© Yoga Spirit Circle 2025
Joyful Rising
All Level ✺ 29 May- 4 June 2025 ✺ Casa Erica, Málaga, Spain
Do you ever feel pulled in a hundred directions, caught in the rush of daily life? This retreat offers you a chance to pause, rise above the noise, and reconnect with your inner joy. As you move from your head to your heart, you’ll awaken the lightness and wisdom that’s always been within you.
Each morning, we’ll rise together with a gentle vinyasa practice, set to uplifting music that energizes your spirit and sparks joy in your movement. These sessions will help you feel alive and connected to the vibrant energy of your body. You’ll practice in our open-air yoga shala, enjoying both the warmth of the sun and the coolness of the shade, with the mountains and sea providing a tranquil backdrop.
In the afternoons, we’ll slow things down with restorative yoga and Yoga Nidra, offering your mind and body the space to rest deeply. Together, we’ll explore the soothing power of mantra, letting sound vibrations lift your spirit and guide you toward stillness.
This shared journey invites you to rise with joy—an opportunity to connect with yourself, with others, and with the present moment. You’ll rediscover, as Ram Dass beautifully said: “This path of love doesn’t go anywhere. It just brings you more here, into the present moment, into the reality of who you already are.“
Fleur van Hille
People often describe me as a warm and sunny person with an intuitive approach to teaching yoga. I like hearing this description because it shows that I’ve made a real connection with my students. And if there’s one thing about yoga that I love the most and which characterises my classes, workshops and retreats, it’s the feeling of being connected.
A retreat offers us the possibility of a truly profound experience of yoga. Surrounded by nature and among like-minded people from every corner of the world, a unique journey unfolds. Conversations open up, emotions are untapped, and discoveries are made.
In the quiet of each morning, we begin our yoga practice in stillness, taking time to anchor our awareness in the present moment through a guided breathing exercise, a meditation or visualisation. Then, drawing on the energy of the rising sun and the freshness of a brand-new day, I lead you through a vinyasa flow that is both gentle and energising.
During the dip in energy that tends to follow lunchtime, the sessions slow down, allowing for a deeper exploration of the techniques and practices encountered earlier in the day. There’s also plenty of time for sinking into a profound state of relaxation with restorative or yin yoga, or even yoga nidra (yogic sleep) – sometimes accompanied by mantras, music, or myths.
retreat offerings
○ 6 nights at casa erica
○ 3 vegan meals per day & snacks
○ vinyasa yoga in the morning
○ meditation, pranayama
○ nidra & restorative yoga in the afternoons
○ hike on wednesdays
○ water, tea & coffee
not included
○ flight or train to Málaga
○ airport transfer to Casa Erica
○ massages, optional Workshops
○ beach day lunch at local restaurant (25- 35€)
○ travel insurance (recommended)
investment
from 1.300€
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 & meditation
10.30 breakfast
reading 
beach pool massage
15.00 lunch or snack
17.30 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 & a beach/pool towel. 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: 20- 25€/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