Nature retreat: Inspiration and power of the mountains

Deep connection with nature for self-reflection, to recharge your batteries, for clarity, new impulses or as a time-out in transitional phases:
Immerse yourself in the silence and vastness of nature, find new clarity, draw strength and be inspired.
In a small group, experienced retreat leaders will guide you with methods of nature-based mindfulness and process support. Through deep connection with nature, solo time in nature, circle talks and nature rituals, you will open up new inner spaces. A mindful, nature-based retreat in the Swiss Alps - for anyone who wants to pause, explore inner questions, be inspired and immerse themselves in community. The cultivation of cyclical awareness for more resilience in your life and personal process support, your solo times in nature and authentic exchange in a circle as well as evenings around the campfire, music and good food from the alpine permaculture gardens of the beautiful Schweibenalp at 1100m-this is all included in the retreat.
Enjoy vegetarian organic cuisine and the special energy of this place of power. The impulses conveyed can be easily integrated into everyday life and have a lasting effect. Come with us on this special journey - back to yourself, accompanied by the power of the mountains.

Prices per adult seminar participant per overnight stay incl. vegetarian full board, incl. daily flat rate for seminar room use, excl. visitor's tax, accommodation fee and permaculture contribution.

Single room: CHF 160.-
Double room: CHF 135.-
Shared room: CHF 121.-
In your own camper: CHF 102.-
In your own tent: CHF 87.

Our double and multi-bed rooms have mixed occupancy as standard. If you would like a room with people of your gender only, please indicate this when booking.

Children in the room of the accompanying person: up to 6 years free of charge, children 7-11 years 50% discount, children 12-16 years 33% discount
The price category charged (single room, double room, multi-bed room) depends on the number of paying persons in the room. For example, if a person with 2 children up to 6 years stays free of charge, the single room price will be charged.

Tourist tax incl. accommodation fee for adults (from 17 years) CHF 3.10 per day, tourist tax for children (7 - 16 years) CHF 1.- per day

Organic cuisine

Our kitchen team puts its heart and soul into preparing a rich buffet with a balanced selection of dishes for every meal. We attach great importance to carefully prepared organic vegetarian cuisine, using home-grown herbs and vegetables from our permaculture garden, depending on the season and the quantity available.

In addition, various teas are available for our guests throughout the day and in the evening. We are happy to accommodate special requests for vegan, gluten-free, onion- and garlic-free diets as well as alternatives to wheat.

For snacks, our cozy self-service bar with an organic range of ice cream, chocolate, wine, beer etc. is always available.

The water from all taps in the building is drinkable and comes from our own spring with very good water quality.

Meal times

Breakfast 08:00 - 09:00
Lunch 13:00 - 14:00
Dinner 18:00 - 19:00

The daily schedule is designed in such a way that there is plenty of free time for silence in nature and for sharing with the other participants. Approximately 3 hours a day are spent in a circle with the group and the retreat leader, the remaining time consists of exercises alone in nature, quiet times to roam around the gardens, meal and tea breaks.

Methods and approaches used:

nature-based mindfulness exercises from wilderness education

Council (truthful speaking and listening in a circle)

Power of the seasons in human nature and transitions in our own lives (medicine wheel and 4 shields/cyclic consciousness and holistic vision quest work)

Solo time/self-encounter in nature (medicine walk)

The approaches and practices used are taught in such a way that most of them can be further deepened and applied at home for your own purposes after the retreat.

Personal support from the event leader is then possible by individual arrangement.

No previous knowledge is necessary.

Management:

Dominik Heise: Dominik is a wilderness educator, coach and musician and also works as a supervisor. In his work, he accompanies people of all ages, mostly in the natural environment. He is co-founder and teamer of Phoenix-Zeit Bodensee for initiation work during the transition from child to adolescent and offers seminars for adults in nature. He accompanies people on their life path through hypnosis and nature-related rituals. In all these areas, the same common thread is always present for him: it is the attitude from which we live that matters - life always means being in relationship. So he is wholeheartedly active in helping people to develop their own potential and live in connection with our earth.

Sarah Daum: Sarah Daum is the founder and director of the Linden Institute, leads nature connection seminars, advises and leads nature connection projects and accompanies people in development processes in nature. She is a geoecologist and has completed further training in deep ecology with Joana Macy and others, in wilderness education, indigenous cultural knowledge and nature mentoring with Jon Young and others, and a one-year training course in nature-connected leadership at the Circlewise Institute. A four-year training in vision quest leadership, process guidance and ecopsychology in the tradition of the School of Lost Borders in California and with Sylvia Koch-Weser as well as at the Eschwege Institute and a one-year training in short-term psychotherapy complement her ecological knowledge with psychological and pedagogical knowledge for the diverse accompaniment of people in and with nature.

For ecological reasons, we recommend traveling by public transport. However, there are also plenty of parking spaces available on the Schweibenalp. In winter, access is only possible with winter equipment.

Arrival by public transport

Train journey via Lucerne or Bern to Brienz. From Brienz railroad station, take the "Axalp" post bus to the "Bramisegg" stop.
The center is approx. 800m (approx. 15 min walk) from the Bramisegg stop.

Pick-up service

On request there is a pick-up service from Brienz railroad station (CHF 50.- per trip for up to 4 people, CHF 60.- for 5 to 8 people). The journey from the Postbus stop "Brienzerberg, Bramisegg" to Schweibenalp is free of charge. Please arrange the transfer in good time.

Arrival by car

Take the A8 Brienz / Giessbach / Axalp highway exit, then head up the mountain towards Axalp until you reach the "Bramisegg" restaurant. Take the side road on the right for about 800m through the forest. Stay right at the fork in the road.

The GPS data for Schweibenalp are: 46.729594 8.0228760

Charging electric cars

Please note that we do not offer an official charging station for electric cars on the Schweibenalp. In exceptional cases, we recommend that you bring your own cable to plug into a conventional Swiss socket (230V).

The following locations are available for charging your vehicle:
Camper parking lot (at the top of the Alphaus)
Permaculture info box (shed by the guest house)
Socket at the reservoir

The cost for charging is a flat rate of CHF 20.

It is also possible to park the vehicle in Brienz and take the Postbus or our pick-up service to Schweibenalp.