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!