🌿 Yoga retreat for beginners - get to know yoga & meditation

Our yoga retreat for beginners offers you the perfect opportunity to get to know the basics of this millennia-old practice - without any previous knowledge, but with plenty of space to try it out, relax and recharge your batteries.

In a harmonious mix of theory and practice, you will learn how yoga and meditation can increase your well-being, reduce stress and give you new energy. Two daily yoga sessions, guided meditations and valuable tips for your own practice will help you to integrate the positive effects into your everyday life even after the retreat.

Our experienced teachers will guide you with in-depth knowledge and sensitive instruction. In addition to the yoga sessions, you can expect inspiring talks, restorative hikes, relaxation in the midst of beautiful nature and delicious vegan food - all embedded in the special atmosphere of our retreat.

Embark on this journey and discover what yoga and meditation can do for you in a retreat setting - gently, understandably and with a lot of joy.

Gentle retreat 🌱
For beginners & newcomers 🚶‍♂️
No previous knowledge necessary 📚

The "all-inclusive" package price includes the entire seminar program, accommodation in the selected room category and vegan wholefood catering per person."

- Dormitory, tent/mobile home: € 128.00
- Shared room: 162,00 €
- Double room: 199,00 €
- Single room: 242,00 €

Info for your visit:
- Check-in: from 3 pm / Check-out: until 12:30 pm
- The staff speak German and English
- WiFi: free of charge in selected areas
- Dogs: by arrangement with reception (limited number of pet rooms)
- Parking: free of charge
- Transfer: from Horn-Bad Meinberg train station to the hotel (please specify train times when booking)
- Childcare: on request (children staying overnight must be registered in advance at reception)

For lunch and dinner, you can look forward to a rich meal every day - vegan organic wholefood buffet. If you also like breakfast, you will find fruit at the buffet from 8 a.m. as a snack after meditation, or for a snack in between. Tea and water throughout the day.

We only use fresh, organic food for our dishes. We attach great importance to seasonal, sustainable products and support local farmers and partners.

Fresh salads, cucumber, carrot, beet and two different dressings are the main components of our buffet. For those who prefer to eat warm, steamed vegetable platters made from broccoli, carrots, sweet potatoes and fennel as well as curries, dal and soups are a great alternative to the green raw food bar. There is also always a selection of good oils, grains and seeds. Bread and gluten-free alternatives as well as homemade vegan spreads are available for brunch.

Information for allergy sufferers
All our dishes are homemade and 100% organic. If you have any questions about allergens, there is a list with information for allergy sufferers at the buffet. The dishes will then be labeled according to the list.

A weekend away from everyday life, an intensive immersion in the world of yoga:

4 x yoga class - you can choose between beginner, intermediate and advanced level (Fridays 4.30pm, Saturday 9.15am and 4.15pm, Sunday 9.15am). With initial and deep relaxation, preliminary exercises, yoga postures, breathing exercises.

4 x meditation - guided or silent, of your choice (in the evening and morning)
6 x lectures and workshops - thorough introduction to holistic yoga, structure and effects of yoga exercises, the spiritual dimension of yoga, introduction to meditation (Friday evening, Saturday morning, noon and evening, Sunday morning and noon)

Daily schedule on Friday:
16.30 Yoga class,
18.00 Dinner,
20.00 Meditation,
21.00 Welcome and introduction

Daily schedule on Saturday:
07.00 a.m. Meditation, mantra chanting, short reading, lecture
09.15 a.m. Yoga class
11.00 am Brunch
14.30 Workshop/lecture
16.15 hrs Yoga class
18.00 Dinner
20.00 Meditation, mantra chanting, lecture

Daily schedule on Sunday:
7.00 a.m. Meditation, mantra chanting, short reading, lecture
9.15 a.m. Yoga class
11.00 a.m. Brunch
12.30 - approx. 14.30 Closing lecture/workshop

The rooms are available from 15:00. At 16:30 (Fri./Sun., other days: 16:15) there is a yoga class and at 18:00 dinner (both free of charge or included). Weekend seminars end on Sunday at approx. 14:30/15:00, longer seminars on the last day after brunch at approx. 12:00.

The Yoga Vidya seminar house is idyllically situated on the edge of the old spa town of Bad Meinberg. The location is quiet and central at the same time. It is therefore easily accessible by train or car. Larger cities in the vicinity include Paderborn (27 km away), Bielefeld (35 km away) and Hanover (100 km away).

If you are traveling by train, we recommend the Horn-Bad Meinberg train station, which is about 5 km from Yoga Vidya House. Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg offers a free shuttle service from the train station in Horn-Bad Meinberg between 8.30 am and 7.15 pm.