This one is about community. Real connection, not the performance of it.

If you’ve ever been to Dirty South Yoga Fest, you know the feeling. You walk in not knowing anyone and leave with people who feel like family. Mats pushed close together, music up, laughter in the middle of a pose, and that rare sense that you belong exactly as you are. For seven nights, we’re taking that feeling across the ocean, from the Dirty South to the south of Spain.

After seven years of hosting retreats around the world, Danielle is bringing that experience home to Dirty South Yoga, literally. Living in Andalusia has taught her that community here isn’t an event on the calendar. It’s how people live. Neighbors linger in the plaza, lunch stretches into the afternoon, and nobody eats alone. It’s the same spirit that built DSYF, just with a sea view.

She’s hosting alongside Brianna, a yoga and Pilates teacher with a real gift for making people feel welcome from the moment they walk in. Between the two of them, you’ll be looked after, introduced around, and folded into the group before the first dinner is over.

And none of this would exist without Jessica Murphy, the founder of Dirty South Yoga Fest, who will be joining us in Spain. Jessica built DSYF on a simple belief: that yoga is better together, and that everyone deserves a space where they feel seen. Her vision turned a festival into a family, and now she’s bringing that same warmth to Andalusia. Practicing beside the woman who started it all, sharing meals and stories at the same table, is something you won’t find on any other retreat.

Mornings start slow and together. Danielle, Brianna and Jessica lead yoga on site, mixed in with visits to local studios where you’ll practice alongside the people who call this place home. Same practice, new community.

Days follow a flexible, optional itinerary built for shared experiences. There’s a day trip to Granada, a guided tour through Málaga, a half-day catamaran sail, a cooking class where everyone gets their hands in it, and a night of flamenco that will have the whole group on its feet. Go together, go in pairs, or go on your own and bring the stories back to the table.

And there’s always room to step away. Sleep in. Sit by the water. Read. Take a long walk. In this group, choosing rest is never missing out. It’s part of the experience.

Then there are the meals. Long, Spanish-style meals at a table that isn’t going anywhere, followed by sobremesa, that slow, lingering time after the plates are cleared when the real conversation starts. This is where strangers become friends: long lunches, inside jokes by day three, and laughing with women who get it.

Most meals, transportation throughout the retreat, seven nights of accommodations, and our planned experiences are taken care of, so there’s less for you to manage and more time to just be with each other.

This isn’t about packing as much as possible into a week. It’s about finding your people in a beautiful place. To explore without rushing. To connect without performing. To feel at home somewhere new.

You’ll leave with a full heart, a group chat that won’t stop buzzing, and a community that carries well beyond Spain.

Come to Andalusia and bring the DSYF spirit with you. Here’s how the week unfolds.

What past travelers say

Past travelers keep coming back to the same things: the freedom to do as much or as little as you want, yoga that meets you where you are, food worth remembering, and the women. Again and again, it's the connections people talk about most.

"I appreciated that we were given the flexibility to do as much or little as we pleased." Natasha B., Puerto Rico

"What I appreciated most was the relaxed, no-pressure atmosphere. If we wanted to step away to rest or have some quiet time, it was welcomed without any judgment." Drina E., Puerto Rico

"Todo ha sido fácil, flexible y perfectamente organizado, lo que permite disfrutar y desconectar de verdad." (Everything was easy, flexible, and perfectly organized, which lets you truly enjoy and disconnect.) Chloe D., Amalfi Coast

"The trip I didn't know I needed." Leslie M.