Discover your real powers – Men Power workshop – 29.2 – 3.3 – 2024

We invite you to the Men Power workshop in the Camino Art House, Gran Canaria! This workshop is intended only for men.

The intention of the workshop is to realize the different forms, qualities and manifestations of male powers (from tenderness to strength, from vulnerability to courage) and support them in a safe atmosphere of a men’s group.

The main content of the workshop will be sharing in a circle with other men from heart to heart, practicing Playfight and exercises supporting men archetypes (King, Warrior, Magician, Lover).

Playfight is a playground where we explore the breadth of our emotions, behavior and communication. The main tools are playful wrestling and movement games and verbal reflection.

In this workshop, we will create a safe and honest atmosphere where we can open up and transform our personal themes.

The workshop is for you if you want to:
– connect with other men in a deep way
– get in touch with your emotions through the body
– pursue your goal with courage and respect
– build authentic relationships through honest communication
– set your boundaries in a healthy way
– support your missing energy
– learn not to avoid conflicts and look for win-win situations
– develop your authenticity in a supportive and safe community
– connect with your inner strength and playfulness

Program:
Thursday 29.2 – opening evening circle
Friday 1.3 – whole day program of PlayFight
Saturday 2.3 – whole day men archetype program in nature
Sunday 3.3. – morning PlayFight and closing circle

Food: we provide 3 meals a day starting Thursdayś dinner, finishing Sunday´s lunch. Timing: breakfast 9-10, workshop 10-13:30, lunch 13:30-14:30, program 15:30-19:30, dinner 20:00.

OUR FACILITATOR:

The workshop is led by Tomáš Wortner.
More information about Tomáš: www.instagram.com/tomaswortner

During the weekend workshop we will explore different forms and possibilities of PlayFight. More information about the method and principles at www.PlayFight.net

With you: two pairs comfortable clothes – ideally long sleeves and long trousers in which you can move well (we will also play outside in nature). We practice barefoot and without equipment.

Dates: February 29 – March 3.

CONTRIBUTION:

Tutorial fee: 120€
Accommodation (for 3 nights): 60€
Food (9 meals): 135€
In total: 315€

How to book and more info:

If you want to participate or you have questions please contact us on whatsapp (only text, no calls please) +34633339903 or e-mail: caminoart@caminoart.org

Campsite Retreat – Happiness is just a breath away!

Are you looking for a meaningful program for the Easter holiday? Don’t look any further! You are in exactly the right place…!

PROGRAMME

We are too much in love with the eternal here and now to force us and you into a fixed timeframe. Yet we can guarantee that our hourly schedule will be filled with a mix or blend of the following elements – according to the needs of the participants and the air of the day and the surrounding. All sessions take place either in our Workshop Cave or in the garden and on the land.

Our daily schedule could look like this:

When & where

28.3. Thursday
19.00h – 21.00h Get together bonfire place or roof terrace
29.3. Friday
09.30h – 13.00h (with a short break in between) and 15.30h – 18.30h
30.3. Saturday
09.30h – 13.00h (with a short break in between) and 15.30h – 18.30h
plus evening session
31.3. Sunday
09.30h – 13.00h (with a short break in between) and 15.30h – 18.30h
01.4. Monday
09.00h – 11.00h Get together rooftop or the main workshop places
Eventual evening sessions after dinner according to the needs of the group in
Dragon Cave or at the rooftop.

What & how

Bodywork – every day we start with a specially designed set of bodywork on the roof terrace, the garden or the cave. This set is specially designed to get you out of your head and into your senses and contains elements of neo-reichian Bioenergetics, ARICA, Yoga, Trager-Bodywork, classical ballet, mixed martial arts and modern dance theatre routines.

Brainwork – everyday we investigate in one way or the other your mental concepts like your expectations and hope- profile, anxiety-profile, inherited scripts, self-sabotage routines, distraction/escapism/avoidance tricks as well as the various ways of your self-motivation profile.

Breathwork – the blessings of Krya-Yoga and Kundalini-Yoga laid the groundwork for modern ways of working with the breath. We use controlled heavy breathing to flood the organism daily. We use Pranayama Breathing to win back control over your breath as well as moderate screaming and shouting to free the full range of your voice and general expressiveness.

Artwork – Some spots of the soul can hardly be reached by language or work with the body, but very good by uncontrolled creative expressiveness. We use the breathtaking surrounding nature for various land art methods like arranging elements, scratching techniques, natural colouring and combining misfits.

Integration – As we think that your experiences should show lasting effects and real change of behaviour, every set of experiential and expressive methods will be followed by acts of reflection. Creative writing, talking, storytelling and meaningful
sharing in the group. Words in one or the other way, as words still are the best way of mental conservation. We will also use enhanced wording techniques like neuro-nudging – hourly repeated customised wordings with eye/ear contact as well as “useful prayers” combinations of customised questions and wishes to be repeatedly said or sung.

You are in exactly the right place

IF YOU

are ready to take a trip through your dark side TO BLOOM IN YOUR BRIGHTER SIDE.
are emotionally stable and resilient to go through your process on your own
responsibility and you’re LOOKING FOR INTENSE SELF-EXPLORATION ON A THERAPEUTIC LEVEL.
are open-minded for very basic accommodation to GET CLOSER TO NATURE AND REALITY.

How to book or ask questions:

For booking and more info please contact Romy: mail@romygastell.com
www.romygastell.com/happiness-retreat
when you booked your spot with her please contact to Bea to book your accommodation (camino art) on whatsapp: +34633339903 (only text, no calls please) or caminoart@caminoart.org

Shortfacts

28.3.-1.4.2024
Workshop: 350€
Accommodation: 50-180€
The workshop language is English. You can also contact Romy in German.

Your Team

Gerhard Hecht Dipl. Psych.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, ART THERAPIST, THEORETICIAN, BODY WORKER

Gerd loves to be surprised, is curious on a permanent basis and fascinated by the intersection of consciousness and body. The source of human life! A fascinating space! And that is exactly all he wants to create in many ways together with you and Romy – space to move, to breathe, to laugh and to love! Because that`s all you need!
Get to know Gerhard better on: http://gerhardhecht.de

Romy Gastell
TRANSFORMATION THERAPIST, ACTRESS, NOMADE, FACILITATOR FOR BREATH-,
ENERGY- & FEMININITY-WORK & EMBODIMENT, SUBCONSCIOUS TRAVELS

Romy loves liveliness, sensuality and how energy and body merge pleasurefully with each other in the true and magical essence of love and life itself. She is passionate about helping people to free their souls on all levels of being and unfolding their fullness in human life.
Get to know Romy better on: http://romygastell.com

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THE TWO OF US COMING TOGETHER?

WE TAKE LIFE WITH EVEN MORE HUMOR, PLAY AND FUN, AND DANCE BLINDLY WITH EACH OTHER ON A SOLID THERAPEUTICAL BASIS.
We bring all our expertise together to make life purer, more joyful and richer. What we both love is to awaken the desire to live – pleasurefully!

Storytelling – gathering of the curious nomads

In old ages, before photos, radio or electricity people gathered in a warm place when ancient vagabonds returned from their journeys to listen to their stories.

storytelling
Stories about never seen lands, wars, mystic animals, new solutions, surprising weather conditions, adventures and knowledge that these travellers have learnt on their trips. The reason of the journeys might have been similar to the ones we have today: seeking for new opportunities, exploring untouched places, learning about the world, bringing messages to far away places, looking for new home, fulfilling an adventurous heart wishes, searching for remedies, gods, survival tools, or hoping to find connections to other humans.

In these program series we will invite travellers who are happy to share their meaningful stories, so we can learn and get to know about places and happenings that we have never known before. We will listen and ask questions, talk and discuss about all the stories that are ready to be shared.

Our aspiration is to challenge ourselves and learn from each others without the sparks of instagram photos and filters. Without the „branding” of a nomad influancer. Lets try to do the old-fashioned way of communication: storytelling.

Our first gathering will be on
12th November, 2024
Camino Art House

After the storytelling we invite you for a simple vegan dinner and some drinks

Gathering of travellers

Focus on Voice and connect to your inner self

28th of May, Saturday
14.30 to 20.00
at CAMINO ART HOUSE, Vega de San Mateo
Contribution: 40€/person

Voice is the instrument of transformation. By connecting to our voice we connect to our core and we are able to manifest our deepest self. The body is the house where the voice lives. Trough a physical and resonance training we will work to release the tension in the throat to open up our voice. Our natural unique voice.

The workshop takes place at Camino Art House, where the caves and the special surrounding of the valley will give a perfect venue for the voice practices. The caves are unique spaces, they behave like silent rooms that gives an opportunity to work with the sound in a very authentic way.

The workshop is open to all the voice lovers, and you don’t have to be a professional singer. Dress in casual to be able to work in nature and lay on the ground. If you play an instrument please bring it for the after dinner jam session.

28th May

14.30 — Load in, arriving.
15.00 – 16.30 — Warming up, breathing exercise, physical training
16.30 – 17.00 — break
17.00 – 20.00 — Focus on voice. Resonance training. Opening up the voice

Optional:
20.00 — Dinner
21.00 — Cave Jam Session

After the workshop we are inviting you to stay for dinner and for the cave jam gathering. There is possibility to stay over in the Camino. Dinner and accommodation are not included in the price, they are extra 5€ for dinner and 10€/person for staying over.

The maximum number of participants is 15 people, so please reserve your place before the group fills up.

To book please contact to Bea on whatsapp: +34633339903, or e-mail: caminoarthouse@gmail.com

Rage Club – Access the power of your inner strength

Rage? Anger? Why should I get voluntarily in touch with those negative seen feelings?

Rage Club
When hearing of them, most people think of aggression, violence, arguments and destruction. Well… with rage you can either built or destroy a house. Lots of us have known rage as an emotion against someone or something which can be very painful.

Others have learned to repress this feeling and therefore can not use it for it´s purposes. Anger is an innate life force, belonging naturally to your body. If you learn to use it consciously, it can be your superpower and you will be able to:

– say clearly YES, NO and STOP
– set boundaries: I want this! I don´t want this!
– step out of your comfort zone
– begin and stop things or get them done
– take a stand for yourself and speak up no matter what is wanted from you
– get clarity

Does that sound like something you want to experience?

Then be there with us and feel your own energy running through your body. Come and do experiments in a powerful place of nature and protected by a team.

SCHEDULE:
9th April, 2022
11:00-13:30 Introduction to feelings. Work, connect with your anger!

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-17:00 Experiments of the conscious use of anger.

PRICE:
15-20 € – lunch is included. Please choose the price that fits for you the best!

PLACE:
Camino Art House, Vega de San Mateo

Our instructor:
Carola Brauner after being a high school teacher for many years, Carola discovered the immense power of feelings in the concept of Possibility Management. She got fascinated right away, because she learnt that there are so much more important topics than normal school subjects. After attending many trainings and courses of Possibility Management, Carola started to deliver her own trainings in order to empower people in their personal growth. She especially likes to deliver rage clubs, because rage is the main feeling to make any kind of change in life.

Let Me Bloom festival – calling all artists and teachers

Calling all artists, performers and teachers to attend our very first art festival. LAST CALL! Deadline: 28. FEBR, 2022.

Camino Art House is inviting artists, performers, instructors, teachers and coaches to participate in our Let Me Bloom art and self-improvement festival in Vega de San Mateo, Gran Canaria, on March 18 – 20, 2022.

Vision

Let Me Bloom is a mini art and self-improvement festival in the wild valley of Los Mireles, in Vega de San Mateo. Spring is the time when nature blooms and a new era of growing and maturing starts. We, as humans, need this growth more than ever. We need to unlearn our toxic habits and makespace for real, original values, like empathy, care, creativity, synchronicity and learning to live in harmony with nature and other beings around us.

Two essential tools on this journey are art and education. You can be creative or just let yourself take it all in; everyone will be part of the whole. We are inviting you – as an artist, performer, teacher – to use your skills and connect with our participants in your special, unique way so we all can enjoy and grow in different skills, like communication, creativity or empathy.

The festival will bea small, but inspiring three-day event in our magical valley. The venues of the different events, performances and workshops will be hidden in the land, in the caves, and under the trees. We imagine beautiful, inspiring and meaningful moments that we share while taking in, practising, or performing art in nature. The te mini stages will host all kinds of activities, they might be performances, where the audience is observing, interactive shows where the audience is involved, or workshops where the participants learn something new, or practise a special skill. The artists, performers, and teachers might perform their own show at one time and teach a connecting (or totally different) skill at another time in a different venue. We are all artists, and we are all students. Teaching and learning, performing and in-taking art are almost the same, we all meet in the beautiful line in the middle.

We invite all of you in the following areas of expertise (these are just ideas, suggestions, we are happy to enlarge the list):

Theatre / Theatre improvisation / Singing, singing classes and practice / Drawing / Painting / Free painting / The extraordinary world of illustration / Natural art making / Handpan music / Playfight, a playful method of connection and cooperation / Zen writing / Leaded meditation and visualisation / Collage making / Gypsy music / Jamming / African drumming / Dance / Free movement / Treasure hunting / Herbal medicines / Wild teas / Cooking workshops (vegan and raw) / Nutrition workshop / Food analyses / Enneagram and the art of acceptance / Whispering and storytelling / Men’s and women’s circles / Yoga as a whole / Asana practice / Mindful meditation / Music theory, where the trance comes from / many more..

Camino Art House

Camino Art House opened its doors in 2015. Since than we have offered accommodation and have run different projects with artists. This includes exhibitions, workshops in art, health and lifestyle topics, and many more events. We welcome travellers who are always happy to be involved in our daily life and share their own experiences with us.
We have an old building, which is the central house, and a large land, where the festival will take place. We have caves, meadows, and terraces to use. The house itself will not accommodate all of us, so we will open a special camp site for visitors and a special camp site for artists/performers/teachers.

Stages

We are planning to have ten mini stages. We have four caves that we can use for concerts, jamming, meditation, or other activities. The timing of each stages won’t overlap significantly, so participants can visit more activities/shows. We are located in a valley, but we have to be very careful with sound limitations. Our good relationship with our neighbors is very important for us We will have on-site supervisors, who will be responsible for safety and acceptable sound levels. .

Challenges

We are challenging you to keep the following recommendations:
1. Avoid drug consumption
2. Avoid excessive alcohol consumption
3. Avoid loud, aggressive behavior
4. Avoid creating dangerous, reckless situations in nature
5. Not build fires or use open flames
6. Avoid littering
7. Avoid abusing nature
8. Be patient and understanding
9. Be careful when walking around in the valley or in the house (including the patio and the terrace)
10. Be helpful and courteous
11. Be quiet and caring
12. Be an considerate smoker. Please be polite and caring when you choose to smoke cigarettes, and always collect your cigarette butts in your personal ashtrays.

We are sharing a small space in these three days, and the space will be filled with a wide variety of activities, so we all need to be attentive and patient.

Toilets/showers

The toilet facilities are limited in the main house. Please use the dry toilets and pop up showers. Please leave the places clean after yourself.

Quiet hours

From early morning until the end of breakfast we will follow the rule of quiet hours, which means that talking, using the phones or other devices are not allowed , so we can enjoy the sounds of nature and our inner silence. We can take a moment to look back to our last day and take in all the benefits of our participation in the festival.
In the night we need to finish all loud activity before 11pm.

Accommodation//food

We offer free camping to our artists/performers/teachers. The area will be separated from the visitor’s camp site. We provide complimentary food three times a day. Drinking water is available all the times.

Benefits and Pay

We offer 100% funds from ticket sales to our artists/performers, instructors/teachers/coaches. This means that this 100% will be shared with all of you who are willing to participate/perform in this festival. Beside this, you will enjoy accommodation and food for free. Alcohol is not included in our hospitality, but coffee and tea are 🙂 Please bring a sleeping bag, as blankets are limited.

How to apply?

If you are interested in participating in the festival, please write an e-mail to bea@caminoart.org, or contact via whatsapp or phone on +34 633339903. Please briefly introduce yourself, your project(s), and write a few sentences about why you would like to participate in the festival. Please attach your portfolio or website. We are happy to see references of your work, if you have photos, sound recordings or videos of your earlier shows/performances/workshops please attach them or send a link.

The call is open until 15. February, 2022. Please send your application before the deadline.

We hope to see you at Camino Art House!

Narrative writing: going deeper

– a 2 days creative writing workshop –
Camino Art, Vega de San Mateo
10-12th December, 2021

Want to shape your experiences into effective stories you can share with the world?
Work with experienced storyteller and published author Philip Charter to unlock your authentic voice. This narrative writing workshop is your place!

Located in the beautiful surroundings of Vega de San Mateo, this weekend writing retreat will get your head out of the city and your stories onto the page.

It doesn’t matter if you are a first-time writer or an accomplished storyteller, an English learner or native-speaker, these inclusive and practical workshops will inspire you to get writing and stay motivated. Transform your work and reach your writing goals.

What you’ll get:

Four 60-minute writing workshops: Narrative Time, Real-Life Dialogue, Framing Stories, and Sound in Writing.
Campfire storytelling group session
Book exchange and discussion
A one-to-one feedback session with Philip
The opportunity to read at the story performance event
All accommodation included (shared or private)
All meals included (vegan options available)
Morning yoga session with Bea

Benefits:

Improved understanding of writing technique and story
Opportunity to meet and inspire other writers
Feedback on your work and tips for steps toward publication
Reading recommendations
Increased sense of focus and connection with nature

Schedule:

Friday 10th December

6pm Registration
7pm Dinner
8pm Story campfire session

Saturday 11th December

8 am Yoga
9am Breakfast
9.30-10.30am Workshop: Using Time in Narrative (60 minutes)
Break
11am – 12am Workshop: Real-Life Dialogue (60 minutes) – write and perform two-minute plays.
Lunch
Individual feedback sessions / personal writing time (all afternoon)
7pm Dinner
8pm Book exchange + reading from Philip’s book The Fisherwoman and other stories.

Sunday 11th December

8am Yoga
9am Breakfast
9.30-10.30am Workshop: Framing Stories (60 minutes)
Break
11am-12am Workshop: Sound in writing (60 minutes)
Lunch
Personal writing time.
4pm Story Performance event – Reading of final pieces. (6pm finish)

Hosts:

narrative writing workshopPhilip Charter is an award-winning author and writing coach who teaches non-native speakers. He has authored two collections of short fiction, Foreign Voices and The Fisherwoman and other stories. His debut novella will be published by V Press in 2022. He hates oranges, but likes orange cats.
Website: philipcharter.com

narrative writing workshopBea Baltavari is founder of Camino Art House, hatha yoga and vipassana meditaion teacher, traditional thai masseur, passionate cook and art lover, enjoys to create space to inspire others, also enjoys to bring people out from their comfort zone.

Prices:

Two nights accommodation – shared – 99 Euro per person
Two nights accommodation – private – 139 Euro per person
(2 x Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch + tea/coffee and snacks included)
Limited to 12 people (Covid compliance)

What to bring:

Warm / waterproof clothes
Books to exchange
Notebook + pen
Alcoholic / non-alcoholic drinks

How to book: email caminoarthostel@gmail.com to reserve, then confirm by paying a deposit of 50 Euros.

Your precious escape

Is it your resting time? Your escape time? Do you want some space for your thoughts? Are you looking to reconnect to yourself? Do you need a break from the city? Is it time for you to focus on your offline work?

We are happy to announce that Camino Art House is looking for residents.

In other words we have rooms available for min of 2 weeks to max of 6 weeks periods. Therefore, if you are looking for a quiet place close to nature, simple living, relaxing and inspiring vibes, an old farm-style house and a large land to take slow walks and pick fresh lemon in the mountains, please don’t look more..

Do you feel the call to join us? If yes, please apply with a short motivation letter describing the followings. First of all: what you are looking for in this period of staying with us, secondly: what is your goal/project, third: why you prefer to live in nature at this period and not in the city. In addition tell us a little bit about yourself and the time of your arrival, and the ideal length of your stay as well. After getting you know a little bit and look at your request of the timing, we certainly will be in touch with you.

Camino Art House is located in Vega de San Mateo, 1.5km from the center of the town. There is an easy access by bus from Las Palmas. Please read more about the house. Internet is very slow in the house, however we have a special place in town where you can work freely and focused.

If you like to be part of our community please contact us on: caminoanddragon@gmail.com or +34633339903 (whatsapp)

Days OFF

Dear Digital Nomads (who needs a break)!

We are happy to invite you to enjoy a few days close to nature in an old house, far away from your daily routine but closer to your soul. We are an art house, with a big land, old caves, and long pathways to walk. You will find many hide away places here, and good moments to share ideas and talk about the big things of the life. You can spend days to look around at our place, and you will always find something new to discover. If you think you need any, or more of the followings, you found the best place for yourself:

Get creative
ConnEct
DisconnecT
Take bIg walks
Switch OFF your miNd
Switch ON your mind 🙂
Be Present
Find new Ideas
Rest
Get out of your comfort zonE
Do yoga

If you feel that you can connect with these activities in the list, contact us, and book your inspirational escape, which will be supporting our Association so we can keep doing what we love doing: make art, inspire others, teach and constantly learn.

Please find us on: caminoanddragon@gmail.com or +34633339903 (whatsapp)

We have hidden a password in the list above, if you find it, and you want to visit us, please send this short phrase by e-mail or whatsapp and we will give you a dinner for free 🙂

Your Escape

Dear Nature Lover Adventurous and Alternative People!

We are looking for you!

Our 4 private rooms are available for 8 weeks. We are looking for you if you love nature, alternative life is your choice, you are ok with weak wifi and you prefer disconnect from digital and connect to real.

If you are an artist who needs inspiration/time/space to create
If you are a digital nomad who needs a short escape from cities and parties and bars
If you are a cyclist who need a base for training
If you are secretly a gardener but you need to live in the city and you miss nature
If you are fresh lovers and you want to spend time in your nook
If you need a break from your everyday life and looking for reconnecting to yourself
If you want to spend a few weeks discovering the central part of Gran Canaria…

Camino Art House is your place.
From 13 May we are here to offer you a home. If you decide to stay with us, we are happy to receive your donation, which will support our Association. We are easily reachable by local bus, only 40 min from Las Palmas Old Town. Vega de San Mateo is only 20 minutes walk. If you are interested please whatsapp: +34633339903 or e-mail: camino@caminoart.org

These are the rooms that are waiting for you:

Double Nook

Family Green

Raktar Kucko

Birds’ Nest

And our land and house and vibes