Summary

Your time away, which gives you more lightness, inner strength, and clarity in a small group (6-10 people). Step by step, while hiking, you will receive impulses that can change your perspectives, strengthen your confidence in your abilities, and turn stress into relaxation and deceleration—accompanied by an experienced nature and resilience trainer who will personally guide you and the group throughout the entire weekend.

In cozy, nature-oriented accommodations in the Harz Mountains, you will experience mindful hikes, targeted reflection exercises, and conscious breaks. This will open up new perspectives for you, the path to greater self-efficacy, and the opportunity to see your own path more clearly. The combination of exercise, pure nature, workshop sessions, and intense community makes this weekend unique and sustainably effective.

WHY? Here's why! - Intensive personal support: Maria, a nature and resilience coach, stress management trainer, and hiking guide, will be at your side throughout the weekend. - Small group (6–10 people): individual attention, a trusting atmosphere, and deep exchange. - Address personal concerns: develop creative solutions, strengthen self-efficacy and acceptance.
- Mindful hikes & sensory experiences: consciously experience nature, find peace, and gain inner clarity - Goal-oriented action: plan your own steps and experience them directly in practice – from the path to the summit to your personal goal - Morning rituals & opportunities for retreat: start consciously, let go, and recharge your batteries - Sauna & campfire to warm up and heat things up

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories: Hiking, Nature Vacation, Resilience training, Mindfulness, Active Retreats, Detox Retreats
Date: 2026-10-29 - 2026-11-01
Language(s): German
Level: Beginner
Place: Elend, Germany
Accommodation: Overnight stay included
Catering: Half board
Types of food: Vegetarian
Services: 4 days / 3 nights in rooms with double beds or bunk beds (including towels and bed linen)

4 days / 3 nights in single or double rooms

Towels and bed linen are included.

Vegetarian meals: breakfast, snacks, dinner, as well as water, tea, and coffee

3 guided hikes with a trained hiking guide

Guided hikes & exercises on the 7 roots of resilience

Resilience training in nature and exercise with nature Resilience trainer & nature coach

Small reminders for continuing at home

Sauna for warmth and energy from within

Campfire for cozy get-togethers

Accommodation

For your time away, you will be staying in a lovingly designed house surrounded by greenery – a place that lets you take a deep breath as soon as you arrive. Warm wood tones, soft lighting, and plenty of space to retreat create an atmosphere in which you immediately feel at home. The rooms are designed as double rooms and offer you a cozy temporary home away from home.

The house opens up to nature: large windows, a fire pit in front of the door, a sauna for soothing warmth after hikes, and a spacious communal kitchen that invites you to cook, laugh, and enjoy together. Here, you can step outside barefoot in the morning, greet the day with fresh air, and unwind under the starry sky in the evening. The accommodation becomes a gentle anchor point—a place where you can gather energy, let go, and focus entirely on yourself and your path.

sequence

THE PROGRAM (subject to change depending on the weather!) // FRIDAY 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Arrival & moving into accommodation together 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Welcome & getting to know each other 6:00 p.m. Dinner together
8:00 p.m. Thematic introduction & overview of the coming days // SATURDAY 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. Morning routine: Mindful start to the day (optional) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Hike: Together instead of alone
3:30–5:30 p.m. Time for yourself From 5:30 p.m. Cooking & dinner together // SUNDAY 7:00–7:45 a.m. Morning routine: Mindful start to the day (optional) 8:00–9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Hike: Step by step to your goal 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Time for yourself 6:00 p.m. Cooking and dinner together // MONDAY 7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Morning routine: Mindful start to the day (optional)
8:00–9:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Hike: Feel & experience resilience 12:00–1:00 p.m. Closing session & reflection From 1:00 p.m. Departure

Arrival

How to get to fire pit 8: By public transport, either take bus line 264 (Wernigerode - Braunlage) to the "Elend Kirche" stop, then walk for 2 minutes, or take the "Harzquerbahn" train from Wernigerode or Nordhausen, then walk for 7 minutes.

Braunlager Straße 3, 38879 Elend, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Cancellation policy

Full refund up to 50 days before arrival.
After this, the booking is non-refundable.

Cancellation policy: • Up to 50 days before the start of the break: free of charge • 50 to 30 days before the start of the break: 50% of the total price • From 29 days before the start of the break: 100% of the total price