In this moment, heart opening co-creation, realising heaven on earth
In a beautiful setting just outside Órgiva in the Alpujarras in sunny southern Spain... Yoga, healing, shamanic workshops and heart opening ceremonial events on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada in Andalucia. This awe inspiring, mountainous location is said to be on a leyline connecting directly with Glastonbury in England. Rich with 27 ancient olive trees, the site has an abundance of other fruit trees and edible plants. Cortijo Benisiete, one part of which may be over 600 years old, is set in the valley with 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains. Órgiva is about an hours drive south of Granada - location of the famous world heritage Alhambra palace and gardens, and half an hours drive south to the nearest sandy beaches on the Costa Tropica. It is also just over an hour to the sunniest skiing slopes in Europe!
HEALING HOLIDAYS & Mini Retreats:
All of the offerings at Cortijo Benisiete are on a conscious donation basis. As we apply to become a not for profit Association, we continue to plough all donations gratefully recieved, back into the upkeep and enhancement of this beautiful community space. We are co-creating a haven for healing, restorative holiday centre, and event space that is open to those who are willing to contribute and give back, either financially or in work exchange. We continue to improve the building and gardens to make them safe and conducive to healing and heart collaberation.
The fruit and other trees we are planting are providing much needed shade and shelter from the occasional strong winds and fierce sun. Our large natural pool or Alberca, most importantly irrigates the land and is a delight to cool off and swim in, during the hot summer days and evenings. Float in the silky water from our deep well to the sound of the frogs, with dragonflies and birds constantly visiting to dip into the cool water. The meditation pergola is surrounded by a growing medicine garden to support walking the medicine wheel and add to our home grown culinary options.
We also welcome voluntary helpers and those interested in supporting the co-creation of this haven for healing and peace for short periods of time. At this stage of development we particularly welcome those with building, woodwork and gardening skills who can stay in the house, caravan or campervan.
Come and visit for a low cost healing holiday with regular yoga and healing available and many fabulous music, dance and spiritual events on offer in this vibrant, conscious community. Attend one of our retreats or bring a group of friends and devise your own personalized retreat or healing holiday to suit your needs.
Barbara Brennan Healer, Shamanic practitioner, Yoga teacher/therapist
Having originally trained as an Iyengar yoga teacher Cathy went on to develop an empathic, gentle yet deep approach to teaching inspired by Vanda Scaravelli and John Stirk. Years of working with awareness of her yoga students various health, relationship and psycho/spiritual issues led to a passion for working in healing and therapy to help clients in their personal growth and spiritual transformation. Cathy studied Reiki, Barbara Brennan Scientific Healing and Shamanism and attended workshops and courses exploring many other healing and therapeutic modalities. Her approach to healing and therapy as well as yoga is intuitive and compassionate, helping clients work on their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual issues. New programmes will focus on navigating the paradigm energy shifts being experienced by the earth and her inhabitants, to help seekers find coherence in their souls path, and their emerging divinity as fractals of God, the ONE or the ALL.
Having trained across multiple disciplines enables Cathy to use a multifaceted, individually tailored approach when working with clients. This helps clients heal and recover from a very broad spectrum of issues covering stress, anxiety, depression, digestive and circulation disorders, insomnia, fibromyalgia, ME and much more. Many clients come seeking help with life transitions or major life changes, wanting to better understand themselves through spiritual exploration. She also offers complementary palliative care in support of those at life's end, or diagnosed with terminal illness.
Cathy has practised energy healing as a Barbara Brennan and Reiki practitioner globally. She taught yoga and meditation and ran spiritual courses across Europe, Asia, and Africa and set up a healing, therapy and yoga practice, first in Wales and then in Brighton and Hove UK. Now based in Orgiva in Andalucia, Spain, Cathy also offers shamanic spiritual transformation courses or workshops and does distant or in person Barbara Brennan and Shamanic healing. Please see the yoga page for current classes held in the Yogashala in the grounds of the Cortijo.
If you are interested in working with Cathy, all therapies can be offered equally successfully as distant healing sessions via e.g. zoom, skype or whats app. All are welcome - whether you consider yourself spiritual or not, whether you are curious and new to this work or an old hand wanting to go much deeper. Please feel free to contact Cathy by phone or email to discuss if any of these approaches are what you are seeking, to help you on your personal path.
