Yoga and Art Retreat

Camino de Santiago, Spain
May 19 – 25, 2018

This is a unique trip to the Leon Province of Spain, on the Camino de Santiago.  We will spend a week immersed in yoga, community, and the art and culture of the region.  We will also be able to get a feel for the famous pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago.  They say that whatever you need to learn, the Camino will provide it! 

Day 1: Arrival and Welcome

Settle In & Orientation

Welcome Ceremony & Yoga

Sign up for massages if you want to book one (not included)

Welcome Dinner

Day 2: Rose Windows and Mandalas

7:30 am Coffee & Tea

8:00 am Morning Yoga

9:30 am Breakfast

11 am – 12:30 pm Talk on Camino + Rose Windows

12:30 pm Lunch

1:30 – 3pm Free time

3 – 4:30 pm Tea staining or Intro to Petroglyphs

5 – 6:30 pm Evening Yoga

7:00 pm Dinner

8:00 pm Tea staining and or Intro to Petroglyphs

Evening at the “Trechuro” for those who have the energy (very special artistic bar in the village usually with live music on Saturday nights)… doesn’t get going until 11pm though!

Day 3: Silence and Letting Go

6:30 am Coffee & Tea

7:00 am Departure to Peñafadiel

7:15 am Sunrise, Meditation, Picnic Breakfast

7:30 – 9 am Explore the Petroglyphs

9 am – 11 am Drive to Valley of Silence – option to walk last leg down into valley

11 am – 1 pm Church Visit, Documentary on theme of Silence (next door), Explore the Historic Village

1 pm Lunch at Restaurant in Valley of Silence (included)

2 pm – 5 pm Return Home with a few picturesque stops

6 pm Evening Yoga

7 pm Dinner

Day 4: Sacred Geometry

7:30 am Coffee & Tea

8:00 am Morning Yoga

9:30 am Breakfast

11:00 am – 12:30 pm Intro to Sacred Geometry

12:30 pm Lunch

2:30 – 4 pm Navarette Rose Window Drawings

4:30 – 5:30 pm Evening Yoga

6:00 pm Evening in Astorga: Museo de los Caminos until 8pm. Free evening, dinner (not included) at a restaurant near the Gaudi palace, cathedral, and old roman walls.

Day 5: Pilgrimage

7:30 am Coffee & Tea

8:00 am Morning Yoga

9:30 am Breakfast

10:30 am – 1pm Walk to San Esteban

1:00 pm Picnic brought by car

2 – 4:30 pm Walk back to Flores

5 – 6:30 pm Restorative Yoga

7:00 pm Dinner

Day 6: History and Reverence

7:30 am Coffee & Tea

8:00 am Morning Yoga

9:30 am Breakfast

10:00 am Departure to Leon

10:30 am – 12:30 pm Cathedral Visit

12:30 – 3 pm Lunch at restaurant (included)

3:00 pm Return home to Flores del Camino – or option to stay in Leon longer for a meander around the Historic Centre of Leon

3:30 – 5 pm Free time

5 – 6:30 pm Evening Yoga

7 pm Dinner

Day 7: Goodbyes and Farewells

7:30 am Coffee & Tea

8:00 am Morning Yoga

9 am Breakfast

10 am Closing Ceremony

12 pm Departure & Goodbyes!