of our island before she’s woken up. Join us for an energising yoga class, right by the water, leaving you feeling lifted and alive. Closing the class with a meditative yoga nidra to help you feel present.
SOLD OUT
Thursday 12th June
6.30-8pm
West flower lawn & fire pit
Hosted by Holly Husler
Full Moon Crystal Bowl Sound Bath & Burning Ceremony
90 min healing sound bath surrounded by candles, honouring the June ‘strawberry moon’. Holly has the most incredible singing voice- let yourself be soothed by her dulcet tones & beautiful crystal bowls. Closing with a burning ceremony to let go of anything that no longer serves us, under the powerful cleansing energies of the full moon.
Wednesday 18th June
6.30-8.30pm
D’Oylys decking
Hosted by Daisy Chain Floristry & IO Project
Summer Solstice Celebration
Come and mark summer solstice with us on the island. Celebrate the abundance of nature & the power of the sun.
Create your very own floral centre piece to take home using summery seasonal flowers, foliage & herbs believed to possess protective properties; with our workshop by Jo from Daisy Chain Floristry (Florist of 32 years with 5 Chelsea gold medals). A glass of our island favourite Flor rose included in your ticket to get those creative juices flowing.
Enjoy this time crafting with your hands & having fun with friends before learning about some of the old traditions of midsummer. We’ll close the evening with a solstice bonfire ritual to release anything we no longer need and manifest joy.
SOLD OUT
Friday 20th June
10.30am-12.30pm
By the fountain on the east lawn
Hosted by Amber Bees
Wildlings Picnic
Gather your wildlings for a giant picnic on the D’Oyly Carte Island lawn. A deli picnic hamper and glass of Flor rose (or non-alcoholic drink of choice) included in your ticket. Come, feast & have fun in this incredible location with local parents and their little wildlings.
The croc of JM Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan’ was inspired by D’Oyly Carte’s very own pet crocodile. Our island mascot. Fly away to Neverland with our Peter-Pan themed Amber Bees music class for babies & toddlers (6-30 months)
Join us for a magical adventure filled with pirate songs and fairy jingles, musical instruments and parachute play. Bubbles, movement & imagination. Treasure basket time- after our music session explore textures, colours and surprises.
We’ll also have a professional photographer on site taking portraits of you and your little one for purchase after the event.
Dress up welcome! (Think pirates, fairies & lost boys).
Saturday 21st June
8.45am - 9.45am
D’Oylys decking
Hosted by Laura
Summer Solstice yoga class
Experience the magic of our island before she’s woken up. Join us for a yoga class on Summer Solstice itself, celebrating the longest day of the year, tuned into & immersed in nature, channelling gratitude and peace.
Wednesday 25th June
6.30pm-7.30pm
West flower lawn or ballroom
Hosted by Anthro Contrology
Power Pilates & New Moon Intention Setting
A full body mat pilates workout designed to suit all levels. We will look to progress movements for that added challenge. We will finish the session with a short intention setting mediation.
Thursday 26th June
6.30-8.30pm
West flower lawn
Hosted by Sama Trinder (Bhuti)
New Moon Sound Bath - Journey to Joy
Sama Trinder founder of Richmond’s iconic wellbeing studio Bhuti brings her ‘Journey to Joy’ to D’Oyly Carte Island. We’re so lucky to catch Sama in between her international retreats.
We’ll begin the evening with a cacao ceremony to facilitate connection, healing and self-discovery followed by movement & dance for release. Closing proceedings with an immersive sound bath by IO Project feat crystal bowls & gongs. A beautiful coming together under the new moon- a time for manifestation.
July
Wednesday 2nd July
6.30pm-7.30pm
West flower lawn or ballroom
Hosted by Anthro Contrology
Mat Pilates & Reset
This Mat pilates class is designed for all levels of ability. During the class we will move through a series of exercises that help improve strength, balance and aid longevity. This session will end with a 10 minute mindful reset.
Thursday 3rd July
6.30pm-10pm
East lawn
Hosted by Disco Yoga
Disco Yoga - D’Oyly Carte Island Summer Concerts
A little party never hurt nobody. The wellbeing team’s take over night as part of the D’Oyly Carte Island summer concert series. Disco Yoga (Glastonbury, Latitude Festival) take over the island for one night only- yoga moves to disco grooves. Bringing their live DJ, infectious energy & a fabulous dressing up box.. A glass of our island favourite Flor rose included in your ticket to limber you up, ready for all those dance moves. Bring your own yoga mat!
No Wellbeing Classes during the Summer Concerts
Friday 4th July
D’Oyly Carte Island Summer Concerts
Saturday 5th July
D’Oyly Carte Island Summer Concerts
Sunday 6th July
D’Oyly Carte Island Summer Concerts
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IO Project
IO Project host immersive sound meditation sessions in unique locations.
Our experiences are full of love, ritual & traditional practice but with a bit more contemporary attitude & delivery so they’re accessible & meaningful to a sophisticated, urban, contemporary clientele.
Using Paiste gongs, crystal bowls, Tibetan singing bowls as well as mantra, visuilisation techniques, breathwork and yoga nidra we take guests on deeply relaxing and cathartic sound journeys, helping you let go, re-balance and find peace. An incredible tool for body & mind helping release stress, have a gorgeous deep nights sleep and recalibrate the nervous system. You could call it the antidote to apathy... for adults who’ve forgotten how to play.
Created by DJ Goldierocks, having spent the last two decades travelling the world touring as a DJ & broadcaster she was very familiar with the need to seek balance. Throughout her career & life on the festival circuit, she’s extensively researched & created a set of personal practices & routines that she finds restorative.
Having recently hosted sessions for the staff of Google, Spotify & Soho House as well as festival appearances at Wilderness, Camp Bestival & Glastonbury, she’s delighted to be taking up a summer residency at D’Oyly Carte Island.
Anthro Contrology
We’re delighted to be collaborating with Richmond’s boutique reformer pilates studio “Anthro-Contrology” on all our pilates offerings . Anthro-Contrology pilates classes prioritse full body & mind wellness and are centred around precise resistance-based movements developed to stretch and strengthen the entire body – and brain. Their mat pilates classes allow time to recalibrate and realign hosted in our ballroom and in the open air on the front flower lawn.
Anthro-Contrology develops each client on an individual basis to build success on the foundations of inner focus, control and strength in order to take the practice of Pilates into everyday life.” – Amanda Caldwell, founder
Pilates is a core-focussed form of exercise that improves flexibility, strength, balance and overall body awareness, combining controlled movements with breathing techniques. Anthro-Contrology classes aim to enhance posture, muscle tone, joint mobility and mindful movement, – whatever your individual needs, experience and ability.