“I absolutely loved this retreat! Elisa and Mari where great professionals that guided the whole group experience. The yoga practices are challenging and energizing. The watercolour was relaxing and rewarding. We also had fun activities that allowed the group to connect, engage and feel close to one another. It all tied beautifully by the end :) The cortijo was gorgeous, full of hidden places to rest and meditate. I came back home feeling bright, loved and happy. Amazing experience overall! "

“Words cannot describe how much I enjoyed the retreat and how much I have changed in a positive way as a result. You have given us a beautiful and safe place to grow and to leave the unnecessary baggage behind. I can't thank you enough for that. You are beautiful people, inside and out. Your passion for this profession is so clearly visible. I am so enthusiastic and positive that I have told everyone I know about your retreat and passed on your site, because you deserve a stage! Next year I would like to participate in one of the retreats ! I love you and I will see you soon. "

“I really enjoyed my time during the amazing yoga retreat you guys have organised; I am so grateful to have been part of it and thank you once more for the lovely experience you’ve offered us. I will remember it for life, you have played a major role in enlightening my objectives in life, in empowering my potential and in guiding me towards physical strength, mental focus and emotional wisdom. I wanted to take the time to share my thoughts and feelings around this retreat and my gratitude, by first saying that I cannot wait to join you again in the next retreat you are planning. This retreat has offered me the perfect time, the wonderful space in such a well-picked spot in this world, the beautiful A-class program you have put together and the top-notch guidance and experience that you two have shared with us, to focus on first, my yoga practice and improve it, to push myself to do more, to try more, to not be afraid, but most importantly to learn more about myself, to focus more and to take a moment in life to appreciate its beauty. The program that you’ve led and your advanced experience in multiple areas that you have guided us through and kindly shared with us (breathwork, yoga practices, journaling, sharing) were curated to perfection, this is a first-in-a-lifetime experience that I will forever cherish, remember and be thankful for and I wish for nothing but to join you again as I thrive for more and more. Thank you for the bonus activities that you have planned for us, thank you for the lovely surprise that gave us insights into the culture of the amazing place we stayed at, thank you for the amazing gifts, thank you for being amazing instructors, but most importantly, thank you for being a representation of beautiful people, pure souls, and powerful loving positive energies.

I want to thank you back for the truly magical week. It was the best birthday present I could give to myself, the best vacation for the body and soul. It worked out so well from the very beginning till the end. You planned it all throughly, yet there was pleanty of time and space for spontaneity. You gathered the warmest and such outstanding people, each of the women was like a diamond. I had an intention and you also listened carefully to it when I said it out loud during the circle. Retreat gave that opportunity and plenty of insights, which I still need to process. Journaling indeed is a great practice, along with, of course, yoga, meditation, and breathwork. I truly wish to do it at least once a year. It’s a great way to look inside yourself, to exchange experience with others, to getaway from the busy city life and dedicate precious time to the most important person ... yourself.

É stata un'esperienza davvero profonda. Ho partecipato al retreat in Olanda con le insegnanti Eli e Amélie in una location bellissima, immersa nella natura, mangiando cibo nutriente e sano. Tutto era super organizzato: niente stress per arrivare, un programma quotidiano ben strutturato con lezioni alternate di Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin e Nidra yoga, tempo libero per bellissime passeggiate (ho visto una famiglia di cerbiatti!), location nuova, appena ristrutturata, confortevole, veramente un'ottima scelta, segno di una grande professionalità delle insegnanti Eli e Amélie. Ho conosciuto persone interessanti provenienti da molti paesi d'Europa con le quali ho condiviso momenti divertenti e allo stesso tempo di riflessione, un gruppo che ha trovato subito affinità e allegria con la passione per la pratica, per la meditazione e per lo stare insieme. Provare un retreat di yoga é stato un regalo per me, per il mio corpo, la mia mente e la mia anima. Il tema era "pianta i tuoi semi e osservali crescere", credo che davvero, in occasioni del genere, così intense, si possa piantare un seme dentro di noi, un desiderio, una intenzione, e trovare le energie e i modi per veder crescere cosa abbiamo seminato. Ho imparato nuove sequenze, una nuova forma di meditazione e come mangiare bene, senza intossicare il mio corpo: anche questo é un elemento da non sottovalutare per una vita più sana. Non posso far altro che ringraziare Eli e Amélie per i momenti vissuti insieme e, se siete in dubbio se prenotare o meno, spero di avervi aiutato.

Ein wundervolles Retreat , um einfach mal alles los zu lassen. Eli und Amelie haben so viel Liebe in diese 3 Tage gesteckt und eine perfecte Balans gefunden, um verschiedene Yogaformen zu kombinieren. Die Gruppe ist zusammen gewachsen, ein Koch hat uns jeden Tag mit herrlich gesundem Essen verwöhnt und nach 3 Tagen fühlte man sich so erholt wie nach einem langen Urlaub. 

Een ontzettend mooi retreat, om helemaal te aarden en alles los te laten. Eli en Amelie hebben er in deze 3 dagen zo veel liefde in gestoken en een perfecte balans gevonden, om verschillende yoga vormen te combineren. De groep is steeds hechter geworden en een kok heeft ons elke dag met overheerlijk en gezond eten verwend. Deze 3 dagen waren voldoende, om met een ontspannen vakantiegevoel naar huis te gaan.

The retreat hosted by Eli & Amelie was wonderful. They did a wonderful job planning it, seeing that it went well and making sure that everyone got the most out of it they could. They seemed to try to cater to everyone there, which was amazing, and seems like it took extra thought and love. There are many positives or things I would like to review here, but for brevity, I will just do my personal highlights. Prior to the retreat, I was happy to know that we would have a weekend full of yoga and probably sessions that lasted longer than the normal hour or so session, but it turned out to be more complete than just that. To start, from the moment I paid for the retreat, everything ran smoothly. As for the retreat itself, having a weekend in nature, away from the big city, proved perfect. Due to these 2 reasons, I was able to “dip my foot in or sample” the yoga retreat world to help me determine if I want to do a full retreat. To start, the asana and pranayama sessions went better than I hoped. Like I previously said, coming into it, I was just happy we would have a weekend of yoga, but what I didn’t know was our yang sessions, one hatha and one vinyasa were about more than just the asanas. The Hatha session with the breath work was the star for me. It allowed me to gain a more complete understanding and experience of the yogic life. The vinyasa flow the next day was also wonderful, but the experience during the Hatha class was what I was hoping to find during the weekend. In addition to the Hatha class, what else helped me to experience that yogic life was the Yin side and more importantly, the Restorative Yoga class. I LOVE high tempo, strong resistance styles of yoga. It is hard for me to take a step back and slow down, even when I know it is what is needed. (This is one of the reasons I did the retreat.) Amelie’s approach to Restorative Yoga did offer that changing experience, which I was hoping for, though I had no clue it would come from a Restorative Yoga class. If yoga is about self-realisation, this retreat furthered my exploration along that path. I am a practical person. I am not doing something if there is no practicality or ROI to it. This retreat further proved to me that there is practicality to living this lifestyle. For that, I am grateful. The asana and pranayama sessions; the yin and restorative sessions; the simple, but well balanced, tasty meals; the inexpensive price of the retreat; the goodie bag that we received; the handmade bracelets by Eli; the sauna in the middle of a wet, rainy field; the free time I had to walk and write in my journal, the cacao ceremony, and the space created, with the help of all the people at the retreat, allowed me to further examine myself through the yogic way. For that, again I am grateful!!

The retreat  was just perfect! Very professionally organized (location, food, programme), practice was very good balanced and accessible to all levels (first time yoga or advanced yoga practice) and there was sufficient time for contemplation and integration. I will definately join a future retreat, this time a longer one :). Thank you very much for this wonderful experience!

The teachers did not only held a beautiful retreat, but they also held space for us so that we could truly and fully relax and let go. The yoga, the food, and every single one of their attention felt genuine and thought through. The balance between yang and yin practice, meditation, and free time was simply perfect.

After the retreat, I felt calmer and ready to enter back a more 'normal' life with a way more grounded feeling. From the program to the gift they gave us, they also contributed to making this feeling of groundedness linger even after the retreat, which was really transformative.

All in all, I couldn't have dreamt of a better, more suitable retreat to nurture our inner selves.