Hi guys excited to share we have our beautiful Portugal venue booked ! 15th -22nd March
Uplifting and nourishing Yoga Holiday with Catie & Sylvia! We are heading to RURAL, OFF THE BEATEN PATH, UNTOUCHED, AUTHENTIC, FULL OF HISTORY,
PICTURESQUE, RAW NATURE of Alentejo, Portugal.
Strengthen and mobilise, provide inner harmony, relaxation, the luscious rush of feel-good hormones – and of course a wide range of spine-tinglingly blissful nature, fun, connection, immense creativity and social time. All created to see you and your yoga blossom! All experiences are welcome with space to expand ones yoga and work/ playshop anything specifically requested! The group is kept small, up to 19 participants so there is a lot of individual attention.
Venue:
Our venue is dedicated to welcoming retreats.
The Property
4 ha ( 9 acres ) of land to wander and explore / outdoor secluded lounge areas/
Pool / Gym / Sauna / Walking/ running circuit
12 minutes walking from town
Access to several hiking trails, some of which were just awarded in the most beautiful coastal hikes in the world
15 minutes drive from the beach.
There is a Bar / Lounge Area / Dinning room
indoor and Outdoor, where you can purchase a kombucha, beer or wine.
Other activities can be arranged…EXTRAS
HIKING (free, the trails are by our door). A guided tour can be arranged on request
BIKING RENTAL
MASSAGE
SURF CLASS
SUP RENTAL
HORSE RIDING (guided)
WINE TOUR + WINE & TAPAS TASTING
WORKSHOPS (Photography / Cooking / Ceramic) on request
PROFESSIONAL PHOTO SHOOT OF THE RETREAT + PRIVATE SESSION WITH THE teachers
The yoga shala is located in the private forest surrounded by oak and pine trees with Mats, block and blankets available.
Glass sliding doors
Besides your yoga sessions, there are uplifting outdoor activities. The pool is available for those who enjoy swimming & sun bathing.
Rooms & Prices:
There are Rustic Charm double Rooms by the pool
Each room has its own private bathroom.
Access to living room and kitchen
Rooms with fan and heating
Extra comfort beds and linens made in Portugal
Ecological top-quality toiletries
double or twin bed options
double / twin w bathroom £1220
Double room w bathroom for 1 person £1460
New Artsy Hillside Rooms
All Duplex with private bathroom, AC, and private terrace
Extra comfort beds and linens made in Portugal
Ecological top-quality toiletries
double / twin w bathroom £1310
Double room w bathroom for 1 person £1550
Includes 7 nights, brunch and 5 dinners at venue . Glutenfree / dairy/ vegan can be accommodated. Tea, herbal tea and coffee always included.
LOCAL, ORGANIC, FRESH, SEASONAL, ARTISANAL, HEALTHY, DELICIOUS
ZERO WASTE
MOSTLY VEGETARIAN. The local town (15 minutes walk) has great restaurants for meat/ fish eaters on our nights out as well as vegan options!
Price includes all taxes. Airport transfers not included but can be arranged upon request.
Deposit is 25% to reserve your space and non refundable.
Balance for everyone paid by 12 weeks before holiday start date. If paid before 12 weeks and cancellation is made it will be refunded except for deposit.
Children are very welcome to join the retreat. They cannot join the group classes unless they can follow the class and without disruption to the other participants.
Classes:
The morning sessions will be general yoga classes, a great start to your day, with varying focuses. They will with some pranayama/ meditation. In the afternoon, we shall focus on group requests such as handbalancing, backbends, yin, restorative and yoga nidra. With the handstand work, everyone shall find a place to be comfortable in some handstand variation and everyone shall find that they expand their abilities.
Beginners will be encouraged to find their first handstand, and all will experience the various ways to enter a handstand from kicking to the various pressing up ways (such as straddling, tucking up or pressing up), to finding movement within a handstand to learning the steps to one arm handstand. You shall experience optimum handstand alignment, with partners and solo. You will warm up the body, strengthen the abs and back muscles, open the shoulders and experience alignment in plank and in many handstand variations.
The classes are geared for developing the teacher within, even if you are not a “teacher”! So you can develop your understanding/ experience/ focus of each exercise. We are doing this retreat together . We can see how different body types can approach certain positions differently to get the best fruit.
Your hosts/ class facilitators:
Catie Foroughi
Catie is the author of “This Is It, Enlightenment with CYoga and teaches internationally. Catie shares a core approach that with exploration and “practise” what seems impossible can become possible. She is spontaneous with an original and integrated approach to yoga.
She conducts all types of classes ( in person and online) including one-on-one and group yoga, master classes and yoga training intensives at some of the worlds most naturally beautiful locations including Balinese oceans/ jungles, Turkish gulets on the Azure sea, Italian farmhouses, presenting at the red rocks of Sedonas yoga Festival; anywhere and everywhere.
She has a strong hub of yoga family/ friends/ students/ teachers/ clients! Catie has studied many yoga approaches and handstands and is always studying something that informs her sessions.
Sylvia Garcia
Sylvia began her yoga journey in 2001. Coming from a strong dance background yoga and Pilates were always a part of her daily training and continue to be. She has trained and practised extensively with many styles including Ashtanga, Rocket and Dharma yoga. Sylvia is also an acrobat and handbalance practitioner and likes to spend most of her day inverted in some way. She has been teaching yoga, hand balancing, acro and Pilates for many years and is London based. She trains with London School of handbalance regularly and has attended the San Diego Circus Centre training for handbalance and sport acrobatics. She also travels extensively to share her teachings all over the world. She likes to combine a strong flow with time to break down peak poses and transitions with precise detail and although you are most likely to find her upside down she does also enjoy practising and teaching yin and Thai massage to balance things out