Instructors
Meet Your Retreat Instructors
Our UK Retreat is led by an exceptional team of movement educators dedicated to helping you feel stronger, healthier, and more connected to your body.
Throughout the week, you’ll learn from Laurissa Manning, host of the retreat, Miranda Esmonde-White, creator of Essentrics and master trainers Kathi Bushway, Hayley Wilson and Dyan DeCastro. Together, they bring decades of experience in movement education, wellness, healthy aging, and teacher training.
Whether you’re joining us to deepen your practice, improve your mobility, or simply enjoy a rejuvenating week of movement and connection, our teaching team will guide and support you every step of the way.
Miranda Esmond White
A former professional ballerina, Miranda created the globally recognized, science-based fitness technique, Essentrics® Stretch Workout, in 1997, becoming a flexibility trainer to numerous high-performance athletes and celebrities…
Laurissa Manning
Laurissa is a Level 4+ Essentrics Instructor, Exam Corrector, Mentor and Educator for the Essentrics Teacher Training department. Laurissa’s introduction to Essentrics in 2015 was transformative…