7 day Wellness, Ayurveda, Yoga Retreat in Fuerteventura

Overview

Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery with a seven-day Ayurvedic retreat in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, nestled in the heart of the Canary Islands. This holistic experience offers a sanctuary for disconnecting from the chaos of daily life and reconnecting with your inner equilibrium and vitality. Immerse yourself in the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, as personalized treatments and centuries- old therapies cleanse and revitalize your being, releasing accumulated stress and toxins. From rejuvenating massages to detoxifying herbal remedies, each session is meticulously tailored to restore harmony to your mind, body, and spirit.

Complementing these rejuvenating therapies are daily yoga sessions led by experienced instructors, gently strengthening your body and calming your mind. Nourish yourself with wholesome, Satvic cuisine designed to support your well-being, while guided meditation sessions foster mindfulness and inner peace. Surrender to the rhythm of the retreat, gradually releasing tension and fatigue, and emerge renewed, balanced, and ready to embrace life with clarity and vitality.

Highlights

- ⛵ Sailing Cruise: Enjoy a day of sailing, sunbathing, snorkeling, and kayaking to Lobos Island
- 🎶 Sound Healing and Chanting: Experience soothing sound therapy and participate in chanting ceremonies
- 🥗 Sattvik and Ayurvedic Meals: Indulge in daily nutritious breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 🏖️ Beachside Yoga: Practice yoga by the ocean for inner peace and connection with nature.
- 🌱 Self-Development Workshops: Engage in exercises and workshops for personal growth and discovery.
- 🍲 Wholesome Meals: Enjoy daily Sattvik meals for energy and refreshment.
- 🚲 Free Bicycle: Explore with a complimentary bicycle and guided trips to El Cotillo.
- 💆‍♂️ Therapies and Treatments: Shirodhara, Kunjal Kriya, Gandhusa Kriya, Accupressure, Reiki if Requested
- 🧘‍♂️ Daily Yoga: Hatha, Ashtanga, Pranayama, Pancham Kriyas
- 🧘‍♀️ Guided Meditations: Intention, Manifestation, Reflection
- 🍳 Cooking Class: Learn Ayurvedic and Sattvik cooking with recipes
- 🍹 BBQ and Juice Get-Together: Gather for Satvik BBQ and refreshing juices
- 🌋 Om Chanting & Meditation: Connect spiritually with collective meditation and chanting at the Volcano.

Schedule

Day 1

1:00 PM: Arrival and Orientation with Detox Welcome Shots
3:00 PM: Analysis of Your Dosha
4:00 PM: Welcome Lunch of Wholesome Sattvik Dishes
5:00 PM: Introduction to Ayurvedic treatments and therapies
6:00 PM: Scheduling Your Calendar for the week
7:30 PM: Evening Guided Meditation on Intention and Light Stretching by the Beach
9:00 PM: Orientation Day Dinner

Day 2
8:00 AM: Morning Meditation and Yoga Session
9:00 AM: Ayurvedic Breakfast
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Treatments and Therapies
1:00 PM: Sattvik Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Rest
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Workshop & Talk
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Evening Herbal Teas and Snacks
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Chanting and Guided Meditation with Pranayama and Stretching
8:00 PM: Talk and Dinner

Day 3
8:00 AM: Morning Meditation and Yoga Session
9:00 AM: Ayurvedic Breakfast
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Treatments and Therapies
1:00 PM: Sattvik Lunch
2:30 PM: Hydrotherapy
5:00 PM: Evening Meditation and Pancham Kriya
6:00 PM: Vegan Cooking Class and Dinner

Day 4
8:00 AM: Morning Meditation and Yoga Session
9:00 AM: Ayurvedic Breakfast
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Treatments and Therapies
1:00 PM: Sattvik Lunch
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: - Paddle Water Yoga and Meditation in Water
6:00 PM: Benefits of Ayurvedic Remedies and Learn 10 New Remedies to Cure at Home
7:30 PM: Healthy Drinks and Dinner

Day 5
8:00 AM: Pancham Kriya
9:00 AM: Breakfast
10:00 AM: Snehapana Therapy
2:00 PM: Bike Trip to Cotillo with Mid-Stop for Lunch
5:00 PM: Arrival in Cotillo, Beach Games, Sound Healing Meditation, Sunset, Tea, Depart to Corralejo
Dinner and Rest

Day 6
7:00 AM: Sunrise Yoga and Meditation
9:00 AM: Breakfast
10:00 AM: Massage Day
1:00 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM: Visit to the Sacred Volcano, Hike, Meditation, Chanting
5:00 PM: Healthy Juices and Snacks
6:00 PM: Group Therapy Games Night, Dinner

Day 7
8:00 AM: Morning Yoga and Meditation
9:30 AM: Breakfast
10:00 AM: Head to Aloe Vera and Permaculture Farm for Lunch
12:00 PM: Group Therapy Games at the Farm
1:00 PM: Lunch of Local Organic Produce
Head Back and Rest
5:00 PM: Drum Circle and Dance by the Beach
7:00 PM: BBQ Farewell Dinner and Music

What's included

🌟 Accommodation for 7 Nights
🍽️ Daily Meals for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner
🚲 A Free bicycle for the hiking trip
⛵ A Boat Day Sailing to Lobos with paddle, snorkel, kayaking
🧘‍♀️ Daily Yoga Sessions, Meditations, Pranayams, and Kriyas
💆‍♂️ Ayurvedic Therapies and Treatments
💆‍♀️ 2 Massages
🌿 8x classical Ayurvedic therapies (Gandusa / Kavala, Greeva Vasti, Jhanu Vasti, Kashayadhara, Ksheeradhara, Mukha Lepa, Shirodhara)
🍳 1 cooking class
🌋 1 Volcano hike and trip
🌾 1 Farm trip, workshop, and outdoor lunch
🗣️ One-on-one consultation
💧 1 Snehapana Therapy

Medicated ghee or oil along with herbs are administered orally to dislodge accumulated toxins from the body and facilitate their expulsion before the main Panchakarma treatment.

Accommodation

Step into a realm where the elements of the universe converge in harmony at Galera Beach Art Villas. Just moments from the serene shores, our villas offer a sanctuary of tranquility, complete with private pools and lush gardens, inviting you to reconnect with nature's embrace.

Choose from private rooms, twin sharing, or double occupancy, tailored to your preference for a solo retreat or a romantic escape. Here, amidst the whispering palms and the gentle caress of the ocean breeze, find solace in the beauty of your surroundings.

Our retreat extends beyond the villa's premises, with enriching experiences awaiting at the beach and our beachside restaurant area. While our fully equipped kitchen beckons culinary exploration, indulge in the convenience of all meals served and amenities provided, including drinking water, towels, and pool and beach essentials.

Embrace the essence of holistic living at Galera Beach Art Villas, where every moment is a celebration of inner harmony and serenity.

Treatments

Snheapana Therapy
An ancient Hindu medical practice, originating in India, that The use of medicated oils, either internally or externally, is called Snehan (oleation). Snehan refers to the administration of medicated fats or the massage of oil over the skin for a specific period. A number of methods of Snehan therapy have been described in the Ayurvedic texts. The use of oleation results in unctuousness and softness of morbid doshas, which become easily extractable and ready to move from places where their occupation is undesirable and unwarranted.

Shirodhara
Shirodhara comes from the two Sanskrit words “shiro” (head) and “dhara” (flow). It’s an Ayurvedic healing technique that involves having someone pour liquid — usually oil, milk, buttermilk, or water — onto your forehead. It’s often combined with a body, scalp, or head massage.
Ayurveda is a holistic health approach that originated in India thousands of years ago. It focuses on rebalancing the life forces, called doshas, within your body.

Kavala Gandusha
Holding ayurvedic coconut oil in the mouth is called Gandusha. Holding liquid and gargling is called Kavala.
Gandoosha and KavalaGraha are two primary and effective oral cleansing techniques and specialized therapy to treat as well as to prevent oral diseases.

Greeva Vasti
The Greeva Vasti means a treatment in which medicated oils are poured and pooled for a fixed duration of time in a compartment or a cabin constructed over the neck or nape of the neck (back side of the neck) area using wet flour of black gram, covering the cervical region (nape of the neck / over the neck bones).Griva Vasti is pain relieving oil-pooling treatment conducted for neck pain caused due to many causes. Vasti or Basti is a term used to describe the urinary bladder in Ayurveda. Urinary bladder is a bag which holds urine for a certain amount of period till it is voided.

Janu Vasti
Janu Vasti is a treatment in Ayurveda that involves holding warm herbal oil or medicated ghee on the knee joint for a certain period of time. It is used to relieve pain and stiffness in the knee joint, especially in conditions like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and knee joint injuries. The treatment begins with a gentle massage of the knee joint with warm herbal oil to loosen the muscles and tissues around it. Then, a small well made of dough is created around the knee joint, and warm herbal oil or medicated ghee is poured into it. The oil is kept in the well for about 30 to 45 minutes, and the patient is asked to relax during this time.

Kashya Dhara
Kashaya Dhara is an Ayurvedic decoction bath, where a constant rhythmic stream of herbalised liquid is poured and massaged over the body. A relaxing treatment, it is used to support weight loss or detoxification programs. This treatment begins by massaging warm herbalised oils into the body to prepare for the Kashaya Dhara treatment.In Sanskrit “Kashaya” means decoction, and “Dhara” means continuous flow.During Kashaya Dhara, the decoction is continuously poured over the body while maintaining a specific rhythm, height and temperature. The decoction is simultaneously massaged into the body throughout the treatment. When applied over the body, it may be over a specific area or the entire body. The decoction is chosen according to your health condition.

Kati Vasti
Kati vasti treatment in Ayurveda's take on helping individuals dealing with lower back pain and other related concerns. By definition, kati vasti is a lower back or lumbosacral therapy performed using heat and oil. The purpose is also to help bring vata dosha levels to optimum. The thick dough is prepared using the black gram paste. The shape of the dough mould could be either circular, oval or rectangular as per the back area where the patient is having pain.

Once the patient lies down on the stomach, the dough is placed as a rim around the back.
The edges of the ring of dough are fixed to the back using water that protects it from slipping off. This is like creating a reservoir on the back to store oil.

Ksheerdhara
The Ksheeradhara treatment includes a constant flow of herbal milk over the head and body, instead of the regular oil concoction in other Ayurvedic treatments. It is quite similar to Shirodhara, but Ksheeradhara has a cooling effect on the body and is recommended during the summer months or in circumstances that require relaxing or cooling effects.

Mukha Lepa
MukhaLepa is the application of an herbal paste (suitable for all skin types) to the face. In common terms we can call it a deep cleansing and skin refining Ayurvedic facial. Removes impurities, unclogs pores and helpsin reducing acne, blemishes, pimples and dark circles around the eye.

Kunjan Kriya
ncient Indian practice of yoga is a combination of exercises and meditation techniques, that integrates the mind and the body. Yoga has, for centuries, helped its disciples to improve their flexibility, stamina, mental health, and overall body strength. It comprises numerous poses, practices, and variations, which can be taken up by anyone with some precautions, regardless of their physical abilities, and medical history.
One such variation is called ‘kunjal kriya’. This involves practicing self-induced vomiting, which provides a cleansing effect and purifies our digestive tract, lungs, liver, intestine, and food pipe.

Nasyam
Nasyam therapy is an Ayurvedic therapy that involves administering medications and herbal extracts through the nasal cavity to treat different complications affecting the region above the shoulder. It is an essential part of the five detoxification therapies in Ayurveda called the Panchakarma treatment. When carried out systematically, Nasya treatment can work wonders to control migraine headaches, sinusitis, congestions in breathing, infections, and various other problems.

Shankhprashalana
The word Shankhaprakshalana comes from two words. Shankha meaning "conch" and prakshalana meaning to wash completely. The word shankha is used to represent the entire alimentary canal from mouth to anus. This practice is also known as "varisar dhouti". This practice is also a part of kaya kalpa, which is an ayurvedic technique for physical purification and transformation, kaya means body & kalpa means transformation. Shankhaprakshalana is the process to clean the intestinal tract by removing the impurities with salty water.

The Nourishment

Indulge in the nourishing embrace of Ayurvedic and Sattvic meals, served with love on traditional banana leaves. Rooted in ancient wisdom, the Sattvic diet embodies lightness and vitality, promoting energy, tranquility, and mental clarity.

Crafted with care, our meals feature vegetarian, fresh, and nutritious ingredients, bursting with flavor and vitality. In the yogic tradition, Sattvic foods are revered for their ability to cultivate balance and harmony within the body and mind.

Eating on a banana leaf adds a touch of tradition and enhances digestion, as it imparts natural compounds that align with Ayurvedic principles. Experience the holistic benefits of this ancient practice as you savor each bite, nourishing body, mind, and spirit. The sattvic diet focuses on light and healthy foods, believed in Ayurveda to enhance energy, happiness, calmness, and mental clarity. This diet promotes the consumption of vegetarian, nutritious, fresh, and tasty foods. In traditional yoga, foods are categorized into three gunas: sattva (balance and harmony), rajas (activity and movement), and tamas (pessimism and laziness). A yogic diet emphasizes sattvic foods for their positive effects.