Crossing the Threshold

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15:00–16:00 — Check-in, Welcome and arrival of participants.

16:00–16:30 — Introduction to the Retreat

 

16:45–17:45 — Workshop 1:

Opening Circle: Crossing the Threshold -

A welcoming session to set intentions and open the journey, beginning with a gentle grounding meditation and a first connection to breath, pulse, and presence. Participants are guided into their initial encounter with compás through the body, moving from heartbeat into rhythm.

The session includes simple palmas in a circle to establish a shared pulse, along with a name and gesture ritual to build connection within the group.

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18:00–20:00 — Workshop 2:

Inhabiting The Poetic Body

An exploration of listening, movement, and voice, weaving together soft movement and guided improvisation with simple flamenco rhythms. The session unfolds through deep listening to cante, breath-led movement, and the interplay between silence and sound.

It includes creative practices such as poetic writing from sensation, voice exploration through spoken or whispered rhythm, and optional vocal tones, culminating in a shared reading and a slow, meditative palmas por soleá.

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20:00–21:30 — Dinner - Enjoy a meal rooted in traditional Andalusian cuisine.

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Flamenco Sound Ritual

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Inhabiting the Body: An Invocation

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07:00–08:00 — Awakening the body Holistic Integration & Sacred Ritual Start the day with grounding practices for connection and inner alignment. 

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08:00–09:00 — Breakfast: A nourishing morning meal to prepare for the day’s energy.

 

09:00–11:00 — Workshop 3

The Collective Body - Tribe, rhythm, belonging

A collective flamenco integration session exploring rhythm, voice, and shared presence through group palmas and call-and-response dynamics. Participants co-create compás together—such as tangos or bulerías—while engaging in circle work that invites entering, witnessing, and being witnessed.

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11:00–11:30 — Tea Break

 

11:30–13:00 — Workshop 4:

The Performative Body - Mask, identity, control vs truth 

A session exploring structured flamenco through posture, lines, and marcaje, moving from repetition and control into breaking and distorting form.

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13:00–15:00 — Lunch & Relaxation Time to rest, eat, and soak up the good vibes.

 

15:15–17:00 — Workshop 5:

The Wild Body - Instinct 

A high-energy flamenco integration focused on intensified zapateado and rhythmic repetition, building toward acceleration and a breath-driven altered state.

Through raw jaleo and free movement within compás.

 

17:00–17:30 — Tea Break

 

19:00–19:30 — Relax, Shower, Get Ready Freshen up for the night’s festivities.

 

19:30–20:30 — Dinner : Enjoy a great selection of Andalusian food

 

20:45–21:45 — Flamenco Show - A vibrant Fiesta Flamenca performance.

 

21:45–23:00 —Night Ritual : Invocation of the Duende - Trance, catharsis, release  Juerga Flamenca for All Flamenco jam session and social —everyone's invited to celebrate!

Empowerment, Integration & Return

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08:00–09:00 — Breakfast Start the morning with a nourishing meal to fuel your final day.

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 09:30–11:30 — Workshop 7:

The Body as Territory - Land, nature, belonging

A flamenco integration rooted in nature, inviting movement outdoors and attunement to natural rhythms as compás, with the feet grounding into the earth.

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11.30–12:30 — Final Workshop:

Sharing Experience & Emotions Bringing together all the bodies explored, participants connect, reflect, and share their personal discoveries and emotional insights from the retreat.

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13:00–14:00 —Outdoor Paella & Andalusian Farewell Meal

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14:00–15:00 —Check-Out Time for heartfelt goodbyes, final hugs, and preparing to re-enter the world—with a flamenco fire in your soul.