April 2021
Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Yoga & Fuerteventura
We are based in the Eco Retreat Artis Tirma in southern Fuerteventura, Canary Islands Spain.
Beginners and intermediate yoga practitioners of every age are welcome! We work on strength, flexibility and balance, always within your range of possibilities and your body’s mood of the day.
You start your days with energizing Yoga or Chi Now on the beach, before we enjoy a rich and private breakfast buffet. From there we explore the island, go to scenic viewpoints, walks and of course: the beaches!
Highlights
Strengthen & relax with Yoga, Chi Now, Meditation
Make full energy with walks on volcanoes and beaches
Smile with sunshine, Ayurvedic massage and good company
Dates
Saturday April 3 – Saturday April 10, 2021
Saturday April 10 – Saturday April 17, 2021
For other dates contact us
Write us
For information about available rooms, appointment for a free yoga class (30 minutes) and to get to know each other.
YOGA
Early birds join Elvira for the sunrise at the beach, practising Chi Now, a flow of gentle movements. We then engage together in an energizing Pranayama (breathing exercise) and dynamic Hatha yoga class.
Evening classes are cooling down and restoring, outdoors or in the stillness of the yoga shala called Pyramid. Mantra and meditation in the power place highlighted by stone circles.
Your Hosts
Miliza
Host & Yoga Instructor
Miliza is Slovenian born Swiss, and has completed her Integral Yoga Teacher Training on Madeira island, Portugal. She deepened her program Yoga for your Back with Svastha Yoga Therapy, focus on the lower and upper back. She guides her students through gentle but powerful sequences to strengthen their core muscles and widen their range of motion, always with the focus on supporting the back without coming into pain zone.
Elvira
Landlord & Chi Now
Elvira created the resort Finca Artis Tirma 15 years ago and is still managing it with soul and heart, together with her husband Heinz.
Every sunrise she goes to the beach pratising Chi Now, a flow of movements “Salud y Vida”. From a few basic movements you make the ones which feel good for you right now, taking you to a meditational state in the present moment.
Bernhard
Tour Guide
Bernhard is an official guide, living on Fuerteventura for over 30 years. He takes us to volcanoes and cliffs, with walks adapted to your likes and possibilities, sharing his love of the island, touching your mind and soul. Bernhard speaks German, English and Spanish.
Vicky
Yoga Instructor
Vicky has been teaching yoga for over 20 years and is familiar with many yoga styles. She was trained in Sivananda yoga, very traditional and spiritual.
In recent years she added teacher training with Dhanya aerial yoga. She has been working with children and adults alike, always striving for a fun and fulfilling practice.
Katharina
Ayurvedic Massage
Katharina is dedicated to the art of Ayurveda, the holistic system of the ancient India. She offers traditional ayurvedic massages & treatments.
Her studies included a lengthy stay in India – the heart of Ayurveda.
Her massages are beautiful and relaxing. The treatments detoxify and strengthen your body by applying warm herbal oils on the skin.
Sharon
Chef
Sharon stranded on Fuerteventura during her trip around the world and loves her life on the island. She’s originally from Italy and her passion is (who would be surprised) cooking!
Don’t talk to her while she’s at her stove – she’s on another planet. But be happy: you have the privilege to try the result!
Volcanoes
From the first moments on your way from the airport towards your first night, you realise that you’re in a different world, on one of the world’s oldest islands.
We deepen this feeling by slowing down our path and walking mindfully over this million years old landscape, climbing volcanoes to have the birds view, often 360 degrees.
Volcanoes shape the island from North to South, the highest being Pico de la Zarza with 807 meters, in the South-West.
We go on short and long trips, at a point each trip takes us to the beach.
While beaches located in the South and East invite for a swim, you will renounce in the West and North and leave it to the surfers. The waves are permanent, the currents strong, and if you’re not familiar with the tides enjoy the beauty from the shore.
Go for a swim in southern and eastern beaches all year round. You might select them by the colour of the sand, reaching from nearly white to black or the finesse of the sand or gravels.
Beaches
Sharing
You are welcomed by a team of vocational hosts, pampered with tasty food, an Ayurvedic massage for relaxation at its deepest, and a blue sky.
We then will motivate you to take action with Yoga, Chi Now, walks on the beach and on peaks, always within your zone of well-being. And always striving for good mood, enjoying the present moment and the privilege of being together and staying on Fuerteventura.
RETREAT VENUE
ABOUT THE RETREAT CENTER
Artis Tirma was designed by the artist Elvira Isasi: a typical Canarian construction around a large central courtyard where every house is a self-contained cottage with its own entrance and private terraces. Elvira and her busband Heinz run the estate lovingly and with flair for details.
Energy
Artis Tirma is ecological and works 100% on renewable energies (wind and solar). Also, most of the waste and water are recycled.
CUISINE
Italian chef Sharon is preparing a rich and healthy breakfast buffet. She will also concoct Mediterranean menus with a side dish and dessert. We take a lunch box for a light meal on a volcano or at the beach, and sometimes also explore and try local specialities in a restaurant on a remote beach.
Wellness & Yoga Facilities
“Pyramid” is the name of the yoga shala built into the mountain. The ground is a circle, the roof in shape of a pyramid.
That’s the confined space for yoga practice and also massages.
ROOMS GALLERY
Tierra Terrace (big)
Tierra Big Room (big)
Tierra Roof Terrace (big)
Tierra Dining (big)
Tierra Bath (big)
Tierra Living (big)
Tierra Kitchen (big)
Luna Terrace (small)
Luna Bath (small)
Luna Bed (small)
Luna Main Room (small)
Luna Main Room (small)
Luna detail (small)
Luna Terrace View (small)
Luna Add Bed (small)
Fuego Casa (big)
Fuego Terrace View (big)
Fuego Bath (big)
Fuego Bedroom (big)
Fuego Living (big)
Fuego Living (big)
Fuego Kitchen (big)
Fuego Terrace (big)
Aire Terrace (big)
Aire Bath (big)
Aire Add Room (big)
Aire Bedroom (big)
Aire Dining (big)
Aire Kitchen (big)
Aire Add Beds (big)
Aire Add Beds (big)
Aire Terrace (big)
Espiral Terrace (small)
Espiral Bath (small)
Espiral Kitchen (small)
Espiral (small)
Espiral bed (small)
RETREAT COSTS & BOOKING
Saturday April 3 – Saturday April 10, 2021
Saturday April 10 – Saturday April 17, 2021
For other dates contact us
Small Cottage
Single € 1’190
Double € 910
You have your own cottage with fully equipped kitchen, terrace and hammock, perfect for a solo traveller or a couple.
Big Cottage
Single € 1’390
Double € 970
Cottage with bed in mezzanine, fully equipped kitchen, terrace and hammock, perfect for solo, couple or a small family or friends.
Big Cottage
Triple € 850
The big cottages all offer enough space for 3 persons. This price applies per person for an occupancy of 3.
Write us
For information about available rooms, appointment for a free yoga class (30 minutes) and to get to know each other.
TRAVELING ALONE? 4 OR MORE?
- If you are traveling alone and would like to share a room, let us know, and we’ll try to find you a match.
- For 4 persons or more, please contact us for special conditions.
What is included:
- 7 nights accommodation at Finca Artis Tirma
- 10 yoga classes with certified and experienced teachers
- 3 Sunrise Chi Now at the beach
- Daily breakfast buffet, light lunch and dinner menu. Non-alcoholic beverages are included.
- The menus are vegetarian. Vegan or intolerance on request
- 60-minute Ayurvedic massage
- A visit to the Sunday Market
- Beach walks
- 2-3 Excursions, to be selected together: hikings (abt. 2h), Betancuria, Vega de rio Palma, Corralejo and its dunes, Morro Jable and its beaches, Sunset in La Pared…
- A representative during the whole week speaking English, German and French
- Transfer from airport to resort
NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE:
- Flight to Fuerteventura
- Alcoholic beverages
- Tips, additional spa treatments, additional activities like surfing
Corona Update
To enter Fuerteventura most travellers are requested to present a negative PCR test result, made in the 72 hours before arrival. Find more information and a download list of countries on the Health Ministry’s website.
Read more about travelling in Covid-19 times here.
Should your trip/travel need to be cancelled for reasons related to Covid19, might it occur on Fuerteventura or in the area/country where you live, you will be refunded in full.
Suggestions & Discover More Locally
Surfing
The conditions are heaven for surfers. Many surf schools offer short and long programs for all levels.
Lobos island
From Corralejo, we can get to Lobos in different ways, by ferry, kayak, water motorcycle, boat and even swimming, for the more adventurous ones.
How to Get There
By Plane and car
Fuerteventura Matorral International Airport (
From the airport, take the road FV-2 towards Morro Jable. When you reach km.49, you arrive at a roundabout and a gas station on your left. Turn the way like you would be entering the gas station, but keep driving straight to the south and follow the dirt road marked with stones and a wood panel indicating Finca Artistirma. After about fifty metres you will see the entrance through the big white gate, drive through and up to the house.
By Plane and pick-up
Let us know your flight details and we pick you up!
What TO BRING
- Yoga or fitness clothes
- We recommend closed toe sport shoes suitable for walking in the mountains (hiking shoes if you have)
- Bikini and also some warm cloths, evenings can be chilly
- A small backpack
- Don’t forget your photography equipment!
Hesitating?
You’ve maybe never been part of a yoga retreat or never went to Fuerteventura or just not sure if travelling in these times is reasonable.
I wrote this article for you, click here, to give you a view behind the scene (situation mid March 2021).
Write us
For information about available rooms, appointment for a free yoga class (30 minutes) and to get to know each other.
From Our Guests in Jan 2020
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Let go and feel reconnected to oneself
The retreat in Chiang Mai was an unforgettable week, physically and emotionally intense. Real moments of exchange and sharing around yoga and meditation. This retreat not only rejuvenated me but I felt regenerated as the days went by.
I think the place was particularly well-chosen, Miliza, and the synergy of the group really allowed me to be as relaxed as ever! I also think practicing disciplines like yoga and meditation in connection with nature helps tremendously to let go and feel reconnected to oneself. A gentle well-being!
A pure moment of relaxation
Thank you, Miliza, for all your organization, I spent a very good time, met nice people, learned so many things during these few days, was eating healthy food, visiting nice places. The massage was so marvellous, I recommend to everyone to try it, the herbal hot compress is good for relaxation! The meditation in the middle of nature and with the presence of a monk was one of the highlights, a pure moment of relaxation.
It was a nice retreat, it was so fun, wonderful time spent with this group. Hope to see you again for another retreat.
Intense week with well distributed activities
We had a warm welcome and spent an intense week with well distributed activities. Yoga classes were possible even for beginners particularly as we were in a small group. We had very carefully prepared meals, met wonderful people of different nationalities and this allowed us to build up a nice energy. The outdoor meditation was a great time for a reconnection to our dear mother earth.
The teachers gave us high quality methods and practices.
lot of fun, which I will live on for a long time
“The 6 days were wonderfully organized by Miliza. Excellent morning yoga with a Thai professional, rich, varied and healthy breakfast, joint relaxation sessions, exciting conversations with people who love what they do and realize it with passion. At the top of the list for me is the regular meditation with “our” monk KK, but also how quickly and with what naturalness and openness the small international group of very different people came together. We spent a great week together with a lot of fun, which I will live on for a long time to come… thank you!”