  
Programmes marked with * are also recommended for yoga teachers.
Yoga vacationers enrolling in more than one vacation programme pay only one daily rate.
Rates:
Friday – Sunday: 70 €, plus 2 days room and board
Monday – Friday: 128 €, plus 4 days room and board
Rates for special programmes are specifies directly under each programme.
Mon 1.2./ 3pm - Fri 5.2./ 3pm
ASANAS – STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY
Classical asana variations with individual guidance:
Easy variations leading up to the twelve basic postures. Advanced variations aimed at making the body more flexible and allowing progress in the basic postures. In the workshops you will learn anatomical details of the asana practice, helping you get more out of the yoga classes. Special yoga asanas for the back enhance flexibility and strengthen problem areas. Step by step, you’ll learn the art of deep relaxation by making the most of the short relaxation between the asanas and skilfully applying the autosuggestion technique. The daily practice of meditation and mantra chanting will make the seminar into a holistic yoga experience.
Mon 1.2./ 3pm - Fri 5.2./ 3pm
YOGA RELAXATION DAYS
Take the time to experience moments of deep relaxation for body, mind and spirit:
Gentle yoga classes for all levels create the basis for health and strengthen the nervous system. The causes and effects of stress are discussed in a workshop. Using various meditation exercises, relaxation is slowly transformed into inner harmony. Enjoy a peaceful yoga holiday in the mountains.
“During a yoga class the rhythmical alternation of stretch and relaxation progressively relaxes the tense muscle and activates the parasympathetic nervous system, creating a sensation of relaxed well-being.”
Sivananda Beginner’s Guide to Yoga
Fri 5.2./ 3pm - Sun 7.2./ 3pm
THE YOGA LIFESTYLE
This seminar shows you how to turn your yoga practice into a yoga lifestyle.
The harmonious processes of the classical asana sequence such as pose and counterpose, as well as posture, breathing and relaxation, bring harmony and rhythm to our daily lives.
The yoga exercise plan for busy people gives new ideas for personal time management. The topics of developing willpower and inner strength through meditation help to relate the psychological aspects of yoga to one’s own experiences in life. The cooking workshop teaches how to make healthy dishes and snacks suitable for people on the go.
Fri 5.2./ 3pm - Sun 7.2./ 3pm
AYURVEDA, YOGA AND HEALTH
You learn the basics of Ayurveda and the Ayurvedic science of nutrition, including many recipes and tips for your body type.
The physical and mental characteristics of the three body types Vata, Pitta, Kapha are clarified. In addition to the yogic guidelines for optimal nutrition, you will learn how to find the optimum balance of the six food tastes. A workshop on typical spices, theireffects and constitution-related uses prepares you for the Ayurveda cooking course: Together, we prepare an Ayurvedic menu with grains, vegetables, pulses, salad and dessert.
Mon 8.2./ 3pm - Fri 12.2./ 3pm
THE YOGA BODY CHECK *
Often just little adjustments can lead to greater quality of life: Workshops focussing on the shoulders, back and hips show us how we can systematically improve our flexibility in the yoga class.
A muscle test and a postural analysis give you the motivation you need to make a change. Yoga offers a broad palette of methods for strengthening the nervous and cardiovascular systems: from deep relaxation through to resistance training by holding the asana postures.
Through the yogic breathing exercises you can increase your life energy. Yogic techniques for organ cleansing (Kriyas) make it easier to detox the body. In the cooking workshop you will learn energy-giving vegetarian food combinations.
Mon 8.2./ 3pm - Fri 12.2./ 3pm
IN PEACE LIES STRENGTH
Confronting our body’s own tension – this is stress management based on asanas (yoga postures).
The conscious flow of breathing enables mental relaxation and the elimination of stressful thought patterns. A cooking workshop gives tips on detoxing the body with a vegetarian diet. Mantra meditation – the sound experience of yoga – awakens the power of one’s own primal life energy. Lectures and recommended reading on yoga psychology show how you can change your life through positive thoughts.
Fri 12.2./ 3pm - Sun 14.2./ 3pm
YOGA AND SKIing
Combine a yoga winter vacation with sport and fitness in one of the most beautiful ski regions of the world: cross-country, downhill, snowshoeing, winter hikes and torch-lit evening walks. Excellently manicured slopes and 64 km of trails in the immediate vicinity.
The daily yoga and meditation practise improves physical and mental flexibility and stamina. Hotel sauna and massage possible. Local ski hire.
Cost for organisation: 5 € per excursion (min. 5 participants).
Fri 12.2./ 3pm - Sun 14.2./ 3pm
YOGA, MIND AND BRAIN*
The relationship between brain and consciousness is a fascinating topic of modern brain research. According to the experience of the yogis, mind and thoughts exist as subtle realities. Brain and nerve functions are the physical counterparts. In this seminar, we will look at the nature of consciousness and explain the yoga model, according to which we are manifold reflections of one cosmic reality which can be experienced through introspection and meditation. The practice consists of gentle yoga classes for all levels, various yoga techniques for controlling the mind, exercises in self-observation and self-realisation.
Mon 15.2./ 3pm - Fri 19.2./ 3pm
THE YOGA VITALITY WEEK
This yoga holiday week focuses on personal guidance and individual correction in the yoga postures. Nature walks in the breathtaking Tyrolean mountains and a gradual increase in the breathing exercises help strengthen the immune system. Yoga breathing exercises expand the capacity of the lungs, and they also stimulate the flow of the subtle life energy (Prana). The seminar includes an introduction to the meditation techniques for mental relaxation as well as a cooking workshop on how to prepare easy-to-digest meals and on improving the acid/base balance.
Fri 19.2. / 3pm - Fri 5.3. / 3pm
YOGA Vacation LIGHT
Two gentle yoga classes for all levels, as well as group meditation in the mornings and evenings, are the basis for this relaxing week at the Retreat House.
Between 11 am and 4pm you have more time for relaxation and other leisurely pursuits.
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