Fasting Week at Plankstetten Monastery (March 18–23, 2027)
Experience a restorative and rejuvenating fasting week based on Dr. Buchinger’s method in the peaceful atmosphere of Plankstetten Monastery. With professional guidance, you’ll enjoy a holistic retreat featuring hikes, fascia yoga, meditation, and breathing and activation exercises.
The week will give you new energy, inner balance, and mental clarity. Preparation and the initial consultation take place online. At the end, you’ll have the opportunity to take home fresh fruits and vegetables from the monastery garden for your recovery days at home.
The most important facts in a nutshell:
5 nights' accommodation in a single or double room
Lenten Meals
Comprehensive fasting support
Daily Liver Compress
Fascia Yoga
Meditations
Hikes
Many other activities to support the body during fasting
Das Kloster Plankstetten liegt idyllisch im Naturpark Altmühltal in Bayern, nahe der kleinen Stadt Berching. Eingebettet in sanfte Hügel, Wiesen und Wälder bietet das Benediktinerkloster einen Ort der Ruhe und Besinnung fernab vom Trubel des Alltags.
Das Kloster blickt auf eine lange Geschichte zurück und wird heute noch aktiv von Mönchen geführt. Es verbindet traditionelles klösterliches Leben mit moderner Nachhaltigkeit – unter anderem durch ökologische Landwirtschaft und eine eigene Gärtnerei. Die besondere Atmosphäre des Ortes macht es zu einem idealen Rückzugsort für Erholung, innere Einkehr und neue Kraft.
$1,252
$1,064
Frühbucher
/ room
Die Zimmer sind in einem klösterlichen einfachen Zustand und sauber.
BookTreat yourself to a mindful break from everyday life and immerse yourself in a week filled with peace, rejuvenation, and renewed energy. In the unique atmosphere of Plankstetten Abbey, you’ll experience a holistically guided fasting program based on Dr. Buchinger’s method—gentle, mindful, and invigorating for body, mind, and soul.
This week of fasting is more than just abstinence: it is a lovingly crafted space for letting go, recharging, and realigning. Nestled in the natural surroundings, group hikes invite you to draw fresh strength and let your thoughts come to rest. Gentle exercise sessions such as fascia yoga, morning activation exercises, and breathing exercises support the body in cleansing itself and developing new vitality.
Meditative elements such as fasting meditations and guided imagery help you look inward, gain clarity, and experience deep relaxation. Throughout the week, you’ll be professionally guided, so you can feel safe and well cared for at all times.
The fasting meals are perfectly tailored to this special time and support the natural cleansing process. You’ll stay in the monastery’s guesthouse—in either a single or double room—and enjoy the simple, soothing tranquility of this special place.
The preparatory days and your initial personal consultation take place conveniently online from home, ensuring you’re fully prepared for your fasting retreat.
On the last day, you’ll have the opportunity to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from the monastery garden at the monastery shop—a wonderful foundation for your subsequent recovery days at home.
This week will give you a new sense of lightness, inner balance, and tangible energy—a valuable boost for a more mindful and vibrant everyday life.
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