Calm Space Presents:
Rest & Restore
Saturday 14th –
Thursday 19th November
A 5-Night Retreat to slow down, reconnect & restore at El Saltador, Spain
As the UK enters the darker, colder months, join Anja Lenka, Amelia Adrian, and Claudia Balara for five nourishing nights in the warmth and beauty of southern Spain.
Created by Calm Space, Rest & Restore is a retreat designed to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and refresh your natural vitality through yoga, meditation, healing practices, nourishing food, and the restorative energy of nature.
Throughout the retreat, we'll work with carefully selected essential oils chosen to support relaxation, emotional balance, clarity, and renewal. Integrated into yoga, meditation, and Aroma Point Therapy, these beautiful plant allies help bring lightness to both body and mind, supporting the nervous system to soften, unwind, and return to a state of ease.
To create a calm and intimate retreat experience, the group is limited to just 14 guests. Although El Saltador can accommodate many more, this smaller gathering allows for deeper connection, more personal support from the facilitators, and plenty of space to truly rest, restore, and feel at home.
As part of your retreat experience, every guest will receive a luxury welcome gift, thoughtfully curated by Calm Space, including a selection of luxury essential oils plus some exciting wellbeing gifts and resources to maintain peace and calm when you return home.
Our intention is that the benefits of the retreat don't end when you leave El Saltador. You'll return home with practical tools, beautiful products, and daily rituals to help you carry the light, calm, and restoration of the retreat into your everyday life.
Three Experienced Hosts, One Beautiful Vision
One of the most unique aspects of this retreat is the coming together of three talented facilitators whose gifts complement one another beautifully.
Anja Lenka, Amelia Adrian, and Claudia Balara each bring their own expertise, wisdom, and heartfelt approach to wellbeing. Together, they create an experience that is greater than the sum of its parts.
With a shared passion for healing, connection, and authentic transformation, they have lovingly designed a retreat that supports every aspect of your wellbeing—physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual.
Amelia brings her nurturing approach to yoga, movement, breathwork, and aromatherapy, helping guests awaken gently each morning and reconnect with their bodies.
Anja creates a sanctuary of calm through restorative yoga, Yoga Nidra, meditation, Reiki, frequency wellness technologies, and nervous system support.
Claudia brings the transformative energy of ceremony, guiding heart-opening cacao experiences that invite connection, intention, reflection, and community.
Their individual strengths weave together seamlessly, creating a retreat that supports participants on every level. What makes this experience truly special is not simply the practices being offered, but the energy created when these three women come together with a shared vision: to hold a safe, nurturing space where people can slow down, soften, heal, and remember their natural state of wellbeing.
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Amelia Adrian is a Senior Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Certified Aromatherapist, and Reiki & Spinal Energetics Practitioner — and the first person in the UK to pioneer an Aromatics for Yoga©️ Teacher Training CPD.
With 30 years of teaching and practice, her work draws on a rich tapestry of traditions: Tibetan Buddhism, Hatha, Katonah, Yin, and Restorative Yoga. Her spiritual foundation was shaped in the 1990s through study with Geshe Tashi Tsering at the Jamyang Buddhist Centre in London — translator and envoy for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and now Abbot at Sera Mey Monastic University in India. These early years of study continue to infuse everything Amelia teaches with depth, presence, and reverence.
Alongside yoga and meditation, Amelia weaves the healing intelligence of aromatics into her work — with both scientific knowledge and spiritual sensitivity. As a Certified Aromatherapist, she supports emotional and physical wellbeing, deepens the experience of relaxation, and invites a more conscious relationship with the natural world.
Her work has continued to evolve and deepen. In March 2026, Amelia completed her training in Spinal Energetics — a somatic, nervous system-based modality that works with the spine and the body's innate intelligence to release held tension, stress, and emotional patterns. Around the same time, she received the Munay-Ki Rites, a series of nine energetic transmissions rooted in the shamanic traditions of the Andean and Amazonian peoples, which further enrich the ceremonial and transformational dimension of her teaching.
She works with individuals, small groups, and retreats — offering treatments, classes, and workshops that share the same quiet intention: to help you feel more at home in your body, more at ease in your heart, and more open in your mind.
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Anja is a mother of 3, Yoga Teacher & Holistic Therapist.
She offers a calm, safe space to unwind, find balance and restore your wellbeing.
Choose from bespoke 1:2:1 healing sessions, intimate & fun yoga classes and her newest offering, Spinal Energetics. You can find her in several locations across South East London, and she also offers Zoom appointments for those who are far away or prefer to receive treatments in the comfort of their own homes.
After having travelled a lot & enjoying a varied and vibrant career in modelling, the contemporary art world & fine dining industry for nearly 20 years, Anja took a career break to raise her girls and deepen her holistic studies & self-practice.
She found Reiki (or rather Reiki found her!) and then devoted herself to studying & embodying this life changing spiritual practice through to Master Level.
She founded her company East DuIwich Reiki in 2012 and has been treating friends, family and clients in the local community and then later on worldwide, ever since.
Her passion for learning and continuing to develop her holistic toolkit is everlasting.
She went on to study the IET diploma (Integrated Energy Therapy); EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) levels 1, 2 & 3; NLP & Clinical Hypnotherapy.
In 2026 Anja was selected to study and qualify as a Spinal Energetics Practitioner, a somatic, body focused modality that works with the spine & nervous system, unlocking the body’s innate intelligence to release held tension, stress and emotional patterns.
Anja’s multi-faceted toolkit allows her to work intuitively and with great efficacy & tenderness, offering bespoke sessions to her lovely clients. She’s passionate about helping others to find balance, access their own path to self-transformation and find joy, even in the hardest of times.
She has practised yoga since the age of 17, when she stumbled into an Iyenga class in her local gym in Clapham. She felt so at home on the mat that a lifelong passion was ignited. Yoga is her home, and she has always enjoyed moving her body with grace and flow.
In 2023 she travelled to Ibiza to undertake a 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Rise’s principal teacher, Erin Pritchard. Yoga had always been a personal passion, and she felt it was time to activate her yoga teaching skills. Anja is in her fifties, and it’s her heartfelt joy to bring a blend of yoga and accessible movement/ meditation to the local community. She is the teacher for you if you are reluctant to join a class because you feel like “I can’t do Yoga” …
Yoga with Anja is gentle, light-hearted and inclusive.
All bodies are welcome
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Claudia, originally from Germany, has been living in the South East of the UK for more than 20 years. She is a mother of two pre-teen daughters, stepmother of two now grown-up sons- and together with her husband and family, dog and chicken she is the custodian of an old house surrounded by beautiful land in North Hertfordshire.
During her in person training with Red School some years ago, she realised the importance to support women in acknowledging and claiming their seat at table of “Medicine Women”. Her own medicines (apart from sharing her Menstrual Cycle Awareness knowledge of course) include rest practices (she trained with Karen Brody to become a Yoga Nidra teacher), meditation (Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for her whole adult life), Shamanic Practices as taught to her by the Peruvian Shamans of the lineage of the 7 Rays and an in-depth practice of working with cacao. Her most favourite medicine however is the medicine we receive when sitting together in circle, listening to the stories of others and sharing our own. She just turned 51, too
Why November?
We've intentionally chosen mid November for this retreat.
As winter begins to settle across the UK, many people notice their energy levels dipping. The darker mornings, early sunsets, colder weather, and pressures leading into the festive season can leave us feeling tired, overwhelmed, and disconnected from ourselves.
At exactly the time when many Londoners are craving warmth, light, and a chance to recharge, we'll be gathering in the Spanish sunshine for five days of deep rest and nourishment.
Imagine swapping cold, dark mornings for sunrise yoga beneath blue skies, replacing busy commutes and endless to-do lists with nature, stillness, and time to simply be.
This retreat arrives at precisely the moment many people need it most—a chance to fill your cup before winter truly begins.
Daily Retreat Highlights
Morning Aroma Yoga with Amelia Adrian
Begin each day with gentle, uplifting yoga sessions infused with the power of essential oils. Through mindful movement, breathwork, and aromatherapy, Amelia will guide you into a state of balance, clarity, and calm.
Afternoon & Evening Restorative Practices with Anja Lenka
As the day softens, Anja will guide deeply nourishing sessions including:
Restorative Yoga
Yoga Nidra
Meditation for relaxation and inner connection
Gentle nervous system support practices
All designed to help you move from stress into deep restoration.
Aroma Point Therapy Throughout
Aroma Point Therapy will be woven throughout the yoga sessions and ceremonies, combining therapeutic-grade essential oils with specific energetic and acupressure points to support relaxation, emotional wellbeing, and energetic balance.
Opening & Closing Cacao Ceremonies with Claudia Balara
Gather in sacred community as Claudia opens and closes the retreat with beautiful cacao ceremonies designed to support intention setting, reflection, connection, community and integration.
Group Spinal Energetics Experiences
Throughout the retreat, Anja Lenka and Amelia Adrian will co-facilitate transformative Group Spinal Energetics Sessions.
These powerful experiences invite participants to connect with their body's innate healing intelligence, supporting the release of stored stress, emotional tension, and energetic blockages. Working within a group field often creates a profound sense of connection, freedom, and renewal.
No experience is necessary—simply come with curiosity and openness.
All of the sessions are optional, you are free to come and go as you please, if you’d like to have a lie in and read a book all afternoon, the beds are so cozy and there a plenty of dreamy nooks, hiding places & outdoor seating / meditation spots with amazing vistas for you to find your own peace and quite!
Optional One-to-One Healing Sessions
For guests seeking additional personalised support, private sessions will be available throughout the retreat at an additional cost.
Choose from:
One-to-One Reiki Treatments
One-to-One Spinal Energetics Sessions
These individual sessions offer dedicated time for deeper healing, relaxation, energetic balancing, and personal transformation.
Spaces are limited and can be reserved before or during the retreat.
The Healing Energy of El Saltador
There is something truly special about El Saltador.
Many guests describe the land as having its own healing presence—a peaceful energy that naturally invites the body to soften and the mind to become still.
Hidden pathways, quiet corners, ancient landscapes, and breathtaking views create a sanctuary where healing unfolds effortlessly. The land itself seems to hold countless hidden gifts, revealing moments of insight, clarity, and calm to those willing to slow down and listen.
Throughout the retreat, guests are encouraged to wander, explore, journal, rest beneath the trees, and discover their own special places within the grounds.
Often, some of the most profound experiences happen in the spaces between the scheduled activities—in a quiet walk, a sunrise moment, or a peaceful pause in nature.
At Rest and Restore, nature becomes part of the healing journey.
In many ways, El Saltador becomes a fourth host—quietly supporting every guest's process of rest, renewal, and transformation.
Beach Excursion & Botanical Workshop
We'll enjoy a visit to a beautiful local beach, embracing the calming and restorative power of the sea.
Whether you choose to swim, walk along the shoreline, journal by the water, or simply enjoy the Mediterranean sunshine, this experience offers another opportunity to reconnect with nature and yourself.
Guests will also enjoy a special workshop with Susana Rodríguez, a local Spanish permaculture expert with a deep knowledge of the plants and ecology surrounding El Saltador.
Together you'll explore the flora of the region and create your own beautiful natural botanical product—such as a balm, lotion, or plant remedy—using ingredients inspired by the landscape and traditional plant wisdom of the area.
This hands-on experience offers a meaningful connection to the land and the healing gifts that grow all around us.
These two workshops are optional.
All You Need to Know
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Each day, you'll enjoy three delicious vegetarian meals prepared with care, using fresh, wholesome ingredients that celebrate the flavours and abundance of the region.
Meals are created to complement the retreat experience, designed to nourish and support your wellbeing
Expect vibrant, nourishing food that leaves you feeling satisfied, energised, and cared for.
Meals are served at set times and enjoyed together around a large communal table, creating a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Sharing food is often one of the highlights of retreat life, offering space for connection, conversation, and a sense of community throughout the week.
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Oru El Saltador, Almeria, Southern Spain
About the area
Nestled in the gentle hills of the Sierra Alhamilla in Almeria, Spain, lies Oru El Saltador. It is located at the crossroads of the Tabernas Desert and the wild beauty of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.
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All the rooms are newly updated & thoughtfully simple, with an emphasis on uninterrupted deep sleep in super cosy beds.
Choose from solo occupancy rooms with private ensuite bathrooms (limited availability), or a twin/double room with shared ensuite, or an architecturally designed dorm (6 spaces) with individual sleeping pods, and a shared funky bathroom.
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You will need to book your own flights for this retreat. For this retreat we recommend flying to and from Almeria airport. There is also the option to fly to Murcia but please note that it is a longer drive to this airport (roughly 2 hours). If you want to spend a little longer in the area, or extend your trip, we really recommend this - there’s so much to enjoy in the area!
Once at either airport, we will arrange taxi transfers to collect you (this will be an additional cost) or you are welcome to hire a car if you wish. Almeria airport is 45 minutes drive away, Murcia is 1 hour 45 minutes away.
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Once you have chosen your airport of choice, we can help arrange taxi transfers for you direct to the venue.
Almeria - 45 minute drive
Murcia - 1 hour 45 minute drive
If you'd like a no-fly option, we recommend checking out seat61.com to plan an over-land route. To get from London to Almeria via train you can plan one or two overnight stays in South of France, Madrid or Barcelona!
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7.30am - Teas, Coffee, Fruit
8am - 90 minute morning practice
9.30am - Meditation, Journaling or reflective time
10am - Brunch
11am - Free time for relaxing, reading, walking in nature
2pm - Lunch
3pm – Free Time, Excursion or afternoon workshop
5pm - Evening restorative yoga session
6.30pm - Sharing circle
7pm - Dinner
*subject to change
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Beautiful views and hikes from our doorstep
Additional Natural Skincare Making workshop provided on one afternoon
Reiki & Spinal Energetics treatments available
Trip to the beach
Rooftop for sunbathing and classes
Indoor Yoga Shala
Hammocks and secluded relaxation spots
What's Included
✔ 5 Nights Accommodation at El Saltador
✔ Three Healthy Vegetarian Meals Daily
✔ Daily Morning Aroma Yoga with Amelia Adrian
✔ Afternoon / Evening Restorative Yoga with Anja Lenka
✔ Yoga Nidra & Guided Meditation
✔ Aroma Point Therapy
✔ Opening & Closing Cacao Ceremony with Claudia Balara
✔ Group Spinal Energetics Sessions with Anja Lenka & Amelia Adrian
✔ Luxury Welcome Gift Including Luxury Essential Oils
✔ Plenty of Free Time to Rest, Explore, Swim, Journal, and Simply Be
Additional :
✔ Beach Excursion
✔ Botanical Workshop with Suzanne
1:2:1 Reiki or Spinal Energetics treatments with Amelia & Anja
Reserve Your Place
Room Options
Twin / Double Room: £1100pp
Dorm room (6 spaces): £900pp
Single (limited availability): £1350
Secure your place by paying a deposit or paying in full below.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!
Save 10% when you pay in full by 31st July 2026.
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If you have any questions, you can email Anja at hello@anjalenka.com.
PAY DEPOSIT
£300
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DOUBLE
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£1100pp
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DORM
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£900pp
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SINGLE
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£1350pp
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