Take the gift of relaxation on our nature and hiking yoga-pilates retreat.

Where the Parque Natural of the Sierra de Grazalema rises from quiet rural byways like an apparition and the natural world takes over, find yourself enticed into wellbeing. Where great buttresses of rock silhouetted against the clouds soar above a forested landscape tinged with green, feel the vitality of this area even when the rest of Andalucía turns yellow under the Spanish sun. Deemed a Unesco Biosphere reserve since 1977 this land is one of the best places to hike in Southern Spain.

The Sierra de Grazalema and whitewashed villages serve as the gateways to our Yoga Retreat Center which hosts some of Spain's prettiest mountain scenery. Our retreat center is settled in this picturesque land of diverse terrain with narrow passes connecting the villages over high mountain ridges.

Being between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, this dynamic area is home to unique plants and animals and has a slightly tropical microclimate. On the same day, there can be warm sunshine, clouds, or rain and directly a return to warm sunshine. From fascinating historical stories of the surrounding whitewashed villages to Neolithic tombs, a visitor to this province can do yoga in the morning, explore serene hiking trails, cool off in one of the five outdoor swimming pools with views of the Sierra, taste local foods, and finally sleep in luxury accommodations with the silence of the mountain.

The accommodations are rooms in villas with views of the mountain, air conditioners, and heaters and there is wifi inside all the buildings.

If you´re looking for a mountain and yoga vacation, this is the place for you!

The villas, gardens, walking paths, and swimming pools that make up the Nature Reserve yoga retreat center are nestled under an escarpment and have a panoramic view of the Sierra Grazalema mountains. Fresh clean mountain air fills a visitor's lungs with every breath. The Andalusian sunlight illuminates the natural landscape and olive trees that dot the mountainside. One can hear the soft chirping of birds and the occasional bleat of goats and sheep roaming the lands outside the retreat center. Just being in this place of stillness brings peace and well-being like no other.

Surrounded by lush mountains in the middle of the Nature Reserve, the Andalucian sunlight illuminates the surrounding panoramic views. The retreat center has 5 swimming pools, a tennis court, gardens, terraces, and hiking trails.

The hiking tour takes yoga and pilates retreat participants on paths around the mountain, up to the breathtaking view of the whitewashed villages and to the Giant Dolmen. From the Neolithic period, the magic of the Giant Dolmen takes us back in time and reminds us of the everlasting health of a land where people have resided for thousands of years.

Yoga shala with 52 square meters can serve up to 25 participants.

The yoga teacher on this retreat is Pille Mitt. You can read more about her here.

The Pilates teacher on this retreat is Kaia Heinleht. More information about her in the Estonian language is here. 

Kaia is one of the backbones, and foundations of Estonian Pilates, having been introduced, practiced, and taught Pilates for over twenty years. During all these years, she has consistently developed her skills at various international training under-recognized Pilates master teachers such as Kelly McKinnon, Debora Lessen, and Amy Taylor Alpers. The last training was the Kathy Corey Postgraduate Mentor Program in Germany in 2018.

In addition to Pilates, in recent years Kaia has been improving herself in the field of osteopathy and in 2015 she started studying kinesiology TFH (Touch For Health). Relying on her acquired knowledge and practice of thousands of hours in the fields listed above, Kaia has developed her own personal physical education training course. Physiotherapists and rehabilitation specialists working in the Estonian medical system have improved their knowledge under his guidance.