Away from it all, in the heart of the beautiful inland Andalucian countryside, where peace, tranquillity and natural beauty reign supreme, you will find this unique, ideally and creatively designed retreat, where regular Yoga, Meditation and Spiritual Holiday Workshops, led by highly experienced experts in the field, are on offer for those either requiring initial guidance and tuition or those who are looking for further expansion and spiritual development.

Spiritual Development

21 - 28 September 2008

If you are ready for your true freedom, to experience real intimacy with your own being and with others, if your are and ready to step into your power and really be here now, to take full responsibility for creating your life moment by moment, if you are ready to open your heart and love, then you are ready for Being Here Now.
This week is an invitation to touch the depths of Being. A sacred space, held with integrity and safety, for you to let go of your life back home, move on from old stories, learn to care ever more deeply for all of who you and others are, know your true needs and next steps, celebrate the joy of being! You might consider how good it would feel for you to be in beautiful, warm, light-drenched, romantic Andalucia this autumn. Our alchemical work opens the heart in a simple, yet profound way, allowing a place of trust, confidence and sensitivity, where we meet others in authenticity and ease. The location offers an opportunity for holiday relaxation and enjoyment of a very beautiful environment. This group is for you if you have a longing that you just want to find your "YES!" to life, your humanness, vulnerability and passion, to let go of roles and defences, drop the mind and fall into oneness.
There will be profound circle work, shamanic journeys and initiations, ancestral healing constellation work, meditations, and guided pair, small group and whole group intimacy structures involving touch (boundaries fully supported) Intimacy structures bring insights into communication and choices, within a safe space held with integrity. All in response to the unique gathering of human beings that we are that week. This work can be deeply moving, intensely alive, awe-inspiring, rich in personal insights, hilarious, exquisite, beyond words. Men and women will spend some time separately in circles and just being with their own sex. It brings rich insights into how you limit yourself, what opens you, how to communicate your inner life, relate to your sexual and life force energy and the life of your feelings and open to new ways of being. The week offers a gentle, powerful way to re-discover your innocence and freedom as a sensual and spiritual being, to live with more awareness, joyful aliveness and presence. It brings the possibility for deeper, more passionate connection with ourselves, others and all that is in existence. AND a beautiful location and many pleasures…gorgeous food, hill walks, lazing by the pool, wonderful company, exploring sophisticated Ronda, tapas, massage, music making, walking, riding, sunshine, olive groves….
The workshop is appropriate for single people, couples and those within a couple who are attending without their partner. Joy will bring the most powerful approaches available to open you closer to your being, to your authentic Truth, freedom.
Join us in beautiful, warm, light-drenched Andalucia for an unforgettable week, connecting in love, joy and consciousness!
Located in a beautiful, unspoilt region of Andalucia near the cosmopolitan city of Ronda, the centre is a superbly converted water mill with pools and and drumming caves. It has one of the best group rooms in Europe. Its floor-to-ceiling windows have wonderful views and a door into the intensely still mountain caves.
The facilities are of a very high standard. All twin rooms have en-suite bathrooms and balconies, most overlooking the spectacular Sierra de las Nievas national park, a Unesco biosphere reserve. There is a lovely swimming pool, garden, waterfalls and fabulous walks. The food, served on a sunny terrace or in the cool restaurant, is yummy vegetarian. There is time for excursions too, for example to places such as Cordoba or Grenada. On-site massage and therapies are also available.

Price: £599 / £649
Special discount: bookings made before 9th September: £599
Further discount for couples and for two or more people booking together.

Price includes:
The price for one week of £599 / £649 is inclusive of shared accommodation in twin rooms, delicious breakfasts and dinners (vegetarian cuisine), pool, caves, group room hire, admin and course fees. Single accommodation is very limited, available on payment of a supplement and tuition. It does not include flights, insurance, centre treatments or transfers.

You should aim to arrive on Sunday 24th September between 3pm and 6pm and depart Sunday 1st October after breakfast.

To book please quote Spiritual Development and your preferred workshop date and email Sally or Clive: info@beautifulyoo.com

Hatha Yoga

8 - 15 June 2008 – Suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners of yoga
19 - 26 October 2008 – Suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners of yoga

These weeks are carefully designed for people interested in an honest self-exploration and willing to experience the healing and centering power of hatha yoga, meditation and silence. Through ancient yogic practices, you will be guided to unravel layers of physical, mental and emotional tension. Journeying deeper into your inner core, you will discover a place of total rest and rejuvenation…time to tune into your body-mind and to nourish your being - time for yourself.

A note on Silence: During this retreat we will also be experiencing the power of Silence. There will be a period of one and a half days of silence during the week where participants are expected to engage fully with this practice. The preparation for this period is carefully designed and is a time extremely valued by our participants. Most people who have not practiced silence before are positively surprised with the easiness of the practice and the deep relaxation that comes with it.

Prices:
7 nights sharing a double room: 1095 euros per person
7 nights in single room accommodation: 1430 euros per person

Non-refundable deposit of €400 credit card payment will be required on booking. The balance to be paid either in cash on arrival or if you prefer via bank transfer or by credit card via paypal.

Price includes:
Daily Hatha Yoga Asana Practices
One to one initial consultation with Neo Ornelas
A guest teaching assistant to ensure individualized attention during practices
2 Wellbeing seminars with Neo Ornelas
2 Posture Clinics with Neo Ornelas
Daily Pranayama Breathing Practices
Daily Deep Guided Relaxation
Daily Meditation Practices
Guided Nature Walks
Full board - tasty vegetarian brunch and dinner
Complementary Guided Meditation for Relaxation CD by Neo Ornelas
Unlimited water, fresh from mountain spring

You will need to organize your own flights and transfers, and we ask that you arrive at the Yoga Retreat between 3pm and 5pm. Check out time is 11am.

To book please quote Hatha Yoga and your preferred workshop date and email Sally or Clive: info@beautifulyoo.com

Ashtanga Yoga

13 - 20 July 2008

Yoga with Natalie will build fitness, aid weight loss, increase flexibility, stamina and confidence, in addition to uniting the body and mind, and promoting a sense of calm; the perfect antidote to today's modern lifestyles. Natalie is a friendly, enthusiastic teacher and her down-to-earth approach ensures you get the most from yoga. She teaches at all levels, from complete beginners through to advanced students.

Yoga - Relax, restore and rejuvenate in beautiful surroundings. A yoga retreat lets you experience a yogic life, deepening your practice in a way classes cannot. Find time and space for your yoga practice, meet like-minded people, laze under the Andalucian sun, take a dip in the pool, enjoy delicious wholesome vegetarian food twice daily; feed your body and soul in this amazing retreat.

Retreats offer the space and tranquillity to deepen your practice or to develop experience and confidence to attend classes in the UK.

There will be a led ashtanga class from 8-10am, and a dynamic flow / workshop class from 5.30 – 7pm each day. The afternoon class will focus on different aspects of yoga for example, standing postures, inversions, restorative, partner, meditation or vinyasa / jump-throughs and there will be time for questions.

This retreat is suitable for all levels of yoga practitioner. Beginners should have some yoga experience and be relatively fit. I will challenge everyone to seek their own personal edge.

There will be a free afternoon and morning (usually Thursday) to allow for excursions.

Location:
The centre is a stunningly restored water mill set in the mountains of Andalucia one hours' drive from Malaga, or 45 minutes from Marbella.

The hamlet of Jorox is in a fertile green valley, surrounded by sweet-smelling orange groves in the Nature Reserve "Sierra de las Nieves", and is only 50 min. from the tourist resorts of the Costa del Sol and the magical city of Ronda. Locals encourage you to pick the oranges, but only if you eat them right away!

It is an excellent area for hiking, and immersing oneself in the ambience of unspoiled rural Spain. The centre has been lovingly converted and maintained by it's owners.

The centre is interwoven with moorish water channels, offering bathing facilities whilst surrounded by the wonderful fragrance of mountain flowers, and the sound of running water.

There is a stunning swimming pool built into the rockface, a spacious yoga studio with a wooden floor, skylights and full-length windows with beautiful views, as well as cosy and serene meditation caves set into the mountainside, a sun lounge area, a sauna, a dedicated massage room, a chill out area overlooking the valley and even a waterfall! The studio is fully equipped with yoga mats, block, and blankets.

Accommodation and Food:
The individually decorated, comfortable twin rooms all have en-suite bathrooms and balconies, most overlooking the 'Sierra de Las Nieves' in Andalucia.

All rooms have been painted with a brand new "magical" invisible paint by a local artist. During the day you see nothing, but when it gets dark the ceilings become full of stars and galaxies. It is the latest development in glowing paint, and is totally non-toxic.

There are also two rooms in the grounds that share their bathroom facilities. They are very spacious and ideal if you want to come in a group of four and have your own area.

Most people come either with friends or we can pair you up to share rooms. This is an ideal way to connect with others if you are travelling alone. There is a single occupancy charge if you do not want to share, although we encourage you to do so.

Two generous vegetarian meals are provided per day at 10.30am, and 7pm. Leftovers from the evening before are left out should anyone get peckish in the afternoons, although this isn't usually a problem!

Meals are served either in the indoor dining room or the outdoor outdoor terrace. Wine is available to purchase within the restaurant.

Please note that we cannot cater for specific dietary requirements, but as there is a buffet there will be a wide choice to suit most requirements (I'm coeliac, and manage just fine).

Price:
£595 sharing or £725 single occupancy
£150 deposit payable by cheque will secure your space and the balance is payable by 30th June 2008

Price includes:
7 nights accommodation, yoga and two meals a day

It does not include the flight to Malaga or transfers. Car hire is easy and cheap or we will put people in touch so they can share taxis from the airport together to keep costs down. Please also make sure you have arranged suitable travel insurance as we cannot be held responsible for any loss during your travel or stay.

To book please quote Dynamic Ashtanga Yoga and email Sally or Clive: info@beautifulyoo.com

Ki-Yoga (tm) Retreat : Power vinyasa fused with martial arts and thai massage

3 - 10 August 2008

Join Isauro Fernandez. Enjoy the magic, beauty and power that is Spain. Isauro conducts Power Vinyasa master classes, workshops and retreats throughout the United States and abroad. His classes blend a dynamic and intentionally challenging asana flow with meditation, massage and the martial arts. They are vigorous and emphasize cardiovascular fitness and core strength. Cultivate your energy and transform your world through breath, focus and an intense asana flow.

Price:
1095 euros for one week per person - double occupancy

Price includes:
Room and all meals
A daily morning and late afternoon ki-yoga flow
Daily meditation
Take your practice and your life to a new level

Lovingly prepared vegetarian brunch and dinner are taken outside on the terrace, surrounded by lemon trees and other heavenly scented flowers, with far reaching views across the Jorox Valley. Wine, beer and organic sodas are available at an extra charge.
Accommodation is in simple, comfortable, individually designed rooms, each with basic en-suite shower and toilet. All rooms have balconies, enjoying valley, waterfall or garden views.With so much time free, as well as an entire afternoon and evening midweek, there is plenty of opportunity to go walking around the valley or in the neighbouring national park. Other options are to visit white Andalucian villages and cities like Ronda or Granada, or perhaps to go horse riding. A selection of wonderful natural therapies are on offer throughout the week by a qualified professional, to help complement the yoga.

To book please quote Ki-Yoga and email Sally or Clive: info@beautifulyoo.com

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