Exploration of Your Personality

through the Gunas

Developing awareness of Gunas is crucial for wellbeing on the spiritual path. Guna refers to three fundamental qualities of our nature. Mindfulness of each Guna can guide us closer to our natural state, aligning with the flow of life. Awareness of the Gunas indicates whether we’re progressing smoothly, being hyperactive, or feeling lost.

The 3 Gunas:

– Sattva: beauty, balance, inspiration

– Rajas: passion, desire, movement

– Tamas: lethargy, heaviness, stillness

Gunas permeate all aspects of life, evident in days, seasons, food, thoughts, and actions. Yoga helps balance and enhances awareness of Gunas. Through asanas, pranayama, and meditation, you become aware of your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, identifying the dominant guna and responding accordingly. This retreat will help you explore and apply Gunas in daily activities, fostering self-awareness, mindful choices, and cultivating patience, love, and compassion.

  • Sattva

    Purity, Harmony, Clarity

    Nature: Light, wisdom, balance, peace

    Effects: Calm mind, contentment, compassion, truthfulness

    Dominance Signs: Joyful, mindful, spiritually inclined, detached from materialism

    Path to Cultivate: Clean food, meditation, truth, selfless service

    Summary:
    Sattva brings clarity, peace, and spiritual elevation. It’s the guna that leads toward liberation and higher awareness.

  • Rajas

    Activity, Passion, Movement

    Nature: Energy, desire, restlessness, ambition

    Effects: Attachment, craving, effort, anxiety, excitement

    Dominance Signs: Driven, ambitious, always "doing," but also easily disturbed

    Path to Balance: Moderation, discipline, conscious action

    Summary:
    Rajas fuels action and change but can lead to restlessness and dissatisfaction if unbalanced.

  • Tamas

    Inertia, Darkness, Ignorance

    Nature: Heaviness, dullness, confusion, resistance

    Effects: Laziness, delusion, depression, attachment to ignorance

    Dominance Signs: Procrastination, lethargy, denial, addiction

    Path to Uplift: Movement, light, knowledge, healthy routines

    Summary:
    Tamas leads to stagnation and ignorance but is also necessary for rest and grounding when balanced.

About the yellow yoga Gebhardshütte

In the middle of the Odenwald – near the Nibelungensteig – Claudia, the founder of yellow yoga, came across the beautiful Gebhardshütte together with her family a few years ago. Until then, the Gebhardshütte had been a hostel for pilgrims and hikers. Slowly but steadily, over the last 4 years, it has been growing into a cozy retreat center. The Gebhardshütte is deeply hidden in the forest, far away from the noises and chaos of the city. It has a beautiful and large garden, a spacious farm kitchen with a guest room for 28 people, many quiet spaces, several balconies, lovingly designed rooms and a small meditation room for up to 16 yogis. The décor, with its vintage furniture, is simple yet tasteful, authentic yet familiar. The place was maybe not created with a lot of money, but instead with a lot of care and love for our yellow yoga community. Our yoga forest vacations are community retreats and thus follow the principles of karma yoga, i.e. we cook together and everyone helps out. In this way, we can offer each and every one of you a longer and deeper retreat experience even on a low budget.

What can you expect?

At least 2 yoga sessions each day, suitable for everyone. Classes in English.

  • Various yoga styles: kundalini, hatha, yin, and restorative.

  • Daily breathwork and meditation practices.

  • Yoga philosophy and theory.

  • Workshops and rituals included.

  • Fresh, organic vegetarian/vegan meals from our garden.

  • Unlimited water, herbal teas, and fresh fruit.

  • Campfires and saunas.

  • Morning silence and stillness.

  • Massage treatments available (extra cost).

  • Relaxing walks and hikes in nature.

  • Fun together through karma yoga, like chopping veggies and cooking.

  • A great time overall!

Prices

The total price, including accommodation and full organic catering for 5 days/4 nights, is as follows:
465 € your own tent
495€ 3-bedroom
525€ double room 
635€ single room

You can organize your journey independently. For those in Berlin, we have already purchased Deutsche Bahn group trip-ICE tickets for a total of 75€ return, including reservations, which can be utilized (see below). There is also the option to join the yoga retreat in exchange for working hours during the retreat. Please contact us at info@yellowyoga.

Reservation and payments
365€ to confirm your place
On-site in cash: between 100€ and 270€ for the accommodation, possibly 75€ for the group-ICE-train ticket.