Your Cultivating Life Experience
Because Cultivating Life is private, there is no single timetable that everyone has to follow.
Before you arrive, we talk about your experience, interests and what you would most like to gain from your time here. We then shape the course around those priorities.
Your course can draw from:
Hatha • Vinyasa • Yin • somatic movement • natural and functional movement • Tai Chi • Qi Gong • pranayama • meditation • philosophy • anatomy and alignment • strength • mobility • balance • healthy ageing
Meditation can include practices such as breath awareness, observing thoughts and emotions, self-enquiry (Atma Vichara) and loving-kindness meditation (Metta).
Philosophy can explore themes from yoga philosophy, Vedanta and non-duality, self-enquiry, Lila — the idea of life as play — and how these teachings can be applied to ordinary life.
The pace, intensity and balance of the programme are adapted to you.
A Typical Day
The exact content varies according to your interests, but the amount of guided teaching remains intentionally balanced with plenty of free time.
A typical day might look like this:
Morning
8:10am — Breathing Practice
Pranayama and breathwork, often supported by gentle Tai Chi or Qi Gong-inspired movement.
8:25–9:25am — Yoga & Movement Practice
A personalised session which might include Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, somatic movement, natural movement or a combination of these approaches.
9:30–10:20am — Anatomy, Alignment & Movement
A practical session exploring the areas most relevant to you — for example posture, mobility, balance, strength, natural movement patterns or ways of adapting your practice.
Long Break
The middle of the day is intentionally spacious.
There is time to relax, explore Pego, enjoy lunch or tapas, swim, walk, have a siesta or simply spend some quiet time on your own.
This free time is an important part of the course rather than something that needs to be filled with more classes.
Afternoon
4:15–5:30pm — Meditation, Philosophy or Personal Focus
Depending on your interests, this session might include meditation, pranayama, philosophy, self-enquiry, discussion or another subject you particularly want to explore.
Evening
The evening is free for you to enjoy Pego, eat locally, rest or simply have some time to yourself.
Structure without rigidity
This is an example rather than a fixed timetable.
Some days we may spend a little longer on movement. On another day you may want more meditation, philosophy or Tai Chi and Qi Gong.
If something particularly useful comes up during a session, we can also follow that rather than feeling obliged to move on because a timetable says we should.
The purpose of the structure is to give the week a comfortable rhythm while still allowing the advantages of private teaching.
There is depth, but not pressure — and enough free time to enjoy being in Spain.
Time beyond the shala
During your stay we can suggest local walks and places to explore according to your interests.
You might visit the Marjal de Pego-Oliva wetlands and rice fields, spend time at the Mediterranean beaches around Les Deveses or Oliva, or explore Pego's old streets, cafés and tapas bars.
If you have a car, you can also discover the surrounding valleys and villages, including L'Atzúbia, Forna, La Vall de Laguar, La Vall d'Ebo and La Vall de Gallinera.
A guided local walk can also be included on the Wednesday if you would enjoy one.
Nothing has to be squeezed into the week.
The aim is to create a balance between learning, practice, rest and simply having time to enjoy Spain.
Your course, prepared with you
Some people want to improve their movement or yoga practice.
Some want to develop meditation or pranayama.
Some are drawn particularly to Tai Chi, Qi Gong or philosophy.
Others simply want a thoughtfully balanced programme and the opportunity to slow down, learn and reconnect.
There is no need to decide everything in advance.
The purpose of a private course is that we can respond to you as the week unfolds.
Your course. Your priorities. Your pace.
