New retreats:

2nd - 9th June 2007

22nd - 29th September 2007

Relax and rejuvenate on our week-long yoga and raw food retreats in the sunshine and fresh mountain air.

Experience a unique program combining yoga, pranayama, meditation and mantra together with gourmet raw food to give you nutritional inspiration and help you gently detox your body and clear your mind.

Revitalise your spirit at Heaven & Earth’s beautiful retreat center with its amazing views of the valley and the sea, rising high above the clouds !

The focus is on a natural lifestyle, with a raw food diet, to help activate the body’s innate healing energies, rejuvenating the body and revitalising the spirit. There will also be lots of time for relaxing by the pool, enjoying a walk in the surrounding mountains or treating yourself to a therapeutic massage. The retreat is suitable for those who already have some body awareness and a reasonable level of fitness, though previous yoga experience is not necessary.

The combination of a raw food diet and yoga can be a very detoxifying experience, so to avoid unpleasant cleansing reactions, we suggest you avoid animal products, alcohol, coffee, tobacco and drugs the week before the retreat. It is not recommended for people anyone taking prescription drugs.

programme description

The day will begin with a meditation followed by pranayama. There will be 2 hours of asanas and then a breakfast of fresh, seasonal fruit, juices, smoothies, shakes, or nut milks. After breakfast.... After a beautiful raw lunch, there will be time to relax, either lounging by the swimming pool, enjoying a massage or going for a wonderful walk in the nature. In the afternoon, we will have a relaxing yoga session involving a combination of breath work, postures and meditation leading us into a heightened and relaxed state. We will have a light dinner and some evenings there will be an option to explore the voice with mantras and bayans.

location

The retreat will be held at Heaven and Earth, a beautiful retreat center high in the Alpujarras mountains, above the spa town of Lanjaron.

The accommodation is shared, in twin-bed wooden huts. There are outdoor toilet and shower facilities, allowing you to relax in the heart of nature while enjoying the simple comforts.

food

We will be preparing delicious and nutritious raw food, using mostly local and organic produce. There will be an abundance of fresh seasonal fruit. All food will be raw and vegan. Drinking water comes from a fresh spring on the land.

what to bring

Travel and health insurance
Pool towel
Bathing suit
Torch
Loose fitting yoga clothes
Walking shoes (if you wish to explore the surrounding area)
Flip flops / sandals
Natural soaps, shampoos, detergents, etc.
Positive attitude
Open heart

Anything else you may need during the retreat. The center is quite remote and unless you have your own transport, there won’t be any opportunities to go into town during the week.