A Creative Retreat in Spain’s most luxury farmhouse
What Is A Creative Retreat?
A creative retreat is a space to let your creative juices flow and be inspired. It could be anything from writing, photography, philosophy, art… and it’s main purpose is to invite you to open your mind, play and connect with a like-minded minded community.
A retreat gives you the opportunity to disconnect from the daily grind and habits that may not be serving you. Retreats usually take place in breathtaking natural settings and offer luxury accommodation and nourishing seasonal dishes, retreats are commonly focused around wellbeing and aim to rebalance you. And the creative retreat experience enables you to combine nourishing your mind, as well as your body and soul.
Who Is A Retreat For?
A retreat is for everyone. It is an incredible way to break habits and learn new ones. Away from your environment and the people you live with, you have the opportunity to reflect and understand what it is you want and need in your life without any distractions. We all need a shift in perspective from time to time, a change of scenery. A retreat offers this with guides and mentors to assist you every step of the way.
In our everyday lives, most days we wake up at the same time, brush our teeth, maybe we journal or exercise before having breakfast and then we start our working day. Once we finish work, we start thinking about dinner and are likely to eat it in front of our daily dose of Netflix. Our routines are built in us and we can now do them on autopilot with very little thought. We may want to read that book before bed but we get hooked on that amazing TV drama and what it does it matter if we’re enjoying it?
Well, maybe we want more and we just don’t know how to get it.
What Are The Benefits of Going On A Retreat?
The benefits of going on a Creative Retreat are that you come away feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, with friends from all over the world, new knowledge and learnings, a better mindset and motivation to put what you’ve learned into practice.
After every retreat I have been on I have had a life changing experience. There is something about being out of your comfort zone and in an unfamiliar setting that makes you come face to face with yourself . Things come up that you didn’t even know were there, thoughts, ideas, worries…and it couldn’t be at a better time than surrounded by people who understand these things. In 2021, I went on a retreat in Mexico and there was a writer there who had done a lot of inner child work and who was a mentor for successful businesses wanting to expand. Over the days, we became friends and one day he asked me a question that made me emotional. Our conversation got deeper and a part of me was revealed that I didn’t know was there. For a long time I had been trying to cure a symptom of this subconscious limited belief. I had been fighting something alone all my life, but the life experience of another had left me feeling lighter.
There is nowhere you meet such interesting people than those who want to live better lives and act upon it.
Our Last Retreat On An Eco-luxe Farm
Last Autumn we hosted a creative retreat for photographers on one of the most beautiful organic farms in the world, Finca la Donaira. Our attendees travelled from all over Europe to be with us, we were an intimate group so we were able to give our full attention to each member. We designed editorials for the photographers to shoot, and the educators gave talks and training from client connection to running a successful creative business. Every morning we started the day with breath-works, meditation and a cold swim followed by a dip in the hot waters at the spa and then munched down a wholesome breakfast before the attendees started the workshops. Each day was carefully designed to build healthy habits with enough spare time to digest all that was being learned. Each meal was a work of art, decorated with edible flowers from the herb garden and washed down with organic wine from the Andalusian lands. As you can imagine, it was hard ending this retreat dream. Scroll down to see some of the unforgettable moments we shared together.
EDUCATORS Joy Zamora & Kreativ Weddings | LOCATION Finca La Donaira | VIDEOGRAPHER Lua Filmmaker
Our Next Retreat…
This winter we will open 10 spaces for a reenergising retreat on an organic farm in Southern Spain. Just in time to reflect on this past year and make positive changes and set intentions before entering a new time and space. Some of the things our retreat will include; Yoga, Massage, Meditation, Sound Healing, Reike, discussions on creating a healthy work life balance and more. Don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter to hear about our retreats first!