Creative Reset at Hidden Paradise Retreat
March 20th - March 24th, 2026 • Hidden Paradise • Alpujarra Mountains, near Órgiva, Spain
An invitation to rest, feel, and remember what creativity feels like without pressure
This retreat is a raw and restorative creative reset for burned-out creatives and sensitive nervous systems. A journey that blends meditation, mindful movement, creative exploration, hiking through rugged beauty, communal dinners, and evening sound rituals.
It’s designed for high-performing creatives, especially those emerging from burnout, overstimulation, or endless performance cycles. It is for makers, thinkers, architects, designers, and spirited humans who feel called to recenter, soften, and rediscover creative aliveness.
You will be held by raw nature, nourished by organic local food prepared with care, and guided through practices that gently reset your experience of self and surroundings. All of this is held together by a caring, experienced, and attentive community.
Experience Centred Around
Inspiration
It is raw and rugged. There is nothing to achieve and no one to impress. We allow nature to set the tone, and we witness each other’s journeys through both highs and lows with presence, compassion, and understanding. This is a space where performance dissolves, and authenticity quietly emerges.
Who this retreat is for
This retreat is for you if you:
Feel creatively exhausted yet deeply longing for expression
Are curious about how movement, breath, and sound support nervous system reset - Desire soulful community without performance pressure
Crave space, silence, and grounded human connection
Appreciate both experiential depth and scientific grounding
Retreat location
Hidden Paradise • Alpujarra Mountains
Hidden Paradise sits nestled in the foothills of the Alpujarra Mountains in southern Spain. The earth feels alive under your feet, and the sky opens wider with each day. This family-run retreat centre for the past 25 years, is powered by sun and spring water, fully off-grid yet deeply connected to the rhythms of nature. It invites you to slow down, breathe deeper, and reconnect with your own intelligence.
This piece of heaven is rugged, beautiful, and elemental. It does not dress itself up. Instead, it gently invites you to drop your own layers. Here you find real connection, real earth, and real spaciousness. With handcrafted spaces, solar energy, and spring-fed water, the land becomes a quiet backdrop for your inner work rather than a distraction from it.
This land does not demand performance. It celebrates presence.
Accommodation
Participants stay in shared double or triple rooms with private or shared bathrooms in small villas situated around the property. The villas are simple, clean and comfortable, offering everything needed for rest and recovery after a day of movement, nature, and deep work. Large windows and terraces throughout the property open onto wide views of the surrounding mountains and valley, creating a strong sense of space and connection to the landscape.
Hidden Paradise operates as a small, community-based retreat centre, where shared living supports a relaxed, grounded atmosphere and a sense of connection among participants. This format allows the retreat to remain intimate, affordable, and focused on the quality of the experience.
Schedule
Pricing
From €825 per person
(Rate may vary depending on room category and period)
Booking & Cancellation Policy
A deposit of €300 per person is required to secure your spot.
Cancellation free of charge until 26.02.2026.
300€ cancellation fee of travel price from 27.02.2026.
100% cancellation fee of travel price from 20.03.2026
What’s included
3 nights at Parkhotel Mondschein
Daily breakfast at Luna Restaurant - highest standards of quality, simplicity, refinement and taste.
2 three-course dinners at Luna Restaurant - enjoy classic Italian dishes of the highest quality or rediscover international specialities in an elegant and relaxed atmosphere. Seasonal vegetables picked in their garden at Villa Arnica
1 dinner at Alto Pizzeria
Use of the hotel's tranquil pool and sauna
6 sessions with Jessica Klimach at arise Studio Mondschein
Quiet luxury, nature, and intentional reset
Mats & props are provided!
Meet the space holders
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Vanine is an experiential designer, artist and sound practitioner whose work sits at the intersection of space, nervous system regulation, and creative expression. With a background in interior architecture, she is well-versed in crafting holistic, immersive experiences and has over a decade of international practice experience, which enables her to understand firsthand the intensity and exhaustion that often accompany high-performance creative work.
After moving through her own creative burnout, Vanine spent years exploring, testing, and refining practices that support regulation, presence, and sustainable creativity. Her approach blends sound healing and sensory design with research-informed tools for nervous system reset, shaped by lived experience rather than theory alone.
This retreat is a direct expression of that journey. A space she once needed herself, now held for others. She will be facilitating the creative workshops and sound rituals.
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Our body is a masterpiece.
Through her work, she shares a deep love and gratitude for ourselves and for all the organisms that surround us.
During this retreat, Constanze will be facilitating the Pilates and mindful movement sessions, offering dynamic and energetic practices that support both physical vitality and embodied awareness.
Through her diverse training and continued education, including dance and sports pedagogy as well as sports therapy, she brings well-founded specialist knowledge into her sessions. She is highly experienced in guiding participants through physical processes, supporting them in bridging cognitive understanding with personal body awareness and intuition.
Through conscious movement, participants learn to understand the language of the body and can step by step come into closer, more honest contact with themselves and the world around them.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. All practices are accessible and guided with care. This retreat is not about performance or getting it “right.” It is about listening, softening, and meeting yourself where you are. You can be a complete beginner or deeply experienced. Both belong equally.
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No. Movement sessions are gentle, mindful, and guided with your level of adaptability. The guided hike and outdoor movement are paced slowly, with rest always available. This is a nervous-system-led experience, not a fitness retreat.
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Yes. Especially then. The structure intentionally alternates activity and rest. Early afternoons are spacious and unstructured. Sound rituals, breathwork, and slow movement support deep restoration rather than depletion. You are never expected to push yourself.
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This retreat welcomes creatives in the broadest sense. Architects, designers, artists, photographers, writers, thinkers, and those whose creativity has been shaped by years of output and responsibility. It is also for people who may not identify as “artists” but feel exhausted or disconnected from their inner rhythm.
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There are moments of gentle silence, especially in the mornings and during certain practices, but this is not a silent retreat. Conversation, laughter, and connection are part of the experience. Silence is offered as a tool, not imposed as a rule.
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Raw refers to simplicity, honesty, and closeness to nature. The land is rugged and beautiful, not curated or polished. The practices are grounded and human, not performative. The invitation is to arrive as you are, without aesthetic pressure or expectation.
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Hidden Paradise offers simple, comfortable accommodations integrated into the natural landscape. Rooms are modest, clean, and intentionally uncomplicated, with fantastic views, including sunrise and sunset. This is not luxury hospitality, but it is warm, cared for, and deeply nourishing.
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You will be served three nourishing meals per day made from local, organic produce. Meals are vegetarian and designed to support digestion, clarity, and steady energy. Food is prepared with care and shared communally. Specific dietary needs can be discussed in advance.
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Sound and vibration engage the parasympathetic nervous system, supporting relaxation, emotional processing, and cognitive integration. Research shows that certain sound frequencies and listening practices can reduce stress markers, improve sleep quality, and enhance emotional regulation. Sound rituals are offered as a gentle yet powerful way to recalibrate.
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Comfortable, non-performative clothing for movement and rest. Layers for cool evenings. Good walking shoes for nature walks. A journal if you enjoy writing. An open mind and a willingness to slow down. You will receive a comprehensive list after registration.
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We strongly encourage placing your phone on airplane mode during the retreat or consider conscious digital consumption. There is internet on the land and connectivity. You will be able to check in if needed, but the invitation is to step away from constant digital input.
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Group size (up to 20 people) is intentionally limited to preserve intimacy, safety, and the quality of shared experience. This allows for deeper connection, individual attention, and a cohesive group field.
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Yes, with care. The container is held gently and responsibly, but please note that this is not a therapeutic or crisis support service. If you are navigating acute mental health challenges, we recommend reaching out to discuss whether this retreat is the right fit at this time.
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Once registered, you will receive a welcome email with practical details, travel guidance, a packing list, and gentle suggestions to prepare your body and nervous system for the retreat.
