How To Start Family Meditation
July 1, 2025
Cultivate a practical meditation and yoga practice to fit into your busy life, with more than 13 sessions over the weekend (all optional), held by Charlie Stewart-Brown founder of Indiv Yoga Switzerland and the voice of the British Airways Yoga & Mindfulness on-board programme. Recharge your batteries and prevent burnout on our 4 days Yoga & Buddhist Meditation Retreat in Switzerland.
Buddhist meditation, breathing, qigong, & yoga techniques that you can implement in your day-to-day, for more calm, less stress and a greater sense of control. Take the opportunity to indulge in a mental and physical detox, away from the daily stresses of your busy life, on this 4 days meditation and yoga vacation. Enjoy delicious healthy meals, lake views, mindful walks, relaxing in the spa, mindfulness meditations, warm Hatha Yoga, Power Yoga, and Qigong classes. We will practice mauna/noble silence in the mornings until breakfast to bring a peaceful and reflective quality to the beginning of the day.
At the core of Buddhist meditation is mindfulness and insight, but there is more to this philosophy that can be incorporated into our daily lives and meditation practice, no matter what you believe in. The retreat will be in English with a maximum of 16 participants.
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Hostellerie Am Schwarzsee is a beautiful hotel right on the lake, with an indoor pool, saunas, steam room and a fantastic panoramic restaurant. Schwarzsee is a lovely peaceful village, with stunning views of the lake and surrounding mountains, perfect for a physical and mental detox. The spacious bedrooms have balconies, very comfortable beds, tea/coffee facilities, WIFI, television, radio, safe and en-suite bathrooms with toiletries, hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers. Single, twin/double and triple rooms available.
Prices from €868. Please click on Book Here in the box below to see the prices for the different room options.
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Hostellerie Am Schwarzsee is a 2 hrs drive from Zurich, Basel & Geneva, 1 hr drive from Bern and 30 mins from Fribourg.
Leave the freeway A1 Fribourg – Berne at the exit in Düdingen. Continue on the main road leading to Tafers – Plaffeien – Schwarzsee. It takes you about 25 minutes to get from Düdingen to Schwarzsee. Electric car charging station available.
We offer our guests the possibility of parking in front of the house (parking ticket available at the hotel reception) or in the garage of the hotel (bell a few meters before the garage door).
You can reach us comfortably from the train station in Freiburg with bus no. 123 to direction Schwarzsee in 50 minutes. The bus stops directly in front of the hotel at the stop “Schwarzsee, Hostellerie”.
Swimming pool 7.00 – 21.00
Spa 15.00 – 20.00
Charlie began practicing yoga and meditation over 27 years ago as a recommendation for her severe anxiety, and has been teaching for over 15 years to people of all ages and abilities. With over 1300 hrs of training and 22,500 hrs of teaching, she is also the lead trainer on the Indiv Yoga 200 hrs YTT & RCYT Kids Yoga Teacher Training Courses, having certified over 400 students worldwide. She is the voice of the ‘Yoga and Mindfulness Program’ on British Airways long-haul flights, has spoken at many seminars and corporate workshops, and runs exclusive yoga and meditation retreats during the year.
Over the years Charlie has studied with some of the most renowned yoga and meditation teachers around the world (David Swenson, Shiva Rea, Anne-Marie Newland, Leslie Kaminoff, Sadie Nardini, Sonia Sumar etc) certifying in Hatha, Sivanada, Ashtanga, Childrens and Family Yoga, Yoga for the Special Child, Inner Engineering with Sadhguru, and Qigong with Nick Loffree. She has become highly respected for her successful work in yoga therapy, especially for Autism, ADHD and other behavioural and developmental syndromes. She has also talked at some of the biggest corporations in Switzerland and the annual SGIS (Swiss Group of International Schools) Conference on implementing Mindfulness in the work place and the education system.
Charlie holds the highest yoga qualifications as an ERYT500 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher), RCYT (Registered Children´s Yoga Teacher), RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher) and YCEP (Yoga Continued Education Provider) with the Yoga Alliance, and has developed Indiv Yoga™ to bring a more physiological, therapeutic and individual approach to yoga and meditation. Indiv Yoga™ Switzerland is a RYS (registered yoga school) and RCYS (registered children’s yoga school) providing Yoga Alliance teacher training certifications of the highest professional standards.
Read her online testimonials and qualifications for a feel of her knowledgeable and friendly professionalism.
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Indiv Yoga was created in 2009 by ERYT500 Charlie Stewart-Brown. It provides Yoga and Meditation Retreats, Yoga Alliance 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training Course and the RCYT Kids Yoga Teacher Training Course, seminars and online courses. It is based in Nyon (1260) Switzerland.
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