Yoga and Pilates holidays – connecting people and passions

‘I make a lot of friends on holiday, and we end up good friends too’

Julia recently returned from a fantastic GoLearnTo.com yoga and Pilates retreat in Fuerteventura, Spain and here’s what she said about her experience.

‘Couldn’t fault the staff, the retreat, the food, everything! A totally amazing experience, one I hope to enjoy again in the not too distant future!’

Julia stayed at our bestselling yoga and Pilates retreat in Fuerteventura where she stayed in a lovely villa with a swimming pool and have relaxing daily yoga and Pilates classes. It’s a really great retreat for solo travellers as it is so social and also extremely popular, so you’ll meet like-minded people and have a great time, just like Julia!

So who’s Julia?

Julia, in her 50’s, from Buckinghamshire is an active type. In her words, ‘I don’t want to go on a holiday where I just sit on a beach somewhere all day. I need to have something to do as well.’ And she’s got it right. Holidays as we know them aren’t working. Like Julia, most people can’t switch-off and relax just by lying on a beach anymore.

A yoga and Pilates retreat under the warm sun of Fuerteventura was just what Julia wanted from a holiday. She came back with renewed passions, new friends and zest in her step.

‘Alex (one of the Pilates teachers at the retreat) was amazing. He took us through all the stages and said, ‘if you feel comfortable, take it to this, and if you still feel comfortable, go a bit further, a bit further.’ If you wanted to you could have had private lessons with him during the week as well. If you were worried or if you had a slight problem with an injury or something that he would have done that with you. I found the tutors absolutely expert. They’re all very good.’

Julia before her holiday: Practised Pilates and dabbled in yoga.

Julia after her holiday: Hooked on both.

‘I make time for a workout for an hour and I return to office more refreshed than I would be had I just stayed in office for the afternoon.’

Yoga works both mind and body, involving relaxation and lifestyle choices. Pilates develops core strength, working on very different muscles. It’s a magnificent combination that the tutors in Fuerteventura have perfected.

Married but travels independently

Julia’s married. She and her husband holiday together, but they also holiday separately. ‘My husband’s got his own hobbies. If I want to do anything that he’s not really interested in then I just get on and do it myself.’

Meeting like-minded people

80% of guests with GoLearnTo.com travel solo. If you’re bored of the usual solos holidays, we offer game-changing singles holidays.

‘One thing I’d say about this yoga holiday is that lots of people travelled solo, either they’ve left their partners behind or they’re just travelling solo.’

‘One of my favourite things about the holiday is just meeting all these like-minded people. It’s lovely to hear how other people live and their stories.’

That’s serendipity

This time, Julia travelled with her friend Kay. This was their fourth holiday together.

The 1st: Julia went sailing in Greece without her husband and met Kay who was also travelling solo.

The 2nd: Met on another sailing holiday by chance. Each didn’t know that the other was booked on it. That’s serendipity.

The 3rd: Julia and Kay went to the Maldives together this January (planned this time!)

The 4th: And their exploits continue. This time, a rejuvenating GoLearnTo.com yoga and Pilates retreat in Fuerteventura.

‘They catered the yoga to the different levels, it was really matched very carefully and everybody had a fabulous time because of that.’

‘It was fantastic. We had a fabulous week. A really, really fabulous week.’

And then there were three

One of the girls Julia and Kay met on their yoga and Pilates retreat was also keen on sailing. Guess who’s trying a day’s sailing with Julia and Kay next time!

‘Once you’ve got similar interests, it’s so easy.’ ‘It doesn’t matter what your day job is. You’ve got this interest in the same activity.’

Keeping in touch

Julia keeps in touch with the friends whom she meets on holidays on Facebook. They talk about their holidays. They share their photographs. They plan their next trips together.

‘When you find people that you’d like to go on holiday with, people who’ve got similar interests, then you do stay in touch, definitely.’

Read more information on our bestselling yoga and Pilates holiday in Fuerteventura here and book your place today.

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