Hidden Paradise Retreat

In an increasingly crazy and scary world, this retreat is a chance to reset, to fill your tank & re-calibrate yourself and your purpose to something bigger and more hopeful.

I don’t know about you, but it can be really hard to know what to do in these trying times. Do we carry on with ‘business as usual’ (even though its clearly not working)? Do we give up hope and wait for impending doom? Or do we calibrate ourselves towards being part of another way? And if we choose the latter, how do we resource ourselves and how to we figure out what that way is and what our part in it is?

Yoga is not about being good at doing crazy postures. It is about using a variety of practical tools (including sometimes practicing shapes) to come to a place of stability, strength, spaciousness and light inside. Not pretending to be perfect, but coming to increasing acceptance of, and love for our individual weird, wonky & perfectly imperfect selves & our place in the big oneness of all things.

This week on sacred land is a beautiful opportunity to truly retreat – to step out of the onslaught of the craziness of the world, to slow down, to be present with what is and the relief and peace that’s there. We deepen into a state of Yoga so we can be increasingly comfortable being ourselves, so we can connect with our knowings and inner compass and so return to daily life nourished and on purpose – so we can be part of making a positive difference (by being who we’re here to be).

This year retreat runs from Thursday 27 August to Thursday 3 September, 2026

This lovely, powerful and nourishing week of yoga, presence & nourishment will help us:

• step away from the hectic of daily life & hone the skill of being present to what is
• reset our nervous systems & release deep built-up tension
• reconnect us with our inner light, vibrancy & peace

So you return home feeling:

• stronger & more stable
• more spacious & grounded
• connected to our inner light & inner peace
• and more aligned to our clarity & purpose

The retreat includes:

Powerful, functional, transformative Yoga

• Practices will include posture (asana), breathwork (pranayama), sound (mantra), and a variety of meditative and intentional techniques
• ritual & intentional work for ourselves and the collective
• practical teachings and applications of Yoga Philosophy and embodiment practices to help us in our individual daily life and collective journeys   
• games and exercises to help shift our perspectives and help us get clarity
• Practices are guided by the group’s needs and tailored to build over the course of the week

Delicious, deeply nourishing food  

• breakfasts, lunches & dinners at Hidden Paradise are all fresh, local, seasonal, nutritious and incredibly delicious
• fresh fruits, teas, waters and nut milks are all freshly prepared and available throughout the day for snacking
• meals are all vegetarian, with all dietary requirements are catered for (including vegan and gf)

Hand-crafted, off-grid, rustic accommodation  

• buildings are simple, clean, handcrafted eco-structures made from stone and wood, or hand-carved treehouses  
• All showers, water and pools are spring water from the mountain
• Accommodation is based on sharing, if you’d like your own room a single supplement of £155 applies

The magic and medicine of time off-grid in nature

• there will be ample downtime every day for you to connect with nature, rest, relax, explore and use your time to retreat within
• the mountain, and the land is a beautiful place to come back to yourself – it is literally called the Mountain of Love and holds that frequency.

Transfers from Malaga to the retreat centre

• A private transfer bus will collect attendees in Málaga airport on Thursday 27 August around 1.30pm (exact time TBC) and take us up to the retreat centre.
• On Thursday 3 September, the bus will collect us around midday take us back down to Málaga airport for early afternoon (likely arriving around 2pm-ish exact times TBC).

Who is this retreat for?

This retreat is for people who are ready and willing to show up for themselves and the world. People who are open to Yoga as a means of personal transformation, growth and development. People who are ready to be open-minded, honest with themselves and to show up authentically. If you’d like to come on retreat with me, there’s a requirement that you attend at least 6 classes with me (online or in person) and/or that you commit to at least 3 x 1:1 sessions. This is to ensure that you’re open to working with me and the way I share Yoga, so we can all get the absolute most out of the retreat. A cohesive group opens the dynamics of what’s possible for us individually and as a collective. We can go deeper, higher and wider in the practices and shifts because of the field of love and inclusiveness that everyone being ‘all in’ creates.

Who is this not for?

This is not for you if you’re looking for a sight-seeing holiday with a yoga workout on the side (there’s nothing wrong with these, but this isn’t that). Neither is it for you if you’re looking to medicate yourself or control your body through yoga as a exercise form. This is not for those who are only interested in yoga as shapes, instagramable posts, or who ‘already know everything about yoga’. Please don’t come if you need to maintain a mask of fakeness or control others to be ok, if swearing offends you, or if you’re looking for a luxury spa break (book one of those instead).

About your host

I’m Rebecca Murray and I’m a Love Activist, Senior Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist in the Krishnamacharya tradition. This means I’ve been trained to develop really effective & powerful practices that are specifically tailored to be make a practical difference. These practices are designed to work subtly and deeply on every level and layer of our beings. For 15+ years I’ve been sharing Yoga’s transformative wisdom to help people become their fullest selves and create positive change. I am also a Reiki master (just means I’m trained to teach it as well as practice it, I’m not claiming to be Yoda) and trained in advanced Theta, as well as being trained in shadow work games to help us befriend and work with our shadows, instead of banishing them thereby making them more likely to sneak out sideways! You can find out more about me here →