Love Myself: Healing & Wellness Retreat in Tenerife

The retreat takes place at Healing Garden in Tenerife, a property used year-round for wellness classes, workshops and retreats. The programme is called Love Myself, and the theme runs through everything: meditation that asks you to sit with yourself rather than escape yourself, Qi Gong that moves stuck energy, and guided self-discovery sessions that go past thinking into direct experience.

The daily rhythm is roughly the same each day, with a mix of morning and late-afternoon sessions and a long free block in the middle. Mornings typically begin with meridian stretching and Qi Gong to wake the body up, followed by a guided Healing Garden Meditation. After breakfast there's usually a workshop-style session — Brain Wave Vibration, breathing practice, or a mindfulness exercise — before lunch and free time. The late afternoon slot is for the deeper work: self-discovery or self-mastery sessions, where you look at habits, thought patterns and the way you relate to yourself, with tools drawn from both the Oriental Sun Tao tradition and neuroscience. Evenings close with relaxation or a quieter meditation.

What makes this different from a standard yoga retreat is the combination of traditions. The teachers work in the Sun Tao lineage but explain what's happening in terms of nervous system regulation, breath physiology and habit formation — so if you're sceptical about energy work, there's a practical explanation alongside it. The classes are also genuinely open to all levels; the teachers run the same Body & Brain classes weekly for mixed-ability groups, so nobody is expected to arrive with experience.

Instructors come from the Healing Garden teaching team, who have trained in the Sun Tao method and teach the Body & Brain curriculum — meridian stretching, Qi Gong, Brain Wave Vibration, breathing, meditation and relaxation — on a weekly basis. The word from past guests is consistent: the teachers are experienced, caring and give individual attention within the group. One recent guest described it as 'a very pleasant and slightly over the top experience that I enjoyed very much. Very nice and caring teachers.'

Tenerife itself does a lot of the work here. The island's volcanic landscape, warm climate and long coastline mean that time between sessions can be spent walking, swimming or simply sitting outside. The mix of structured practice and open, sunlit hours is the point — you're not booked solid from morning to night.

What's included

- 6 nights on-site accommodation at Healing Garden - Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily - Daily Qi Gong and meridian stretching classes - Daily guided Healing Garden Meditation - Brain Wave Vibration and breathing sessions - Mindfulness and self-discovery workshops - Self-mastery techniques for daily life - Use of the garden and on-site practice spaces

What's not included

- Flights to and from Tenerife - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Personal expenses and souvenirs - Optional treatments or one-to-one sessions - Meals and drinks outside the retreat menu