Personal Retreats and Residencies
Personal Spiritual Retreat
Reconnect Recharge Refresh
Anybody seeking to deepen his or her understanding, experience, and connection to their spiritual path, to Divine Consciousness, is very welcome to make a retreat in Alcázar. People interested in retreats with a focus on healing something in their life are also very welcome. And people wanting to come simply to rest, walk, read, eat healthily and practice some from of prayer, meditation or yoga are equally welcome.
Here you can organize your own daily practice and program in a beautiful mountain village, untouched by tourism. You can enjoy mountain and forest walks alone, or with a local shepherd and mules, or with an English speaking guide. There is a meditation sanctuary in the house, and sacred sites in wilderness locations nearby.
Excellent local acupuncture, reflexology, and massage therapists are available to come to the village all year round. Meg Robinson also offers Reiki and CCMBA healing.
Artists, Writers and Musicians Residency
Explore and Nurture your creativity
A retreat space / residency in Alcazar would suit painters, designers, architects, craftspeople, digital artists, performance artists, photographers, musicians, composers, writers, poets and any other adventurous creative people.
Spend up to ten days in a highly creative environment finding, developing and /or exploring new ideas, continuing work on current projects- or simply refreshing and renewing your creative energies.
Basic computer accessories and basic painting materials including paper and stretched canvases can be bought locally. WiFi Internet access is now (at last) available in the house.
The Perfect Space
The environment is exceptionally rich in landscape imagery, ancient customs, and folklore. For Personal Retreats, one field trip per week from the following is included:
- Explore a nearby pine or cork forest, both with stunning views of the Mediterranean and the Sierra Nevada mountains, including a walk on an ancient mule trail ending with tapas in a bar in the middle of nowhere!
- Picnic beside an enchanting river in a wild valley, walking though tunnels of bamboo to picnic in fields of poppies (May and June).
- Visit a high mountain abandoned hamlet where figs, pomegranates, almonds, olives and blackberries grow in profusion.
- Catch the bus to the local market on Thursdays.
- An evening when local artists and writers come for supper can also be arranged.
See Field Trip section for more options. Additional half day trips can be arranged for a cost of 40 euros, including lunch or supper.
Requirements
When applying for a Personal Retreat or an Artist/Writers Residency, please include with your application a couple of paragraphs (max 200 words) about your situation and what you'd like to do and achieve whilst you're here
