Claudia : Balandra is a culture. Inspired by Mediterranean roots and enlightened in a global environment, it aims to embody “la buena vida” way of life; slow, indulgent and simple. Inspiring all of the Balandra community to immerse into a way of experiencing life that enhances its simple pleaures. Balandra is a product of the nomadic way in which we live today, melting together elements of cultures worldwide and allowing us to define ourselves as citizens of the world.
PROGRAM /
Will be emailed to you closer to the time .
a typical day looks like this :
you time ( time for your own yoga, meditation, journaling, reading or lie in practice )
breakfast
AM workshop Atelier with Ana
lunch
siesta - you time - reading Time, pool time
PM workshops - atelier with Ana
Apperitivo
Dinner
with some days having different structure due to special workshops, events, dinners, beach day or sailing days.. <3
Clau : Food in at the centerpoint of Casa Balandra. This was always a passion of ours along with cultivating creativity and community and only through hosting people and artists have we come to understand the undeniable greatness of sitting together and eating. We love to make these experiences feel right; The lighting, the music, the food… bringing everything together to create a space for lightness and connection.
During our collaboration with Kana, we want you to fully indulge in the casa Balandra experience where creativity spills onto the table.
Ana : Creativity has many shapes in forms. Working with connecting and evoking each and every on elf your senses, through carefully curated program of workshops, experiences, gatherings, food settings, and incorporating time to rest, to indulge in moments of stillness of moments of beauty, it brings to surface a different senses of self, it creates space where you can tap into exploring your new capacity that have been unknown for you, opening up and trusting the flow of events and process its a magical way to surrender and explore, dive into new ways of being, new ways of thinking, new ways of feeling and tap into creativity and creative process that you might haven’t experience before.
“keep your curiosity sacred” I love to remind myself that nsomimes is that simple, curiosity is a key that allows you to gain magical experience.
Ana : With my over 15 years of teaching experiences and hosting retreats of different levels of Art, I create a slow flow of workshops , classes, experiences that slowly dive you into a process and disconnect you from sense of time, bring you to the space where you are present, learning, exploring and indulging while we allow plenty of time to rest, rest, also space to think, and breath, journal swim in the pool, and create mindful new connections. Weather is finding your own spot in magical gardens around the Casa where there is endless surprises of where you can sit and read your book, or practising and creating painting or with clay in one of the studios, there is a structure of the schedule that takes us through the day with many beautiful events to do there is also space that makes the day soft and indulging.
CASA BALANDRA: Situated in a town South-West of the island, the location is remote and unexploited by tourism.Casa Balandra is the home two of the founders grew up in and where Balandra’s story began. Venturing into town for the morning coffee, walking through the farmers markets, going on walks through the countryside, knowing your local grocers name and family, this is all part of living in Portol. A local Mallorquin town for a truly local experience. A story told first hand from the people who lived it.
Balandra is born from a merger of different upbringings and cultures, and Casa Balandra will represent this. Highly focusing collaborations in all fields relevant (food, music, art...), Casa Balandra belongs to everyone and is a space that comes alive through its ever changing community.
WHATS INCLUDED /
Private use of Casa Balandra
of the whole property and all common spaces, living rooms, 4 outdoor dinning areas, swimming pool, 3 studios, terrace suitable for self guided yoga / meditation practice
7 days / 6 nights Full boarding and full Retreat program with all activities and materials
8th of August check in 4pm
14th of August - late check out depending on your travel plans ( for early departures there will be breakfast for everyone else there will be brunch available for relaxed departure )
A full board / with 3 MEALS DAILY
+ daily Appetitive ( a cocktail or glass of wine )
+ 1 meal at the special restaurant lunch spot on the Island ( ( Set menu with starter, paella and glass of wine in a Restaurant - a set menu is included in the price)All meals Cooked by our HOST AND CHEF Claudia Del Olmo
expect meals that speak stories, dishes that taste of good life, table setting that make memories.
relaxed indulgent buffet style breakfast, lunch and dinners with beautiful recipes and special dinning experiences ( Full board dining experience with celebratory dinners)1 half day beach day + Dinner on the beach arranged a nod cooked by Claudia Del Olmo
1 Full day day sailing trip ( Saturday after breakfast we will head to Port de Roller where we will board a private sailing boat for a day exploring the island from the sea , finding best swimming spots, with Lunch spot in a restaurant only accessible by the sea, sailing into sunset , we will return to the Casa for our closing celebratory dinner cooked by Claudel Olmo )
taxies for the beach day and sailing days will be arranged
a special cacao and reishy blend for supporting and opening creativity and energy flow will be provided for anyone who would like to enjoy the weekly treatment - by a master herbalist Camila Revoredo of Myco
Shipping of your ceramic pieces - up to 10kg of ceramics to UK, USA, or EU destinations included in the price
( ceramics made during the retreat, will be dried and than fired by a local pottery master in the village , expect the Meditterian and rural time frame when things eventually get done but might take 3 months.. what a beautiful extended joy after retreat when surprise package arrives )
7 creative workshops / atelier time thought by Ana
All white, and brown paper, tape, Inks, Charcoal, pencils, Brushes, arylics for all drawing, painting and other surprise workshops as part of Anas Atelier program
Sculpting Tools for clay and Local Mallorca terracota Clay as well as firings
bees wax and wicks for sculpting candles workshop
clay for “making a clay baking food dinner”
you will be encouraged to use analog point and shoot cameras and the images will be developed / scanned and emailed to everyone after the retreat
quick pickling workshop, with food we prepare being use through out the week in our meals
You time, rest time, retreat time.
always allow some space for unwritten surprises.
WHATS IS NOT INCLUDED /
travel insurance
flights / train / ferry Tavel to retreat
transfers to and from retreat
additional alcohol drinks during retreat ( we will arrange a selection of natural Mallorca wines to be available to buy by the bottle )