In “To the Island of Tides,” Alistair Moffat travels to – and through the history of – the fated island of Lindisfarne. Walking from his home in the Edges, through the traditional panorama of Scotland and northern England, he will take us on the pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints and scholars, before arriving for a secular retreat on the Holy Isle. Lindisfarne, famous for its monastery, is definitely a location of sanctuary. It really is an island abundant with history: the Romans knew it as ‘Insula Medicata’; it reached the elevation of its popularity at night ages, also survived Viking raids, before eventually being discontinued after Henry VIII’s dissolution from the monasteries. Today the isle maintains its placement as an area for retreat and spiritual renewal. “Towards the Isle of Tides” is normally a yoga on the energy of place, but also a more personal trip; a opportunity for an individual stocktaking and a representation on where lifestyle leads us.