Yoga & Plant Based Cooking Tutorials
Looking for a holiday where you can relax and unwind, nourish your mind and body with delicious and healthy food, and develop skills for a healthier and happier life? Then join us for a delicious yoga and veggie cooking holiday
With daily yoga and mindfulness classes, optional hands-on therapies, time to explore the city and its surroundings, and probably the best veggie food in the Iberian peninsula, our yoga and cooking holidays will leave feeling inspired and rejuvenated
Plant-based world dishes from local produce
Put aside the recipe and learn the methods and philosophy behind classic world dishes for brilliant results every time. Then, see what’s in your larder, consult your inner chef, and let your imagination do the rest.
Highlights and benefits
Yoga for health
Start your day with a soothing yoga class to free your body from tension and your mind from stress. With yoga and healthy eating, you’ll nourish your body and mind to leave you feeling energized and inspired. Groups of 6 for max. support.
Positive nutrition
Getting all your nutrients:
- food combining for protein
- B12 and other essential vitamins
- feeding your friendly bacteria
- and other ways to make your diet healthy and complete
Antinutrients
Reduce toxins through:
- soaking and sprouting
- peeling and heating
- curing and fermenting
- and other ways to make your food yummy on your palate and gentle on your body
- Spanish yoga retreats - vegan cooking
Cooking methods
Classic and innovative cooking techniques including:
- sautéing and braising
- steaming and searing
- roasting and baking
- and other ways to make your food varied and delicious
Creating flavor
- sweet to balance sharp
- salt to enhance sweet
- bitterness for depth
- umami for deliciousness, fat for richness, and chili for the thrill
- balance smell with the six primary tastes for an infinity of flavors
Art of spice
- explore their aromatic and health properties
- work with whole and ground spice
- create your own spice blends
- from seasoning your oil to tempering and layering, learn to work with spice for depth and complexity
Sample schedule
Day 1: Arrive
- Transfer from Madrid’s Adolfo Suarez International Airport to your hotel
- Freshen up, then
- Meet for dinner
Days 2 - 5
Morning yoga
- Start your day with a soothing and invigorating yoga class, with activities including
- dynamic warm-up
- classic yoga poses
- posture and movement work
- breath work
- mindfulness and relaxation
The yoga and mindfulness classes run for 2 hours and are suitable for all levels from beginner to expert
Brunch
Raw and cooked salads, including fruit, vegetables, grains, and pulses, with a protein dish, are served buffet style so you decide how to stay perky before the dinnertime feast ahead of you
Free time
Post-lunch time to yourself: enjoy a snooze, lie by the pool, or walk off some calories exploring the city and beyond.
Cooking tutorial
Combining demonstration with working in pairs in your own work-station, get that hands-on practice to help you cook with confidence
Topics include
- Nutrition
- Pre-prepping
- Cooking methods
- Creating flavour
- Manipulating spice
- Alchemy of réchauffé
Dinner
Is the culmination of the day's endeavors. And afterwards, a gentle stroll – and maybe a nightcap?
Day 6: Depart
- Round off your gastronomic adventure with some yoga self-practice
- and a full-blown veggie brunch
- Buen apetito!
