This retreat is an invitation to take time out for yourself, expand your intuition and self-awareness, and experience how you can change your life by changing your thoughts and feelings. It is about breaking free of limiting patterns of behaviour and stepping out of your comfort zone to experience deeper self-awareness, clarity, and connection.
And…we enlist the transformational power of our horses to help you work things out. The retreat will incorporate intention setting, dynamic vision board work, understanding the power of our thoughts and feelings, uncovering blocks and negative behaviours. Building self-confidence, resilience, developing intuition, and time spent with the horses will be foundational to the retreat.
No riding is involved. All interactions are on the ground.
Over 16 years of experience of running retreats in Spain
Midi Fairgrieve and Alex Worsley will facilitate the retreat. We will be there to encourage and support you throughout by holding a safe space along with the horses, where you can experience the learning that our horses have to offer. We will help you to interpret the horse’s responses and help you see and feel in an embodied sense how you can integrate new awareness about yourself into your life to create positive change.
“I liked the pace of the sessions, the availability, skill, and commitment of both facilitators to deliver meaningful and insightful sessions”
Horses bring an innovative approach to personal growth
We work with horses because they provide something that human beings can’t. They give you clean feedback. They speed things up because when you interact with them, their response to you is instant,unfiltered, and without judgement..
As prey animals, horses need to be finely attuned to their surroundings for survival and they respond to your body language, tone of voice, and energy.
By observing their response to you, and your response to them, you can learn a lot about yourself; for example, how you show up in a space, how your body language affects others, how you connect with people.
Through interactions with our horses, you will get an authentic, instinctual response from them because they are not stuck in deep rooted social conditioning in the way people are.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
✔️ 5 days of equine interaction experiential workshops
✔️ Talks and facilitated group discussions
✔️ Daily guided meditations
✔️ Whatsapp support group and webinars before and after the retreat
✔️ 6 nights’ accommodation at the Hotel Puerta Nazari in Orgiva. (double room ensuite, all to yourself)
✔️ All meals (delicious and varied local cuisine, vegetarian options) and drinks. Excluding alcoholic drinks.
✔️ Airport transfers
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED:
✖ Flights
✖ Alcoholic drinks
✖ Travel / medical insurance
“The individual life skills I developed and group experience and connection through horses has been one of the most deeply profound experiences of my entire life.”
The retreat is a unique environment in which to experience your transformation.
Unlike the traditional workshop space, we’ll be outside with the horses, in a dynamic natural environment. This brings an extra depth and fast pace to the process of self-discovery.
With the guidance of the facilitators, you’ll be able to see and feel in an embodied sense how you can integrate new awareness about yourself into your life. Horses also help you to become present, to be in the here and now, and come out of the analytical head. They show you when you are not aligned with your inner feelings, such as saying one thing outwardly when you feel something different inside. They show you when you are disconnected and fragmented or over thinking. They help you to slow down and connect with your senses. It is here that you connect to your intuitive self and find your own answers.
"I loved the meditations, exercises, talks, reflections, socializing, hotel".
✔️ Connect to your core essence.
✔️ Create a vision board, working from the intuitive, embodied self.
✔️ Start each day with guided meditations in the field with the horses.
✔️ Daily facilitated experiential workshops with the horses, exploring connection, body language, boundaries, communication.
✔️ Experience a high level of personal support and attention from the facilitators. (small group size)
✔️ Explore what is holding you back.
✔️ Be fully present to your sense of purpose and joy. Become the truest expression of who you are.
✔️ Have time for reflection and journaling.
✔️ Enjoy a variety of delicious local food.
✔️ Have a fun time, connecting and bonding with others on the same journey.
What our clients say
“A transformative experience. Expertly facilitated life lessons from horses, in a stunning setting in Spain” (Grace, Australia)
“Since the retreat, I am achieving more than I could’ve thought possible – huge shifts and steps, using the dynamic vision board in everyday life. And I feel amazing. And full of light. Thank you”. (Anji, UK)
“All the connection and boundary work and personal development I did with you on the retreat has given me some amazing relationship skills, and the opportunity to create and enjoy a beautiful healthy connection with another. I couldn’t be happier.” (Marian, UK)
“The grounding and meditation activities were deeply moving. The boundary work was so fascinating about trusting the body reaction.” (Libby, UK)
Generally, this retreat would not suitable for anyone with additional accessibility needs as we will be working with horses on uneven ground. However, please get in touch if the retreat is calling to you and you are unsure about accessibility in your specific case and we can discuss what we can do to make this retreat possible for you.
We will be staying at the Hotel Puerto Nazari whose staff is made up of local personnel. The restaurant contributes to the development of a sustainable local economy by consuming organic products from the local surroundings (Ecoproveedor Las Torcas ).
Use of biodegradable cleaning products in the facilities.
Reducing energy consumption through renovations to the facilities : water, electricity and gas.
Good practices also in waste management.
Our retreat runs from 4th-10th October.
Airport transfers are from MALAGA airport and are included in the retreat cost. We will organize this for you and give you suggested arrival and departure times to fit in with the transfers. If you are making your own way to the retreat, please get in touch for directions.
