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THURSDAY 5TH TO SUNDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2024
The Voga Retreat Spain
Join Senior Yoga Teacher Pip and Voga founder Juju in Spain
Welcome to the Casa for a dream collaboration with Yogi, holistic Healer, ritual reveller, house enthusiast & soulful Strategist Pip with Voga founder Juju Murrell, who will offer her celebrated VOGA sessions, rooftop & beachside to add a flowing uplifting & upbeat experience to the retreat.
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We have curated a unique programme of Yoga sessions and Workshops for our retreat.
Welcome to the Casa for a dream collaboration with Yogi, holistic Healer, Pip with Voga founder Juju.
There'll be time to rest, explore, recharge, visit beaches, hangout together and share experiences.
Pip will curate joyful supportive classes to accommodate every level of yogi, while challenging and empowering you throughout the weekend on your path of self-realisation.
Backing up these Yoga Classes will be mediation, journaling sound healing & ritual revelry to help you shift perspective and leave you open-minded and refreshed.
Accompanying Pip, Juju Murrell, will offer her celebrated VOGA sessions, rooftop & beachside to add a flowing uplifting & upbeat experience to the retreat. Both instructors love of Ibiza & house music is a unique element of this retreat with a fine balance between honouring the spiritual yin of yoga with a more flamboyant yang of dance.
We have exclusive hire of a hippie style relaxed Casa minutes to the beach, surrounded by gardens. Oliva is a small, friendly town nestled midway between Valencia and Alicante on Spain's breathtaking Costa Blanca. With the Mediterranean Sea in front, mountains behind, and beautiful white-sand beaches.
Yoga | VOGA | RITUALS & DANCE
LIMITED SPACES
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The Voga Retreat Spain
We have created a unique retreat with yoga, rest and COMMUNITY at it’s heart.
Morning XL Practices
We start each day with a deliciously long outdoor yoga practice. You’ll be guided through yoga practice to wake up the body and nourish the soul. The practices include intuitive movement, mandala flow, pranayama, meditation and a vinyasa practice to uplifting curated music.
The sessions will be themed around the elements, each morning works on a new element and it’s corresponding areas of the body, from grounding, to opening the heart to fiery empowerment.
Connection, Rest & Ceremony
We open the retreat with an intention setting ritual circle and Yoga Nidra, calling in what we desire for our our time together. Yoga Nidra is the practice of deeply restful sleep yoga, where you are guided to heal the body through deep rest.
You will guided through the art of journaling and daily reflection to embrace the retreat experience, daily we will guide you through meditation, visualisation and deep rest to book end our asana practice.
We will close the retreat with a shamanic healing circle, calling in the four directions with a cacao ceremony with Venezuelan ceremonial cacao.
MASTERCLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Voga Sessions on the Rooftop & at the Beach
VOGA introduces you to the concept of finding the inherent power in the yoga pose; expressing and performing this strength through flowing, coordinated, dramatic arm and body movements that focus the mind and instil a sense of natural rhythm.
Sultry sessions to 80s and House beats will introduce you to the basics.
REST & RESTORE
Pip is a certified Vibroacoustic therapist and will be sharing deeply restful sound healing with her Tibetan Sound bowls on this retreat. These sessions will be perfectly timed in the evenings to wind down and relax for an incredible nights sleep.
The Location
We have exclusive hire of a casa in the peaceful village of Oliva.
We'll be staying at a “real taste of Spain” hippie villa owned by Juju, a light and airy villa in the campo with beautiful countryside views, Oliva is a small, friendly town nestled midway between Valencia and Alicante on Spain's breathtaking Costa Blanca.
With wild gardens and cosy places to rest, roof terrace, outdoor dining, chilling areas and a yoga platform with shade roof in the garden.
The retreat is a community of sisterhood with shared rooms (almost all twins) with shared bathrooms, we will support each other in our house together, practicing karma yoga.
01 / LOCATION
The casa is ideally located minutes from beautiful beaches in all directions, and a short drive away.
03 / ROOF TERRACE
Our Voga sessions are alfresco on the roof with incredible views all around.
04 / TWIN ROOMS & DOUBLES
There are 3 twin rooms are on a shared basis plus 2 doubles, one with a terrace.
Relax in the beautiful grounds of our retreat.
02 / YOGA PLATFORM AMONGST THE GARDENS
Experience the Spanish countryside with a unique wild garden, there’s outdoor dining, chilling areas and a yoga platform with shade roof in the garden and hammocks. There’s opportunities for massage alfresco surrounded by nature.
MEET THE TEAM
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Pip Taverner
FOUNDER
Pip has been hosting retreats worlwide since 2014, she is passionate about creating blissful experiences that last long after and beyond the retreat.
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Juju Murrell
RETREAT HOST
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Retreat Chef
RETREAT CHEF
The Food
Our cook serves delicious vegetarian or vegan food, made and served with that most important ingredient, love.
Gluten and/or sugar-free no problem. FRUIT, HERBAL TEAS AND SNACKS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SAFE FILTERED WATER IS ON TAP
HEALTHY BRUNCH
VEGAN DINNERS
Daily Schedule
You’ll experience a carefully curated schedule to not only deepen your yoga practice, with daily yoga, rituals and afternoon sessions, there’ll be time to explore the beaches and spend slow relaxing afternoons chilling and reading.
Make it stand out.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes absolutely! Many of our guests attend our retreats solo, and it's a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded people. Our retreat has community at it’s heart and we’ve seen many friendships flourish. If you’d like to book a twin shared room but are coming solo, we can match you up with another solo retreater.
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Travel yoga mat or yoga towel and anything else you may like for your practice. We do have yoga mats but you may want your own.
Eye mask - The rooms may not be 100% dark when you go to bed. If you are light sensitive, it may be helpful to bring an eye mask.
Earplugs – the retreat is generally very quiet; however we would recommend good earplugs to ensure you are undisturbed. If you share a room, earplugs are always good to have!
Warmer clothes for early mornings and evenings. Whilst the days are warm, both evenings and mornings can be cool.
Beach clothes, sun hat and sunscreen. The days can be very hot!
Towels are provided for guests (maximum 2 towels per person per week).
Pen & Notepad to journal or take notes on the workshops or sessions.
Something comfortable to wear for the opening & closing rituals as well as your yoga clothes.
And don’t forget travel plugs and mozzy spray and plugs if you suffer with bite reactions.
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Flights and taxi’s from the airport to the retreat venue is not included in your retreat.
Hiring a car is recommended as it also gives you the freedom to go and explore whenever you want.
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Yes we include a delicious self service brunch of juice, smoothies, yoghurt, fruit, oats,. scrambled eggs on some days, toast and other savoury delights.
The villa chef will cook the most delicious Vegan/vegetarian dinner from scratch using local produce.
If you would like more snacks there is fruit and herbal teas available through out the day.There is also a guest fridge where you can keep an additional food, snacks. Please no meat or alcohol.
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Just scroll down to the booking form and Pip will be in touch with a booking link and registration form.
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The £350 deposit to secure your place is non-refundable and the remaining balance is non refundable upto 90 days before the retreat.
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We have a diverse range of ages Guests need to be 18+ years or over.
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Mostly twin rooms, same sex is provided.
We have 2 rooms available for solo occupancy or for a couple with double bed.
The bathroms are shared.
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We welcome all levels however if you are completely new to yoga we recommend you join classses before coming on retreat. The session are dynamic vinyasa flow and our teachers can support you wherever you are in your yoga journey.
We wold say our retreats are best suited to having some yoga experience and intermediate levels.
Pricing & Rooms
The retreat is a community of sisterhood with shared rooms (almost all twins) with 2 shared bathrooms, we will support each other in our house together, practicing karma yoga.
Twin Room
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A room for 2 sharing
Double bed Solo Occupancy
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
Double with terrace Solo occupancy
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
What’s included?
Shared Accommodation in twin rooms.
Those travelling solo will be given a room buddy
Organic Vegetarian Brunch and Dinner
All Yoga sessions
Welcome gift
What’s not included?
Flights to Spain
Transfers to or from the Airport
Taxi's to visit the market, old town etc
Meals & drinks out on one of the evenings
Additional drinks or food off the retreat premises
Massage or treatments
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Travel information
The nearest airport to Oliva is Valencia (VLC) Airport which is 70.8 km away. Other nearby airports include Alicante–Elche (ALC) (80 km), Ibiza (IBZ) (128.8 km) and Murcia (RMU) (153.7 km).
Transfers by local transport are easy from Valencia airport to Oliva. (Alicante is a taxi only option) We will help to co-ordinate your transfer with other guests to the CASA either in a shared taxi or share coach times to oliva.)
Flights start as low as £40 from London Gatwick. Flights are available across the UK and Europe and you can choose to fly to arrive at Valencia Airport or Alicante.
Transfers are not included, The Airport is a 50min drive from the Casa and we will support guests to co-ordinate their transfers. Hire car is recommended.
Please check your home country and passport for visa requirements.