Arrival day

-Ayurveda test to find your dosha depending on the time you will arrive can start with brunch, activities, massage
20:00 Organic vegetarian or vegan dinner and personalized night infusion

Days 2 to 7

08:00 - Personalized morning herbal infusion or tea
09:00 - Yoga practice
10:45 - Special organic brunch
11:45 - Daily activities or excursions (hiking, snorkeling, etc.)
17:00 - Natural body treatment and massages
20:00 - Organic vegetarian or vegan dinner and personalized night infusion

Departure day

Depending on your flight time La Palma Holistic Experience can change the time for the Yoga class or add an extra one on other days

08:00 - Personalized morning herbal infusion or tea
09:00 - Vinyasa or Iyengar yoga
11:45 - Special organic brunch
12:30 - Check out (all depending on your flying time departures and also if there is or not a new arrival we can still let You deposit Your baggage until Your flight time)

Arrival time: 14:00

Departure time: 12:30

Driving directions from Santa Cruz de La Palma city

-Follow the direction to Barlovento going north along the east coast.
-As soon as you pass Puntallana village, turn direction playa nogales costa martin luis

Please book your flight to arrive at La Palma Airport (SPC) or to Tenerife where You have inner flights of 30 minutes or ferries of 2 hours. Transfer from the airport or port to the resort and back are all included. La Palma Holistic Experience will pick you up at any time.

At 5Elements Holistic Retreats, We love to practice by the beautiful open-air nature with all-year spring weather

-Meditations on the prana from the ocean and plants
-Organic local food in a Saatvic way and also with a touch of delicious Mediterr?nean fusion cuisine, taking care of your needs and desires.
-Ayurveda medicine: personalized diet tips, herbal infusions
-Massages: Kalari Ayurveda (relax - sport - therapeutic), Thai, deep tissue, Hawaiian Lomi-Lomi, or marma points acupressure
-Natural body treatments: Exfoliating volcanic or sea salt peelings followed by purifying clay or regenerating aloe vera masks
-The team will drive you to connect your inner elements with the magic of uncontaminated nature. Guests will answer a short Ayurveda test to establish their --------Dosha and start a personalized and healthy program based on different styles of yoga, medical herbal infusions, herbal oils massage, and Marma Acupressure.

Excursions
To better feel the benefit of a new state of body and mind, we guide you to discover the magic corner of this island
-Snorkelling at secret corners of marine reserves as we provides diving masks and wetsuits for the wintertime
-Trekking by sacred green forests of La Isla Bonita, enjoying large bio-diversity while breathing consciously among trees and flowers and having memorable views on both sides of the island
-Discover a very ancient archaeological area made of old caves where pre-hispanic civilizations used to live and talk about their origins and way of life
-Walk in a forest to discover the powerful force of a waterfall and magic sign of birds
-Visit Bohemian streets with wooden balconies and ancient arts by the oldest city of all Canary Islands
-Watching infinity stars thanks to no light or air pollution
-Barefoot in a long natural sandy beach full of waves and oxygen

Massages and body treatment

Our Team is happy to present the natural wellness treatments made by Rosa Lakshmi (master of the Italian Federation of Hatha yoga for 35 years - graduated in natural cosmetics), Ale B. Gurukkal (graduated in Ayurveda Kalari massages and herbal treatments beside C.V.N Kalari of E.P. Vasudeva Gurukkal, Kerala, 2000), and Andrea Kaluyokalanhi (Hawaiian Lomi Lomi specialist). Ayurveda is an ancient medical science from the time of Vedic scriptures in India (5000 years) based on a natural way of healing made of personalized yoga, diet, massages, and more.

-Ayurveda Kalari massages

The first part of the massage is based on large movements throughout the entire body, focusing on balancing the flow of life energies through the Nadis (nervous system body channels), balancing chakras, their circular center energies, strengthening lymphatic system, balancing bloody circulation, and nervous systems, preparing the body for a second phase with muscles decontracting techniques. It helps to clean and revitalize the entire body and mind as combined with pranayama (breathing techniques) and Shavasana (conscious full relaxation).

It is divided into three main forms of therapies and massages:

-Sukha Tirummu or Kacha Tirummu: the relaxing one or a sports massage with yoga postures into it
-Raksha Tirummu: a therapeutic treatment made with a cotton bag full of 20 medical plants in powder (Marma Kizhi) heated on the Ayurvedic oil and spread over an inflamed area. It helps relieve sciatic nerve, neuralgic pain, arthritis, post-trauma discomfort, disc problems, muscles contractures, etc.
-Marma points acupressure: Through the pressure of fingers on special vital points (108) throughout the entire body, it is possible to balance various systems

-Natural body and face treatments
-Aloe body and faces masks
Aloe vera barbadensis grows here as they collect it right before use to maintain its innumerable qualities as it has been done since the ancient Egyptian including rich in vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, and amino acids that help regenerate the skin from the subtle tissues and remove hit from the sun, recovering from burns and skin dryness. During the subsequent treatment of the massage and combined with medicinal plant oils, it helps the natural absorption and assimilation of these.
-Clay body and face masks

La Palma Holistic Experience uses different kinds of clays or muds, mixing them with mineral or sea waters from local marine reserves. They help draw blood and impurities to the surface of the skin. Depending on the kinds of clays, you can receive different effects such as anti-inflammatory, tightening, antiseptic, cleansing, nourishing, etc.

-Volcanic and sea salt peelings
La Palma Holistic Experience uses local volcanic soft sand and sea salt rich in minerals that purify your skins. Before starting a massage, it is good to have a gentle exfoliation, removing the outermost layer of dead skin cells, and leaving it softer and smoother, ready to better receive all nutrients of personalized healing plants and oils.

-Thai yoga massage
It is a sequence of pressures and passive stretchings sequence dancing' on synchronized breathing of therapist and receiver. It helps gain flexibility, great muscles release, getting a new feeling of lightness.

-Sport and deep tissue massage
Mainly indicated for those who practice high-intensity sports and need a deeper pressure that penetrates below the superficial layer to relieve contractures after practicing a sport or stimulate the activation with less pressure before practicing sports.