Hello, Bases & Flyers!

I’m writing this from the passenger seat of a very dusty 4x4 somewhere between southern Utah and northern Arizona. The days have been full of canyons, bad coffee, and half-successful attempts at acro poses on red rock ledges. So far, we’ve nailed one shoulder mound, one failed girlie two high, and thousands of photos doing random poses sunbathing in the Grand Canyon North Rim and lakeside with saguaros.

This week is all about slowing down before the year speeds up again: the Retreats Edition. As winter peeks around the corner, it’s that time when many of us crave a reset, escaping somewhere warm (or just quiet).

So expect in today’s issue:

• 🗓️ All events coming up in the next two weeks

• 🎪 Featured retreat highlight

• ✈️ Plan Ahead: AcroYoga retreats through the end of 2025

• 🧳 My favorite travel tools

• 🎉 Community Spotlight: Chiang Mai, Thailand

— Cat Xu @acroinsiders

🕒 COMING UP SOON: October 21 – November 3, 2025

(For the spontaneous among us — these all start in the next two weeks.)

Europe

• Oct 23–26 Autumn AcroYoga & Handstand Camp, Balatonboglár, Hungary 🧘

• Oct 24–26 Acro Mallorca Fest, Mallorca, Spain 🎪

• Oct 24–26 Acroyoga in Nature Retreat, La Garrotxa, Spain 🧘

• Oct 24–26 Festiacromillas of Autumn, Santiagomillas, Spain 🎪

• Oct 25–26 Acroyoga Dynamic Workshop, Villarrica, Chile 🏋️

• Oct 25–26 Acro Sicily a San Quirino Intensive, San Quirino, Italy 🏋️

• Oct 27–29 Grazer Akrofestival Intensive, Graz, Austria 🏋️

• Oct 30–Nov 2 Grazer Akrofestival, Graz, Austria 🎪⭐

• Oct 30–Nov 2 SAC Swedish Acro Convention, Häggvikshallen, Sweden 🎪⭐

• Oct 30–Nov 2 Akrobatik Bremen, Bremen, Germany 🎪

• Oct 31–Nov 2 Acro Sense Festival, Sensenstein, Germany 🎪

• Oct 31–Nov 2 Madrid Acro Convention, Madrid, Spain 🎪⭐

• Oct 31–Nov 2 Cozy Autumn Acro Retreat, Călinești, Romania 🧘

• Oct 31–Nov 2 Acrocamp Primavera, El Tambo, Colombia 🎪

• Nov 1–2 ACRO Fusion Movements – Turin, Turin, Italy 🏋️

• Nov 1–2 Dynamic Acrowknd a Verona, Verona, Italy 🏋️

• Nov 2 Trick or Train Super Jam, St. Petersburg, Russia 💫
  

North America

• Oct 31–Nov 2 MASs – Midwest Acro Skillshare, Pacific, USA 💫

• Nov 3–21 PPA Fall Intensive, Asheville, USA 🎓⭐

Symbol Guide

🧘 = Retreat | 🎪 = Festival | 🏋️ = Intensive | 💫 = Event
🎓 = Teacher Training | ⭐ = Popular | 😿 = Sold Out

🌐 FEATURED RETREAT OF THE WEEK

📍 Acromion Morocco Retreat | Taghazout Bay, Morocco | Nov 14–19

If you’ve been dreaming of sunshine, salty air, and morning flows with an ocean view, this one’s for you. Beginners through lower-intermediate practitioners spend a week at La Vida Surf’s restored riad, where daily AcroYoga sessions unfold on a rooftop terrace overlooking the Atlantic. Between practices, wander through Essaouira’s old medina, hidden nature spots, and the trails of the Ounagha Hills.

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✈️ PLAN AHEAD: AcroYoga Retreats Through the End of 2025

🌍 Europe

• Oct 23–26 – Autumn AcroYoga & Handstand Camp | Balatonboglár, Hungary

• Oct 24–26 – Acroyoga in Nature Retreat | La Garrotxa, Spain

• Oct 31–Nov 2 – Cozy Autumn Acro Retreat | Călinești, Romania

• Nov 13–16 – AcroYoga Winter Weekend Brandenburg | Brandenburg, Germany

• Dec 5–8 – December Holiday Yoga Retreat | Valencia, Spain

🌍 Africa

• Nov 14–19 – Acromion Morocco Retreat | Taghazout Bay, Morocco

• Nov 29–Dec 6 – Acro & Surf Retreat Morocco | Aourir, Morocco

• Dec 27–Jan 2 – Morocco – New Year, New Waves | Aourir, Morocco

🌏 Asia

• Dec 20–22 – Acrovan Odyssey | Bali, Indonesia

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 🎉 COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

🧳 TRAVEL ESSENTIALS — What I Actually Use

I get asked a lot what I pack, book, and use on the road. Here’s the shortlist all tested over years going around the globe.

• Booking.com – My default for hotels and guesthouses worldwide.

• Agoda – Especially good for Asia deals.

• Discovercars.com – Best rental car aggregator.

• Skyscanner – Still the fastest way I find cheap multi-leg flights.

• Travel Insurance via SafetyWing – Month-to-month coverage for when plans change last-minute.

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Thanks for reading! If this issue helped you plan your next acro adventure, forward it to your crew — the more of us on one list, the better it gets.

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Next week: Find out where to festival-hop instead of hibernate 🌴

Until then, stay warm, stretch often, and keep balancing wherever you are!
— Cat Xu
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