Auszeit Gran Canaria
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No prior knowledge needed10-day turnus available

Workplace resilience with yoga and surfing

Gran Canaria

Yoga for balance and body control, plus guided surfing with movement learning, safety skills, and mental presence.

You train presence and composure under pressure — no prior surfing experience needed.

5-day turnus
€699
10-day turnus
€849

Hotel, meals, and flights are not included.

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Surfer riding an Atlantic wave

Learning objectives

After the seminar you will be able to

  1. Know and apply water safety rules, currents and right of way.

  2. Perform basic surfing technique (paddling, take-off, stance) under supervision.

  3. Build balance, core control and breath control through targeted yoga.

  4. Reflect on composure under pressure and transfer it to professional situations.

Agenda

Daily structure of the 10-day turnus

At least six 45-minute teaching units per day, as required by the German state Bildungsurlaub laws. Times are indicative; sunset, tides and weather may shift individual units.

  1. Week 1

    Day 1

    Arrival, baseline and fundamentals

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 90 min
    • Seminar: stress physiology & resilience· 90 min
    • Breathwork & pranayama· 60 min
    • Reflection & journaling· 120 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 75 min

  2. Day 2

    Safety: reading waves, rules, balance on land

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 90 min
    • Mobility & posture for desk work· 60 min
    • Surf lesson with a licensed surf school· 120 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 75 min

  3. Day 3

    Motor learning: take-off and core control

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 90 min
    • Seminar: stress physiology & resilience· 90 min
    • Surf lesson with a licensed surf school· 120 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 75 min

  4. Day 4

    Presence under pressure: breath in the water

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 90 min
    • Breathwork & pranayama· 60 min
    • Surf lesson with a licensed surf school· 120 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 75 min

  5. Day 5

    Transfer: personal plan for the working day

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 90 min
    • Peer exchange· 90 min
    • Guided meditation & mindfulness· 60 min
    • Transfer workshop: routines for the working day· 120 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 75 min

  6. Week 2

    Day 6

    Deepening: consolidating routines and self-guided practice

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 90 min
    • Seminar: stress physiology & resilience· 90 min
    • Mobility & posture for desk work· 60 min
    • Transfer workshop: routines for the working day· 120 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 75 min

  7. Day 7

    Repetition: consolidating technique, analysing errors

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 90 min
    • Surf lesson with a licensed surf school· 120 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 75 min

  8. Day 8

    Recovery: shoulders, neck, sleep

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 90 min
    • Seminar: stress physiology & resilience· 90 min
    • Mobility & posture for desk work· 60 min
    • Reflection & journaling· 120 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 75 min

  9. Day 9

    Autonomy: planning and reviewing your own session

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 90 min
    • Breathwork & pranayama· 60 min
    • Surf lesson with a licensed surf school· 120 min
    • Yin & restorative yoga· 75 min

  10. Day 10

    Closing: evaluation, commitment, documentation

    • Morning Hatha Vinyasa· 90 min
    • Peer exchange· 90 min
    • Guided meditation & mindfulness· 60 min
    • Transfer workshop: routines for the working day· 120 min
    • Sunset yoga on the beach· 75 min

Class formats

Units in this seminar

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

  • Morning Hatha Vinyasa

    90 min

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

    Led by Sasha Ilina

  • Seminar: stress physiology & resilience

    90 min

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

    Auszeit seminar team

  • Breathwork & pranayama

    60 min

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

    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

  • Sunset yoga on the beach

    75 min

    Calm 19:00 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

    60 min

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

    Led by Sasha Ilina

  • Surf lesson with a licensed surf school

    120 min

    Beginner course on Las Canteras beach: safety rules, reading waves, take-off. Focus on motor learning and presence under pressure.

    External specialist

  • Yin & restorative yoga

    75 min

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

    Led by Sasha Ilina

  • Peer exchange

    90 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

  • Guided meditation & mindfulness

    60 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

    120 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

Certified yoga and movement-therapy 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 and fasting support.

Qualifications

  • Yoga Alliance certified teacher, 500 hours (RYT-500), Hatha Vinyasa — trained in Barcelona
  • Meditation studies at the International Meditation Centre, Chiang Mai
  • Movement therapy: mobility and posture training for back, shoulders and neck

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

  • Licensed surf school in Las Palmas

    Surf lessons with lifeguards; equipment included

  • Auszeit seminar team

    Seminar units on stress physiology and transfer into working life

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Detailed documents for this seminar

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    Overview of learning goals, daily structure, and status as recognised educational leave.
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