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Hello, Bases & Flyers!

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As this email lands in your inbox, I’m somewhere in Kyrgyzstan. Bouncing between mountain lakes and endless green valleys, it is one of the most beautiful countries I’ve ever visited.

It’s also one of the least developed.

Which means most days I have zero internet. So if this newsletter ever shows up a few hours later than usual over the next couple of weeks, you’ll know why.

And this week is our June Retreats Edition: a roundup of upcoming opportunities to train and spend a little more time upside down somewhere beautiful.

So expect in today’s issue:

  • 🗓️ All events coming up in the next two weeks

  • ✈️ Plan Ahead: AcroYoga retreats through October

  • 🎉 Beyond Acro: Cultural Festivals You Can’t Miss

Cat Xu

🔥 This Week’s Exclusive Insider Deals 🔥

📍Sardinia Retreat | Sardinia | August 14 – 20
🎟️ Code: ACROINSIDERS for 25€ off

📍Pachamama Play Festival | Montenegro | June 21 – July 4
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🕒 COMING UP SOON: June 2 – 15, 2026

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

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🎓 = Training | ⭐ = Popular | 😿 = Sold Out | 🎟️ = Has Offers

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✈️ PLAN AHEAD: AcroYoga Retreats Through October

🌏 Asia

🌎 Africa

🌎 North America

🌍 Europe

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🎉 BEYOND ACRO: Cultural Festivals You Can’t Miss in July

📍 Bastille Day | France | July 14
France’s national holiday turns cities across the country into one giant celebration. Expect military parades, fireworks, dancing in public squares, and enough wine, cheese, and people-watching to justify extending your trip by a few days.

📍 Comic-Con International | San Diego, California, USA | July 23–26
The world’s biggest celebration of pop culture takes over downtown San Diego. Expect elaborate cosplay, movie and TV reveals, comic creators, gaming, and tens of thousands of fans fully committing to their favorite fictional universes. Even if you’re not a comic nerd, the people-watching alone is worth the trip..

📍 Boryeong Mud Festival | Boryeong, South Korea | July 24–Aug 10
What started as a cosmetics marketing campaign somehow became one of Asia’s most famous festivals. Massive mud pits, mud wrestling, mud slides, beach parties, and thousands of adults enthusiastically acting like children for a weeken

🧳 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.

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Next week: Your blueprint for a non-stop acro festival summer.

Until then, keep training and say yes to the one that scares you a little.
— Cat Xu
Connect with me? @acroinsiders

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