The number one priority at our yoga retreat in Marbella is to make sure that our guests enjoy their yoga holiday. Here is just a small sample of the typical comments we receive from guests who have spent time at our retreat……….

This week at Lotus Blooming was so much better than I could have imagine. Your kindness and openness made me feel so well. I will recommend this beautiful retreat to anyone who wants a little piece of heaven.

Grethe - Norway. May 2010

What a warm, generous bundle of energy you are! sincere thanks for your care, hospitality and sharing the tales of your interesting life. Your team are also beautiful and have looked after us all so well. Ajan - what a smile, what energy, what amazing healing skills too. Thanks for your kindness in making me try to chant - I wish I could have a recording of your magical voice, I will keep trying. Sylvia - thanks for your tireless work and lovely smile, it was a privilege to hear your Ukrainian song. petra - your yoga sharing was challenging physically and spiritually but also so gentle and encouraging, I have and will continue to improve. The walks with Linda were really lovely at the start of the day - even in the rain.

Deborah - Newcastle, England. May 2010

Thank you for a wonderful week - as everyone has written before, your warmth and special attention to all aspects of the stay make this a very special place. The yoga has been fantastic - a brilliant way to start learning about the practice and the wider ways in which it can be incorporated into life. I hope that I will be able to take all the learning forward when I get home, I will definitely be seeking out classes and remembering to breathe! Thanks to Ajan, Petra, linda and Sylvia for making the stay so relaxing and enjoyable.

Kirsty - Newcastle, England. May 2010

You are the most caring, generous and gracious host I have ever met. Your welcoming smile makes people around you feel very special. I have enjoyed every moment of my stay and all the little chats we had. I will cherish this experience for ever. Your team is absolutely fantastic and with each and everyone of them I bring back a gift for life. Thanks to Ajan, Petra, Sylvia and Linda for their wisdom, serenity, generosity and caring, their knowledge will help me enter a new phase in my life with a more open heart and mind. Thank you so very much.

Lucie - Ontario, Canada. May 2010

Thank you so much for your wonderful hospitality. I will miss your wonderful smile and warm heart. I have learned so much about myself here and I haven’t been able to relax this much since I was 10 years! I will cherish this experience and hope to continue with a yoga mind set into my life at home. Practicing yoga in such a beautiful, serene and safe environment allowed me to take it to another level. The mix of physical and mental growth in class was amazing. I loved listening to your amazing life stories and hope to keep in touch! Thank you so much.

Dominique - Ontario, Canada. May 2010

From the moment I walked into the house I fell in love with the color’s and the immediate feeling of sanctuary. This week was so important for me to find sanctuary within myself. To remember my strength and flexibility of mind and body.

I have felt very looked after and indeed spoilt. Everything is and was wonderful. Thank you all so very much. I walk out of here with a straight back and a sparkle in my eye. Again some day.

Vanessa - Australia. April 2010

This has been an unforgettable retreat at your lovely place here at Lotus Blooming. Your food was delicious and we loved the little glass of wine at the end of the evening that we spent together around the cozy table. The yoga instructors were fantastic and inspiring and we really fell in love with Jose when he took us walking in the mountains every morning. We look forward to see you next year when you are bidding us welcome at your fusia pink door.

Brigit & Elisabeth - Oslo, Norway. April 2010

Thanks again for a wonderful yoga retreat. It was my second time and there is nothing that we could fault. The yoga was just heavenly, thanks to Petra and Ajan (where does he get that wonderful voice from?) Loved my fellow guests Birgit and Elisabeth, 2 very beautiful people. The walks with Jose finished it all off. Thank you so much Caroline and look forward to see you next year.

Lucienne - Gibraltar. April 2010

Thank you so much for a wonderful holiday! Perfect combination of delicious food, yoga with Petra, walks with Linda and treatments with Ajan! my yoga glow is back. Now I can go back to Warsaw and give some of that amazing energy to my students. You are such a beautiful person inside and out and I feel so lucky to know you. I hope to be back soon.

Joanna - Warsaw, Poland. February 2010

Thank you for welcoming me into your oasis of happiness, laughter and calm. This past week has nurtured my body, mind and heart. I have enjoyed my daily walks and your delicious food. The yoga with Petra has been an incredible experience for me. I’m stronger and more flexible and I also know myself so much better. She has a special gift and I feel so privileged to have learned from her. I’ve felt so at home sipping tea by your fire in the evenings and enjoying your stories. I am leaving here a different person, both physically and mentally. The treatments from Ajan have changed me physically. As someone who practices treatment, it has been delightful to be treated. Thank you for caring for me with such enthusiasm and love.

Donna - London, England. February 2010

I have spent an amazing week with two wonderful women. You have both made me smile and laugh everyday with your stories and wise tales. Having Maggie as my yoga and walking buddy has made the week a challenging and enjoyable time, I have been able to refocus and eat good food which will inspire my cooking when at home. I will be returning as this will be a regular treat to myself. Just wanted to add about how amazing Petra is as a yoga teacher. She has watched and learnt how my body is able to do yoga poses and has stretched me to my limits which no other teacher has done. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Angela - London, England. January 2010

I feel like I’ve spent a week being bred and nurtured in the heart of a beautiful lotus flower. The love and kindness that radiate from the heart of this lotus - you - is truly a blessing on this earth. The unique combination of your gentle friendship and support combined with Wendy’s compassionate and intuitive yoga teaching along with Ajan’s magnificent healing hands have allowed me to bloom. May I radiate all you have given me back into my world back in Scotland. May all the kindness that you have all given reflect back on you ten thousand fold.

Gillian - Scotland. October 2009

Ajan, Elena, Dhara, Abhyamgam, Reflexology, Reiki, Wendy, Care, Love, Gillian, Linda, Friendship, Nurtured, cared-for, loving, open, replenished heart, me. Week too short......Wonderful recuperation prescription! Thank you.

Ann - London, England. October 2009

Yet again another amazing holiday with you. My second retreat with you this year has been another fantastic experience full of relaxation, laughter and joy and of course the best yoga! My heartfelt thanks to you and I look forward to seeing you again next year.

Louise - Cork, Ireland. October 2009

I had a fantastic time here and want to thank Caroline for her incredible hospitality and generosity of nature. She is an inspiration in herself. Also thank you to Sylvia for her hard work, Wendy for working us hard, Linda for her beautiful and serene walks and Ajan for the magic hands. The best retreat I’ve ever been on.......a retreat with an emphasis on treat

Claudia - London, England. October 2009

This has been a truly Nirvana like experience for me these past few days here. I feel very blessed to have discovered your little haven here. What makes it so special is your personal touch to every simple aspect of the retreat. You are an amazing, fascinating, inspiring, interesting and strong woman.

Deirdre - Dublin, Ireland. October 2009

Thank you for a marvelous week! Your hospitably is outstanding, your food delicious. Thank you Wendy for inspiring yoga. We will keep you all in our hearts.

Johanne & Jannicke - Oslo, Norway. July 2009

Thank you for an amazing week. I will keep it in my heart and remember it when times are hard. Hope to come back. I will recommend it to all my friends.

Yvonne - Stockholm, Sweden. July 2009

! have had an amazing week. the food, your house and the yoga is all the best ever. I think that this might be a life changing event for me. I have had so much anxiety but now I have been given a perfect tool to handle the stress of everyday life. I will be back, until then thank you.

Mimmi - Stockholm, Sweden. July 2009

“What an amazing time I’ve had. The experience has inspired me to focus more on my health and well-being. The yoga, the area, the good food all ten out of ten. The only improvement would be if it could be made into 10 days.”

Steindora - London, England. June 2009

“Thanks for this amazing holiday. I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a holiday so much. The yoga was sensational and I felt very welcomed in your home. You are a perfect host and I love to come soon again. Thanks again for all the effort and a big thanks to Wendy I have learnt so much. Lots of love.”

Petra - Austria, June 2009

“Thank you so much for the experience of a lifetime. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in your beautiful retreat with excellent yoga, delicious food, amazing weather and best of all lovely warm-hearted people. I will cherish my memories of this special place and look forward to a return sometime in the future. All my best wishes.”

Louise - Cork, Ireland. June 2009

“It was my first trip away on my own to do yoga and I couldn’t have picked a better place! You have a wonderful house in a lovely place and being able to do all our yoga outside has been a dream! Maybe I was extra lucky this time and my group have been the perfect mix. I’m sad I only stayed part of the week but am leaving on a high. So thank you for everything… the house, the food, your hospitality and your kindness. I’ll never forget.”

Mandy - London, England. June 2009

“Thank you for an absolutely fabulous week. The perfect blend of yoga, relaxation & amazing food. Wonderful hospitality really completed the week feeling re-energised. Bliss! Will recommend it highly to all. Many thanks once more.”

Kathy - London, England. April 2009

“Thanks for a wonderful week. The hospitality, food and yoga were fantastic. Many thanks again, will recommend to all my friends.”

Lucienne - Gibraltar, April 2009

“What can I say after a week of inspiration, your never ending hospitality around me, the wonderful yoga classes, the food (how could I ever think I could without meat?), and the lovely morning walks with you, Cathy and Lucienne? Namaste!”

Monique - Belgium, April 2009

“I had discovered Lotus-blooming in summer on the Internet and knew I had done the right choice when I first met Caroline. Lotus blooming is a wonderful place: warm, healthy, colorful and personal. The right atmosphere to relax, take care of yourself, to simply enjoy life and: to practice Yoga! The Yoga classes are a pure joy, the exact measure of ambitious workout and relaxation. If I manage to continue my morning Yoga at home, it is because Wendy made me discover a gentle way to workout and respect your body that I just don’t want to miss anymore. I really enjoyed my retreat & hope to be able to participate again soon.”

Inken, Paris, France. 2008

“Thank you so much for everything - your thoughtfulness, kind hospitality, fabulous yoga, amazing food ( almost too good) and general kindness in the past week. I’ve been so spoiled, traveling for the next few weeks seems almost too much trouble! just what I needed.”

Elizabeth - New York, USA. August 2008

“I have to tell you, how much I enjoyed staying at your wonderful retreat. You are an excellent host, interesting, caring and with a wonderful sense of humor. I enjoyed every second at Lotus Blooming. I came home relaxed, refreshed and full of strength. And it lasts! My husband is thankful and I’m sure my children are happy too, that i spend such precious time at your house. I can enjoy my everyday life again. Thank you! Wendy was an excellent teacher. I could improve my practice which is nice and motivates to keep on going and I enjoyed the company with Maggie, Jenni and Elisabeth a lot. It was wonderful having met you all.”

Helen - Frankfurt, Germany. August 2008