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

Stress management with meditation and fasting

Gran Canaria

Mindfulness and concentration training combined with guided fasting — for clarity, focus, and a conscious reset.

You strengthen focus and clarity and leave with a plan for lasting recovery.

5-day turnus
€499
10-day turnus
€649

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.

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Learning objectives

After the seminar you will be able to

  1. Describe the process, effects and limits of a multi-day Buchinger-style fast and recognise warning signs.

  2. Practise seated and walking meditation independently for 15 to 30 minutes.

  3. Explain the connection between nutrition, break culture and concentration.

  4. Create a personal recovery plan with nutrition, movement and mindfulness routines.

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, relief day and starting the fast

    • Fasting support & nutrition· 120 min
    • Seminar: stress physiology & resilience· 150 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 90 min

  2. Day 2

    Fasting day 1: mindfulness of hunger, energy, mood

    • Fasting support & nutrition· 120 min
    • Guided meditation & mindfulness· 150 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 90 min

  3. Day 3

    Fasting day 2: concentration and mental clarity

    • Fasting support & nutrition· 120 min
    • Guided meditation & mindfulness· 150 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 90 min

  4. Day 4

    Fasting day 3: walking meditation by the sea, silence

    • Fasting support & nutrition· 120 min
    • Guided meditation & mindfulness· 150 min
    • Reflection & journaling· 120 min

  5. Day 5

    Breaking the fast and transfer plan

    • Fasting support & nutrition· 120 min
    • Transfer workshop: routines for the working day· 180 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 90 min

  6. Week 2

    Day 6

    Build-up day 1: nutrition, digestion, energy balance

    • Fasting support & nutrition· 120 min
    • Seminar: stress physiology & resilience· 150 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 90 min

  7. Day 7

    Build-up day 2: deepening meditation, longer sits

    • Fasting support & nutrition· 120 min
    • Guided meditation & mindfulness· 150 min
    • Reflection & journaling· 120 min

  8. Day 8

    Mindful eating and working: a culture of breaks

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

  9. Day 9

    Own practice: a 15-minute routine for the working day

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Breathwork & pranayama· 150 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 90 min

  10. Day 10

    Closing: evaluation, commitment, documentation

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Transfer workshop: routines for the working day· 180 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 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.

  • Fasting support & nutrition

    120 min

    Daily morning block with an experienced fasting leader: check-in, Buchinger-style schedule, fluids, gentle movement and liver compress, breaking the fast and build-up days. Not medical fasting.

    External specialist

  • 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

  • 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

  • Guided meditation & mindfulness

    150 min

    Attention training in seated and walking meditation. Building a short, sustainable daily practice of 5 to 15 minutes.

    Led by Sasha Ilina

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Breathwork & pranayama

    150 min

    Breathing techniques to regulate the stress response: extended exhale, alternate-nostril, box breathing — with direct application at the desk.

    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
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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

  • Experienced fasting leader

    Buchinger-style support; not a medical treatment. Participation requires medical clearance.

  • 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.
  • Reply within one working day
    We check your federal state and send the matching documents with no booking obligation.
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