Elia Mrak

Retreat in Biarritz, France

 On the Atlantic Coast 

Fall Equinox | Sept 18-25, 2026


Give yourself the gift of time, space, and the permission to go slow. 
In beautiful Biarritz.

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Join me this Fall next to the ocean under open skies. This spacious week-long retreat will help you rest your body and return to your spirit through gentle movement, simple meditation, and time to just be.

What are the benefits?

  • Free time, space, and the permission to go slow
  • Reduce stress
  • Feel joy & have fun

  •  Time in nature

  •  More restful sleep

  •  Support your own nervous system regulation

  • Balance and choice between time with others and time for yourself

Who is this retreat for?

  • Are you craving less? Less stress, less demands, less schedule? Would you like to improve your physical, mental and emotional health with gentle movements and simple meditations?

  • Would you like to learn healthy, daily therapeutic tools for longevity, no matter your age?

  •  Are you longing for deeper connections? To others, and to yourself?

  • Have you dreamed having some time and space to not do and just be?

  • This retreat is for you.

What is included?

  • 7 nights accommodation in an ocean-front boutique hotel

  • Breakfast and Lunch

  • Daily snacks
  • 2 Group Dinners
  • Food tour
  • Hike / bike tour

  • 6 morning movement classes to awaken your body and spirit

  • 4 afternoon movement workshops focused on movement, breathing practices, and playful ways to stay mobile

  • 4 evening meditations to help you sleep

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Sample Day

 

~ 8-10am: Breakfast at the Hotel

~ 10-11am: Movement on the Beach

~ 11-4pm: Lunch and Free time

~ 4-6pm: Afternoon Movement Workshop / Excursion

~ 6pm: Dinner and time to explore

~ 9-9:30pm: (Optional) Evening Meditation

Retreats are a perfect time to reset and re-pattern. It is a way to break old routines, and change life's rhythm.


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Testimonial

So grateful for all you offer. Your classes have gotten me through some really hard times.  I love the way you incorporate wisdom and movement to make what we do so much deeper than just moving.  This is a Sacred embodied practice that shifts us deeply within ourselves and in turn ripples out to the world and changes the atmospheres in which we dwell.  Elia, your work is a movement of embodied movement that brings movement into the world. Thank you!

- Amy N.

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Everything Elia does, from the music, to the classes, to the explanation of the sequence of classes, down to the tip of the week, is thoughtful and curated with you in mind. When it is over you will miss it. And you will have your new confidence to carry you forward.

- Leslie L.

Testimonial

 Working with Elia to deepen my Qi Gong practice was so rewarding. I felt like he was able to tailor his teaching to fit exactly what I was looking for, and I felt really met as an equal, and at the same time was able to absorb and learn deeply from his mastery of the practice. He showed up without ego, in service, and is very skilled. I highly recommend Elia as a mentor for anyone looking to explore Qi Gong, or human movement in general. 

- Seth L.

Testimonial

I appreciated your [Elia's] authenticity. It felt like you were sharing your heart with us and that was an amazing experience. I want to honor that. And you touched me with your presence :) thank you for being you. I am happy to have crossed path with you :)

- Katrin F.

Testimonial

Elia invited me gently, with compassion, care and love to explore moving through emotions, thoughts and other sensations. I saw that I can make shifts from worry to love, that I can feel the fear and take care of myself with movement and sound, I can imagine swimming or even being the sun! I always felt better immediately, because his energy raised me to another level of accepting things, showed that despite everything, here and now, in this minute, I can also be ok.

- Petra D.

Testimonial

As a body and movement enthusiast myself I absolutely love the fusion of somatics, qi gong, mobility and dance. Elia is a seamless walking embodiment, and he intuitively crafts/guides the 1-on-1 practice based on whatever is "up" for me. Such a present, masterful, loving, encouraging teacher/coach. Life-changing/life-giving!

- Cass M.

Hey, I'm Elia

I use the power of the healing arts, the movement arts, and the performing arts - dance, meditation, qigong (chi kung), and somatics - to transform life into a creative act.

I am a trauma-informed educator and approach my work through a nervous-system and systems-centered lens. This means that I provide safety and containment by attuning to each unique individual while holding space for the larger group.

I work with adults, kids, elders, professional dancers, very non-professional dancers, in chairs, out of chairs, with words, without words, in different cultures, and with all different kinds of abilities.

I have dedicated my life to this work. It is my gift, and I am honored to invite you to join me.

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Retreat in France 
Biarritz, Atlantic Coast

Fall Equinox | Sept 18-25, 2026


Gift yourself gentle movement, delicious food, and time to explore.
In beautiful Biarritz.

Come Spend A Beautiful Week in France