Meet the Team
Alison Barker
Alison and Eddie host and run the Wisp Retreat from the Mosspaul Inn in the Scottish Borders. Both have turned away from the corporate world, firstly into hospitality and more recently into the Retreat world. Both believe strongly in the idea of getting away from it all, the benefits of being outdoors, and taking time away from everyday lives to participate in Communal Living as an aid to reset, recuperate and reevaluate.
Eddie Barker
They believe in minimising the carbon footprint of the site and living alongside and in harmony with nature. They are committed to energy saving initiatives and taking the carbon footprint of the site down to zero. To that end they believe in minimising electricity usage (and other traditional power forms), reducing chemical usage, reusing old furniture and providing a haven for wild life.
They both participate fully in the running of all the Retreats, administering the site, and are available to answer any questions both before and during your Retreat. You can send them a message now through our Contact Page for further information.
Louise Kemp
Louise is a Health and Wellbeing practitioner and an experienced massage therapist who has worked in both the NHS and private sector, teaching and demonstrating the benefits of Aromatherapy massage on mind, body and spirit both in the UK and internationally.
She offers a range of treatments to aid relief from stress, grief and pain with the use of a selection of essential oils. Louise also practices Therapeutic Touch and Deep Tissue Massage.
Louise offers morning meditation, and as a facilitator of walking the Labyrinth and breath work, she combines these with contemplation to encourage a deep sense of inner peace. Louise also works with the Enneagram to reveal the true self and an authentic way of living.
She is an experienced Retreat Facilitator and is passionate about the benefits of being outside. She can be frequently found forest bathing and wild swimming in the lakes, seas and Lochs of the British Isles.
Yvonne Kalla
Yvonne is passionate about helping people find the thing that makes the difference in their lives, and has built her reputation on offering a bespoke service which is tailor-made for each individual.
She is a qualified Holistic Therapist, Emotion Code, EFT and NLP Practitioner and Reiki Master. She uses traditional healing modalities such as Reflexology, Reiki and Massage to enable clients to clear energetic blocks caused by stress, anxiety and emotional trauma. She also uses more alternative modalities such as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Emotion Code, and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) to enable clients to clear emotional issues quickly and effectively.
It is her philosophy that everyone has an innate ability to heal themselves, and believes that when she works with clients, she is simply a catalyst in this process. By helping clients to understand their mind/body connection and their energy systems, clients gain an understanding of how their thoughts, beliefs and behaviours impact their emotional and physical health. She then provides clients with tools for life that can enable them to reset to their default setting of peace and well being.