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Free-range Holidays offer unique and exciting holiday experiences year round. Our holidays are created to motivate and inspire a healthier lifestyle. Each designed with the understanding that motives, goals and needs are unique to the individual. Set in the beautiful Algarve countryside, a connection with nature and sense of retreat from the hectic pressures of urban dwelling come free of charge with all of our packages.

• Gourmet Yoga Holiday
• Personalised Ayurvedic Detox
• Bootcamp
• Yoga & Surfing Holiday
• Vegetarian Cooking Holiday

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Gourmet Yoga Holidays: Have Your Health and Eat Well Too.

We balance a healthy portion of yoga with a healthy portion of gourmet food.

After an invigorating morning yoga class, follow the smell of brown bread baking fresh in the oven. Fruit salad, homemade granola and continental cheeses, tea and coffee wait at the breakfast table. Its a perfect way to start the day.

Afternoons are free to chill out, have a massage or explore the Algarve. Afternoon yoga focuses on pranayama, meditation and relaxation, with one class dedicated to an open-air walking meditation.

An aperitif hour precedes each evenings main event. We fully embrace the role of food in Mediterranean daily life, and evening meals are social events around one large table on the terrace. We tend to cook seasonally; showcasing a particular vegetable that is in season and build a cast of supporting pulses, vegetables and grains around it. Carefully selected Portuguese wines are chosen to compliment each meal. Imagine having a dinner party every night with lots of friends, but we do the hosting, cooking and cleaning.

One evening is used for a trip to one of the many excellent restaurants in the area and savour their culinary offerings.

This holiday includes:

• Transfers to and from Faro airport (on recommended flights)
• Accommodation
• All Yoga & Meditation Classes (twice daily)
• All your Gourmet Vegetarian Meals (except for meal in local restaurant)
• Wine with meals
• 1 Hour Massage
• Personalised Yoga Practice
• Optional extras: Half day sailing, Dolphin watching, Horse riding
• Biking, Surfing, Guided walks, 1:1 yoga
• N.B. Flights are not included

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Personalised Ayurveda & Yoga Detox: No Body-Shocking

Our Ayurvedic approach to detoxing is a gentle one with no "quick fixes" or "body shocking" practices such as harsh fasting or eliminating entire food groups. The goal is to establish and maintain balance in the individual while flushing out toxins gently without disturbing the bodys natural functioning.

The week includes a personal Ayurvedic consultation. This assessment is then used to develop a yoga programme individual to your needs.

Each day there is a talk on Ayurveda. Topics include: An Introduction to Ayurveda, the Doshas, Cleansing Techniques, and Ayurveda & Nutrition.

Our kitchen and Ayurvedic consultant work together to create menus filled with options for each of the three doshas. The buffet style lunches and dinners make it easy for you to eat according to your constitution and energy levels.

Each day starts with morning yoga and meditation. There is an afternoon yoga class, and the day finishes with an evening meditation.

The week also includes one massage, guided walks and two Ayurvedic cooking classes.

We also supply you with a yoga programme and eating guidelines to take home so you can continue the progress you've started while with us.

A Typical Day:

• 7:15 Wake Up Call
• 7:30 Hot water, lemon & honey
• 8:00-10:00 Morning Yoga & Meditation
• 10:00 Breakfast
• 12:00-12:30 Personal Yoga Practice with Tanya
• 12:30-13:30 Guided Walk
• 14:00-15:00 Yoga Questions & Answers
• 16:00 Ayurvedic Cooking Class
• 18:00 Dinner
• 20:00-20:30 Evening Meditation

This holiday includes:

• Transfers to and from Faro airport (on recommended flights)
• Accommodation
• All Meals - Ayurvedic Inspired
• Twice daily Yoga & Meditation Classes
• 4 Talks on Ayurveda
• Ayurvedic Consultation
• Detox Plan
• Personalised Yoga Practice
• 2 Ayurvedic Cooking Demonstrations
• 1 Massage (1 Hr)
• N.B. Flights are not included

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Bootcamp: Move it and Lose it.

Bootcamp is set to challenge and redefine your personal limits, leaving you in awe of what you can do. Five days of rigorous exercise on a nutritious calorie controlled diet will kick start any health program into shape.

In contrast to health clubs and gyms, we have chosen the beautiful Algarve countryside to provide a spectacular setting for yoga, hikes and beach runs. Start the transformation of your physical, mental and emotional self with this challenging and stimulating programme.

Bootcamp begins at "weigh-in" and finishes with "weigh-out". After a physical assessment and dietary review by our personal trainer, our team of professional instructors work together to teach, encourage and push you toward achieving a new sense of self. Each morning begins with two hours of invigorating yoga followed by a three hour hike. The afternoons are a mix of circuits and resistance training, Pilates and yoga, totalling an average of 7 hours of exercise each day.

The sensible and strict calorie-controlled diet is vegetarian and uses produce that is locally sourced and organic where possible. The chefs make the most of your calories to deliver tasty and wholesome meals that double as fuel for your action packed days.

Whatever your ultimate goals are, Bootcamp is a springboard to a lifestyle change. At "weigh-out", you'll step off the scales not only inspired, but in possession of the tools you need to maintain a healthy weight through fitness, fun and relaxation.

We require a doctors medical certificate from each guest as a minimum level of fitness is required and the programme is designed to push these limits.

This holiday includes:

• Transfers to and from Faro Airport (on recommended flights)
• Accommodation
• Daily Invigorating Yoga (vinyasa flow)
• All Meals
• 2 Physical Assessments
• 1 Dietary Consultation
• Daily Guided Hikes
• Circuit Training
• Resistance Training
• Body Control Pilates
• 1 hour massage
• N.B. Flights are not included

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Yoga and Surfing Holidays: Twice as Much Fun

Extend your yoga practice into another exciting activity. Yoga and surfing is a natural combination that will give you a new sense of balance both on land and in water. Start your day surfing the waves of your breath on the mat and continue on your board dancing on the waves of the ocean.

Discover the California of Europe, the south-western Algarve, a surfing destination unrivaled anywhere in Europe. The wave size and quality range from average to epic, with an assortment of reef and beach breaks. The beauty of surfing in the Algarve is the variety of its waves, which will suit everyone's standards. The surf itself is surrounded by breathtaking scenery, with steep ochre cliffs, wide sandy beaches and no real estate developments or seaside resorts in sight. The whole area is protected and forms part of a natural park.

Small groups are tailored to meet the requirements of all ability levels. The professional surf instruction and vinyasa yoga offered are perfect for the pure beginner or the advanced student, both on a surfboard and a yoga mat!

The Yoga

The morning vinyasa yoga class prepares you for your day of riding the waves. We offer a specifically designed yoga programme to help build the balance, flexibility and co-ordination, qualities you will need to master the waves. We also teach breathing techniques to increase stamina and meditation to help you focus. In the evening, a second yoga class stretches out the kinks after a day of hard work in the water.

The Surfing:

Your surf lessons are structured so you will receive all the personal attention you need to develop your skills, no matter what level you are. Our experienced instructors will teach you about technique, equipment, safety, surf etiquette and how to read the waves.

This holiday includes:

• Transfers to and from Faro airport (on recommended flights)
• Accommodation
• All meals
• 2 Daily yoga & meditation classes
• Daily surf lesson
• Hire of equipment
• Transfers to and from the beach
• N.B. Flights are not included

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Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking: Vegetarian Demonstrations

Not animals rights protests, but a chance to get some culinary "know how" and few vegetarian recipes for your bag of tricks.

Based on the same gastro-pleasure principles as Gourmet Yoga Holiday, but with each evening meal preceded by Leo explaining the planning, ingredients and techniques used to prepare the meal.

The first evening of the holiday starts with a brief talk on Portuguese wines and a crash course in wine tasting. This prepares you for the tasting notes and discussions of the wines chosen for the evening meals.

The cooking demonstrations are designed to be relaxed and fun, yet thorough and informative. Included are notes and a recipe book of the dishes cooked on the holiday.

This holiday includes:

• Transfers to and from Faro airport (on recommended flights)
• Accommodation
• Daily Yoga Classes
• All Meals with Wine
• Demonstrations of Menus
• Wine Tasting
• 1 Hour Massage
• Personalised Yoga Practice
• Optional extras: Half day sailing, Dolphin watching, Horse riding, Biking, Guided walks, 1: 1 yoga
• N.B. Flights are not included

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