Lotusretreat
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
14/06/24 - 16/06/24
Would you like to enjoy a weekend of disconnection and contact with nature, while practicing the different activities that we do regularly at the centre?
Would you like to come and celebrate our first birthday with us?
Come and enjoy our first LOTUSRETREAT “5 SENSES”!
COME AND ENJOY ALL THE BENEFITS THAT OUR RETREAT WILL BRING YOU
The 5 senses
Sight
(Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer, philosopher and poet 1803-1882)
Let your eyes contemplate and admire the landscape that surrounds you. Mas Juli is a beautiful farmhouse with more than 450 years of history, located on a rural plot of 4,000 m² in Pineda de Mar, 50 km from Barcelona.
Mas Juli is the ideal place for our retreat. The farmhouse offers beautiful outdoor spaces: a green space where you can practice yoga, a relaxing pool area where you feel like you are in a small oasis and a spacious multipurpose room where you can practice our different activities. There is also a barrel sauna, located next to the pool.
Smell
Breathe in the natural fragrances that surround us at Mas Juli… we will take advantage of our free time to walk, observe, meditate and get to know each other a little better.
Smell the aromas of the meals that we will enjoy over the whole weekend… vegetarian dishes cooked with lots of love.
Lavender, mint, lemon… Smell the essential oils we will bring. Enjoy the essential oils workshop to discover the oils that we use at our centre and other new scents. Discover the benefits they bring and the different ways to use them.
Inhale and exhale deeply… and take with you the memory of all the good smells and sensations of our Lotusretreat.
Hearing
“Just as the eyes are trained for astronomy, the ears are trained to perceive the movements of harmony.”
During the Lotusretreat weekend, you will find many moments where you can enjoy the silence, and others where you can have fun listening to music in a group… we will live in harmony between silence and music.
Listen to the beauty of silence while practising meditation… every day we will meet for a guided meditation practice, but we will also enjoy a space for silence.
At the same time, moments of musical joy await you, which will give you positive energy and vitality: we will practice chanting mantras, kirtan and other surprises that will be revealed over the weekend.
Touch
“I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands”
(Louise Bourgeois, artist, Paris 1911 – New York 2010).
We invite you to try the benefits of Raindrop massage with essential oils. The Raindrop technique is a unique relaxation method that combines the application of a specific sequence of essential oils of the highest quality, totally free of toxins, combined with the “effleurage” technique of the American tribes of the Dakota, to holistically promote well-being.
Taste
“A taste for the days can only be discovered when it escapes the obligation to possess a destiny”
Enjoy the flavours of vegetarian food prepared especially for you. A varied and healthy vegetarian diet is included, as well as mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, accompanied by fruit and tea.
Enjoy the cocoa ceremony, taste and experience its healing and vibrant effects. The cocoa contains pure chocolate with a balance of components that stimulate the union of the spirit and vibrations with the heart, and allows you to harmonise emotionally and spiritually, in a special and loving way in each of us.
In addition, there is an organic garden where you can pick seasonal food, and unique gastronomic experiences for body and soul are offered.
The instructors
Yulia is a vibrant, energetic, curious being. She transmits her passion for life and wellbeing in her teachings. Her approach comes from multiple yogic and pilates disciplines, and is both intuitive and grounded in the more traditional aspects. Her classes focus on the idea of meditation in movement. Yulia is a 3rd generation PeakPilates instructor (Level 3, mat&estudi). She is the creator of Ayama® Aerial Pilates. Guide for Yoga, Meditation and Pranayama.
Manel started practising yoga because of his severe back pain and this memory makes his practices focus on strengthening and flexibilising the whole body. “Flexibility without toning does not solve tension”. He has been practicing and sharing different styles of yoga since 2007, a very personal blend of physical practice with the aim of connecting with oneself through continued effort.
Daily programme
This is the programme outline we have designed for the whole weekend. Please note that it may vary, we will adapt to events as they arise, always trying to follow the timetable we have set.
- 16.00 – 17.00 – Arrival, welcome and free time
- 17.15 – 20.00 – Classes and workshops
- 20.00 – 21.00 – Dinner 21.30 – 22.30 – Surprise activity
- 8.00 – 8.30 – Meditation and pranayama
- 9.00 – 9.45 – Breakfast
- 10.30 – 11.45 – Classes
- 13.00 – 14.00 – Lunch
- 14.00 – 16.00 – Free time
- 16.00 – 19.45 – Classes
- 20.00 – 21.00 – Dinner
- 21.30 – 22.30 – Surprise activity
- 8.00 – 8.30 – Meditation and pranayama
- 9.00 – 9.45 – Breakfast
- 11.00 – 13.30 – Classes and surprise farewell activity
- 13.30 – 14.30 – Lunch and farewell
A retreat designed to disconnect, learn, share, build community with you, and joyfully celebrate our first birthday!
Practical information
Place: Pineda de Mar, Barcelona
House: Mas Juli
Dates: Weekend of 14th to 16th June 2024
Retreat information:
If you would like to sign up, you can do so by calling
or sending a message to: 669988211 or a mail to: info@espailotus.com
Early bird 425€ until 15th March.
After that, 495 €.
Early bird 425 € until 15th March. After that, 495 €.
Early bird 425 € until 15th March. After that, 495 €.
- 3 days and 2 nights stay at Mas Juli, in the beautiful house and its surroundings.
- Bed linen and towels.
- Lovingly prepared meals.
- All yoga classes, pilates, aerial pilates and yoga classes… pranayama and meditation.
- Access to all the facilities of the retreat: swimming pool and sauna.Welcome pack and some surprises.
- Cocoa ceremony. Essential oils workshop.
- Accident insurance.
Transport to the house.
Raindrop massage with essential oils (40 euros/1 hour).
Frequently asked questions
The retreat will take place over the whole weekend. We will start on Friday at 4 p.m., with the welcoming of guests, and end on Sunday after lunch.
If you don’t have a means of transport to get to Mas Juli, don’t worry, we will organise ourselves in small groups so that everyone can get there.
We have designed classes for all ages, similar to the classes you usually receive at the centre, which will suit both the beginner and the more advanced practitioner.
The food we serve is vegetarian. In case of allergy and/or intolerance, please inform us in advance.
Booking and cancellation policy
Reservations:
To reserve your place it is necessary to pay a 100 euros deposit. The rest must be paid before 01/05/2024.
Payments must be made into the bank account held by espailotus, indicating name and surname.
The Raindrop massage must be booked in advance through espailotus Whatsapp, 669988211.
Cancellation policy:
The amount of 100 euros paid for the reservation is non-refundable, except in cases of force majeure.
The rest of the total amount of the stay will be refundable until 31st May 2024 (except in cases of force majeure).