Finca Avedin | Malaga
18th - 23rd May 2024
Join the Yoga Quarter team for a luxurious yoga retreat as we return to the magical Finca Avedin. A beautiful, private home with extensive grounds and an infinity pool that appears to float above the trees, Finca Avedin’s rustic luxury, sustainable ethos, and calming energy offer guests the chance to rest, reflect and rejuvenate.
Nestled in the mountains just outside the village of Gaucín, it’s an unbeatable destination for a yoga holiday. You’ll enjoy twice daily yoga, stunning accommodation, and nourishing plant-based meals. Whether you’re relaxing by the pool, discovering secret corners of the landscaped gardens, or admiring the fabulous views, you’ll feel like you’ve found your own Spanish oasis.
Location
A traditional farmhouse, Finca Avedin has been lovingly restored to create a beautiful country home. Wrapped around a large central courtyard, you’ll find Moroccan-inspired rooms with whitewashed walls, exquisite furnishings, and all the modern comforts you’d expect.
The villa is spacious yet cosy, luxurious yet comfortable, and has an amazing energy. It truly is a magical place.
From the Finca, it’s a short walk to the charming mountain town of Gaucín where you’ll find galleries, shops, and cafes. Gaucín also boasts sensational views towards the Mediterranean Sea, the Rock of Gibraltar, and the Rif mountains of North Africa.
Yoga Practices, Treatments & Activites
This yoga retreat at Finca Avedin is the perfect opportunity to deepen your personal yoga practice.
Daily morning and late afternoon yoga practices led by the experienced Yoga Quarter team will be offered onsite. Practices will be accessible to a range of experience – beginners and seasoned yogis are all welcome. Yoga mats and props are provided.
Also included in your retreat package is a massage treatment with a qualified massage therapist.
Accommodation
Finca Avedin is luxuriously furnished and beautifully decorated to create a welcoming home. There are several living rooms and terraces, and seven bedrooms. All bedrooms have large en-suite bathrooms with lovely attention to detail, high quality bed linen and towels, complimentary La-Eva organic toiletries, and hairdryers.
Please note that prices are per person. If you are interested in sharing a double room, please contact us for availability. If we have availability on the retreat, a surcharge will apply.
Food
We believe it’s important to nourish your body while on a yoga retreat, so three delicious and nutritious meals are lovingly prepared every day. Plant-based meals will be catered by the award-winning Ayurvedic chef Raúl Crespo. More details and photos coming soon!
Retreat Dates & Investment
Saturday, 18th May through Thursday 23rd May, 2024.
Investment ranges from £1000 to £1450, depending on the room you choose. You’ll find the rooms and descriptions here.
You may choose to pay in full, or through a payment plan. A deposit of 20% reserves your place. 50% of your remaining balance is due by 23rd February and the remaining balance after that is due by 5th April.
What’s Included?
Accommodation for five nights
Airport transfer – Malaga airport to/from Finca Avedin
Three freshly prepared, nourishing plant-based meals a day
Daily yoga practices, as well as access to indoor yoga studio, mats, and props
One-hour massage treatment
What’s not included?
Flights
Travel insurance
Supplementary food or drinks
Any additional treatments or excursions you choose to organise
Meet the Team
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I have been practicing yoga for almost twenty years and can honestly say that it was exactly what my body and mind had been searching for for a long time.
As a vinyasa teacher I hope to make yoga accessible to everyone. I love guiding practices that work from a theme as I believe that what we practice on the mat helps us gain perspective balance and strength for what we practice in life. I am keen to journey with people as they discover yoga for themselves. I love both the Asana practice but my training has also prompted a desire to delve into the deeper teaching that sits alongside of the physical practice.
I hope my classes will be fun, offer challenge but ultimately encourage those who come to see yoga not just as a thing they do a few times a week but rather as part of their lives that helps them do life well and come home to themselves.’
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Joanne, originally from Vancouver, Canada came to Belfast at a young age. She likes travel and to immerse herself in other cultures. This lead to a career in Massage Therapy, hospitality and windsurf coaching around the world.
On returning to Belfast and in search of something that offered a challenge and also some much needed rest from the pace of city life she discovered yoga. It provided the physical movement and stillness of mind that she was searching for and within a year she took her first teacher training, Rainbow kids yoga with the hope to share these practices with children & teens.
FAQs
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These are the flights we recommend from Dublin and these are the flights we recommend from Belfast. They work well with airport transfers (provided in your retreat package) and check in/check out times. You are welcome to book any flights that suit your travel needs. Should you decide to book flights which do not align with group transportation times (see below for details) you will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the venue.
Please note that check-in at Finca Avedin is anytime after 4pm, and check-out is by 10am.
Many guests choose to arrive the night before the retreat begins and/or get a late flight home
in order to enjoy some extra time in Malaga!
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We offer airport transfer, which is included in your retreat package. Please note that we only offer one time. In order to access this transportation option, you must ensure that your flights arrive to the airport in time. Please note that Yoga Quarter is not responsible for missed or delayed flights.
Group transportation will leave the Malaga airport at 3pm on Saturday 18th May, arriving at Finca Avedin just before 5pm. Group transportation will leave Finca Avedin at 10am on Thursday 23rd May, arriving at the Malaga airport by 12pm.
Should you decide to arrange alternative transportation, please note that check-in at Finca Avedin is anytime after 4pm, and check-out is by 10am.
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Accommodation, three plant-based meals a day, teas and coffees, airport transfers, La-Eva organic toiletries, massage treatment, and daily yoga practices are all included.
Flights are not included.
Additional excursions or activities are not included.
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Practices will be accessible to a range of experience - beginners and seasoned yogis are all welcome.
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● Comfortable clothes for the week.
● Finca Avedin is fully equipped with yoga mats and props. You are welcome to bring your own mat if you’d like.
● Complementary La-Eva organic toiletries are provided. Please bring any additional toiletries you need for the week.
● A wrap/warmer clothing for the evenings and early mornings.
● Sunscreen, sunglasses, flip flops or sandals; everything you normally like to take for a sunny holiday.
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WiFi is available at Finca Avedin. Mobile phones are allowed but we encourage you to disconnect as much as possible. We ask that yoga practices and group activities are phone free.
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We know that everyone uses their retreat time a little differently - so to ensure everyone is able to have the experience they need from this time away, we respectfully ask that alcohol is not consumed in communal spaces. On the last night, we’ll offer wine with dinner. Other than that, there are lots of private spaces on the grounds where you are more than welcome to have a drink.
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We strongly encourage everyone to purchase travel insurance. Yoga Quarter is not responsible for any missed, delayed, or canceled flights, lost luggage, illness while traveling, or medical treatment obtained while traveling. Please find our terms and conditions here.