Grounding in Holland for a few days was exactly what i needed! Good food, comfortable bed and some free time to feel the European sun on my skin and indulging in the food i have been dreaming about during my time in Asia such as sun dried tomatoes, feta cheese and olives! After a few days of with walking with Svati and her 2 dogs in the forest and exploring Eindhoven on a bike i felt fully charged and ready for the transition to Spain for our week retreat. The flight to Spain was quick and easy and my body welcomed in the warmth of the Spanish sun! After navigating my way through the public transport and arriving at my hotel which is in the old part of Malaga i went wondering, following my feet and taking in the sights of my new surroundings. The city of Malaga is amazing, apparently one of the oldest in the world! I walked the length of the castle walls enjoying the vast views of the city landscape melting into the Mediterranean with the back drop of the mountains. I found my way back to my bed around 8pm and i am not sure what happened but i woke up and it was 1am! The following day i connected with Svati and Saskia to pick up our hire car and begin our journey into the Andalucia Country side! Even though we have a sat nav and 2 maps we still managed to get lost even before we left the city! The drive was beautiful as the city landscape melted away the small hills turned into mountains and the small shrubs transformed into bigger bushes which were dotted around the dry landscape. Molino Del Rey is a beautiful hide away with water running through it and the sound is amazing! Depending on the time of day and your mood the water sounds different - some of us even heard voices in the water. We are surrounded by healing caves, avocado and cherry trees and of course sunshine!! For the entire week we were fed delicious vegetarian food lovingly prepared fresh each day and had a choice of two different practice spaces. One which was outside and perfect for the morning practice as the sun peeked over the ridge at 8:20am and the indoor space which is built into the rock and the acoustics are beautiful. We were lucky enough to go on two walking tours with Davy (www.walkspain.com). Davy has an incredible knowledge of the country side, the flora and fauna of this special area. He took us walking around the local village of Yunquera, filling us in with the history of how the locals bought water into the village via old Roman channels and all about the old pine forest which dates back to before the ice age! Our second adventure with Davy was to a cave which is the birth place of the Rio Grande, this is the place the water comes from under ground to above ground before flowing out and down to many different places in this area of Spain. The water was freezing but so refreshing! The week went fast with the morning practice of Yoga and our afternoon practice of Acro Yoga, Thai Massage, Kalari/ Yoga/ Dance Flow and of course we rocked the studio with Yoga Trance Dance! I feel immensely blessed to begin my time in europe by sharing the flow with Svati and the tribe from Holland in such a special place. Omshanti and blessings to Anthony, Lidya and Dimitri for taking care of us for the week.