About kaya
Kaya (meaning home in isiZulu) is a reminder that we were never meant to do this alone.
We host regular gatherings, singing circles, movement practices, creative workshops, nature walks and more in the Serranìa de Ronda and Costa del Sol, bringing together people across ages, backgrounds, beliefs and callings.
The format changes, but what stays constant is this: alcohol and phone-free spaces where presence matters more than performance, where you don't need experience or expertise, just the willingness to be there. We intentionally support local businesses, artists, agricultors and facilitators, and care for the land and venues that hold us.
Come and join a growing community of heart-led individuals and families proving that regular gatherings, real relationships, and showing up for each other can truly shift how we live, learn and grow individually and collectively.
This is just the beginning, and we’re glad to have you join the journey…
Mission
We create simple, soulful gatherings that invite us home: to ourselves, to each other, to the earth, to our hearts. We bring together locals and newcomers, young and old, artists and entrepreneurs, creating a resilient community where you actually know your neighbours and have somewhere to go when you need real connection.
We promote alcohol and phone-free spaces where presence matters more than performance, so we can focus on practical community-building and conscious connection.
Vision
A world that knows how to come home.
Where communities gather regularly, and people show up as they really are. Where we look after the land around us and each other with the same care. Where you can sing and dance freely, cry openly, ask hard questions, and still belong completely.
We're here to remember that being human—messy, joyful, grieving, growing—is enough.
Values
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We create spaces for genuine connection. With yourself, through embodiment practices, quiet reflection and creative expression. With others, through shared experiences and heartfelt conversation. With nature, by honouring the earth and all living things.
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We believe in lifting each other up. We champion local artists and their craft. We support small businesses rooted in our community. We care for the land we inhabit. We cultivate peace and harmony in our shared spaces. When we tend to our collective well-being, everyone flourishes.
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We honour the power of presence in all its forms, from the wild release of dance and song to the deep quiet of nature and contemplation. Kaya events are intentionally simple, deeply nourishing, and free from phones, cameras, and alcohol.
Our Growing team
Doreen
Conduit & Keeper
Community | Creativity | Systems Change
Doreen is a nomadic impact entrepreneur, multidisciplinary artist and systems change advocate.
With roots in the UK and Ghana and a base in Southern Spain, she bridges creative expression with transformative social practice, exploring how art, holistic health and inner development can catalyse deeper shifts in our local communities and the larger systems that shape our world.
Julia
Earth Guardian
Nature | Regeneration | Forest School
Julia is the earth guardian of Kaya, grounding the collective's work in connection to the land and ecosystems.
Drawing on her background with the NHS disability services in the UK and her forest school accreditation, she weaves together care, accessibility, and ecological wisdom, creating pathways for healing and learning that honour both human and more-than-human worlds.
May
Embodiment guide
Yoga | Embodiment | Coaching
May is a somatic practitioner and coach, guiding Kaya's embodiment practices and anchoring our feet on earth.
Through movement, body awareness, and connection, both in groups and one-to-one, she invites people into deeper presence with themselves and the world around them. May believes that learning to resource ourselves is essential for navigating life's rhythms with resilience and vitality, reconnecting us to the aliveness we were born to embody.
JuanJo
Rhythm Weaver
Education | Music | Fatherhood
Juanjo brings joy and rhythm to Kaya's offerings through years of teaching in schools and outdoor education projects.
With a decade of classical training at the Conservatorio de Música in Málaga and a strong beat on the drum, he weaves music and playfulness into learning experiences that inspire children and young people. As a father of two, Juanjo shares his love of adventure and discovery, creating spaces where curiosity and creativity can flourish.
ways we gather
Kaya creates spaces for connection, creativity, and transformation through a diverse range of offerings.
Together, we work with a rotating circle of skilled facilitators to bring you:
creative workshops
Community Days
music & dance
youth circles
leadership development
forest school
nature hikes
ceremonies & rituals
men/women’s circles
movement & meditation
Practical skill building
and much more…
connect with kaya
Interested in hosting a workshop, collaborating on a project, inviting us to your event or exploring how we might work together?
We love collaborating with communities, organisations, and fellow change-makers aligned with our values. Simply get in touch. We're always open to meaningful connections and new possibilities…