2008 Dates:
January 20-27 (Holistic Detox + Yoga), March 2-9 (Holistic Detox + Yoga), March 30 - April 6 (Holistic Detox + Yoga), April 20-27 (Holistic Detox + Yoga), May 11-18 (Holistic Detox + Yoga), June 1-7 (Yoga holiday), June 8-14 (Yoga holiday), June 15-28 (closed), June 29 - July 5 (Yoga holiday), July 6-12 (Yoga holiday), July 13-19 (Yoga holiday), July 20-26 (Ashtanga Yoga), July 27 - August 2 (Ashtanga Yoga), August 3-9 (closed), August 10-16 (Yoga holiday), August 17-23 (Yoga holiday), August 24-30 (Yoga holiday), August 31 - September 6 (closed), September 7-13 (Yoga holiday), September 14-20 (Yoga holiday), September 21-27 (Yoga holiday), September 28 - October 4 (closed), October 5-11 (Yoga holiday).
A privately run retreat center near Granada in the province of Andalusia. This is an all-season retreat with home comforts. The restored farmhouse stands on a hill surrounded by mountains and groves of olive, orange, almond and lemon trees. Its charm is that it feels like a family home as well as a retreat that is designed for people who love beauty, yoga, delicious food and, above all, peace. The grounds include a shaded outdoor yoga platform, swimming pool and hydro-massage hot tub. In the afternoons you can choose from a range of holistic therapies. A massage treatment is included in the cost of your stay.
The Yoga. Jonji & Rosie's teaching is founded on the Dynamic Yoga method and set within the context of Patanjali's 8 limbs of yoga. Our aim is to guide you towards developing a self-directed practice, the traditional way of practicing Yoga. The morning practice is based on vinyasa, or "moving on the thread of the breath". By focusing awareness on the breath during practice, we feel strength, grace and clarity of mind.
The morning yoga classes are based on flowing vinyasa krama with integrated pranayama (ujjayi breath). We start with a few minutes of relaxation and a reminder of the essential qualities for yoga practice (yama niyama). We follow this with suryanamaskara (sun salutes) and a sequence of standing postures based on the primary series of astanga vinyasa yoga. If you are a beginner, or just plain stiff, don't worry - easier variations of the postures will be given to encourage your body to open without losing mental focus. Each class ends with a cooling sequence of inversions, followed by a rest (savasana) and a few minutes of sitting meditation.
The afternoon yoga sessions are restorative, using postures that gently open the major joints of the body. Guidance in pranayama and sitting meditation is also given. Please note: You will be practicing for between 3 to 4 hours each day. This can be quite challenging, so a reasonable level of fitness and enthusiasm is recommended. Yoga classes are suitable for keen beginners as well as experienced students.
By the end of the first week many guests say they are just beginning to feel truly alive again and they wished that they had come for 2 weeks. A longer stay will deepen your yoga practice, increase your flexibility, reduce mental stress and bring insightful awareness to what is really important in your life, enabling you to honor your life as it is. Are you pregnant? Do you have an injury, or disability? Please tell us so that we can discuss this with you. What to wear for yoga: cotton t-shirt & shorts, or loose fitting cotton track pants. Avoid synthetic fabrics.
What else to bring: flip-flops, sandals and trainers are good for most occasions. If you want to go horse riding, bring jeans and boots. A pocket-size torch is handy at night. Please bring your own towels. We provide: bed linen, yoga mats & props.
Other Info: Vegetarian Cuisine - Based on Mediterranean flavors, Kaliyoga's vegetarian cuisine is imaginative and well balanced - no worthy millet or boring nut loaf! Holistic Therapies: A full body massage is included in the price of the retreat. In the afternoons you can choose from a choice of therapies: Chinese Acupuncture, Kinesiology, Indian head massage, Thai yoga massage, Pedicure, Aromatherapy massage, Bowen technique.
Weekly Schedule. Sunday:
Arrival is from 2pm onwards
5.00pm - Yoga class
7.30pm - aperitif and dinner.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday:
9-10.30am - Dynamic Yoga
10.30am - Breakfast
1.30pm - Lunch
1-5pm - Holistic Treatments by appointment
5.00-6.30pm - Restorative Yoga & Meditation
7.30-9.30pm - Vegetarian Supper.
Thursday afternoon off: No afternoon yoga. This is your chance to visit Granada, go to the beach, or try horse trekking. Or just stay at home. There is no evening meal, but we can recommend places to eat.
Saturday:
9am - Self-practice class
10.30am - Breakfast
The Retreat ends at 12am. If you are not traveling until the evening, you are welcome to spend the afternoon by the pool.
What to bring:
- Please bring your own towels
- A pocket-size torch is handy at night
- Flip-flops/ sandals/ trainers are good for most occasions
- Jeans and boots if you want to go horse riding.
Accommodation. Kaliyoga can sleep 14 people - the main farmhouse sleeps eight and the other rooms are in the second farmhouse and also in four luxurious tee pees in the olive grove. Each guest room is decorated by Rosie whose attention to detail and personal touches include home made soaps, books, a writing pad, aromatic oil burner. and colorful rugs on the tiled floors.
For those with a free spirit there are four large north American tee pees. Each tee pee is furnished with a single bed, floor rugs, oil lamps, bedside table and a pine wood clothes trunk. Our guests tell us that the relaxed vibe and effortless quality of personal care from our staff makes everyone feel part of the family. If you need to stay in touch with the outside world you can connect your PC into Kaliyoga's wireless internet network.
A note about sharing rooms. It is the practice in yoga retreats for single guests to share a room with another person. If you would like to share a room we will do our best to arrange this for you. However, if it turns out that a sharer can not be found for you, then the room will be priced as a single.
If you want to spend a night in Granada, our friend Michael Rainey has rooms in his beautifully restored Moorish merchant's house in the oldest part of central Granada. Casa del Aljibe has wonderful views of the Alhambra Palace and is within walking distance of bars, restaurants and shops. You are ideally placed to absorb the romantic atmosphere of the narrow, winding, cobbled streets of the old Arab quarter.
Getting There. Airport transfers are operated by private drivers at fixed rates (cheaper than airport taxis - see below). Your transfer needs must be pre-booked directly by you. You can contact other guests to share costs with you by placing a message on the Guest Message Board (to avoid spam there is a password. Once you have booked this will be given on request). It is your responsibility to keep Sue informed of any changes and you must tell her if there are any additional passengers. Costs are payable directly to the driver in euro.
Pick up from Granada airport (journey about 1 hour): 55 euro for 1 passenger, plus 5 euro per extra passenger. Pick up from Granada bus station (journey about 50 minutes): 45 euro for 1 passenger, plus 5 euro per extra passenger. Pick up from Malaga airport (journey about 2 hours): 85 euro for 1 passenger, plus 5 euro per extra passenger.
Granada Airport - Ryanair and FlyMonarch offer daily services from the UK direct to Granada, departing from Gatwick, Stansted and Liverpool. Transfer by car to Kaliyoga takes about 1 hour. Malaga Airport - there is a wide choice of carriers including EasyJet and FlyMonarch. The drive from Malaga airport (140 km) takes about 2 hours.
Malaga to Orgiva direct. Exit through the main Airport doors and you will be directly in front of a taxi rank. Walk 50 metres to your right and take the airport bus to the Estacion del Auto buses (Central Bus Station). Buses depart every 35 min and the journey takes 7 to 10 min at a cost of 1 euro. There are two direct buses from Malaga to Orgiva departing at 15.30 and 18.45 (Thurs, Fri, Sat).
The bus costs 8.13 euro (about 5 GB) and the journey takes 3hr 30min. Call us and we will meet you at the bus stop. If all else fails, take a taxi from Orgiva towards Lanjarron (ask in any bar) and show the driver Spanish instructions that you can print out from the bottom of this page.
Malaga to Orgiva via Granada. The journey takes about 3hr 45min and the two tickets will cost a total of 15.92 euro (9.95 GB). Buses to Granada leave from Malaga central bus station every hour from 07:00 until 22:00. The journey to Granada takes 2hrs. The second bus from Granada to Orgiva takes between 1hr and 1Hr 45min, depending on the time of day.
Take the airport bus to Malaga Central Bus Station (as above) then from Malaga central bus station buy a ticket to Orgiva via Granada from the Alsina Graells bus company ticket office. To the left of the Alsina Graells ticket office there is a digital timetable board showing departure time, destination and bus bay number. On arrival at Granada change to the bus for Orgiva. To ask directions in Spanish for the bus stop for Orgiva, say "donde esta la parada para el autobus del Orgiva"¯.
After the bus turns off the Granada motorway you will pass through Lanjaron. Ask the bus driver to stop at the "Camping Puerto de la Alpujarra" which is about 9km after Lanjaron. Bus drivers generally don't mind stopping here, however if for some reason you can't get off here, the bus will stop 2.5km further on in Orgiva.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Prices for Holistic Detox & Yoga Retreats (7 nights):
- 1,400 euro (approx £978) to share a large twin bedded room on the house with one other person. Private en suite bathroom.
- 1,600 euro (approx £1,118) for a single room in the house with separate bathroom sharing with one other.
- 1,800 euro (approx £1,258) for a single room in the house. Private en suite bathroom.
- 1,800 euro (approx £1,258) for a single room in a chalet. Private en suite bathroom.
Price for Yoga Holidays (6 nights):
- Single occupancy with en suite bathroom- - 950 euro.
- Single occupancy with shared bathroom - 850 euro.
- Shared twin and en suite bathroom or a - tepee 750 euro.
Price Includes:
- Full Board
- Yoga and Detox Programs.
Price Excludes:
- Flights
- Transfers
- Treatments.
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