Actress Lucy Fry Is Not a Hippie—But She Is Into Earth, Wind, and Fire Dance Retreats

“There’s a good way to get away from the city—away from L.A.!” That’s Lucy Fry, the bright young Australian actress, explaining how she gets back to nature. The winsome star of The Preppie Connection is calling from Larchmont—not far from her Venice Beach bungalow, but a wide ocean away from her hometown of Brisbane, where she grew up backpacking across Hinchinbrook Island and paddling out into the Queensland surf. “The more time I spend in L.A., the more time I have to get out and get my nature hit,” she says.

Fry still looks the part of an Aussie beach bombshell, with the lit-from-within glow of a beauty muse in the making, but it’s largely thanks to that down-to-earth approach. “In the city, I sometimes feel a bit overwhelmed and—do you ever get where you feel a little disconnected to yourself?” she asks. “Nature brings me back to myself. Whenever I go out into it, the fuss disappears.” Last weekend, that meant a trip to the Ojai Valley, where the 24-year-old dove among waterfalls, coupled with twice-weekly surf sessions and her vinyasa and Iyengar yoga practice. But, as Fry tells me, her most restorative getaway took place just last month when, on a whim, she flew off to Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, to attend a Meta Method women’s dance retreat.

“It’s dancing and singing with the elements,” Fry explains of the getaway, showing me a photo of a stone dreamcatcher circle, divided into the four elements of earth, wind, water, and fire. In the mornings, she says, they would meditate, then dance for two hours to one element. “The first day was fire, so we danced with a lot of heat and sort of burning energy—” Fry stops and laughs. “It sounds so hippie-dippie! I have to admit, I was really skeptical when I heard, but it was amazing how I actually felt. We were all outside on this little bamboo deck, surrounded by trees and a little creek.”

So, what other earth goddess secrets does Fry have on hand? Well, there’s a small stand at Ojai Market, where she stocks up on her skin care: face creams and oils made from locally grown lavender and rosehip, which she dots around her eyes and on her neck every morning and night. “It feels better on the skin—more nourishing,” she says. “I feel like I’m getting the goodness without any chemicals, plus it’s good to buy local products that haven’t been unnecessarily shipped.”

When asked the name of this cult skin care brand, she rustles up a bottle and laughs. “Wow, it’s called Rivendell Aromatics—like Lord of the Rings! That’s ridiculous. You know so much about me now.” No doubt, there’s still more to come.

 

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