Nervous system balance through somatic healing

The 800-year-old square farmstead in a secluded location with views over the rolling hills of the Mühlviertel region offers the ideal atmosphere for a sustainable break. Try new things, clear your head, and feel the impulse for change. Find retreat and tranquility at the natural swimming pond, in the woods, and in the vastness of the gently rolling landscape. Enjoy moments of relaxation in the sauna, scented with Swiss pine, and in the evening in a cozy gathering around the fire pit.

At the Kleebauer Hof Retreat Center, you can expect modern, vegetarian-vegan cuisine. Start your day with a feel-good breakfast featuring breads, jams, cheese, freshly prepared porridge, fruit, a variety of milks, yogurt, fruit juices, spreads, coffee, and various teas. At 2 p.m., we serve a light lunch with a warming soup and spreads with bread or pastries.

This five-day retreat is aimed at people who are under a lot of mental and emotional stress, at anyone who wants to learn how to consciously perceive strong emotions, inner tension, or physical reactions and how to respond to them with self-compassion. In a trauma-sensitive, protected environment, you will learn how to expand your inner capacity—that is, the ability to hold challenging sensations without being overwhelmed by them. The practice combines gentle, trauma-sensitive yoga with somatic movement exercises, breath work, and guided body journeys. Journaling, reflection rounds, and small group work support the conscious integration of the experience. Each session invites you to mindfully feel your own body, perceive your limits, and develop trust in your own self-regulatory abilities. A typical day begins in the morning with gentle yoga and breathing exercises that promote body awareness and prepare the nervous system for a calm day. In the morning, somatic awareness exercises and journaling deepen the perception of sensations and emotions. After a vegetarian-vegan lunch, there is time for retreat and self-care – whether it's a walk across the expansive meadows, reading a good book, or individual forest bathing.

In the afternoon, body-mind workshops combine somatic movement, breathwork, and asana practice with in-depth background knowledge. You will not only experience the physical effects of the exercises, but also their influence on emotional regulation and nervous system balance – with impulses that can be mindfully integrated into everyday life. The day ends with meditation, silent practice, or a reflection session, creating space for processing and integration.

The quiet, secluded location of the Kleebauer Hof with its 230,000 m² of meadows and forest areas, sauna, and conscious reduction to the essentials supports this process in a natural way. Somatic healing is not only practiced here, but can be experienced throughout the entire daily rhythm. Look forward to:
- Gentle, trauma-sensitive yoga - Somatic movement exercises & breath work - Guided body journeys and meditation - Body-mind workshops with theoretical background - Journaling, reflection and sharing sessions - Vegetarian-vegan meals and conscious rest periods What you will take away from the retreat
- Greater inner stability through a better-regulated nervous system - More refined body awareness and confidence in your own self-regulation - Practical somatic healing techniques that can be applied in everyday life - A more compassionate approach to stress, emotions, and inner tension Program schedule Arrival day:
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Program session Full retreat days: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Program session 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Program session
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Program session Departure day 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Program session 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Program session

By car From Linz: via Ottensheim on the Rohrbach federal highway to Altenfelden From Passau: via Oberkappel or Engelhartszell to Altenfelden By train To Linz main station, from here there are regular bus connections to Altenfelden, pick-up from the Altenfelden bus station is included at fixed times:

Pick-up from the bus: 2:36 p.m. and 3:36 p.m. (registration at least 24 hours before arrival) Transfer to the bus: 9:50 a.m. and 10:50 a.m.

Mairhof 5, 4121 Altenfelden, Oberösterreich, Austria