Ashiyana Spain
Welcome to your new home away from home
Back in the 1950’s the Ter river was dammed to create the Sau reservoir, which now provides water for the three million inhabitants of Barcelona. Our quiet sanctuary is located next to this stunning reservoir, in a national park rich with oak, pine, and poplar trees, and wild boar, deer and foxes.
This area of Catalunya is famous for its dramatic mountains, waterfalls and endless, rolling, wooded hills. Just 1 hour 20 mins from Barcelona airport, and 45 mins from Girona airport, our tranquil haven is set within farmland and forests.
Our quiet sanctuary is located next to the stunning Sau reservoir, in a national park rich with oak, pine, poplar, wild boar, deer and foxes. This area of Catalunya, just 90 minutes from Barcelona, is famous for its dramatic mountains, waterfalls and endless, rolling, wooded hills.
Ashiyana Spain
Every imaginable sport and adventure activity is on our doorstep including – swimming, kayaking, trekking, cycling, climbing, and ballooning. Given that the former Hotel, ‘La Riba’, was owned and run by a farming family, we also benefit from having a lot of our food grown around us and locally.
25 mins away, the local town, Vic, is famous for its history, with a magnificent Roman temple, ancient town centre, many churches, food industry and wonderful gastronomy, a medieval market, leather industry, and the famous Museo de Arte Medieval, one of the most important Roman & Gothic museums in EU.
We are delighted to welcome you here to our newest Ashiyana retreat centre 🙂
EXPERIENCES
BEST ME Journey ⋆
with Chris Nelson
- Begins with our transformative BEST ME Retreat experience
- Followed by online coaching with BEST ME Coach
- Plus Personal Wellbeing Program delivered in app
- Community support (including monthly meet ups)
- Ongoing ecosystem of retreats, trainings & holidays
Upcoming retreat dates
22-28 Feb 2025
Introduction
This is our signature program at Ashiyana, created in response to the challenging times in which we live – the age of stress and chronic dis-ease. BEST ME Journey enables you to realise your full potential and flourish by creating a gradual evolution in your behaviour across multiple areas of your lifestyle.
Accommodation
Accommodation in Catalunya
Your wellbeing journey deserves restful sleep.
Chic, comfortable rooms in soulful, natural settings. Thoughtfully designed, sacred spaces providing the ultimate hideaways for relaxation and reflection. Find your perfect home within our wide range of en-suite accommodation. Yoga Holiday prices include accommodation, two daily meals and yoga classes.
PRIVATE CLASSES
1 To 1 Coaching & Yoga
Many of our senior team are now based here in Ashiyana Spain, and we are delighted to offer you one to one sessions of Yoga, breathwork, meditation and coaching.
BEST ME Coach Session
BEST ME Coach Session is our signature treatment at Ashiyana Goa. With 1 to 1 Yoga-based therapy sessions, our expert therapists work with you to gain a deeper understanding of your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, and then create a bespoke practice for you to take away.
One to one Yoga
An ideal opportunity to work 1 to 1 with one of our experienced Yoga teachers for postural correction, breath awareness and guided meditation. Whether you are new to Yoga and wish to gain a better understanding of the basics, or you would like to explore a particular asana, our teachers will guide you safely. This can often be very beneficial to help you get the most out of our group classes.
One to one meditation
Meditation has enormous benefits for the body, mind and spirit - including releasing bodily tension, easing the mind, and becoming clearer about your heart-felt desires.
Learn how to incorporate this powerful spiritual practice into your life through a guided 1 to 1 session with one of our expert teachers.
One to one breathwork
Pranayama originates from two Sanskrit words; ‘Prana’ (Life force) and ‘Ayam’ (Control), and is one of the eight limbs of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Known to be beneficial for treating a range of stress-related physical disorders by balancing the autonomic nervous system, Pranayama also helps to calm and balance a busy, distracted mind.
Experience the power of your full breath (most people under-breathe) and explore some of the various other breathwork techniques used for cleansing, purification and rebalancing, such as Nadi Shodhana, under the guidance of one of our expert teachers.
Wellness & Wellbeing in Spain
Powerful therapies, to nourish the body inside and out
Holistic Therapies
Give yourself an even deeper perspective on Yoga with one of our signature treatments. From an Holistic Yoga Therapy course to treatments that include massage, pranayama, rebirthing, meditation, lifestyle management and more.
Massage & Bodywork
Treat yourself to a session of relaxation and transformation in a tranquil environment surrounded by nature. Discuss your needs and goals with our expert therapists so that they can create a tailored program for your particular requirements.
FORESTS, MOUNTAINS & TRAILS
Nature
There are hundreds of hectares of wild, forested land for you to discover. Numerous trails begin close to the centre and criss cross the mountains and valleys all around us. You’ll discover rivers, waterfalls, ancient Roman bridges, medieval churches and chapels, a Buddhist monastery, and the famous, ancient La Riba church spire projecting out of the Sau reservoir. You could spend weeks here and never walk the same trail!
At Ashiyana we believe that relaxing deeply, and coming home to yourself, is the most important aspect of retreating with us. Ashiyana is an Indian word that means safe ‘home’; in Farsi it means ‘nest’. Our intention is to hold you in a loving embrace, and part of this is provided for by the stunning and majestic scenery that surround us.
One of the first landmarks you’ll notice as you drive through the mountains to reach us, is the Sau reservoir, and the huge dam that holds it back, thus providing water and electricity to the three million inhabitants of Barcelona and the surrounding area.
Activities
We are blessed with having just about every form of adventure sport and activity available on our doorstep – hiking, cycling, Nordic walking, kayaking, SUP, Water biking (Yes, cycling a water-bike-board!), slack-line, archery, ballooning, climbing and rappelling, white water rafting and so much more. We are on the doorstep of various national parks, so there is no limit to Mother Nature’s treasures, near and far.
Let us know which activities interest you and we’ll tailor make a program for you.
restaurant
Cuisine at Ashiyana Spain
Along with how you sleep, move, relax, and relate, we believe that how you nourish yourself while you are with us is key to your experience. Catalunya is famous for its delicious, Mediterranean menu, rich with fresh, healthy fruit, vegetables, legumes, salads, fish, and the all-important elixir of life, olive oil.
Morning buffet brunch
(post Yoga @ around 10am):
Home-made granola
Fruit salad
Chia mousse
Assortment of nuts & seeds
Boiled or scrambled eggs
Home made bread / toast (gluten-free alternative)
Home made jams, hummus, tahini
Home-made guacamole and corn chips
Evening buffet dinner (@ around 7pm)
Fresh pumpkin soup
Chef’s main of the day – eg.
Thai green curry / Lentil bake
Fresh salad
Steamed vegetables
Chef’s dessert of the day – eg. Ashiyana chocolate balls / Mango cheesecake
Fresh water, teas and coffee are available throughout the day.
Contact Us
For all enquiries about our centre in Spain, please fill in our contact form below. We shall respond to you as soon as possible.
Ashiyana Spain Reservations
- New Reservations
- Existing Reservations
- spain@ashiyana.com
- +34 6214 00452
Ashiyana Spain Reception
- Check-in or Check-out
- Spa Services
- Airport Transfers
- Drop-in Yoga Classes
- Restaurant
- Housekeeping
- spain@ashiyana.com
- +34 6214 00452