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Solar Eclipse Retreat with Horses

Clarity • Choice • Becoming

​Alaya Retreat Centre – Penedès Wine Country (near Barcelona, Spain)

Sunday, August 9 – Friday, August 14, 2026 (5 nights / 6 days)

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Solar Eclipse Experience in Spain

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On August 12, 2026, the sky above Spain will transform in a way most people will never witness again, a near-total solar eclipse at sunset. A rare, powerful moment that comes only once in centuries. This is more than something to watch. It is something to experience.

 

What if you used this unique window in time to reset with intention? To release what no longer serves you and step into your next chapter, clearly, consciously, and supported?Join us in the peaceful vineyards of the Penedès for a carefully designed retreat around this extraordinary event.

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Through yoga, meditation, and guided reflection, you’ll create space to reconnect, realign, and move forward with purpose. Our horses are an integral part of this journey, offering a grounded and intuitive presence that helps you connect more deeply within. In their quiet way, they will reveal what is ready to be seen, supporting you in anchoring your intentions with clarity and authenticity.

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And as the eclipse unfolds, you will be guided through a special sunset ritual in nature, an unforgettable, shared experience designed to mark this moment in a meaningful and lasting way.

 

This is not just a retreat. It is a rare event, a powerful reset, and an experience you will carry with you long after the light returns.

Spaces are limited for this unique moment in time

Retreat Flow Overview

Each day follows a grounding rhythm:

  • 09:00 Morning Yoga

  • 11:00 Brunch

  • 14:00 Workshop / Inner Work / Horse Session

  • 15:00 Snack

  • 17:00 Yoga (Yin / Flow / Sunset / Nidra)

  • 19:00 Dinner

From arrival to eclipse, the journey moves through

Awareness → Clarity → Activation → Choice → Embodiment

Day By Day Program

Day 1 – Sunday, August 9

Arrival – Entering the Space Between

  • Welcome & arrival settling

  • Gentle Arrival Yoga

  • Opening Circle & light journaling

A soft beginning.
Nothing to achieve.
Only to arrive.

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Day 2 – Monday, August 10

Awareness – Seeing Clearly

  • Morning Yoga (slow flow)

  • Guided Journaling Workshop: Truth without story

  • Yin Yoga (deep release)

  • Optional Yoga Nidra in the evening

A day of quiet honesty.
Seeing what is already here.

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Day 3 – Tuesday, August 11

Activation – Energy Begins to Move

  • Dynamic Morning Yoga

  • Horse Session: The Mirror of Presence (single, powerful session)

  • Sunset Yoga in the vineyards / rooftop

  • Evening Fire Circle (setting direction, not release)

Something begins to shift.
Not forced.
But felt.

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Day 4 – Wednesday, August 12 - Eclipse Day

Choice - The Turning Point

It all starts here now

The body prepares.
The mind softens.

Morning 

  • Sunrise Yoga on our roof top 

  • Gentle integration practice

  • Brunch

A quieter day.
Less doing.
More listening.

Afternoon Workshop (1400)

“The Life I Choose”

  • Guided vision writing

  • Future-self embodiment

  • One clear sentence emerges:

“The life I now choose is…”

Late Afternoon

  • Rest / silence

  • Light snack

  • Gentle Yin or stillness

Evening Eclipse Ceremony (Signature Experience)

Timing (Barcelona / Penedès)

  • Eclipse begins: ~19:32

  • Maximum (deepest moment): ~20:28

  • Ends: ~21:10

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Phase 1 – Entering the Vineyards (19:00)

A light dinner in silence.
You walk slowly into the vineyards

The horses are already there.
Calm. Present. Unaware of your story.

Phase 2 – The Light Changes

As the Solar Eclipse begins:

  • Breath awareness 

  • Grounding into the body

  • Final journaling (your one sentence)

The world begins to dim.
Not suddenly, but undeniably.

Phase 3 – The Ritual with Horses

During the eclipse, you’ll join a guided ritual with the horses in the vineyards, grounding your intentions in a moment of stillness. Supported by their calm presence, you’ll release the past and step into your next chapter with clarity.

Phase 4 – Totality (≈20:28)

No guidance.
No voice.

Only:

  • The darkened sky

  • The presence of the horses

  • Your own knowing

A moment outside of time.

Phase 5 – Return of Light

As light slowly returns:

A simple commitment:

I will walk this.

No explanation.
No discussion.
Just choice.

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Day 5 – Thursday, August 13

Embodiment – Living the Choice

  • Grounded Morning Yoga

  • Yoga Nidra (integration)

  • Closing Circle

Now the question becomes:

Can you live what you chose?

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Day 6 – Friday, August 14

Departure – The Beginning

  • Final Gentle Yoga

  • Brunch

  • Departures

Not an ending.
A beginning.

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Closing Note

There are moments in life that do not ask you to heal.

They ask you to decide.

​And, under a darkened sun, in the quiet presence of the horses, you remember:

The path is not something you find.

It is something you choose.

Accommodation

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Morocco

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$600

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Brazil

4/11-5/12

$600

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Scotland

4/11-5/12

$600

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ALAYA RETREAT CENTRE

Masia Cal Pau Cruset
Barri Mas Bertran
08737 Torrelles de Foix
Barcelona - Spain

Reception hours are from 9am to 2pm .

Phone: +34 619134814

E-mail: reservations@alayaretreatcentre.com

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