The Date
16 - 21 May, 2024
Veggie organic
meals
Different yoga
teachers
Multiple classes
per day
Transportation and
activities included
“Immerse in the peace of nature, comfort and yoga in the mountains of Southern Spain.”
Join Pauline & Gráinne for a week of wellbeing. Enjoy the beautiful restful, rural surrounds of Lucia Yoga. Over the week you’ll have space to breathe, to move, time to reflect and maybe even re-evaluate.
The focus of the retreat is ‘wellbeing’ incorporating yoga, Pilates, meditation, nutrition, mindfulness and some surprises all focussed on health, longevity and overall wellbeing.
The multiple daily classes are open level and inclusive but there is no obligation to attend. We encourage a week of self-care and health focus. We would ask participants if they wish to have a glass of wine to wait until their evening meal after the last yoga class of the day. Our ultimate goal is for you to feel refreshed in both body and mind.
The accommodation is spread over an acre of land, with a choice of 5 stunning swimming pools to take a dip in or to lounge around.
A vegetarian brunch and dinner will be served everyday.
The experience
INCLUDED
- 5 nights at the beautiful Nature Reserve retreat center
- Multiple yoga classes per day: Energizing and gentle/yin yoga, for all levels and ages
- Yoga workshops
- Delicious healthy vegetarian meals, food intolerances & allergies honored
- 24h snack table & tea station
- Five swimming pools at the yoga retreat center
- Hiking tour to learn about the area and the land
- Explore the unique Ronda city (Transportation only)
- Pre-set arrival and departure day transport between the retreat center and the Ronda train station
- Yoga retreat center in the Nature Reserve
Hour by hour
PROGRAM
Arrival day pick up 16:00 at Ronda train station
Departure day 11:00 transport to Ronda train station
7:45- 8:45
Energizing Yoga class.
9:00- 10:00
Slow Yoga or Meditation.
10:00-11:00
Brunch.
11:00-17:30
Free Time / Tour / Workshop.-
17:30-19:00
Yoga Class or Workshop. 
19:00-20.00
Dinner.
* The schedule is flexible. It will adapt to needs of each group or as necessary.
THE NATURE
The villas, gardens, walking paths, and swimming pools that make up the Nature Reserve yoga retreat center are nestled under an escarpment and have a panoramic view of the Sierra Grazalema mountains. Fresh clean mountain air fills a visitor's lungs with every breath. The Andalusian sunlight illuminates the natural landscape and olive trees that dot the mountain side. One can hear the soft chirping of birds and the occasional bleat of goats and sheep that roam the lands outside of retreat center. Just being in this place of stillness brings a sense of peace and wellbeing like no other.
The hiking tour takes yoga retreat participants around the mountain, to familiarize with the location and gain a sense of place. With explanations of the land, the animals and a bit of history, we’re reminded of the everlasting health of a region where people have resided for thousands of years.
WHITEWASHED VILLAGES
The Whitewashed villages of the Serranía de Cadiz sparkle under the sunlight of the lengthy days. Brimming with history and stories of when the Arabs built the villages and inhabited the area up until around the 8th century, each one has its own feel.
Explore the architecturally fascinating city of Ronda with its stunning cliffside location and deep canyons. Visit the Puente Nuevo, gazing over the precipice’s edge. Known to be the birthplace of bullfighting in Spain, visit Ronda's bullring museum and learn about the history. Explore the winding streets walking down through the impressive gorge to visit the ruins of the Arab baths from Moorish life during the 13th to the 16th century in Spain. Taste local products like the award-winning Payoyo goat cheese, wine, and jamón.
LOCATION
The Nature Reserve Retreat Center is tucked away in the mountains easily accessible from Malaga and Sevilla Airports, and from the Ronda train station. Transportation options are included in Lucia Yoga Retreats and we're happy to help you organize if you prefer to arrange your own transport. From the retreat center, Malaga and Sevilla Airports are each a 1 hour 30 minute drive. From Ronda, the retreat center is a 30 minute drive. The closest village is a walkable 3 kilometers.
See google maps
Renfe: The Spanish national railway information
Alsa: Spanish buses information
Gráinne O’Driscoll
I have had a life-long love affair with movement, what started with athletics in my school years, lead to an interest in strength training in my twenties, then on to tag rugby. I had a general love of running, jumping and lifting heavy things – the price, quite often, was injury and this is what lead me to yoga. I was lucky to find a brilliant yoga teacher and while initially I started yoga to rehabilitate a knee injury and quite quickly discovered the practice offered not just physical benefits, but emotional as well as spiritual. I gradually started to explore yoga more with workshops and retreats, which eventually lead me to my 200 hour Hatha Yoga teacher training with Samyak Yoga in India and subsequently my 500 hour TTC with The Yoga Room in Dublin.
My teaching style varies between a slower hatha style class to a more dynamic ‘flow’ style. I’m also a Pilates teacher and have found core work has greatly supported my own yoga practice so I will often incorporate a focus on core to assist balance and stability in poses. I like my classes to be inclusive offering modifications and prop support where necessary, encouraging students to find the balance between effort and ease. I also teach yoga nidra, restorative and face yoga.
Pauline McCarthy
Pauline has been practising Yoga for over 30 years and teaching Yoga full time for 20.
Her style is classical Hatha Yoga with emphasis on correct alignment to increase body awareness, strength and flexibility. Her classes include breath work, posture work and a deep relaxation. The combination of these three elements help rebalance the body and mind to give a deep sense of Wellbeing. Pauline’s precise way of teaching works as well for beginners as it does for advanced practitioner’s. Yoga is a journey that always needs a little direction even if you think you know the way.
Prices and promotions
Retreat Date: 16 - 21 May, 2024
Prices per person
All the space!
SUITE
+ 150€
Large/spacious room, your own private tower and closet room, Moorish Bathtub and landscape views.
Private villa, double bed with private swimming pool and big garden.
