Women's Reset Retreat on La Palma: Hiking, Personal Training & Mindset in the Canaries

A day here follows a steady rhythm. Breakfast comes first, then a hiking trip into the island's forests and viewpoints. After the walk there's a personal training session pitched to your fitness level, then lunch. The evening is given over to a long stretching and mobility session outdoors, meant to settle the nervous system and release the day's tension. Dinner closes things out. Throughout the day, you and Joa talk through the Birth of the Goddess material so the ideas actually land rather than sitting in a workbook.

What separates this from a standard wellness week is the one-to-one format — group size is between one and two people, so everything is genuinely adapted to you. If you want to put more weight on body transformation, the retreat can be combined with the operator's weight loss program. The food is personalised too: an anti-inflammatory plan built after a pre-arrival consultation, with vegan, vegetarian, meat, fish and gluten-free all catered for using fresh local produce.

The host, Joa (Joanna Nadolska), is a world champion in martial arts, a personal trainer and the creator of the Birth of the Goddess method. Her focus is mindset work for women alongside the embodied, physical side — the training and the hiking. She answers questions in real time during the stay and provides support before and after the retreat.

La Palma is the setting that makes it work. Known as La Isla Bonita, it's one of the least developed Canary Islands — the whole island is a Biosphere Reserve, with banana, avocado, mango and passion fruit growing on the trees and volcanic soil feeding dense greenery. It's safe, low on crime and far from mass tourism, which the page notes is a draw for solo women travellers in particular.

The airport (SPC) is about a 15-minute drive from Santa Cruz, and transfers both ways are included. Flights come in direct from Madrid, Barcelona, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, plus Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the Netherlands. The climate is mild and stable year-round, so there's no bad season for hiking, beach time or rest.

This is a good fit if you want a private, flexible week that mixes real physical activity with a lot of one-on-one mentoring, and you're comfortable with the manifestation and self-worth framing that sits at the centre of it.

What's included

- Airport pickup and drop-off - Accommodation in a private apartment - 3 daily meals on a personalised plan - Snacks - Daily meditation classes - Nature hikes with a trusted guide - Daily personal training sessions - Evening stretching and mobility sessions - Access to the Birth of the Goddess course - Pre and post retreat support - Free excursions to sites of interest - Professional event photos - Wifi - Transportation during the retreat - Luggage storage

What's not included

- Flights - Travel insurance - Additional treatments