"Your Personal Retreat—Living Yoga at the Ashram"

Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg im Teutoburger Wald – ein dynamischer, lebendiger Ort mit einem vielfältigen Kurs- und Ausbildungsangebot. Europas führendes Yoga-Seminarhaus und –ausbildungszentrum bietet den idealen Raum, um Yoga kennen zu lernen oder zu vertiefen, zu entspannen und sich mit neuer Kraft und Energie aufzuladen. Der Ort, um einfach mal raus und bei sich selbst anzukommen.

Es liegt idyllisch am Rande des Kurstädtchens Bad Meinberg, umgeben von einem großen Park, und bietet viele landschaftliche und kulturelle Ausflugsmöglichkeiten wie zu dem berühmten Naturdenkmal der Externsteine.

Meals

Two vegan organic whole-food buffets daily from our certified organic kitchen (*Organic certification: D-NW-039-4252-OBO); a variety of water and tea options available all day; fruit in the morning; a hearty brunch in the morning featuring a variety of breads, muesli, fruit, salads, grains, and hot dishes; and a selection of salads and hot dishes in the evening

Please arrive by 7:00 p.m. at the latest.
Check-in is available starting at 1:00 p.m.; rooms are available starting at 3:00 p.m.

Arrival Day:
4:15/4:30 p.m. Yoga classes for all levels
6:00 p.m. Dinner, break
7:00 PM Mantra chanting/recitations/singing for world peace, etc.
8:00 PM Satsang (meditation, mantra chanting, short talk, candle-lighting ceremony)

Your daily schedule starting on the 2nd day:
For early risers: 5:00–5:45 Homa (spiritual fire ritual from Bhakti Yoga)
For advanced practitioners: 6:00–6:55 Pranayama (Kapalabhati, Anuloma Viloma, etc.)
7:00 a.m. Morning meditation, mantra chanting, talk
8:15 a.m. Guided morning walk
or break and light snack (fruit, tea, water)
9:15–11:00 a.m. Yoga class
11:00 Brunch, break
possibly silent meditation at the Shivalaya Retreat Center (weather permitting: rooftop terrace)
or reading, resting in the orchard, walk in Silvaticum Landscape Park
12:30 p.m. Relaxation: guided imagery or Yoga Nidra
4:15 p.m. Yoga class
6:00 p.m. Dinner, break
7:00 p.m. Mantra/recitation/singing for world peace
8:00 p.m. Satsang (meditation, mantra chanting, talk, candle-lighting ceremony)

Departure Day Tip:
5:00–5:45 a.m. Homa, fire ritual with recitation (intensive Bhakti Yoga)
6:00–7:00 For advanced practitioners: Pranayama (Kapalabhati, Anuloma Viloma, etc.)
7:00–8:00 Satsang (meditation, mantra chanting, talk, candle-lighting ceremony)
8:05–9:00 Break, light snack (fruit, tea, water) or
8:10–9:00 Talk
9:15–11:00 Yoga class
11:00 Brunch, break

Monday: 1:30 p.m. Get-together and introduction session with other guests
Thursday and Saturday 12:30–1:30 p.m./3:30 p.m.: Guided walks and hikes
Friday and Sunday: 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. tour of the house and grounds, as well as Monday at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 p.m. extended satsang with an extensive music program

Yoga Vidya consists of a campus with 4 building complexes offering over 700 beds, 40 seminar, meditation, and practice rooms, a yoga therapy area, a children’s area, a separate quiet zone, a small video room, a reading corner, free Wi-Fi in select areas, a water fountain, and a sauna in the adjacent rehabilitation area (for a fee). It is idyllically situated on the outskirts of the spa town of Bad Meinberg, surrounded by a large park, and offers many scenic and cultural excursion options, such as a visit to the famous Externsteine natural monument.

If traveling by train, we recommend getting off at the Horn-Bad Meinberg station, which is approximately 5 km from the Yoga Vidya retreat center. We offer a free shuttle service to the seminar house, which will pick you up from the Horn-Bad Meinberg train station between 8:30 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. and take you back there on the day of your departure.