Yoga retreat with Isabella at Purple Valley Tenerife

Strength, stability and resilience - Discover how to cultivate a lifelong yoga practice that is both sustainable and deeply supportive. Combining daily mysore practice, pranayama, mindfulness, guided relaxation, and immersive workshops, this retreat offers a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of your yoga practice while developing tools for greater balance, resilience, and well-being in everyday life. Isabella’s teaching integrates traditional Ashtanga Yoga with modern knowledge of nervous system health and self-regulation.

ASHTANGA YOGA RETREAT 6-13 FEBRUARY 2027

Join us for a week of yoga and sunshine and escape the February greyness. For a fourth time we return to the beautiful finca Naranjas and Purple Valley Tenerife. The week will look at how to make your yoga practice sustainable over time and supportive through different stages of life. We will look at how the eight limbs of ashtanga yoga can help you find balance and stability in body and mind. Every morning begins with a short, accessible pranayama and mindfulness practice to prepare for the subsequent asana class which will be taught in mysore style with physical and verbal adjustments and advice. The afternoon workshops will explore the different aspects of ashtanga yoga and how to lay a foundation for a sustainable, healthy, long-term practice. The workshops are interactive and playful with room for questions and discussion. Each afternoon session will end with a guided relaxation practice. The detailed programme is found below.

NB. More information, prices and bookings are available on the Purple Valley Tenerife website.

DETAILED PROGRAMME

Morning class

Sunday - Friday

7.30-8:30 Pranayama & Mindfulness

8:30-10:30 Mysore class

Afternoon class

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 16-18.00

Guided Relaxation Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 18-18:30

WORKSHOP THEMES:

Workshop 1: Reconnecting to the breath

In his class we (re)connect to our breath and explore how it influences our well-being. We delve deeper into the morning pranayama exercises, discuss the meaning and purpose of pranayama and explore the benefits of having a regular breathing practice. The aim is to help participants improve their relationship to the breath, to learn how to self-regulate and to gain a deeper understanding of the role of the breath in their yoga practice and daily life.

 Workshop 2: Stability and awareness

 This class looks at how to create a good, stable foundation in your yoga practice; how to be grounded and steady on our feet and in our head. We look at the importance of the sun salutations and standing sequence in ashtanga yoga; how we use our feet and legs is fundamental to laying a good foundation for what will come. We look at how being more aware in simple movements and mastering the standing postures lay the foundation for more difficult postures ahead.

 Workshop 3: Strength and stability

 Here we explore the connection of Bandha (locks) throughout the body and their importance for asana practice, daily posture and breathing. We specifically investigate the balance between mobility and strength in different asana, the transitions in between and how to create lightness in the practice. We play with various drills and exercises to develop strength and skills that can be helpful to maintain a stable practice over time. 

 Workshop 4: Spaciousness in body, mind and breath

 The pressures and stresses of life may make us feel cornered or trapped. Uncomfortable asana or fear of making certain shapes with the body may cause tension and compression. In this class we look at how to create space in our movements. We particularly look at making space for the spine and its natural curves and how to practice preventing future pain or injury.