Jardin de Luz Sanctuary

Create something beautiful with who you are, and what you have

Solo retreats, couple retreats, and in-person small group retreats in the Alpujarras, Spain.

Jardin de Luz Sanctuary for body and soul is situated amidst peaceful olive and citrus groves. It is embedded in the earthy, powerful energy of the beautiful Alpujarra Mountains, in the province of Granada in Spain. We are within walking distance of the lively, friendly mountain village of Lanjarón and close to the bohemian village of Orgiva.

The Alpujarra way of life is simple, honest, pure, and closely intertwined with the calm rhythms of nature. The Alpujarra nature is known for its pure air, pristine spring water, an abundance of colorful healing herbs, rich wildlife, and enchanting walks in the mountains, where we breathe in the ancient culture of the Moors, walking along centuries-old irrigation channels and medieval donkey trails.

Our Finca offers a friendly, caring family atmosphere where you can be truly you. It is the perfect setup for coming back to self and rest, digest, and recharge.
Our large outdoor dance space with a wooden floor, facing the ancient pine forest and high mountain peaks of The Sierra Nevada, offers an intimate setting for a deep dive into self-discovery and healing immersions, allowing your inner world to be felt and expressed.

There are many beautiful places to retreat to alone in our wild orchard. Our shaded outdoor dining area provides a welcoming space for connection, meaningful conversation, and fun.

The nearest beaches are a 30-minute drive away. The nearest international airport is Malaga Airport, a 90-minute drive from Jardin de Luz

What can you expect:

  • A very nourishing and inspiring week that will totally recharge your zest of life
  • You will be truly seen and heard from our hearts.
  • Unwind and feel alive in the beautiful nature of the Alpujarra, one of the most breathtaking areas in Spain
  • Deep daily immersions and self-discoveries through expressive dance, somatic movement, meditation, energetic healing, creative and systemic constellation process
  • Plenty of time to walk the breathtaking nature trails, visit the medieval white villages higher in the mountains or spend me-time in the tranquil garden of Jardin de Luz.
  • You will meet beautiful, like-minded souls and new friends.
  • Small groups with a maximum of 5 women and a lot of personal attention for you and your process.
  • You will have the possibility for additional 1-1 sessions with Pingel for a gentle additional fee.
  • A visit to the lively and buzzing Thursday market in Orgiva
  • You will be in the best of hands in our beautiful retreat center Jardin de Luz
  • After the retreats, we offer various possibilities of guidance and coaching to help you move on and radiate your light

We will treat you daily with:

  • a sumptuous homemade breakfast, a delightful lunch, and a delicious dinner using locally produced organic products and fruit and vegetables from our own garden where possible. (All meals are vegetarian and can also be served vegan)
  • free drinks and snacks during the day

Are you ready to feel how you want to feel?

All bookings go through Bookretreats.com where you can enjoy early-bird rates, free gifts and more exciting extras

We are offering the following retreats all year round. Pressing the green buttons below will take you to our information page on Bookretreats.

Do you prefer an individual retreat fully tailored to your needs?
We also offer fully bespoke solo programs in our exclusive private, individual retreats.

6-Day Pause, Listen and reconnect with yourself retreat
6-Day Rediscover yourself in Movement & Creativity retreat
6 Day Deepen Your Relationship, Intimate COUPLE Retreat

In 2024 we are offering the following themed retreats. Pressing the green buttons below will take you to our information and booking page on Bookretreats.com.

May 5 to May 11, 2024

7-Day Transforming Dance Experience From Freeze To Flow

June 2 to June 9, 2024

7 Day Embrace Your Nature and Body - Menopause Retreat

January 5 to January 10  2025

6-Day Reconnect And Align With Your Soul's purpose

All retreats include:

  • Breakfast, Lunch, dinner, drinks & snacks
  • All  sessions mentioned in the program of the retreat
  • Accommodation at Jardin de Luz
  • The trips mentioned in the program

Not included are:

  • Your travel expenses
  • Transport to and from the airport
  • Accommodation other than in Jardin de Luz
  • Travel insurance
  • Additional 1-1 sessions
  • Trips not mentioned in the program

Testimonial by Margrietje

A life changing experience ! This retreat has taught me to feel and connect with my body, down to earth so I can feel the connection with others again and bring more joy in my life. Thank you so much, Pingel and Peter!
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Testimonial by Alexa and Arnaldo

Peter and Pingel are so special! It was such a treat to stay in their sanctuary. Their farm is an oasis of abundance, peace, love and healing in the magical mountains of the Sierra Nevada. We were comfortable and able to fully relax into the experience as they took...
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Testimonial by Angelica Escoto

Dear Pingel, I just wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the amazing dancing retreat that I attended recently. Your guidance and instruction were truly transformative for me. Your big heart and warm personality made me feel safe and supported...
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Testimonial by Yosmary Pestana

A Transformative Retreat: Nurturing Mind, Body, and Connection with Nature My 6-Day Pause Listen & Reconnect With Yourself Dance Retreat, accompanied by Pingel and Peter, has proven to be one of the most enriching experiences I've ever had. The NIA practice...
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Testimonial by Natalie Rose Roberts

An amazing transformative retreat! I felt really stressed, over-whelmed and disconnected to myself and my loved ones.  I wanted to specifically do a somatic retreat using dance and movement to reconnect with myself. When I saw that this was a Personal 1:1 retreat;...
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Testimonial by Michelle Wigmans

Ready to get to know your body and take a deep dive. I needed some time for myself, a break from work and daily life.  The dancing part of the retreat attracted me.  It was a deep dive in personal development. For me it opened up some patterns and things that are...
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Testimonial by Sintija Kazaka

Me is real Me I was just a bypasser of my own life. I needed to start to feel and be me again.  I chose this offering as it was a 1:1 retreat with the word 'freedom' in a description of what I wanted, and it didn't matter that it involved dancing. The resistance in...
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Testimonial by Lori Briscoe

What a beautiful experience I was blessed with. Thank you so much. I look forward to the creation of my new life and can embrace I have lived my dreams. Your retreat has and wil continue to have a profound effect in my life moving forward. Thank you for helping me...
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Testimonial by Taima Sunde

10/10 retreat! I had been feeling very low and had been struggling for a very long time with my self-image and self-esteem. When winter arrives my struggles usually intensify so this year I decided to do something active about it. It is also the last month of the year...
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Testimonial by Tracy and Dave

Excellent couples retreat in beautiful quiet area of Spain! I highly recommend this couple's retreat which we attended at the end of November 2023. I was feeling a little apprehensive, as I didn't know what to expect from the retreat or what it would ask of us. I need...
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Testimonial by Claire Bentley

Attending the emotional healing retreat was truly transformative for me. It provided me with invaluable insights into my learned behaviors and triggers for my emotions, shedding light on areas I naturally avoided confronting. One of the most impactful lessons was...
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Testimonial by Elitsa Tilkidzhieva

Amazing! This retreat was the most intense and transformative self-awareness I have ever experienced. I am a therapist myself and have gone through years of personal therapy and training, but the depth and the immersive experience Pingel offered was something very...
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Testimonial by Donna Mattingley

Reward yourself with this retreat! What initially appealed to me was the dance element in the description but I had no idea that NIA and the Feldenkrais method would give me a different perspective in my healing journey.  Pingel and Peter have the ability to make you...
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Testimonial by Federica Fornara

Expect the unexpected! I wanted to improve the body/mind connection.  I experienced a rich, accurate and flexible program, thanks to Pingel's multidisciplinary skills. She is able to approach with great sensitivity, respect, intelligence and a joyful attitude, the...
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Testimonial by Melissa Levebvre

My retreat at Jardin de Luz was magical. At first, you see this land, surrounded by mountains and full of olive and fruit trees, vegetables, herbs, and sweet animals. Everything is there to help you feel supported and encourage openness. And then there’s Pingel and...
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Testimonial by Charlotte Campbell

I found my inner sparkle I went to the retreat because of personal and professional burnout. Loss of sense of self and inner peace. I liked that Pingel offered 1:1. That it had Therapeutic benefits offered through dance and creative methods. Fresh whole foods, set in...
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Testimonial by Shirley Carroll

Life changing! This was a great retreat and just what I needed. Time away in a lovely place to work on myself. Pingel and Peter are a lovely couple, I enjoyed their company and the food was amazing ( I miss it ). All the work I have done with Pingel has helped me so...
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Testimonial by Sharon de Boer

Inward journey surrounded by love and beauty 😍 My 6-day Retreat with Pingel (& Peter, cats, Noah the dog & chicken ladies ;)) was absolutely wonderful. I chose this Retreat to do some soul-searching and work on trauma-related issues and wanted a 1:1 setting....
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Testimonial by Agata and Itai

We chose this retreat because it offered couples work in an intimate environment, and work in movement. The retreat was excellent in every aspect. Peter and Pingel are fully dedicated to take care of you and guide you in a deep and fun way. Also the conditions, food...
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Testimonial by Reem

I was looking for someone who could help me release stress and find my inner relaxation rhythm.  I chose this retreat because it was focused on dance and music. As a woman dancing is part of me but for some reason, I stopped.  From this retreat, I have released...
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Testimonial by Maria Vedenina

Unbelievable experience that every women can enrich herself with! Overall this retreat really helped me to pause, to look inside, to reconnect with myself, to feel alive and to feel joy again, but let me break it down for you. First, the retreat combines several...
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Testimonial by Izabela

I wanted to go on this retreat because I wanted to feel more in touch with myself and more connected to my body. I selected this one because Pingel is a somatic wellbeing specialist which made her the perfect choice.  The time away from real life gave me the chance to...
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Testimonial by Nina Kirstina Ravn

The atmosphere at Jardin de Luz was very heart-warming, and I truly enjoyed my stay at Peter's and Pingel's sanctuary.The place is so full of life-force energy, and I can only recommend it. Pingel is one of the most inspiring people I've met, and she works her magic...
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Testimonial by Silvia Pellegrino

Jardin de Luz is Love and Enlightenment I felt I had several personal issues to solve: feeling unbalanced energies, quite disconnected from the old friends I used to hang out with, looking for more clarity in my life to transcend memories from the past, a feeling of...
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Testimonial by Jacqueline Grehan

I chose this retreat because the dance element appealed to me as someone who overthinks all day every day… I knew I needed help with getting out of my head and into my body. Also, location was good as I wanted somewhere quiet to switch off.  I felt my body gradually...
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Testimonial by Miriam Kolbe

Thanks for this magical experience! After the birth of my daughter and all the weight of becoming a mother, I wanted to reconnect to my body again. I was searching for exactly this: Dance, Body Wisdom, Andalusia, it was just the perfect match 🙂 After these miraculous...
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Testimonial by Monique Warmels

I chose this retreat because of the location, it being woman-focused and the focus on the body as a source of wisdom. I had a beautiful time at this retreat. I felt totally transported out of my daily life and enveloped in a warm, authentic, loving hug!  The program...
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Testimonial by Catherine Stoneman

A retreat for resourcing, resting and challenging yourself I wanted to get out of my head and find some confidence in my body.I was pulled toward this retreat as it focused on movement and creativity, both things that feel I need more of in my life. The background of...
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Testimonial by Irena Kajerova

A week of discovering my true self I chose this retreat because I was looking for a dancing retreat in a sunny place. The dance therapy was great. Really helped me to step into a more confident self and I feel much stronger since then. It goes really deep. Not easy...
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Testimonial by Sandra-Bernadette

It was such a beautiful experience with NIA dance as the most joyful start to the day, very delicious meals and profound workshops that bring you closer to yourself. The area is really calm with beautiful nature, and wonderful cuddly animals, and Pingel and Peter are...
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