Journey of the Soul
Oct 12 - 19 2025
“Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.”
C.G. Jung
Sacred Space
Step into a sacred space where ritual, creativity and experiential practices guide you to explore the deeper rhythms of your life’s pilgrimage.
We warmly invite you to join us for a transformative retreat on the Camino de Santiago.
What awaits you
Explore pilgrimage as a rite of passage like Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey.
Participate into the living patterns of the cosmos and your own journey of transformation.
Connect with place, the land and sacred sites with ancient stories carved in stone.
Experience how the ancients witnessed the meeting of heaven and earth as a sacred dance — that weaves through the fabric of time and unfolds through our own experience.
“Beyond words and knowing there is a spark - the unspoken becomes radiant”.
Meister Ekhart
Reflect on ancient symbols: labyrinths, Celtic knots, a solstitial calendar wheel and other archetypal designs.
Engage in creative contemplation through drawing sessions.
Co create with the earth through collecting, preparing and painting our sacred designs with foraged earthen pigments.
Enjoy a soulful environment where Beauty matters.
Be held by an ancient and meaningful daily rhythm.
Join guided community sharing in freedom and safety.
Special Visits
Experience prehistoric petroglyphs and an ancient Visigothic chapel where we will hold one of our sharing circles. We will also be visiting Cruz de Ferro, a meaningful place on the pilgrimage where you can leave a stone from home. This is holy ground - as it is often a place of shared grief. A ritual place of personal letting go or remembrance.
The Village
You will be staying in one of the most beautiful villages in all of Spain as voted by National Geographic. A heritage site, the village dates back from Celtic times to the 16th century. Enjoy stunning views at every turn. The village is in complete harmony with its surroundings. The warm coloured stones will embrace you. They glow at sunset and the old arched wooden doors dazzle red, blue and green.
A unique experience
Embraced within a peaceful environment on the Camino, you will be held and guided in expert care. As well as soul-nourishing sessions, enjoy delicious meals homemade with fresh ingredients and our selection of local wines.
The Retreat Centre
Your home will be Flores del Camino - a charming traditional Maragato house with heart and soul that has been lovingly renovated to host you. Enjoy gorgeous creative workspaces nested around a courtyard. You will be staying in one of our charming ensuite rooms at Flores, or at the nearby hotel we work in partnership with. Enjoy stunning views overlooking the village, church and rural landscape.
Is this retreat for me?
No prior skills or artistic abilities are required, only a curious and open mind.
If the following describes you, then you are a perfect fit for this retreat:
I appreciate moments of quietness & times of reflection.
I give space to others and can listen.
I value community experiences as well as my own individual journey.
Your facilitators
Basia Goodwin (MA) is an artist, educator and co founder of Flores del Camino. She is dedicated to providing hospitality to pilgrims and all guests. She is passionate about pilgrimage as a transformational journey & its parallels with the creative & contemplative aspects of sacred art. An alumni of the Kings School of Traditional Arts, she specialised in the use of geometry in traditional arts, craft & philosophy, as well as making pigments from the earth and minerals. She is currently co authoring a book on the sacred art of the Camino de Santiago.
Bertrand Gamrowski (PhD) Bertrand is co-founder of Flores del Camino and is dedicated to crafting purposeful space for creative and contemplative journeys. He is a passionate educator and retreat facilitator. He has an interest in psychoanalysis, philosophy and mathematics. He specialises in the use of geometry in Christian art & architecture. He has made a large body of original research relating to the use of geometry in art of the Camino de Santiago soon to be published. He finds joy & fulfilment in teaching & sharing geometry as a contemplative, hands on practise.
Preliminary Schedule
Arrival Day - 12 Oct
Arrival between 4 - 5pm
6:30 pm ~ Dinner and welcome
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Day 1 - 13 Oct
Entering Liminal Space
Morning
Introduction to the schedule and themes. Guided entry into liminal space, a time of slowing down and leaving everyday life behind.
Afternoon
Pilgrimage and the Journey of the Soul.
Evening
We will close our day with the poem “Dusk as beginning”.
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Day 2 - 14 Oct
Symbols of Transformation
Dawn (8:15 am)
Optional dawn meditation
Morning
Pilgrimage and the journey of the Soul. Exploring symbols.
Drawing session.
Afternoon
Sharing Circle followed by another creative session.
Evening
Dusk poem and end of day ritual.
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Day 3 - 15 Oct
Heaven & Earth Meet
Dawn
Petroglyph visit.
Morning
Walking the labyrinth and sharing circle.
Afternoon
Creative session.
Evening
Dusk poem and end of day ritual.
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Day 4 - 16 Oct
Co - creation
Dawn (8:15 am)
Optional dawn meditation.
Morning
Collecting and preparing pigments.
Creative contemplation and the journey of the soul.
Afternoon
Playful and contemplative painting - diving deeper in to sacred designs.
Evening
Dusk poem and end of day ritual.
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Day 5 - 17 Oct
Living Patterns
Dawn (8:15 am)
Optional dawn meditation.
Morning
Experiential visit to San Miguel de Escalada.
Afternoon
Sharing Circle and creative session continued.
Evening
Dusk poem and end of day ritual.
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Day 6 - 18 Oct
Journey of the Soul
Dawn (8:15 am)
The Iron Cross - leaving a stone from home.
Morning
Creative session.
Afternoon
Closing circle.
Evening
Dusk poem and end of day ritual.
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Day 7 - 19 Oct
Departure
Departure after breakfast.
What’s included
Accommodation
During your stay at Flores del Camino, all accommodation consists of ensuite individual bedrooms.
Food
During your stay at Flores del Camino, enjoy nourishing and healthy meals prepared onsite and served with love in either the dining area or in the courtyard under the pergola. Wine is offered at dinner.
Dietary requirements
When on-site at Flores, we cater for the following dietary requirements: vegetarian, gluten-free, carb-free, dairy-free.
Please get in touch with us if you have concerns.
Sessions
All equipment & material provided.
Outings
Site entries & transport fares for cultural activities.
Private transport between Madrid & the retreat centre
If you prefer to arrive independently to the retreat centre, see how to get here.
What’s not included
Flights
Insurances (travel, health, etc.)
Book this Retreat
Journey of the Soul
Oct 12 - 19, 2025 (fully booked)
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