Bodhin

Bodhin runs Mindfulness retreats in Spain based on the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) work done by Jon Kabat Zin, Mark Williams and others. He generally teaches in the rural retreat center Solterreno, during a 6 day retreat. Covering the main elements of the 8 week Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation, and complemented with daily Mindful Yoga sessions, while also having a chance of enjoying some rest time in Solterreno. More on Mindfulness

Kathy Ward

Kathy is the Director of Training at the UK and USA Yoga Alliance registered Mindful Yoga Academy. She teaches 200hr Therapeutic Mindful Yoga Teacher Training programmes, continued education courses and Retreats in Spain. Kathy’s work focuses on optimizing health and well-being at every level of the Body, Mind and Spirit by blending the ancient wisdom of Yoga with Mindfulness and modern mind-body techniques, thereby reducing stress and bringing balance into your life. During this Retreat, Kathy will be teaching daily Therapeutic Mindful Yoga classes. See her own web site.

Gereral theme:

What i have in mind is a retreat based firmly on Mindfulness, of the body, of thoughts, and of the emotions.

Mindfulness encourages us to stop, to focus, to tune in to our body, our senses and our inner lives and to sharpen and intensify our relationship to the world around us, offering us a constant source of joy and inspiration.

This retreat, in the spectacular Spanish mountains, will give you an opportunity to deepen your Mindfulness practice and explore your body with yoga. What interests me is how we can use the practice of yoga to really inhabit the body, practice awareness. Use the postures to experience how we react to stepping outside the box. So the yoga will come from that basis.  

Guided Mindfulness meditations for stillness, focus, clarity and insight. 

Facilitated self reflection to help you engage with your creative self.

Inspirational readings.

Nurturing time outdoors in Solterrenos orchards. 

Take this opportunity to spend some uninterrupted time feeding your creative spirit with likeminded people in lovely surroundings. This will be a small, supportive group, with an experienced group facilitator and Mindfulness teacher. Come and join us, you deserve it! 

Typical day routine:

08.00 meditation
09.00 breakfast
10.30 mindfulness workshop
14.00 lunch
17.00 mindfulness workshop
18.30 yoga
20.00 evening meal
21.00 varied activities eg. film/ mantra / free time

Meals

All the food served at Solterreno is home cooked using very good quality ingredients. You can expect a well balanced energetic vegetarian mediteranean style, all very healthy and yummie! if you have any special dietary needs then please let us know.

A typical menu could include -
Breakfast: Milk, Tea, Infusions, Coffee, Porridge or cerial, Toast, butter and jam, Yogurt and fruit

Lunch
1st course - Salad and vegetarian pate2nd course - Vegetable PaellaDessert - Apple and pear compote with raisinsTea, Infusions, Coffee, bread and fruit

Evening meal
1st course - Cream of courgette soup2nd course - Home made PizzaTea, Infusions, Coffee, bread and fruit

We also have a short morning and afternoon break  where Tea, Infusions, Coffee and biscuits will be available.

Sleeping arrangements

Sleeping in shared rooms (3/4 people), you could be allocated in either the hexoganal wooden cabin, new cabin or main casa bedroom.  

The hexagonal cabin sleeps 1 - 4 people and has a bathroom with toilet, sink and shower. There is a gas heater, abundant hot water, and mains electricity.

The new cabin sleeps 1 - 3 and has a sink and wood burning stove. It is located next to the shower and toilet block which has 2 toilets, 2 showers and 2 sinks with abundant hot water.

The main Casa bedroom sleeps 1 - 3 and has both a wood burning stove, electric heater and sink with access to either the bathroom in the Casa or shower and toilet block.

The Retreat Centre has WiFi and there is also a washing machine (small charge) 

Bring lose fitting clothes for some of the activities. A torch is useful for going between the house and cabins. 

Travel:

PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE: 
Air Transportation and airport taxes 
Transfer To/From the airport to Solterreno

But I do offer a free pick up from the nearest town Ondara at 17h on the 15th July
see more travel details 

To reserve your place

1. First check availability with Bodhin. bodhin [at] solterreno [dot] com Tel. (+34) 660 44 78 40  

2. The we ask for a deposit of 50 euros see here varios ways to do so the rest you can pay 1 week before.

Photos from a similar retreat last year:-