Do you feel like withdrawing from the world for a few days, disconnecting and connecting with yourself and with nature? Would you like to practice yoga in a beautiful room and enjoy a wonderful environment surrounded by the green color of nature? This year we repeat the retreat in the wonderful Arautapala Ashram located in the north of Tenerife, our beautiful island. The purpose of this weekend retreat is to create a space and time for yourself, away from your daily routine, allowing you to disconnect, relax, regenerate, flow and connect with your heart and soul… without expectations… without rushing… simply a few days dedicated to taking care of yourself
You will enjoy silence and nature, yoga and meditation practices, workshops, everything to balance your body, mind and soul, promoting rest, spiritual connection and you will regenerate internally with nutritious and delicious meals cooked with love.
LOCATION
The Ashram is located on the mountain in the north of Tenerife, in the municipality of La Orotava, it is surrounded by forest and mountains, a privileged place that invites peace and silence. It has a swimming pool and large grassy areas where we can do some activity if the weather is good
ACCOMODATION
The accommodation is in a shared room (hostel type) with 4 beds
FOOD
Full Board: Friday – dinner Saturday – breakfast, lunch and dinner Sunday – breakfast and lunch The meals are 100% vegetarian and include eggs and dairy products. (In case of illness, allergy and intolerance to any food, please notify us when you make the reservation in order to adapt the food.
PROGRAM
The program is designed for you to disconnect from the outside world and deepen Your yoga practice in a spectacular environment and being in contact with nature. The program may change slightly depending on the group. All scheduled activities are optional, but it is recommended that you participate in all of them to get the most out of your stay.
The program includes: Hatha Yoga classes (includes Asanas, Pranayama, and Meditation), Kundalini Yoga classes (Kriyas and Meditations), Yoga Nidra (Sleep Yoga), Sound Therapy with Tibetan Bowls, Introduction to Traditional Thai Massage, Forest Bath, Mantras and some surprise
(Detailed program with schedules will be sent)
At night you can enjoy the light of the stars in the wonderful unpolluted sky of the mountains of the Canary Islands The retreat begins on Friday afternoon. Arrival from 5:00p.m. The retreat ends after Sunday lunch around 5:00 p.m.
PRICE
Early Bird Discount 255€ if you book before february 22 295€ if you book after february 22
To reserve your place: Payment of 50% of the total amount. (There is no return) Rest of the payment: At the Retreat
Seasonal Yoga Class suitable for all levels, in which we will work the Yin and Yang meridians of winter.
The foundations of yin Yoga come from the ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Taoist philosophy.
Yin Yoga is a pasive yoga practice where postures are maintained for a long time, and whose benefits are to improve the fascial tissue, promote joint health and flexibility, mental calmness, self-knowledge, etc.
The characteristics of a Yin Yoga class are phisical and mental stillness, the meditative attitude of mindfulness and conscious breathing.
After the Yin yoga practice, we will continue with a long guided deep relaxation, also called Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep)
Would you like to take these two hours on sunday to take care of yourself, to relax and regenerate?
Next sunday February 17th of 2019 from 10:30am to 12:30pm.
Hacienda Cristoforo
Calle El Horno 10 Bajada a Playa Paraiso, Adeje
Contribution: 16€
Limited Spaces!!! Bookings by phone, e-mail or whatsapp
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Addiction is devastating to physical and mental health. Its sources are complex and can be unique to each individual, though people generally gravitate to addictive possibilities when they are seeking some sort of relief. Those seeking a healthy lifestyle often wonder if it’s possible to produce an alternative that provides better, safer relief than drugs or alcohol. Many people believe that physical fitness can be a gateway to addiction recovery when balanced with self-care and self-healing.
Brain Benefits of Exercise
Substance abuse and mental health issues are often comorbid; that is, addicts often experience depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems, while depressed and anxious people sometimes turn to dangerous substances for relief. Relief is the end result that distressed people search for through substances. According to medical research, the brain releases the same neurochemicals during exercise as it does when getting high, making it a great tool during recovery. We’ve all heard of runner’s high – that feeling of euphoria triggered in small amounts by exercise. However, this feeling can be life-defining for marathon and elite runners. When we seek the euphoria of fitness, we substitute a good habit for a bad one. And when the workout high wears off, we are not hungover; rather, our bodies are fortified. After some rest, we are ready to run or lift weights again, and the next high may even be better than the last one, but it’s important not to overdo it.
Self-Care and Emotional Well-Being
In order for exercise to be a sustained component of our lives, we need to be aware of the potential for burnout. If we try to exercise too hard, with unreasonable fitness goals in our mind, we will fail and fall back to bad habits. Self-care is one key way to keep our fitness regimens in check. Self-care encompasses all actions that we take to provide comfort and support our healthy lifestyle choices. The following are examples of self-care:
Rest: Exercise is only effective when you give yourself rest days to recover and rebuild. Muscles can be overworked and injured if we fail to properly rest, and muscle building does not occur during workouts, but afterwards when we are healing.
Massage: Sore muscles can benefit from sports massage, and our emotional well-being thrives when we occasionally pamper ourselves.
Healthy life-work balance: Both are equally important in life, but situations may occasionally thrust one ahead of the other. Self-care ensures that we know how to balance these two main components of life.
Breathing exercises: Those who master their breath have more effective workouts and are able to effectively manage stress.
Self-care enables us to maintain a balanced life that has ample room for fitness. In this life balance, healthy habits take root in the spaces vacated by poor health, bad diet, drinking, and drugs. Sustainable lifestyle change is the key to overcoming substance abuse, according to addiction professionals. And when we tend to our comfort, we are more likely to pursue things that might challenge us, such as reaching fitness goals. Recovery experts liken the first steps of recovery to combining pain with hope. Self-care goes a long way in alleviating that pain, and the exhilaration of exercise, combined with positive outlooks that result from avoiding substances, results in hope.
Humans are uniquely wired to seek pleasure and reward. While some understandably seek both in drugs and alcohol, these feelings can be found when we go in the opposite direction, toward health. Through self-care, positive momentum toward successful recovery can be sustained. And, since holistic health is the overall goal, self-care requires moderation in exercise, so as to avoid burnout and maintain progress.
Some of the wonderful moments with this beautiful souls during the 6 days Yoga, Nature, Beach and Relaxation Retreat in Tenerife from 17th to 22nd June 2017. Thank you all, you made it magical Pedro, Chari, Sandra, Elise, Joanna and Adrian and our incredible cheff David.
17th – 22nd June 2017 in Taucho, Adeje, Tenerife Sur
Relax in the nature and find your inner peace
Do you need to disconnect from the daily routine and take a few days to relax and reconnect with yourself?
Would you like to deepen and intensify your yoga practice for a few days?
If you never tried yoga, would you like to begin your journey into this spiritual discipline with so many benefits?
Do not hesitate and enjoy a yoga retreat on the beautiful Canary island of Tenerife. We have one of the best climates in the world.
Come balance and harmonize your body, mind and spirit through the practice of yoga in a spectacular environment while you enjoy the immense mountain, warm sun and beautiful beaches. In addition, you will regenerate internally while enjoying nutritious and delicious meals cooked with much love by our professional cheff.
What’s Included
2 x Daily Yoga Classes outdoor (garden)- asanas-pranayama (except the mornings we go out to the beach)
5 x Nights accomodation in a rustic and secluted house near the south coast of Tenerife
3 x Nutritious and delicious vegetarian meals a day
Tea and fruits
Experience disconection with the outside world
Enjoy the mountain and the beach
1 x SUP Yoga class (yoga on the sea – on a standup paddleboard)
1 x Yoga class on the beach
1 x Aromatherapy and Yoga Workshop
1 x Guided trekking in the mountain
1 x Guided trekking to the Hippies Beach
Karma Yoga (Yoga of the action)
Yoga Nidra sessions and Night meditations under the stars
2 x spiritual movies
Rates:
€445 x person (Shared Room)
Early Bird if you book until 10 april – €395 x person (Shared Room)
€850 x 2 people (Big Bed in Shared Room)
Early Bird if you book until 10 april – €750 x 2 people (Big Bed in Shared Room)
Group Size:The maximum participants in the group is 8-10.
Accomodation
You will stay in a rural (or rustic) house surrounded by nature. The house is located on a farm at 1000 meters above the sea level, in the Adeje mountain, close to Taucho and the natural park of Los Picos de Adeje. It is located in a protected natural area.
It has sea and mountain views and is completely isolated, perfect for this spiritual retreat where you will find the peace and tranquility that you are looking for and where you will be able to connect with the present moment.
The house is built entirely of stone and wood. It is simple and basic but you will find everything you need for this yoga retreat.
It has a living room, 3 bedrooms with 2-3 beds in each room, 2 shared bathrooms, kitchen and another living room with a fireplace.
There is a garden where we will do the yoga classes and enjoy the views of the sea and the mountains.
The garden features hammocks, deck chairs, a barbecue, and a large table for 12-14 people in covered area, where we will enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner.
At the porch situated in the garden you will be able to enjoy superb views over the south coast of Tenerife. Here you will delight in the beautiful sunsets over the Atlantic Ocean or behind the nearby island of La Gomera. At night you can enjoy the light of the stars in the wonderful clear skies of the Canary Islands.
In the local area there are several walking routes within the natural landscape, where we will make walking meditations.
Program – Schedule
The program is designed to disconnect you from the outside world and deepen your yoga practice in a spectacular environment. Throughout the retreat you will be close to the natural world of Tenerife creating a deeper connection with nature.
The program may vary according to the group. All activities are optional. To get the most out of your stay, we recommend that you participate in all scheduled activities.
No previous experience is needed. The classes will be adapted to the level and physical condition of each person.
The morning yoga classes will be more dynamic (Hatha Yoga Flow) to energize the body and start the day with renewed energy. Pranayama techniques will also be explored.
The afternoon yoga classes will be focused on the Back bending, Strengthening and Flexibility.
We will go out twice to the beach. One time to practice Yoga on the beach and to feel the difference when practicing yoga on the sand and listening the sound of the sea in the background.
The second time a bit more challenging and fun will be for you to experience SUP Yoga, yoga on the sea, on stand-up paddleboards.
Every day is going to be different.
We encourage you to participate in Karma Yoga (yoga of the action – selfless service) by helping in simple tasks in the house for an hour or less a day, during the 4 full days. Yoga traditionally acknowledges that volunteering time helps one to feel closer to the spiritual mission and the retreat is a perfect place to participate with other like-minded people.
The walks through nature will be Active Meditations in silence. This will allow us to concentrate on each step and each breath we take and being counscious of both, opening senses and developing mindfulness.
The retreat starts on June, Saturday 17th, with the check in from 17h and it will finish on Thursday 22nd at 12h, after the breakfast and group talk.
21:00 – Yoga Nidra session under the stars – Stars observation
23:00 – Lights Out
SUNDAY 18
7:15 – Wake up bell
8:00 – Yoga Class (Active Class – Hatha Yoga Flow- asanas and pranayama)
10:00 – Breakfast
11:00 – Karma Yoga
12:00 – Trekking and Walking meditation in silence. Picnic lunch in nature.
16:00 – Free time to read, rest, take a walk around, enjoy a massage or therapy
18:30 – Yoga Class (Focused on back bending, flexibility and strengthening)
20:00 – Dinner
21:00 – Spiritual movie
23:30 – Lights out
MONDAY 19
7:15 – Wake up bell
8:00 – Departure to the beach
8:30 – Yoga on the beach (Active Hatha Yoga Flow- asanas and pranayama)
10:00 – Breakfast at the beach
11:00 – Walking meditation (in silence) to Los Hippies Beach
11:30 – Relax on the beach
14:30 – Lunch
15:30 – Karma Yoga
16:30 – Free time to read, rest, take a walk around, enjoy a massage or therapy
18:30 – Yoga Class (Focused on back bending, flexibility and strengthening)
20:00 – Dinner
21:00 – Meditation under the stars – Stars observation
23:00 – Lights out
TUESDAY 20
7:15 – Wake-up bell
8:00 – Yoga Class (Active Class – Hatha Yoga Flow- asanas and pranayama)
10:00 – Breakfast
11:00 – Karma Yoga
12:00 – Workshop: Aromatherapy applied to yoga
14:30 – Lunch
15:30 – Free time to read, rest, walk around, enjoy a massage or a therapy
18:30 – Yoga Class (Focused on back bending, flexibility and strengthening)
20:00 – Dinner
21:00 – Yoga nidra session. Observation Stars
23:00 – Lights out
WEDNESDAY 21
7:00 – Wake-up bell
7:30 – Light breakfast
8:30 – Departure to the beach
9:30 – SUP Yoga Class (yoga on sea – on a stand up paddleboard)
11:00 – Relax on the beach
14:30 – Lunch
15:30 – Karma Yoga
16:30 – Free time to read, rest, take a walk around, enjoy a massage or therapy
18:30 – Yoga Class (Focused on back bending, flexibility and strengthening)
20:00 – Dinner
21:00 – Spiritual movie
23:30 – Lights out
THURSDAY 22
7:15 – Wake up bell
8:00 – Yoga class (108 sun salutations)
10:00 – Breakfast
11:00 – Retreat Closure. Group talk. Poll
Farewell
Location
The Yoga retreat will take place in the south of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), well known for its volcano, the Teide, considered the highest mountain in Spain. Tenerife has a spectacular climate throughout the year, especially in the south of the island, where you can enjoy its beaches almost every day of the year.
The house is 20 minutes drive from Adeje town and 30 minutes from the nearest beach.
Food
3 healthy and nutritious meals will be served daily, 100% vegetarian including eggs and dairy products. Low gluten food. Local and fresh products will be used. Professional cheff.
If you have special dietary needs, such as gluten or lactose intolerance, please let us know when you make the reservation.
Food available to take away the days that we do external activities.
Things to do (optional)
You can book other activities at an additional cost during this retreat such as:
Massage therapies or Reiki sessions
Private Yoga Classes (focused on your personal needs)
What’s not included
Airfare
Transport airport/house
Massages and Reiki therapy
Private Yoga Classes
Additional activities
Personal expenses
Travel insurance
How to get there
Arrival by airplane
You can book your arrival flight to Tenerife South Airport (TFS), which is located about 30 km from the house where the retreat takes place.
We suggest low cost airlines: Ryanair, Vueling, and some others.
Arrival by taxi
From Tenerife South Airport (TSF), you can take a taxi to the house for about 40€.
You can also take the public bus to the central bus station (Playa de las Americas) and then take a taxi from there.
Book Your Spot
Booking: 40% of the total amount – €180 (1 person) – €340 (2 people) by Bank Transfer. When we receive the payment we will send your booking confirmation by email.
We have a new yoga class on the beach at Le Club, in Fañabé Beach (Costa Adeje), every thursday and sunday at 10:30am to 11:30am. You don’t need to get up so early to enjoy this yoga classes on the beach, in this beautiful area next to Le Club.
Allow yourself to connect with the nature, the sea, the sun and the sand.
Come and join us to awaken, energize your body, clear your mind and open your heart.
You can gift Wellness and Health to your loved ones, and, why not, to yourself! A different gift that you will enjoy and they will, because they deserve it and you too!
Gift a Massage of 60 or 90 minutes, to choose between:
Traditional Thai Massage
Traditional Thai Massage + Tok Sen Therapy
Ayurvedic Yoga Massage
Aromatherapy Massage
Hawaiian Massage Lomi Lomi
Reflexology and foot and legs massage
Hot Stones Massage
Aloe Vera Massage
You can also gift a Reiki Session,
Or a bonus of 5 or 10 Yoga classes or a Private Yoga Class or a SUP Yoga Class
We give you all the options and we help you choose the best gift for that special person
If we try to analize our daily thoughts we will realize that, in general, we use to think too much about what goes wrong and not enough about what goes right in our life. We use to focus our mind in our worries, concerns, situations and obsessions,… and that is not good for ourselves.
If we think more about what has gone well and we are grateful for that, then we will be happier and healthier and more good things will come to our life. And all this is about the power of gratitud.
From my point of view, this is connected with yoga in some way. According to the ancient yoga text: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the 8 limbs of yoga described by him, Santosha is the second of the Niyamas (self-observances) of Patanjali’s 8 limbs of yoga. The meanning of Santosha is contentment, gratitude. It is about finding acceptance, appreciation and happiness with what we have and with what we don’t have, with what we are, and with people who are around us, enjoying every moment of our life, enjoying everything we do and everything we have.
“What you appreciate, appreciates”
When you appreciate something, then more of that flows in to your life.
If you want to increase nice and beautiful things happenning in your life writte a gratitude diary. Every night take 5 minutes before you go to sleep and writte down at least 5 things that happenned during the day and you are grateful for.
If we do that we will feel happier and our happiness will last because experiencing gratitud is like sending love to the universe. When we live in gratitud we are opening our heart, and that love we send out, will come back to us many times over, creatting abundance, attracting people, ideas and events that will enrich our life,
Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar, the best-recognized and one of the most influential yoga guru and master. He dedicated his life to the study and practice of Yoga, He was teacher and writter. He shared his knowledge with the world.
«I always tell people live happily, and die majestically.»
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