Santillán 7-night retreat

Our venue is Santillán, near Malaga in Spain, a dedicated retreat centre 40 minutes from Malaga airport, situated in its own private valley overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, and surrounded by hillside and valley walking. En-suite accommodation is offered in private, double, or spacious twin and triple share bedrooms, all with balconies or garden terraces. Rated one of the World’s Top 20 Yoga Retreats by The Times newspaper, Santillán sports one of the best designed and equipped yoga and activity studios in the world.

While the whole team will guide you for graded morning hikes, they will practice alongside you throughout the day of dynamic and restorative yoga, fitness sessions, breath-work, chi kung, meditation and stillness. During the week we will present raw food preparation and nutrition lectures and support and guidance toward inner and outer health and beauty.

RawFitYoga retreats at Santillán in Spain

daily schedule of activities

It is important to understand that while we offer a full day of scheduled activities, nothing is compulsory.  We of course advise total commitment to the whole schedule, but we recognise that everyone comes with different needs, goals and interests, and ‘down time’ can be taken whenever a person feels it is important for them. There will be short periods in the day offering free ‘down time’, and scheduled activities that promote and support rest and relaxation.  

06.30 Lemon water, probiotic drink, tea, fruit
06.45 Silent graded morning hikes
08.00 Lemon water, probiotic drink, tea.
08.30 Dynamic ‘yang’ yoga / chi kung / pranayama [2 hours]
10.30 Green Juice
11.30 Raw food lecture and raw food preparation 3 days a week and group fitness sessions on the other 3 days (30 min)
12.30 Plant based Raw food lunch, followed by free time
15.00 Fitness sessions / walking / activities (30 min) / Q&A forums  (60 min)
16.00 Juices
16.30 Restorative yoga & meditation (2 hours)
19.00 Plant based Raw food dinner

 Short evening walk / free time

All private massage, bodywork and therapeutic sessions are charged at 70 euros per hour, depending on the treatment. 

We will be encouraging guests to keep a journal over the retreat, and for those interested, we will facilitate group discussions incorporating lifestyle and philosophical teachings, life coaching and the latest findings in outer and inner health and fitness.

the team

All RawFitYoga retreats are led by Co-founders Kirstin Arnesen and Simon Low and members of their expert team.