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September 6-10 | Starting at 1250€
Jivamukti Yoga & Fermentation: Villa Arnica/Schwarzschmied
What to Expect
This Jivamukti Yoga retreat at Villa Arnica / Schwarzschmied invites you to consciously feel the ground beneath your feet again. In a time of constant acceleration and sensory overload, we create space for grounding, presence and genuine connection.
A Retreat for Nourishment, Grounding and Conscious Living
Grounding is the guiding thread of the retreat. In the mornings, we practise strong and precise Jivamukti Yoga, cultivating stability, clarity and inner alignment. Meditation and pranayama support a collected, centred mind and help you arrive fully in the body. In the evenings, Yin and Restorative Yoga guide you into deep relaxation, accompanied by poetry, nature-based texts and stories that touch and integrate.
Why Yoga and Fermentation belong together
Beyond the mat, we continue to connect with the earth. In the fermentation and cooking workshops, we work with vegetables, herbs and roots, sourced directly from the garden of Villa Arnica and the surrounding landscape. You will experience how nourishing it is to prepare food with your own hands. Together, we explore simple fermentation and pickling techniques that you can easily apply at home. The retreat concludes with a “from garden to table” cooking workshop and a shared dinner.
This retreat is an invitation to slow down together, to feel more deeply, to experience community and to root yourself sustainably. Look forward to strong and grounding practice, deep rest, wellness, honest connection, good music and truly delicious food.
Room prices are for shared double rooms, so for 2 people in total. If you wanna share and have no room buddy, let me know, and I can connect you.
Villa Arnica/Hotel Schwarzschmied
Villa Arnica feels like the summer house of a close friend, a place where airy freedom, natural beauty and nostalgic heirlooms come together. True to a historic house, no two rooms are alike. When you open the dark green shutters, you are greeted by views of vineyards, apple trees and palm trees, carefully tended vegetable, herb and flower gardens, and the shimmering blue pool. The yoga space is located in an old greenhouse, creating the feeling of having stepped into another time altogether.
Villa Arnica is part of Hotel Schwarzschmied, where the rooms are located, including a fabulous wellness area that can be used throughout the entire retreat.
What you will experience
Daily Jivamukti and Yin Yoga
Fermentation Workshops
Garden-to-Table Cooking
Spa and Regeneration
Nature and Slow Living
You willexplore your gut-body connection
learn fermentation techniques
deepen your yoga practice
reconnect with natural nourishment
experience deep restoration
This retreat is an invitation to slow down together, to feel more deeply,
to experience community and to root yourself sustainably.
ProgrammeRooted in Presence
SundayArrival from 3.00 pm
4.30–6.00 pm Welcome Circle & Yoga Nidra
Followed by a three-course dinner
Monday8.00–10.00 am Jivamukti Yoga
Breakfast
1.00–3.30 pm Pickled Veggies & Fermentation Workshop
5.00–6.30 pm Yin & Restorative Yoga with poetry
Followed by a three-course dinner
Tuesday8.00–10.00 am Jivamukti Yoga
Breakfast
1.00–3.30 pm Pickled Veggies & Fermentation Workshop
5.00–6.30 pm Yin & Restorative Yoga with poetry
Followed by a three-course dinner
Thursday8.00–9.30 am Jivamukti Yoga & Goodbye Circle
Breakfast
11.00 am check-out
The wellness area can be used for the rest of the day
Friday8.00–10.00 am Jivamukti Yoga
Breakfast
1.00–2.30 pm Yin & Restorative Yoga with poetry
3.30 pm “From Garden to Table” cooking workshop & collective dinner
More Info
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No prior experience of Jivamukti Yoga is necessary, but you should have a stable yoga practice and be eager to learn elements of a dynamic method.
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This retreat is designed for those with a medium to advanced level of practice. If you feel unsure, just contact me.
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The retreat will be held in English and/or German, depending on the participants.
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In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn the basics of pickling and fermentation, simple, hands-on techniques that can easily be integrated into everyday life. Whenever possible, we work with produce from the garden of Villa Arnica or regional ingredients. After the workshop, you may take your own fermentation home with you.
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To close the retreat, we come together to prepare a collective dinner, integrating everything we have experienced and learned throughout the retreat. Using freshly harvested produce from the garden of Villa Arnica, we prepare a nourishing, grounding meal together. Along the way, you will learn practical cooking tips that you can easily apply at home. We spend our final evening together on the terrace by the pool, surrounded by a Mediterranean atmosphere.
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4 nights accommodation at Schwarzschmied
Half board with a generous breakfast and a three-course dinner each evening
Use of the wellness area
Yoga equipment (mat, meditation cushion and yoga blocks) provided free of charge
Grander water throughout the house
Mobility card for the use of all public transport
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Travel to and from Lana
Excursions
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The retreat has a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 16 people.
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For sure. Just contact me!
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The address is Hotel Schwarzschmied, Schmiedgasse 6, 39011 Lana.
The best way to get there is by car or train. The nearest airport is Bozen, from there you can then take a car or train to Lana.