The Art of Stopping: a Whole Saturday in the Sierra

Highlights
A one-day experience designed to slow down, escape the everyday noise, and reconnect with your body, senses, and silence

• Sensory workshop with clay (hands-on, intuitive, and non-artistic)
• Sensory wine tasting (non-technical)
• Comfort food and local lunch
• Group coaching session and nature walk by the lake
• Guided silence space, no phones or stimuli

No prior experience in meditation, art, or wine is needed—just come in comfortable clothes and ready to pause
General Info

• Date and time: 25 April, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
• Location: Redonda House, 30 minutes from Madrid Centre
• Age: 18+

Description
The Art of Pausing is a one-day experience for people who need to slow down, lower their pace, and reconnect with their body, senses, and presence—without having to travel far or attend a traditional spiritual retreat.

Over the course of a full Saturday at a house surrounded by nature just outside Madrid, you’ll go through a sequence of experiences designed to help you let go in layers: from mind to body, and from body to silence.

The day begins with a calm welcome to leave hurry behind and gently enter a new rhythm. From there, a creative, hands-on space with clay unfolds: a sensory, free, and non-technical workshop where you create with your hands—without expectations or outcomes, just feeling.

At midday, we’ll share a sensory wine tasting accompanied by a thoughtful, local picnic. It’s not a technical or educational tasting: wine is used as an excuse to sharpen the senses, share, savour, and be present—without judgments or prior knowledge.

In the afternoon, the experience continues with a mindful walk and an immersion in guided silence. A space with no phones, no writing, and no stimuli, held safely, where you simply be and observe what arises when there is nothing to do.

The day ends with a voluntary sharing moment and farewell, calmly integrating what you’ve lived. The Art of Pausing is not a typical workshop, tasting, or retreat.

It is a contemporary ritual of pause, designed for sensitive and curious people—or simply those tired of the noise—seeking a deep, aesthetic, and human experience. Perfect if you feel everything is moving too fast and need to truly pause, even if just for a day.

Get your tickets for The Art of Pausing: A Whole Saturday in the Sierra, Madrid!