Do you love mountains, hiking, yoga, healthy food, and good company?

Join Eknath Erwin Vann for a well-deserved after-the-summer break in the magnificent mountains of Andalusia. A perfect environment to slow down, relax, contemplate life, reconnect with nature, and your radiant inner being. Rest deeply and rejuvenate in the peaceful nature of Southern Spain. Enjoy some quality time with a loved one, or some special time just for yourself.

Yoga is all about calming our busy minds. Through breathing exercises, meditation, hatha yoga, yin yoga, yummy healthy food, and direct contact with the sweet healing faculties of Mother Nature, we calm our nervous system and mind.

Twice a day, we will practice Sampoorna Hatha Yoga (in the lineage of Swami Sivananda), Yin Yoga, meditation, mantra chanting.. And how about a sound bath with Tibetan singing bowls, gongs, saxophone, and more?

You will have plenty of free time every day to spend in nature, or at one of the 5 pools at the Nature Reserve Center.  All activities are optional of course, it is your holiday!

Suitable for all ages (adult) and all levels of yoga practice. Beginners welcome.

Arrival: Sunday 18 September 2022 from 15:00 (retreat starts at 18:00)

Departure: Friday 23 September 2022 (checkout at 11:00 after breakfast)

English will be the main language during classes and activities. 

Dutch and French are spoken and understood fluently. 

The retreat site is located at El Rancho - Los Algarrobales, Carril de las Minas, s/n, 11687 El Gastor, Cádiz, Spain. This is 1h 20 mins from Jerez airport, 1h 30 mins from Sevilla airport, or 1h 30 mins from Malaga airport.

Pick-up can be arranged on demand from Malaga City (Airport) on Sunday at 14:00.

If you wish to have an airport transfer from/to Malaga, please let us know in advance. We are happy to organize both pickups and drop off in time for your flight after the retreat. (additional fee of 40€ per person and per trip - a minimum of 4 people)

You can also get to the retreat center via train or bus to Ronda. 

Both buses and trains leave from Malaga or Sevilla city regularly to Ronda throughout the day.

Free pick up from Ronda Station at 16:00 on Sunday.

Another good option is to rent a car at the airport and drive to the venue.  You could connect with other participants and share costs (a Whatsapp group will be created a few weeks before the start of the retreat).

The Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema is a Unesco Biosphere Reserve since 1977, and according to BBC Travel, the best place to hike in Andalucia.

Our yoga retreat center is close to three whitewashed villages.

Zahara de la Sierra is one of Andalusia’s most striking villages, set upon a craggy, castle-topped peak in the park’s northern reaches and just 30 minutes away by car and its traditional Olive Oil Factory, unique in the country. 

El Gastor, also known as the Balcony of the Andalusian White Villages, is a charming small town, just fifteen minutes by foot from our retreat center.

Ronda, the third village, sits atop the spectacular El Tajo gorge and is the largest of Andalusia’s towns. Its fame was spread by Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles who spent much time within the town limits of Ronda and Southern Spain.

Enjoy beautiful accommodation surrounded by nature. Cool off after a hike or a horseback ride in the mountains at our five outdoor pools with views of the sierra. Practice yoga immersed in the peacefulness of nature.

Single or Double Rooms and Suites

Our retreat center is made up of a collection of charming Spanish villas nestled in Andalucia’s spectacular national park, Sierra de Grazalema.

Surrounded by lush mountains and whitewashed villages, accommodations are complete with a yoga room, private tennis court, and magnificent hiking trails. A variety of homes and apartments have access to 5 beautiful pools, modern kitchens, AC, firewood chimneys, and baths.

Meals

3 delicious organic and locally grown healthy mediterranean vegan meals (with vegetarian options) are prepared daily especially for you by our onsite chef (special dietary requests on demand - allergies, gluten free, …)

The deposit of 200€ is non-refundable***

(***Your deposit is non-refundable if we are unable to fill your space. If another participant can take your place, we will refund your deposit minus bank fees and a 50€ administrative fee).