Description

Join us this summer for an 8 day retreat in the surroundings of serene captivating beauty of nature within the hidden gem of Europe; a mountain valley of emerald coloured Soca river in Slovenia.

This retreat is an ideal opportunity to restore your energy and to rejuvenate, to nourish and heal your body and mind from daily stress and to disconnect with the world and reconnect with yourself and the nature, to take time to step back and to reflect and find out what is really important to YOU.

Allow yourself to put yourself and your well-being as your top priority during this retreat. This nurturing holistic wellbeing yoga holiday serves as both short training to help you get started on your healthy path as well as a great way to relax, meet new people, and just experience a fun and active holiday.
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It will create a platform on which you will be able to build on once when you return home so that you can continue implementing positive changes and a healthy lifestyle in your daily life.
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We will accommodate only a small number of participants during this retreat, so that we able to serve you in the best possible way; with love, care and with personal attention that YOU deserve.
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Each evening, your next day schedule with activities, tours, and excursions will be brought to your room or will be given to you during tea time. You can just relax and let us take care of everything for you.
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All activities offered are suitable for all ages and fitness levels, and they are also optional; you can participate in as many of above described activities as you like, but you can also choose instead to sit in the nature and read a book or relax.

​Location

Slovenia is a gorgeous hidden gem of Europe, with a population of 2 million. The Triglav National Park extends along the Italian border and close to the Austrian border in the north-west of Slovenia, that is, in the south-eastern section of the Alps.

The park was named after Triglav, the highest mountain in the heart of the park, which is also the highest summit in Slovenia (2864 m).

The park covers 840 square kilometres, and it is one of the oldest European parks; the first protection dates back to 1924 when the Alpine Conservation Park was founded.
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The beautiful emerald Soča river, which flows at the foot of the Julian Alps, by the Italian border has carved an exhilarating valley at an elevation of 876 metres and has some of the most gorgeous waters in Europe.

Cuisine

Your health and wellbeing are extremely important to us! You will enjoy three meals per day, composed of healthy, fresh seasonal, organic vegetarian, or vegan or raw food along with freshly prepared healthy, homemade raw snack delights, detox juices, and evening herbal tea.

All the ingredients used will be organic, bread will be baked from the scratch using organic flour – gluten free option also available.

The experienced chef has a true love for and deep knowledge of healthy food. He is exceptional and he always loves to share his knowledge with the participants. He will concentrate on the nutritional, healthy value of the locally grown, fresh food (garden to table), and will be spoiling you with delicious, nutritious meals, enriched with a local wild fresh herbs.

Please note that on this retreat, there will be no sugar used in foods, as well as no meat and alcohol served.

Fruit and vegetables served during your stay will be locally-grown, seasonal, organic foods from small local ecological farms and gardens, which will be combined with freshly picked wild mountain herbs.

Bread will be homemade, using ecological flour, and the cheese will be supplied by local farmers from ecological mountain pastures. The cold pressed extra virgin ecological olive oil from Korcula Island/Croatia will be used as well to supplement the meals.

Special dietary requests – Many times, participants have special dietary requests or allergies, and the chef has to prepare an additional menu just for that person on top of regular meals.

Therefore, special dietary requests can be communicated up front or can be accommodated for additional fees. Please send an inquiry to Joy of the Mediterranean for more information.

Accommodation

We will be staying in a secluded beautifully renewed traditional farmhouse set in 22 acres of forest and fields at the foothills of the Julian Alps in Slovenia’s Soca Valley, with crystal clear mountain springs and mountain river running through the property, a stone’s throw from the Triglav National Park.

Guests will benefit from spacious, unique high quality rooms with stunning mountain views and access to all in-house and onsite facilities.
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Accommodation has 6 double rooms and one twin room, all with en-suite bathrooms, two outdoor and one indoor dinning spaces, and a yoga room with mountain views.
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We are pleased to inform you that accommodation, as well as our retreat, is pet friendly, so you are welcome to bring along your furry friend if you wish so.

Retreat Schedule

During this 8 days retreat experience, you will enjoy twice-daily yoga practice, breathing exercises, and meditation.

You will be served 3 healing and nourishing freshly prepared seasonal organic high-quality meals per day as well as detox juices.

There will also be hiking trips with professional guides through the fairytale mountain nature of Triglav national park with breathtaking views of the Alps, swimming in the stunning Soca river, and a visit to the secluded alpine waterfalls.

You can go swimming in the Alpine Bohinj glacial lake which comprises almost 100 million cubic meters of water as well as visit a mountain ecovillage- where we will observe an old tradition of cottage cheese making, and we will enjoy the traditional lunch at one of the farms there.

You will also have access to aquatic canyoning with a professional guide, a cable car trip to Vogel mountain with lunch on the porch of the mountain hut which is known for their traditional food.

You will also enjoy a private tour to one of the non-touristic caves – Cross Cave. This cave is particularly noted for its chain of over 45 subterranean lakes of emerald green water.

It is the only naturally preserved tourist cave in Slovenia, so it contains no strong lighting and concrete pathways. Before entering, visitors receive rubber boots and a portable, rechargeable flashlight. Part of the tour in the cave will consist of a boat trip inside the cave.

All activities offered are suitable for all ages and fitness levels, and they are also optional; you can participate in as many activities which are included in the package as you like, but you can also choose instead to sit in nature and read a book or relax.​

The available yoga and meditation classes are suitable for everyone, from beginners to experienced yogis.

Retreat Price

Private Single Room with en- suite bathroom -Single Occupancy

€3465

​Shared room – twin room with en-suite bathroom – Double Occupancy

€2425 *price per person

​SPECIAL PRICE OFFER

Private double or twin room with en- suite bathroom – for couples or a couple of friends or 2 family members booking together

€4625 *total price for 2 people booking together and staying in the same room

Included

• 7 nights accommodation​​
• 8 days guidance of the retreat leader
• 14 yoga sessions – Daily morning and evening yoga classes
• Healthy vegetarian, vegan, and raw food breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Detox juices and herbal teas
• Hiking excursions around Triglav Natural Park with professional guide
• Visit to alpine waterfalls
• Visit to Alpine ecovillage and learning about centuries old local tradition of cheesemaking
• Organic Lunch at one of the farms at eco village
• Cable car trip to Vogel mountain with stunning views of Alps and Slovenian highest peek – Triglav
• Alfresco Lunch at mountain pasture hut on the top of Vogel mountain
• Swimming in Alpine lake Bohinj
• Boat trip around Bohinj lake
• Private tour to Cross cave – part of the tour consists a boat ride on several emerald lakes inside of the cave
• Ride with a hay cart and a picnic lunch in the nature
• Aquatic Canyoning trip to exceptionally beautiful natural gorges – with professional guide and protective equipment
• Free Gift
• All the transportation during the retreat
• Free toiletries – Organic Soap and Organic Body wash
• Shuttle Transfer door to door at designated hours- Ljubljana (capital of Slovenia) airport to the accommodation, and back to the airport on the departure day. Transfer ride will take about 90 minutes

All the tours during this retreat are tailor-made private tours.

Not included

• Accident and travel insurance
• Airfare to Ljubljana Airport (LJU)
• Massage – if you wish we can arrange a massage for you

Any extra activities which are not included in “what’s included section” – we will gladly help you with arranging any kind of additional activities that you might wish to participate in on one of the two free days (days without activities), such as hiring SUP, kayak, rafting trip.

Sample daily schedule

07:30 Freshly squeezed detox juice
08:00 – 09:30 Morning yoga class
09:30 Breakfasts
11:00 – 17:45 Daily activities, tours, and/or free time (in between lunch will be served around 13:30)
18:00 – 19:00 Evening yoga class
19:00 Diner
20:00 Tea time and reflection

How to get there

Please book your flight to arrive to capital of Slovenia- Ljubljana Airport (LJU). Shuttle transfer at designated hour from and to Ljubljana Airport, to and from accommodation, is included in the price, and the journey takes about 90 minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: due to designated hours of shuttle transfer your flight’s arrival time should not be later than at 12:30pm on the 22nd, as well as your flight departure time should not be earlier than at 2pm on the 29th!

Booking

Fill in the booking form to make an enquiry or booking for this Holistic Wellbeing Retreat in Slovenia.