Retreats 2026/2027
I’ve been running international yoga and wellness retreats in France, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco since 2018 and have clocked up over 10+ sell-out retreats since first starting out in Marrakesh.
I like to think of going on a retreat as side-stepping the hum-drum of real life for a brief moment – like entering a beautiful kind of alternative reality – a bubble – with former and new found like-minded friends – this can be transformative – giving the mind, body and soul a holistic vacation!
You get to travel with purpose to a venue – in nature with great facilities – pool, massage, spa. You experience time out to disconnect from technology and from your role at home – wife, parent, worker etc – and become you – all of you for a few days – it’s priceless.
You have time and space to stop overthinking – to really talk to other people like you about life, love, and all the bigger things you can suddenly notice – when you don’t have day to day nonsense to deal with. You get to drop into the body and out of the mind – a gift in these busy lives we lead!
And you might just meet some great people that become long term retreat friends – that you’ll bump into time and time again.
Testimonial:
‘Attending the yoga retreat in Malaga organized by Lucy Heaton Wellbeing was an unforgettable experience. The combination of invigorating ice baths, a mesmerizing sound bath arranged by an expert, nutritious food, the formation of friendships, and the well-organized nature of the retreat made it a truly transformative journey. Lucy’s expertise, guidance, and genuine care for each participant created an environment that allowed us to let go, rejuvenate, and return home with a renewed sense of well-being. I highly recommend Lucy’s retreats to anyone seeking a holistic and enriching yoga experience.’
Amanda.
Retreat 2026 (sold out/ completed)
Rustic Ramblings and Yoga Retreat: Retreating in the Porto Hills
Quinta do Rapozinho, Portugal: 24th to 28th April 2026
Rustic ramblings is a slower retreat for next spring – to take time out in city and countryside – to blow any remaining winter cobwebs away – walking in nature and getting a city hit in Porto – an amazing cultural hub, all in the same break!
You can do as much or as little as you like – based around 60 mins up and away in the hills outside of Porto – away from the hustle and bustle of city life – in a verdant valley…. we’ll be ideally placed in the peace and quiet for our yoga sessions. Yet within easy reach for any local trips too – to the stunning river city with its unique heritage, hills and culture.
Porto is a coastal city in northwest Portugal that’s famous for its wines, historic architecture, and scenic riverside charm. It’s Portugal’s second-largest city but has a very different vibe than Lisbon—more intimate, a bit moodier, and rich in character. It’s smaller therefore so much more accessible – and walkable!
Where will we be staying?
As a total escape from the pace of modern life, we’re spending the long weekend in our stunning country estate: Quinta do Rapozinho.
Quinta do Rapozinho is a rural tourism estate (turismo rural) located in the Minho region (Northern Portugal), more precisely in the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto, parish of São Nicolau.
It comprises several (six) restored traditional houses (“casas”) originally part of a “quinta minhota”(typical farm estate of Minho), refurbished with care to preserve local building styles, using recycled materials, original stone, wood, etc
What does this weekend include?
- 4 nights accommodation
- Daily yoga sessions
- 3 meals per day plus kitchen access for teas/ coffees etc – breakfast, lunch and evening meals,including the pizza-making workshop (lunch not included on the Porto excursion day)
- Welcome drinks on Friday 24th and aperos each evening
- Access to the retreat masseuse – who will be on hand to soothe tired bodies
What does this weekend exclude?
- Your airfare and main transfers on arrival & departure day – group transfers will be arranged so please consult me on timings before booking any flights
- Porto excursion (lunch off site)
- The optional guided nature hike (approx cost €20 pp)
- Any massage treatment you choose
- Any entrance fee to local attraction
- Extra dinner alcohol but this can be purchased as usual from the venue
- Travel insurance
Investment:
4 x nights – £1035pp shared room, £1155pp own room.
Testimonial:
’Lucy rushed to meet me on my late arrival, she radiated warmth, and compassion and I was put at ease. The other attendees also with no exception were genuine in their welcome of me. This feeling of being part of the most positive group ever remained at each crevice in the stay, from laying quietly on our mat at the end of a yoga session to our joyous evening meals together and chit chat around the pool. To present yoga to a group of people all at different levels is no mean fete. But it was achieved!! How?? I will never know! It was glorious no competitiveness all at ease but feeling they had worked hard.I can say with honesty this was an experience I don’t think can be beaten, but maybe equaled! The friends I have made will be for ever, my feelings of joy will not be dimmed. Thanks!‘
A.R.
STEP UP DON’T STEP OUT:
The Peri/menopause Powwow in the Malagan Hills
Dragonfly House Retreat Centre, Antequera, Malaga Province
Andalusia: 7th to 11th April 2027
Taking control: Your career has a strategy. Your finances have a strategy. Your business has a strategy. Why shouldn’t your health have one?
The Step Up Don’t Step Out perimenopause powwow to the Malagan hills is unique – it’s one core promise is to give you an informed space to pause and to prepare:
- It’s five days to stop, step-back and get properly informed about one of the biggest transitions of your life
- Five days to understand what is happening to your body, what it could mean for your health, career, relationships, energy and performance — and what you can actually do about it
Perimenopause is a key trigger – a pivotal moment in life and a window of opportunity to take a good long hard look at yourself, and your health. This is not a time to just start ‘managing symptoms’. It’s about midlife health, longevity, performance and quality of life. And doing that crucially at the right time to give yourself every chance of success: A better healthier future you as you transition into midlife. Now is your time!
Why join me?
No fluffy wellness speak
No miracle cures
No menopause myths or telling you the obvious
No pretending that a green smoothie fixes everything
Just expert education, honest conversations, practical strategies and the time and space to work out what you need for the next phase, along with other women just like you – who hear you, see you and get you.
This pivotal trip can completely transform the trajectory of your transition.
Perhaps you’ve developed symptoms → you struggle → see your GP → Google things → try supplements → talk to friends → perhaps eventually investigate HRT → gradually over a long time piece together what’s happening → for it all to change again….
I’m saying there’s a much better and quicker way to get back on top before the shit might hit the fan.
Jump on board and this programme becomes an accelerated education and preparation experience.
Just think: What if you got prepared BEFORE you got there?
What if you stopped firefighting and understood the whole picture?
Don’t wait for peri/menopause to happen to you. Understand it. Prepare for it. Take charge of it. GET UN STUCK!
And we simply cannot go to Andalusia without having exploration time so we have a stunning hike included:-
2: Caminito Del Rey
The Caminito del Rey (literally “The King’s Little Pathway”) is a famous cliff-side walkway in Málaga province, Andalusia.
It runs through the dramatic Desfiladero de los Gaitanes, a gorge carved by the Guadalhorce River.
It’s a shared challenge — moving together through a dramatic landscape, supporting each other, and celebrating once you complete the trail
The spectacular views and high vantage points lend themselves to moments of quiet reflection, gratitude, or mindful silence.
The investment:
Price – here are the details for price options for private rooms with private bathroom, private room with shared bathroom, shared room and bathroom etc.
- Private room/ single occupancy/ ensuite bedroom: £2247
- Shared room with ensuite: £2097
- Own room with shared bathroom (1 room available and the bathroom shared with one other bedroom) : £2097
- Shared room and shared bathroom (1 room available and the bathroom is shared with one other bedroom): £1977
Do let me know if you are keen to come/ want more information on any of the above retreats.
Ciao Bella
Lucy x
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