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Nurturing Wellness Through Sustainable Tourism

The Suryalila journey over the years has been a testament to the power of sustainable tourism practices and our commitment to nurturing...

Helpful Tips For Balance Through Seasonal Change 🍁

Despite the continual sunshine at Suryalila, we too feel the seasons starting to change. The nights are growing decidedly shorter and...

Unleash the Power of Permaculture:

Your Blueprint to Combat Global Warming In a world where the urgency to address climate change is undeniable, the time has come for every...

goodbye Stress and burnout, hello yoga

Research shows that 80% - 90% of all visits to the GP (doctor) are related to stress. We seem to be facing new epidemics of...

Why we love wild water swimming

Wild water swimming, or open water swimming, is the practice of swimming in a natural body of water. There is something wonderfully...

3 Reasons to Solo Travel

We begin this blog with a real-life story from one of our guests. It was a warm and hazy summer day. The sun was shining, and resting...

Which massage technique speaks to you?

A breakdown of each bodywork technique you can receive at suryalila Bodywork has long been recognised as conducive to health and...

the magical effects of stars

Did you know that Spain is one of the best spots in Europe for stargazing? Especially here in Andalusia, because it is the southernmost...

om meets ... vidya heisel

Vidya Heisel, founder of Frog Lotus Yoga and founder of our beautiful Suryalila Retreat Centre here in Spain just got interviewed by Om...

Introducing FLY: The FLY Mission Statement and core values

You might have already come across the three letters 'FLY' whilst browsing through our website. But what do they actually mean and what...

The truth about flexibility

Our Yoga Teacher Trainer Anatomy Teacher Katrina Petney is sharing some eye-opening facts about Yoga and flexibility: In our social media...

Four WAYS TO NUTURE YOUR INNER SELF THIS SUMMER

With spring being soon in its full blossom here at Suryalila at this time of year already, summer will be on its way sooner than you...

Shining light this month: 3 ways to ease stress

Ellen Aarts, yin yoga teacher, coach and holistic therapist who hosts retreats here at Suryalila on a regular basis a is a stress relief...

Show some self love: Soothing 5 min Senses-Meditation

As the effects around the matter of Covid are slowly dissolving and our life feels back to normal, you might feel the pressure to press...

natural ways to boost your immune system

Here founder and director of our beautiful Suryalila Retreat Centre is sharing her secrets to avoid colds and staying healthy: Daily...

Yoga Teacher Special: How to be a good teacher

If you're a yoga teacher, you've studied, learned about yoga philosophy, how to guide a student through every asana and incorporated yoga...

How to use meditation as a form of self-care

Taking some time for yourself to meditate each day can be extremely helpful in calming the nervous system, decreasing stress and feelings...

Bring a splash of Spanish sunshine into your life

Within a short drive of Suryalila, tucked away amongst majestic mountains and fertile olive groves, you’ll find some of Andalucía’s most...

How to Use Soothing sounds of nature to find inner balance

Did you know that our sense of hearing is actually much much more precise than our sense of seeing? Our brain is so adept at hearing the...

What is 'OM'? a short explanation and how it can be used for your own benefit

According to the ancient yogic text - the Yogasutras of Patanjali - Om is the origin seed, or Bija, from which all other sounds and words...

Why walking barefoot can benefit your health

As we are slowly welcoming in more hours of sun every day, it’s the perfect time to set an intention to go barefoot in nature as soon as...