October 10th - 15th 2026
Oru El Saltador
Medicinal Movement, Breathwork & Sound Retreat with Ali Bolton
Five days of slow living, softening and reconnecting to your breath, body and self. You are invited to intentionally set down the demands of daily life and settle into your home for the retreat, Oru El Saltador: an off-grid sustainable retreat centre in Almería, Southern Spain. You will be nestled in the Sierra Alhamilla mountains, held by open skies and looking out across the vast wild beauty of the Tabernas Desert where you will feel like you are miles away from anything. This is the kind of place that gives your whole system permission to exhale.
A retreat where the pace drops, the noise fades and something inside you can finally loosen. A space to remember what it feels like to rest, to breathe, to simply be. For five days we will move, breathe, rest and reconnect. You will be invited into practices that nourish your whole being. Two practices each day will guide you through medicinal movement, breathwork and sound healing, alongside guided morning pages, hikes and nature connection. All intentionally designed to be spacious, slow and deeply embodied.
Discover more below about the practices on offer:
Medicinal Movement
Slow, intuitive and connected, medicinal movement invites you to feel from the inside out. You will explore movement initiated from the energy body rather than the muscles and joints, awakening sensation, breath and presence. These sessions support you in softening patterns of holding and returning to a more spacious relationship with your body.
Breathwork
Your breath will guide you home. Across the week you will explore functional breathing to regulate and nourish the nervous system, playful rhythmic breathing to energise and awaken, and deeper ceremonial Breathwork Journeys to move past the mind and into your inner landscape. Every practice is held with care, compassion and gentleness so you can meet yourself where you are.
Sound Healing
Using gongs, bowls and therapeutic sound frequencies, these journeys support the whole system to settle. Sound offers a rare invitation to practice presence, to rest the mind and to let the body recalibrate. It is both deeply soothing and quietly transformative, helping you return to balance and harmony.
What’s Included
5 nights accommodation at Oru El Saltador
3 meals per day plus morning juice, tea, coffee through the day
2 classes per day plus guided meditations, morning pages sessions and an afternoon workshop
Welcome gift
What’s Not Included
Flights
Transfers to and from airport
Additional excursions
Treatments
Travel insurance
Facilities and Activities
Beautiful views and hikes from our doorstep
Additional workshop provided on one afternoon
Massage treatments available
Trip to the beach and dolphin watching tour available
Rooftop for sunbathing and classes
Hammocks and secluded relaxation spots
Retreat Schedule
7.30am - Teas, Coffee, Fruit
8am - 90 minute medicinal movement and breathwork
9.30am - Quiet time for morning pages and reflection
10am - Brunch
11am - Free time for relaxing, reading, walking in nature
2pm - Lunch
3pm - Excursions or afternoon workshop
5pm - Evening sound bath and relaxation session
6.30pm - Sharing circle
7pm - Dinner
*subject to change
Room Options
Accommodation will be classic Cortijo (Spanish farm house) style and comfortable. Choose from limited solo occupancy rooms, or a twin/dorm room.
Twin / Double Room
Shared bathroom
£900pp
Dorm room (4 spaces female only)
Shared bathroom
£775pp
Single room (solo occupancy - limited)
Shared ensuite available (£50 more pp, shared with 1 other bedroom)
Courtyard bathroom - £1100
Off-grid Living
Off-grid Living
Nestled in the heart of the Andalusian desert, our retreat centre is completely off-grid - and we think that's something worth celebrating.
We run entirely on solar energy, we have our own water supply, and we reduce our footprint wherever possible. There are no mains connections here, no hum of the national grid, no endless supply of resources on tap. What there is, is something rarer: a genuine invitation to slow down, consume less, and reconnect with the natural rhythms of the land.
What this means in practice
The desert is a place of abundance and scarcity in equal measure. The sun gives us everything we need to power our days, but we ask guests to be mindful of how they use that energy, turning off lights when leaving a room, avoiding charging devices overnight, and embracing the quiet that comes when screens are set aside.
Water here is precious. We ask everyone to take shorter showers, turn off taps fully, and treat every drop with the same respect the land itself demands. During drier periods, supplies can run low, and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation when they do. Many guests tell us that the off-grid nature of the retreat becomes one of the most meaningful parts of their stay. There is something quietly powerful about living within limits, about noticing how little you actually need, and how much more present you become when the usual conveniences fall away.
This is a place to unplug in every sense of the word. To remember what it feels like to live lightly.
Where you’ll stay
Oru El Saltador, Almeria, Southern Spain
Oru Space’s off-grid retreat centre
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Nestled in the gentle hills of the Sierra Alhamilla in Almeria, Spain, lies Oru El Saltador. It is located at the crossroads of the Tabernas Desert and the wild beauty of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.
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You will need to book your own flights for this retreat. For this retreat we recommend flying to and from Almeria airport. There is also the option to fly to Murcia but please note that it is a longer drive to this airport (roughly 2 hours). Granada is also 2 hours away for additional flight options.
If you want to spend a little longer in the area, or extend your trip, we really recommend this - there’s so much to enjoy in the area!
Once at either airport, we will arrange taxi transfers to collect you (this will be an additional cost) or you are welcome to hire a car if you wish. Almeria airport is 45 minutes drive away, Murcia is 1 hour 45 minutes away.
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Once you have chosen your airport of choice, we can help arrange taxi transfers for you direct to the venue.
Almeria - 45 minute drive
Murcia - 1 hour 45 minute drive
Granada - 2 hour drive
If you'd like a no-fly option, we recommend checking out seat61.com to plan an over-land route. To get from London to Almeria via train you can plan one or two overnight stays in South of France, Madrid or Barcelona!
Your Teacher
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Ali is a space-holder, energy weaver and retreat guide whose work is rooted in embodiment, breath and the rhythms of nature. She is a Reiki Master, somatic breathwork practitioner, sound healer and ceremonial facilitator, holding spaces that blend softness with depth and spaciousness with transformation. Her approach is gentle, grounded and intuitive, inviting people to reconnect with themselves, soften old patterns and honour their natural rhythms.
Ready to unwind and reconnect with yourself?
Secure your spot today.