Move & Play
All Level ✺ 24- 30 September 2026 ✺ Casa Erica, Málaga, Spain
When was the last time you surprised yourself? When there was an “Oh, wow, moment“, a feeling of joy and ease? These moments stay, we remember them easily like our first moment riding a bike freely. In this week of Movement and Play, we’ll explore our physical possibilities practicing with curiosity and ease, leaning into joyful calm and meditation. Moments we remember when thinking back are moments of good laughter — of joy and ease.
Blending yoga, movement flow, and acrobatics, the retreat offers a playground to develop body and mind as one integrated whole.
We’ll start every day with a preparatory and refreshing yoga-inspired movement practice, followed by a guided meditation. After nourishing food and a good rest, we will have a handstand or movement workshop. The main intention is to shake, stretch, strengthen, and overall nourish the body through movement, and then wind down into the more relaxing field of Yin and meditation.
Through physical games, acrobatic tasks, and movement flow, we establish a present and curious self that can practice letting go of unnecessary tensions — mentally and physically — and eventually make space for honest self-observation.
It’s truly for all levels. The term “acrobatic” doesn’t mean you need any prior knowledge. In the acrobatic section, we will challenge our beliefs around what we can or cannot do. We will test, try, fail, and for sure laugh together.
Katharina
As a child, it was climbing trees, running barefoot, and creating entire universes in my mind. As a teenager, it was volleyball, table tennis, and athletics. As an adult, it is the essence of both: my motivation in my own movement and yoga practice, as well as in my work with people, is curiosity about movement, the body, and the internal world – being creative, and expressing yourself physically.
I’ve been teaching yoga, handstands, Movement Play, and movement acrobatics in Berlin and hosting retreats for years now. I truly care about each student and my community, about individual exploration and practice. I really believe that connection and care for one another can make this world a little better. To develop a healthy environment and loving relationships with other people and the world, we need to start with ourselves first. Through movement, this relationship with ourselves gets tested and can deepen: Can I stay at ease when something challenges me in my asana or movement practice? How do I approach movement tasks? And what do I tell myself when something goes wrong? How can I stay joyful and at ease?
I want to offer non-judgmental playgrounds for adults to test, fail, and try again – to answer the questions above both physically and mentally.
„Life is a balance of
holding on and letting go.”
– Rumi.
retreat offerings
○ 6 nights at casa erica
○ 3 vegan meals per day & snacks
○ welcome gift
○ yoga-inspired movement practice
○ guided meditations
○ handstand or movement workshops
○ restorative yoga in the afternoons
○ guided Hike
○ water, coffee and tea
not included
○ flight or train to Málaga
○ airport transfer to Casa Erica
○ massages, optional Workshops
○ lunch at local restaurant (25- 35€)
○ travel insurance (recommended)
investment
from 1.430€
please visit our faqs for infos about the different retreat levels, airport transfer, cancellations policy and much more.
Additional information
a typical day
07.30 tea, coffee, fruit
08.30 yoga inspired movement practice
10.30 breakfast
reading 
beach pool massage
15.00 lunch or snack
17.30 Workshops or restorative yoga
19.30 dinner
arrival day:
check-in from 16.00
afternoon snack
19.30 dinner
21.00 welcome circle
departure day:
no yoga class
9.30 breakfast
check out until 11.00
all yoga equipment is available at our retreat location, as well as towels & bed linen. bring sturdy shoes or sneakers with a good grip sole for the hike. we’ll let you know again what’s good to bring, a few days before your retreat.
We are organising group pick ups on arrival day (Thursday) from Málaga Airport & Málaga main central station (María Zambrano). Vice versa for departure on Wednesday. Approx costs: 30€/person/way.
Please read more in our faqs.
about the place
Casa Erica is where it all begun and where we host retreats since 2014. It is a home to us, which we love to share. Peacefully located on the coast of Andalusia, between Málaga and Nerja. The beach in walking distance. More
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