, Do you need experience to join a yoga or stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) retreat?

(Spoiler: the only thing you need is the desire to reconnect with yourself)

Would you love to join a retreat, but something inside holds you back?

You’re not alone. Maybe you’re curious, drawn to the idea—you can even picture it…
But then thoughts pop up like:

• “I don’t have any yoga experience.”

• “I don’t really know how to paddle.”

• “My balance isn’t great.”

• “I’m not in shape.”

• “I’ve never done anything like this.”

And then you hesitate.
You wonder if this is for you.
If you’d fit in.
If you could do it.
Here’s something important: you don’t need to “know” anything to gift yourself this experience.

🏖️ Do you really need prior experience to go on a retreat?

Absolutely not.

Especially in SUP FIT YOGA retreats, where every activity is designed to adapt to you—wherever you’re starting from.

If it’s your first time, you’ll learn step by step, calmly and with guidance.
And if you’ve done SUP or yoga before, you’ll also have space to improve technique, refine details, and challenge yourself safely (if that’s what you want).

This isn’t a retreat for “experts,” or only for advanced yogis, or people who train every day.
It’s a space for women who, like you, simply want to pause, breathe, and reconnect with their bodies, the ocean, and their essence.
You’re not here to perform. You’re here to feel.

🌺 What really happens on a retreat like this? Much more than you’d imagine.

If it’s your first time, you’ll learn the essentials with calm support—everything explained from scratch, with patience, humor, and a lot of heart.

And if you already practice—whether SUP or yoga—you’ll also find your own space to grow. In fact, many people who arrive with SUP experience have practiced on lakes or rivers, but the ocean changes everything: balance, focus, connection. Far from being a problem, it becomes a gift.

It’s the same with yoga:
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know the poses, if you’re not flexible, or if you’ve never stepped on a mat.
What matters is that you listen to yourself, breathe, and move the way your body asks you to.
And if you already practice, you’ll discover what happens when yoga happens on a board, floating, under open sky.

Both SUP and yoga adapt to you.
You can paddle standing, on your knees, or seated.
You can do a stronger pose or simply stay with your breath.
It’s all valid. It all counts.

The goal isn’t to do it perfectly.
It’s to let yourself be there—by the sea, in your body—living the experience.

The atmosphere is relaxed, intimate, welcoming.
You’ll connect with people who, like you, come to discover, share, and feel—without having to prove anything.

You set the pace. We’re here to support you.

And although many women who come are doing this for the first time, do you know what we hear most at the end?

“I thought I wouldn’t be able to… but I felt so safe, so free, so supported… I want to come back.”

Reconnection isn’t a physical achievement. It’s an emotional decision.

When we talk about well-being, we’re often sold the idea that you need a strong, flexible, experienced body—as if you had to earn the right to pause and care for yourself.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Reconnecting with yourself has nothing to do with performance.
It’s about listening, giving yourself permission, and choosing you.

And many times we don’t do it because we’re busy taking care of others.
But remember what they say on planes: “Put your own mask on first, then help others.”
If you’re not well, you can’t truly be there for the people you love.

Prioritizing yourself isn’t selfish.
It’s love—
for you, and for them.

And that moment can be now. Exactly as you are.

🌟 Real first-time stories

🗣️ “It was our first time getting on a board and we felt a little nervous… but with Mireie it was so easy to understand the technique. She transmits safety and wisdom.”

🗣️ “As a woman in her 50s who had never tried stand-up paddleboarding, I was amazed at what I managed to do in just two hours with such an excellent teacher.”

🗣️ “I joined my first SUP Yoga retreat with Mireie in November and it was simply magical. I’d never done SUP before, but she explains it brilliantly and the boards are ideal for beginners. The whole retreat—yoga, fitness, hiking, and so much more—together with the island’s stunning nature, offers a truly unique reset. You leave more than renewed after those days.”

What if your inexperience isn’t a barrier, but the perfect starting point?

We often think we have to be ready to begin.
But the truth is, beginning is what makes us ready.

Whether you’ve never done yoga, only paddled on calm waters, or worry your balance isn’t “good enough,” the key isn’t technique—it’s listening to yourself and allowing a new experience, in your own way.

With fear, doubts, nerves.
And with the certainty that you deserve to feel alive, connected, and free.

💫 What if this is your moment?

Maybe you’ve been putting it off.
Thinking it’s not the right time yet—that you need more time, more fitness, more experience… more something.

But sometimes, the moment is now.
When that mix of fear and desire shows up.
When something inside whispers, “What if… yes?”

If that’s happening for you right now, imagine this:
in a few weeks, floating on the ocean, surrounded by nature, your body at ease and your mind lighter.
Maybe trying your first yoga pose on the board, or refining your stroke out in open water.
No rush. No judgment.
Just you, breathing with yourself.

It doesn’t matter what your level is.
What matters is that you answer that calling with love.

Want to know what the experience is really like?

Maybe you’re asking, “Okay, but what does this look like in practice?” It’s normal to want to ground your expectations before taking the leap.

That’s why I put together a blog article that explains, calmly and clearly, what a retreat is, how an active retreat is different, why Gran Canaria makes all the difference, and what you can expect in terms of pace, activities, and well-being (no jargon, no fluff).

👉 Discover it here: SUP & Yoga Retreat in Gran Canaria: more than a holiday—an experience of reconnection

Already know it’s for you?

And maybe, deep down, you don’t need to read anything else.
Maybe as you were reading, something inside already said, “This is for me.”

If so, don’t ignore it.
This might be the nudge you’ve been waiting for to prioritize yourself, reconnect, and gift yourself a space that’s just yours.

👉 Here you can see available dates, full details of the next retreat, and how to book your spot:
🗓️ See retreat dates & details →

Next step, see you on the water.

🤔 Still not sure?

That’s okay—truly. Give yourself time.
Maybe your moment isn’t now—or maybe what you need is a different kind of trip—and that’s perfect, too. The world is full of options: keep looking for the one that genuinely embraces you from within.

And if there’s a little voice saying, “Yes… but not yet,” look at it closely.
Ask yourself: Is this a real fear that protects me, or is it my mind trying to keep me in my comfort zone?
Listen with kindness, without pressure. What matters isn’t deciding today, but deciding from within.

When it’s your moment, you’ll know.
And the ocean will still be here.

💬 Tell me in the comments:

What most holds you back from gifting yourself an experience like this?
What if that resistance is exactly the reason you need to do it?

👇 I’m here to read you.

With love,

Mireie 💜