Escape to nature - perfect gift for your beloved one, mum or your best friend

Do not look for special occasion to spend more time with your beloved one, your mum or best friend. Nothing else is as important and priceless as making memories and quality time spent together. 

Join us for the Nature Escape in beautiful woodland of Lithuania to get a nature high, discover sound of silence and sleep like a baby. The Lake House stands calmly on the shore of the lake in the natural park of the virgin pine forest promising the uplifting feeling of well being with the serene and calming sight of an idyllic landscape. The peaceful setting offers a perfect escape to nature, inviting to swim with the swans in the calm and pure waters after enjoying the relaxing effects of a eco hot tub bath and detoxifying with a traditional sauna. 

All we are looking for is absolute relaxation, having a good time, recharge our batteries and enjoy the beauty and luxury of nature. The luxury of silence, the smell of fresh air, the song of the birds, whispering of the grass or wholesome homemade food with love. The gentle touch of people who care and do things from the heart.

This retreat is perfect weekend getaway for couples too. If your beloved one is not into yoga or pilates he/she can enjoy walks in the forest, swimming in the lake, enjoying water bike or a boat on the lake, indulging into pleasures of traditional sauna and eco hot tub bath or just relaxing with the book while listening to the sounds of nature.

For those who are looking for spring detox while welcoming the summer season this retreat is experience you’re looking for. Practising yoga and pilates on a wooden terrace while feeding your eyes and soul with the beauty of the lake, aligning to pine trees, inhaling & exhaling the balsamic fresh air of the pine forest. Followed by relaxing and cleansing ritual in traditional sauna and eco hot tub. Nourishing with wholesome homemade food with love as vegetarian/vegan menu is cooked in-house.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Thursday:

Late evening arrival

Friday:

Sleep long, inhaling fresh pine forest air

11:00 | Petit breakfast

Rest, sauna, swim in the lake

12:00-14:00 | 2 hrs Dynamic Yoga

14:15 | Healthy Yummy Lunch

Relaxation time: Sleep, read, swim, or walk in the forest

17:30 – 19:30| 2 hrs Pilates

20:00 | Candle-lit Dinner

Sauna + late night swim in the lake

Saturday:

10:00 | Breakfast

11:00 – 13:00 | 2 hrs Core Pilates

13:30 | Lunch

Relaxation time: Sunbathe, nap, etc.

17:30 | 2 hrs Dynamic Yoga (focusing on Heart 

Openings to balance that morning’s core work)

20:00 | Dinner

Sauna/movie/relaxation

Sunday:

10:00 | Breakfast

11:00 – 13:00 | 2 hrs Pilates (to lift your bottom)

13:30 | Lunch

Relaxation time: Swim, water bike or take a boat 

on the lake

17:30 | 2 hrs Dynamic Yoga (focusing on Hip 

Openings to balance that morning’s core work)

20:00 | Dinner

Sauna + late night swim in the lake

Monday:

11:00 | Breakfast

12:00 – 14:00 | 2 hrs Dynamic Yoga with relaxation

14:00 | Lunch

Relaxation time, swim, sauna make the most of the last day

19:00 | Departure

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.

Joana

Joana teaches slow flow yoga and focuses her attention on correct movement with hands on adjustments to excel your yoga practise. She has been fortunate enough to train with Shiva Rea and Simon Park and this has influenced hugely her teaching style and is very evident in her classes. She loves white, good food and travel. 

Date: 26th - 30th May, 2016 (Spring bank holiday)

Price: Double room (sharing) 625 GBP / person. Single room - 750 GBP 

/ A flight for which we arranging transport:

We have found great flights from London to Vilnius (Lithuania). Departure from London (LTN) | Thu 26 May | 20:50 h and coming back on Mon 30 May | 20:20 h. Price from 137 £. Book it now as the price can rise quickly. The easiest way to book your flight via www.skyscanner.com

Enjoy several days in a private estate overflowing with lakeside charm and lovingly looked after by the owners. 

More details about the retreat and booking by the link 

Detox & Nourish Workshop

Spring is perfect time to turn over a fresh leaf and nourish your body and mind after the long winter. Self-love, nourishing yourself and relaxation for your mind is important to living well. Simple thing as positive thought is an essential ingredient in your overall wellbeing.

That's why we are getting all together for this deeply nourishing self-care experience to wake up your wellness! There’s no better reason than just to feel better and boosting all areas of your life. 

If you're in London, join us for a Detox Pilates workshop & Nutritionist talk at Egoist Body Studios - 4th of April 19:30-21:30

5 women to make it a super cool eve:
- Lina Petraityte & Becky Uden – pilates
- Jody Shield  – meditation recording www.jodyshield.co.uk
- Kelly Vines – nutritionist talk & handouts #FEED_ME_HEALTHY
- Gill – owner of Pulped juice #PULPD

The plan for the event is to start with a 60mins detox Pilates class that will lead into a 15 min meditation.  We are partnering up with Pulp'd juices so guests will be given a juice  as well as power ball after the class. The idea then would be for Kelly to speak - sharing some tips on detoxing. She will share some handouts on healthy eating.


What you get:
- A dynamic pilates session to uplifting music with both Lina & Becky
- Leading to deep relaxation meditation from Jody Sheild in candlelight studio
- Then a treat from Pulpd juice & an educational talk with Kelly Vines





Let's meet at Egoist Body Studios | 6 Fitzroy Square London, W1T 5DX, GB

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. 

More about teachers and hosts

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.

Becky Uden

Passionate about Pilates and movement, Becky trained with the JPilates training and education group in London and is level 3 mat qualified, as well as holding qualifications in pre and post natal Pilates. She is currently studying for Reformer Pilates. Her aim is to share and demonstrate how Pilates can improve and enhance your life. 

Kelly Vines

Nutritionist, blog author - www.feedmehealthy.co.uk

My studies have been in Sports, Dance, Business, Human Biology and now Nutrition. So, there are many drivers in my life that have caused me to head down this path... I had always been interested in nutrition since studying it at a basic level in my degree so when the time presented itself to retrain in something i love. 

Nutritional Therapy is for everyone, not just those with a particular problem. Everyone can learn how to benefit from eating the correct foods for us, which in every case is different.

Looking forward to this beautiful event ♥ Hope you will be inspired to come along and bring your friends together! Let's welcome spring with open hearts, feeling lighter and brighter.

Price: £35. More details and booking by the link
*Egoist Body members can book too but counting as two classes.

TEA TALK: meet Amber - free spirit, traveler, yoga teacher, a strong Thai massage practitioner and inside out beauty

Spring brought us more beautiful conversations to share.. this time we’re having a chai tea talk with Amber, who is teaching yoga in Andalucia Mountains Retreat in such a hidden jewel of Seville, Spain. To Amber tea time is an important ritual, it symbolizes a break and a moment to pause and enjoy. She is making chai from scratch and have found her perfect combination of spices: cardamom, sliced fresh ginger, loose leaf tea (red or black), cloves, cinnamon and black pepper. 

Meet amazing Amber with a ginger curly hair, who trained in Nepal and London as yoga teacher and massage therapist. Her beautiful soul spreads love and goodness around and constant smile will make you at ease when working through the yoga sequence.

So let’s enjoy this fiery tea and a heart touching conversation with Amber.   

What’s the first find you do when you wake up in the morning?

I jump out of bed! I seldom if ever use an alarm as I think it most important to seize the waking moment even if its ridiculously early. In yoga philosophy the energy that awakes you is pure sattva. It is of a most refined quality and carries you into the day effortlessly even if initially you feel like you need more shut eye. Depending on how I feel I move slowly or do a more invigorating practice. Yoga at the beginning of the day is essential, its just as essential as brushing my teeth.

What’s your daily ritual? 

I like to do a meditation from the Mahayana Buddhist tradition of breath counting in the morning, I feel it helps to focus the mind away from pointless thoughts. You do a count up to ten breaths and then start again. The whole body benefits from this practice as it also relaxes the energy system.

A big part of my day revolves around my family and getting them to and from their various activities, I also like to take care over the preparation of food and sourcing fresh stuff. My children are budding yogis and my eldest will often come to my classes, for a 7 year old her patience is astounding! 

Tea time is an important ritual, it symbolizes a break and a moment to pause and enjoy. I drink all sorts of tea for all sorts of reasons but have recently kicked a niggling coffee habit which I’m quite proud of! I do miss the ritual though. I make chai from scratch most days and have found my perfect combination of spices: cardamom, sliced fresh ginger, loose leaf tea (red or black), cloves, cinnamon and black pepper. It’s a fiery tea though so I don’t drink it if I want to remain in a state of cool!

What is your favourite place in Spain? 

The Sierra Norte de Sevilla. Without a doubt I’m biased as it is the land where I grew up. The air is liquid gold and the expanse of the sky never ceases to inspire and delight. Not only are the hills divine and smell gorgeous but the feeling you get when you are surrounded by this place is not a feeling that leaves you. I can be anywhere in the world and the memory of Trasierra instills a deep sense of calm and how to say it … timelessness. Although I have nothing against outsiders it is also nice to experience a place still free of tourism.

What is yoga for you? 

A way of relating to life. There is so much to explore by following the path of yoga. Yoga always sheds more light on life. Time spent with yoga is never time lost and this is what I love about it. It doesn’t matter so much whether one spends however long each day practicing postures and building tone and strength and flexibility, lengthening the breath and stilling the mind, what’s important I find is that you keep coming back to it, continuously. 

I have been practicing and engaged in yoga since the age of 17.My first class I learn kapalabhati (bellows breath, skull lustre) and that was it, I was a convert. As soon as I understood about this integration of the seemingly different aspects of oneself I came to understand what this yoga means. 

What phrase would define how you live your life? 

Continuosly coming back to yoga! 

Amber grew up in Spain and travelled to India at a very young age. Her time there caused a deep impression and led to her interest in the yogic practices she began to embrace as a teenager. Her family home in Andalucia is a renowned haven and retreat centre where she learned with some fantastic teachers. Amber completed her 500 hour teacher training with Karuna Yoga founder Ruth White and approaches alignment in the compassionate way characteristic of this method. Her classes are dynamic and engaging. The physical body is adjusted mindfully to allow for the maximum flow of energy. The full expression of the pose is adapted according to each persons’ abilities. There is truly something for everyone in these sessions that go beyond the self limiting concepts we have of ourselves and our bodies.

Meet Amber during the next Andalucia Mountains Retreat in beautiful Seville, Spain, where she will welcome you on mat everyday. 

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. 

The breathtaking natural surroundings in the Andalucia Mountains coupled with the love and attention of this family business will remind you how luxurious simplicity can be. Rest in one of the sun-filled rooms in a 16th century house that is nestled amongst 3,000 acres of olive groves and wooded hills. Such picturesque jewel of Spain has many natural gifts to share to those looking for peace and beauty in the integrity of nature.

For a peaceful escape from the stresses of modern life, enjoy a walk through the tree-filled surrounding acres on one of the marked walking paths. Horse riding and visits to nearby cities can also be arranged.

If you’d rather stay to admire the nature and untouched beauty, you can unleash your inner artist with painting.

The food provided reflects appreciation of its local wonders and simple Mediterranean cuisine. Homegrown vegetables and local products include honey, olive oil, manchego cheese, their award-winning Trasierra Marmalade and more!

The Scott family are each passionate about what they do. Gioconda is a world famous chef, Charlotte is a creative genius, George is passionate about local food and runs the hotel, Jackson is a flamenco guitarist and Amber is a yoga teacher. So you definately feel in good hands. 

Price: from 1200 Eur, 7 days

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