© Yoga Spirit Circle 2026
Back to Center
All Level ✺ 16- 21 February 2026 ✺
La Viñuela, Andalusia, Spain
Step into the new year by re-centering body and mind.
This 5-night Pilates retreat is designed to help you return to your center—the powerhouse of strength, alignment, and breath that supports every movement. Through a balance of Classical precision and Contemporary flow, each morning session will ground and energize you, reconnecting you with clarity and control.
Evenings invite restoration and integration. With slower-paced Pilates practices, fascia release, and mindful breathwork, you’ll release tension, improve mobility, and re-balance from the inside out.
Back to Center is more than a retreat—it’s a chance to pause, re-ground, and realign with yourself. You’ll leave feeling stronger, clearer, and centered, ready to carry this renewed balance into the year ahead.
Claire Bathgate Petersen
Claire is originally from Sydney, Australia, and has been teaching Pilates and barre for over five years. She has trained extensively in Byron Bay, Sydney, and Berlin, earning certifications in mat Pilates, reformer Pilates, barre, and a 200-hour yoga teacher training.
A lifelong dancer, Claire’s movement journey began with her passion for dance, which continues to inform her teaching and deep understanding of the body. Her approach to teaching is rooted in alignment, breath, and purposeful movement. With an emphasis on correct posture, building strength, and fostering body awareness, Claire’s classes are designed to help students feel empowered, balanced, and connected in their own bodies.
When she’s not teaching, Claire loves traveling, being outdoors, and soaking up the sun and sea—whether it’s exploring new destinations or finding moments of calm by the water.
It is the mind itself
which shapes the body.
retreat offerings
○ 5 nights at La Viñuela
○ 3 vegan meals per day
○ welcome gift
○ pilates & mindfulness in the mornings
○ pilates & restorative in the afternoons
○ hike to buddhist Stupa
○ water, tea & coffee
not included
○ flight or train to Málaga
○ airport transfer to La Viñuela
○ massages, optional Workshops
○ travel insurance (recommended)
investment
from 1.390€
please visit our faqs for infos about our corona policy, travel, airport transfer and much more.
Additional information
a typical day
07.30 tea,
coffee, fruit
08.30 pilates
10.30 breakfast
reading 
journaling pool
massage going for walks
15.00 lunch or snack
17.30 pilates
19.30 dinner
arrival day:
no class
check-in from 16.00
19.30 dinner
21.00 welcome circle
departure day:
no class
9.00 breakfast
check out until 10.00
all yoga equipment is available at our retreat location, as well as towels & bed linen. we’ll let you know what’s good to bring, a few days before your retreat.
arrival & departure: group pick ups & drop offs will be organised for arrival day from Málaga airport & Málaga city center. Vice versa for departure. costs: 30€/person/way
about the place
This is the cozy place you want to escape to for a week of withdrawal from the world. The venue is set in the mountains overlooking the beautiful La Viñuela lake. The sun here is also warming in the autumn and winter months. More
