5-Day Wellness Escape and Relaxation Retreat in Andalusia, Spain

There's a particular kind of tiredness that a long weekend can't quite touch, and this five-day escape in the Sierra Tejeda is built for exactly that. It's for anyone who wants to slow right down, move gently, and let someone else take care of the details for a few days. You don't need to be especially fit or an experienced yogi. The whole programme is designed to be gentle and restorative, with a structure that leaves plenty of room to simply be.

The practice itself bookends each day. Mornings begin with a therapeutic yoga session that includes breathwork and relaxation, led by Antonina Ramsey. Evenings wind down with restorative yoga, Yoga Nidra, meditation, or more breathwork. Over four nights you'll have four morning sessions and four evening ones, all suitable for a range of abilities. Between the two, the pace is deliberately unhurried: there's a daily deep relaxation massage on the full days, time by the saltwater pool, and the choice to hike in the surrounding national park or wander through the olive groves, as gently or as actively as you like.

You'll be staying at Harmony Home Wellness, a boutique retreat centre in Andalusia that feels more like a well-kept guesthouse than a hotel. Your private, cosy room comes with a comfortable 160cm bed, a private bathroom with a walk-in shower, insect nets, heating for winter and cold air conditioning for summer. The rooms are bright and beautifully furnished, with pleasant views over the gardens or mountains, and bath towels, pool towels, a hair dryer, shampoo and shower gel are all provided. Couples can book one of two double rooms with a queen-size bed. This is a small place with only a handful of rooms, so you'll get to know the other guests and the hosts. Shared spaces include a terrace with sweeping views, the saltwater pool, a garden, and a yoga shala where classes take place. The property runs largely on solar energy, recycles its water, and grows most of its own vegetables and herbs organically.

A typical day settles into an easy rhythm. Morning yoga at eight, a healthy breakfast at ten, then free time to relax by the pool, read, take an optional nature hike or olive grove walk, or try nearby activities like cycling or horse riding. Lunch is at one, a deep relaxation massage at four, and an evening session at six before dinner at seven. The food is Mediterranean with an emphasis on Ayurvedic nutrition principles, mostly vegetarian with tofu, eggs, nuts and yoghurt for protein and fish or seafood on some days. Most vegetables and herbs come from the organic garden, and only their own organic olive oil is used.

Your place includes four nights of private accommodation, three daily meals from the dinner on arrival to breakfast on departure, water and tea throughout the day with coffee in the morning, all four morning and four evening yoga sessions, three deep relaxation massages, and use of the saltwater pool, the infra-red sauna (available October to May), Wi-Fi and parking. Flights, airport transfers, travel insurance, visa fees and any additional treatments aren't included, so it's worth planning your own way there and reaching out to the organisers with any questions before you book.

What's included

- 4 nights of private cozy accommodation at Harmony Home Wellness - 3 daily delicious healthy and detoxifying meals (day of arrival dinner, day of departure breakfast) - Water, tea, available throughout the day. Coffee is available in the morning - 4 morning therapeutic yoga sessions including breath work & relaxation - 4 evening yoga sessions: restorative yoga, Yoga Nidra, Meditation and breath-work - 3 Deep Relaxation massages - Salt-water pool (not heated in the winter) - Infra-red sauna (available Oct - May) - Wi-Fi connection - Nature hikes, olive grove walks - Parking

What's not included

- Airport transfers - Flights costs - Transportation to Spain - Travel insurance - Visa fee - Private use of the retreat center kitchen - Additional massages and treatments