2026 Mar 14-21, 2027: Spring Yoga Retreat in Spain
Spain in the Spring: a Purna Yoga Retreat
March 14th – 21st, 2027 at Centro Santillan
Join us for a week of yoga, connection, rest, and inspiration in the Andalucian hills.
Moving Towards Liberation Together with Letitia Walker, Whitney Shroyer, and Emily Hurr
Spend a week immersed in Purna Yoga, connection, and renewal at beautiful Centro Santillan! Through movement, meditation, nourishing meals, honest conversation, and shared practice, this retreat invites you to step out of the noise of daily life and into a slower, more spacious rhythm. Together, we’ll explore the patterns that shape how we move through the world while creating space for greater clarity, freedom, connection, and joy. Come home restored in body and spirit, with a sense of freedom, vitality, and resilience to carry back into your life, your relationships, and your community.
Pre-requisite: six month of prior Asana experience.
Want to join us?
PRACTICES FOR REAL CHANGE
This March, join us at Centro Santillan in southern Spain for a week of yoga, community, and renewal! This weeklong retreat is an invitation to tap into your inner strength, enhance your mental clarity, and practice with others in a beautiful setting. Together, we’ll explore what greater freedom, clarity, and coherence can feel like in the body, the mind, and our relationships with one another. The intention is not simply to create a meaningful week away, but to cultivate something lasting that follows you home.
There is something special that happens on a retreat. It is a different type of container than a class, a workshop, or even a training. When you have a group of people who are living, eating, and practicing together, it fosters a sense of community and group exploration that is outside of the usual mode of busy, daily living. Retreats give us the opportunity to step away from the habitual – the people we usually hang out with, the food we typically eat, the daily routine we tend to follow – and reconnect with our self away from the distraction of “life back home.”
Join us and discover what happens when you unplug from your daily routine. Discover a sense of joy and exploration as you embark on a yogic adventure in a new, fresh location that reveals new spaces inside yourself as well. Let’s explore the beauty of the Andalusia region of Spain and the inner beauty of our hearts together!
The venue is stunning, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and absolutely beautiful. The combination of asana, meditation, delicious meals, and space to rest was amazing. – past participant
YOUR RETREAT TEAM
Letitia brings more than 20 years of teaching and lived practice to her role as lead instructor for this retreat. Her approach blends intelligent asana, breathwork, meditation, nervous system support, and philosophical inquiry into practices that are both grounding and transformative. Throughout the week, participants will experience a range of offerings including time on the Great Yoga Wall, Yoga Nidra, and guided practices designed to support clarity, resilience, and deeper self-awareness.
Supporting the retreat experience, Whitney and Emily help create an atmosphere of collaboration, care, and genuine connection. Whitney brings his love of applied philosophy, guided meditation, and corework, along with a warm and joyful presence. Emily draws on her experience as a longtime Purna Yoga instructor and massage therapist to share self massage and myofascial release techniques that help relieve tension and support nervous system regulation.
Together, this team creates a retreat experience that extends beyond the yoga studio, into shared meals, meaningful conversation, group hikes around Santillan, spontaneous laughter, and moments of rest, reflection, and play.
OUR LOCATION
Centro Santillan is a special kind of place, exuding a deeply peaceful atmosphere that is hard to fully convey until you experience it yourself. Born from the seeds of an ancient Andalucian olive farm estate and later the renowned Hotel Molino de Santillán, this beautiful retreat center sits in a secluded location at the top of its own private valley looking down to the sea. It’s not overly fussy or fancy, but it is beautiful, comfortable, and, honestly, magical.
The yoga studio is fully equipped with all the props we want, including a 24-station Great Yoga Wall. There are plenty of places to rest and relax in nature from sunlit gardens full of songbirds, the salt-water pool, or walking the hiking trails around the center. Talented, intuitive massage therapists are on staff for 60-minute sessions throughout the week. The serene, peaceful atmosphere is bolstered by the lack of televisions and wifi limited to common areas. The food is simple, delicious, and one of the highlights of the week. Mediterranean, vegetarian and vegan meals are based on organic produce grown under the Spanish sun, from their gardens, local farmers, their chicken coop, fruit trees and herb garden. Dietary considerations like gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan options are easily accommodated.
But even though Santillan has a remote, cocoon-like vibe, it’s still just 15 minutes away from Rincon de la Victoria and Frigliana, 30 minutes away from Malaga, and even Granada and Sevilla are in easy reach. Transport can be easily arranged for quick trips into the neighboring towns.
COST
Early Bird (Deposit by Aug. 30th)
Single room $2,800
Shared room (with either twins or a double bed) $1,800 per person
Full rate (After Aug. 30th)
Single room $2,950
Shared room (with either twins or a double bed) $1,950 per person
Santillán has 20 individually-designed bedrooms, each with its own bathroom and private balcony or garden terrace facing the sea, tropical gardens, and surrounding hills.
Accommodations, food, and yoga included. Transfer costs to Santillan (from the airport, train station or city center) are not included, though we will be helping to organize the rides to Santillan, grouping students together for the best rate for everyone. For example, a minivan holding up to 7 passengers is approximately €75 one-way from the airport to Santillan. You are responsible for the cost of your flight and any additional excursions or treatments, as well as procuring travel insurance.
Reserve your spot with a deposit of $300/€300 by August 30th to receive the Early Bird rate.
For our European students, if you would rather pay in euros, please use this form, showing Euro rates. Euro payments must be sent via bank transfer.
PAYMENT PLANS
We offer three payment options:
- $300/€300 deposit + remaining balance due Sept. 15th
- $300/€300 deposit + remaining balance in 2 equal payments due Sept. 15th/Dec 1st
- $300/€300 deposit + 4 payments due Sept 1st, Oct. 1st, Nov. 1st, Dec 1st
I would have to say I enjoyed the alone time. I’ve been to other yoga retreats and felt over scheduled with the group time away from yoga classes, and I appreciated that I could do what I wanted. – past participant
GENERAL DAILY PROGRAM
8:00 – 10:00 am: Meditation, Pranayama, and Asana Session
10:00 am: Breakfast
11:00 am – 5:00 pm FREE for massage, excursions, hiking, pool time, rest (Lunch at 2:00 pm)
5:00 – 7:00 pm: Deeper Explorations: Asana, Restoratives, or Wall-focused Session
7:00 pm: Dinner
Thursday, Saturday Evening
8:30 pm: Yoga Nidra, Stone Ceremony
Check in on Sunday March 14 from 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Check out on Sunday March 21 at 10:00 am.
Don’t over analyze – just go with an open mind and heart and be in the moment. Beauty awaits! – past participant
MORE ABOUT CENTRO SANTILLAN
Only 35 minutes from Malaga airport, Santillan is an extensive countryside olive cortijo with magnificent gardens overlooking the Mediterranean sea. Surrounded by hills and valleys, you are immersed in peaceful tropical gardens and surrounding hills. Santillan has one outdoor and two indoor studios, a salt-water pool, and 20 en-suite bedrooms. Explore captivating Andalusia, with enchanting cities like Malaga, Seville, Cordoba, and Granada within reach as well as beautiful beaches.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Every room is ensuite with either a balcony or terrace with views down the valley to the sea or to the tropical gardens. Each room is individually furnished and has a desk, ample cupboard space, a separate bathroom, air-conditioning and heating.
CUISINE
The cooks at Santillan Retreat enjoy sharing their popular Spanish-influenced healthy Mediterranean cuisine, catering for vegetarian, vegan and raw-food diets, and for genuine food allergies and intolerances, such as gluten-free and dairy-free. Santillan offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as tea and light snacks. Meals are usually served buffet style. Santillan offers numerous indoor and outdoor all-year round dining areas.
Produce is grown in their own organic vegetable gardens or sourced from local farmers. Avocado, orange, lemon, mango, apple, mandarin and tropical fruit trees offer their gifts for much of the year, and they keep free-range chickens for fresh eggs daily. Pick your own oranges for your morning juice, or explore the farm and horticulture anytime.
YOGA SPACES
Santillán’s two spacious studios are fully equipped with a complete range of professional yoga teaching and practice props. The golden aura designed Carlo Classic studio looks down the valley to the sea, and has a 24-station Great Yoga Wall, wooden floor, wood-pellet burning stove, infra-red panels, and an extensive collection of yoga props. The new outdoor Garden Sala is an outdoor covered sala with views all around to gardens, the valley & hills and on to the sea. Recently built in the same style at the Patio Andaluz, this glorious and versatile space, with variable-coloured lighting and access to yoga props, can be used for outdoor classes and shaded relaxation.
You owe it to yourself to participate in this very special self care retreat. The change is remarkable. – past participant
By participating in this retreat, I allowed myself to step out of my bubble, to practice fully with my mind, heart and body, and I have come home rejuvenated. – past participant
RETREAT POLICIES
Attendance
To attend, you must:
- Submit your room request through this google form for USD payments or through this google form for Euro payments. Room requests will NOT be accepted through any other form of communication
- Submit a non-refundable, non-transferable deposit of $300/€300
- Agree to pay the purchase price as listed either in one payment or through a payment plan
Early Bird Rates & Payment Plans
- Your deposit is your first payment towards the final cost of the retreat. Your deposit must be received by 8/30/26 to qualify for the Early Bird Rate.
- We offer three payment options:
$300/€300 deposit + remaining balance due Sept. 15th
$300/€300 deposit + remaining balance in 2 equal payments due Sept. 15th/Dec 1st
$300/€300 deposit + 4 payments due Sept 1st, Oct. 1st, Nov. 1st, Dec 1st - We will contact you one week before your payment schedule due dates in case you need to update or change the card used for payment. All Euro payments must be made via bank transfer.
Travel Insurance
- All attendees are responsible for purchasing Trip Insurance.
- You are responsible for any loss, penalties, fees, or other financial consequences relating to trip or travel cancellation or interruption, theft or loss of belongings, and all health coverage abroad.
- We do not offer refunds for trip, travel or medical issues that arise before or during a Yoga Retreat.
Cancellation Policy
- If you wish to cancel, you must notify us by email.
- Cancellation notice must occur before December 1st in order to receive a refund.
- Your $300/€300 deposit is non-refundable.
- Any payments made can only be refunded if you find someone to take your spot.
- If your cancellation notice comes after December 1st, you forfeit any payments made.
- There are no discounts for late arrivals, early departures, or guests who choose not partake in meals or yoga activities
- If we have to cancel the retreat for any reason, we will refund all payments.
QUESTIONS?
Still thinking about joining us, but have a question we haven’t addressed? Send an email to Letitia.
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