5 Day Trail Ride Horseback Riding and Yoga Holiday with Sound Massage in Grazalema, Spain
Spain Horseback Riding Holiday
Grazalema Nature Park is the perfect place to come to when you want some change of air. With the help of beautiful nature, horses, coaching, workshops, and exercises you can easily disconnect with your regular life and reconnect with your true self. The maximum number of guests is 6 so the tuition will be in a very small group so there will be a lot of time for you to get specific about the skills you want to improve. You can also book it totaly private, only for you. Your guide Mia Isacsson and her team will make sure you get the best out of your stay. If you happen to be here when the moon is full you will have the option to ride in the light of the full moon through the ravines and paths of the Natural Park. Horseback riding at night in the Sierra de Grazalema is a different way to listen to the sounds of the night, the cork oak forests illuminated by the moon, the pleasure of riding at night in nature... an extraordinary and unforgettable experience.
Key information
- Rider weight limit: 176 pounds / 80 kilograms
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Highlights
- Equestrian yoga training
- 4 - 6 -hour horseback riding
- Sharing circles, slow flow and yin yoga, workshops, group coaching, and meditations
- 4 nights accommodation with 4 breakfast, 3 lunch boxes and 4 dinners
- Video call to define your intentions
- Possibility to book follow-up video call coaching sessions
- Sound massage (20 minutes), tarot card, crystals, and Tibetan singing bowls
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Styles
Málaga Airport (US$ 227 per person)
Seville Airport (US$ 227 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Terrace
- Free Wi-Fi
The organic farm is a small ecological family business. By coming here, you support an organic and integrated production that complies with all the legal requirements and moral responsibilities associated to the park and its natural environment. The perfect place to take care of yourself, reflect, ride, hike, eat high energy food, practice yoga, qigong, have a sound massage and so much more.
The boutique hotel, an old renovated agricultural building, has 10 double rooms. Some have their own terrace, a private entrance from the garden. Some are upstairs and feature a small balcony.
They all have a king-size bed or two individual beds, a bathroom, A/C, heater, and free Wi-Fi. The hotel offers large open common areas and a lot of space where you can find privacy. It is surrounded by a lovely garden, terraces and an infinity pool integrated within natural rocks.
Facilities
- Honesty bar: Help yourself when you need a coffee or a drink
- Filtered-water fountain
- Free access to a natural infinity pool
- 5 marked hiking routes
- The kitchen serves traditional dishes made from own and local ecological products with a lot of innovation and a modern touch
- Own certified organic production of merino sheep and fish from lakes in the park
- A lot of trail rides available for all levels, from 1 hour to 6 hours
- The horses graze freely all year round on the 6 hectares of meadows that surround the farm
- All horses have a box in the stable
Program
The schedule will be adjusted according to the season, the weather, how many participants, what day you arrive and your skills and wishes. No experience is needed. You don't need a special body for yoga; yoga is created to be beneficial for all bodies. If you choose a non rider package you will have free time instead of riding. If you rather have private coaching, sound sessions, yoga, astrology, tarot sessions etc instead you just pay the full price.Then you can choose as you please. You will be outside as much as possible. When the weather is good, you will do some Sunrise sessions at the pool in the morning. You could also start the day with one of the 5 marked routes around the finca. In summer riding will be really early or in the evening and hot afternoons could be spent at the pool side. There will be some time for you between the activities to absorb and integarte, book extra sessions, enjoy the infinity pool, stroll in the garden or rest in the hammock. Breakfast every morning 08:30 - 10.30
Daily schedule
Day 1
- 15:00 Check in
- Introduction to the finca
- Welcome circle
- Define your intentions
- 20:30 Dinner
- Moon ceremony
Day 2
- 10:00 Horseback trail ride
- Sharing / coaching circle
- Lunchbox
- Workshop - set and manifest intentions
- Sharing / coaching circle
- 20:30 Dinner
Day 3
- 10:00 2-hour trail horseback riding
- Sharing / coaching circle
- Lunchbox
- Workshop - communication and energy
- Breathwork, yoga and meditation
- 20:30 Dinner
Day 4
- 10.00 Ttrail horseback riding
- Lunchbox
- Time to book extra riding, have one of your included private sessions or just relax
- Soft yoga and crystal and sound meditation
- 20:30 Dinner
Day 5
- Sharing / coaching circle, summarize
- 12.00 Check out
Equestrian yoga training and other exercises wake up your physical body, create a nice feeling in your emotional body, balance your mind, set clear intentions, and tune in to your spiritual body.
Horse riding
Nano or Raul, the Fincas' experienced guides, will take you out on amazing rides in the breathtaking landscape and beautiful nature of Grazalema Park. The horses are calm and used to carry riders on every level around safely. If you happen to be here when the moon is full you will have the option to ride in the light of the full moon through the ravines and paths of the Natural Park. Horseback riding at night in the Sierra de Grazalema is a different way to listen to the sounds of the night, the cork oak forests illuminated by the moon, the pleasure of riding at night in nature... an extraordinary and unforgettable experience.
Horses can teach you patience, how to be focused, to exist in the moment, and how to enjoy life.
When horses are free, they “hang” together. They don't do very much- saving energy in case they need to escape. People are mostly “doers”. They want to do, see results, they have prestige and judgments about what is right or wrong.
Learn the difference between doing and being. The difference between head and heart, between thinking and feeling. The horses can teach you how to just be, and hang together. Try to be, even when you do things. Rider Weight Limit: 176 pounds / 80 kilograms.
Peter Hess® sound massage
A 20 minutes session is included and you are very welcome to book more. The session typically starts with the client lying down comfortably on a yoga mat, matress, bed or a massage table, fully clothed. Each session is tailor-made to suit the needs of the client.
Tibetan singing bowls are placed on or around the body, often on specific energy centers or chakras, and played with a mallet. The resonant sounds and vibrations emitted by the singing bowls are thought to gently balance and harmonize the body’s energy, facilitating relaxation and a sense of inner calm. The vibrations and frequencies produced are said to penetrate deeply into the body, helping to release tension, reduce stress, and induce a meditative state.
Voice & Sound Journey - If you would like to explore and express yourself through the use of your voice. The voice is the first instrument, coming from the depths of human existence. The goals with this practice is to: more consciously hear and know yourself, feel free to express yourself, make yourself heard, free yourself from limiting conditioning, develop greater understanding of your creative expression and create a greater trust in yourself. You could also be introduced to "light code/language"
You are challenged to take the opportunity to leave your mobile phone to us during your stay to really disconnect. It will be possible to fill your days with activities. You, however, are encouraged not to get too busy but instead, take some time to be on your own and reflect. Time to absorb and integrate is as important as the things you do. This is a journey to Spain but could also be a journey towards your self, a journey within.
All tuition is tailor-made to suit each individual's level and preferences, starting with the basics. The stable has all-around saddles. The bridles are single bridles.
Included excursions
4 - 6 hours of trail rides in the beautiful nature park. If you don't want to ride you will be offered something else instead.
Instructors
Mia Isacsson
In the early -90s, Mia became an Astrology & Psychodrama Coach. Counsellor´s training program 1995-1996 based on modern relationship-oriented psychoanalysis, linguistics, voice dialogue, NLP. She progressed from student to teacher. She has been training executives, management, staff and personnel, group as well as one-to one. Mia has CBT & M.I. diploma, intensiv yoga teacher training 2015, certified to give Peter Hess® Sound Massage, teaching horses and clients up to Grand Prix level. Now she offers retreats for personal growth in Spain.
Raul
Raul has been working here since the start. He knows the tracks and the horses perfectly well. His passion is horses and he is a very good horse trainer as well. He makes sure you get the right horse so that you can fully enjoy your ride.
Nano
Nano is in love with nature and horses and when you meet him you just love him. He is such a sweet caracter. He has a deep horse knowledge and he speaks really good english. He is a guide always ready to teach you horse riding or show you around in the mountains. Very flexible and service minded. You can also find him in the hotel reception or dressed up as a waiter!
Location
The Finca is a 32-hectare estate, 800 meters above sea level, at the heart of Grazalema Nature Park. The park spans more than 53,000 hectare between Cadiz and Malaga. It was declared a Biosphere Reserve already in 1977. These forests are among the best preserved and most biodiverse in Europe, hosting more than 1,500 plant and animal species, some of which are unique to this area–such as the beautiful Spanish fir.
The landscapes alternate cork-oak trees with open valleys cut by spectacular limestone sierras. The mountains are traversed by paths linking the white towns and full of legends and traditions. The park is a Special Protection Area for Birds and a part of the European Union’s Red Natura 2000, designed to protect biodiverse habitats and migratory passes.
Food
Three daily meals are included in the price. If you have special requirements, please send an inquiry. Mia is happy to be at service.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
Please book in advance:
- Extra horseback riding, sound massage, and coaching
- Peter Hess® Sound Massage
- Private coaching sessions
- Tarot card session.
- Guided routes in the environment
- Astronomy sessions
- Relaxing massage
- Special massage for hikers and riders
- Terapeutic massage
- Video call coaching after the retreat to follow up
What's included
- 4-6 hours of horseback trail riding
- 4 nights accommodation
- 4 breakfast, 3 lunch boxes, 4 dinners
- 1 moon ceremony
- 1 preparatory video call to define your intentions
- 1 20 minute Peter Hess® Sound Massage
- 1 crystal and sound meditation (Tibetan singing bowls)
- Several sharing circles, group coaching sessions and meditations
- Free access to natural infinity pool
- 5 marked hiking routes around the finca
- Time to reflect, absorb and integrate
- Yoga mats, blankets, blocks and yoga straps for the yoga sessions
- Bed linen and towels
What's not included
- Airfare
- Transfer (available)
- Extra treatments
- Things from the honesty bar
- All their horses and things carry insurance, however, you are responsible for your own holiday and riding insurance
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Málaga Airport
76 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 227 per person
Seville Airport
88 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 227 per person
Arrival by airplane
Most guests choose to rent a car at Malaga airport.
Please book your flight to arrive at Malaga Airport (AGP) or Seville Airport (SVQ). Transfer from and to this airports is available upon request.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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