4 Day Personalized Individual Yoga and Mindfulness Retreats at Sea View Eco House in Ibiza

Facilities

Yoga class

Opale will be providing teachings of the flowing yoga sequences that will suit best your personal needs. The foundation of the teaching is coming from Sukhita yoga, the yoga of happiness. You will practice three hours daily yoga, on a shaded terrace.

Morning sessions will be followed by a delicious lunch. All sessions include Asanas (yoga postures), Vinyasa (sequence of poses), Pranayama (breathing exercises), and Mindfulness meditation. Pilates exercises will be incorporated into the teachings if desired.

This is to ensure there is some specific focus on improving your core and help to build and strengthen the muscles supporting your spine. If you have an ongoing physical condition Opale will design a program specially created to address your ailments. This is a unique opportunity for the student to receive undivided attention. The lessons are suitable for all, complete beginners and those who have practiced yoga for some years.

Mindfulness

Did you know that the stiffest muscle of your body is the one inside your head? People are mostly limited by their minds. By learning to smile and relax your mind, you will find freedom in your body and flow with lightness in your practice. Experience a unique approach that integrated the tools of Mindfulness into the physical practice of yoga.

Opale will compose unique bespoke sessions, after checking on the arrival day both the wishes and the physical possibilities of each person.

Learning the unique technique of Sukhita yoga

Did you know that the stiffest muscle of your body is in your mind? We are mostly limited by our minds. By learning to ease and relax the mind, direct our attention in the right place and initiate our movements from our center, you'll find space in the body, allowing you to flow with lightness and joy in the practice, whilst increasing stability, integrity, and confidence.

Sukhita flow yoga is a dynamic and flowing yoga, using free body sequencing, in movement, or in stasis. Guided by the rhythm of each breath, deep and conscious. The session becomes one big flowing sequence, done with awareness and joy, a  meditation in motion. With a practical step by step program, you will practice a wide variety of Asanas, learn to correct your alignment, guided by hands-on adjustments from the teacher. The use of different variations of postures permits to go deeper into the final Asana and allows a precise understanding from a new point of view.

In a week’s time, you will feel taller, built up stamina, and stable core strength. You will learn to release tensions and practice with tranquility and ease, feeling lighter in both body and mind.

Suitable for all

The classes are designed in such a way that both the beginners and the regular practitioners will benefit from the Yoga course. (Suitable variations are always proposed along the way).

As the days will pass, the rhythm of the class and the number of asanas will increase. The student is invited to keep cultivating the ability to softly listen, to his/her body, mind, emotions, to the energy of the moment, practicing within their own body’s limitations.

Opale is very attentive at the correct placement of your body in the posture, to avoid pain and physical problems caused by improper alignment. She considers the practice of yoga as an essential tool to cure oneself.

Yoga program for the 4 day retreat

Day 1

Evening welcoming circle to clarify your intentions. You are invited to express your particular wishes and physical needs/issues for your retreat (calming the mind, clarifying your life goals, dealing better with your emotions, increasing self esteem and confidence, strengthening the core, empowering your body, working on spine flexibility, lower back issues, etc.)

Day 2

• Theme: Ahimsa: non-violence towards yourself. Treating your body with kindness and respect.
• Pranayama and Mindfulness meditation: practicing techniques to focus and relax the mind.
• Yoga: your physical practice is a meditation in motion. Introduction to the breathing technique, Udhjaï Breath, how to use the Bandhas, and how to initiate the movements from the center. 
• Pilates: core strengthening evening practice using Sukhita's method.

Day 3

• Theme: Samtosa: satisfaction and contentment, to be at peace with the experience you are living.
• Pranayama and Mindfulness meditation. Exploring the emotional body.
• Yoga: How to integrate the tools of Mindfulness into your Yoga practice, and further ahead in your daily life. Learning where to place the mind’s attention during each asana and in the transitions, and improving lightness in the practice.
• Evening silent walk and loving-kindness meditation by the sea to improve your self-esteem and co-create a peaceful world.

Day 4

• Theme: Tapas: intense practice, burning the impurities to make space for the positive change.
• Meditation and pranayama, fire breaths.
• Yoga: bringing together all the hints of Sukhita yoga's teachings in a dynamic flowing practice.
• Closing circle and ceremony to empower your life goals. 

Sample daily schedule

For late sleeping holiday lovers

• 09:00 Buffet breakfast with local fresh products in the outdoor dining space  
• 10:00 Pranayama and Mindfulness meditation 
• 10:30 Bespoke private flow yoga lesson with renown teacher Opale
• 12:30 Lunch in a nearby restaurant
• 14:00 Free time to explore the island (best with a hired car), walk along the seashore or in the pine tree forest, or simply relax at the nearby beach of Cala Boix, or get a deep tissue massage at the venue (extra booking)
• 18:00 Evening Pilates lesson to strengthen your core 

For early birds

• 07:30 Mindfulness meditation and exploring our emotional body
• 08:00 Bespoke private flow yoga lesson with renown teacher Opale
• 09:30 Buffet breakfast
• Free time to explore the nearby beach or read your book on the outdoor bed at the venue
• 12:30 Lunch in a nearby restaurant
• 14:00 Free time to explore the island (best with a hired car), walk along the seashore or in the pine tree forest, or simply relax at the nearby beach of Cala Boix, or get a deep tissue massage at the venue (extra booking)
• 18:00 Silent walk and loving-kindness meditation at the beach 

Ibiza

The island of Ibiza, over the last 50 years, has become a focal point for alternative living. But in the last decade, it has grown as a very ecological and healing orientated location. Known as “the white island” for the curing properties of its white clay, Ibiza is nowadays a worldwide famous destination for nature lovers and yoga practitioners. A place where people feel the freedom to express their own individuality and explore different ways to connect with their inner Self.

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You will be provided daily healthy buffet breakfast in the shaded outdoor living room. There will be daily healthy vegetarian lunch after the lessons taken with the teacher, in a nearby restaurant.

There are beaches to enjoy, an island to explore, have a massage, or relax under the shade of the palm trees. In the evening, you can discover Santa Eularia little town and its charming port with a wide sandy beach. Stay Eulalia is about 15 min drive and offers all services (pharmacy, banks, etc.) and a fast shuttle boat to the sister island, Formentera, and to Ibiza town.

Additional massage treatments with Catherine Barany can be booked for 60 EUR for the one-hour duration.

• A welcoming circle to invite a self-inquiry and clarify your intentions
• Healthy daily buffet breakfast
• 30 minutes daily morning mindfulness meditation and exploring the world of feelings (3 sessions)
• 90 minutes daily morning Sukhita flow yoga lessons (3 sessions)
• Healthy vegetarian lunch after the lessons
• An evening silent walk and Lovingkindness meditation on the beach
• An evening Pilates lesson
• A closing circle to let go of the unnecessary, to make space for new positive changes
• 3 nights accommodation

• Evening dinner
• Airport transfers
• Car hire
• Massage (available to book at an extra cost)

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 16.94% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.