Summary

A 4-day winter immersion in shadow work, dreaming and personal transformation

NOW IS YOUR TIME, time to pause and reconnect with your body, your core essence, with spirit and with nature - it's time to come back to you.

Therapists, healers, ritual guides and experienced seekers are welcome - as well as beginners who are ready for real change.

These are the treasures you will take away from this retreat...

Clarity about your own shadow patterns
Body exercises for grounding and regulation
A compassionate relationship with your inner protectors
Tools of dream work for continuous guidance
A sense of being accompanied by the invisible world
A renewed inner vision for the coming year
A deeper relationship with stillness, silence and winter

...and above all:

You return home with more of yourself - restored, reclaimed and WHOLE.

This retreat combines trauma-informed psychology, dreamwork, physical movement and dance, ritual, vision journeys and grounded spiritual practice to guide and accompany you to those areas of your life that feel blocked, depleted or unattended to - showing you the way to clarity, connection and renewal.

This retreat is right for you if...

Something in your life feels blocked or heavy
You are tired in a way that rest alone does not heal
You sense that an inner change is on the horizon
You are looking for real spiritual depth without bypassing
You yearn for stillness, meaning and introspection
You are ready to listen to the winter voice of the soul

I look forward to accompanying you on this journey!
Darrel Combs

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories: Silence Retreats, Consciousness, soul, senses & spirit, Nature Vacation, Relaxation, Dance, Wellness, Detox Retreats, Creative Retreats
Date: 2026-01-08 - 2026-01-11
Language(s): German
Level: Beginner
Group Size: 10
Place: Eberstein, Austria
Accommodation: not included
Catering: Half board
Types of food: Gluten-free, Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian
Services: Clarity about your own shadow patterns

Physical exercises for grounding and regulation

A compassionate relationship with your inner protectors

Tools of dream work for continuous leadership

A sense of being accompanied by the invisible world

A renewed inner vision for the coming year

A deeper relationship with silence, tranquillity and winter

Accommodation

The location for the ark was chosen deliberately: above the fog zone and with a far-reaching view. The round trip with the eyes leads from Slovenia and Italy via Styria back to Carinthia. The most striking peak is the Triglav in the Julian Alps at 2,864 meters. Turning west from the Carnic Alps, the Dobratsch, the Gerlitzen, the Nockberge and the Niedere Tauern rise up. This view is fantastic, impressive and calming at the same time. It is understandable that the panoramic view rooms are among our favorite rooms.

Catering

At the 1st Biohotel in Carinthia, organic food is processed vegetarian. According to the nutritional theory of Dr. M. O. Bruker - with a high content of vitamins, minerals, trace elements, enzymes and unsaturated fats. One third consists of raw vegetables. This means that there is plenty of fruit and vegetables on the breakfast buffet. And dinner starts with a large portion of salad. We are also happy to cook vegan or gluten-free meals.

The menu features seasonal and local produce. For example: asparagus and strawberries in spring. Leafy vegetables and cherries in summer. Pumpkin and apples in the fall. Root vegetables and dried fruit in winter. Exceptions prove the rule. Then things get exotic - with passion fruit and dates at the breakfast buffet or pakoras, Indian vegetable balls wrapped in dough, as a main course. Because we like to be a little crazy. And we were proudly awarded the Green Toque for our natural cuisine in 1994.

Arrival

From Salzburg
250 km - A 10 Tauernautobahn to Villach, then A 2 Südautobahn to Klagenfurt, expressway to St. Veit/Glan - there direction Brückl, in Brückl traffic circle direction Eberstein, in Eberstein 4 km direction St. Oswald.

From Vienna
300 km - south highway to Völkermarkt Ost - direction Brückl
B 92 - Eberstein - 4 km to St. Oswald

Vollwertweg 1a, 9372 Eberstein, Kärnten, Austria