Ayurveda Retreats in Spain

What is Ayurveda?

Ayurveda is the classical medical system, originated in India. It is in use for more than 5000 years and is a complete medical system indicate for all ages and diseases.

It uses herbal medicine, mineral medicine, massage therapy, counselling, food and habit modification and cleansing therapy (panchakarma) as treatment methods for diseases and prevention.

The hall mark of Ayurveda is personalized approach. Even though two different individuals may have the same dosha imbalance, the methods to balance them may involve different procedures.

Why Ayurveda?

Ayurveda is a medical system which focuses on well-being and prevention in all its advices. The aim is to cure without producing side effects or new diseases due to the treatment. The advice includes modification of all factors which support our life – food, exercise, sleep, etc.

What does our Ayurveda Retreat offer?

Our retreats offer an environment where all the different components for complete wellbeing are available for your experience.

• Ayurveda food: Ayurveda advices specific food to improve health. The food must suit each body type and each type of disease or imbalance of doshas. We offer completely vegetarian food, cooked with necessary spices, as per Ayurveda recipes. Our Ayurveda cooks have years of experience, providing such tasty and healthy menus for ayurveda clients.

• Ayurveda massage therapies: Ayurveda uses massage therapies as a healing procedure. There are different massage therapies within ayurveda, which could employ either cooked sesame oil have herbs in it or with dried herbal powders. Each of the components of the massage are customized by the ayurveda doctor, to suit your precise needs. This is determined after consultation with the ayurveda doctor. We have trained and experienced massage therapists, a few of them from India too, at your service. The therapists are experienced in executing the massage as per the ayurveda doctor’s instructions. Ayurveda massages are adviced to be repeated daily, for minimum 7 days – for their best results.

• Consultation with the Ayurveda doctor- Your retreat is charted based on the diagnosis by the ayurveda doctor. This will be determined during the first consultation, when you arrive at the retreat place. Even though your package includes certain massages, the doctor may advise you to modify it, to suit your dosha status. The package guarantees you the number and duration of the massages that you have paid for and will receive. However, there can be modifications, based on your dosha status, as diagnosed by the ayurveda doctor. There will also be advices regarding the type of food and the herbal teas which will be served for you during the retreat.

• Yoga – basic yoga classes will be available daily. Even if you have not done yoga before, the yoga master will make sure that you can enjoy the experience.

• Ayurveda Cooking classes – Ayurveda believes that “food is medicine”. You will be introduced to the amazing world of ayurveda cooking classes and usage of spices, during our live session – with tour experienced cooks and ayurveda doctors.

• Stay -Your stay will be in a well furnished three star hotel, which complies with all the requirements for an effective ayurveda retreat- warmth, cleanliness and cosy beds. Ayurveda herbal teas, relaxing view and pleasant surroundings on the banks of a calm river that flows into the Cantabric sea.

We offer five different packages. You can select them based on your preferences. They will be customized by the ayurveda doctor, to suit you.