About This Event
Join Marta Bestetti for an immersive pilates adventure in magnificent Seville.
“Find and live your dream of a pure happy joyful life”.
About the retreat leader
“I first opened the studio known as “Timeless Pilates” in 2018, to fulfil my dream of being able to teach Pilates. I started studying dance at an early age: I perceived and found myself in movement and music and in sharing a feeling that went beyond study and technique. I used to create short choreographies by myself and show them to friends first and to students then, with a great sense of freedom, joy, emotions, and feelings. I studied ballet and modern dance, achieving the ISTD Advanced 2 diploma at the same time as the Language High School, the degree in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation, and fitness disciplines. I have been teaching in schools in the provinces of Como and Ticino since I was 18, until I realised that my big dream was to create a space where emotions and movement could come alive and revive.
Thanks to BASI® Pilates’ training I identified a path that could provide me with a more scientific approach and that could accompany me in my personal and professional growth.
Timeless Pilates is now “BASI Pilates Academy Lugano” and this is a real honour for me.”
About the hotel
The award winning Hacienda de San Rafael, once a thriving olive estate, has been meticulously restored and converted into a heavenly hideaway, striking a balance between rustic charm and modern sophistication. The Hacienda is a heavenly hideaway in rural Andalusia offering a home from home feel. This family owned retreat is both charming and welcoming with a handpicked team from our local white village. The timeless elegance of the 18th century Hacienda has a generosity of spirit and a soul that captures all five senses; the endless views of the Andalusian plains with your olive and almond groves, the sea of sunflower fields, the scent of the lavender and jasmine in the gardens, nothing but blue skies and the sun shining so bright, the soothing breeze off the Atlantic ocean as you wake from your siesta, the singing cicadas, the gentle running water from the pools, the albero sand under your feet and a dry manzanilla sherry to reminisce about the good times.
Indicative Schedule
Day 1
Check-in at hotel
Community Dinner & Start of the Retreat
Day 2
- 8:00-8:30: Introduction to “breath”: “Breathing is the first act of life and the last. Our very life depends on it.”
- 8:30-9:30: Mat Class and time for Q&A
- Breakfast
- Free time
- 17:00-17:30: Introduction to “control/awareness”: “Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control. Graceful carriage follows as a matter of course.”
- 17:30-18:30: Mat Class and time for Q&A
- Community Dinner
Day 3
- 8:00-8:30: Introduction to “balance”: “True flexibility can only be achieved when all muscles are uniformly developed.”
- 8:30-9:30: Mat Class and time for Q&A
- Breakfast
- Free time
- 17:00-17:30: Introduction to “concentration”: “Always keep your mind wholly concentrated on the purpose of the exercises as you perform them.”
- 17:30-18:30: Mat Class and time for Q&A
- Community Dinner
Day 4
- 8:00-8:30: Introduction to “efficiency”: “Developing minor muscles naturally helps to strengthen major muscles…. When all of your muscles are properly developed you will, as a matter of course, perform your work with minimum effort and maximum pleasure.”
- 8:30-9:30: Mat Class and time for Q&A
- Breakfast
- Free time
- 17:00-17:30: Introduction to “precision”: “The benefits of Contrology depend upon your performing the exercises exactly according to instructions- and not otherwise.”
- 17:30-18:30: Mat Class and time for Q&A
- Community Dinner
Day 5
- 8:00-8:30: Introduction to “harmony”: “so too is the proper functioning of your own body the direct result of the assembled Contrology exercises that produce a harmonious structure we term physical fitness reflecting itself in a coordinated and balanced tripart unity of body, mind, and spirit.”
- 8:30-9:30: Mat Class and time for Q&A
- Breakfast
- Free time
- 17:00-17:30: Introduction to “center” and “flow”: "they are at the heart of each exercise."
- 17:30-18:30: Mat Class and time for Q&A
- Community Dinner
Day 6
- Breakfast
- Check-out / Departure
Start your
journey
Event Highlights
5-night accommodation
5 breakfast meals
5 dinner meals
All sessions with Marta
Prices
3100€/per person
in Double Occ. room
Prices
4100€/per person
in Single Occ. room
what’s included
- 5-night accommodation
- 5 breakfast meals
- 5 dinner meals
- All sessions with Marta
what’s not included
- Airfare to/from Spain – We strongly advise you to book flexible airfare tickets
- Arrival and departure land transfers
- Accommodation tax per person per overnight stay
- Optional activities
- Whatever is not mentioned clearly in the inclusions
more info
We strongly advise you to book flexible airfare tickets
Language: English
Airport Transfer: Available upon request
Cancellation Policy: Deposit amount is non-refundable |Should you wish to cancel your participation one month or less before the start of the retreat, 100% of cancellation fees are applied.
Important Info: In case there are Covid-19 restrictions or restrictions related to any other pandemic that prevent guests from traveling the total amount paid will be refunded.
Dietary Needs: Should you have any special dietary need/allergy, kindly let us know in advance in order to be able to better accommodate you in the best possible way.
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