Essence of Breath
TRANSFORMATIONAL RETREAT
BREATHWORK | KUNDALINI YOGA | DANCE | KIRTAN | CACAO
with Martina & Chris
Tierra Cosmica | Andalucia | Spain | October 17-20 2024
Join us in the mountains of Andalucia for a transformational experience filled with breathwork, yoga, kirtan, cacao, dance and much more
We invite you to a place where you have space to come HOME.
Are you looking for change but not sure where to start?
Are you longing to come home within and remember who and what you are?
Are you curious about the transformative effects of breathwork, or an experienced practitioner who wants to deepen your practice?
Are you longing to rest and relax, and at the same time energize and vitalise your body, mind and soul?
And are you ready to light that fire in your heart and remember your soul's purpose?
Then this is your retreat. We strive to create a place where you can finally breathe out. A place where you can relax into being yourself while you keep coming home to your true essence. A place for deep healing and transformation. And a place to connect with other like-minded souls who shares values such as love, compassion, connection and the freedom to show your true Self.
We will enjoy the last warm days in the sun around the pool, breathing ourselves into being in the shala and singing around the fire.
The time is now. If you've been waiting for a call, this might be it!
Highlights
☾ Breathwork
☾ Kundalini Yoga & Meditation
☾ Kirtan & Mantra
☾ Ecstatic Dance & Embodiment Practices
☾ Cacao Ceremonies
☾ Organic Vegan Food
☾ Togetherness with other like-minded souls
...and more adventures to discover
Love from our participants
Andrea
Just came home from the most transformative and loving retreat I've been to so far in my life. It was so calming, heartopening and fun at the same time! I felt very held by Martina & Chris - and the schedule was planned to perfection to create space for our inner journeys - and also time to process and let it sink in. I will recommend this retreat to everyone I know!
So much LOVE.
David
It's the first time I did breathwork and I was surprised by how powerful it is and what deep state of relaxation, reflection and bliss you can reach. A lot of very concrete topics came up from deep within and I felt very healed and energized after. It’s hard to overstate how profound the effects on me were, as the breath journey came in a time of a lot of uncertainty and challenges in my life and the amazing work of Martina and Chris gave me confidence and calmness to weather through this storm.
Our sanctuary & retreat space
Hidden in the lush mountains behind Marbella we find Tierra Cosmica; a sanctuary for growth and transformation full of charm and character, surrounded by natural beauty. Hosted by our dear friends Anne Marie and Benjamin we can finally breathe out, knowing we will be well taken care of.
The beautiful shala is the beating heart of our experience; a temple where we meet for yoga, meditation, breathwork, dance, kirtan and other transformative sessions.
We share our meals at a unique dining area where indoors meet outdoors. Protected from the elements, this garden room has beautiful lighting, natural stone and artistic details combined with a lot of greenery.
There is also a lush vegetable garden from where our kitchen sources its ingredients, all organically grown, bringing us farm to table food every meal. Surrounding the vegetable garden is an orchard with citrus, pomegranate, and avocado trees.
Around the spring water-fed plunge pool, we have plenty of cosy hang-out space with a terrace surrounding it with various shaded and sunny seating areas offers. There is also a fire pit and serene nature walks around.
Why Breathwork?
Breathwork supports the awakening of our inner light and help us create health, happiness, and spiritual awakening. Many people describe the experience as exhilarating, euphoric, and BLISSFUL!
Feeling is healing. Breathwork is a powerful way to access your body’s innate intelligence to heal itself. Breathwork, the conscious awareness of your breath, is a practice that is thousands of years old, and while there are many variations, styles and names, all types of breathwork offer the chance for personal transformation through improved mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Known for its transformative effects, breathwork can create clarity and bring us to experience altered states of consciousness, consciously.
Our breath, and the life-force we take in and awaken with it, is literally what keeps us alive, and yet, so often, we go through the day shallow breathing, denying ourselves our full life force which often keeps us in a state of anxiety, or fight or flight. Breathwork and the process of deep rhythmic breathing, moves us out of this state and into the parasympathetic nervous system.
We believe that how we breathe is how we live, and so to live life to its fullest, we believe we should breathe to our fullest. And that‘s only one of the ways in which this retreat will help you call in clarity, deeper understanding of your self and healing from old wounds, letting go of limiting belifes so you can move into your full potential in this lifetime!
Breathwork
Breathwork is one of the fastest growing healing modalities in the world and a powerful tool to create clarity in all aspects of your life.
Yoga & Pranayama
We start our days with yoga & meditation to arrive within ourselves before meeting others, awakening our bodies from inside.
Kirtan & Chanting
This will be a safe space to explore your voice, and also have the opportunity to be embedded by the healing sounds of the ancient Gong.
Dance & Embodiment
Dance is like medicine for your being and can invoke a feeling of togetherness and connection: dancing on your own yet together with others.
We, Chris & Martina, met in the jungle of Costa Rica a couple of years ago and understood quickly that we share the same passion to help spread consciousness and awakening to the people around us.
With our co-creation Essence of Breath, we are now set out on a mission to serve the world with one of the most powerful tools for inner transformation we know: breathwork. Coming from similar backgrounds with corporate jobs that no longer fulfilled us and even pushed us close to burnouts, there was no other choice than starting our healing journeys to a more authentic and purposeful way of living. We are so happy to invite you this beautiful place in Andalucia where we share the powerful tools and techniques that ultimately saved our lives.
MARTINA is a holistic therapist, yoga teacher, breathwork facilitator and cacao lover with over ten years of experience in the holistic field. Coming from a corporate background as a lawyer, she recognizes how deep the longing for inner peace and more aliveness can be. Now, having created over 100 retreats in India, France, Sweden, Costa Rica and Spain, she is passionate about supporting people to regain their inner power and live a more authentic life. She guides you with her calm voice, nurturing presence and feminine essence through every part of the experience. She is also a vegan chef and massage therapist.
CHRISTIAN is a psychologist, systemic coach, DJ, and breathwork facilitator with a background in the start-up world. After experiencing burnout, his spiritual quest allowed him to explore various healing modalities, including shamanic work with master plants, Vipassana retreats, and bodywork. This journey led him to discover his purpose of bringing consciousness into the world. His work revolves around the essence of love, and many people have attested a profound heart resonance his voice creates.
A typical day at the retreat
We have a clear vision, yet allowing the flow of the day to take us. So this is for you to have an idea of how a day could look like.
7:30-9:30 Morning Kundalini Yoga & Pranayama
10:00 Brunch
12:00-15:00 Breathwork / transformative session
15:00-17:00 Free time for walks in the forest, relax in the hammock, and/or body treatments
17:30-18:30 Evening Practice
19:00 Dinner
20:30-22:00 Cacao ceremony with kirtan and/or ecstatic dance or other activities
How to get here
Tierra Cosmica is located only 40 min from Malaga International Airport and 20 min from Marbella city centre.
Malaga Airport is well-connected with direct flights from all over Europe. From the airport, you can easily take a bus to Marbella and then another bus to Monda. From Monda, Tierra Cosmica is just a 8 min taxi ride away.
If you prefer, taxis are available all the way from the airport or Marbella.
If you arrive by car, follow the adress below.
The full adress is: Camino de Alpujata s/n, 29110, Monda
The retreat starts October 17th, 3pm. The retreat ends October 20th, 10am.
Food is Love
Nourishing, fresh, yummy, healthy, plant-based, organic. Just a few words to describe the food you will have the pleasure to indulge in during this retreat, all cooked by the Pachamama Kitchen. Specialised in healthy, raw, vegan food, will source local vegetables and fruits, and satisfy not only our physical bodies but all our senses.
All produce comes straight from the beautiful vegetable garden and fruit orchard of Tierra Cosmica, as well as from local organic farmers.
Three meals per day are included (brunch, supersnack and dinner), plus fruits in between if needed. There will always be free water and tea. And a yummy dessert here and there!
We let our kitchen be the apothecary by following the wise advice by Hippocrates:
“Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food.”
Simple yet luxurious bohemian accomodation
We stay in shared double or triple rooms, beautifully decorated and all with AC. If you come in a couple or as friends you can of course stay together, and if you come on your own you get to share the room with a new friend!
The upstairs triple and double rooms are more simple with a cosy pitched roof. The downstairs double room are more luxurious and with the possibility of having a king double bed.
It may be possible to have a single rooms for an extra fee of €300. Please connect with us if this is your choice.
Booking & Cancellation Policy
∞ The retreat starts on Thursday October 17th 3:00pm and ends on Sunday October 20th 10:00am, 2024.
∞ UPSTAIRS TRIPLE ROOM: €650
∞ UPSTAIRS DOUBLE ROOM: €690
∞ DOWNSTAIRS DOUBLE ROOM: €750
To secure your spot, pay now a deposit of €300.
EARLY BIRD price with a €50 discount until July 31st, use the code #EARLYBIRDIE when checking out.
You will receive an invoice for the rest of the amount. This must be paid latest two weeks before the retreat starts.
In case of cancellation more than two weeks before the start of the retreat, the deposit can be saved for a future retreat with Essence of Breath.
In case of cancellation less than two weeks before the start of the retreat, the deposit is non-refundable.
