Mothering Sunday – a time to give thanks and remember the beauty of unconditional love…

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Ahhhh mothering Sunday.  At least in England it is….. Spain is on May 6th and, here at Ibiza Retreats, we firmly believe in honouring all of the days we can celebrate and appreciate the many amazing mothers out there.

Whether you are a mother yourself through birth or by appointment.  Thank you.  From the bottom of our hearts.

There is no love like a mother’s love.  So they say.  The many wonderful therapists we work with also give you a feeling, we feel, of being back in the womb, cupped and care for, nourished and received, however you are.

Many mothers put their own needs to one side:  caring first for their brood, for their descendants and for their family unit.  Yet as the roles of men and women evolve and our minds awaken to pastures of perspective new, it is also vital to remember that for a mother to be the vital life force within the family tree, she also needs to ensure that she nourishes her needs.

So for all mothers out there today – whether in body, mind or spirit – remember to take time for yourself to replenish your “cup” first.  For when your cup floweth over, as the old saying goes, your filling up of your families’ cups, is all the more easy and natural.  Sounds so easy doesn’t it?

For all mothers out there who have been free spirits and independent life travelers, the reality of being physically needed by a young child is also incredibly demanding.  As much as we love that little one; as much as we cherish the grace of the universe for blessing us with our daughter or son, the reality is that we are human beings and as mothers, have our own needs too.

So on this day and for the week and year ahead, we encourage you to:

(1) Recognise your needs – as YOU and then as a mother – physically, time, space, mind, body, heart

(2) Paint or write or collage them onto a board where you can see them

(3) Ask yourself honestly – how often do I need these things in my life so that I can be my best for my family too?

(4) Talk to your support network – husbands, friends, family, babysitters, creches, schools and beyond – and create that time to be and feel YOU

(5) Affirm to yourself that you DO deserve it and – that like all motors – use needs to refuel REGULARLY too!

Appreciate your mother WILDLY today! Lavish her with love – wherever she is right now.  Send her thoughts and intentions to also care for yourself so that you can care for your loved ones in the way that feels best to you.

Happy mothers day….

 

With huge love and gratitude – all the team at Ibiza Retreats…

Detox this Spring Equinox and feel a new sense of body-mind harmony

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Spring has well and truly sprung so it’s the ideal time to spring clean your body with a detox to flush away winter and welcome back the summer with a spring in your step.

March 20th marks the spring equinox, traditionally a time to de-clutter and move into the new year positively in mind and body.

With all this great spring energy on our doorstep; almonds blossoming, flowers blooming, tap into the spring energy to cut down on the heaviness of winter foods and move towards summer feeling lighter and more balanced.

Equinox’s are a great time to reflect, retreat and ease yourself safely into the new spring vital energy…

Your detox guide Ilona Pantel is also a multi-level therapist, offering a holistic approach to supporting your Detox – which you can even do in the comfort and privacy of your own home.   So you can feel safely supported throughout, she ensures that you feel prepared and know what else to do – including to drink water, water, water, take walks in the beautiful sunshine, breathe in plenty of fresh oxygen and to take the necessary rest your body needs.

With the juice detox that MWellness provide, with Ilona as your guide and support for your cleansing journey, you can enjoy juices made from fresh local organic produce.  The green juices that make up the bulk of the programme have an alkalizing effect to help shift the pH value of your system back to the optimum near neutral position. Alkalising your system is important because it means it will work more efficiently, helping you metabolise fat, absorb nutrients as well as flushing toxins out.

Rebelancing your body and mind and helping you to enjoy a newfound equilibrium.

Make the natural transformation with our organic local fresh fruit and vegetable based detox programme. As well as alkalizing your system, you’ll flush out accumulated toxins from your body (as well as weight), cleanse your digestive system and recover some vital spring energy.

Contact us for detox details – or click here to read all about it.

Plus massages, reflexology, personal training and mind-detox life coaching all on offer to support your kick-start, enjoy the cleansing journey!

Written by the lovely James at MWellness Santa Eulalia – gym, spa and holistic health and fitness with a smile!

Springclean your lifestyle this March!

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So spring is finally here… the almond blossoms are coating the white island with a blissful tree-lined snow and everywhere the birds are singing and so…. in Ibiza… are we!

So its the perfect time to clear out the clutter, to cleanse the body, the wardrobe and the mind and to enjoy the fabulous upsurge of energy that this brings.

Lets begin with the body – for a life-style-friendly cleanse, rather than a strong detox, instead, eliminate the surplus toxins for the month of March and by Easter, you will be almost ready to don that bikini!

Enjoy a juice detox for several days – up to 6 days for detox regulars, with professional detox guide Ilona Pantel and the M Wellness organic juices in the comfort of your own Ibiza home…. (email us for details). Or for a fully holistic lifestyle detox opt for our Just Stop! Retreat from March 27th, including life coaching, energy and wellness coaching and daily yoga and breathwork with purifying cuisine.

And if you want to do it yourself… to blend the healthy options into your lifestyle in a sustainable, easy to manage way…. follow these 7 easy steps:

Out of sight is out of mind! So clear away all the stuff that stuffs up your system and drains your energy (or over-fires it up in the case of caffeine and sugars!)

1* Clear out processed foods and sugars from your kitchen
2* Put all the caffeinated teas and coffee and caffeinated fizzy drinks away

And then…… enjoy creating a health-fest to feast on with your eyes and then your stomach so that you can consciously enjoy taking this extra fabulous care of yourself…

3* Fill your fruit bowl with delicious fresh, seasonal and organic fruits
4* Enjoy herbal teas, purifying dandelion and spearmint, fresh rosemary with some lemon and manuka honey and rooibush full of fabulous antioxidants for helping your skin get that good-to-go-glow on
5* Water, water, water – into a glass jug and then find some quartz crystals to charge the water with plenty of positive ions!
6* Go to your local farm or order in – from Abel and Cole in London, Can Mason or Can Paredes in Ibiza… fresh organic vegetables and healthy nuts and seeds to snack on so that you feel healthy-cooking inspired
7* Create a huge veggie soup so that you can dip into it easily and add to it when you wish, bring in adzuki beans to support the kidneys, a few lentils for extra protein and the super-food quinoa.

And email us for super-healthy recipes that are as delicious as they are nutritious….

Then begin on your wardrobe… to feel beautiful outside as well as in, give each piece of clothing marks out of 10. Anything under 7 – what are you doing having this in your wardrobe anyway? Surrounding yourself with feel-good options is vital as we are unconsciously aware of everything in our environmental periphery. Notice how much lighter you feel as you shed extra material stuff and how much more energy this brings. Continue into cupboards room by room, day by day for this wonderful, life-enhancing, life-style savvy spring-clean.

Retreat of the week – Easter Adventure Long weekend!

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Join the MWellness team and enjoy the beautiful island of Ibiza, with a taster weekend of outdoor fitness, fun and adventure this Easter! 

You’ll start your day with a yoga session, then we’ve got bike rides, sea kayaking, coastal runs and beach workouts, plus a visit to the famous Las Dalias hippie market.

The retreat is designed with lots of variety and also incorporates some me-time, during which you can relax and be pampered in our on-site spa or chill out on a nearby beach.
By the end of the retreat you should feel rejuvenated, energised and ready to face the world again with a new fitness plan!

Retreat Includes:

  • All accommodation & food
  • All activities

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The MWellness Easter Weekend Special!

ou just need to find your flight, currently available from the UK from £101 return, and grab a taxi to the venue!

Date: Fri 6th – Mon 9th April

Cost: €399 per person

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Overcoming obstacles…. the thrill of jumping the fences in life!

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Have you ever ridden a horse cross-country?

Or experienced the amazing feeling of riding in harmony with another horse-being, jumping fences and taking the pace and the obstacles, all in your stride?

As time is speeding up, being able to ride the pace, stay calm in the saddle, feel confident that we are holding the reins is all increasingly important.

Knowing how to overcome obstacles is vital.   Rather than fall into emotional spirals of fear, anxiety and the many symptoms that make up stress, with the right strategies, the “challenges” become opportunities for us to reach higher, expand our comfort zones and even begin to enjoy the exhilaration of flying over fences into pastures new.

One of my favourite riding instructors gave me immaculate advice: sit back and allow your horse to carry you forward in life.

So making the time to meditate, to calm your mind, enables the calm to resonate at a cellular level.   Yoga and Qi Gong and Tai Chi bring you back into your body, helping you to centre, focus and feel strong, flowing energy.  Any combination of the above, practiced regularly, with joy (rather than pressure) will help you reconnect with your life-horse at a deeper level.  This will enable you to get into your life stride: so you can ride in greater harmony and allow your horse to carry you up and over challenges along the way.

There are clear steps to model for jumping fences on horse-back successfully and they can be beautifully translated into day-to-day living:

* Walk the course first – on foot, see the reality of the size of the fences and work out how many “strides” you will need to jump each one.    It is essential to be grounded! The faster the pace of your life, the more important it is that you can feel firmly grounded, in your body and are able to consider the best realistic strategy for any challenging situation.  Look at the fence from both sides – take off and landing.  See difficult situations from various perspectives and this will help you distance yourself emotionally and find the more balanced, sleek and success-oriented solution.

* When you are preparing to jump the fences, warm up first, jumping smaller fences in the practice ring first

Ensure you are not taking on too much! If a challenge or situation feels overwhelming, look at bite size pieces that you feel you can deal with.  Build your confidence and then have that final face to face conversation that takes the most strength, clarity and courage!

* Find your own mantra that helps you stay in the zone

*Create an internal belief that you CAN jump the fence! and repeat it like a mantra “over” and “over” again.  Ensure it is positively stated and in the present tense, this will encode your cellular memory, so that you begin to resonate this belief: that means you will be feeling it as a truth, rather than purely something positive you are saying.

* Practice, practice, practice – remember there is no failure, only feedback to help you adapt and refine your techniques.

* Visualise, in a multi-sensory way, what you will be seeing, hearing and feeling when you have cleared the fence successfully.  Write this down and read it back to yourself regularly.  Just imagine… the excitement and anticipation of that feeling of clearing the fence.  Maybe even relief!

Enjoy becoming a master of your own life, see the obstacles as opportunities for you to heighten your awareness, expand your consciousness and blossom magnificently, in body, heart and mind.

For life coaching to enhance your ability to sail over the higher fences and navigate the cheeky obstacles that turn up unexpectedly…. contact larah@ibizaretreats.com.