Summer Soul Poland: Yoga, Meditation & Lake Swimming Retreat

A typical day starts with a guided yoga session — dynamic Vinyasa early on, or a softer restorative class depending on the day — followed by breakfast at the long table. Late morning often holds a workshop: partner and acro yoga, an asana clinic that breaks down the fundamentals of a safe practice, or guided massage. After lunch there's free time for the lake, the hot tub or a deckchair in the dappled forest light, then an afternoon or early evening session of Yin yoga, yoga nidra or guided meditation. Evenings close around the fire or in the sauna.

What separates this from a generic yoga week is the Synergy Method, which Malva teaches alongside straight Vinyasa. It's a flow built on Hatha yoga, martial arts and physiotherapy, and it's the thing several returning guests mention first in their reviews — one notes she "completely fell in love" with it on her third retreat with Malva. The setting does the rest: this is a design-led house of timber buildings on a private pond, not a hotel conference room.

Malva is based in Mallorca and has been teaching for years — long enough that guests return for their second, third and fourth retreats with her. She also specialises in pregnancy and postpartum yoga and Pilates, though this particular week is a general yoga retreat rather than a specialist course. She's consistently described in reviews as attentive, generous and organised down to the smallest detail.

The location is genuinely rural. W Szczerym Polu sits deep in the Polish countryside, with Warsaw Chopin, Kraków and Łódź the closest airports, all connected to the venue. Carpooling with other guests is arranged closer to the date if you want to travel in with the group.

Check-in is between 3pm and 5pm on the first day and check-out is by noon on the last, after breakfast. The group is small and the schedule leaves real gaps in the afternoon, so it works as well for solo travellers as for friends booking together.

What's included

- 5 days and 4 nights accommodation, with a private bathroom in every room - Bed linen and towels - Daily yoga, bodywork, meditation and breathwork sessions, all guided - All vegetarian meals, tea, coffee and fruit-infused water - Yoga equipment - Sauna and a closing bonfire

What's not included

- Flights to and from Poland - Transport to the venue - Personal expenses during your stay - Travel, cancellation and medical insurance - Additional healing treatments and massages