Yoga-LandArt Retreat in Castellar

LANDART AND YOGA IN CASTELLAR:

LandArt -Atelier:

The one-week Yoga-LandArt courses take place in the Natural Park of the Cork Oak Forests (Parque Natural de los Alcornocales) in the province of Cádiz, southern Andalusia.

The starting point is Castellar de la Frontera, a medieval castle village above a reservoir, embedded in evergreen forests and views of an uninhabited and exceptionally beautiful mountain world. 

The nature park, with an area of 1700 square kilometers, has the world's largest contiguous cork oak forest. Since it was only cultivated extensively, its originality in terms of flora and fauna has been preserved. It is home to a great abundance of flora and fauna as well as some relic species from the Tertiary. Numerous rivers, streams and rock formations give the area a diverse landscape. Together we get to know the different habitats that the nature park of the cork oak forests offers us on hikes: rustic cork oaks, bizarre rocks, interesting roots, perforated stones, clay, "elephant cemeteries" and mystical elf baths. This stimulating environment means that there are no limits to our imagination. A wide range of natural materials makes it easier for us to create LandArt works.

Castellar de la Frontera has ideal conditions to escape stimulus overload, permanent fast pace, constant mobility and ubiquitous consumption possibilities and to leave all forms of stress behind. Car-free, without shops, with stone houses and flower-adorned alleys, it offers complete peace and relaxation at night and reinforces a natural and essential way of life. Every day you have the opportunity to come to reflection and inner contemplation after the creative excursions. Castellar deepens the LandArt experience and rounds off the course with beautiful moments, such as swimming in the clean lake and stylish dinner with a panoramic view of the mountains. 

DAILY ROUTINE:

DAY 1: Individual arrival in Málaga and shared airport transfer to Castellar, in the evening: village tour (stories, secrets, socio-cultural change), welcome drink, dinner together

DAY 2: Yoga, breakfast and hike with all your senses through the cork oak forest, to get in the mood for the landscape and to get to know our studio (botanical peculiarities, meditative route section, mindfulness exercises), picnic

DAY 3: Yoga, breakfast and hike to the lake, first thematic LandArt works, picnic, swimming, tree meditation 

DAY 4: Breakfast, yoga in a cave with a panoramic view, thematic LandArt, picnic

5. DAY: Breakfast, day for individual design, possibility of a trip to the sea or to a particularly attractive neighboring village.

DAY 6: Yoga, breakfast, hike to the lake, thematic LandArt, swimming, picnic, in the evening: LandArt happening and ritual to let go

DAY 7: Yoga, breakfast, short hike, thematic country art

DAY 8: Breakfast and group transfer to the airport

HIKING DESCRIPTION:

- The walking time of the hikes can be up to 2.5 hours

- the paths vary in difficulty: small paths uphill and downhill, comfortable dirt roads, stony surfaces ... surefootedness is necessary.

- in one day there is an ascent of approx. 40 minutes (150 meters in altitude)

- The individual program items are adapted to the weather conditions, but are never canceled

ACCOMMODATION AND CATERING:

We stay overnight in the romantic medieval castle village of Castellar de la Frontera. These are natural stone houses that do not require air conditioning, as their 60cm wide walls create a pleasant bioclimate. For cold days they are equipped with electric heaters and stoves. The rooms, fully furnished (hairdryer, towels and bed linen included), are all individual, simple but original. They mainly have double beds, but they can be booked as single beds if required. The kitchen, living room and bathroom are available in every house and are shared.

Small flower-adorned patios or viewing terraces give the resident the opportunity to be in a private outdoor area.

Meals are full board: breakfast buffet, picnic and multi-course dinner. Value is placed on dishes typical of the country. Purely vegetarian meals can also be reserved.

TRAVEL PRICE: 

-890 € social fund (3 places reserved) 

-1140 € double room

-1200 €  EZ 

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE: 

-7 nights

-6 days full board (breakfast, picnic and multi-course dinner, the latter excluding drinks)

-5 days of yoga 1.5 hours 

-5 days of LandArt course management 

-Group transfer from / to Malaga airport (1.45 hours) 

NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:

-Arrival to / from Malaga airport

LANDART TRAINER: Diana Heil 

YOGA TEACHER: Mika Junikiewicz

TRAVEL CONDITIONS:

-The maximum is 12 people.

-The courses take place in all weathers, but the individual days can be swapped in order to maintain the optimal climatological conditions.

-Insurance is the responsibility of the course participants.

-With the registration, participation is considered definitive. The course fee is to be paid within 2 weeks after registration via bank transfer. If you cancel up to one month before the start of the course, 50% of the course fee, later the full course fee, will be charged.

For personal information, please call 0034 - 699 80 39 03 or write to dianaheil.landart@gmail.com