Back to Nature Retreat
Sunday 17th - Saturday 23rd May 2026
Escolta Alta Mountain Retreat
Move Well, Feel Better and connect to Nature with Belen Tierra Amada and Sharon (Move Well Yoga) in Andalucia
SELF CARE THROUGH MOVEMENT, NUTRITION, MEDICINAL PLANTS AND RECONNECT WITH NATURE in the Alpujarra Mountains
Better Movement :
Learn how to add a sustainable movement routine to your life without the need for a gym or much equipment.
Sharon will teach you some self myofascial release techniques, mobility exercises, simple strength work, breath work and meditation . All of which you can easily add to your daily and weekly routines.
Plants :
Belen will introduce us to traditional herbal medicine : ways of extraction, respectful local foraging, essential oil making, self care, preparing your own basic medicines, botanical walks in nature, kitchen recipes and much more :)
Learn how to use plants in your daily life as food and medicine.
Nutrition :
Bongo, our retreat chef, will prepare healthy, seasonal and local produce for us fresh daily. Some incorporating the herbs and plants we discover on our walks and even in the grounds of our accommodation at Escolta Alta.
Learn what foods compliment your lifestyle, what you should eat seasonally and how each food should be prepared and cooked for optimum health.
Digital Hygiene :
Now for the tough one! Spend less time on your phone. We will have phone free periods throughout the day. Times when you take the time to connect to nature and to you with no distractions. Hopefully helping create a healthier habit to take away with you.
Are you ready to take your health and well-being to the next level?
TYPICAL DAILY ITINERARY :
8:30am | Morning Movement Class with Sharon
10am | Breakfast
11am | Workshop with Belen
2:30pm | Light buffet-style lunch
5:30pm | Workshop with Sharon
7:30pm | Dinner
Movement sessions last 60–90 minutes.
There will be no afternoon movement session on Tuesday 19th (talk on healthy habits instead) and no movement sessions on Wednesday 20th (full day foraging walk and tapas/drinks in the white Village of Pampaneira)
All activities listed below are included in the price of the retreat. If you want to book any additional activities : consultation with Belen, massage with Belen or Sharon, hikes, bike rides and hire, horse riding, etc this will be at an additional cost.
MEDICINAL PLANT WALK - WEDNESDAY 20TH :
Poqueira Gorge Walk followed by a visit to the White Village of Pampaneira for shopping and lunch
Learn about the plants of the Alpujarras and how they can not only enhance your diet, but can also be used in natural medicines and herbal balms. This will be led by local herbalist, Belen Tierra Amada
Spanish Guitar Recital with Jose Vilchez | Imagine an evening sitting under the stars listening to Classical Spanish Guitar while sipping on Sangria after a specially prepared Spanish themed dinner by our resident chef, Bongo? Sound good? Join us for this as part of our week long retreat.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :
On the last evening, we’ll venture into Lanjaron to enjoy its bars and restaurants. No evening meal or practice on this day. Meals/drinks during these outings are not included in the retreat price.
Please inform us in advance of any food allergies or intolerances.
Alcohol is not provided, but you're welcome to bring your own.
RETREAT PRICE INCLUDES :
Accommodation
All movement practices
3 meals per day: breakfast, light lunch, and dinner
Activities listed above
*** Flights and transfers are not included, but we can assist with transfer arrangements or car hire advice.
We offer a few open movement holidays per year, but private group bookings are also available. The property can host up to 11 guests in 6 ensuite bedrooms (a mix of twin and double rooms). Pricing is based on 2 people sharing a room. Private rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis, with prices listed below.
For more details, visit: www.escolta-alta.com
ADDITIONAL SERVICES (at extra cost) :
1:1 lessons
Massage sessions
Cooking lessons with Richard
PRICING (PARBATE HOUSE) :
Small Double Room (x1) – €1250 (single occupancy) / €1050 per person (2 sharing)
Small Twin Room (x1) – €1050 per person (2 sharing) / €1250 (single occupancy)
Large Double/Twin Room (x2) – €1150 per person (2 sharing) / €1295 (single occupancy)
Swimming pool
Bedroom
RIVERSIDE COTTAGE :
VERY LARGE DOUBLE/TWIN x 1 - €1250 PER PERSON - 2 SHARING / €1395 - SINGLE OCCUPANCY
LARGE DOUBLE/TWIN x 1 - €1195 PER PERSON - 2 SHARING / €1350 - SINGLE OCCUPANCY
** ALL ROOMS ARE ENSUITE / ** COTTAGE ALSO HAS ACCESS TO A SEPARATE KITCHEN AND LOUNGE AREA
Cottage Living room
Cottage Bedroom
A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF £300 IS REQUIRED TO SECURE YOUR PLACE, WITH THE BALANCE PAYABLE 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE RETREAT BEGINS.
CANCELLATIONS AFTER THIS TIME WILL RESULT IN THE FULL BALANCE BEING RETAINED.
If you're interested, don’t wait too long—places fill up quickly!
EXTRAS TO ENHANCE YOUR RETREAT EXPERIENCE
Looking for a more active holiday? We’ve partnered with Spanish Highs, a hiking business in Lanjaron that also offers climbing and trail running. These activities are popular and need to be booked well in advance due to high demand during this season.
For an extra thrill, we can also arrange mountain and road biking through Cycle Sierra Nevada, offering bike hire and guided routes for all abilities. Please note, the steep mountain climbs require a reasonable level of fitness. There is also a special hire discount of 5% and free bike set up when you book bike hire with us.
Prefer horse riding? Enjoy a scenic hack or lesson in the mountains with Sarah from Caballo Blanco, who has Spanish horses suitable for riders of all experience levels—a unique way to take in the breathtaking landscape.
If relaxation is what you're after, why not indulge in a Spa Package? The 4-star Balneario de Lanjaròn offers a range of thermal treatments using the famous mineral waters of Lanjaròn.
These activities are optional and available at an additional cost. If you'd like any of them added to your retreat package, simply let us know!
MOVE WELL YOGA - Sharon
Trained in yoga, FRC and massage, you can expect a wide variety of styles in my teaching. Always based around functional movement to maintain balance in body and mind.
TIERRA AMADA ALPUJARRA - Belen
Tierra Amada (Beloved Earth) is the name that Belén, a multidisciplinary herbalist, mother, poet, and mountain woman, has given to her journey with plants. It is a project of teaching, practice, and learning related to direct contact with Nature, our Sacred Mother. Belén has devoted many years to healthcare and the study of traditional herbal medicine, with a special interest in the plants of the Alpujarra region. Many seasons and cycles where different tasks are carried out, from planting seeds, wild harvesting, drying, extracting active ingredients, preparations and transformations that remind us of ancient alchemy... so many mysteries and affirmations of being where life calls, where we can develop gifts and talents in contact with the earth and the beings that inhabit it. Thanks to years of experience, exploration, learning that expands across time and places, teachers along the way, herbalist friends, both close and from other eras, books that teach, intuition that awakens, the fire of traditional knowledge... Tierra Amada is born with strength and love, and it is a proposal to bring you closer to Belén, to become intimate with medicinal plants and, therefore, with Nature, which has always been and will always be the sacred space where healing takes place. It is a guide to bring you closer to the concept of home apothecary, self-care, and sovereignty over your health and your precious life. It is a reminder to celebrate and be grateful for the changing seasons and the seasonal medicine of each moment of the year. It is learning to observe the moon and its influence on all living things... giving thanks again and again, and recovering wisdom that must not be lost, for the love of life. Botanical walks, herbal medicine workshops, retreats and much more are offered for your benefit and that of your loved ones. ¡Salud!
RICHARD - Bongo
Richard can adapt menus and dishes to cater for most types of diets and requests and always tries to source food from local suppliers where possible and his menus are seasonal and fresh.
Contact Me for Info or Booking!
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