Luxury Wellbeing Retreat in Marbella or the Algarve: Yoga, Pilates & Detox Programs

A stay at Shanti-Som is built around a program you choose before you arrive. The Yoga Retreat, Pilates Retreat, Detox Retreat, Relaxation Retreat, Strength & Fitness Retreat, Burnout & Nervous System Recovery Retreat, Healing Retreat, Weight Loss Retreat and Women's Sleep Well Retreat each have their own inclusions and minimum stay. Programs are priced from €140 per day per person and cover meals (excluding beverages), daily group activities and a selection of treatments matched to the program. Accommodation is charged on top, so your total daily cost is program fee plus room. Anything extra — additional treatments or activities — is added to your account and settled at the end of your stay.

A typical day includes two practice sessions, usually yoga, meditation or Pilates depending on your program, plus meals and any treatments that are part of your package. The Strength & Fitness Retreat focuses on strength training fundamentals for bone and muscle health, along with practical guidance on eating habits you can keep up. The Detox Retreat uses a juice and broth diet with support through the week. The Burnout & Nervous System Recovery Retreat is aimed at people dealing with prolonged stress who need space to reset. Programs are designed for all levels — many guests are complete beginners trying yoga or meditation for the first time — and the team adjusts movement to suit different abilities and fitness levels.

The two locations have the same structure: twice-daily practice, small groups, unhurried pace. What changes is the setting. Marbella is mountain quiet in the Sierra de las Nieves, with pine and olive, an outdoor pavilion looking down the valley, and just 15 rooms. It's 20 minutes from downtown Marbella if you want shops, beach clubs and restaurants. The Algarve property is set in the peaceful countryside of the Eastern Algarve, near the village of Moncarapacho and 20 minutes from Faro Airport. It's a restored 19th-century Portuguese farmhouse on four hectares of private farmland, orange orchards and olive trees, with 22 rooms, and the nearby coastline and Ria Formosa are easy to reach.

Both properties stay open all year. Spring and autumn are the most comfortable. Summer is hot and busy. Winter is mild and quiet — warm sunny afternoons while northern Europe is grey — and both locations have a fireplace for cooler evenings. Three nights is a genuine break; five is where guests tend to notice they're sleeping and moving differently; seven is where it tends to stick once you're home.

You can share a room while following separate programs — useful if you're travelling with a partner or friend and want different things out of the week. Rooms take a maximum of two guests in Marbella with a surcharge for double occupancy; in the Algarve, up to three guests can share a room. The retreat is adults-only (18+) to keep things private and peaceful. The majority of guests come alone, and the setup makes it easy to join group activities or keep to yourself.

Food is part of the stay, not an afterthought. All meals are included, built to support energy, digestion, gut health and satiety, using fresh seasonal ingredients — nothing fried, oily or processed. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free are all catered for at no extra cost, and allergies are handled carefully if you flag them on your booking form.

What's included

- Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner; beverages excluded) - Daily group activities (yoga, meditation, Pilates or program-specific sessions) - A selection of treatments based on your chosen program - Access to spa and wellness facilities - Use of outdoor pavilion and grounds (location dependent)

What's not included

- Accommodation (charged separately) - Beverages - Additional activities or treatments beyond your package - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Personal expenses