5 Day Luxury Yoga Escape in Catalunya, Spain
Spain Yoga Escape
A luxury yoga escape to indulge and delight all the senses. This is more than a retreat. It’s a quintessential yoga escape, a culinary celebration, with all the bells and whistles. La Cura, Spanish for The Cure, is an architecturally designed estate, beautifully restored from a traditional Catalan Masia in Northern Spain. A five-star haven for wellness and restoration, the venue is so dreamy you won’t want to leave. This will be your ultimate escape to restore balance, find stillness, and indulge in life’s luxuries. Together, you will unwind, reconnect, and “retreat” yourself. You love yoga, you love to travel, and creating magic that happens only on a retreat!
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- 2 daily yoga classes
- Sound healing journey
- Full access to the salt pool, sauna, and Japanese ofuro hot tub
- Use of bikes on site to explore local areas
- Goodie bag
- 4 nights of 5-star luxury accommodation
- Daily breakfast, light lunch, and dinner
Skill level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
5 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Hot tub / Jacuzzi
- Sauna
- Spa
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Smoke-free property
- Terrace
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
- Bicycle rental
- Free bicycle
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
The luxury estate is located at La Cura itself, which is a unique wellness retreat, full of history that has been thoughtfully reimagined with modern design and architectural renovation to create an environment of beautiful, understated luxury. A place for inner reflection, connection, and re-balancing.
The five-star, architecturally designed estate has nine luxurious king bedrooms, all thoughtfully refurbished with their own en-suite bathrooms. Rooms can be converted to suit singles or doubles.
There is a 16-meter salt-based pool with outdoor lounges, a sauna, and a Japanese Ofuro hot tub to enjoy between yoga classes. And you might even indulge yourself in an on-site spa treatment with the local experts.
The yoga studio embraces the heritage and neutral colors. The perfect space to dive deep into the practice. With hardwood floors and a modern feel, you will be immersed not just in the practice of yoga but also in the natural surroundings. The studio is framed by a beautiful courtyard garden and has high lofted ceilings. The open-door concept allows for fresh air flow throughout the space. You will feel at ease in this natural setting, perfectly curated for you to feel at one with the surroundings and yourself.
The magical location offers seclusion and wanderlust, providing a true sanctuary in which to escape the pressures of busy life and explore the sights and sounds of this beautiful country.
Program
Yoga styles
Vinaya classes
The morning practices will be challenging, awakening, and exploring fun postures. These practices are strong (yet sustainable!), alignment-based vinyasa classes. Through intelligent sequencing, informed alignment, and yogic wisdom, students are encouraged to slow down and experience every moment of their lives. Nectar Flows pairs it all with great philosophy and music.
Yin yoga and yoga Nidra
Nectar Flows' programming includes Yin and yoga Nidra to restore balance. Long, slow, and deep is one way to describe yin yoga. Postures are low to the ground and are held for longer periods of time to bring stillness and restoration to the body and mind. They believe in the balance, ease, and wholeness that Yin brings to students. These practices give you time to rest and digest and drop into a state of deep relaxation.
Sound Healing
Sound healing is the practice of using different sounds and instruments to create a deep connection with yourself and your intuition, and improve your emotional well-being. Amy will guide you through sound healing sessions using pure quartz crystal singing bowls, incorporating meditation techniques, and using mantra and intention setting to allow you to dive deep into relaxation. Sound healing baths will be practised lying down using props to support the body, offering a space to rest, unwind, and heal through the frequency of sound.
Daily schedule
- 07:30 Tea and coffee
- 08:00 - 10:00 Dynamic yoga
- 10:00 Group brunch
- 11:00 - 17:00 Free time for R&R, lounging in the pool, sauna, or spa
- 15:00 Light lunch
- 17:00 - 19:00 Yin, Restorative yoga and/or sound healing
- 19:00 Dinner
- 20:30 Free time
Instructors
Amy Baxter
A dedicated teacher, student, traveler, and life lover, Amy's practices are strong yet playful and she oozes kindness in every conversation and interaction she has with the people around her. She is inclusive and believes every student and person in the room deserves to be seen. You will feel at home in her presence and inspired to live your life to the fullest. She is passionate about travel and exploring the world and believes the best escape is all about balance on and off the mat. Expect to be fully immersed, escape the daily hustle, and feel balanced and nourished with spice of adventure.
Janet Gooding
Janet is the co-founder of Nectar. As a yoga teacher, teacher trainer, and forever student, Janet loves all things yoga, people, and learning. A 500-hour experienced registered yoga teacher, Janet is meticulously technical and aims to lead classes that are inclusive, inventive, and inspiring. Her classes are challenging yet accessible and grounded yet imaginative. With a love for music, each class is wrapped in an uplifting soundtrack, with a dabble of mantra, and always embodied in love. You will leave Janet’s classes feeling a new inner strength and inspired to slow down.
Retreat location
The luxury estate is located just outside of Girona, 90 minutes from Barcelona in Northern Spain
When you think of Barcelona, you think of sophistication, passion, creativity, art, history, progression, and the list goes on. This unique culture is mirrored across the entire region of Catalunya, creating a vibrant way of living, and the retreat setting mixes this with the lifestyle of the Spanish countryside.
They recommend wandering the historic town of Girona. The retreat venue is located just 30 minutes from the historic town of Girona, famous for its medieval walls, winding cobblestone streets, and Europe’s oldest and best-preserved Jewish quarters. The retreat will embody being in one place, in a luxurious venue, and finding time for stillness and restoration. There won’t be transportation available during the retreat to visit town, but they highly recommend before or after the retreat spending time in Girona wandering the streets with a gelato in hand and having a ‘café con leche’ in the Placa Independencia.
Food
Just like yoga, a good meal nourishes all the senses and brings people together. La Cura is intimately connected with nature. The organic kitchen garden provides the key ingredients for their gastronomic concept, a farm-to-table approach that centers around homegrown organic food.
Nectar Flows is so excited to partner with Vicky, a private chef specializing in plant-based cuisine. As the estate is located on a restored farm, amongst 40 acres of walnut trees and hops, Vicky will be using produce grown onsite and fresh, locally sourced ingredients to curate our plant-based menu. All the ingredients for the menu will be fresh, natural, and local products, free of gluten, refined sugars, and lactose.
Daily, you will have brunch, lunch, snacks, and an evening feast with all the Mediterranean flavors and delights. They believe in balance, so you can expect healthy, vibrant cooking, as well as moments to indulge your taste buds.
The following meals are included:
- Brunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Lactose Free
- Whole food
- Other dietary requirements on request
Spa treatments
Massage is not included in package but can be purchased at an extra cost.
What's included
- 4 nights of 5-star luxury accommodation
- 2 daily yoga classes
- Sound healing journey
- Daily breakfast, light lunch, and dinner
- Full access to the salt pool, sauna, and Japanese ofuro hot tub
- A welcome goodie bag of surprises
What's not included
- Airfares and airport transfers
- Travel and medical insurance
- Additional food and drink
- Massage
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
Barcelona–El Prat Airport
91 km away from your destination
Arrival by airplane
If you're coming straight from Barcelona Airport, catch the train from the airport to Barcelona-Sants (the main train station). From there catch Renfe's high-speed AVANT/AVE trains are by far the easiest and quickest way to get to Girona. The high-speed route takes just 38 minutes and runs roughly every hour.
If you're arriving from Girona–Costa Brava Airport, there are taxis easily available to the venue, which will take only 20 minutes.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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