Austria • Mühlviertel • 4 Nächte • May
Yoga grants us the opportunity to live peacefully and connect with ourselves. It brings relaxation, breaks the monotony, and strengthens our confidence. In this intensive retreat with the internationally renowned yoga teacher Akhilesh Bodhi from India, you will explore an asana practice that strengthens your deep muscles, ligaments, and tendons while enhancing the energy flow in the deeper layers of your body. This week covers all facets of yoga and extends an invitation to yoga teachers (as a certification training), as well as to ambitious yogis and yoginis looking to build strength, endurance, and flexibility to delve deeper and longer into poses. It is open to all who wish to immerse themselves more deeply into the philosophy of yoga as a way of life. Note: Retreat language is English.
We practice classical Hatha Yoga, which forms the foundation of all yoga styles. Our focus is on proper alignment in every asana, providing a better foundation for your ongoing asana practice. Alignment is one of the cornerstones, the basis, to prevent any form of self-injury due to misalignment. Once well-aligned, we are ready to flow through Hatha and Vinyasa flows.
Content:
Basic principle of yoga philosophy
During this week, with your program leader Akhilesh, you will also delve into yoga philosophy. The focus is on understanding the fundamental ideas of yoga – figuring out how the body, mind, and soul are interconnected. We will discuss a selected Sutra from Patanjali to understand the mind and its turbulences. What are the emotions that make our mind restless, cloudy, dark, and depressed? And we will explore the solutions that yoga offers.
Example daily schedule:
07:15 AM Yoga Asana
08:50 AM Pranayama
10:00 AM Breakfast
11:00 AM Mantra Singing
12:00 PM Yoga Philosophy
01:00 PM Lunch, Karma Yoga, Self-study time
04:00 PM Yoga Asanas, Pranayama, and Skill Development (body postures and breathing exercises)
07:00 PM Dinner
08:00 PM Satsang (bhajan singing, chants, question and answer session)
Note: Retreat language is English.
The square-shaped farmhouse, secluded with a view over the hilly landscape of Mühlviertel, provides the ideal atmosphere for a sustainable break. Try new things, clear your mind, and feel impulses for change. Retreat and tranquility can be found at the natural bathing pond, in the forests, and within the vastness of the gently rolling countryside. Enjoy moments of relaxation in the sauna scented with pine wood and evenings in a cozy circle around the fire pit.
All rooms are furnished in a rural style and feature a shower, toilet, and hairdryer, or share a shower/toilet. All rooms intentionally do not have TVs. You can choose between courtyard or countryside views. The farm encompasses 230,000 square meters of meadows and forested areas. Additionally, Kleebauer Hof is home to various groups of animals: cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, ponies, alpacas, and porcupines who enjoy country life here. It is a non-smoking house, but a designated smoking area is available. There is also an electric charging station for electric cars. Electric mopeds for exploring the surrounding area can be rented on-site (for a fee).
You can choose from the following categories:
Room with courtyard view
Room with countryside view
Room with courtyard view with shared bath/toilet
Room with countryside view with shared bath/toilet
Deluxe room with countryside view
Deluxe room Superior (with an extra couch)
Log cabin
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The Kleebauer Hof Retreat Center is located in Altenfelden in the Upper Austrian Mühlviertel region. The cultural capital Linz, with Europe's most modern opera house, urban flair, and media art, can be reached in a 35-minute drive. The journey from Vienna takes 2.5 hours, and Passau is accessible in one hour. For those using public transportation, there is a train connection to Linz or Passau, and from there, regular bus services operate to Altenfelden. Pickup from the Altenfelden bus station is included at fixed times (advance notice required).
The Mühlviertel region is characterized by active yet unhurried charm. Fields of bright blue flax flowers, a thousand hills, fascinating rock formations, and farms with characteristic granite blocks in their snow-white walls dot the landscape. Local producers and individualists thrive in the region north of the Danube. Countless hiking trails and routes for mountain biking, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing lead over hilltops and through forests. The Mühltalrunde hiking trail passes right by the Retreat Center.
The Mühlviertel - active & close to nature. Here are some excursion tips in the region:
At Kleebauer Hof Retreat Center, you can expect modern vegetarian-vegan cuisine. Start your day with a delightful breakfast featuring breads, jams, cheese, freshly prepared porridge, fruits, various types of milk, yogurt, fruit juices, spreads, coffee, and various tea selections. At 2 PM, we serve a light lunch with a warming soup and spreads with bread or pastries.
Let yourself be surprised by the variety of vegetarian and vegan cuisine at the evening buffet. Throughout the day, water and tea are freely available. Other beverages (non-alcoholic and alcoholic) are available on-site for purchase. With prior notice, dietary restrictions such as lactose-free and gluten-free can be accommodated.
Akhilesh Bodhi hails from Delhi, India, and is a yoga teacher with a refreshing wisdom and an infinitely large heart. With decades of experience, comprehensive knowledge, and an authentic background, he brings the "real" spirit of yoga to his classes. Having grown up with yoga in India, he embodies both traditional roots and a modern approach. Over the years, he has trained numerous students from around the world and is regularly invited to Europe to conduct workshops. This combination is as valuable as it is rare.
When mind, body, and soul are in harmony, your language becomes a song, your walk becomes a dance, and your life becomes an endless play.
Akhilesh Bodhi
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By car:
From Linz: Via Ottensheim on the Rohrbacher Bundesstraße to Altenfelden.
From Passau: Via Oberkappel or Engelhartszell to Altenfelden.
By train and bus:
Travel by train to Linz Hauptbahnhof. From here, there are regular bus connections to Altenfelden, and pickup from the Altenfelden Ort bus stop is included at fixed times:
Pickup from the bus: 2:08 PM and 3:08 PM (reservation required at least 24 hours before arrival)
Transfer to the bus: 9:50 AM and 10:50 AM.
These are approximate times.
From Linz Hauptbahnhof, you can reach Altenfelden Ort using bus lines 215 and 230/231.
Connections for all Austrian trains and buses, as well as their schedules, can be accessed through ÖBB-Scotty.
Ortstaxe € 2,40 pro Person und Nacht zahlbar vor Ort.
We recommend that you take out a travel insurance
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Tel. +43 732 272810
Tel. +49 8621 9024140
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