More awareness with yoga & Pilates

During these four days, we focus our attention on ourselves - our body, our sensations, our breath. Together, we practise conscious movements and learn to be fully in the moment. What begins with a physical experience can gradually be transferred to any situation in everyday life. Let yourself be enchanted by the powerful energy of the Chiemgau Alps and be present.

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.

Your day begins with "yoga of energy". The morning yoga class includes gentle and stimulating karanas (sequences of movements) that allow you to flow in your own rhythm - and then moves on to holding the asanas with strength and ease.
Pranayama, certain breathing techniques, refine your mindfulness and perception. This is followed by a slow coming to rest with practical impulses from yoga philosophy leading to meditation.
Yoga of energy means observing and perceiving the body, sensations and breath - directing energy. Where attention is, energy flows.

"There are worlds between a mechanically executed movement and the same movement that has become fully conscious."
Roger Clerc, founder of the yoga of energy

The afternoon program begins with an hour of Pilates training.
The Pilates training program addresses your abdominal and back muscles in particular, as well as the segmental mobility of your spine, through a targeted combination of strength and stretching exercises. The Pilates exercises give you a strong body center, strengthen your muscle elasticity and improve your posture.
If you have problems with your joints and intervertebral discs, Pilates is an optimal and gentle form of exercise. Precise movement instructions and difficulty variations allow all participants to find the right exercises for their level of difficulty. Your program instructor Sabine uses balls or Thera-bands to make the Pilates exercises intensive and varied.

The special thing about Pilates:

- Effective and targeted strengthening of the deep muscles
- Relaxed shoulders by optimizing the shoulder blade position
- Tightens the stomach and waist
- Reduction of posture-related tension headaches
- Segmental (sectional) mobilization of the spine
- Addressing the fasciae
- Improvement of posture
- Harmonization of neuromuscular imbalances
- General increase in flexibility and mobility

The Pilates workout is followed by a relaxation session with yin yoga, yoga nidra or meditation - you're in for a surprise.

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 in the direction of 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 costs 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.