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I rest.
I renew.
I rise.

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Embrace your Wisdom

This retreat will be in German language. If you only speak English - you are more than welcome and we are happy to provide the course in both languages.

WHAT

Women*Retreat

WHEN

8.5.-11.5.2025

Arrival: Thursday 2-4pm

Departure: Sunday between 10-11am

WHERE

Naturpark Resort Lausernest, STMK

Adresse: Holzäpfeltal 241, Wildalpen, 8924 Austria

WHO

For all women, all age and level. (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Yogis, Pregnant Women,...)

Don't hesitate to ask if you are not sure!

PRICE

680€ all-in (Course and Course Material + Accomodation, vegan/vegetarian Meals + Snacks, Tea)

The travel (by train/taxi or car) is not included in the price.

Registration: at the bottom!

Women*Retreat
 

In this women’s retreat, you will join a circle of women to embrace your natural rhythms, tap into your deepest wisdom, and reconnect with your innate knowing. Together, we move through our cycles with purpose—through movement, meditation, and time spent in nature. Like flowers blossoming under the warmth of the sun, this is a time of growth and transformation, energized by new beginnings.

Over the course of four days, we will come together in a small, supportive group, leaving behind the busyness of the city and our daily responsibilities. In the heart of nature, you’ll experience deep rest, shared stories, and the power of a nurturing community. This retreat is a space for women to embrace who they are, while evolving on their personal healing journeys.

 

Through Yoga, Meditation, and our sacred Women Circles, you’ll be invited to connect with others, share your experiences, and find strength in community. The bond created within this circle will guide each of us toward healing and personal transformation, as we support one another and evolve together.

 

Why do we retreat in a circle of women?
 

Women meeting in a circle (extends to all female-identifying and non-binary beings), comes from an ancient tradition that has been lived and practiced in various ways across cultures and religions since the beginning of time.

A Women's Circle is a space, where women come together and sit in a sacred Circle created with the intention of making Women feel seen, safe, heard, held and witnessed on their journey through life.

 

A sacred space free of judgement, competition, expectation, pressure or noise. A sacred space void of the demands from the outside world, a space just for us, to go inwards, to reconnect, to return home. A refuge for the spirit of the feminine.

In the ancient days, the bleed was a marker for women to retreat. They would leave their vi​llages, to commune in a hut all together, leaving their day-to-day lives, their families and their usual responsibilities behind. These spaces were created in order for women to rest, support one another and to be given the space to go inward. For it was believed that Women were at their most powerful during this time.

 

However, these spaces were community spaces, where Women could gather and put the world to rights. It was believed that Women carry a deep connection with nature and wisdom of healing within, as they live in alignment with both nature and the nature within them.

 

I believe that at some point in our lives, we are all called to leave what we know, in search of a deeper journey that calls us. It's on us to create time and space for this journey.

 

This is the intention of the Women Winter Retreat: A safe space, time for yourself, for your needs and wishes, time to breath, time for reconnection, restoring and healing.

 

We will gather, because we were not meant to do life alone.

"You have touched my heart and fulfilled a deep longing
for connection. The retreat was truly
the best experience I’ve had in a long time!
Thank you, Barbara, for your unwavering love—not just
during the retreat, but in every session we've shared.
 
You have been the voice that finally
gave me permission to grieve and heal openly.
Because of you, I’m learning to grant myself that same permission
more and more each day."
Marinne, Austria

Sample Day.
 

07.00 – 07.30: Sunrise Meditation

07.30 – 08.30: Morning Flow Yoga / Freetime

08.30 – 09.30: Cooking together

09.30 - 11.00: Brunch

11.00 – 15.00: Free time / Circles / Workshops

15.00 – 16:30: Meditations / Gentle Yoga Flow

16.30 - 18.00: Cooking together

18.00 – 19.00: Dinner

19.00 – 20.30: Satsang (Circle) + Meditation

Levels:

This retreat is not only for all women who feel the call to join in. As a complete beginner to Yoga you can experience and learn yoga and meditation in these four days and be inspired by the many health effects and positive impact. The retreat is also suitable for experienced yogis to have an even more profound yoga experience and pick up new inspirations.

Number of participants:

this is limited - first come first serve.

Give yourself a gift:

Take some time off just for you and give yourself a great gift of self-care with this yoga retreat. I am looking forward to your registration! 

Content + Specials.
 

  • Yoga Flows on the terrace 

  • Meditation for a quiet the mind

  • Some Yoga and Ayurveda Philosophy on love, connection and women wisdom

  • Walks in the nearby nature, Kneipen in the rivers

  • Course materials on the topics of Women Health, Ayurveda for women, Self-regulations and trauma-sensitiv Exercises for working with Trauma related Symptoms, Pattern or Disregulation

  • Yummy regional vegan/vegetarian Ayurvedic food, freshly cooked by ourselves (Brunch, Snacks and Dinner) - 

  • 3 nights in the beautiful Lausernest, in the middle of the nature 

  • Goodies for your well-being (incl. Saint Charles Pharmacy and more...)

The healing place.
 

The chalet is a newly built house in the forests of Wildalpen in Styria. The house and the whole area is located in a Nature Resort, that invites you to come into silence and peace. The place is a place to be.

The chalet offers 4 sleeping rooms with 2-6 beds, a beautiful bathroom and common area. Most of the interior is made of natural materials. 

It has 2 floors. The entrance floor with a spacious kitchen/living room area with an open fire place. On the first floor there is the sleeping area underneath the roof, as well as the resting area. We will practice Yoga and Meditation downstairs next to the fire.

This place of peace and harmony supports you in its very special way on your spiritual and personal journey. The beautiful nature and the peaceful atmosphere of the chalet cause a feeling of coming home and thus create the perfect framework to fully engage with yourself.

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Your host.
 

Hello, I am Barbara, the founder of BE IN TOUCH and the beautiful oasis for healing in Vienna called "the sanctuary".

 

I am a professional Somatic Coach specialized for trauma, trained in Body-Mind Coaching, Conflict Resolution, Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy, the Grinberg Method, Yoga 500+, Yoga Therapy, Reiki, Ayurveda, Trauma Sensitive Yoga as well as a professional Educational Scientist.

I am currently under the guidance of my dear teachers Peter Levin, Scott Lyon, Stacy K. Hains, Manuela Mischke-Reeds, Kai Cheng Thom, Rae Johnson, Richard Strozzi-Heckler, Prasad Rangnekar (Hatha Yoga), Doug Keller (Yoga Therapy), Joachim Pfahl (Trauma Sensitive Yoga) and Trista Zinn (Hypopressives Canada).

I cherish retreating into silence, and I’ve fallen in love with gathering among women in Circles. Being part of a group, held in a safe space, is a profound gift for our collective well-being. During a retreat, we can fully let go of our efforts, gradually entering a simple, pure, and 'effortless' state of being. For me, it always feels like coming home—a return to a place within where I can clearly see and feel what truly matters in life. This deep understanding inspires me to create and hold this sacred space for you during our time together.

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I am whole.
I am beautiful.
I am unique.

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