Alignment Yoga – Precise Alignment Meets Depth

Der 800 Jahre alte Vierkanthof in Alleinlage mit Blick über die Hügellandschaft des Mühlviertels bietet die ideale Atmosphäre für eine nachhaltige Auszeit. Neues ausprobieren, den Kopf frei bekommen und Impulse für Veränderung spüren. Rückzug und Ruhe finden Sie am Naturbadeteich, in den Wäldern und in der Weite der sanft-hügeligen Landschaft. Genießen Sie Momente der Entspannung in der nach Zirbenholz duftenden Sauna und abends in gemütlicher Runde rund um die Feuerschale.

At the Kleebauer Hof Retreat Center, you can enjoy modern vegetarian and vegan cuisine. Start your day with a heartwarming breakfast featuring breads, jams, cheese, freshly made porridge, fruit, a variety of milk options, yogurt, fruit juices, spreads, coffee, and a selection of teas. At 2:00 p.m., we serve a light lunch featuring a warming soup as well as spreads with bread or pastries.

The day is framed by two yoga sessions: In the morning, you’ll spend 1.5 hours building strength and breath awareness as part of the open yoga program led by Adeline Ireland; in the late afternoon, you’ll wind down the day with a similarly long, more gentle practice. In between, there is a daily one-hour alignment class, each dedicated to a specific theme.

We begin with the Sun Salutation, the technical foundation of every yoga practice—here you’ll learn to precisely coordinate movement, breath, and alignment. This is followed by Warrior variations, which serve as a recurring element throughout the week and combine strength with inner alignment. Standing poses such as Triangle and Extended Side Angle focus on consciously engaging the feet, legs, pelvis, and upper body.

Balance poses and arm balances, such as Crow or Eight-Angle Pose, sharpen focus and body awareness, while backbends gently open the heart space and allow you to experience the connection between strength, flexibility, and breath. Twists round out the week: they promote spinal flexibility and help release tension.

Each class is built on clear technique while remaining open to your own experience—consciously repeated, refined, and anchored in the body. Between sessions, there’s time to relax by the natural swimming pond, in the sauna, or on a walk through the rolling hills of the Mühlviertel region.

Alignment themes throughout the week:
Monday: Sun Salutations – Flow & Fire:
A class focused on the precise technique of the Sun Salutation and the fundamental principles of yoga practice—because our practice is only as good as our foundations. 
The Sun Salutation combines nearly all the fundamental elements of yoga technique, making it the perfect foundation for precisely experiencing movement, breath, and alignment and for building a safe, healthy practice.

Tuesday: Virabhadrasana – The Power of Change:
The warrior poses accompany us as a recurring element throughout every class. In this session, we’ll delve deeper into the various warrior variations, learn their correct setup and execution, and discover what they do for our bodies and minds.

Wednesday: Standing Poses – Grounded & Upright:
Standing asanas are the foundation for strength, stability, and clarity. Poses such as the Triangle or the Extended Side Angle accompany us through almost every yoga practice. We’ll learn how to consciously organize and align our feet, legs, pelvis, upper body, and arms. 

Thursday: Balance Poses & Arm Balances – Courage, Focus & Awareness:
From standing balance poses to arm balances like Crow Pose or the Eight-Angle Pose, we explore how subtle precision, body awareness, focus, and awareness work together. Each pose teaches us something about ourselves and invites us to connect more deeply with our inner selves.

Friday: Backbends – Opening the Heart Space & Breathing:
We’ll learn the technique of backbends through various backbend poses and explore how to combine strength, flexibility, and mindful breathing. The goal is to safely open the heart space and develop trust in our own bodies and their capabilities.

Saturday: Twists – Detox & Releasing Tension:
Twists promote spinal flexibility, create space in the upper body, and help release tension. We’ll learn to build them with proper technique and use the breath to experience length, lightness, and greater freedom of movement.

What You’ll Take Away from Your Yoga Retreat
- A more precise and safe yoga practice
- A deeper understanding of alignment and technique
- Greater body awareness through daily repetition
- Clarity and calm through the daily rhythm

Schedule for the 1-week retreat:
Sunday:
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Yoga from the open program
Monday–Saturday:
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Yoga from the open program
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Alignment session
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Yoga from the open program
Sunday:
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Yoga from the open program

3-Night Program Schedule (Sunday–Wednesday):
Sunday:
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Open-Program Yoga
Monday–Tuesday:
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Yoga from the open program
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Alignment session
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Yoga from the open program
Wednesday:
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Open-program yoga

4-Night Schedule (Wednesday–Sunday)
Wednesday:
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Yoga from the open program
Thursday–Saturday:
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Yoga from the open program
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Alignment session
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Yoga from the open program
Sunday:
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Yoga from the open program

By Car
From Linz: via Ottensheim on the Rohrbach Federal Highway to Altenfelden
From Passau: via Oberkappel or Engelhartszell to Altenfelden

By Train and Bus
Take the train to Linz Central Station; from there, there are regular bus connections to Altenfelden. Pickup from the “Altenfelden Ort” bus stop is included at fixed times:
Pickup from the bus: 2:08 p.m. and 3:08 p.m. (Registration required at least 24 hours before arrival)
Transfer to the bus: 9:50 a.m. and 10:50 a.m.
These are approximate times.
From Linz Central Station, you can reach Altenfelden Ort via bus lines 215 and 230/231