About Us
Raw Magic Retreats
The first Raw Magic Retreat was in 2010, and it was a weekend retreat in a mansion house hosted by Jade Belle, with fully raw vegan meals, yoga, workshops, and a dinner party catered by Anna Middleton.
Then there were three Raw Magic weekend retreats 2014-2015 at Sparkford Hall, near Glastonbury, co-hosted with Anna Middleton and Aradhana Kaur.
2016 and 2017 saw Kate and Anna join forces yet again for two sold-out five day retreats in Abbeydore Court, Herefordshire.
2019 saw the first Raw Magic Retreat in Wales with Luke, Lea and Elfie Williams. This retreat was such a success, one of the participants said it was the best weekend of her life!
In 2020, along with the rest of the world, we moved online. Kate hosted five wonderful online retreats; everyone was surprised at how well the format translated to the online space. It gave participants time to enjoy the material in the classes, while fully relaxing in the comfort of their own home. Moreover, the bonding experience which many cite as one of their favourite aspects of a retreat was just as strong, if not more so, despite us not all being collected together in a physical space.
In 2021, we held a glamping retreat in Cambridgeshire, in conjunction with Wild Canvas festival, where we slept in teepees and enjoyed being close to nature.
We currently run retreats in Ubud, Bali every January.
In 2024, we held two highly succesful retreats in Egypt and Avebury, connecting the energy of these two sacred sites.
In 2025, Kate held one retreat in Egypt. For 2026, we have the Bali Retreat in Jan and Egypt is by application – dates tbc.
As well as running her own retreats, Kate catered for a 7-day retreat in Hawaii in 2018. She has created menu plans for week-long events in Turkey and Spain, for two 10-day retreats in Costa Rica, and she has consulted for retreat kitchens in Thailand and Bali.
Kate has been a raw vegan for over thirty years, and is the published author of seven raw lifestyle books. Her company RawLiving.co.uk is the premier resource for raw foods and superfoods in Europe. She raised her three sons on a fully raw vegan diet, all of whom have remained healthy vegans as independent adults. She has taught raw foods in over 25 countries around the world, and has inspired tens of thousands of people with her uplifting and positive approach to life.
Kate completed her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training with Stewart Gilchrist in 2019. In 2020, she completed a certification in Functional Nutrition with Andrea Nakayama. She is a Reiki master, certified to Level Three. She is a Level 2 QHHT practitioner, which is a form of past life regression and healing created by Dolores Cannon.
To have Kate host a retreat or cater for your retreat centre, please email kate@rawliving.co.uk.
“The 5 days were life changing – I am now reading furiously about raw live superfoods, compounds, alchemy and more. I don’t think I have felt so well for such a long time on purely eating organic and live foods. I am inspired and I feel extremely grounded and non-attached to things that may have upset me before…I want to thank the team for an excellent spot to come to, retreat, have a good long hard look at myself and be myself !”