HIGHLIGHTS

• 7 Days in Andalusia at the Beach
• 6 Nights Accommodation in Casa Erica
• Open Sky Yoga Shala
• Vinyasa & Yin Yoga Classes
• Meditation & Yoga Philosophy
• Inspiring Vegan Food
• Hike, Massages & Smoothies (exclusive)

LEVEL

• All levels from Yoga beginners to experienced Yogis are welcome.

TEACHING LANGUAGE

• English

ABOUT THE YOGA

Our day-to-day lives can be the source of comfort, security and nourishment, but they can also leave us feeling stuck, sad and angry. Likewise, our thoughts and daydreams can be the basis for both inspiration and frustration.

This retreat is an invitation to look at the relationships we have with our ‘heaven’ and with our ‘earth’, and to make friends with them both using yoga and meditation, in order to gain access to the still point that sits between them.

‘Earth’ represents gravity, food and material things. Earth is the exhale - it has a downward moving energy; it is the ground on which we stand, it is our foundation. Heaven represents air, possibility, ideas and vision. ‘Heaven’ is the inhale – it’s the deep breath we take before leaping into the unknown.

 

Yoga and meditation are practices of joining those two forces - of balancing our need to touch the ground, to have deep roots which hold us steady in the most turbulent times, with our need to feel free, able to grow and explore.

In this week-long retreat we will practice meditation, yin yoga and vinyasa, and use them as tools for examining our circumstances with calmness, trusting the ground we stand on, and giving ourselves to the open space of uncertainty.

Balance comes not from holding onto a situation, but from making friends with heaven and earth

- Chögyam Trungpa

Naomi Mark

Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga
& Yin Yoga Teacher

Naomi was born in a small Jewish-Arab community in Israel in 1986. Yoga found her about ten years ago when she was living in Tel Aviv, working for the rights of prisoners in the Israeli jails and detention centers on behalf of an human rights organization. Under those stressful working conditions she discovered in Yoga a practice of cultivating a sense of well-being and health towards her body and herself. This practice became part of her ever since. After taking part in an intensive teacher-training both in Rishekesh, India and in Berlin Naomi teaches today in several studios in Berlin, e.g. YellowYoga. Along with yoga, she has a long background in dance and movement.
to Naomis Website

A typical Retreat day

07.45 am Pre Yoga Bites, Tea & Coffee
08.30 am Yoga & Meditation Class (105 min)
10.30 am Brunch Buffet
03.00 pm Light Lunch
05.00 pm Yoga & Movement (90 min)
07.00 pm Dinner

Specials

SUNDAY
Evening: Opening Circle
TUESDAY
after dinner: Yoga Nidra
WEDNESDAY
Optional Hike in the nearby Stunning Cliffs of Maro (35€/person).
THURSDAY
after brunch: Farmers Market
FRIDAY
Evening: Pizza Night, Closing Circle

Arrival & Departure Information

SUNDAY
from 1.00 pm Check- In
2.30 pm Light lunch
5.30 pm Yoga
7.45 pm Dinner
9.30 pm Opening Circle


SATURDAY
09.30 am Breakfast
until 11.00 am Check- Out & Departure

Arrival: First transfer from Málaga Airport to Casa Erica is at 12am, 3 times daily, optional and exclusive 20€ per person and direction.
Departure: Transfer from 7.30am till 11am.
You can also reach Casa Erica by public transport (takes about 2 hours).
more about how to get there

FOOD

Retreat Treats
Made with Love

We cook a creative, plant- based menu and we are keen of trying new things. It is important to us to use ingredients which are nourishing and at the same time not harming any animal or our environment.
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CASA ERICA

Happy Place
& Retreat Venue

Surrounded by mountains and sea, Casa Erica is very peaceful and idyllic located on the coast of Andalusia, between Málaga and Nerja.There are no disturbing neighbors or street noise. It's only a 800m walk to the beach.
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