Juice Detox & Mindfulness Retreat in Catalonia's Penedés Wine Country

La Casita is a small property in the Penedés, the wine region inland from Tarragona. It has been fully renovated — the meditation room, dining room, bedrooms and bathrooms are all new — and the guests sleep on site for the five nights of the programme. There's a patio with both sun and shade, a swimming pool, loungers, and a garden ringed by pine and olive trees. The nearest town is El Vendrell, about fifteen minutes away, and the Mediterranean is a fifteen-minute drive.

The programme runs from Friday afternoon to the following Wednesday. The first evening is a welcome and a masterclass on how the body gets into a toxic state and what can be done about it, followed by a light cream-of-vegetable dinner and a guided meditation. Saturday through Tuesday are the liquid days — juices, broths and infusions only, roughly five servings spread across the day. Wednesday morning starts with a final juice, movement and masterclass, then fruit at 11:30, a forest walk, a light lunch, and a closing talk on healthy habits where guests share how the week went. No coffee, tea, alcohol, sugar or flour is served at any point during the detox.

What separates this from a hotel-based detox is the group size and the medical input. There are never more than five people, so Eduardo — a medical doctor who moved from surgery into natural medicine, nutrition and fasting — takes vital function readings through the week and adjusts to what he sees. Bea, who has years of yoga, pranayama and meditation practice plus reflexology training, leads the movement and relaxation sessions. Guests describe the pair as complementary: he explains the mechanism, she provides the care.

The movement on offer is gentle. Mornings bring Hatha yoga postures, breathing work and Chi Kung, and evenings bring stretching and a meditative relaxation. It's designed for people mid-fast, not for training. There's a daily forest walk at midday, and in spring and summer the pool and beach trips come into play. The optional extra is a private foot reflexology session with Reiki, booked once and worked around the rest of the schedule.

Accommodation is one room shared between two guests, or a private room if you prefer, and both options come with renovated bathrooms. The property is small enough that meals, talks and free time all happen in the same few spaces, which is why guests tend to describe it as staying with attentive hosts rather than checking into a retreat centre. It's open all year, and dates outside the published calendar, shorter stays and individual retreats can be arranged by getting in touch directly.

What's included

- 5 nights accommodation at La Casita - All natural detox juices throughout the day - Vegetable broths and herbal teas - Naturally flavoured water - Light dinner on arrival evening - Fruit and steamed vegetable lunch on the final day - Daily Conscious Movement sessions (Hatha yoga, pranayama, Chi Kung) - Daily stretching and evening relaxation sessions - Daily masterclasses on detoxification, the body and the mind - Medical monitoring of vital functions - Guided meditative relaxations - Forest and countryside walks - Beach trips and pool access in spring/summer - Wi-Fi connection - Parking

What's not included

- Flights - Travel insurance - Airport or train station transfers (€10 one way from Sant Vicenç de Calders, €25 one way from Reus) - Optional individual foot reflexology with Reiki session (€40) - Personal expenses