Andalusia Running and Yoga holiday
Next Date: 13/03/2025
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
That is exactly what we aim to provide you with here, to taste an experience to the utmost. Are you currently creating experiences to take with you, as memories that cannot be bought, sold, taken or exchanged?
We all want good stories to tell the grandchildren, but we need to make them happen. We want to help you create your own ‘edge of the seat’ story by providing you with exclusive accommodation (it will be just us there). You’ll be in a part of Spain with never ending mountain ranges to explore by foot, bike or motor vehicle, the huge Lake Negratin nearby, the Sierra Nevada and Europe’s only desert (at the moment!!) within a couple of hours.
March 13th to 18th 2025 – Spain
- 6 days / 5 nights
- Qigong and breath work
- 3 yoga sessions with our expert instructor
- Healthy vegetarian food (all meals breakfast, lunch and dinner, except for 2 meals out)
- Talks by breathing specialist and a leading astronomer, who will guide you through the night’s sky.
- Excursions to Seron and the Posada del Candril
- 5 guided runs (or more)
- Functional Movement
Language: English
Who is it for?
This is an active retreat, which will help you to improve your physical and mental resilience, by honing positive lifestyle changes and exploring your limits in a stunning natural setting, where we will make you feel relaxed and at home.
The formula is designed both with wellbeing and performance in mind. Some background in running would be beneficial and you should have a reasonable level of fitness. However you don’t have to be a primed athlete to sign up. You just need to be capable of running a half marathon at any pace. Our breath work and Qigong classes, will provide a method for reframing and resetting your mindset towards life, work and sport, with an individual approach to each guest. Most importantly, we aim to provide a friendly and relaxed setting, as well as a learning environment, where you can connect with and learn from each other.
Location
The Molino Viejo is a beautiful old renovated mill, nestled in the Almanzora Valley in the Almeria region of Andalusía, surrounded by limestone mountains, olive and sweet smelling almond trees, with historic towns such as Seron, nearby to visit.
The location is really memorable. To us, location is key, and we wanted it to be based somewhere which has a history of ecotourism, where locals and visitors can mix, without that ‘ them and us’ mentality, which you can get elsewhere.
In typical Spanish style, there are four inner courtyards, one of which houses a separate annex bedroom and a swimming pool. By October , there will be an outdoor gym.
The house sleeps 16 in 7 bedrooms.
How to get there
We can arrange for you to be picked up from the airport, unless you’d prefer to catch a train or to hire a car. Spanish roads are incredibly quiet and smooth compared to the UK, so it’s actually a pleasure to drive, once you’ve got sat nav on the case.
If you fly to Alicante, we can collect you for a reasonable price in our bespoke minibus, as well as dropping you off. You can also fly into Murcia, Almeira, Granada or Malaga airport (all within 1 to 2 hour’s drive) but you will have to make your own transport arrangements. We may be able to offer lifts from Murcia, Grenada or Almeira but can not guarantee this.
The price of the retreat includes accommodation, food (except for two meals out). It does not include the flights. Airport transport is also available. We can arrange picks ups and drops offs from Alicante.
**Rooms are subject to availability.
Get in touch with us if you are interested in coming at info@wildrunning.co.uk. Before we put it on sale, we’d like to hear what people can afford.
Booking
**To secure your booking, you just have to pay £250 deposit, which is non refundable, although we can credit you for the value deposit to another of our camps or retreats, if you cancel 4 week prior to the date, in the event of you being unable to make it, due to illness or work commitments.**
Itinerary
Thursday March 13th:
Afternoon: Arrive and be amazed by this gorgeous location.
Bed in and relax.
**depending on arrival times**
Before dinner: Leg loosening 10k run around the olive tree lined hills of Jauca Baja.
8pm to 9pm: (depending on arrival time s) Dinner. Home cooked, Spanish themed food. (Delicious vegan friendly cooking with traditional Spanish ingredients).
Friday March 14th:
Breakfast: 8.30am.
After breakfast: Run the Rambla riverbed to Seron, a beautiful (approximately 6 mile) run along the dry riverbeds, through olive tree valleys and almond trees.
12 noon: Meet Frank in the park for outdoor Kundalini yoga session
Explore the ancient cobbled streets of Seron and its incredible Moorish Castle. This is a fascinating town, with a history that will blow your mind.
Optional second run (4 to 6 miles) or Personal Fitness Consultation and SMART plan with Ceri.
Dinner: at Los Menas, Spectacular views. Great restaurant nestled in the hills surrounded by mining history and folk tales.
Saturday March 15th:
8.30am: Breakfast.
After breakfast: Run to Los Menas, an abandoned mining town in the Sierra de los Filabres in Almeria province, purpose built in the 19th century by a consortium of British, French and Belgian mining companies. This is a challenging 13k run which will take you up about 800m of climb, which is all runnable but tough. You’ll be met with stunning views at the top, as well as a driver with bikes so you can enjoy a downhill, freewheel all the way back to where you started from.
Early evening: If possible, we will visit the observatory and talk by Raul Martinez an astrophysicist and astronomer.
Early Dinner: At the mill, cooked by our caterer (delicious vegetarian friendly cooking with traditional Spanish ingredients).
Sunday March 16th:
7.30am: After breakfast: Warm up Qigong with Amanda to provide you with the resilience and mental preparation for what’s to come!
8.30am: Breakfast.
After breakfast: Run the Jabalcon, up the mountain paths to the summit from the village of Zujar.
Lunch: next to Lake Negratin, then visit the mineral water bathing pool ‘Los Baños de Zujar’
After lunch at Los banos restaurant
Evening: (Optional)Relay/ speed and technique session with Ceri on the Via verde or Personal Fitness Consultation and SMART plan with Ceri.
Dinner at the Mill
Monday March 17th:
7.30am: Before breakfast: Morning Qigong with Amanda.
Lunch: Coffee at Posada del Candil.
Afternoon: Run up in to the mountains of Los Filabres. Distance from 6 to 15 miles depending on ability and preference.
Dinner: Tapas in Seron and after dinner awards ceremony
After dinner: Final yoga nidra session with Frank.
Pack for tomorrow’s departure
Tuesday March 18th:
Breakfast: Self serve according to departure time.
Pick up/Drop off
We can arrange pick ups and drops offs from Almeria or Alicante. If you elect to travel to Granada, Malaga or Murcia, you will need to make your own arrangements.
**All of the activities are optional, so feel free to dip in and out as you’d desire. There is also an outdoors gym and swimming pool at the mill.**
Kit List
- yoga mat
- swimming trunks/costume
- suncream
- running shoes (suitable for off road but reasonably dry conditions)
- running kit
- a book (optional)
- some spare euros
- water bottle/container
- Running back pack
- Loose clothing for yoga
Andalusia Running and Yoga holiday no-group
Directions
How to get here
We can arrange for you to be picked up from the airport, unless you’d prefer to catch a train or to hire a car. Spanish roads are incredibly quiet and smooth compared to the UK, so it’s actually a pleasure to drive, once you’ve got sat nav on the case.
If you fly to Alicante, we can collect you for a reasonable price in our bespoke minibus, as well as dropping you off. You can also fly into Murcia, Almeira, Granada or Malaga airport (all within 1 to 2 hour’s drive) but you will have to make your own transport arrangements. We may be able to offer lifts from Murcia, Grenada or Almeira but can not guarantee this.
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