Step away from screens, retreat into the garden, open your senses and rediscover your innate wisdom as you learn to listen to powerful plant allies and receive their healing for this 3 day private retreat.
Rewild yourself, and restore your energy through the power of plants. Learn how they support, heal and guide you. Rebuild trust in your intuition by connecting to nature and Mother Earth with meditation, plant spirit Reiki healing, Qi Gong, plant essences and more.
Now booking Spring 2026
What you’ll experience:
- Guided meditation and energy practices to help you connect with Mother Earth and the plants, clear your energy field, reawaken your inner knowing and feel more vibrant.
- A peaceful garden space to help you release tension from your body, rewild your senses and help you reconnect with your innermost feelings and gifts.
- Mindful and gentle Qi Gong practice to harmonise your energy body and boost your vitality.
- Guided plant connection techniques to help you create an individual plant essence to support your pathway to self-discovery, awakening and expansion.
- Personalised healing sessions designed to meet your individual needs.
- Time to restore your energy, reflect and integrate the healing received.
- Home-cooked vegetarian nourishing, seasonal meals
- Optional use of wood-fired sauna
What makes this retreat special?
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Plant spirit allies. The green kingdom is a powerful doorway to inner healing and intuitive knowing. You’ll learn to connect with plants as conscious teachers and create your own essence to support ongoing transformation.
Private and completely personalised. No group energy to navigate. No one-size-fits-all schedule. Three days shaped entirely around what you need to reawaken your inner power.
Twenty-five years of experience. I’ve guided many beautiful women back to themselves through shamanic practice, Reiki, plant connection, and energy work. I’ve written three books and led countless workshops. This retreat combines the very best of my experience.
A garden sanctuary. A peaceful walled garden on the Scottish coast. A yurt and a sauna to relax in. The sea visible through the trees. A quiet place that allows something deeper to express itself.
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Your host
Fay Johnstone is an experienced practitioner of creative shamanism, Plant Spirit Reiki healing and Qi Gong. Fay’s work supports deep healing and reconnection through intuitive, earth-honouring and energy practices. With 25 years of hands-on experience, Fay weaves the practical with the spiritual to assist her clients with grounded yet expansive experiences that lead them to reconnect with their true gifts and inner wisdom. This retreat is designed to help partiicipants step away from the noise of everyday life into the sanctuary of the garden to reconnect with their inner wisdom, and return home to themselves feeling expanded, connected, and empowered with the help of a personalised plant essence.
Who is this retreat for?
This retreat is designed for women who:
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- feel drawn to nature as a spiritual ally and sense that the plants have wisdom to share
- are interested in connecting with plants as conscious beings and would like to learn how to do this at home
- seek a change of direction that focuses on their unique gifts
- want to reconnect with their intuition and start trusting their inner guidance
Your retreat is tailored to support your highest good and guided by the uneen helpers that support Fay’s healing practice. We work together in sacred space.
Create S P A C E, feel with your heart and let the wisdom of the plants take root and guide you to reclaim your true nature.
Where you’ll stay
Nestled only a short walk from the sea, Moon Gate Retreats take place in a peaceful 18th century walled garden on the banks of the firth of forth, in Fife, Scotland.
You’ll find yourself surrounded by nature, with 3.5 acres of enchanting gardens and woodland filled with vibrant flowers and wildlife to explore.
We are located 30 minutes from Edinburgh Airport, 45 minutes from the city centre and 10 minutes from the city of Dunfermline.
You can enjoy:
off grid cosy yurt with wood stove
wood fired sauna
nourishing vegetarian meals
private walled garden by the coast
What to expect
A Cosy Off Grid Yurt with wood fired stove
Nutritious food
Tailored schedule with specific sessions including time for you to rest and relax.
Time in nature to receive the healing frequency of the plants
The wisdom and care of a facilitator with 25 years experience.
Your own unique plant essence
Plant Spirit Reiki Healing
Qi Gong gentle body and breath exercises to restore energy
Intuitive Guidance and Oracle Readings
Bird song
Beach walks
Sunrises and Sunsets
Moon bathing and star gazing
Woodland tranquility
Finding the magic of you again
Additional Tailored Sessions may include:
Shamanic Healing and Ceremony
Reiki Energy Healing
Reflexology
Retreat fee: £975
What’s included
Includes
- Personalised retreat schedule
- Plant based home cooked meals; two light breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners.
- Snacks and herbal teas throughout the retreat
- Two nights’ accommodation in the off-grid yurt and use of private shower room (with hot water)
- Exclusive use of wood fired sauna during your stay
- Nine hours of facilitated one to one sessions, including: opening and closing sacred circles, plant blessing, shamanic healing, guided plant meditation, qi gong and a reading.
- Any learning materials as required
- Personal time for reflection, rest and exploration
- Access to walled garden and seafront
- Access to coastal and woodland walks in the surrounding area.
What’s not included
Does not include
- Transport to the venue
- Travel insurance
BOOK your retreat
I experienced the most nurturing and nourishing 2 days with Fay at Moongate retreats.
Fay is a gifted healer and space holder and knew exactly what to say and when to say it. Her words were like my soul talking to me and bought me great comfort, healing and many ‘aha’ moments. The combination of sessions with Fay in the high frequency caravan space, the nourishing food and the blissful surroundings was nothing short of magic.
Thank you for creating and facilitating such a healing, loving space for me.
✨ Ready to explore dates or ask questions?
Take a look at the retreat packages. Think about when you would like to come. Read through the FAQ section below.
The next step is to get in touch via email fay @ fayjohnstone .com or fill out the contact form below. If needed, we can arrange a short zoom call to discuss what you are looking for and work out if this is the right fit.
Then, I’ll send you a suggested retreat schedule and we’ll confirm the dates. You will also need to complete a pre-retreat registration. You pay a 50% deposit to secure your booking and 50% balance 6 weeks before arrival.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens during a personalised retreat?
Each retreat is created around your needs. Before you arrive, we discuss what you’re seeking and you complete a registration form. Your retreat schedule weaves together healing sessions, personal time for reflection or rest, and gentle practices at a pace that feels right for you.
Do I need any experience with healing or spiritual practices?
Not at all. Everything is explained, and you are always free to ask questions, try new things, or skip anything that doesn’t feel right for you.
When can I come?
Retreats take place from Mid March to October. For availability please get in touch.
As well as the yurt, what other facilities are there?
Your accomodation is glamping style in the off-grid yurt which has a wood burning stove to keep you cosy and battery powered lights.
Your private bathroom is a short walk through the garden and consists of a toilet, basin and shower. Don’t worry there is plenty of hot water.
You also have exclusive access to the wood-fired sauna for deep cleansing and relaxation.
If weather is fair, meals are provided outside in the covered seating area or in the cottage kitchen. Alternatively, if you choose, you can dine in the yurt.
Your sessions take place either in the garden, covered areas or inside the caravan (also heated by a wood burner) in the garden.
Can I bring a friend, partner, or family member?
The current retreat packages on offer are tailored individually so that deep healing can take place. If you would like to share the time with a friend, partner or family member or have them join you for additional nights after your process, then we can arrange a different style of retreat. Simply get in touch.
What should I bring?
After booking is confirmed, you will receive further information. Comfortable clothes, warm layers, waterproofs, walking shoes, a journal (optional), and anything you personally need to feel cosy. All healing tools and materials are provided.
How do I get there?
After booking is confirmed, you will receive further information about the exact location to help you plan your travel.
What if I have dietary requirements?
Vegetarian meals are provided, and other dietary needs can usually be accommodated with advance notice. This type of information should be provided on your registration form.
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