chef melanie may retreat chef cooking

Melanie May

A love of retreat life through teaching on retreats since 2016 led Melanie to train in becoming a retreat chef at Holistic kitchen academy in France.

Melanie has cooked on yoga retreats and as a private chef in the Uk and France and absolutely loves making a plate as colourful as she can.

Famous for her Gluten free delights and baking and her love of vegetarian food . She herself is vegetarian and has a gluten free diet.

We welcome her not only as a yoga teacher here at Adventure yogi but also as a chef.

Melanie is teaching on these holidays

aerial view of countryside yoga venue surrounded by nature in carsington water

Peak District, UK

Weekend Yoga & Hiking Retreat in Carsington Water, Peak District

aerial view of countryside yoga venue surrounded by nature in carsington water

Peak District, UK

Mid-Week Yoga & Hiking Retreat in Carsington Water, Peak District

outdoor yoga deck with people doing yoga and views of the peak district

Peak District, UK

Mid-Week Yoga & Hiking Retreat in Hope Valley, Peak District, Derbyshire

More of our fabulous teachers

retreat chef julia cooking in kitchen

Julia Martin

Julia is a holistic chef with over 15 years of experience in retreat cheffing. Her knowledge of nutrition, food energetics and Ayurveda is coupled with...

retreat chef foraging in nature

Sarah Coates

Sarah has a wealth of culinary experience and draws from innovative cooking methods, practical lifestyle management techniques and dietary theories like Ayurveda, paleo, gluten-free, lectin...

chef bringing out bowls to serve food

Tania Riscado

Tania is a passionate plant-based chef dedicated to creating wholesome, nutritiously balanced meals that are rich in flavour and joy. Inspired by nature’s abundant gifts,...

lady smiling at camera that is a chef

Jess Goldthorpe

Jess is an accomplished chef having ran her own business now for nearly 5 years. She specialises in plant based food and uses seasonal produce...

molly collins vegan chef

Molly Collinson

As a passionate vegan chef, Molly brings a mindful and nourishing culinary experience to Adventure Yogi. With a background in sport science, nutrition, and plant-based...

Carla featured chef

Carla Florim

Carla believes food connects us all, not only to each other but also to our own memory, past, and to the world at large –...

Nikoleta Koleva

Nikoleta’s philosophy is that the food we eat gives us pleasure in all possible ways – taste, aroma, texture and appearance, with quality wholefood ingredients....

hayley yoga teacher chef

Hayley North

Hayley has worked with food for over 35 years, specialising as a retreat chef since 2006. During this time Hayley has cooked for hundreds of...