Riding the Tiger Retreat in Berlin: from letting go to personal power

Berlin – ZEGG community, 9–12 July 2026

Join a four-day retreat in Berlin that invites you to move from release into personal power. This workshop explores what becomes possible when we soften control, trust presence, and allow inner freedom to generate real impact. Through the idea of “Riding the Tiger,” participants are guided toward a conscious relationship with life force: courageous, sensual, alert, and unattached.

Inspired by the principle of Lalita — the cosmic play — the retreat approaches life as something we are invited to co-create. Rather than striving, the focus is on lightness, playfulness, and the strength that naturally emerges from them.

Invitation

This retreat is for people drawn to inner transformation, spiritual depth, and creative vitality. It is especially suited to those who want to reinvent themselves and flourish in a more playful relationship with the world.

The workshop explores questions such as:

• How can I release patterns and act with more freedom?
• What inner attitude creates stability without rigidity?
• How can erotic and creative energy become a resource in daily life?
• How do I stay tenderly connected to the world without losing myself?

Tools and practices include tantra & dance, singing & yoga, relaxation & playing.

Language: German/English

About ZEGG

ZEGG, the Centre for Experimental Social Design, has been a living community and educational centre since 1991. Set on a 16-hectare wooded site in Bad Belzig, southwest of Berlin, it is home to 120 people who are working toward a sustainable way of living. Ecological values, personal transformation, and the exploration of relationships — with ourselves, in love and partnership, and in the wider world — are central to its vision.

Program

The detailed program will be published soon.

Teachers

This retreat is led by an international team working in collaboration with local communities wherever they are based.

Iris Disse
A master yoga teacher with 17 years of experience, Iris teaches on the themes of love, spirituality, and sexuality in workshops, festivals, and at Andina University in Quito. She is the founder of Durga’s Tiger School®, an internationally recognized training center for yoga teachers. Her work combines yoga, tantra, shamanism, and art to support transformational processes. Iris is also an author, actress, and maker of radio plays, theatre, and film, and has lived between Europe and Latin America since 1994.

Barbara Stützel
Barbara is a qualified psychologist, actress, singer, and yoga teacher. She is invited worldwide to share her knowledge of community processes, group communication, love, and freedom. On the yoga path since 1987 and part of the ZEGG community since 2001, she explores authentic growth through connection. Her work is rooted in Kaula Tantra Yoga as a lived experience that supports present contact and transformation into authentic being.

Costs and registration

ZEGG uses a self-assessment model to help create a fair and equitable system. Your honest assessment supports accessibility while also reflecting your appreciation for the retreat.

• Seminar fee: €220.00–€440.00
• Accommodation and meals: €198–€345 plus visitor’s tax

4 days retreat in the ZEGG.