Summary

"Path of Change" is a unique 3-day seminar in which the participants live, learn, cook together with the leader as in a shared flat... The price includes accommodation, full board (mainly vegetarian and with organic food), seminar leader, seminar documents and VAT.
The number of participants is between 3 and 6, so that each participant has enough time for an individual discussion with the leader.
What it's about:
Getting out of the daily routine - into a world that can be the beginning of a deep, gentle change in lifestyle.
The few selected mindfulness and self-awareness exercises are practiced both in the group and in retreat and can be easily integrated into everyday life.
Our "classrooms" are always wherever we happen to be, e.g. in the forest, in the garden, in the house... The everyday tasks that each participant takes on offer a wonderful field of application for putting what they have learned into practice. Mindfulness exercises and self-awareness alternate harmoniously with times when you can just BE - without doing anything.
Forms of Japanese psychology (Morita Therapy, Naikan and Kaizen) are addressed, some of which can be traced back to millennia-old Asian wisdom (Confucius).
At the end of the days you will have an insight into the possibilities of creating a contented, self-determined and constructive life. You will be a little more independent of your fears, thoughts and feelings and thus be able to face some challenges more calmly.
From 2025, we plan to offer the seminar as a series once every season, with corresponding topics from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories: Cooking, Hiking, Forrest Yoga, Body & Mind, Consciousness, soul, senses & spirit, Mindfulness, Silence Retreats, Nature Vacation, Silent Retreats, Forest bathing, Meditation, Self-discovery, Breathing, Relaxation, Yoga Retreats, Wellness, Detox Retreats, Creative Retreats, Active Retreats
Date: May | Sep | Oct | Dec
Language(s): German, English
Level: Beginner
Place: St. Oswald, Germany
Accommodation: Overnight stay included
Catering: Full board
Types of food: Vegetarian
Services: Lessons and exercises on Naikan, Morita and Zen

Community, meditation, games, music and lots of laughter

A wonderfully peaceful environment that ideally supports your self-awareness process

Full board with predominantly organic food

Drinks, fruit and sweet snacks are available

Telephone aftercare at no extra charge

Physical or meditation exercises in the morning and self-reflection times in the evening to strengthen body and mind

Mindfulness exercises

Time, silence and peace to let things take effect

Kaizen exercises (the path of small steps)

WALD and the power it contains

Transfer from/to Spiegelau station for a voluntary donation

Transfer from/to Munich Airport for € 140 surcharge

You should be worth it:-)

Access to exercise material and books suitable for the topics discussed

Healthy vegetarian food prepared in community

Accommodation

Two of our four rooms are located on the south-east side and have a balcony, while the other two rooms face north-west.
There is a single room, a small double room, a large room with double cabins and a large room with three cabins (similar to Japanese centers) available,
There is a surcharge of €60 for the single room for the entire period.

Catering

We generally cook vegetarian dishes using mainly fresh, organic ingredients. Herbs from nature refine the dishes and decorate them to boot (depending on the season). If you have any special requests or cannot tolerate certain dishes, we will be happy to take this into consideration. You are also in good hands with us if you have gluten and/or lactose intolerances or other allergies.
In this retreat we cook together, always two people per meal.

sequence

After arriving and settling in, we meet in the kitchen for an informal dinner together.
This is followed by a short introduction to the process and the evening ends with a short exercise. The very next morning we start with a meditation... Mindfulness exercises and self-awareness alternate harmoniously with times when you can just BE - without doing anything.
At the end of the days you will have an insight into the possibilities of creating a contented, self-determined and constructive life. You will be a little more independent of your fears, thoughts and feelings and will have learned about tools that you can deepen.
To deepen your knowledge and continue on this path, we will be offering the 8-day intensive seminar "Path of Change" from fall 2025. If you are interested in this life-changing seminar, please send us a short note.

Arrival

Our nearest train stations are Grafenau or Spiegelau. The journey on the Waldbahn from Plattling via Zwiesel to Spiegelau or the journey by bus from Passau to Grafenau is perceived by the participants as very relaxing and pleasant.
We are happy to pick you up from the nearest train station in Spiegelau for a voluntary donation or from the nearest airport in Munich for an additional charge of € 140.
And of course we will also bring you back on the day of departure...

Siebenellen 23, 94568 St. Oswald, Bayern, Germany

Cancellation policy

If you cancel up to 7 days before arrival, you will receive a 10% refund of the booking price.
After this, the booking is non-refundable.

The booking becomes valid with a deposit of 190 €. Cancellations up to 14 days before the start date will incur a €50 processing fee. If you cancel later, we will retain the deposit. In case of no-show or cancellation on the day of arrival - depending on the reason - up to 100% is due (in this case we usually issue a voucher).