At the corner of C/Caro and C/ Despuig, in the upper part of Santa Catalina right by the market you find Lucky Bodies & Happy Souls that opened its business in 2004. This side of Santa Catalina – west of Plaza Progreso – feels great and upcoming and is also close to friends and colleagues at Earth Yoga and the new Palma Tennis Club.

 

 

 

 

Lucky Bodies and Happy Souls offers an for Mallorca absolutely unique combination of treatments and training. This gives certified naprapath Patric Soderblom treatments for both acute and chronic problems and rehabilitate sports injuries and discomfort after surgery, for example. Aussie colleague Petró Kohut deals with posture and pain with Rolfing and Sarah Elfvin helps new and experienced yoga practitioners in private classes or small groups. There will also be classes for barefoot running, core training etc.

Hard facts about Naprapathy treatments, sports medicine & Yoga:

Naprapathy is like a mix of chiropractics, osteopathy and physiotherapy and was invented in USA some 100 years ago. In the Nordic countries it´s very well known and in Sweden today the most used form of manual medicine. The naprapat diagnoses and treats pain in the back, neck, head, extremities etc with his hands through spinal manipulations, soft tissue work, exercises etc. Many of the clients are ”normal people” with a pain or dysfunction and very often athletes on all levels uses naprapath´s for both treatments and training.

Rolfing is a treatment and educational method (also from USA) to improve balance, movement, expression and health. It´s a way to unwind the compensations of life; our postures, habits, occupations, accidents, sports, and all the rest. People seek Rolfing as a way to ease pain and chronic stress, and to improve performance in their professional and daily activities

Yoga is so many things and to Lucky Bodies you can come for private sessions if you want to start yoga or if you want to get to another level or maybe if you have a pain and come through one of the therapists to get intelligent, functional exercise to improve. One can choose between yin, restorative or flying (Yes! You literally hang in so called yoga hammocks. Super fun!) yoga – Yogalatesair. With cycling season coming up there will also be specially designed classes for cyclists!

A creative place to cultivate life to the standards chosen by each individual.

A place for lucky bodies & happy souls!

The International Triathlon Portocolom returns to its annual meeting after 17 uninterrupted years in one of the most beautiful towns of Baleares with close to 800 triathletes from across Europe. You can choose the format of 111 (consisting of 1 km swim, 100 km cycling and 10 km running) or the format 55.5 (500m swim, 50km bike and 5km run) both of them an ideal test to open your triathlon season. The races have had a tremendous acceptance in the national and international triathletic community with the mythical and explosive climb to Sant Salvador (a sanctuary situated on the top of a mountain), which has to be done twice in the 111 race. You can also enjoy the parallel activities like TriKidsDuathlon for minors, which last year had the highest participation in the history of the Balearic Islands, The Fair sportsman and not to forget the fantastic closing party.

The International Triathlon Portocolom returns to its annual meeting after 17 uninterrupted years in one of the most beautiful towns of Baleares with close to 800 triathletes from across Europe.

You can choose the format of 111 (consisting of 1 km swim, 100 km cycling and 10 km running) or the format 55.5 (500m swim, 50km bike and 5km run) both of them an ideal test to open your triathlon season.

The races have had a tremendous acceptance in the national and international triathletic community with the mythical and explosive climb to Sant Salvador (a sanctuary situated on the top of a mountain), which has to be done twice in the 111 race. You can also enjoy the parallel activities like TriKidsDuathlon for minors, which last year had the highest participation in the history of the Balearic Islands, The Fair sportsman and not to forget the fantastic closing party.

This cyclo-sportive tour of Mallorca covers 312 km and has an altitude gain of 4300 m. The start and finish is located in the Playa de Muro, near Alcudia, and you have 14 hours to complete the race.

This race is challenging both because of its profile and its length, but a challenge without competitive spirit. The Mallorca312 is characterized by a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

In recent years Mallorca has become the epicenter of European cycle tourism. Its landscapes, its climate and its good secondary road network are without any doubt three of the main reasons for this.

When spring comes to Mallorca, you should take the opportunity to venture into the countryside to enjoy the island’s stunning scenery and visit its picturesque villages. You mustn’t miss a visit to the yearly agricultural fair in Calvia where they put an emphasis on the unique and rare breeds of sheep and goats, this is the place to come to see local farm animals on Mallorca. In addition to livestock, there are plenty of stalls featuring local produce, pottery and other crafts. This fair also includes exhibition and auction of animals, dog and sheep contests, shows of sheep shearing and horse training. Furthermore a food exhibition and different activities like thematic conferences and musical performances.

The Sunday after Easter is known as Domingo de Ángel (Angel Sunday) in Mallorca. This festivity is celebrated at the Bellver Castle in Palma on the following Sunday after Easter every year. It was celebrated through the 15th and 16th centuries with a procession where bread was blessed and given out to the poor. After that the tradition seemed to disappear, only to be revived in 1982 under its present name. However, these days, every year more then 20,000 people gather at the Bellver Castle in a festive and supportive environment to share a typical Easter meal.

Semana Santa is the Spanish name for Easter and go back the 16th century when the church decided to present the story of Christ’s suffering in a way that people could understand. It was decided that the best way to do this would be a series of processions through the streets depicting scenes from the story of Jesus’ birth and death.

It is a wonderful experience to follow the glorious Easter processions here in Mallorca whose content is varied depending on the day. One of the more vivid Easter processions is the Procesión del Silencio, (Silent Procession), held in complete silence and solemnity, with the quietness only broken by a deep and throbbing drumbeat, usually performed on Tuesday before Easter.

On Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday), the annual Processión de la Sang, the largest of the Easter processions, is held with hundreds of hooded penitents participating and carrying the crucified Christ through the streets to remind the believers of the meaning of Christianity.

As for why these hooded costumes are used in Semana Santa celebrations, the origins remain a mystery but the purpose is simple – their faces are covered in mourning, and also as a sign of shame for the sins they have committed throughout the year.

Mallorca and many of the regions in Spain celebrate Easter by preparing a variety of dishes that are linked to the customs of the Christian calendar.  Throughout Easter there will be an abundance of Panades, Rubiols, Cocarrois and Crespells. Despite being made from the same basic pastry, they differ greatly in taste. The Panades are a round, savory pie filled with meat, either pork or beef, and peas. The pastry of the sweet Rubiols is rolled thinner and filled with pumpkin and served as a desert. The Cocarrois is shaped like a Cornish pasty, but filled with Swiss Chard, sweet onions, garlic and raisins. The Crespells are sweet biscuits in different shapes made especially for Easter. It is typical for families from Mallorca to get together over Easter to make all the traditional food but nowadays you can also find them in the bakeries throughout the island.

Another Easter tradition is the figurines and sculptures made of chocolate called Mona de Pascua They can be in the shape of a rabbit, an egg, a cartoon character, etc. Many bakeries compete to display the most spectacular chocolate sculptures in their windows. They could be a building, a popular character or a representation of anything!

One of the other seasonal Easter dishes is a spin on the typically Mallorquin ‘Frit’ or Frito Mallorquin, a dish made with offal of pork, potatoes, peppers and onions. At Easter it is made with lamb, Frito Cordero. Combined with a number of wonderful herbs, the main one being dill which reputedly is a herb native from Mallorca, it is a great home-made dish as it is a blend of different colours and flavours.Traditional feasts of roasted lamb are popular events and on Easter Sunday, ‘food fairs’ are commonly held. Here residents get together to dance, socialise and enjoy the food they have prepared in their homes.

Easter is an important tradition throughout Mallorca and the preparation for Easter begins on Palm Sunday. To remember the events of the Passion of Christ, the celebrations begin with palm and olive branches being blessed at churches across the island.

Palm Sunday is one of the most important days in the Christian calendar after Christmas and Easter. On this day Christians celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection. For many Christian churches, Palm Sunday, often referred to as “Passion Sunday,” marks the beginning of Holy Week, which concludes on Easter Sunday. The Bible reveals that when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds greeted him by waving palm branches and covering his path with palm branches. In Palma the celebrations of Easter Week begin this Sunday with the Passion Mass in the Cathedral of Palma followed by the procession of priests and believers through the streets preceded by the Bishop of Palma blessing with holy water the palm branches and olive trees brought by numerous spectators. It is customary to bring the blessed palm branches home to adorn the front doors as an element of protection for the family.