I came to this retreat on beautiful Corfu with years of hatha yoga practice (the classic 90 min / weeks) behind me — and still very much feeling like a beginner, especially after surgery last year. What I experienced during this week was so much more than “just” yoga. Birgit has a rare gift: she truly sees people! We were a wonderfully diverse group with completely different levels, bodies, strengths, limitations, and experiences — and somehow everyone in our group felt supported, challenged, safe, and included at the same time. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
What I loved most was her completely non-dogmatic approach. Birgit is deeply knowledgeable across many yoga traditions, but teaches in a way that feels modern, intelligent, intuitive, and incredibly human. No ego. No pressure. My inner chatter of “I should already be able to do this.” could calm down! Instead: curiosity, awareness, breath, movement, and joy. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
Through Birgits teaching and her deep knowledge in yoga therapy, I learned so much about my own body — my posture, my movement patterns, my individual strengths, and especially the areas where tension had been “stuck” for a long time. It honestly felt as if she opened tight muscles and fascia in my body that had been asleep for years. I left feeling more connected to myself than I have in a very long time! Thank you Birgit for that! 🧡💛💚
And then there is the setting itself: *pure magic*! 💫🌟✨
Practicing yoga on her terrace overlooking the ocean, breathing in the warm Corfu air, followed by long breakfasts together filled with laughter, stories, deep conversations, and zero rush… sometimes breakfast lasted more than two hours because nobody wanted to leave the table. It felt less like a retreat and more like being welcomed into a beautiful little temporary family.
I also booked two treatments with Birgit: the Lomi Thai Fusion full body massage and the Peter Hess Klangmassage®. Both were absolutely wonderful and complemented the yoga practice perfectly. Deeply relaxing, grounding, and healing. Mmhhhhmmmm!!!
This retreat gave me exactly what I didn’t even know I needed: movement without pressure, depth without heaviness, connection without performance. 💫🌟✨
If you are looking for a retreat that combines profound knowledge, warmth, humor, body awareness, beautiful people, incredible ocean views, and a truly holistic approach to yoga — this is it!
And yes: Corfu will steal a piece of your heart. 🤍🩷❤️🧡💛💚