Jessica McGregor Johnson Retreats - Spain

Bubion, Spain

Profound, personalised coaching retreats in the Spanish mountains

Jessica McGregor Johnson offers private, bespoke retreats for individuals or couples in the whitewashed mountain village of Bubion in southern Spain. A highly qualified coach, mentor and guide with over 18 years of experience, she personally designs your retreat to take you away from your busy world, reconnect you to your heart and inner voice, and get clarity on what you truly want from your life, relationship, work or retirement.

our Reviewer Caroline Sylge says:

‘Whether what came up during our two days was an emotional or practical issue, Jessica had a playfulness that kept the energy light and helped me find clarity’

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Queen of Retreats says:

‘Sessions are intentionally intense, but timings can be changed to suit your mood and energy levels. Jessica has a sympathetic, nurturing style and coaches with generosity and openness. She is particularly good at practical help – such as creating a clear plan of action or handling tricky situations’

Experiences

Choose to focus on an aspect of your life, on your spiritual life, or on your retirement. All retreats use conversation, coaching and time out in nature, and Jessica deploys many sources to bring clarity, heart and insight to any moment, ranging from her own books and Vedic texts to contemporary psychology.

The Get Unstuck retreat helps you find your way out of personal or professional confusion to clarity. Each day begins with a grounding meditation, then a four-hour coaching session, followed by a few hours of downtime to digest what has gone on. A shorter follow-up coaching session takes place before supper, and you receive a massage on the first afternoon.

Is This It? explores what it means to live spiritually and how it can give meaning to your life. You’ll address life’s big inner questions, reconnect to your soul’s perfection and find your answers. You'll have a morning and afternoon session each day, but beyond that, there is no fixed agenda. The retreat unfolds on a path unique to you.

Retire Happily is a deep dive into what you’d like the next stage of your life to look like, and feel like, and removes any obstacles to moving forward. It follows the same flow as Get Unstuck. This retreat is also available for couples who want to work out together what retirement can look like. Follow-up sessions will help you roll out your plan.

Between sessions, Jessica encourages you to use the outside to open up inside. Follow old Moorish paths through the white villages of Las Alpujarras, enjoying the flowers, fig orchards and mulberry trees as you absorb the scenery and ‘get you out of your head’. Follow the Trevelez river valley, or climb goat paths high into the Sierra Nevada mountains, luxuriating in the silence, clean air and panoramic views. You’ll also take a trip to a village to browse local crafts and enjoy meals.

Spaces

The retreats are held in a chestnut-beamed, tiled-floored traditional house in the whitewashed village of Bubion. No phones, no computers, just a safe space in which to explore your life.

You and Jessica have the whole place to yourselves and use of a garden, which is shared with the house next door.

On warm days, coaching takes place on the beautiful terrace looking straight down the valley to the sea 40km away. On some evenings you can see Africa. On cooler days, you'll be in the comfy, attractive living room with a roaring log fire.

A few minutes from the house are small meadows terracing the hillsides and an ‘era’ – a magical medieval threshing circle. Both are ideal places for quiet meditation and calm thinking, drawing, painting or doing nothing.

You will have your own double bedroom, with a door leading to a terrace and an en-suite bathroom. Rooms are spacious and comfy, furnished with local wooden furniture and colourful local handmade rugs, and have underfloor heating for when you need it.

Sustenance

Breakfasts are taken in the house, so you choose what you want to eat. In season freshly squeezed orange juice from local oranges is on the menu.

A delicious and wholesome lunch is provided at a lovely local restaurant on a pretty sun-soaked terrace.

In the evening, Jessica drives you to a restaurant in one of the many neighbouring villages, and you’ll eat together in a lively Spanish square.

The food is locally sourced as much as possible. Up in the mountains, the restaurant menus tend to feature meat, but vegetarian and vegan tastes can be catered for in advance.

You have a fully equipped kitchen at the house, so it is easy to make drinks and snacks. Whether you drink alcohol is up to you. Jessica advises that a friendly glass of wine is fine.

BUBION, SPAIN

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