Summary

Yoga Hiking Meditation Pranayama The Ark, with its many places of rest and power around the house and in its own forest, is ideal for escaping everyday life, recharging your batteries, and getting closer to yourself. Wonderful peace and quiet, clean air, clear views, and plenty of space promote good relaxation.
The water comes from our own springs and is very energetic, tasty, soft, and rich in minerals, as there are many rare minerals and rocks on the Saualpe. Enjoy the wonderful cuisine with a panoramic view and indulge in the organic, vegetarian whole foods, which are cooked and served with love. You can enjoy the extensive breakfast buffet until 10:00 a.m. We have a spacious yoga room and rooms with balconies. We have a 90 m² wellness area with sauna, infrared and steam sauna at our disposal, and a campfire site for the evening. The cancellation conditions as stated on my homepage apply.

Please book your room directly with the Arche through Mr. Ilmar Tessmann. I will organize a carpool group for the trip. Arrival: July 4, 2026, check-in from 2:00 p.m. Departure: July 10, 2026, after breakfast around 11:30 a.m.

Please don't forget your hiking boots, hiking poles, sun hat/cap, sunscreen, swimwear, ... and good spirits 😉 Please let me know if you would like me to bring a yoga mat and/or blanket for the final relaxation session. Namaste Geraldine

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories: Meditation, Breathing, Yoga Retreats, Pranayama, Ashtanga Yoga, Wellness, Detox Retreats
Date: 2026-07-04 - 2026-07-10
Language(s): German
Level: Beginner
Group Size: 10
Place: Eberstein, Austria
Accommodation: not included
Catering: Half board
Types of food: Organic, Vegetarian
Services: Eight-limbed Yoga

Breathing exercises

moving meditation

Accommodation

6 nights (Sunday-Saturday) in Carinthia Single room: €636.00/person for 6 nights incl. half board
Double room: €576.00/person for 6 nights incl. half board Triple room: €522.00/person for 6 nights incl. half board Apartment for two: €636.00/person for 6 nights incl. half board The local tax must be paid separately on site.

Catering

Carinthia's first organic hotel serves vegetarian dishes made from organic ingredients. According to Dr. M. O. Bruker's nutritional theory, food is alive – with a high content of vitamins, minerals, trace elements, enzymes, and unsaturated fats. One third of the food is raw. The breakfast buffet includes lots of fruit and vegetables. And dinner begins with a large portion of salad. We are also happy to cook vegan or gluten-free meals. The menu features seasonal produce that grows in the region. For example: asparagus and strawberries in spring. Leafy vegetables and cherries in summer. Pumpkin and apples in autumn. Root vegetables and dried fruit in winter. Exceptions prove the rule. Then it gets exotic – with passion fruit and dates at the breakfast buffet or pakoras, Indian vegetable balls in batter, as the main course. Because we like to be a little crazy. And in 1994, we were proudly awarded the Green Toque for our natural cuisine.

sequence

Ashtanga Yoga Classes and Program Saturday: Gentle yoga session and breath meditation A brief discussion of the week's schedule, followed by dinner. 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Yoga, pranayama 6:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Discussion Early sessions:
Sunday, July 5, 2026, to Friday, July 10, 2026 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Ashtanga Yoga / guided or Mysore, advanced yogis 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Yoga for beginners 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Savasana and pranayama together

Afternoon sessions: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., or 5:00 p.m. to 6:25 p.m. These sessions are not physically demanding and are flexible and can be changed depending on how long we are hiking. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday: Mysore Style: your rhythm, breathing, movement, asana, your yoga Monday: Pranayama, yoga partner exercises. Tuesday: Pranayama, asana practice, we will take a closer look at some asanas.
Wednesday: a group trip to Lake Längsee or Lake Wörthersee, ... Thursday: asana practice or moving meditation Friday: pranayama, moving meditation, or yoga sutras.

Arrival

Biolandhaus Arche Vollwertweg 1a, 9372 Eberstein Sometimes Vollwertweg 1a cannot be found; please enter St. Oswald 70 or Saualpenlandesstraße 70 instead.

From Salzburg 250 km - A 10 Tauern motorway to Villach, then A 2 Südautobahn to Klagenfurt, expressway to St. Veit/Glan - there towards Brückl, in Brückl roundabout towards Eberstein, in Eberstein 4 km towards St. Oswald.

From Vienna 300 km - Südautobahn to Völkermarkt Ost - towards Brückl B 92 - Eberstein - 4 km to St. Oswald

Vollwertweg 1a, 9372 Eberstein, Kärnten, Austria