Introduction to mindful silence

The longing within us to get to know ourselves more deeply and extensively is a strong driving force in our lives. Most of the time, we begin to look outside ourselves, try things out and gather experiences. We refer to the sum of these experiences as our person. In addition to this outer person, there is the inner core of our being and our longing is to get to know and perhaps also love this inner being better. In this program, we make our first attempts to venture inwards and encounter our true being.

Retreat to the Mountain Retreat Center in the Chiemgau mountains. The Retreat Center has 20 rooms with views of the impressive natural landscape of the Alps. It can happen that you are amazed out of nowhere. Again and again. Each of our rooms is a special kind of retreat in its own right. Small, fine, cozy.

The full board at the Mountain Retreat Center is vegetarian and vegan. The most important meal of the day, at least according to the Chinese, is breakfast. That's why we also attach particular importance to a good, healthy breakfast - always including warm porridge. For lunch you enjoy soup, bread and spreads, and in the evening you are treated to a delicious buffet with salad, creative vegetarian-vegan main courses and a dessert. Always freshly cooked and as seasonal as possible. Intolerances can be catered for by prior arrangement.

Meditation, mindfulness and the powerful tool of silence bring us into contact with our innermost being. However, it is difficult to find this path on our own, we need guidance and support in classifying our experiences. Only then can we know that we are on the right path to ourselves. On these days, your program leader Bernhard will accompany you mindfully, attentively and lovingly in your processes and introspection.

Detailed program:
11.05.2025
from 15.00 Arrival
from 18.30 Dinner
from 19.30 hrs Getting to know each other + introduction to silence

12.05.2025
08.00 - 09.00 a.m. Morning meditation (active)
09.00 - 10.15 a.m. Breakfast
10.15 - 11.30 a.m. Introduction to meditation
11.30 a.m. Break
11.50 - 13.00 Mindful yoga lying down
13.00 Break
13.15 - 14.00 Mindful standing yoga
14.00 - 16.00 Lunch and break
16.00 - 17.15 Mindful silence
17.15 break
17.30 - 18.30 Mindful silence
18.30 Dinner and break
19.45 - 21.00 Mindful silence

13.05.2025
08.00 - 09.00 a.m. Morning meditation (active)
09.00 - 10.15 a.m. Breakfast
10.15 - 11.30 a.m. mindful silence
11.30 a.m. Break
11.50 - 13.00 Mindful yoga lying down
13.00 break
13.15 - 14.00 Mindful standing yoga
14.00 - 16.00 Lunch and break
16.00 - 17.15 Mindful silence
17.15 - 17.30 Break
17.30 - 18.30 Classifying the experiences
18.30 Dinner and break
19.45 - 20.00 Classifying the experiences
20.00 - 21.00 Evening meditation

14.05.2025
08.00 - 09.00 a.m. Morning meditation (active)
09.00 - 10.00 a.m. Breakfast
10.00 - 10.30 a.m. Q&A session + final round
10.30 - 10.45 a.m. Closing meditation
11.00 a.m. Departure

The Mountain Retreat Center is located in the German Chiemgau region, on the border with Austria.

Arrival by car:
Take the A8 highway (coming from Munich or Salzburg) and exit at Frasdorf, direction Aschau, from there it is a 15-minute drive to Sachrang.

Arrival by train:
Take the train or bus to Aschau or Prien im Chiemgau. From there you can either take the bus (few connections) or a cab to Sachrang.
Cab fare from Aschau to the Mountain Retreat Center approx. € 35.
Another convenient and inexpensive way to get from Aschau train station to Sachrang - Rosi, an on-demand service from the Rosenheim region.