Handstand Heaven 2026
Kat & Kiljan
Get ready for four days of pure Handstand Heaven, a place that just might become your version of paradise.
Train indoors and outdoors, in the garden of a historic church, and relax in the cozy rectory right next door. It’s the perfect spot to do handstands, refine your practice and share unforgettable moments together.
There will be awesome international handstand teachers, a chill area in nature, sauna and handstand toys like blocks and canes.
A true paradise for handstand lovers, where the magic of balance meets an extraordinary setting!
Teachers
There will be awesome international handstand teachers:
- Mau Jara from Portugal
Insta: @maujara - Alona Azural from Germany
@a.zhuravel_on_hands - Nati Velez from Colombia / Spain
@navegue - Nicoletta from Greece / Germany
@acro.hands.niko - Anthony from Germany
@acro.thony - Kat from Belgium
@handstandsforthewin - Kiljan from Germany
@experimovement
When
30st of July until the 2nd of August.
Start: 2 PM.
Handstand Heaven closes its heavenly gates on Sunday at 5:00 PM.
What’s the Plan:
First of all: having a nice time with friends and improving your handstand game!
Alongside our daily Handstand workshops, we’ll enjoy:
✨ Guided morning mobility / stretching sessions
✨ Handstand jams in and outside of the church hall
✨ Thai massage exchange / bodywork evening
✨ Delicious homemade vegan meals
✨ Photoshoot in the church
✨ Bonfire hangout
✨ Community games & connection activities
✨ Optional quiet time in the garden / rectory’s cozy corners
Feel free to join everything or choose your own flow, this weekend is about joy, movement, and community.
On the menu
- HANDSTANDS for all levels!
- Specific flexibility
- Specific strength
Food
3 Rich vegan meals per day, made with love.
We will have a chef cook but everyone will assist with one helping shift. This will be outside of the workshop times.
Full helpers (people with a helper ticket) will help around 2 – 2,5 hours per day.
Level
Whether you’re a total beginner or an advanced handbalancer, this is your playground.
About the venue
- We will be at the unique Acro Church Venue, a historic church that has been renovated into a space for movement, acrobatics and connection
- The former rectory / house for eating, sleeping and relaxing. It’s located right next to the church, with a cute inside courtyard for having food and relaxing
- The church and garden will be our training spaces
- Training props and handstand toys: training weights, all kinds of handstand blocks, elastic bands, yoga blocks, tatami’s,
- Sauna to relax the body after a good day of training
- Fireplace
- Beautiful view over the valley is included
Pricing
- Early bird: € 320 (FIRST 8 tickets)
- Helping bird: € 250 (10 tickets – because good karma counts)
- Normal bird: € 360 (32 tickets)
- Build-up bird : € 290 (3 spots available)
- Weekend ticket: € 190
Build-up team : Help us prep the venue during the 2 days prior to the event. This will include some cleaning, decorating, setting up the event kitchen, etc. You are not expected to do any additional tasks during the event, beyond the standard shift required of all participants.
Helpers are expected to help around 2 – 2,5 hours per day — tasks include helping out in the kitchen, dishwashing / cleaning, garbage management, etc.
Sleeping arrangements
In the Rectory :
- Dorms:
1x dorm for 8 people. ( + € 0 / pp / whole event)
1x dorm for 10 people. ( + € 0 / pp / whole event) - Smaller shared rooms
5x 2-person rooms (+ € 55 / pp / whole event)
1x 2-person dark room (+ € 45 / pp / whole event) (no window, so a very basic room but private)
1x 4-person room ( + € 40 / pp / whole event)
Vanlifers :
- Park your camper right in front of the rectory (we have 8 slots)
( + € 0 / pp / whole event)
Campers:
- Bring your tent or hammock and rest in the beautiful garden around the church (we have 10 slots)
( + € 0 / pp / whole event)
Refund Policy
We can’t wait to see you upside-down at Handstand Heaven, but if life knocks you off balance:
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Deposit refundable minus €30 until 30 days before the start of the event.
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After that, refunds are only possible via waiting list replacement.
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For full details, check the registration system when signing up.
LOCATION
Acro Church – Kraftfeld
Bahnhofstraße 15
06333 Hettstedt, Germany
Travel logistic
The church has a train station at 300 meters and a big bus station at 600 meters from the doorstep.
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