4-day long Ashtanga Yoga retreat in Wendland, Germany

Daily Ashtanga Yoga Mysore practice, pranayama, chanting, meditation, and mindfulness talks.

All levels of students are welcome.

Join me for a 4-day retreat in an ideal environment to create space for connection with yourself by slowing down and deepening your practice in the company of a community of practitioners. Each morning we will open the day with Pranayama and chanting followed by Ashtanga Yoga Mysore-Style practice and in the afternoon we will dedicate ourselves to meditation, and mindfulness talks.

The retreat takes place in the beautiful Wendland region, which is one of the most beautiful regions in the north of Germany between Berlin and Hamburg. The area has a very special vibe, landscape, and architecture which is quite different from the rest of Germany. The retreat center Seminarhof Drawehn in Clenze is a uniquely beautiful place, with traditional half-timbered houses, and circular Shala surrounded by trees and plants, and a beautiful garden where you can relax. In the nearby area, you can go for a walk in the forest or cycle to one of the two local lakes.

When

Thursday afternoon 18 July – Sunday 21 July 2024

Check-in & Check-out: 3 pm

Accommodation

The retreat offers 28 rooms in total. Most rooms can be booked as single rooms. Alternatively, double rooms can be booked at a reduced rate. The rooms have their bathroom.

If you bring your children and/or family, there is also the possibility of booking a triple bedroom. The prices for children are listed in the price list.

Food

Seminarhof prepares fresh, wholesome, organic vegetarian, and vegan meals with a lot of love and harvested from their garden. The retreat includes a varied brunch and dinner buffet.

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Prices

Single room €400

Double room €330

Children (age 3–12) room €130

The price includes 3 nights of accommodation in a single or double room, meals, and 3 days of practice.

Prices can be reduced by 10€ if you bring your bed linen and towels. The Seminarhof would be happy if you take this opportunity.

Prices for family members without participation in yoga on request.

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Additional information

The Seminarhof has a sauna. The sauna can be booked for groups of 5 people or more (the price for the sauna is charged extra). In addition, massages can be booked through the Seminarhof (starting from 35,-€). If you already know at the time of booking that you would like to take advantage of this offer, please let me know.

There are two lakes in the area, 10km and 20km away. Some bicycles can be borrowed from the guest house. However, there will not be enough bikes for everyone. If you want to go on a bike tour for sure, you might prefer to bring your bike.

How to get there

The nearest railway station is Schnega. Schnega can be reached from Berlin main station in approx. 2 hours with one change. Connections from Berlin currently cost between 22 and 29 euros without a Bahncard.

From Schnega you can take a taxi. Please contact Taxi Kirschbaum (Tel. No. 0049 (0)5844 - 661) at least one day before the journey and tell the driver that you would like to be taken to Seminarhof Drawehn in Kassau (there are other seminar centers in the area, so always give the name of our place). If you are late or unable to attend, please let the driver know in good time.

There is also a bus from Uelzen station to almost the courtyard. For timetable information, enter "Kassau Jiggeler Straße" as your destination at www.bahn.de.

By car, it takes about 3 hours from Berlin. The address is:

Seminarhof Drawehn

Im alten Rundling 13

29459 Clenze OT Kassau

The teacher

→ I have been a daily Ashtanga practitioner since 2008 although I started Yoga some years earlier exploring other styles of Yoga until I traveled to Mysore, India to discover Ashtanga Yoga. I´ve been teaching Yoga since 2010 and I’ve been running a Mysore program in Berlin since 2017. I have studied in India at the KPJAYI and in Goa with Rolf Naukojat and Sharmila Desai. My teachers are Matthew Vollmer and Carla Vollmer and recently I became a student of Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach in their mindfulness Teacher Training certification program. (more info)