Women Retreat Spain: Realign and Thrive – Women’s Movement 5-Day Retreat, Ibiza, Spain (Standard Room Double Occupancy)

A women’s only wellbeing retreat centred on female hormonal health, perimenopause and menopause returning for the second time in 2023. Ideally suited for women at different stages of their journey. Take to vibrant and pleasant-paced Ibiza with Balance Holidays this April to indulge in self-care and reacquaint yourself with your body. Imparted with professional and cross-sector, experiential knowledge to find answers to this natural stage in every woman’s life and to adequately prepare ahead.

This retreat is an occasion to step out of routine, challenge existing predispositions on menopause and ageing, and develop a healthy and holistic lifestyle adapted to individual requirements to carry into life at home. Through a carefully curated combination of dynamic and energising movement exercises HIIT and Pilates flow, clinical and evidence-based information, a carefully thought-out nutrition plan and more. Receive a clear and deepened understanding of your body, recognise its intelligent ability to transition and shift existing perceptions on the impacts of age. Empowered, encouraged and educated to make informed habits and behavioural choices to continue flourishing and creating the change you desire, anchored in self-confidence.

RETREAT HIGHLIGHTS

The Eastwood Movement Method -

Balance Holidays welcomes Monique Eastwood as the leading expert on this programme. Binding her vast background in dance, fitness, pilates and multi-decades of experience working with a wide spectrum of body types. Reset your relationship with exercise and liberate your body in dynamic, multi-directional sequences of HIIT, Pilates Flow, Cliffside Swim and more. Full-body exercises that will be broken into snack-size bites and focused on core, posture, form and activating key muscle groups and joints. Each activity with Monique will be high energy, encouraging you to comfortably push through personal boundaries to heighten awareness and realign body and mind.

*Please note, Monique will adapt each exercise to every guest’s individual physiological profile.

Workshops With a Qualified Doctor and Women’s Hormonal Health Specialist -

Led by guest expert, Dr Katie Armstrong, informative workshops will encourage transparent dialogue and advance the conversation on female hormonal health, perimenopause and menopause. An assortment of topics from symptoms and the role of female hormones, to long-term impacts of menopause on physical, emotional and mental health, how to approach the conversation with your GP/Doctor and more, will be covered, followed by a Q&A. Sessions to support you in taking back control of your hormones and feel comfortable in your own body throughout perimenopause and beyond.

A Balanced and Wholesome Nutrition Plan -

Complementing Monique’s ethos to wellbeing, health and keeping movement up. Meals across the retreat will be kept simple and follow a 95% healthy and 5% unrestricted principle. From carbohydrate-rich composition breakfasts to provide the essential foundation to start the day and support you throughout it. To adequate portions of protein and seasonal vegetables sourced locally for lunch and dinner. Delightful, light and vibrant-flavoured dishes from a specially designed menu by Balance Holidays will create an intriguing and authentic taste of nature without compromising the essential daily intake of nutrients.

THE LOCATION

A distinctly unique location to bathe in the golden warmth of sunrise and sunset in Ibiza. Hacienda Na Xamena is a seamless extension to the cliff it resides, 180 metres above the Mediterranean Sea and circled by 150 hectares of sprawling, fragrant landscape. Founded in 1971 and built by Belgium architect Daniel Lipszyc. A family-run, 5-star resort recognised for its excellence in service and striking panoramic views of Ibiza. Stylistic references from Andalusia and Oriental design flow throughout the resort and in its eclectic choice of artworks. Outstanding facilities include two outdoor and one indoor pool, and an extravagantly equipped spa. A demonstration of the resort’s emphasis on comfort and relaxation over grandeur. Advocating responsible choices and behaviours, nature is duly respected through the resort’s extensive sustainability principles-based programme.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Morning Walks
- HIIT
- Power Session
- Pilates Flow
- Cliffside Power HIIT
- Cliffside Swim
- Live Streamed Perimenopause, Menopause and Women’s Hormonal Health Themed Workshops
- Tools To Take Home Group Session
- Swimming Pools and Gym Access
- Power Breakfasts
- Nutritious Field-to-Fork, Gluten and Dairy-Free Meals
- Sea-facing Accommodation and Toiletries

FOOD AND CUISINE
Championing farm-to-table meals from a menu specially designed by Balance Holidays. Dishes each day will be gluten, dairy and refined-sugar free, and a direct result of inspiration from the surrounding natural landscape. Consisting of seasonal fruits and vegetables picked from the resort’s own vegetable organic patch and small portions of protein. Paired with the resort chefs’ esteemed skills, listen to your body and be encouraged to practise a healthy eating routine through the careful composition of each meal. *Please notify us of any dietary restrictions, allergies and intolerances you may have. We will notify the resort’s kitchen and accommodate request(s) where possible.

THE EXPERTS Monique Eastwood - A woman in her 50s who has experienced menopause first-hand and referred to as the woman behind the bodies of Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt, Hayley Atwell, Ruth Wilson and more. Monique Easwood is a celebrity personal trainer, lifestyle coach, trained ballerina, professional dancer, qualified Stott Pilates instructor for over 25 years and founder of The Eastwood Movement Method. Which draws inspiration from the key principles of Pilates and dance-inspired movement and highlights her wellbeing ethos: the importance of everyday movement. Monique also has a client base spanning decades, all ages and abilities, affording her a wealth of knowledge and understanding of how bodies move and react to movement. Thereafter developing into a unique skill of reading individuals and what their bodies need from just one session.

Dr Katie Armstrong - Dr Katie Armstrong is a qualified doctor of over 20 years, specialising in menopause and women’s health. Just as importantly, she is a woman in her late 40s and a working mum, affording her a personal understanding on how hormones impact everyday life. Having trained under Dr Louise Newson, British Menopause Society and Royal College of Obsetrics and Gynaecology, Katie aims to improve women’s access to safe, evidence-based information and treatments to feel happy and healthy throughout their reproductive life, menopause and beyond.

ACCOMMODATION
Intelligently designed to bring continuity between outdoor and indoor. Astonishing panoramas of the resort’s location with its history spanning more than 50 years. Rooms at Hacienda Na Xamena ensure spacious, bright and a laid-back demeanour comes together to deliver an ultimate effect of relaxation and feeling removed from the everyday world.

WE LOVE IT FOR
• A Women’s Only Wellbeing Retreat Focusing on Female Hormonal Health, Perimenopause and Menopause

• Restore Confidence and Comfort in Your Own Body in Times of Transition

• The Eastwood Movement Method

• Professional Information and Advice from A Qualified Doctor Specialising in Female Hormonal Health