Disconnect for a weekend of Yoga & Meditation

Recharge your batteries on our Yoga & Meditation Retreat on Lake Schwarzsee

Learn yoga, pranayama (breathing exercises) & meditation techniques to handle stress, and create more balance in your day-to-day life.  Charlie Stewart-Brown, founder of Indiv Yoga, will be holding 11 yoga/meditation sessions over the weekend, including a mindful nature walk around Lake Schwarzsee to a beautiful waterfall.  Yoga classes are tailored to the group’s health and objectives.

Our weekend retreat is held at the Hostellerie Am Schwarzsee – a beautiful tranquil hotel right on the lake, boasting an indoor pool, saunas, steam room, large comfortable bedrooms, and a fantastic panoramic restaurant.  Schwarzsee is a lovely quiet village, with stunning views of the lake and surrounding mountains. This  hotel and peaceful location are perfect for recharging your batteries. Max 14 participants.

Included in the Price

• Accommodation (see bedroom options below)
• Meals:  Breakfast, 2-course light lunch, 4-course vegetarian dinner & tea/coffee breaks.
• 11 x Yoga/Meditation sessions (all optional)
• Use of the hotel Spa area (indoor pool, saunas & steam room)

(Opening times: Swimming pool 7.00 – 21.00, Spa 15.00 – 20.00)

Accommodation Options

Hostellerie Am Schwarzsee offers beautifully decorated bedrooms all with balconies, comfortable beds, tea/coffee facilities, WIFI, television, radio, safe and most have a view of the surrounding mountains or lake. All bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms with toiletries, hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers.

Single, double / twin rooms available.  All double rooms can be booked as twin beds or double bed.  Please scroll through the hotel photos below.

Not included in the price

• Transport to Schwarzsee
• Yoga mat (please bring your own for hygiene reasons)
• Optional spa treatments (to be booked directly with the hotel)

Retreat Timetable (all activities optional)

Friday

• 16.30 – 17.45  Retreat intro & Yoga class
• 19.00 Dinner
• 21.30 – 22.00 Meditation

Saturday

• 7.15 – 7.35 Pranayama & Meditation
• 7.45 – 9.00  Yoga class
• 9.00 – 10.00 Breakfast
• 11.00 – 12.45 Lake and waterfall walk with mindfulness exercise
• 13.30 Lunch
• 17.30 – 18.30 Gentle Yoga class
• 19.30 Dinner
• 22 – 22.30  Meditation

Sunday

• 7.15 – 7.35 Pranayama & Meditation
• 7.45 – 9.00  Yoga class
• 9.00 – 9.20 Headstand & Crow pose workshop
• 9.30 – 10.30 Breakfast
• 11 – 11.30 Meditation

Price

Prices from Fr. 695.  Please click on View Details below to see the prices for the different room options.

Charlie began practicing yoga over 25 years ago and has been teaching for over 12 years to people of all ages and abilities. She is the lead trainer on the Indiv Yoga RYT 200 hours & RCYT Kids Yoga Teacher Training Courses, having certified over 180 students worldwide.  She is the voice of the ‘Yoga and Mindfulness Program’ on British Airways long-haul flights and has give a presentation at the Annual SGIS (Swiss Group of International Schools) Conference on the ‘Importance of Implementing Mindfulness in the Education System’.  She also runs an exclusive yoga retreat every year which teaches people to apply simple principles of yoga and mindfulness in their everyday lives.

Over the years Charlie has worked with some of the most renowned yoga 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. 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.