Our co-created intention for day to day activity here, whether swimming, resting, dancing, Medition, Self inquirey, sharing, feasting, is to bring courage, hope, support, and strength,  on the eternal quest with- in  for freedom, joy, wisdom, understanding, and the true awakening of the sacred heart   

  



Being on retreat at Red Earth offers a unique opportunity to withdraw from everyday life and inquire into who you truly are and what you truly want. Grandmother Oya, husband Michael, offers participants,  a beautiful contemplative tranquil setting, provide true support for your deep inner dive          of self-discovery.           

Red Earth Sanctuary is a refuge, a practice ground for the pioneering spirit to explore, express and experience new ways of tending the ground of your being and the tender shoots that grow from that rich soil:   

Each retreat with Grandmother Oya is a unique jewel of discovery a potent medicine that tenderly opens your heart to the vast potential of your true self: Every moment at Red Earth is fresh and alive with possibility and a celebration of what it means to liberate from the limited self into the vastness of one heart, one love; 

Throughout your time here Oya offers you her deepest support and guidance in meeting yourself fully.

 

 



Red Earth Dance Sanctuary is situated just 40 mins inland from  Malaga International Airport and 18kl from Marbella and the Mediterranean, with a regular bus service to the Village of Monda. The sanctuary nestles deep in the beautiful countryside of Andalucia  close to the white village of Monda. The area surrounding the Sanctuary is a UNESCO biospherereserve and part of the Sierra de las Nieves mountain range. 

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  Beautiful studio with  sprung floor.

Large 9 meter spring fed pool with sunbathing area overlooking the mountains.

Comfortable and beautifully presented accommodation, cosy beds and crisp white linen

 Organic Mediterranean vegan veggietaerian diet, seasonal and locally sourced from the finest produce

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Attending a residential retreat with Oya offers a unique opportunity to with draw from the normal distractions of your everyday life and inquire into what you truly want 

With self-inquiry, Oya draws your attention away from your thoughts and into the direct experience of what is always here and who you truly are—peace itself, consciousness itself. In the willingness to retreat from your search for just one moment, you can profoundly realize you are already home, already free:

This is the secret that lies at the heart of retreat. 

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 5 Rhythms 

 Dance to forget who you belive your self to be

 Spiritual Inquiry

    Unlocks your deepest potencial and simply reminds you  who you truly are

  True Meditation

    Lays the ground for awakening:

 Ritual Theater

 Reveals  you are a unique expression through which life consciously reveals itself again and again in every moment