Spring Blossom Retreat
14 - 16 June 2024
Location: Rychenbachtal (Rosenlaui), Bernese Alps
Language: German/English
Price: Chf 650
Leave your everyday life behind for 3 days and dive into a world of stillness and wonder.
The Rychenbachtal is a true paradise to unwind, energise and reconnect with yourself and nature.
During three days and two nights, this magnificent valley will be our home. The first night we sleep in a unique mountain hut at 1900m with breathtaking views of mighty glaciers and mountain peaks. The second night we sleep outside under the stars.
We live to the rhythm of nature and go completely back to basics. We collect wood in the forest, make delicious meals on the fire and build our camp. Each day except for the last day, we hike for a maximum of 3 hours with a light backpack on sometimes narrow mountain trails.
There will be room for reflection and contemplation. For yoga and meditation. For a dip in a cold mountain stream. For consciously experiencing, feeling and sharing. We involve nature in our personal process and follow impulses. We work together as a group and learn from each other. We celebrate life with a special ritual and let our experiences sink in.
You will start to reconnect with yourself, open up, feel more grounded and powerful, get a better sense of direction. Being in nature will help you to calm you nervous system and reconnect with your heart. You will get more clarity and a better sense of direction, you know where life wants to take you. You will feel connected to your own resources.
Criteria for participation
For this retreat you need to be physically and mentally fit. A good level of fitness and prior mountain hiking experience is needed to be able to be safe on the mountain trails. The better your fitness level, the more you can enjoy. The retreat will take place in all weather conditions, however may be adjusted accordingly.
Meals & drinks
Are included, with an exception of the first day where everybody brings a small contribution to the group lunch. The meals are vegetarian and cooked by the group on woodfire, except for the food in the mountain hut (veg is always an option). The menu will be carefully designed and all ingredients will be there for the group to use. The meals will be basic but nutritious and delicious. Any dietary requirements will be taken into account as much as possible.
Included
- Guidance and group facilitation
- Accommodation (mountain hut half pension and use of infrastructure at the Naturfreundehaus)
- Careful planning of the trekking route
- Meals from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon
- Tarp and cooking material
- Guided yoga session
- Surprise experience
- Use of sauna
- Online pre-meeting
Excluded
- Travel to and from the location
- Insurance covering mountain sports
- Any personal expenses
We keep the group small in order to ensure a maximum level of safety and intimacy. Therefore this retreat is open to maximum 8 participants.
