Get away from the daily stress of your busy life and relax!
Treat yourself to more than 13 sessions over the weekend (all optional and adapted to the group), held by Charlie Stewart-Brown founder of Indiv Yoga and the voice of the British Airways Yoga & Mindfulness on-board programme.
Develop a practical meditation and yoga practice to fit into your busy life, while enjoying luxury accommodation, nourishing meals, lake and mountain air, relaxing in the pool or spa, as you recharge your batteries on our Yoga & Meditation Retreat in Switzerland.
Cultivate more calm, less stress and a greater sense of control as you take the opportunity to indulge in a mental and physical detox, on this 4 days meditation and yoga vacation.
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Hostellerie Am Schwarzsee is a beautiful hotel right on beautiful Lake Schwarzsee, with an indoor pool, saunas, steam room and a fantastic lake and mountain view restaurant. Schwarzsee is a charming peaceful village, with stunning views of the lake and surrounding Swiss Alps mountains, perfect for a physical and mental detox. The spacious bedrooms have balconies, luxurious 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 VIEW DETAILS in the box below to see the prices for the different room options.
| 29 October - 01 November |
Yoga & Buddhist Meditation Retreat Oct 2026 |
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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.
| 29 October - 01 November |
Yoga & Buddhist Meditation Retreat Oct 2026 |
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