Luxuryoga Retreats

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas 🎄 and overall holiday season. May you and yours find the time to care for and love one another and those who might be in need.

Hi everyone!

How are you all doing?. It has been a while.

We took some very needed rest to "retreat" ourselves ; ) after running continuously for five months.

After a couple of months regathering our strength, we are back we the dates for 2019.

Are you ready to make plans?. ?

We feel incredibly grateful for those of you who joined us last summer making spring and summer of 2018 months that we will remember and cherish forever.
As most of you know, we run private retreats and events as well as "bookable" retreats. For the summer of 2019, we have only four bookable retreats. You will find the dates and booking request form here:

https://luxuryoga.com/retreat-dates-information/

You know I do not send newsletters to you or bombard you with promotions. Those of you who have been guests in the past will receive an invitation to join us in 2019 soon. Only the remaining spaces (if any) will be put out for public sale, after that.

If you would like to book, please contact us at your earliest convenience so we can save your spot.

Holidays are coming! Yaaay!

Excited about tomorrow? September retreats are here! Yas!

We have been telling you about our new team members. Now it’s time to meet your SEPTEMBER 2-8 Yoga teacher!

This ray of Sunshine is our Yoga teacher Marta Brzeska 🧘🏼‍♀️

Marta and I first met when she was an assisting teacher to one of the best Yoga Teacher's I know and certainly one of the best in the world . I was attending a workshop and this amazing woman was assisting the "guru" and I wondered then "how does a person become such a good yogi, that the best of the best will trust their students to her?". I was one of those students, many years ago, and Marta was assisting and helping our guruji.

I am still in awe of Marta and feel so blessed she has finally agreed to leave her extremely busy schedule to fit this retreat in and fly across Europe to be with us.

This is how Marta describes what Yoga is to her and her classes during the retreat:

“I see yoga as a practice of embodied living, as a journey of self-discovery and coming home within.

During the classes I like to invite my students to go beyond the form and awaken our basic intinct to feel, to enhance our sensory awareness, and to look at ourselves with an innocent and explorative mind.

The postures are accompanied by conscious breathing, facilating our inherent capacity to release tensions and to revitalize the whole system.



Yoga is a balance between stillness and motion, structure and free flow, observation and intentionality.

Morning classes will be focused on awakening the body and strenghtening our foundation, while evening sessions will offer a peaceful and restorative practice with elements of partner yoga and Thai massage “

How nice dos that sound? ✨



Qualifications and Experience

- YTT 200 hrs: hatha and sivananda yoga (Rishikesh, India)

- Mindfulness and Somatic YTT 200 hrs (Ibiza)

- Principle-Based Partner Yoga TT 80 hrs (Santa Barbara, California)

- Thai Yoga in-depth training 200 hrs, including Hatha Vinyasa Yoga and Vipassana meditation (Laos) combined with elements of thai massage.

- Co-teacher and assistant at numerous yoga retreats.

We are coming strong this September! Check out our resident therapist for this month! Her name is Luisa and as well as an amazing woman and biologist... she’s so much more! . We asked Luisa to tell us a bit about herself and this is what she told us:

“Luxuryoga: How would you describe who you are and what you do Luisa?

Luisa: I’m Biologist (human embryologist for 12 years), Shiatsupractor , yoga teacher, Fertility Massage therapist, energy healer, Feminine Embodiment coach and conscious cooking teacher.

But above all labels, I consider myself as an embodied woman, yogini, Mother Earth’s lover, passionate foodie and holistic therapist, as well as a feminine energy alchemist.

My goal is guiding women and men throughout their own healing power, balancing their feminine/masculine polarity, re-connecting and listening to their body’s wisdom, nourishing and feeling again the aliveness and the blissful state that is just hidden behind layers of frozen tension.

As my purpose and work of life, I am the founder and creator of PURALQUIMIA. Where all these passions and offerings to the world are held. And, where you can find me wherever you are: www.puralquimia.com

From my heart to your heart….

Thank you so much everyone!
Retreat dates 9-15th of September are now sold out! 💖🙌🏼

Two spaces left on September 2-8th

THANK YOU. We are so looking forward to meeting so many of you!!

September is almost here and we couldn’t be happier! Lots of new amazing things to look forward to.

We have a new amazing teacher for the retreat running from 9-15th of September.

Her name is Sinead and this is what she told us when we asked her about herself as an award winning, Yoga teacher:

Sinéad:

“A lil bit about me?....

My nickname is Smooney or Moons which comes from my maiden name Mooney – hence my yogi brand/alter ego !

My professional objective is to truly inspire my students through the practice of Yoga, building a trust and rapport both on/off the mat. To guide my students through an exploration of the body, breath and mind connection – in order to empower themselves against the daily trials and tribulations of life. To make them sweat and laugh! To develop flexibility and strength whilst weaving some yoga history/ philosophy throughout our practices together.

Yoga is so much more than the movement side ‘Asana’ that we mostly see in mainstream media, so I love to open peoples eyes to the many different parts to this ancient practice – albeit making it accessible and relevant to our modern lives!

Primarily I want to help bring a little peace into our crazy world and ultimately... make.people.smile. “

🙌🏼🧘🏻‍♀️🙏🏼✨ how blessed are we?. On top of that amazing ethos, Sinead is extremely well qualified. Check it out!

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
→ Over 8 years of experience in Yoga (& over 10 years of experience previous in the Media Communications Industry.)

→ 500YTT – 200HR in Grassroots Yoga (Melbourne) and 300HR with BRYCE Briohny Smyth & Dice Iida-Klein (LA)

→ Prenatal Yoga Training - The Prenatal Yoga Training Centre Ireland

→ Lululemon Ambassabor for Ireland

→ Winner of ‘Best Yoga Class’ @ Ireland’s – Irish Fitness Industry Awards 2018

WOW! We seriously we cannot wait to have her here.

September: We are already in love with you. You got us feeling blessed and grateful and praying for your safe arrival!

YES, WE EXIST. We might be good, but too good to be true?.

We started a retreat today.
The funniest thing happened. Our phone finally had enough of being left on the outdoor furniture. It actually ended up in a plant pot for too long ( those of you familiar with our retreat, will know exactly the pot, plant and phone).

Our incoming costumers couldn’t reach us because the phone had finally decided to become the plant it was living like.

I kept emailing everyone to make sure they could stay in touch... I digress.

As is August in Alicante, the usual “ airport taxis “ have multiplied and apparently, they’ve never heard of the retreat.

So during the first dinner, I’m talking to some of the yogis that had arrived today and they said the following ( two of them, unison):
Trini, we had a bit of a panic, your phone was suddenly not working, when you are always available, then, the taxi driver didn’t know about the retreat existence.... so we both were thinking “ it was too good to be true, this is a scam, this place at this price, as it’s shown, with this person always replying and being so kind... it could not exist, we’ve felt we’ve been conned until we saw you at the door and we walked in the gates, recognizing the beautiful pool and gardens..”.

Let me telling you. I’m really proud of all of us at Luxuryoga. No, we don’t have any bad reviews ( fingers crossed). Yes, we are affordable and well kept and huge and amazing... but although it’s sad our phone has moved on to a better life ( new one tomorrow, still available on same number), it was so incredibly heart warming to see people saying “ it was too good to be true”.. BUT IT IS TRUE.

I aspire to make you all feel as though your dreams can come true, because every time one of you walks through the retreat door, you are making my dreams come true.

🙏🏼 Namaste

So many of you are joining us or the first time, and it's Wonderful.
A lot of people do not know what to expect from a yoga retreat, especially a "luxury" one, because there's just too many "share a tent, we'll give you salad" retreats (look in our web page's "your host tab" to learn more about those and my misadventures in other retreats https://luxuryoga.com/your-host/).

If you are a yoga beginner or have decided to join a retreat for the first time what you probably really want to know is:

What do I have to have to wear?
Do I have to like vegetarian food only?
Will there be internet access?
Will we be allowed to drink?
Or will it be a week of my holiday be spent with hardcore vegans chanting non-stop while holding sage and crystals?

Well, I hope you are pleased to know that we do have some answers:

You do have a lot of free time, but yes, you will be doing yoga twice a day.

Our retreat is not a boarding school or boot camp, and you won't be expected to be moving and chanting from sunlight to sunset.

There are two classes per day, morning and noon, usually in our indoor yoga shala or on our open-air deck. In the evenings, after dinner, we always run an activity to "wrap up the day" and help you relax before bed. These activities vary. Sometimes is a deep guided meditation. Sometimes is mantra chanting, sometimes is watching a Yoga documentary in our in-house cinema.

Between classes, we have what we call 'free time.' That's probably a strange concept to many of us, I know. You will be shocked at how many people just look lost and confused when we tell them "now you can eat, go sunbathe, take a sauna or a walk, it's your free time, do whatever you want."

Please understand "free time" it means a few blissful hours where you decide what's YOUR plan.

We encourage our guest to spend as many days as possible avoiding emails and internet stimuli. We believe the internet it too "fast-paced" and overloaded with everyone else's information.

To be able to better and to your own needs, thoughts and feelings we encourage (don't demand) that you go on an "internet" detox because it speeds up the mental cleansing process that many of you want to come to the retreat for, in the first place.
We understand sometimes being out of office is difficult (believe! I do! ( but if possible setting an email auto-reply saying "I will not be able to respond to emails until next week" is an excellent way of feeling less compelled to be online.

One former yoga teacher of mine once said "Imagine your body is a water hose all tangled up with knots. The retreat is a way to slowly untie those knots and let your energy, like water, flow throughout your whole self again". Being very well rested speeds up this untying process and helps to let go of more tension. Because you are on the go for 14 hours a day, we strongly suggest you use the other 10 to rest, read and journal. Rest is an essential part of the retreat. It's as critical as every yoga class and every meal.

Yogis can have good taste and do not need to go backpacking through the Himalayas with a Guru (is you do, that's cool!) to be able to "retreat."

Your home for the week (Luxuryoga Retreat) is kind of hard to describe because it was set up as "my dream yoga retreat" (after way too much money and time spent struggling in some tent eating salads).
So bear with me, I'm biased, but reviews support me. Our retreat is a huge place, an amazing house with large gardens. I guess it has a boutique hotel feeling. The perfect place to combine an all-inclusive, quality holiday time with learning more about yoga. We believe really comfortable accommodation, amazing food, organic toiletries and super soft sheets and towels are more conducive to a "mind and body" decluttering process. So expect all of that. We also provide you with your own yoga mat, bathrobe, slippers. All rooms have air conditioning and blackout blinds. Rest is crucial to us.

We tend to encourage people to wear whatever they are comfortable with. However, too loose clothes might interfere with your more dynamic yoga practice (remember, we are untying knots. Not getting into more).

'These retreats are designed for people to get their head around the retreat concept, while enjoying excellent quality teaching in an amazing, dedicated piece of paradise, in a convenient, yet amazing location.'

The surroundings are generally part of the magic of a retreat. Our really large, outdoor area is magnificent. Although we are in the heart of a rural community, outside Elche, most people do not feel like ever leaving the retreat. We are close to two UNESCO World Heritage sites, which makes it a brilliant way to explore a new part of the world in style (and top up your tan) while finding yourself.

Luxuryoga Retreat schedule.

A lot of you are asking us about what our daily schedule is like. Here is a guide of how our normal days, on average, work.

A typical day at Luxuryoga Retreats:

8.30 - Wake to freshly made ginger and lemon tea to help cleanse your digestion or what we call "energy shots" usually made out of superfoods like spirulina, curcumin, ginger...

8.50 - A mindful set up of the outdoors yoga deck

9.00 - Dynamic yoga sequence and relaxation

10.30 - Breakfast is served. Usually consists of smoothie bowls, cereals, and fruits

11.00 - 18.00 - Free time to relax, swim, go to the Spa, explore, read, have a beauty treatment, a massage, etc.

14.00 -Lunch is served (if you have chosen to go out for the day. is not mandatory that you are back for lunch). Lunch is served buffet style and it usually has a vegetable cream soup accompanied by salad.

18.00 - Evening yoga practice in our indoor shala (this will be Yin, although we do not warm up the shala, due to natural weather conditions, this class tends to be a warmer, not dynamic practice, which is amazing to help you get the most of the posture and allow your muscles to be "warmer" so we can pe*****te deeper into the actual cartilages, ligaments, and joints). This class is followed by a meditation.

20.00 - Dinner. Table service. Three courses.

21.30 - Evening activity: This varies from Yoga Nidra meditations to watching yoga documentaries in our in-house cinema, to mantra chanting.

22:30 - Rest

As you can see, you have something going on from 8 am to past 10 pm. It's 14 hours. Rest is very important so we encourage to take it seriously and dedicate time to it. Whether you are reading, meditation or writing on your diary thoughts about the day, it's important you understand you need those hours resting to get the most benefits out of the retreat experience.

OMG guys! August is SOLD OUT!😍
We are so grateful. 🙏
As a way to say thank you, and to show those of you joining us soon, what you are in for, we have made this new video.🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️ Its called "Moving Your Body" and we hope you like it.

As always directed by The amazing JJ Salsoso from Salsoso Stories, and with a new exciting collaboration from Songs of Eden (best yoga music on Spotify, Youtube, and Instagram).

We hope you like it. Let us know what you think!

LUXURYOGA MOVING YOUR BODY Here you have our latest video. Directed by Salsoso Stories and with a new exciting addition, music by Songs of Eden. The best Yoga music on Spotify. Please ...

SMOOTHIE BOWLS 😍 How beautiful are ours? Check that picture! 📷

I know we are obsessed!. A lot of you are asking about what Smoothie bowls are all about and we decided to give some useful information and facts about them...because you’ll be having them in our Luxuryoga Retreat daily. SO:

What on Earth is a Smoothie bowl?.
A smoothie bowl starts with a thick blend of whole foods, such as frozen fruits, veggies and other healthful mix-ins (e.g. avocado, oats or yogurt. Ours are vegan, so it’s only frozen fruits). Compared to the smoothies you're used to sipping with a straw, the base of a smoothie bowl has a slightly thicker, almost ice-cream like consistency.

Smoothie bowls first became popular a couple years ago as a way to make a thicker smoothie you could eat with a bowl and spoon. They soon became popular for breakfast, even becoming a major trend on Instagram and other social media accounts because of their enticing appearance. The thing is: they taste even better than they look and they are so amazing to have in the summer, because they are colder than normal smoothies.

They are Loaded with Nutrients.

One of the top reasons you should consider eating smoothie bowls is because they are very good for you. You have full control over the amount of fat, calories, and carbs by changing the ingredients, and you get all the added nutrients of those ingredients.
In our retreat we make sure that they are balanced and each day, they vary as we look at the other meals we cook through the day, to make sure you are getting the best nutrition possible.

Smoothie bowls often contain fruits, nuts, seeds, and veggies, all of which are loaded with vitamins and minerals your body needs. You may have any combination of nutrients, but often antioxidants, vitamin A, vitamin C, fiber, and many other essential nutrients. One thing we love to add is “ Super Greens”.

Adding ‘Super' Greens

Organic GreenPower Blend from Starwest Botanicals is a synergistic blend of 14 potent, concentrated plant foods (green vegetables), naturally packed with nutrients that encourage optimum health. It is a complete green supplement packed with all the vitamins, minerals and enzymes that our bodies desperately need, provided by the “superfood” spirulina, which is 60 percent vegetable protein; barley grass, which is naturally rich in copper, potassium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc, enzymes and chlorophyll. High in Vitamin A, Iron, and B Vitamins.
Vegetarian and Vegan. Fat-free and caffeine free. No sweeteners, fillers (such as such as bran, rice or oat), or non-functional ingredients added. Loaded with spirulina and chlorophyll. You can’t really taste it but more often than not, our smoothie bowls have some super greens in them.

Want more info?. Join us and we’ll tell you all about it!.

We often get asked WHAT TO PACK to bring on a Luxuryoga YOGA RETREAT– will it be casual or should we pack our best summer dresses? Will they have shampoo and shower-gel, do we need to bring our own yoga mat, and should we pack a beach towel dips in the sea?
We recommend traveling light, but also making sure to include all the adequate necessities to have a comfortable trip.

THINGS TO PACK / BRING TO A LUXURYOGA RETREAT:

1. Clothing:
Yoga clothes – yoga pants, tanks, tops... We recommend that you bring enough for the day and afternoon classes but light and comfy. It tends to be warm. We can also do some laundry during the week for you. So three yoga outfits should be enough.
Comfortable clothes for the day, especially if you’re planning to go on an excursion, boat trip, strolling in town, or go to the beach for the day (about 15-20 minutes ride from our retreat)
Bathing suits – for the pool and beach, but also worth packing a ‘not-so-fancy’ bathing suit for the indoor spa, sauna & therapy showers.
Beach clothes, sun dresses, shorts and t-shirts, comfy poolside covers, maybe even a handy sarong.
Summer dresses and trousers/tops for the evenings. Nothing elegant, but this is your chance to get out of your yoga clothes and into something a little more dressed up than leggings and a tank.

2. Shoes:
Beach shoes or flip-flops for the pool, in between classes and the beach.
Comfortable walking shoes in case you want to go exploring.
Sandals or shoes if you want to go out in the evenings
An optional pair of running shoes/trainers if you want to go hiking or exercise in our gym.

3. Electronics:
Chargers for mobile phone, Kindle, iPad, laptop (resist the urge… leave it behind!)
Plug adapters
Headphones
Camera – most people use their phone as a camera, but if you have a professional camera, then this is the time to dust it off – we are, and go to, some picture-perfect places.

4. Other things we recommend bringing:
Sunglasses
Hairband and hair ties
Book or Kindle
Any special medication you may need (there are pharmacies at all our locations for basic meds)

6. Things you won’t need to bring:
Yoga mats, blocks, straps
Towels – room towels and beach towels are changed daily at the retreat. You will also find your own bathrobe and slippers.
Basic toiletries such as shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, body lotion – We provide these and replenishes them daily in your room, we use an organic high-quality brand for these products, but if you have specific needs such as very dry hair or skin, you might need your specific one.
Hairdryer – we provide it.

And before you leave for the airport, make sure you have:
… your passport, ticket, visa (if you need one), bank card and credit card, and a little local currency to keep you going until you reach a cash machine on location, or until you can change or withdraw money on the arrival airport. Cash is still king in many beautiful rural areas of Spain. Plastic is not used as much here... So you might want to keep that in mind if you want to get some of those beautiful handmade souvenirs.

As always, happy travels!

FULL MOON 🌕 ALERT
In Capricorn: BREAK FREE CONSCIOUSLY.
Get your crystals ready and put them out. It’s time to re-charge. I like to wash mine with salted water before I let them under the moonlight all night. Sometimes I also use sage to clean their energy.
“ FULL MOON in Capricorn seeks to gift us CLARITY:
“We have in every new moment of the present, the ability to shift what has been and create a new action with new ripples” -Mystic Mamma.
We are being asked to let go of our old ways of reacting to things, and instead understand the effects all our actions have on others. It’s a ripple effect and has karmic consequences. Instead of reacting to everything that happens around us from the Ego mindset, without any thought of how it might affect others, we are asked to take accountability for our actions and the effects they cause in others.
This doesn’t have negative connotations. Are you aware of how much it affects others when you don not take care of yourself?. Or has you Ego blasted you into “victim mode” and you feel you are helpless?. This moon encourages you to take a deep look and affirmative, conscious actions to put your karma wheel back in place.
~T.G.
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So which one is it going to be?. You are entirely up to you. Need a helping hand?. Send us a message.

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