5-day yoga forest retreat in the ancient Odenwald along the Nibelungen hiking trail with Krishna Kumar Krishnan, Paula Malherbe and Rebecca Malherbe
Enjoy a summer weekend with us on a 5-day/4-night retreat at our yellow yoga retreat location Gebhardshütte in the deep forest of Odenwald, about 1 hour from Heidelberg. You are accompanied by 3 of our regular yellow yoga teachers, Krishna, Paula and Rebecca, who will lovingly support you with their experience and hold various kundalini, hatha, yin and restorative yoga classes each day. Besides yoga, the forest retreats have many other wonderful things on offer: breathing exercises (pranayama) and meditation, sound journeys and massages, talking and singing circles, sauna and campfires!
Retreat time is a time for transformation and (self-)healing, a time to recharge your batteries, a time for yourself – and a time together, in a wonderful community.
We are looking forward to welcoming you!
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 daily, open to all levels. Classes are held in English.
– Many different yoga styles: kundalini, hatha, yin and restorative.
– A daily pranayama practice and a daily meditation practice.
– Yoga theory and philosophy.
– Workshops and rituals.
– Delicious and freshly prepared organic vegetarian/vegan meals with vegetables from our own garden.
– Unlimited drinking water, herbal teas and fresh fruit.
– Campfires and sauna.
– The experience of a morning in silence and stillness.
– The possibility of massage treatments (not included in the price).
– Relaxing walks in the beautiful nature and excursions and hikes in the surrounding area.
– Karma yoga = lots of fun chopping vegetables and cooking together 🙂
– And of course: a wonderful time!
Theme
Exploration of Your Personality through the Gunas
Developing an awareness of Gunas is an important tool for accessing one’s wellbeing, especially on the path of spirituality. Guna refers to the three fundamental qualities or attributes of our nature. Awareness and mindfulness of each Guna, can act as a guide, bringing one closer to the natural state, helping to go along with the stream of life. Awareness of the Gunas tells us if we are moving forward in life easily, being hyperactive and overstimulated, or losing our way and being lost in life.
The 3 Gunas
– Sattva: beauty, balance and inspiration
– Rajas: passion, desire and movement
– Tamas: lethargic, heavy and static
Gunas are present in every part of life and can be seen in the day, seasons, food, thoughts and actions. Yoga is a tool for balancing and helps you become aware of the gunas to help cultivate this balance. Practicing yoga through asanas, pranayama and meditation helps develop an awareness of your thoughts, emotions and behaviours so you can recognise which guna is dominant at any given time, and act accordingly.
This retreat will assist you in exploring and applying the gunas in your daily life activities, developing self-awareness, making mindful choices and cultivating patience, love and compassion.
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.
BOOKING HERE (it will take you through to yellowyogas website to book.
