Rest | Restore | Explore at l'Artesania Nov 3-9, 2025

Do you need a break?

Could you use space to think, be, and rest?

Wouldn't it be wonderful to explore Spain without having to manage millions of details? 

Set up a monthly payment plan, purchase a plane ticket, and you're on your way.

Connect. Restore. Rest.

Imagine resting in l'Albi's main plaza with this view of l'Artesania (the Craft) retreat center. This quiet Catalonia village is L'Albi, nestled in the foothills of the Prades mountains, just thirty minutes from the Mediterranean. The Iglesia's bell tower chimes in the background. You've just strolled back from Bar Casal having enjoyed evening tapas. 

l'Artesania (The Craft) Retreat Center in l'Albi, Catalunya, Spain

After experiencing our first Rest | Restore | Explore Retreat at l'Artesania in Spring of 2025, we knew we needed to offer it again this year. This is your chance to join us from November 3-9, 2025.

enjoying lunch at an amazing braseria - rest | restore | explore at l'Artesania - Tarragona - Spring 2025 

The All-Inclusive Retreat Experience at l'Artesania 

Rest

• Connect to yourself, the mountains and sea, and other adventurers via restful individual and group guided meditation, stretching, and movement 
• Practice rest in various ways
• Engage in creative and accessible journaling 
  

cozy bed, crisp sheets, comfy new Spanish slippers, and a welcome bag

Restoration

• Access meditation, mindfulness, and movement practices
• Consider what it means to “be” and “become"
• Connect to self, others, and the vast, beautiful world
  

guided meditation at l'Artesania

• Experience magnificent Spanish culture via food and excursions from Catalunya’s coastal mountains to the Mediterranean Sea
• Engage in day trips including Monserrat's mountain peaks, Poblet Monastery, Lleida's historic La Seu Vella Cathedral, Tarragona's seaside Roman ruins, and the quaint mountain village of Prades
• Stroll through villages enjoying architecture and historic churches, picking up fresh baked goods and espresso

Monserrat Basilica from the upper San Joan Funicular 

Guiding Values & Goals of Rest | Resore | Explore at L'Artesania

Retreat Values:

• Inclusion: All are welcome, centering Black, PoC, queer, and trans folks
• Respect: You are an expert in you; Trust each other
• Cozy comfort: Enjoy space(s) to soften, slow, and land
• Come as you are: Introvert, extrovert, ambivert welcome 
• Practice over perfection 
• Flexibility: Unexpected side quests are a part international travel
• Curiosity: Explore without judgment
• Compassion: Meet self and others with kindness
• Integration: Honor the body, mind, and spirit
• Grow Cultural Intelligence
• Be present in the moment

cafe and snacky snacks

Retreat Goals: 

• Explore and adore Catalonian culture, food, and natural environment
• Experience guided and individual options for rest and restoration
• Engage in cultural experience, respect, and appreciation
• Balance individual, small group, and whole group space and time
• Attend to yourself; be alone and together 
• Build community with each other and solo as you choose

If this resonates with you, if you’re seeking a space to rest, restore, and explore alongside others committed to imperfectly practicing rest, restoration and exploration, we’d love for you to join us. 

journaling experience in an almond grove at dusk

Local Hosts & Guides

Our Rest | Restore | Explore at LaArtesania - Fall 2025 experience is hosted by Holly and Massi Bechiri who live a five-minute walk from l'Artesania. Returning to live full-time in L’Albi, Spain, Holly and Massi are wonderful resources for navigating language & cuisine, and an off-the-beaten-path
cultural experience. Holly, an artist and writer, has years of experience teaching a meditative art journaling process to artists and non-artists alike. If a fully guided retreat is not your style, Holly and Massi would love to curate a family or friend adventure to l'Artesania (the craft) for you!

massi, holly, courty & dee: excited to share love and joy with guests 

delicious, fresh, abundant bread, veggies, olives, cheese, wine, and more!

Learn More

Sign up to learn more about our upcoming retreat here: Rest | Restore | Explore at LaArtesania - Fall 2025 or reach out to us (Dee or Courtney) with your questions and ideas. We'd love to celebrate your restoration in a world that's constantly churning.

quaint town nestled in the Prades mountains

We can't wait to rest, restore, and explore with you this fall.