Wellness Week: Where Mallorca Slows Down

Between mid-July's heat, three ways to slow down without leaving the island: an open-air afternoon of barre and dance in Sóller, daily sea-view yoga in Portixol, and a Hatha practice tucked into a vegan café's old-town garden. None require prior experience — just the will to stop for an hour. BARRELAX · Barre, Yoga y Baile al aire libre anchors the week with a real date: Saturday 18 July at 18:00 in Ca'n Fumat, Sóller, where professional dancer Yane Marlene (Brussels City Ballet) leads a 60-minute barre-yoga-dance session for all levels, followed by a drink and snack. Spots are limited and require advance payment. Yoga del Mar in Portixol is the evergreen pick — a boutique open-air studio a few minutes from central Palma with Hatha, Ashtanga and Kundalini classes every morning and evening, plus a Sunday 11:30 breathwork session. Bookable any day this week. Hatha Yoga at Temple Natura rounds it out with something quieter: a grounding practice in the leafy garden of a plant-based café in Sa Calatrava, Palma's old town. The venue doesn't publish its class schedule online, so it's the thinnest of the three sourcing-wise — confirm days/times directly before planning around it.