A life-changing retreat for sensitive women in Altafulla on the Costa Daurada, Catalunya, 25 mins from Reus airport.
Sunday 29th September -
Friday 4th October 2024
£995 - early bird until 31st Jan
for a twin en-suite room, shared with one person
£1295 - early bird until 31st Jan
for a double en-suite room, single occupancy
When was the last time you truly stopped?
You let go of your caring responsibilities?
You took yourself to the glittering sea, the golden sand and the warm sunshine.
Basking in the warmth, feeling relaxed and at peace, you turned your attention inward.
And you asked yourself: sweetie, are you ok?
What is it that you desire?
What needs to be let go of, blowing in the wind like crisp autumn leaves?
What seeds are you planting, in this time rich with quietness?
Come spring time, will you have given yourself the time to breathe, feel and know yourself, so you can blossom into the woman you truly are?
Beneath the busyness.
Beneath the responsibilities.
Beneath the expectations.
Who is this woman, who breathes deeply, who knows the sweet spots inside herself?
Who is this woman, who relaxes into slow, sensual movement simply because it makes her feel good?
Who is this woman, at peace with her body and her eating, able to enjoy the moment right in front of her, because she knows this moment is a gift of life?
This woman is YOU,
on retreat with US,
and we can’t wait to meet her.
AUTUMN TRANSFORMATION
a life-changing retreat for sensitive women in Altafulla, on the Catalan Golden Coast.
Join Emily and Jan Holden of I Eat What I Need fo 5 days of transformational practices by the sea.
Sunday 29th September - Friday 4th October 2024.
£995 for a twin en-suite room, shared with one other person.
£1295 for a double en-suite room, single occupancy.
INCLUDED:
• Meeting at Stansted Airport, we travel from The UK as a group
• Return airport transfers from Reus airport to Altafulla
• Delicious, seasonal and local vegetarian food for breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner.
• An intimate, friendly hotel with a pool and gorgeous garden, 1-min from the sea
• A short walk from the hotel, a gorgeous yoga studio, garden, pool and outdoor chill-out area
• Group activities every morning, afternoon and evening
• Ceremonial cacao every morning before body+breathwork practice
• Sensitive and skilled facilitation by Emily and Jan, experienced teachers and holders of sacred space
• Yoga equipment is all provided for you (mat, blanket, bolster) so you don’t need to squeeze it into your suitcase!
Not included:
• International flights
• Transfers from other airports (only to and from Reus at the specified time for the group flight)
• Massage or other treatment
• Dinner and drinks out on the final night
• Travel insurance
YOUR RETREAT AT A GLANCE
SUNDAY: You will arrive in a group chaperoned by Jan and Jane. Transfers are all arranged. Emily will meet us at the hotel and we will have time to settle in before sharing a delicious early dinner together. We will then have an opportunity to explore the surrounding area before sharing our first circle together.
MONDAY: The theme today is “Letting Go”. We offer a full range of tools, all based on movement, breath and energy, to uncover how we can let go of anything that no longer serves us.
TUESDAY: Today’s theme is “New Vision”. Here we begin the process of dreaming a vision of a new way of being. Becoming more comfortable, spacious and free in our bodies as well as our minds.
WEDNESDAY: We continue our themes of “letting go” and “new vision” but now we can, if we choose, add “integration and embodiment” to our practice which will embed our new way of being.
THURSDAY: Our theme today is “celebration”! We celebrate your process so far and then look at how you can take what you have absorbed, felt and embodied home with you.
FRIDAY: Farewell, taking with you the next right step in your life and how being part of this community can serve you moving forward.
A TYPICAL RETREAT DAY:
8.30am Meet Jan and Jane for healthy hydration and a morning check-in with a warm lemon and ginger drink
8.50am Walking together to the yoga shala
9.00am Ceremonial cacao and/or warming herbal teas and opening circle
9.30am Body and breathwork practice with Emily to introduce today’s theme, to invigorate and awaken the body
10.30am Delicious homemade breakfast in the garden
11.30am Guided group work on today’s theme
12.30pm Tea in the garden
1pm Body and breathwork session on today’s theme, to integrate the work we’ve done and calm the body
2pm Return to the hotel for a fresh, local and seasonal vegetarian buffet lunch
3-5pm Siesta time, relax, read, sleep, beach swim, pool swim…
5pm Tea and a homemade snack
5.30-7pm Group beach walk to a nearby cove, sunset swim, or exploring the historic old town
8pm Light vegetarian dinner at the hotel
9pm Closing circle for the day with Jan
THE SETTING:
On the Mediterranean coast, our cosy seaside hotel is 1-minute walk from stunning Altafulla beach.
Both our hotel, and our gorgeous yoga shala, are nestled in beautiful gardens, each with their own pools and chill-out spaces…you’ll be spoilt for choice as to where to relax!
And if golden sandstone castles are your thing, there’s one glorious castle right at the end of the beach, and another huge castle on top of the hill, nestled in a fairy-tale old town, filled with witchy symbols, medieval doors and hidden corners…
Altafulla is only 25- minutes from Reus airport, with direct flights from London Stansted, enjoy an easy journey, where every step is taken care of by our caring team.
THE PRACTICES:
Enjoy juicy, sensual and intuitive movement practices, suitable and adaptable for ALL bodies.
Learn different breathwork practices for your desired feeling: calm, clarity or an energy boost.
Journal your thoughts and feelings during group work, accessing deep wisdom you never knew you had.
Sit in sacred circle with other women, listening and sharing from the heart.
Enjoy the medicine of music, chanting and soulful singing, accompanied by Emily and her shruti box.
Enjoy the healing powers of delicious plant-based foods and nourishing drinks
THE FOOD:
Vegetarian, local and seasonal, with an emphasis on fresh produce and homemade treats
We hydrate first and do our body+breathwork practices on an empty stomach, so we feel more comfortable working with our insides.
Breakfast is served in the garden at our yoga shala, homemade by Jan, Emily and Jane.
Lunch is a generous and delicious seasonal buffet, at our gorgeous seaside hotel.
Tea and homemade snack every afternoon.
Dinner, also at our seaside hotel, is lighter than the lunch buffet, with a different soup and salad each night, so you go to bed feeling comfortable and satisfied.
YOUR HOSTS:
Emily Holden
Emily is the co-founder of “I Eat What I Need” (IEWIN), alongside her mum, Jan. Emily and JAn founded IEWIN in response to the great lack of understanding around the healing of food and body image issues. Emily brings over a decade of teaching to IEWIN. Now a qualified yoga teacher, Emily trained for 3 years with Marc Acquaviva, in the Scaravelli-inspired tradition of yoga. She also completed the “Meditating with the Body” and the “Somatic Practice of Pure Awareness” programmes with Reggie Ray, Buddhist scholar and teacher of somatic (body-based) meditation. Emily knows from her own experience and that of her clients that are feeling disconnected from our bodies is often the root cause of many issues that often manifest in our lives, including disordered eating issues, her area of expertise and personal experience. She is especially interested in how yoga and somatic meditation can encourage us to process our buried emotions and previous traumas so we can live more freely and joyfully in the present.
Jan Holden
Jan, Emily’s mum is the co-founder of IEWIN and has worked in health for over 30 years. Jan’s passion for care has led her into the diverse areas of nursing, midwifery, palliative care, kinesiology and plant-based eating. She is both a birthkeeper and a soul midwife and has attended many hundreds of births and deaths, holding space for people at their most vulnerable times. Jan is happiest in the kitchen, where she creates nourishing and hearty plant-based dishes with love and care. As well as preparing our breakfast each day, she is on hand to offer support and guidance to you from her many years of experience working in holistic health.
FLIGHTS
To benefit from the free transfer included in your retreat, please book the following flights.
Ryanair
Outbound - London Stansted to Reus
Sunday 29th September
10.10- 13.25
Return - Reus to London Stansted
Friday 4th October
15.45-17.00
BOOKING AND PAYMENT
EARLY BIRD PRICING before 31st January 2024:
Twin room en-suite (shared with one other person): £995
Double room en-suite (single occupancy): £1295
AFTER 31st JANUARY 2024:
Twin room en-suite (shared with one other person): £1295
Double room en-suite (single occupancy): £1595
Payment is taken via bank transfer to our UK account.
A non-refundable deposit of £250 is required to secure your spot.
You can spread the cost over several months with a payment plan.
The final balance is required 2 months before the retreat start date.
THANK YOU!
We know that attending a retreat and investing in yourself in this way is a big commitment. We appreciate you taking the time to read all of this information, connecting with us and asking your intuition if this is truly the right gift fo you. We’d be so happy to have a chat with you about our offering, so message me on WhatsApp if that might help you to gain some clarity:
Emily: 0034613077371
May you find exactly the right tools, practices, teachers and environments for you.
May you feel able to make changes in your life that bring you peace, freedom and ease.
May you live comfortably in your body and eat with joy and pleasure.
Sending you much love and a big hug,
Emily and Jan Holden
I Eat What I Need
