2015 ~ Retreats I Love

12.27.2015

Retreats I Love Travel Plan 2016

When the new 2016 year is about to start we created a next year travel plan for you... Choose your perfect holiday scenario, undiscovered destination, best timing and explore new world of inspiring holidays with Retreats I Love. A world of laughter, love, care……and well-being.

A Yoga Place For Adrenaline Junkies - Power Yoga & Surfing Retreat, Rincon, Puerto Rico

Dates: 16th - 23rd January, 2016

This is a clear choice for adventure lovers. Get alignment based Power Yoga on the treetop deck and stay in a luxury bell tent, all within a jungle oasis just minutes from the beach. Even more amazing adventures await you each day including 2 days of surf lessons, a day of paddle boarding and snorkeling in a marine reserve, and mountain biking on trails that are accessible for beginners and fun enough to get you hooked!

Price: from 1400 USD, 8 days

To find out more & to book A Yoga Place For Adrenaline Junkies Retreat follow this link

Bohemian Tales - Pilates/Yoga and Healthy Cooking Retreat, Tenerife, Santa Cruz

Dates: 1st - 6th March, 2016 | Organised by Retreats I Love

Located on an organic farm on the eastern slopes of sunny Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It’s a true haven, the ideal place to escape to. In addition to the two pilates/yoga classes per day, there are also cooking classes taught by Kerensa and Steppe so you can learn healthy vegetarian and vegan dishes to add to your lifestyle.

Price: Double room (sharing) 495 GBP / person. Single room - 625 GBP

To find out more & to book Bohemian Tales Retreat follow this link

Mindfulness By The Ocean - Meditation & Yogic Exercises Retreat, Algrave, Portugal
Dates: from 4th of March, 2016

If you’re looking for relaxing holiday combined with learning or deepening the practice of Mindfulness meditation, this retreat is perfect for your personal discoveries.
Staying in a beautiful private farmhouse villa with magnificent views of the Monchique Mountains and lake, you’ll have plenty of time to relax near a swimming pool, sun bathe, go hiking, cycling, or star gazing. Come back with an open heart, smile, tan and a completely different take on things.
Price: from 390 GBP, 3/5/7 days
To find out more & to book Mindfulness By The Ocean Retreat follow this link

French Fairy Tale - Vinyasa Yoga, Meditation & Detox Retreat, Cotignac, South of France
Dates: 1st - 7th May, 2016

Once you enter the 16th-century chateau - a magical experience starts its journey. Founded by brothers Cornelius and Daniel O’Shaughnessy this unique holistic retreat experience combines nutritional science and the ancient wisdom of the East. Whether you want to lose weight, manage a health condition, rejuvenate, meditate, relieve stress, practice yoga, detox or simply relax by the pool and enjoy the spa, you will find that this retreat is an unforgettable, enlightening and life-changing experience.
Price: from 2295 GBP, 7 days
To find out more & to book French Fairy Tale Retreat follow this link

Swan Lake Seduction -Vinyasa Yoga Retreat, Beautiful woodland of Lithuania

Dates: 26th - 30th May, 2016 / Organised by Retreats I Love

Look no further for bank holiday weekend plans. It is time to get a nature high, discover sound of silence and sleep like a baby. Your perfect weekend getaway starts on 26th of May. Relax and reset your mind at the Lake House surrounded by the virgin pine forest, seducing yourself with the original wilderness of an idyllic landscape.

Price: from 625 GBP, 5 days

To find out more & to book Swan Lake Seduction Retreat follow this link

Andalucia Mountains Yoga - Vinyasa & Iyengar Inspired Yoga, Seville, Spain
Dates: 11th - 17th of April, 2016

It’s a lovely family affair, who have done everything in their power to turn this retreat into a truly magical place to practice the art and joy of yoga.

Environment of Andalucia Mountains will give you a tremendous boost and freedom to do what inspires you. Take a mountain hike, enjoy horse riding, relax by the pool or visit Seville, just go with a flow and enjoy yourself.

Price: from 1380 Eur, 7 days

To find out more & to book Andalucia Mountains Yoga Retreat follow this link

RETREATS ALL YEAR ROUND

Healing and Beauty Sanctuary - Holistic Wellness Retreat, Bali

In peace and harmony with nature, remotedly nestled on the banks of the Ayung River, this exceptional place is an award-winning eco-conscious retreat deeply rooted in the ancient traditions of Bali, making it a wellness sanctuary to embrace authentic Balinese Healing, Living Foods and Sacred Arts.
Price: from 1633 USD, 4 days
To find out more & to book Healing and Beauty Sanctuary Retreat follow this link

Boutique Yoga Escape, Sri Lanka

Surrounded by beautiful landscape of tropical gardens and green paddy fields this luxury boutique villa is a calm and serene setting for perfect harmony. The morning sunrise over infinite paddy fields, fresh air, lightly scented with frangipani flowers and exotic fruit trees, sets the scene for you to restore and renew. Take your time to rejuvenate and revitalise with full days of complete indulgence in health and well-being activities.

Price: from 1515 USD, 5 days

To find out more & to book Boutique Yoga Escape follow this link

Ayurveda Balance - Holistic Wellness Retreat, Sri Lanka

Start your journey of absolute relaxation and rejuvenation from our little discovery situated in the south of Sri Lanka. Whatever your intentions are: to maintain, manage or improve health and well-being, regain some balance between body and mind or nourish and rejuvenate your body - you will definitely feel in good hands.

Price: from 820 Eur, 8 days

To find out more & to book Ayurveda Balance Retreat follow this link

Vinyasa Yoga, Matt Pilates, Detox Diets & Weight Loss Retreat, Monda, Spain

Plan your personal escape anytime you desire. Retreat offers packages of six nights for yoga, detox or intense weight loss; however, everything is customisable and can be changed to your needs. The success of this wellbeing hotel is not only the high standards of the services they offer, but also the feeling that they build around you.
Price: from 1666 Eur, 7 days
To find out more & to book this Retreat follow this link

More hand-picked retreats for you - www.retreatsilove.com

12.17.2015

Let Us Take You For a New Adventure To Non-pretentious Heaven

Retreats I Love invites you for a new adventure in beautiful Tenerife. This time we are organising a Pilates/Yoga and Healthy Cooking Retreat which is a real tribute to spring and all the women. Join us for this healthy, sunny and joyful wellness escape!

For those new to the concept for a retreat, it is ideal choice to ease any worries. Those who love food will feel right at home with the Pilates/Yoga and Healthy Cooking Retreat. In addition to the two pilates/yoga classes per day, there are also cooking classes taught by Kerensa and Steppe so you can learn healthy vegetarian and vegan dishes to add to your lifestyle and don’t worry if you can’t cook you can just look & learn if you prefer! During the cooking classes you will learn how to make cauliflower pizza, buckwheat crepes, vegan fondue, lentil salads, various vegan soups, lots of dips, zoodles, pestos etc. Whenever possible, all meals are made with seasonal organic ingredients that are grown on premise.

Located on an organic farm on the eastern slopes of sunny Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It’s a true haven, the ideal place to escape to. Accommodation follows the aboriginal tradition of sleeping caves, but with modern amenities. There is also a yurt and a stone building called the Casita which has its own small kitchen.

Owners of this cozy place run it with love and an open heart. You will be well looked after during your stay while also learning new skills or just relaxing.

Fill your time with activities that meet your intentions, maybe you’ll get inspired visiting the old town of La Laguna and its beautiful cathedrals, cafes, and restaurants. Go for the total new surf experience or perhaps just chill by the pool with a book you long to read? Don’t forget to pack your swimsuit and the sunscreen. The relaxed atmosphere of this retreat is full of uncomplicated luxuries: good weather, beautiful scenery, delicious food, care of amazing owners & teachers - you’ll fall in love within minutes.

About the teachers:

Lina Petraityte

Founder of Egoist Body studios & Retreats I Love

In a hectic city like London it is so easy to forget yourself and your body and one can easily feel lonely. So we created a concept that is new and simple – a gym that feels like a second home so one feels part of a community. Egoist Body Studios, its concept and décor, aim to provide you with this exact experience.

Retreats I Love was born with intention to take this beautiful community to retreats organised by me worldwide. I turn my passion for travel into unwinding experience for you.

About the hosts:

Steppe and Kerensa

After a decade based in the city, the frustration of hardly seeing each other because of work commitments started to wear on Kerensa and Steppe the founders of this beautiful place. They decided that something had to change – drastically! Although they both enjoyed their careers, Steppe was ready for a fresh challenge and Kerensa wanted to take my yoga practice and passion for cooking to the next level. This is when they founded this escape in Tenerife where in a suttle and fun environment they share and teach the things they love.

Preliminary daily schedule:

9-10:30am Pilates/Yoga class

10:30am Brunch

11:30-4:30pm Free time (chilling by the pool, reading, or trips to the beach)

4:30-5:30/6pm Pilates/Yoga class

6-7pm Cooking class with Kerensa

7pm Dinner

Dates: 1st - 6th March, 2016

You can arrive on Tuesday evening or Wednesday.

Price: Double room (sharing) 495 GBP / person. Single room - 625 GBP

12.09.2015

Two Things We Love The Most This Christmas - Pilates and Champagne!

This time of year brings out the spirit of enjoying every moment. Why not combining two things we love the most this Christmas - Pilates and Champagne!

If you are in London and have your next Monday free – come and meet us in person for this fun evening. We are organizing a joyful, playful, energetic and uplifting session with festive tunes at Egoist Body Studios. Meet our community, sharing a class for dynamic Pilates, enjoy a glass or two of champagne and spend some time all together before we break for xmas! So bring your smile and something cozy and colorful like red socks to make it all more fun.

Pilates + Champagne Evening

When: Monday Dec 14th 19:30
Where: Egoist Body Studios
Hosted by: Lina Petraityte, founder of RiL & Becky Uden, pilates

About the studios

Egoist Body Studios (egoistbody.com) has been conceived as a boutique studio offering a wide range of classes including yoga, pilates & ballet sculpt.

Located in a majestic Georgian townhouse in one of London's quietest and most beautiful square gardens, Fitzroy Square W1, just minutes away from the West End, Egoist Body offers a peaceful, versatile, and elegant vintage shabby chic space – a complete alternative to mainstream gyms.

Its concept makes working out an enjoyable experience perfect substitute for people who love to be fit but enjoy an individual, warm welcome in a dreamy home like ambience.

About the hosts

Lina Petraityte

Founder of Egoist Body studios & Retreats I Love

Retreats I Love was born with intention to take this beautiful community to retreats organised by me worldwide. I turn my passion for travel into unwinding experience for you.

Becky Uden

I have been practicing Pilates for the last 6 years, my passion for it really developing after a snowboarding accident and referral from my physio – it was then that I became hooked.

Practicing Pilates has become a daily addiction; it’s a great form of movement and has so many benefits… Physically it has completely transformed my body, keeping me lean and healthy. Mentally, it has given me the patience and focus to tackle my often-frenetic life. It also complements my other passion, horse riding.

My love and appreciation for Pilates has led me to teaching, after studying and qualifying with the J Pilates team. My mentor Joanne Cobbe’s knowledge, enthusiasm and love for Pilates was so infectious, reconfirming to me that I was on the right path.
When I’m not doing Pilates, I can be found in the countryside with my beautiful horse Gorron, or snowboarding in the winter months. I also love to travel and spend precious time with my family and friends.

There is no better way to get into the spirit of Christmas!

Book Pilates + Champagne Evening by the link

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12.03.2015

Healing and Beauty Sanctuary in Bali

For quite a long time we were visiting the most amazing places in Bali, looking for something special.. and, finally, we found this magical gem we fell in love at the first sight.. We are excited to share our new eco-luxury discovery, a love affair with Bali, island of gods, which never stops surprising...

As soon as you will arrive you will feel like entering another world. Healing bamboo village presents, perfect in all details, nine eco-luxurious suites, complete with open air bathrooms, ensuring an exclusive stay with exemplary personalised service.

Here, each room is enveloped in the hypnotising whisperings of the sacred Ayung River as it carves its way through the valley. Facing a verdant forest hillside with waterfalls and the natural wonders that are often captured in Balinese paintings, each suite features an open veranda poised above the river’s swirling currents and a private bamboo enclosure housing a large open-air bathtub hewn from a stone boulder.

Customised lighting showcases the seven colours of the chakras, bringing mind, body and spirit in unison with nature. Designed to enhance inner harmony within gracious natural surroundings and the ever-present sounds of the sacred river, these delightful rooms invite an opening for unconscious healing, completing the total experience of a retreat. You will start dreaming about staying here forever.. As we did!

Beauty sanctuary, a Living Foods dining room, sacred spaces and bamboo mandala pavilions for Sacred Arts healing... The special ambiance of this place invites you to start your journey of absolute relaxation, tranquility and inner rejuvenation. Not mentioning the Cuisine for Life, featuring epicurean plant-based, raw vegan living foods in celebration of your “aliveness.”

Here "living well" is inspired by Balinese culture, which encouraged to nurture harmony with spirit, the environment and with one another. The holistic integrative approach is designed to tune in to the physical, emotional and spiritual levels, allowing an organic healing process to naturally unfold. Embracing and respecting the body, mind, spirit, where health and self-realisation are reflections of the love, authenticity and harmony within.

Overall aim of this retreat is to co-create a trusting connection and gently guide you through a highly personalised programme, while providing you with useful life tools to return home with. Bringing mind, body and spirit in harmony. Creating the space for life transformation and love in action.

It is more than a holiday, it’s unforgettable lifetime experience… Pick your own date, pampering Wellness Escape and luxury Healing and Beauty Sanctuary Retreat are available all year round.

For more details and booking your Bali experience follow the link

11.25.2015

Our little discoveries in Sri Lanka to fall in love with

“Retreats I love” has been found for you to discover your little inner love affairs. For beautiful places, breathtaking spaces, mouthful of tastes, unforgettable experiences, and oh so many other great life treasures.

From the teardrop isle of Ceylon, an exotic paradise nestled in the heart of the Indian Ocean, beautiful island Sri Lanka, has so much to offer. The art of nomadism brought us to beautiful places we fell in love with and we’re excited to share.

TO EAT:

THE GALLERY CAFE / Colombo

The Gallery Café opened in 1998 in a structure which was the former offices of world renowned Sri Lankan architect, the late Geoffrey Bawa.

The art gallery features regularly changing exhibitions by established and emerging local artists, for sale. As the café is open from 10am through to midnight daily. The Gallery Café's menu has not changed in years as regulars have their favorites and Fernando prides himself on the fact that they may always return for that option. It is particularly known for its cocktails and desserts as well as it's consistently 'good food.’

THE MINISTRY OF CRAB / Colombo

Friends and fellow foodies, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Dharshan Munidase decided to create Ministry of Crab as a celebration of Sri Lanka’s seafood, particularly of her wonderfully sweet and succulent crabs. This place is a culinary experience that will keep you coming back for more.

DECO ON 44 / Galle Fort

Nestled within the historic Galle Fort in the south of Sri Lanka, Deco on 44 offers the finest luxury accommodation within this unique, historic, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Originally built in the 1930’s by a wealthy gem merchant, Deco on 44 has been renovated and decorated keeping in mind the art deco theme of its original architects. Cuisine takes a special place at ‘Deco on 44’. The Fusion cuisine is a mixture of old Sri Lankan flavours with a modern touch.

DILMAH T LOUNGE / Colombo

This place is an absolute must for tea-lovers! The t-Lounge by Dilmah offers the finest luxury range of designer gourmet leaf tea, letting to experiment with flavours and the traditions of tea culture while getting acquainted with tea as never before. Explore different matchless array of artisan-crafted teas and tea-inspired food at the Dilmah t-Lounge.

TO SHOP:

BAREFOOT SHOP & CAFE / Colombo

Barefoot is inspired by the land and seascapes, marine life, flora and fauna of Sri Lanka and translates these into abstract geometry to produce beautiful and useful textiles. The Warehouse section of Barefoot displays fine crafts from around the island. Sourced and designed with the help of skilled craftsmen and women in association with local design team.

The Garden café is an oasis in the heart of Colombo and an ideal venue to relax from busy city vibe.

SPA CEYLON / All Sri Lanka

Spa Ceylon combines Ayurveda wisdom, fine natural ingredients & contemporary design to bring you the ultimate in Ayurveda luxury - for health, well-being & relaxation. The range includes treatment oils, massage balms, massage and bath oils, essential oils, cleansing bars, exfoliating bars, shower gels, body scrubs, body pacs, milk baths, body lotions, moisturizing balms, body mist, soothing balms, foot care and herbal compress.

The Spa Ceylon range of Ayurveda luxuries is the result of nearly 50 years of expertise in the field of natural health & beauty products from the pioneer in modern Ayurveda beauty care in Sri Lanka.

PR / Colombo

This fashion concept store sells some inspiring and original pieces of designers from around the subcontinent. Through chance encounters, travels and discoveries, new products and new brands are consistently greeted at PR. Exclusivities, limited editions, established local and Indian designers, new talents… a unique approach combining modernity, originality and the utmost in quality.

PARADISE ROAD / Colombo

Paradise Road offers a unique and personal blend of home accessories, gifts, furniture and art. Most products are manufactured locally, with others sourced and handpicked from all over the world. All products are either personally designed by Shanth Fernando or handpicked by him.

TEA EXPERIENCE / Colombo

Ceylon Tea Trails brings a touch of refined luxury to the Bogawantalawa Valley - the Golden Valley of Tea. You will experience an exclusive tea tasting session with renowned expert, Andrew Taylor.

If our little discoveries inspired you for a new destination, check our website for most amazing holiday scenarios in Sri Lanka.
Our holistic wellness retreat - Ayurveda Balance and luxury Boutique Yoga Escape are available all year round, so pick your own date and start the journey of exploring your personal Sri Lanka.

More hand-picked retreats for you - www.retreatsilove.com

11.19.2015

It's never too early to think about grabbing some winter sun

We all dream about a cheeky dose of sunshine and heat.. if winter escape includes exotic destination, beach and lots of wellness touches - it sounds like the best holiday of the year. From Europe destinations to beachside havens - winter sun here I come.

Your Personal Piece of Paradise - Yoga Retreat, Fiji Islands

Fiji is blessed with 333 magnificent islands, hosting some of the most pristine, luscious land- and sea-scapes on Earth. Kick off your shoes, and prepare to be swept away. A week of discovery and connection will flow just south of Fiji’s main island where a palm-fringed private lagoon provides space to soak in the wonders of nature.

Dates: 14th-21st December, 2015. Price: from 1495 GBP, 8 days