Reclaim your inner Freedom
Discover the power, wisdom, and energy that resides within you in this Chakradance journey
Play, dance, move, laugh, feel, discover, express, unwind, and re-charge in the stunning nature of the Alpujarra
Do you find it difficult to express yourself, to voice what is important to you: your needs, your feelings, your wisdom, your vision, your boundaries, and to radiate your inner sparkle?
Treat Yourself to an intimate retreat where you come home to Self and find the inner freedom to be yourself without apology.
In this 7-day healing dance voyage through our inner world, with the chakra map as our compass, we nourish our soul, awaken our body, expand our mind, and re-tune our whole energy system. While dancing through the ancient chakra system, you will discover the power, wisdom, and energy that resides within you…
You will discover new ways of moving through life that could transform your life, as we play with stillness, perception, nature, energy, and with the healing powers of Chakradance and sound frequencies
Enjoy the beautiful sunrises over the mountains, and enchanting starry skies. Indulge in scrumptious vegetarian/vegan meals, clean air, peaceful silence, and the abundance of nature. Come home to your body and its wisdom and embrace yourself from the inside out.
Do you want to feel the freedom to be more of you?
And release those patterns that keep you from dropping your masks, and express yourself authentically
Explore your palette of energy and movement colors, tap into your richness and give yourself permission to genuinely discover, and express who you are in your human and spiritual essence.
This 7-day holistic healing retreat exclusively for women, led by somatic wellbeing specialist Pingel Braat, offers new ways to move through life, with vibrancy, resilience, and inner freedom, while playing with silence, perception, self-awareness, nature, energy, and the healing powers of Chakradance movement therapy, sound healing, Jungianactive imagery, NIA and deep rest that can transform your life.
Create beauty with who you are and nurture the most important relationship that you have: your body!
- Discover how you can bring your attention back to yourself and listen. Your inner wise soul and sensuous self have a lot to say.
- Learn how to transform your critical inner voice into a source of information and support.
- Free yourself from ancestral patterns, limiting beliefs, and feelings of unworthiness and fragile self-esteem,
- Heal emotional hurt.
- Reclaim your body as a safe and magical place.
Each day the morning and evening dance & movement practices focus on a different chakra and area of the body. We move from base to crown to integrate our wisdom centers, discover our inner powers, uncover our essence, and re-ignite our inner sparkle.
No previous movement experience is necessary, only a heart-forward, open, curious mind.
“Life is made up of relationships. Your most important relationship is with yourself, your body. Change the quality of this relationship and you change the quality of your life.”
Imagine…
You start the day with a playful, gently recharging morning practice of silence, movement, music, and magic to wake up your body and nourish your soul. Energize and awake your body and soul with joyful movement.
Enjoy your morning coffee or tea with a fresh, nutritious breakfast, catching the first sunbeams on your skin.
Gather in our outside dance space to play. heal, discover… Immerse yourself into deeply transforming movement, and creative experience with the wisdom embedded in the chakra system as our guide through a gently healing Chakradance session.
Around 13:00 pm we will join a delicious nutritious lunch where you will lick your fingers in the family atmosphere of our terrace.
Spend your afternoon alone or with others, whichever feels right for you, walking or hiking in the beautiful surrounding nature, take a dive in the swimming pool or just simply relax in one of the hammocks in our lush olive grove.
Start the evening with another deep healing and whole-body nourishing somatic energetic practice to regulate your energy field. Continue your evening with a mouthwatering dinner. Feel free to enjoy the colorful sunset alone or with others, whichever feels right for you. Enjoy the silence and abundant starry skies at night.
On Friday night we will close the journey festively, and integrate and celebrate your personal discoveries.
After this 7-day-immersion, you will have returned to yourself – grounded, connected, and fully recharged.
Additional individual hands-on sessions of somatic energetic bodywork with Pingel can be booked in the afternoons to transform movement patterns and habits that are limiting you to be you and block your energy flow, mobility, ease, release, and vitality.
Our retreats take place with a minimum of 1 person and are limited to a maximum of 6 women to ensure an optimal environment for your inner journey. An environment that offers tranquility, and space to genuinely see, hear, acknowledge and support each other.
This Chakradance Retreat is 7 days / 6 nights and starts on Sunday afternoon and ends on Saturday morning.
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Practical information
Retreats are 10 days / 9 nights and start on Friday afternoons and end on Sunday mornings. Most mornings, we will join for meditation practice, and creative immersion into movement, energy cleansing, and creativity focusing on healing specific chakras, themes, and specific parts of ourselves. Most afternoons we will join for a mantra-sounding circle and journalling. After dinner, we will immerse ourselves in a 90-minute Chakradance journey. On some days there will be a trip or special workshop. Friday night we will have a farewell party. The detailed program can be found here
Each day the morning and evening dance & movement practices focus on a different chakra and area of the body. We move from base to crown to integrate our wisdom centers, discover our inner powers, and re-ignite our inner sparkle.
Our retreats take place with a minimum of 1 person and are limited to a maximum of 6 women to ensure an optimal environment for your sensitive nervous system. An environment that offers tranquility, and space to truly see, hear, acknowledge and support each other.
All retreats include:
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, (non-alcoholic) drinks & snacks
- All morning and afternoon group sessions
- Trips mentioned in the program
Not included in the price are:
- Your travel costs
- Airport pick-up & Drop-off
- Accommodation other than offered by Jardin de Luz
- Cancellation insurance
- Travel insurance
- 1-1 sessions
- Trips other than mentioned in the program
We offer various options for accommodation at Jardin de Luz:
The prices below cover accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, (non-alcoholic) drinks & snacks, all group sessions mentioned in the program:
- shared cabana: € 879,-
- cozy private room in the guesthouse: € 999,-
- spacious shared room in the guest house with its own bathroom: € 929,-
- If you want to book this spacious room with your own bathroom for yourself: € 1429
Guests staying in the cabana share shower and toilet facilities next to our building. The cabana has an eco-toilet nearby as well. The guesthouse has its own facilities. The kitchen and swimming pool in the guesthouse are available for all guests
If you prefer to arrange your own stay, there are many friendly priced Airbnbs and hotels in the area. There is a variety of choices from very basic to luxury accommodation. We can assist you. Please send us a mail if you prefer this.
For a friendly additional fee, you can book individual hands-on sessions of somatic energetic bodywork with Pingel in the afternoons to transform movement patterns and habits that are limiting energy flow, mobility, ease, release, a sense of pleasure, and vitality.
Transport:
For an additional fee there is Airport pick-up & Drop-off available:
Malaga Airport (AGP) is at 90 minutes distance from our sanctuary Jardin de Luz.
The most convenient way to travel from Malaga airport to Lanjaron is to have a shuttle service pick you up and possibly also drop you off. We can help arrange this service
The shuttle service charges per car not per person. If more people arrive on the same day you will be picked up together to minimize air pollution and costs for you.
Pick up only: A maximum of 100 euro
Pick up and drop off: A maximum of 200 euro
These costs may be lower if we pick up more than one person at a time. You pay directly to the driver. Since gasoline is still rising in price, there may be fluctuations in the prices charged by the shuttle services with whom we work.
Other means of transport that you can arrange by yourself are:
- Car rental at the airport
- Public transport by ALSA
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Frequently asked questions
What is your cancellation policy ?
We use the flexible cancellation policy of Bookretrreats.com. This means that cancellation free of charge is possible until 1 month before the retreat!
Check the full cancellation policy here:
We recommend cancellation and travel insurance! Depending on the policy you go for, it could help with delayed, canceled, or missed flights; theft or damage of belongings, and emergency healthcare.
In the rare case that we have to cancel the retreat due to force majeure, we will arrange suitable replacement where possible and in consultation. In case of cancellation on our part, you will receive your payment to us back. We do not refund airfare costs and costs for accommodation other than what we offer.
Are there other ways of transport to go to Jardin de Luz?
Yes, but you need to arrange them by yourself. You can:
1. Rent a car at the airport
The easiest way to get from Malaga airport to Lanjaron is to drive. If you want a little more freedom to go wherever you want, you can rent a car at the airport relatively cheaply. Do check if you need an international driver’s license to drive in Spain. For EU citizens it is not obliged.
2. Use Public transport by bus company ALSA
Another possibility is to use public transport. From Malaga Airport, you’ll first need to travel by a direct bus line to the coastal town of Almuñecar. This bus goes several times a day.
At the modest bus station in Almuñecar, you’ll need to take another bus to Lanjaron. This bus only runs twice a day most of the year. In Lanjarón we will pick you up at the bus station. All retreat participants will receive our WhatsApp numbers in advance to contact us upon arrival or as needed. Ticket booking and exact timetables can be found on the website of the public transport provider ALSA. We can assist you at any time.
Will this retreat be for me if I am experiencing tension, stress, and low energy?
Yes! This retreat is especially suitable for people that experience stress, tension, strain, and low energy. My own experience as a former over-exhausted person with lots of tension and pain inspired me to create this week’s program. I weave together my knowledge of how the human body is meant to move and how the brain works with my body awareness and sensory IQ to guide you into movement that is both healing and gently recharging body, mind, emotions, and spirit.
I am over fifty years old. Can I join?
Yes, of course. I have had people in their seventies in my regular classes. In this retreat, you are encouraged to move according to your own comfort and ability. The purpose is to fully engage your body’s resources for sensation, movement, and pleasure, without causing harm through your actions. You will discover how to follow the Body’s Way. Which is to learn, appreciate and respect what your body tells you is true.
What is included in this retreat?
- All sessions in the morning and evening.
- Breakfast, lunch and diner
- Snacks, fruits, and drinks during the day
- The group trip on Wednesday afternoon and the trip to the Orgiva market on Thursday morning.
Are there possibilities for private sessions?
Yes, you can book 60-minute private sessions with Pingel in the afternoons. You pay a friendly price for these (extra) sessions.
How long are the group sessions?
The NIA morning class is 60 minutes, morning group sessions are 2 hours including a coffee break. In the morning expect a mix of expressive movement and creativity.
Evening group sessions are 1,5 hours. Expect a combination of mindful movement in sitting or lying down, dance meditation, energy work, and creativity.
I don’t like to dance. Is this suitable for me?
Depending on your definition of dance. You are mostly moving on music through free expression, simple movement variations, and gentle conditioning. Don’t expect complicated dance steps or difficult combinations.
If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to contact me