New Year: Soul & Yin Yoga at Bernried Monastery on Lake Starnberg - peace, letting go & new beginnings

New Year - a time to let go of what lies behind, it is the past, it is history. It is a time of new beginnings, an inner focus on the present and what lies ahead. Mind detox - on all levels, for more inner peace, clarity and centering. Flowing elements from Vinyasa Yoga supported by your breath, restorative Yin Yoga, rituals, Spirit & Silent Walk in nature, meditation and guided relaxation journeys will support us in our process during this time.

Time for rest & reflection: your time for inner alignment

In an age of multimedia communication, information overload and many to-dos and distractions in everyday life, our well-being can be affected in many ways. Stress, deadline pressure and private and professional commitments often leave us too little time to take a deep breath and center ourselves. All too often our thoughts circle around the past or the future. This New Year's retreat offers you the opportunity to arrive in the present moment, free from external distractions and expectations, letting go of what no longer belongs to you so that you can start the new year free, centered and harmonized.

It is an OASIS TIME of retreat to strengthen yourself physically, psychologically and mentally. Discover the healing power of peace and quiet, experience deep relaxation, deceleration and regeneration. Find your way back to your inner strength and harmony.

What awaits you

Gentle flowing movements & regenerative Yin Yoga practice to release physical tension and improve your physical well-being.
Breathing exercises that have a harmonizing effect and help you to take deeper breaths and activate your life energy (prana).
Apply various MBSR, mindfulness and meditation techniques to manage stress and reach a deeper level of self-awareness.
Enjoy nature experiences as well as silent and breath walks that help you to be present in the here and now and fully savor the silence of nature.
Strengthen inner clarity, serenity and calm on a mental, emotional and physical level to promote a balanced and fulfilling life.
Silence sessions to support the mind detox process and allow deeper insights into your thoughts, body and feelings.
Saturday will be all about silence and inner reflection - coming back to yourself, to your center.
Space and time for exchange
Calming the nervous system and reducing stress with mind detox, which helps you to create mental clarity and overcome negative thought patterns.
Investment for your inner harmony

We look forward to you joining us.
Sincerely, Peggy
from Vivere Vital

The Bildungshaus St. Martin and Kloster Bernried has 50 single rooms and 25 double/family rooms with a total of 95 beds. Some rooms also have a large sofa bed, so that a maximum occupancy of 105 people is possible.

The simply furnished rooms have their own bathroom with shower/WC. Televisions and telephones have been deliberately omitted in order to focus on interpersonal dialog during the stay in the Bildungshaus and monastery.

At the Bildungshaus St. Martin we offer breakfast, lunch, coffee & cake in the afternoon and dinner in buffet form. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, lunch is always vegetarian, and fish is always on the menu on Friday lunchtimes.
Instead of the regular meals, you are welcome to choose from the following special diets:

Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten-free
Lactose-free
Please let us know your wishes at least one week before your planned arrival.

Our quality standards at the Bildungshaus St. Martin Bernried

We prefer to buy products from our region
We obtain most of our kitchen herbs, seasonal salads and fruit from the monastery's own herb and vegetable garden
The fruit teas offered in winter are made according to old recipes by the nuns of the convent in their own tea and herb storehouse
The cakes offered in the afternoon are mostly homemade
Where possible, we give preference to fresh products

Arrival day - possible from 14:30
- 18:00 Dinner
- 20:00 - 22:00 Getting to know each other, regenerative yoga, breathing and relaxation (to arrive, come down, let go)
Day 2 - from 07:00 Breakfast
- 08:00 - 08:20 Meditation
- 10:15 Mindful yoga for relaxed shoulders, neck, back, breathing exercises
- 12:15 Lunch
- 13:00 Free time for hiking, reading, relaxing
- 16:00 Yoga, breathing exercises, relaxation
- 18:00 Dinner
- 20:00 Deep relaxation and guided meditation
Sunday/departure day - breakfast possible from 07:00 - 10:00
- 08:00 - 08:20 Meditation
- 10:00 Energizing yoga, breathing exercises, relaxation, final round
- 12:15 Lunch
- Time to go for a walk, drive home

All this is an offer and not a compulsion, everything is allowed - not a must. If your body needs more rest, then you can follow this impulse and take some time off.
Room keys are handed out from around 2 p.m., the group meets at 6 p.m. for dinner, 2 - 3 tables in the dining room are reserved for our group. 8 p.m. is the official start of the seminar. If you can only arrive after 6.30 p.m., please let the monastery know so that the room key can be deposited for you. The seminar ends on the day of departure after lunch, around 1.30 pm. If you wish to extend your stay, please book in good time. Bed linen and towels are available on site. You are welcome to bring your own yoga equipment + blanket - what you need for your practice. If you do not have anything with you for transportation reasons or because you have forgotten it, you can borrow equipment from the monastery for a small fee. Please let the monastery know as soon as possible so that it can be made available for you in the seminar room.

Arrival by car
Via the A95 (Munich-Garmisch)

Exit 7 - Seeshaupt
State road 2064 in the direction of Seeshaupt
Drive through the village of Seeshaupt until the junction to Bernried
Drive in the direction of Bernried (town center)
Please note that there are only a limited number of parking spaces available.

Arrival with the Deutsche Bahn
Bernried has its own train station, which is regularly served by a regional train (Munich-Penzberg). It is approx. 15 minutes on foot from the station. Cabs are also available at the station for the journey to the Bildungshaus St. Martin Bernried. Prior reservation is recommended, e.g. Taxi Nusser

Arrival with the MVV
Take the S6 from Munich to Tutzing. From Tutzing, bus 9614 runs regularly in the direction of Penzberg. From the Bernried train station stop it is approx. 15 minutes on foot.

Arrival by boat
Bernried is regularly served by the Starnberger Seenschifffahrt boat company during the summer months: After casting off in Starnberg, disembark in Bernried and the Bildungshaus is located right next to the landing stage.

Footpath
From Bernried train station to the Bildungshaus St. Martin and Bernried Monastery is about 15 minutes on foot: straight ahead, downhill towards the lake, over the pedestrian crossing, following the local road to the archway of the monastery. From there you can already see the main entrance on the opposite side of the monastery courtyard.