Auszeit Gran Canaria
Designed for educational leaveNo prior knowledge needed10-day turnus available

Workplace resilience with yoga and climbing

Gran Canaria

Yoga for core control and mobility, plus guided climbing: belaying, rope skills and acting at a controlled height. Programme details will be finalised with the local partner.

You practise focus, trust and stepwise progress — transferable to decisions under uncertainty at work.

5-day turnus
€649
10-day turnus
€799

Hotel, meals, and flights are not included.

Dates: weekly, you pick the week

We aim to run seminars every week (usually Monday to Friday). In the form, choose a month and the week you prefer. The programme can be adjusted to your days. Hotel, flights and meals are not included.

Next available weeks

  • November 2026

    Week 1: 2–6 Nov · Week 2: 9–13 Nov · Week 3: 16–20 Nov · Week 4: 23–27 Nov · Week 5: 30 Nov–4 Dec

  • December 2026

    Week 1: 7–11 Dec · Week 2: 14–18 Dec · Week 3: 21–25 Dec · Week 4: 28 Dec–1 Jan

  • January 2027

    Week 1: 4–8 Jan · Week 2: 11–15 Jan · Week 3: 18–22 Jan · Week 4: 25–29 Jan

  • February 2027

    Week 1: 1–5 Feb · Week 2: 8–12 Feb · Week 3: 15–19 Feb · Week 4: 22–26 Feb

Venue: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Most seminars take place in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria or its immediate surroundings — about 25 minutes from the airport, with accommodation in every price range. Some units (e.g. hiking or climbing) go out onto the island; the exact meeting point comes with your documents.

Climbing on Gran Canaria: volcanic rock faces in the island interior

Learning objectives

After the seminar you will be able to

  1. Apply basic partner-belay rules and communication on rock or in the gym.

  2. Dose physical load and height step by step and name warning signs in time.

  3. Use yoga and breath techniques to regulate tension before and after climbing.

  4. Transfer stepwise action under uncertainty to professional decision-making.

Agenda

Daily structure of the 10-day turnus

Two or three blocks per day, together at least six 45-minute teaching units, as required by the German state Bildungsurlaub laws. Times are indicative. The programme can be adjusted on request and to suit the group, weather and tides; the daily minimum scope is maintained.

  1. Week 1

    Day 1

    Arrival, baseline and fundamentals

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Seminar: stress physiology & resilience· 150 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 90 min
  2. Day 2

    Safety: belay, rope, communication

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Climbing with a local specialist· 180 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 90 min
  3. Day 3

    Movement on rock: core control and stepwise progress

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Climbing with a local specialist· 180 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 90 min
  4. Day 4

    Height and focus: breath under controlled load

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Climbing with a local specialist· 180 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 90 min
  5. Day 5

    Transfer: personal plan for the working day

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Transfer workshop: routines for the working day· 180 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 90 min
  6. Week 2

    Day 6

    Deepening: consolidating routines and self-guided practice

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Peer exchange· 150 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 90 min
  7. Day 7

    Repetition: route choice and partner belay

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Climbing with a local specialist· 180 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 90 min
  8. Day 8

    Recovery: forearms, shoulders, sleep

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Mobility & posture for desk work· 150 min
    • Reflection & journaling· 120 min
  9. Day 9

    Autonomy: planning and reviewing your own sequence

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Climbing with a local specialist· 180 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 90 min
  10. Day 10

    Closing: evaluation, commitment, documentation

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Transfer workshop: routines for the working day· 180 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 90 min

Class formats

Units in this seminar

All movement formats are designed for beginners with no prior experience. Outdoor, padel, climbing, dance and fasting units are delivered with local specialists.

  • Morning Hatha Vinyasa

    120 min

    Structured morning block: asana sequence for strength, mobility and focus with breath and mobility segments — beginner-friendly, no acrobatic postures. On the rooftop or on Las Canteras beach.

    Led by Sasha Ilina

  • Seminar: stress physiology & resilience

    150 min

    Input lecture with working session: stress axis, recovery capacity, warning signs and protective factors. Linked to work organisation and leadership.

    Auszeit seminar team

  • Sunset yoga on the beach

    90 min

    Calm early-evening practice on Las Canteras beach: gentle movement, breath and recovery to close the day. All levels — the format Sasha teaches publicly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

    Led by Sasha Ilina

  • Climbing with a local specialist

    180 min

    Guided units on belaying, rope skills and simple route choice indoors or on rock. Partner, exact venues and kit list are confirmed before the seminar week.

    External specialist

  • Yin & restorative yoga

    90 min

    Long-held passive postures to unload fascia and the nervous system. Focus on hips, back and shoulders.

    Led by Sasha Ilina

  • Transfer workshop: routines for the working day

    180 min

    Building a personal plan: micro-breaks, movement and breathing routines, calendar boundaries. Ends with a written commitment.

    Auszeit seminar team

  • Peer exchange

    150 min

    Facilitated small-group exchange on workplace strain and proven strategies — following the “Yoga & Brunch” (Saturday morning) and “Yoga & Aperitivo” (after sunset yoga) formats Sasha established in Las Palmas.

    Led by Sasha Ilina

  • Mobility & posture for desk work

    150 min

    Movement-therapy exercises for neck, shoulders and lower back. 10–15-minute micro-sequences for office breaks.

    Led by Sasha Ilina

  • Reflection & journaling

    120 min

    Guided self-reflection on stressors and resources on El Confital beach: 40 minutes cacao ritual and meditation, 20 minutes journaling, 60 minutes heart-opening yoga. Basis for the personal transfer plan.

    Led by Sasha Ilina

Course lead

Who leads the seminar

Sasha Ilina

Sasha Ilina

Certified yoga instructor · Course lead and on-site coordinator

Sasha teaches Hatha Vinyasa yoga in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — weekly on Las Canteras beach, evenings at sunset and Saturday mornings. She specialises in beginners: clear instruction, no acrobatic postures, a calm setting. Alongside the open classes she runs community formats such as “Yoga & Brunch” and “Yoga & Aperitivo” and cacao ceremonies on El Confital beach, and her YouTube channel IKIYOGA offers more than 180 free sessions on yoga, mobility, posture and meditation. In the Auszeit seminars she leads the movement, breath and mindfulness units and coordinates the week on site: timetable, venues and placement with vetted partners for hiking, surfing, padel (Carlos Calle / Padel Camp), climbing, dance and fasting support.

Qualifications

  • Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), Hatha Vinyasa, 200 hours — completed in 2022
  • Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, 300 hours — completed in 2026
  • Meditation studies at the International Meditation Centre, Chiang Mai

Focus areas

  • Yoga for complete beginners
  • Breathwork and stress regulation
  • Mobility and posture in office work
  • Meditation and mindfulness

Delivery

Who is responsible for which units

  • Local climbing school on Gran Canaria

    Guided units on belaying, rope skills and route choice. Partner and exact venues to follow.

  • Auszeit seminar team

    Seminar units on stress physiology and transfer into working life

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Detailed documents for this seminar

We will email you the full agenda, learning objectives, trainer qualifications and the application documents for your employer. No booking is made.

  • Programme and recognition proof
    Overview of learning goals, daily structure, and current recognition status (no decision yet).
  • PDF for the HR department
    Optionally available as a separate document to forward directly to your employer.
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