Awaken the Goddess Within Retreat

Awaken the Goddess Within Retreat

  • group: 18
  • including yoga
  • from 2299 euro
  • in English

Intentional evolution. If you are seeking an extraordinary experience with a group of spirited openhearted yogis, this is a retreat for you. This retreat includes a focus on self evolution, offering each of us the opportunity to explore the deeper meaning and purpose to our living. These guided tutorials will be woven throughout the days we are together.

You will have time for star gazing, hiking, swimming, spa treatments, massage, beach excursions, and a lot of laughter!

Airport transfers will be scheduled on our arrival day, and from the centre to the airport upon departure.

Please inquire directly if you wish to join us at mmprefontaine@gmail.com and check out our other offerings at www.mindintomatteryoga.com

PRICE: 2.299 Euro per person in a shared room.

Included: 7 nights, daily breakfast/brunch, light snacks, dinner. Two yoga practices daily. Option to participate in an excursion mid-week, beach visit and a guided hike in the area.

Included

  • Boutique room

    Light, spacious and comfortable rooms with incredible supersized mattresses, en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet, basin and vegan body care products. Decorated with heart and soul.

  • Healthy food

    Our restaurant with sea-view veranda serves delicious vegetarian food with fresh biological ingredients from our orchards and local farmers. All meals, drinks and afternoon snack/smoothie are included. Our kitchen team is happy to adjust to specific dietary needs.

  • Wellness

    Recharge in the large sea-view pool surrounded by bamboo sun beds, lounge chairs and umbrellas. Cleanse on a deep level in the Turkish bath, Finnish or infrared sauna. Treat yourself to an additional massage and enjoy the walking trails and panoramic meditation spots uphill.

  • CO2 compensation

    We love our planet and every living beauty on it. That’s why Soul Valley tries to contribute in all kind of ways to preserve this beauty. We offer only vegetarian food, with fresh biological ingredients from our own property and local farmers. We minimize waste and recycle compost for the lands. Solar panels provide natural energy. In our aim to make Soul Valley completely CO2 neutral, we plant a tree with every booking.

Program

Daily Schedule

06:30 - Coffee and tea available on site

08:30 - Yang Yoga Practice

10:00 - Breakfast/Brunch (offering proteins, greens, vegetables, fruit, eggs - Dairy Free and Gluten free choices)

13:00 - Intentional Evolution group inquiry

14:30 - Refreshments + Snacks (light protein, fruit + vegetables)

16:00 - Yin Yoga Practice

18:30 - Dinner + Mindful Conversation

Retreat host

Fiji McAlpine

Fiji McAlpine

I am a 500 RYT, with more than two decades of teaching, leading and coaching thousands of yoga students worldwide.

Having trained extensively in California, Costa Rica, and Canada, I've honed a strong teaching style that empowers my students to face challenges fearlessly with unwavering support and guidance.

Yoga has been a profound force of healing in my life. Overcoming an eating disorder, I discovered the incredible potential of yoga to bring about personal transformation. My intention as a teacher is to share this profound tool with others, inviting them to become constant gardeners of their own lives through dedicated effort and regular practice.

I am a mom of two children, Isabelle and Neil, and I live on Vancouver Island, Canada. You can find more information about all that Fiji offers here: https://www.fijimcalpine.com/about

Mary Prefontaine

Mary Prefontaine

I believe that to understand leadership, you must understand people, and to understand people you must understand yourself.

Nature and yoga have taught me to dive deeply into the heart of wherever I am, whether I am consulting, coaching or leading a yoga retreat. My career in business, and my passion for evolving consciousness, has has provided me with an extraordinary education and the ability to discover the world.

In all that I offer, I weave together the philosophy of mindfulness, meditation and body awareness with deep inquiry, conversational leadership and co-active coaching.

Along with my business credentials, I am a RYT 250, and a Yin Yoga practitioner, steeped in the exploration and wisdom of the mind body connection. Through a guided and supportive process the Mind Into Matter YogaRetreat offers participants an intentional evolution by exploring deeply the question, what is my gift to the world?

I am a mother of one daughter, Jocelyn Prefontaine. My home is on the indigenous territory of the Malahat Nation, perched by the Pacific Ocean on Vancouver Island, Canada.

Learn more about Mary here: www.mindintomatteryoga.com

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Retreat into nature

Situated in a small private valley with stunning views over the nearby azure blue Mediterranean Sea and surrounding mountains. Enjoy true silence, clean air and starry nights to recharge from your busy daily life. Discover the walking trails around the property and the panoramic meditation spots uphill.

Things to know

Practical info

  • Check-in Saturday from 15:00
  • Check-out Saturday before 10:00
  • No alcohol
  • (Electricial) smoking only in designated area
  • Minimum age 18
  • Additional massages available

Conditions

Please check out mindintomatteryoga.com for more information about prices, booking and conditions or send an email to mmprefontaine@gmail.com.


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