Fully booked · 10 – 17 Oct 2026
Can Campolier · Banyoles · Girona, Spain
Seven nights to slow down, go inward, and let yoga do what yoga does best. A seventeenth-century homestead, practice twice a day, food worth sitting down for, and no gimmicks.
No gimmicks and no goodie bags. The undiluted teachings of yoga are more than enough, and a week is long enough to feel what happens when you give them your full attention.
Can Campolier is a seventeenth-century Catalonian homestead — built in 1734 — in Porqueres, just south of Banyoles lake. Ancient stone walls, an orange grove, a pool and a sauna. Practice happens alfresco in the Dutch barn, or inside the main house if the weather turns.
Two sessions a day: an hour in the morning to wake the body and the breath, and ninety minutes of restorative work in the evening. Between them the day is yours. Thursday has no classes at all.
Not included: flights, airport transfers, travel insurance, lunches, drinks beyond those with meals, bike hire, massages and personal spending.
Emma's teaching draws on Sivananda, Ashtanga and Iyengar and has settled into a slow, therapeutic exploration of hatha. Mornings are meditation, pranayama and asana. Evenings are restorative. Some experience is needed — this isn't designed for complete beginners — but you don't need to be advanced.
Emma Spencer-Goodier is a senior teacher, yoga elder and a teacher of teachers. Her classes combine clarity and precision with a balance of strength and gentle ease, and she weaves language, philosophy, poetry and stories through them. She does not dilute the tradition.
Ancient stone walls, an orange grove, an outdoor pool and a sauna. Every room has its own bathroom. There's a Dutch barn open to the air for practice, a main house for when the weather turns, and massages can be booked on site.
Brunch and supper every day, made with local and seasonal produce — vegetables, olive oil, fresh bread and the flavours of the Costa Brava hinterland. Afternoon tea with homemade cake, and one night out locally. There's an honesty bar, and most dietary requirements can be met with notice.
Thursday has no classes. Medieval Girona is twenty minutes away — the cathedral, the Jewish quarter, the river. Or stay put and do very little indeed.
Banyoles lake is five minutes away — one of the most beautiful stretches of water in Spain, and the rowing venue for the 1992 Olympics. Swimming, paddleboarding, or a flat walk right around it.
Girona's old town is twenty minutes by car. Further out are the medieval villages of Besalú and Pals. Closer to home there's a weekend market and a village shop.
Bikes, if you want them. Road, gravel and electric bikes can be hired on site — around €75 a day, or roughly €55 a day over six days — and the quiet countryside roads start at the gate. Entirely optional, and nothing on the timetable depends on it.
“Beautifully organised, friendly and deeply nourishing.”
Ancient stone, an orange grove, and the barn where practice happens.
Twelve guests at most. Arrive from 2pm on the Saturday, leave by 10am the following Saturday.
"I've been on five yoga retreats with Emma. The retreats are always beautifully organised, friendly and deeply nourishing."
— Neil Emmott"I've recently returned from a fantastic week near Girona — so thoughtfully held."
— Liz B"Emma is the real deal. Her teaching has depth, humour and honesty, and she creates a space where everyone feels welcome."
— Caroline Holt, 2022"It was an amazingly fun week with zero stress, great company, and jaw-dropping scenery."
— Sienna O'Dwyer"I've been on five yoga retreats with Emma. The retreats are always beautifully organised, friendly and deeply nourishing."
— Neil Emmott"I've recently returned from a fantastic week near Girona — so thoughtfully held."
— Liz B"Emma is the real deal. Her teaching has depth, humour and honesty, and she creates a space where everyone feels welcome."
— Caroline Holt, 2022"It was an amazingly fun week with zero stress, great company, and jaw-dropping scenery."
— Sienna O'DwyerGirona–Costa Brava is about thirty-five minutes from the homestead, and a shared taxi comes to roughly €60 split between guests. Barcelona also works — a forty-minute train to Girona, then the bus via Banyoles.
Train to Girona, then the TEISA bus out through Banyoles. Slower than a transfer, kinder than a flight, and a pleasant run out of the city at the end of it.
Drive to Porqueres, just south of Banyoles lake, where there's secure parking on site. Worth it if you'd like your own wheels for the day off.
Every place for 10 – 17 October 2026 has been taken. If you’d like to join Emma at Can Campolier another time, tell her now. There is no payment and no commitment — it simply means you hear first when new dates are announced.
Dates and prices for the next one are not set yet. Prices on this page are for the October 2026 week. Terms and conditions here.
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