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

Workplace resilience with yoga

Gran Canaria

Structured asana practice, breathwork, and restorative routines focused on stress reduction and sustainable performance at work.

You learn to spot your stress patterns and practise self-regulation techniques for the working day.

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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Outdoor yoga practice in calm morning light

Learning objectives

After the seminar you will be able to

  1. Recognise your own stress responses physically and regulate them with breath and movement techniques.

  2. Perform a safe basic practice of Hatha Vinyasa, mobility and yin independently, without prior experience.

  3. Integrate 5–15-minute routines into the working day and plan them in writing.

  4. Explain the links between stress physiology, recovery and performance.

Agenda

Daily structure of the 5-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. 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

    Body: unloading posture, back and shoulders

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Mobility & posture for desk work· 150 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 90 min

  3. Day 3

    Breath: recognising and regulating the stress response

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

  4. Day 4

    Attention: focus and recovery capacity

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 120 min
    • Guided meditation & mindfulness· 150 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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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
Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher 200 badgeYoga Alliance · RYT 200

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

  • 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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